Core Residency Faculty and Staff

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.

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

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. 

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. 

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

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

 

Medical School: William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, Mississippi (2021)

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

Fellowship: Texas Tech Health El Paso Sports Medicine Fellowship, El Paso, TX (2025)

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

Research Interests: Sports Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

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