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Meet The Aspasia Team

Venkat Erella, M.D.

Dr. Erella is a board certified plastic surgeon and a board certified general surgeon with over 18 years of surgical training and experience. He joined Aspasia in November 2009 after relocating his plastic surgery practice from Bloomfield, IN to Austin.

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Dion Papafote, Manager

Dion manages marketing and daily operation at Aspasia. As co-founder of Aspasia, Dion has a strong background in management, marketing, financial planning, and business expansion. Dion received her BA at the University of Texas at Austin in 1992.

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Valerie Cochran, CMA

Valerie graduated from Virginia College at Austin with her CMA in September 2011. While in school Valerie worked as a medical assistant for at Republic Spine and Pain where she was responsible for taking vital signs, injection and medication administration, patient education, and patient scheduling.

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Karen Traber, CMA

Karen coordinates patient services at Aspasia Medical Solutions. With over 5 years of experience in the medical field, her experience ranges widely from surgical assistance to back office nursing support.

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