Resident Profiles

Hometown: Chattanooga, Tennessee

Undergrad: Colorado College

Graduate School: University of Notre Dame

Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Favorite things about El Paso: The high desert landscape, access to mountains and the activities they afford, and the richness of living in a transnational community.

Hobbies/Interests: Rock climbing, mountain biking, backcountry skiing, other stereotypical EM outdoor activities. Also playing music, traveling, and cooking.

Plans after residency: Finding balance between my interests in emergency medicine, global health, and outdoor activities. Spending as much time outside as possible with those who I love.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: Lately I’ve been making wool rugs on a rudimentary loom that I built.

Hometown: Allen, Texas

Undergrad: Texas A&M University

Medical School: Texas Tech El Paso

Favorite thing about El Paso: The vibrant cultural diversity and the stunning desert landscapes

Hobbies/Interests: Fishing, hanging out with family and friends, hiking, and playing guitar

Plans after residency: To return to the North Texas area and work as a physician

Home Town: Dallas, Texas

Undergrad: The University of Texas at Dallas

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in Lubbock, Texas

Favorite Thing about El Paso: The beautiful mountains, good food, and wonderful people.

Hobbies/Interests: Reading, fiber arts, and traveling

Plans After Residency: While I am undecided at the moment, I am interested in global medicine, community medicine, and working with underserved communities.

Something unique or interesting: I’ve traveled to eight countries over the years, and plan to visit many more!

Hometown: El Paso, Texas

Undergrad: The University of Texas at El Paso

Medical School: Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech Health El Paso

Favorite thing about El Paso: The people, sunsets, the mountains, thunderstorms, and the smell of rain.

Hobbies/Interests: Reading, tinkering with my motorcycle, running, and working with my hands.

Plans after residency: I want to watch my kids finish growing up, travel with my wife, spend time with my family, play with my dogs, and work just enough to have a good life.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I am left-handed and can draw, paint, carve, and sculpt pretty well without having gone through any sort of schooling or training. I still use the talent, drawing anatomical diagrams for patients about their problems often upside down while I am at the bedside.

Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Undergrad: University of Oklahoma - Norman

Medical School: Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Favorite thing about El Paso: The people here are so welcoming and kind!

Hobbies/Interests: Weightlifting and my dog.

Plans after residency: Not too sure yet.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I like to eat pizza with ketchup

Hometown: El Paso, Texas

Undergrad: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Science Center El Paso

Favorite thing about El Paso: The people, the mountains, Chicos Tacos.

Hobbies/Interests: Tennis, Sci Fi, adventures.

Plans after residency: Haha, I just got here... Maybe a fellowship or community work.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I make a mean quesadilla, and I lived in six different states until coming back home to El Paso.

Hometown: Alamogordo, New Mexico

Undergrad: New Mexico State University

Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Favorite thing about El Paso: The culture, great food, being close to family, and being so close to so many outdoor activities.

Hobbies/Interests: I love to be outdoors fishing, camping, or hiking. Also, I enjoy playing and watching just about any sport.

Plans after residency: Stay around the area working in the community and being involved in medical education in some aspect.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I like to collect sneakers and learn about the history of those sneakers. Also, I am the king of monopoly.

Hometown: Denver, Colorado

Undergrad: Doane University - Crete, Nebraska

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Bradenton Campus, Bradenton, Florida

Favorite thing about El Paso: The food is amazing. Absolutely the best Mexican food I have had in the USA. Very friendly place.

Hobbies/Interests: Travel, golf, fishing, reading, and music.

Plans after residency: Community medicine, good chance in a rural area. More travel, golf, and fishing.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: While studying abroad in Prague, Czech Republic, I met and fell in love with my wife.

Hometown: El Paso, Texas

Undergrad: University of Texas at El Paso

Medical School: Foster School of Medicine at Texas Tech Health El Paso

Favorite thing about El Paso: The sunsets.

Hobbies/Interests: Dogs, concerts, true crime, all things spooky.

Plans after residency: I will likely stick around and continue to care for people in our great community.

Something unique or interesting about yourself:

I’ve been to about 15-plus concerts in the last two years (while wearing earplugs, of course). I even got to meet a few singers from some of my favorite bands!

Hometown: El Paso, Texas

Undergrad: University of Texas at El Paso

Medical School: Foster School of Medicine at Texas Tech Health El Paso

Favorite thing about El Paso: The hiking trails!

Hobbies/Interests: Herpetology, weightlifting, basketball, music.

Plans after residency: Establish myself within this community or one nearby.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: My idea of fun is to go out into the wilderness, find the most venomous animal I can find, and catch it (catch and release, no harm done to the animals, selfies might or might not be involved...).

