Our Team

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Derek Timbs, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

  • Over 30 years of experience in the medical field, starting his career in 1992.
  • Extensive clinical experience across emergency rooms, ICUs, cardiac rehab, home health, and occupational medicine.
  • Managed multi-million-dollar clinics across the U.S., optimizing operations, driving revenue growth, and building strong teams.
  • Specializes in weight loss, hormone replacement, health, and wellness as a certified nurse practitioner.
  • Integrates the latest medical technologies and treatments into practice.
  • Actively involved in community health initiatives, focusing on underserved populations and promoting healthier lifestyles.
  • Offers personalized, high-quality care designed to help individuals achieve their wellness goals.
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Matthew Higgs, MD

  • Specializes in family sports medicine and pain management.

  • Performs fluoroscopic-guided joint injections.

  • Earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Sul Ross State University.

  • Attended medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas.

  • Completed a family medicine residency at John Peter Smith Hospital.

  • Completed a sports medicine fellowship at John Peter Smith Hospital.

  • Provides non-operative treatment for both acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions.

  • Treats injuries and disorders of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, back, neck, hip, knee, foot, and ankle.

  • Offers diagnostic and therapeutic joint injections for the shoulder, elbow, carpal tunnel, hand, hip, knee, lumbar spine, and SI joints.

  • Proficient in diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound and ultrasound-guided in-office injections.

  • Serves as a sports team physician for local high schools: Clear Lake, Clear Springs, Clear Creek, Clear Falls, Dickinson, Santa Fe, Texas City, and Hitchcock.

  • Performs outpatient procedures at Houston Physicians Hospital.

 

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