Meet the team at COASTAL CARDIOLOGY 

Dr. Schechter  was born in Orange, New Jersey. He joined Dr. Graf in practice in 1985. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Hampshire College in Amherst Massachusetts. Dr. Schechter graduated from the Cayey School of Medicine in San Juan, Puerto Rico with magna cum laude honors. He completed his internship in Internal Medicine at the South Baltimore General Hospital, a major affiliate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine and his residency in Internal Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospital Program in Houston, Texas. Dr. Schechter studied cardiology at the Texas Heart Institute St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston, Texas where he was awarded the distinction of being the outstanding trainee in Adult Cardiology for the year 1985. 

Dr. Turner is a native South Texan, having lived in both Alice and Corpus Christi. He graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science Degree from Texas A&M University in 1979. He then served as a Research Associate at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston and later received his Medical Degree from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 1986. Dr. Turner completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Wake Forest University Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He completed his fellowship in General and Interventional Cardiology at the Texas Heart Institute-St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston, where he was named Chief Cardiology Fellow and Mueller Research Foundation Fellow for 1991.

Dr. Silverman is a native South Texan, having grown up in Corpus Christi and attended King High School. He is a graduate of Tulane University in New Orleans with a Bachelor of Science in Bio-Medical Engineering. He graduated from Texas Tech University Medical School in 1990, and completed his internship year at Parkland Hospital University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He attended residency training at the University of Texas Houston School of Medicine Associated Hospitals and subsequently completed his fellowship in cardiology at the University of Texas Houston Medical School Affiliate Hospitals and Texas Heart Institute - St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology and his interests lie in congestive heart failure, cardiac transplantation, preventive cardiology and cardiac diseases in women.

Dr. Berio-Muniz was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He attended the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara School of Medicine. He completed his training in Internal Medicine as well as his fellowship in Cardiology at the Veterans Administration Center (VAMC) in San Juan. He earned the distinction of being Chief Cardiology Fellow in 2005. He joined our practice in 2006.

Beyond his professional pursuits, Dr. Berio-Muniz is passionate about medical mission work and devotes much of his time working with underserved communities within the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Christina was born in San Diego, California and moved to Corpus Christi in 2003. She attended Calallen High School and graduated Cum Laude at Texas A&M University of Corpus Christi with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing in 2015. After graduating she began her career as a Registered Nurse at a local community hospital. She has extensive experience in the care of cardiac patients having worked telemetry, ICU, and Cardiovascular ICU for the last several years. During her first year of nursing, Christina was the recipient of the Exceptional Clinical Nurse Award provided by Christus Spohn Shoreline. While continuing to work she returned to Texas A&M University of Corpus Christi and graduated with her Masters of Science in Nursing with a specialization in Family Practice. Her passion for cardiovascular diseases continues to grow as she consistently seeks opportunities to expand her knowledge and skills. Christina is dedicated to provide compassionate and quality care to her patients. 

Outside of her professional life, Christina finds great joy in hunting and spending quality time with her family.