A graduate of The University of Houston, Dr. Perez earned her medical degree from The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She completed her internship training at the Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences in Houston and residency training in psychiatry at The University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center in Miami, Florida.

Before joining Memorial Hermann Medical Group, Dr. Perez was in private practice for 24 years. She served as medical director of general and family medicine at the Southwest Houston Medical Center and Mission Bend Healthcare Center in Houston. Her areas of interest include nutrition, weight control, chronic illness and diabetes. Dr. Perez strongly believes in taking time with her patients and she strives to inspire them to live healthy lifestyles.

Dr. Perez has three sons and enjoys spending her free time playing the piano, reading, gardening and collecting classic muscle cars.