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Our Providers

At Primary Care Associates of Texas, our board-certified physicians provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care, ensuring continuity of treatment across every stage of your healthcare journey. Our experienced medical assistants are cross-trained to perform both administrative and clinical responsibilities, allowing them to efficiently support our providers and enhance the quality of patient care. Together, our dedicated team is committed to delivering compassionate, coordinated, and personalized care, so you and your family can feel confident that you are in trusted hands.

Outpatient Providers

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Jose J. Lozano, DO, MS, FACOI

Fort Worth-Downtown
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Stephanie Nielsen, MD

Fort Worth-Alliance
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Daniel Chacon, MD

Fort Worth-Downtown

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Diana Dang, APRN, NP-C

Fort Worth-Alliance

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TreyTullous, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Fort Worth-Downtown & Burleson

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Aleena Akhtar, PA-C

Burleson

Inpatient Providers:

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Manith Bondugla, MD

Hospitalist
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Feeza Hasan, MD

Hospitalist
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Mohan Sengodan, MD

Hospitalist
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Nikhil Roy Chaudhry, MD

Hospitalist
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Sarah Dreher, PA

Fort Worth Alliance
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Abigail Buliga, PA

Bedford 
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Meera Patel, PA

Bedford
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Jose J. Lozano, DO, MS, FACOI

Burleson Primary Care Physician

Dr. Lozano was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. He moved to North Texas to pursue his lifetime dream of becoming a physician. Dr. Lozano obtained his medical degree from the University of North Texas Health Science Center – Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth where he was nominated to serve as the clinic chief during his residency.
Dr. Lozano believes in empowering his patients with knowledge of their own health, body and mind. As a former biology adjunct assistant professor in El Paso, he enjoys explaining and teaching disease processes, medication interactions and overall good health habits so that he and his patients can work together as a team.
In his off time, Dr. Lozano enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending time with friends and family.

Diana Dang, APRN, NP-C

Fort Worth Primary Care

Diana, APRN, NP-C is a bilingual (English & Vietnamese) board-certified nurse practitioner. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska but grew up in Waco, Texas. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Baylor University. She then spent 10 years working as a Registered Nurse in a demanding cardiothoracic unit and surgical recovery unit at Baylor University Medical Center of Dallas and then Medical City of Fort Worth. After acquiring invaluable skills in those settings, Diana decided she wanted to provide an even higher level of care for patients. Furthermore, she went on an overseas mission trip which deepened her desire to serve people who are often overlooked. These experiences led Diana to enroll at Spring Arbor University and attain her Nurse Practitioner degree.
Now, she believes her calling is to serve as a nurse practitioner to improve the quality of life for the hurting and those in need. She believes in treating her patients with dignity and compassion.
In her spare time, Diana enjoys traveling, listening to music, baking, arts/crafts, doing mission work, and spending time with family and friends.

Trey Tullous, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner Trey is a 5th generation Fort Worth, Texan and a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner. While living in New York City, he realized his calling to the nursing field, earned his Associates of Nursing in 2009 and started his career in the emergency department at Jersey City Medical Center. In 2012, Trey and his family moved back home to Texas where he continued nursing in the emergency department at THR Harris Hospital, while earning his BSN from Excelsior College and starting his MSN at The University of Texas at Arlington in 2016.
In 2020, Trey joined Baylor Scott and White All Saints Hospital where he served on a Med/Tele floor as a Charge Nurse and front-line nurse, caring for inpatient Covid positive patients. He graduated from UTA with his MSN-FNP in 2020.
Over the years, Trey has developed a passion for healthy living, patient education and patient-centered care. His hope is that his compassion and love of medicine and people is evident in the care he provides his patients.
Trey loves spending time with his amazing wife of 13 years and their two boys. He loves being outdoors, exercise and physical fitness, new restaurants, music and singing, and is an active member of his church choir

Aleena Akhtar, PA-C

Aleena Akhtar, PA-C, is a board-certified physician assistant who was raised in Fort Worth, Texas. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from The University of Texas at Arlington before pursuing her Physician Assistant studies at West Coast University in Richardson, Texas.
During her training, Aleena developed a strong passion for primary care and preventive medicine through her experiences working with diverse patient populations and seeing the importance of early intervention, patient education, and building long-term relationships with patients. She believes that helping patients take proactive steps toward their health can lead to healthier, more fulfilling lives.
Aleena is dedicated to providing compassionate, patient-centered care and strives to create an environment where patients feel heard, respected, and supported in their healthcare journey.
In her free time, Aleena enjoys spending time with family and friends, creating art, and being outdoors in nature.

