Mary Alice Sallman-Hickson, MD, FAAD

Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group Provider
PointerLanguage(s): English, Spanish
560 Meyerland Plaza Mall,
Houston,
TX
77096
Joined Kelsey-Seybold: August 2021
Ways to Schedule an Appointment
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My Biography
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Professional Background
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Professional Associations
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Hobbies and Interests
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Awards & Publications
Dr. Hickson enjoys hiking, backpacking, photography, and running half-marathons.
Fun Facts
Not everyone knows this about Dr. Hickson, but she was an avid gymnast, diver, and pole vaulter growing up.
Her guilty pleasure is chocolate chip cookies from Tiny’s Milk and Cookies.
- Be Wise Immunize $2,000 grant recipient, 2015
- Texas Medical Association Chapter of the Year, 2014
- Distinguished Performance in Neuroscience, 2014
- Distinguished Performance in Developmental Anatomy, 2013
- Best New Poems: A Texas Sunset, bestnewpoems.com, September 2012
Publications: Original Articles
- Baig IT, Nguyen Q-B, Sallman Hickson MA, Ciurea A, Metastatic Adenocarcinoma Mimicking Hidradenitis Suppurativa, JAAD Case Reports (2022), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.07.026
- Pacha, O, Sallman MA, Evans SE. “COVID-19: a case for inhibiting IL-17?” Nat Rev Immunol (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41577-020-0328-z
- Sallman MA, et al. “Cutaneous scalp metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma in hepatitis C” JAAD Case Reports, Volume 6, Issue 5, 468 – 470. Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2017.01.024
- Desrosiers AS, Sallman MA, Klimas NK, Nguyen TT, Jahan-Tigh RR. “An elderly man with a firm bluish papule on the dorsal forearm.” Am J Dermatopathology. Accepted for publication January 19, 2020.
- Viteri OA, Sallman MA, et al. “Potential of metformin to improve cardiac risk in postpartum women with gestational diabetes.” Front Med (Lausanne). 2017 Oct 30; 4:180. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2017.00180. eCollection 2017.
Books
- Sallman, MA. Comprehensive Review Questions. In: Toy EC, Patlan J, Warner M. Case Files Internal Medicine, 5th Ed. New York: McGraw Hill publishers, 2016
Abstracts
- Sallman MA, Bambo, H, Miller, BW. Parity Not Always Protective. Dell Research Day 2018
- Smith JA, Sallman MA, Berens P, Viteri O, Hutchinson M, Ramin S, Blackwell S, Refuerzo J. Metformin improved lipid profiles in women with gestational diabetes in the first six weeks postpartum. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2015 212 (Number 1); S324 #658
Posters/Presentations
- “The Persistent Papules.” Mary Alice Sallman, MD - Virtual Case Presentation John M. Knox, M.D. Memorial Lecture November 2019
- “Knot Quite Sure It’s Infection.” Mary Alice Sallman, MD - Virtual Case Presentation Texas Dermatological Society Spring Meeting 2019
- “Rapamycin as a Novel Treatment for Cutaneous Manifestations of a Mosaic mTOR Variant” Sallman MA, Nguyen QB, Hebert A Texas Dermatology Society Spring Meeting 2019, Podium & Poster Competition
- “Parity Not Always Protective.” Sallman MA, Bambo H, Miller BW. Dell Medical School Research Day 2018
- “Cutaneous Consults from the Caribbean” Mary Alice Sallman BS at Tulane University School of Medicine Dermatology Resident Conference September 2016
- “Skin Screenings on College Campuses could Improve Skin Protection in an at-Risk Population” Erik Petersen, MD, Mary Alice Sallman BS, Andres Garcia BS, Adam Smithee BS, at Texas Dermatology Society Fall Meeting 2016, Podium & Poster Competition
- “A Case of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis” Mary Alice Sallman, BS at McGovern Medical School Dermatology Resident Conference July 2016
- “Metformin Improved Lipid Profiles in Women with Gestational Diabetes in the First Six Weeks Postpartum” Judith A Smith, PharmD, BCOP, CPHQ1, Mary Alice Sallman, BS 1; Pamela Berens, MD 1, Oscar Viteri, MD 1; Maria Hutchinson, MS1; Susan M Ramin MD 2; Sean C Blackwell, MD 1; Jerrie S. Refuerzo, MD at 35th Annual Meeting of The Society of Maternal and Fetal Medicine 2015
- “Influence of metformin verses placebo on selected biomarkers as related to postpartum weight loss in women with gestational diabetes (GDM)” Mary Alice Sallman, BS; Anjali Gaikwad, MS, Maria Hutchinson, RN, MS; Jerrie S Refuerzo, MD; Judith At C. Frank Webber, MD Prize Competition for Student Research 2014
Accepted Insurance
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Humana Plans
Humana
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- Humana Choice POS