Hometown: Centerville, Texas

Undergrad: The University of Texas at Austin

Medical School: Foster School of Medicine at Texas Tech Health El Paso

Favorite thing about El Paso: The people and the food

Hobbies/Interests: Travel, weightlifting

Plans after residency: Fellowship

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I brew beer

Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado

Undergrad: Brigham Young University

Medical School: Foster School of Medicine at Texas Tech Health El Paso

Favorite thing about El Paso: Great people, food, and weather.

Hobbies/Interests: Golf, snowboarding, and woodworking.

Plans after residency: To be determined.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I learned Japanese while living in Japan for two years after high school.

Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah      

Undergrad: Utah Valley University.

Medical School: A.T. Still University, School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona.

Favorite thing about El Paso: Desert scenery.

Hobbies/Interests: Video games, Baseball, Hiking, and/or other outdoor activities.

Plans after residency: Considering fellowship working closely with Sports and spending time with my family.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: Played College Baseball.

Hometown: Beverly Hills, Michigan.

Undergrad: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Medical School: University of Kentucky.

Favorite thing about El Paso: Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site, smell of creosote after it rains.

Hobbies/Interests: Rock climbing.

Plans after residency: Work, climb a lot.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I’ve had people tell me they would have guessed my favorite music is of the Lumineers variety, but it’s actually rap.

Hometown: New York City.

Medical School: Universidad de Monterrey.

Favorite thing about El Paso: Close to friends and family, skiing nearby in New Mexico.

Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, Music Festival's, Snowboarding, Running with my dog.

Plans after residency: Critical care fellowship, international practice.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I was an EM resident in Mexico before training in the US.

Hometown: El Paso, Texas.

Undergrad: UTEP.

Medical School: Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara.

Favorite thing about El Paso: The Franklin Mountains.

Hobbies/Interests: Mountain biking, motorcycles, classic car/truck shows, golfing, and working out.

Plans after residency: Remaining in El Paso after training to help and give back to the people of my community.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I like to collect Harley Davidson t-shirts from cities that I have traveled to.

Hometown: San Pedro, California.

Undergrad: University of California Berkeley.

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine.

Favorite thing about El Paso: The great Outdoors.

Hobbies/Interests: Reading, Stand up comedy, Traveling.

Plans after residency: Rural Emergency Medicine.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: Used to do Standup Comedy.

Hometown: Aguascalientes, MX.

Undergrad: IUPUI.

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine.

Favorite thing about El Paso: I love that the sun is always out! I think that’s why the people are super nice here!

Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy being out in the sun, pool days, dancing, concerts, crocheting, reading, running, and skiing!

Plans after residency: Short term: I plan to work in an Emergency Department- right now I’m thinking community or rural but we shall see how I feel closer to graduation! Long term: I hope to one day be able to establish a philanthropy to help victims of domestic violence.

Something unique or interesting about yourself:

https://www.facebook.com/reel/461515952301626

I am a little famous in the TTUHSCEP Family Medicine residency. Hahaha!

Hometown: Omak, Washington.

Undergrad: University of Texas at El Paso.

Grad School: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Medical School: Texas Tech Health El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine

Favorite thing about El Paso: The people are wonderful, the culture is beautiful, the food is amazing, and it's always sunny.

Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, crocheting, traveling.

Plans after residency: I hope to do global medicine, rural medicine, and Indian Health.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I have a sibling who is deaf, so I am fluent in American Sign Language.

Hometown: Belton, Texas.

Undergrad: Texas A&M University.

Medical School: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Favorite thing about El Paso: The people, the cost of living, and the amazing access to the outdoors.

Hobbies/Interests: Rock climbing, surfing, being out in nature, comparative religion, and philosophy.

Plans after residency: Working in a rural community ED and maybe some EMS work as well.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I spent 34 days on the northern ice cap in Chilean Patagonia and was a part of a group that completed the second ascent Cerro Comillo. We were unexpectedly tent bound for 11 days on the glacier due to poor weather conditions and bad forecasting and ran out of food.

Hometown: Mission Texas.

Undergrad: UTRGV.

Medical School: UAG SOM.

Favorite thing about El Paso: The community, I was raised in a border town and El paso caught my attention due to its diversity.

Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy traveling and sports. I play soccer, volleyball and racquetball. I also do muay thai and kickboxing.

Plans after residency: I would like to do a fellowship in Critical Care or Pediatric EM and later come back to the valley to be closer to my family.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: My first time doing CPR was on a 3 year old kid when I was 16 and without knowing what CPR was.

Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri.

Undergrad: Drury University.

Medical School: A.T. Still University- Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Favorite thing about El Paso: The mountains! We don't have many of those in Missouri!

Hobbies/Interests: F.C. Barcelona and St. Louis City soccer, St. Louis Cardinal baseball, St. Louis Blues hockey, writing, and hanging out with family and friends.

Plans after residency: Still undecided but considering a fellowship in Toxicology or Tactical Medicine. I also would like to work at a hospital that serves under-represented populations.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: In 2009, I attended a national identification and development soccer camp in Frisco, Texas where I played in front of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team Head Coach.

