Cindy Dafashy, MD

Cindy Dafashy founded Archway Family Medicine in Pasadena to restore the doctor-patient relationship she felt traditional medicine had lost. During her training she saw how insurance-driven limits on visit time and treatment decisions left patients underserved. So she built her practice around clear pricing, unhurried explanations of diagnoses and treatments, and connecting patients with community resources at whatever stage of care they're in.

Dr. Dafashy has a special interest in caring for young families and in guiding adolescents and young adults as they take charge of their own health. She works with each patient to build a plan that fits their life, searching for the underlying cause rather than just treating symptoms.

A first generation Ecuadorian-American who grew up in San Antonio and trained across Texas, she fell for Houston's cultural diversity and has made it home. She's married with two young kids who keep her smiling, and she also teaches part-time at Rice University.