Core Residency Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Justin Wright, M.D., FAAFP, FAMSSM

Justin Wright, M.D., FAAFP, FAMSSM


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

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX (2006)

Residency: Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency Program, Springfield, PA (2009)

Fellowship: Crozer-Keystone Sports Medicine Fellowship, Springfield, PA (2010)

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

Research Interests: Sports medicine; ultrasound in medical education; and obesity

Katherine Hartl, M.D.

Katherine Hartl, M.D.


  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Program Director, Family Medicine Residency Program

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.

Luz Luna, M.D.

Luz Luna, M.D.


  • 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

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.

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

Program Coordinator

Priscilla Carrazco

Priscilla Carrazco


  • Program Coordinator

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