Biography
Dr. Vernon is one of the founding partners of Vernon & Waldrep OB-Gyn Associates (1983). She is a member of the
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Texas Medical Association, Dallas County Medical Society
DCMS), the Southwestern Gynecologic Assembly, the American Medical Association, and the American Women’s Medical
Association.
In the recent past, she has been President of Medical Staff at Medical City Dallas Hospital (2001), Chairperson of
the Priveleges & Credentials Committee (2002), Chairperson of the OB-Gyn Section Committee and has served on the
Tissue and Transfusion Committee, Infection Control Committee, Health and Rehab Committee, Executive Committee-Ambulatory
Surgery Center, and the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. In D Magazine, Dr. Vernon was voted by her peers as “one
of the best doctors in Dallas” in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.
She has served on the board of and executive boards of DCMS, OB-Gyn Affiliates of North Texas, the Medical Advisory Board
of Planned Parenthood, and is on the board of the Southwestern Gynecologic Assembly. Dr. Vernon is the gyn
representative on the Cardiovascular Physician Advisory Council for HCA’s North Texas Division. She is the Chairperson
of the DCMS Membership Services Committee and serves on the DCMS Investment Review Committee. Dr. Vernon has been a
delegate to the Texas Medical Association for more than fifteen years and serves on the Advisory Committee for the TMAIT.
She is now serving on the Advisory Board for the University of Texas Parent’s Association. Dr. Vernon is chairperson of
the International Mission Committee through her church, Preston Hollow Presbyterian.
Personal Information
- Married to John M. Vernon – Attorney with Vernon Goodrich
- Two Children:
- Taylor (Born 1983) - Graduating from University of Texas at Austin 2006.
- Lauren (Born 1984) - Graduated from Greenhill School, currently attending Auburn University in Alabama.
- She enjoys tennis, snow skiing, scuba diving, horseback
riding, travel and gardening. Her favorite sporting/travel event was the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. She describes
the experience as truly the most fabulous event her family has ever attended. It was an all day, every day celebration of
athleticism, of national and international spirit & pride, and of “fun.” The Olympic spirit was contagious to everyone
and she would love to have the experience again.
- Active member of Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church. Dr. Vernon serves as the chairperson for the International Mission
Committee and on the Community Outreach Committee.
- Dr. Vernon often tells patients that she is "home grown."
She was born and raised in Dallas, attending Lake Highlands Elementary, Junior High and High School followed by college at
the University of Texas at Austin and medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
- When Dr. Vernon was a medical student, she felt there was a
paucity of female physicians available for women’s healthcare. It seemed to her that a woman physician, in many instances such
as childbirth, PMS, and menopause, may be able to relate better to another woman’s symptoms and feelings. OB-Gyn has been an
extremely rewarding and diverse specialty providing her with both a surgical and medical practice and spanning the care of
women from teenage to senior years.
- Drs. Vernon and Waldrep came to Medical City Dallas in August
1983 as the only female OB-Gyns at the facility. The hospital opened in 1974 and in 1983 there were only a “handful” of women
physicians on campus. Dr. Vernon felt then, just as she does now, very fortunate to be a part of a forward thinking healthcare
institution.
- When asked about one of her most significant and inspiring events,
she relates the extraordinary opportunity to travel to Malawi, Africa on a church mission trip in June 2000. The experience
allowed her to establish an ongoing relationship with the physicians practicing in Malawi. She remains involved in international
outreach programs, and she hopes to be able to return to Malawi with a medical mission team sometime in the near future.
Education Information
- B.A. University of Texas, Austin 1975
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
- M.D. University of Texas Medical School, San Antonio
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 1979
- Four year residency at St. Paul Hospital and Parkland Memorial Hospital; Chief Resident St. Paul Hospital 1983
- Diplomate of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (Board Certified).
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