Faculty
Associate Professor
Medical Director of Texas State Veterans Home
Director of Inpatient Services
Medical School: National Autonomous University of Nicaragua - 1981
Residency: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center 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
Instructor
Research
Education: Stanford University, B.A., Human Biology and Psychology (2001)
The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, M.P.H. (2004)
The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Dr.P.H. (2016)
Assistant Professor
Assistant Clerkship Director
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Portsmouth, Dominica (2006)
Residency: Somerset Famly Medicine Residency Program, Somerville, New Jersey (2009)
Research Interests: Medical education and preventative health
Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
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 University Health Sciences Center 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.
Assistant Professor
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.
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.
Center of Emphasis in Cancer
Research Assistant Professor
Graduate School:
- M.D., Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Faculty of Medicine, Mexico (1984)
- Ph.D., University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas (2013)
Clinical/Research Interest: Community-based cancer prevention, clinical and epidemiological research on obesity, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk in children.
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
Assistant Professor
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
Associate Professor
Director of Medical Student Education
Family Medicine Clerkship Director
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
Assistant Professor
Medical School: UNTHSC at Fort Worth Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (2017)
Residency: TTUHSC El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, Texas (2020)
American Board of Medical Specialties: Board Eligible, American Board of Family Medicine
Research Interests: Food Insecurity, Women’s Health, Preventative Health and medical education.
Assistant Professor
Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
Medical School: St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine, Grand Cayman (2011)
Residency: University of Wyoming Family Medicine Residency-Casper (2014)
Fellowship: TTUHSC El Paso, Family and Community Medicine Sports Medicine Fellowship – (2015)
American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine, Certificate of Added Qualifications
(CAQ) - Sports Medicine
Research Interests: Concussion diagnosis and management
Faculty Associate
Clinic Director
Education: TTUHSC – Lubbock, Master of Science in Advanced Practice Nursing, FNP Program – 2013
Advanced Degree: TTUHSC Lubbock, Doctorate of Nursing Practice in Executive Leadership (2019)
Research Interests: Practice management, quality improvement, mental health access to care, population health and chronic disease management
Assistant Professor
Research
Education: University of Massachusetts at Amherst, B.A., Psychology (1993)
University of Pennsylvania, M.S.W., Social Work (1995)
The University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D., Sociology-Demography (2006)
Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency
Medical School: TTUHSC El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, Texas (2015)
Residency: TTUHSC El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, Texas (2018)
American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine
Research Interests: Women’s health, medical education, preventative health, and resident wellness
Professor
Chairman
Medical School: Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, India
Residency: Family (General) Practice Residency Training, UK; St. Joseph Hospital, Houston, Texas
Fellowship: Academic Faculty Development Fellowship, Waco TX - 2002
American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine
Research Interests: Innovation in medical education; Faculty development
Professor,
Vice Chair for Research
Director for Cancer Prevention and Control
Medical School: Oxford University Medical School, England
Residency: Oxford University and Region Family Practice Residency Training, Horton Hospital, Banbury, England; St. Joseph Hospital, Houston, Texas
Advanced Degree: M.P.H., University of Texas Houston School of Public Health - 2003
American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine
Research Interests: Cancer prevention and early detection; Health disparities
Assistant Professor
Medical School: TTUHSC School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX – 2010
Residency: TTUHSC El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX - 2013
Fellowship: TTUHSC El Paso, Family and Community Medicine Sports Medicine Fellowship – 2014
American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine, Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) - Sports Medicine
Research Interests: Sports medicine education and preventive medicine
Vice Chair for 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