The Center for Children and Women is closing

Both locations of The Center for Children and Women will be closing. The Greenspoint location will close December 1, 2023 and the Southwest location will close on June 30, 2024. These closures will not change your coverage with Texas Children's Health Plan. If you have questions about your care, please contact The Center for Children and Women at 832-828-1005. If you have questions about your coverage or for help picking a new doctor, call Texas Children’s Health Plan at 1-866-959-6555 (CHIP) or 1-866-959- 2555 (STAR) or 1-800-659-5764 (STAR Kids).

You can get more information by visiting our frequently asked questions.

Provider Departure

Dr. Sara Curtis will no longer be providing care at The Centers for Children and Women after September 19, 2023. If you are a patient of Dr. Curtis, please call us at 832-828-1005 to schedule your appointment with another provider. We thank Dr. Curtis for her many years of service at The Centers!

Policy update

Starting on January 2023. Minors that do not come with a legal parent or guardian must get verbal approval to receive care.

A parent or guardian must be at the first visit to complete forms. For each visit after, the parent or guardian can call from then on. Parents must speak with the care team for medical related questions.

Medicaid Coverage Alert

Don't lose your health coverage! We don’t want to lose you as a patient! New rules will require you to renew your Medicaid plan. Learn more
Pallavi Nair-Fairless, MD

Specialty

OB/GYN

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Pallavi Nair-Fairless, MD

Dr. Nair-Fairless was raised in New Jersey. She attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for her undergraduate studies, where she received a bachelor of science in chemical engineering and biomedical engineering. She then obtained her medical degree at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis. She continued to move further South, completing her obstetrics and gynecology residency at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. Here, she was awarded Outstanding Resident in Gynecologic Oncology. Some of her interests include genetics, high risk pregnancies, and access to contraception. She is grateful for the opportunity to provide women's healthcare for the amazing women of Houston.