Wanda Thornton Mott
Dr. Wanda Thornton Mott is Managing Partner for the Houston Women’s Obstetrical and Gynecological Associates, and she has practiced as a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist in Texas for more than 20 years in the Texas Medical Center. As a gynecological clinician and surgeon, her hallmarks include educating patients and providing cutting edge medical and surgical care. She was the fifth gynecologist to be certified in the pain free treatment of fibroids with MR-guided ultrasound surgery. Dr. Mott is experienced in minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, robotic and NovaSure.
As a world renowned leader and expert in her field, Dr. Mott was recognized by her peers and received the America’s Top Obstetrician and Gynecologist Award in 2011. She serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Baylor College of Medicine and as a Clinical Instructor for the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. Additionally, Dr. Mott chairs the National Committee on Public Health and Consumer Affairs for the National Medical Association. Since 2006, she has received the Top Doc and Super Doc Awards from Texas Monthly Magazine.
Dr. Mott is sought after on local, national and international lecture circuits for her talks on nutrition, women’s health, teen sexuality, teen pregnancy and hormone replacement therapy. In 1990, she served as an invited lecturer on Women’s Health Care Concerns: Self Care Obstetrics and Gynecology at the 1st Sino-American Conference on Women’s Issues in Beijing, China. Most recently, she gave the keynote address “Remembering Our Health” for the 2008 BET Foundation’s Women’s Health Symposium in Houston, and she served as a panelist on Reclaiming Good Health at the 2008 Metamorphosis Women’s Empowerment Conference in Houston.
Dr. Mott serves in the following capacities, and she has received the following accolades, including:
- Medical Director for the Homeless Health Clinic at Trinity East United Methodist Church
- Co-Founder of the Mary Susan Moore Medical Society
- Board Member of the NAACP (Houston Branch)
- Silver Life Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
- Chair of City-Wide Safe Motherhood Initiative (Missouri City Chapter of The Links, Incorporated)
- African-American Business Achievement Pinnacle Award
- Texas Women’s Empowerment Award
- IMPACT Award
- Circle of Friends Award
- Edith Award
- Woman on the Move Award
- Soaring Achievement in Medicine Award
- Top Docs in Houston Award
- Living Legend in Health Care Award
- Maimonides Award of Excellence in Medicine
- Women of Distinction in Medicine Award
- Houston Women’s Magazine Community Angel Award
Dr. Mott was appointed to President Clinton’s Council on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention and received a nomination to the Texas Hall of Fame by the late Texas Governor Ann Richards. Dr. Mott is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and she is a magna cum laude graduate of Smith College. She received her medical degree and residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in the Texas Medical Center. Dr. Mott is a proud Houstonian and a product of Houston schools. She is also a member of Windsor Village United Methodist Church. Dr. Mott is married to William Russell, an automobile executive, and they are the proud parents of three sons and three daughters, Manning, Malik, William, Jamel, Renee, Veronica and Nia.
Wanda Thornton Mott, M.D.
Managing Partner
Houston Women’s Obstetrical and Gynecological Associates
6651 Fannin, Suite F1500, Houston, TX 77030
713-797-1144
