Faculty

Administrative Number: 915-215-5706

Interim Chairman, Department of Pediatrics

Jose Manuel de la Rosa, M.D.

Professor and Vice President for Outreach and Community Engagement

Board Certified in Pediatrics

jmanuel.delarosa@ttuhsc.edu

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Maria Theresa M. Villanos, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics Director

Medical Director of Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic

Board Certified in Pediatrics

MariaTeresa.Villanos@ttuhsc.edu

Cenan Antowan, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Pediatric Residency Site Director, Providence Memorial Hospital

Board Certified in Pediatrics

cenan.antowan@ttuhsc.edu

Blanca Garcia, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Board Certified in Pediatrics

blanca.garcia@ttuhsc.edu

Sitratullah Maiyegun, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Sitratullah Maiyegun, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Professor of Pediatrics

Board Certified in Pediatrics

sitratullah.maiyegun@ttuhsc.edu

Carmen Prieto, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics Chief

Well-Baby Unit University Medical Center

Board Certified in Pediatrics

carmen.prieto@ttuhsc.edu

Namrata Singh, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Namrata Singh, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Board Certified in Pediatrics

namrata.singh@ttuhsc.edu

Critical Care Medicine

Avi Kopstick, M.D.
Avi Kopstick, M.D. 

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Board Certified in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Board Certified in General Pediatrics

avi.kopstick@ttuhsc.edu

Developmental-Behavioral

Anacani Fonseca, M.D.
Anacani Fonseca, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Board Certified, Pediatrics
Board Certified, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

anacani.fonseca@ttuhsc.edu

Endocrinology

Michele Zerah, M.D.
Michele Zerah, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Board Certified Pediatric Endocrinology
Board Certified General Pediatrics

mizerah@ttuhsc.edu

Gastroenterology

Maridine L. Co
Maridine L. Co, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Program Director-Pediatric Residency

Board Certified, Pediatrics
Board Certified, Pediatric Gastroenterology

maridine.co@ttuhsc.edu

Denease Francis, M.D.
Denease Francis, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Associate Program Director-Pediatric Residency

Board Certified in Pediatrics
Board Certified, Pediatric Gastroenterology 

denease.francis@ttuhsc.edu

 Hematology/Oncology

Benjamin Carcamo, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Board Certified in Pediatrics and Hematology/Oncology

benjamin.carcamo@ttuhsc.edu

 Hospitalist

Fatima Gutierrez
Fatima Gutierrez, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Program Director-Pediatric Residency
Division of Hospital Medicine

Pediatric Hospitalist, El Paso Children's Hospital

Board Certified, General Pediatrics and Hospital Medicine

fatima.gutierrez@ttuhsc.edu

Aura Naolin Lamas, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Board Certified in General Pediatrics

Pediatric Hospitalist, El Paso Children's Hospital

aulamas@ttuhsc.edu

Carlos Ronquillo, M.D.

Instructor

Pediatric Hospitalist, El Paso Children's Hospital

 

Natalia I. Sidhu, M.D., M.S.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Board Certified in General Pediatrics

Pediatric Hospitalist, El Paso Children's Hospital

natalia.sidhu@ttuhsc.edu

Tanya Alvarez, M.S.N., APRN, RN
Tanya Alvarez, M.S.N., APRN, RN

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Division of Hospital Medicine  

tanya.alvarez@ttuhsc.edu

 Infectious Disease

Glenn J. Fennelly, M.D., M.P.H.

Professor of Pediatrics

Chief Transformation Officer at El Paso Children’s Hospital

Board Certified in Pediatrics & Infectious Diseases

glenn.fennelly@ttuhsc.edu

Gilbert A. Handal, M.D.

Professor of Pediatrics
Martha Cuellar Chair for Child Advocacy

Board Certified in Pediatrics, Infectious Disease and Critical Care

gilbert.handal@ttuhsc.edu

 Neonatalology

Sadhana Chheda, M.D.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Medical Director Neonatal Transport Team,
El Paso Children’s Hospital

Board Certified, Pediatrics
Board Certified, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

sadhana.chheda@ttuhsc.edu

Hugo K. Kato, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Board Certified in Pediatrics

hkatoben@ttuhsc.edu

Kris Nicole de Guzman Mendoza, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Board Certified in Pediatrics

 

krisnmen@ttuhsc.edu

Sanjeet K. Panda, M.D., M.B.B.S., F.A.A.P.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Board Certified, Pediatrics
Board Certified, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 

sanjeet.panda@ttuhsc.edu

Zoe Tullius, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Board Certified, Pediatrics
Board Certified, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

zoe.tullius@ttuhsc.edu

Leigh Ann Torres, M.S.N., B.S.N.

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

leighann.torres@ttuhsc.edu

Claudia Franco, M.S.N., B.S.N.

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner 

 

Lucia Fernandez, M.S.N., APRN, NNP-BC


Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

 

Diana Lechuga M.S.N, B.S.N.

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

 

 Nephrology 

Ei Khin, M.D., F.A.A.P. 

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

General Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology

Board Certified, General Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology

ei.khin@ttuhsc.edu

Pulmonary Medicine

Endy Aaron Dominguez Silveyra, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine

Board Certified, Pediatrics

endy.dominguez@ttuhsc.edu

Residency Program

Fatima Gutierrez, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Program Director-Pediatric Residency
Division of Hospital Medicine

Pediatric Hospitalist, El Paso Children's Hospital

Board Certified, General Pediatrics and Hospital Medicine

fatima.gutierrez@ttuhsc.edu

Denease Francis, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Associate Program Director-Pediatric Residency

Board Certified in Pediatrics
Board Certified, Pediatric Gastroenterology 

denease.francis@ttuhsc.edu

Maridine L. Co
Maridine L. Co, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Program Director-Pediatric Residency

Board Certified, Pediatrics
Board Certified, Pediatric Gastroenterology

maridine.co@ttuhsc.edu

Research

Marie Leiner, Ph.D.

Research Professor of Pediatrics

marie.leiner@ttuhsc.edu

 Faculty Associates

Norma Garcia, R.N.

Faculty Associate

norma.garcia@ttuhsc.edu