Our Staff
Walter R. Lowe M.D.
Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Lowe specializes in sports medicine with an emphasis on diagnosing and treating a wide range of knee and shoulder injuries and disorders. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and serves as the team physician for the The University of Houston, The Houston Rockets and many area high schools. He served as head team physician for the Houston Texans from 2002-2022. Dr. Lowe is a Clinical Instructor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery for the University of Texas Medical School in Houston, Texas. Dr. Lowe is on active staff with Memorial Hermann Surgical Center- TMC, The Methodist Hospital, and Memorial Hermann Hospital. Dr. Lowe received a B.A. from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. He received his M.D. from the University of Texas Medical School in Houston, Texas. After completing his internship at John Peter Smith Hospital and a residency at Tarrant County Affiliated Hospitals in Fort Worth, Texas, Dr. Lowe completed a fellowship at the renowned Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, California.
Natalie Stancell
NP-C
Natalie is a Nurse Practitioner with Dr. Lowe’s team. She has known Dr. Lowe since 1994, when she became one of his patients following several sports injuries as a high school athlete. Upon completion of her RN program in 2006, she began working as an operating room nurse. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in 2011. In December 2013, she graduated from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston with a master’s degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She will be seeing new patients and post-operative patients in clinic, and she is excited to help our patients get back to their optimal activity level.
Email Address: Natalie.A.Stancell@uth.tmc.edu
D. Shae Sloan
MMS, PA-C
Shae Sloan’s career in sports medicine was ignited by her passion for athletics. She grew up north of Houston, then attended the University of Nebraska where she was a student-athlete and graduated in 1995 with her bachelors degree in exercise science. After college, Shae went on to play professional baseball for the Colorado Silverbullets Womens Professional baseball club. After retirement from baseball, Shae attended PA school at Red Rocks College in Lakewood, Colorado and completed her masters degree through St. Francis University. Shae has been working in sports medicine since 2007.
Email Address: dione.s.sloan@uth.tmc.edu
Kristin Pacini
MPAS, PA-C
Kristin is a native Houstonian and graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Following graduation, she attended The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston where she received her Master of Physician Assistant Studies in 2011. Kristin assists Dr. Lowe in surgery, evaluates patients in clinic and performs injections.
Email Address: kristin.k.whanger@uth.tmc.edu
Katie Baxter
Licensed Athletic Trainer
Katie grew up in Chicago, Il and recently moved to Houston. She completed her undergraduate degree from North Central College in Athletic Training in 2007. She spent a year as an Intern Athletic Trainer for Northwestern University in Evanston, IL before attending graduate school at Syracuse University. She graduated from Syracuse in 2010 with a Masters of Science degree in Exercise Science. She worked in the collegiate setting as an athletic trainer for 10 years before coming to Dr. Lowe's practice. She has been a certified athletic trainer since 2007 and is licensed in Texas as of 2016.
Email Address: kathleen.bonamer@uth.tmc.edu