Hometown: El Paso, TX.

Undergrad: American Military University.

Medical School: Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Favorite thing about El Paso: The culture, the food and the people. El Paso is definitely a little desert gem!

Hobbies/Interests: Horseback riding and trying new restaurants.

Plans after residency: I want to stay in this area to practice, hoping to teach residents and get involved in EMS education as well.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I was raised in Sweden and spent 20 years of my life there.

Hometown: Omaha.

Undergrad: University of Nebraska.

Medical School: University of Queensland.

Hobbies/Interests: Anything outdoors! I love hiking, climbing, mountain biking, and traveling in my free time.

Plans after residency: Looking forward to continuing my career and serving the community both in the US and abroad.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I'm lucky enough to have had the opportunity to work in medical clinics and hospitals in rural Cambodia, the mountains of Nepal, and the remote Australian outback, and hope to continue to explore and discover more exciting new places in the future.

Hometown: El Paso, Texas

Undergrad: UTEP

Medical School: Texas Tech Health El Paso Foster School of Medicine

Favorite thing about El Paso: The people and the mountains.

Plans after residency: Fellowship and then practicing at an academic center.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I spend my free time mountain biking, playing video games, and/or training for triathlons.

Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona

Undergrad: UVA

Medical School: University of Queensland

Plans after residency: Hopefully something in global health.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I converted my CRV into a camper with a 6-foot bed and lived out of it for five weeks while traveling across the Northwest.

Hometown: Ashland, Oregon

Undergrad: University of Oregon

Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Northwest

Favorite thing about El Paso: Scenic Drive.

Plans after residency: Find time to keep making art.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I love oil painting.

Hometown: Waynesville, North Carolina

Undergrad: Clemson University

Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina

Plans after residency: Continue global health and human-rights related work. Maybe open up a brewery or coffee shop? Still trying to figure it out!

Something unique about myself: I served in the Peace Corps in Zambia as a fish farmer and Sierra Leone as a teacher. It was authentic Peace Corps: living in a mud hut without running water or electricity.

Hometown: Melstone, Montana

Undergrad: Montana State University-Billings, Montana

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine

Plans after residency: Working in a community or rural setting; however, I am interested in potentially pursuing a fellowship.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: Both my husband and I are certified scuba divers and enjoy exploring new dive sites while traveling. We have enjoyed some amazing dives in the Caribbean as well as the Pacific Northwest.

Hometown: El Paso, Texas

Undergrad: The University of Texas at El Paso

Medical School: Texas Tech Health El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine

Favorite Thing about El Paso: The people, border health, and family.

Plans after residency: Unsure yet.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I have a German Shepherd named Adele. Yes, like the singer!

Hometown: Ciudad Juárez

Undergrad: University of Texas at El Paso - Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Medical School: Central America Health Sciences University

Favorite Thing about El Paso: The fact that El Paso is a border city with Juárez and we get to experience both sides.

Plans after residency: Travel the world with my family!

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I have done one full 140.6 Ironman event and multiple 70.3 Ironman events with noncompetitive results ... they are just for fun. I have been a registered nurse for 13 years.

Hometown: El Paso, Texas

Undergrad: New Mexico State University

Medical School: Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine

Favorite Thing about El Paso: Hiking in the mountains.

Plans after residency: Start a family and travel as much as I can.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I grew up playing soccer my entire life and was invited to try out for the Polish Women's National Soccer Team in college. I was selected based on my maiden name, Buraczyk. I did not make the team, but had a lot of fun trying out!

Hometown: Paramus, New Jersey

Undergrad: Boston College

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine

Plans after residency: Currently undecided, but tentatively interested in critical care and academic medicine.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: My family founded the first Italian newspaper in New York.

Hometown: Denver, Colorado

Undergrad: University of Colorado at Boulder

Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine

Favorite Thing about El Paso:

Plans after residency: Move back to Colorado to be closer to my family and be an excellent EM doc.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: Make it fun! Before medicine, I was an engineer at a small startup company and worked on developing designs and parts for NASA.

Hometown: El Paso

Undergrad: The University of Texas at El Paso

Graduate Education: Texas Tech Health El Paso Francis Graduate School of Biomedical Science

Medical School: Foster School of Medicine

Favorite thing about El Paso: Friendliness of the community; delicious Mexican food; hiking trails.

Plans after Residency: Staying with my family in El Paso and working at one of the hospitals as an emergency medicine physician.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: Retired break dancer and personal fitness trainer.

Hometown: Douglasville, Georgia

Undergrad: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Auburn

Plans after residency: I am planning to practice as a Naval physician and travel the world.

Something unique or interesting about yourself: I was born in Germany and lived there for several years. However, the only German I know is how to ask for the train station and for a beer.