- Humana COT National POS Open Access
- Humana EPO PPO Open Access
- Humana National EPO
- Humana HMO Premier (Open Access)
- Humana PPO
- Humana Preferred PPO
- Humana Preferred POS (Open Access)
- Humana/ ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
- Humana National POS- Open Access
- Humana National POS-Open Access Plus
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield
The specific BCBSTX PPO and HMO plans in which Kelsey-Seybold participates are:
- Blue Edge PPO
- Blue Essentials HMO Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- Blue Choice PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (Basic and Standard Option)
- Health Select of Texas - ERS
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary+ Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare HD
- TRS-ActiveCare 2
- UT SELECT
Kelsey-Seybold will not participate in the following BCBSTX plans: Blue Premier, Blue High-Performance network, Marketplace plans: My Blue Health, and Blue Advantage HMO, or any BCBSTX Medicare products.View FAQ (pdf)
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Cigna Plans
Cigna
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Fund Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna KelseyCare
- Cigna HMO Open Access (OA)
- Cigna HMO Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
- Cigna Surefit
- LocalPlus
- LocalPlus IN
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UnitedHealthcare Plans
UnitedHealthcare (UHC)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
- UnitedHealthcare Charter
- UnitedHealthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Core
- UnitedHealthcare Core Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate Plus
- UnitedHealthcare NexusACO
- UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Select
- UnitedHealthcare Select Plus
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Aetna Plans
Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO Plans
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is an in-network provider for most Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO plans*, including:
- Aetna Select
- Open Access Select
- Elect Choice
- Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Managed Choice
- Open Choice PPO
Aetna CVS Health Marketplace Plans
Effective January 1, 2023
- Bronze S
- Silver 1
- Silver 2
- Silver 3
- Silver 4
- Silver S
- Gold
- Gold S
*All Houston area Aetna CVS Health plans are accepted at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic*
*Kelsey-Seybold does not participate in any commercial Aetna HMO and HNO plans, including Aetna QPOS.
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KelseyCare Health Plans
Local employers can add a KelseyCare plan alongside current plan offerings. Over 400 Houston-area employers offer the choice of a KelseyCare plan to their employees.
KelseyCare plans include:
- Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
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Other Plans
Allied Benefit Systems/NGBS
Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB)
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – CDHP with UnitedHealthcare PPO
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – High Option with Cigna PPO
- GEHA Benefit Plan Nationwide – High & Standard Options with UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- NALC Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- NALC Value Option Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- SAMBA Nationwide – High & Standard with Cigna OAP
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Standard Option
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Basic Option
First Health
Great West Healthcare (also known as Cigna-GWH)
- POS
- PPO
- Open Access
HealthSmart PPO
Medicare
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic accepts the following Medicare Advantage Plans: KelseyCare Advantage, Aetna Medicare Advantage, WellCare TexanPlus, Humana Medicare and select UnitedHealthcare plans. Effective January 1, 2009, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic does not accept new patients with traditional Medicare.
MultiPlan PPO
Private Healthcare Systems PPO (PHCS)
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Medicare Advantage Plans
Education and Board Certifications
Medical School
- McGovern Medical School University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2017
Internship/Residency
- The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Internal Medicine Residency Program, 2018; McGovern Medical School University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/MD Anderson, Dermatology Residency, 2021
Board Certifications
- American Board of Dermatology - Dermatology