Faculty

Faculty

Justin Wright, M.D., FAAFP, FAMSSM

Justin Wright, M.D., FAAFP, FAMSSM


  • Associate Professor
  • Interim Chair
  • Vice Chair of Graduate Medical Education
  • Director, Family Medicine Residency

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX

Residency: Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency Program, Springfield, PA

Fellowship: Crozer-Keystone Sports Medicine Fellowship, Springfield, PA

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine, Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) - Sports Medicine

Research Interests: Sports medicine; Ultrasound in medical education

Lorenzo Aragon, M.D., FAAFP

Lorenzo Aragon, M.D., FAAFP


  • Associate Professor
  • Director, Inpatient Services

Medical School: National Autonomous University of Nicaragua - 1981

Residency: Texas Tech Health El Paso Family Medicine Residency Program - 1996

Fellowship: Academic Family Medicine Fellowship at McClennan County Medical Education and Research Foundation, Waco, Texas

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine

Research Interests: Geriatrics

Colby Genrich, M.D.

Colby Genrich, M.D.


  • Assistant Professor
  • Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship
  • Director, Family Medicine Clerkship

Medical School: Saint George's University School of Medicine - Grenada

Residency: Hackensack Meridian Health - Mountainside Medical Center, Verona, New Jersey

Fellowship: Sports Medicine at Texas Tech Health El Paso, El Paso, Texas 

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine, Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) - Sports Medicine

Research Interests: Medical education, sports medicine, concussion diagnosis and management, ultrasound for diagnosis and intervention, and mental health. 

Katherine Hartl, M.D.

Katherine Hartl, M.D.


  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency

Medical School:  University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson (2016).

Residency: University of Arizona Alvernon Family Medicine Residency Program (Tucson) (2019).

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine.

Research Interests: Resident and medical student education, postpartum and mother-baby care, EMR optimization, process effectiveness and efficiency, team-based care and patient engagement.

Melanie Olivas Longhurst, Ph.D., M.Ed.

Melanie Olivas Longhurst, Ph.D., M.Ed.


  • Assistant Professor
  • Behavioralist

Graduate School: 

  • Ph.D, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas (2016)
  • M.Ed., University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas (2010)

Clinical/Research Interest: Intersection of mental health and health concerns, primary care mental health integration, wellness, and examining the influence of protective factors in stress and acculturation processes. 

Luz M. Luna M.D., M.P.H.

Luz M. Luna M.D., M.P.H.


  • Assistant Professor

Medical School: Texas Tech Health El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, Texas (2021)

Residency: Texas Tech Health El Paso Family Medicine Residency (2024)

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine

Research Interests: Medical education, integrative medicine

Charmaine A. Martin, M.D.

Charmaine A. Martin, M.D.


  • Associate Professor
  • Assistant Dean of Student Affairs

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston - 1996

Residency: St. Claire's Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program - 2000

Fellowship: Teaching and Learning Fellowship, USC Keck School of Medicine - 2005; Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Pre-Doctoral Fellowship - 2008

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine

Research Interests: Medical education

Elise Madrid, M.D.

Elise Madrid, M.D.


  • Assistant Professor
  • Medical Director, Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso at Kenworthy

Medical School: The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (2015)

Residency: Harbor UCLA Family Medicine Residency, Torrance, California (2018)

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine

Research Interests: Women's health and medical education

Jordan Maxwell, D.O.

Jordan Maxwell, D.O.


  • Assistant Professor

Medical School: Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City, MO (2020)

Residency: Creighton University Family Medicine Residency, Phoenix, AZ (2023)

Fellowship: Texas Tech Health El Paso Sports Medicine Fellowship, El Paso, TX (2024)

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified, American Board of Family Medicine; Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) - Sports Medicine

Research Interests: Sports medicine

Jennifer Molokwu, M.D., M.P.H.

Jennifer Molokwu, M.D., M.P.H.


  • Professor
  • Vice Chair for Research
  • Director, Cancer Prevention and Control

Medical School: University of Benin Medical School, Nigeria

Advanced Degree: M.P.H., School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Residency: Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN

Fellowship: Fellow, Medical Students Educators Institute Society of Teachers in Family Medicine

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine

Research Interests: Women’s health