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Dr. Kevin Kendall

Dr. Kevin Kendall was born in 1965. Three years later, his family moved to the north side of Houston, Texas, where he spent his childhood. He developed a fascination with medicine at an early age, studying the doctor’s tools whenever he had an appointment with his pediatrician. He decided to become a physician.

To pursue his dream, Dr. Kendall enrolled Houston’s High School for Health Professions for his final three years in high school. This facility is now known as the Michael DeBakey High School for the Health Professions, and is located on Shenandoah Street. Established in 1973, the school was the first of its kind in the nation. Dr. Kendall graduated from high school in 1982 and attended college at Baylor University where he majored in biology. He completed medical school in 1994 at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio where he also completed a residency in internal medicine.

Dr. Kendall returned to Houston to be part of a family practice on McGregor. He immediately joined the Houston Medical Forum (HMF) upon his return because the organization allowed him to network with other African-American physicians in the metropolitan area.

Dr. Kendall moved to Katy to join a practice in 2002 and still practices there. As an internist, his work often involves the treatment of persistent conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Reflecting on Houston and the nation’s progress in race relations, Dr. Kendall observes that his own practice involves people of all races, reflecting the diversity of the city.

In 2007, he joined the Student Scholarship Committee of the HMF in order to give aid to young African Americans hoping to become doctors.

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