Faculty Council

2025 - 2026 Officers

Claudia Maria Prospero Ponce, M.D.
Claudia Maria Prospero Ponce, M.D.

President
Department of Neurology

clprospe@ttuhsc.edu

915-215-5041

Dale Quest, Ph.D.
Dale W. Quest, Ph.D.

Immediate - Past President
Department of Medical Education

dale.quest@ttuhsc.edu

915-215-4346

Faculty Council Meetings are held every third Monday of each month. Members of the Voting Faculty (50% or more FTE) may attend. For more information contact your department Faculty Council representative, or the Office of Faculty Affairs at 915-215-4132.

Meet your current Faculty Council Department Representatives

Voting Members

M'Melo Banda M.D.
M'Melo Banda M.D.

Department of Family Medicine

mmbanda@ttuhsc.edu

915-215-8400

Evan Corning, M.D.
Evan Corning, M.D.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabiliation

evan.corning@ttuhsc.edu

915-215-5400

Scott Crawford, M.D., FACEP, CHSOS
Scott Crawford, M.D., FACEP, CHSOS

Department of Emergency Medicine

scott.crawford@ttuhsc.edu

915-545-7333

Brian Edwards, M.D., FACP
Brian Edwards, M.D., FACP

Department of Internal Medicine

brian.edwards@ttuhsc.edu

915-215-5817

Roberto G. Gamez, M.D.
Roberto G. Gamez, M.D.

Department of Pathology

roberto.g.gamez@ttuhsc.edu

915-215-4956

Katherine Hartl, M.D.
Katherine Hartl, M.D.

Department of Family and Community Medicine

katie.hartl@ttuhsc.edu

915-215-5510

Eseosa A. Bazuaye-Ekwuyasi, M.D.
Eseosa A. Bazuaye-Ekwuyasi, M.D.

Assistant Professor 
Fellowship Program Director 
Women’s Imaging

ebazuaye@ttuhsc.edu

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

Department of Psychiatry 

melanie.longhurst@ttuhsc.edu

915-215-5850

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Wayde D. Miller, M.D.

Department of Anesthesiology

wayde.miller@ttuhsc.edu

915-545-6560

Stephanie Nemir, M.D., Ph.D.
Stephanie Nemir, M.D., Ph.D.

Department of Surgery

snemir@ttuhsc.edu

915-215-5310

Lela Ruck, M.D.
Lela Ruck, M.D.

Department of Internal Medicine -Transmountain

lelruck@ttuhsc.edu

915-215-8400

Ramadevi Subramani Reddy, Ph.D.
Ramadevi Subramani Reddy, Ph.D.

Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine

Ramadevi.subramani@ttuhsc.edu

915-215-6851

Obstetrics and Gynecology

T. Ignacio Montoya, M.D.
T. Ignacio Montoya, M.D.

Associate Professor 

Residency Program Director

teodoro.montoya@ttuhsc.edu

Non-Voting Members

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KoKo Aung, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Dean
Faculty Affairs

Eric M. Rohren, M.D., Ph.D., FACR
Eric M. Rohren, M.D., Ph.D., FACR

Rick and Ginger Francis Endowed Dean, FSOM