Swapna Vattikuti, M.D

Dr Swapna Vattikuti completed her medical schooling at Andhra medical college, India in 2003. She worked as Senior House Officer in surgical division at Hull and East Yorkshire hospitals, United kingdom. She then moved to United States to pursue her carrier. She completed her board certified internal medicine training at St Luke’s hospital, St Louis University in 2010. During her residency training she did research in vitamin D deficiency, genetic polymorphisms, estrogen metabolism affecting musculoskeletal and body composition changes in breast cancer and post menopausal women. After her training she worked as internist in hospital medicine for six years at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania. During this period she had hands on experience in treating from simple cases to complicated ones as acute illness in transplant patients, cirrhotics, drug addiction and many more. While practicing hospital medicine she felt many times prevention is better than cure. With that intention she transitioned to primary care.
Dr Vattikuti main interest is in women health, preventive medicine and diabetes care. She thinks that primary care is the only field where you treat the whole patient. She feels that primary-care physicians remain the most trusted source of health information for their patients. Long-term patient-physician relationships can make your practice feel like a community. During her free time she loves to travel with her husband and two daughters. She loves to bake with her daughters. She strongly believes in the notion ” A good physician treats the disease . A great physician treats the patient who has the disease ” . She is currently welcoming new patients and accepts most insurance plans.

Publications

1. High Prevalence of low Vitamin D and musculoskeletal complaints in women with breast cancer.

  • Napoli N, Vattikuti S, Ma C, Rastelli A, Rayani A, Donepudi R, Asadfard M, Yarramaneni J, Ellis M, Armamento-Villareal R.
  • Breast J. 2010 Nov-Dec;16(6):609-16.
  • PMID: 21691817
2. Increased 2-hydroxylation of estrogen is associated with lower body fat and increased lean body mass in post menopausal women
  • Napoli N, Vattikuti S, Yarramaneni J, Giri TK, Nekkalapu S, Qualls C, Armamento-Villareal RC.
  • Maturitas. 2012 May;72(1):66-71.
  • PMID: 22385932
3. Genetic polymorphism at Val80 (rs700518) of the CYP19A1 gene is associated with aromatase inhibitor associated bone loss in women with ER + breast cancer.
  • Napoli N, Tastelli A, Ma C, Yarramaneni J, Vattikuti S, Moskowitz G, Giri T, Mueller C, Kulkarny V, Qualls C, Ellis M, Armamento- Villareal R.
  • Bone. 2013 Aug;55(2):309-14.
  • PMID: 23643682.
4. Genetic polymorphisms at Val 80( rs700518) of the CYP19A1gene is associated with body composition changes in women on armature inhibitors for ER(+) breast cancer
  • Napoli N, Rasteli A, Ma C , Colleluori G, Vattikuti S, Armamento-Villareal R.
  • Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2015 Aug;25(8):377-81.
  • PMID: 26049585.
5. Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis: Is surgery always indicated?
  • Kancherla D, Vattikuti S, Vipperla K.
  • Cleve Clin J Med. 2015 Mar;82(3):151-2. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14006. No abstract available.
  • PMID: 25932738.

Danella Thompson, N.P.

Burleson Primary Care

Having begun her career within the pharmaceutical field, Danella developed a strong desire to pursue a healthcare vocation in which she could enjoy increased personal interaction with patients. This is what led her to the field of nursing. She worked as a cardiovascular intensive care nurse at Medical City Fort Worth where she received many accolades including both the Daisy Award and Fort Worth Business Presses’ Healthcare Hero. Still, she recognized that the ability to build and keep lasting one-on-one relationships was missing. Realizing her passion for patient care went beyond bedside nursing, she pursued an advanced practice degree at the University of South Alabama. As both a family and acute care nurse practitioner, Danella believes in the melding of holistic and conventional interventions to improve patient health and well-being.
Born in Norman, Oklahoma, Danella moved to the DFW metroplex as a teenager. She now lives in Alvarado, TX with her husband and two children. When she is not relaxing with her cats, she spends her off-time traveling and creating new memories with her family.