Resident Profiles

Hometown: El Paso, TX

Undergrad: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine             

Favorite Thing About El Paso: The food

Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy fishing, camping, outdoor activities, flag football, golf and automobiles.

Surgical Interest: General surgery 

Hometown: El Paso, TX

Undergrad: University of Dallas

Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center College of Osteopathic Medicine             

Favorite Thing About El Paso: The mountains

Hobbies/Interests: I love traveling around the U.S. and outside of the country.

Surgical Interest: General surgery 

Hometown: Johnson City, TN

Undergrad: Appalachian State University

Medical School: University of Tennessee

Favorite Thing About El Paso: The mountains

Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with my wife and family, soccer, cycling, snowboarding, wakeboarding, hiking, and traveling

Surgical Interest: General surgery and MIS

Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK

Undergrad: University of Oklahoma

Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Favorite Thing About El Paso: The mountains 

Hobbies/Interests: Soccer, dancing and sewing

Surgical Interest: General/trauma surgery

Hometown: Mission, TX

Undergrad: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine

Favorite Thing About El Paso: The weather, food, and people 

Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy traveling, hiking, playing cello, football, basketball, golf, racquetball, and scuba diving.

Surgical Interest: General surgery

Hometown: Fort Worth, TX

Undergrad: University of Oklahoma

Medical School: University of North Texas Health Sciences Center - TCOM

Favorite Thing About El Paso: The mountains, food, and people 

Hobbies/Interests: Sports, hunting, fishing, and outdoors

Surgical Interest: Trauma and Colorectal

Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan

Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College

Favorite Thing About El Paso: The mountains

Hobbies/Interests: Cooking, Painting, Discovering new places

Surgical Interest: MIS, Burns and Trauma

Hometown: Watsonville, CA

Undergrad: University of California

Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Favorite Thing About El Paso: The city lights at night

Hobbies/Interests: Tennis, swimming, cycling, reading, yoga, hiking and meditation 

Surgical Interest: Thoracic Surgery

Hometown: Belleville, MI

Undergrad: Texas A&M Galveston

Medical School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine at El Paso

Favorite Thing About El Paso: The people and proximity to national parks

Hobbies/Interests: Legos, Rugby, Ice Hockey

Surgical Interest: General Surgery/Critical Care

Hometown: Odessa, TX

Undergrad: University of Oklahoma

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Science Center El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine

Favorite Thing About El Paso: The people, you are family as soon as you get here, the sunsets and the food.

Hobbies/Interests: Music, I’ve been singing since I was little, hanging out with my dogs, family and friends.

Surgical Interest: General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Bariatrics and Transplant

Hometown: Dallas, TX

Undergrad: Southern Methodist University

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Science Center El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine 

Favorite Thing About El Paso: Sense of community and low cost of living

Hobbies/Interests: Books, crochet, Netflix, puppies and ice cream

Surgical Interest: Bariatrics and Acute Care

Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan

Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College

Favorite Thing About El Paso: The people and mountain scenery

Hobbies/Interests: Music-playing the piano, sports-cricket and tennis, watching formula 1

Surgical Interest: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Congenital Heart Diseases

Hometown: Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico

Medical School: Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez

Favorite thing about El Paso: Diversity, food.

Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy playing the drums, baseball, live music and swimming.

Surgical Interest: General surgery.

Hometown: McAllen, Texas

Undergrad: Baylor University

Medical School: UT Southwestern

Favorite thing about El Paso: The view of the mountains and hills as I drive around town.

Hobbies/Interests: Videogames, the outdoors and rock climbing.

Surgical Interest: Plastics, MIS, bariatrics.

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Undergrad: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Medical School: The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

Favorite thing about El Paso: The kind and friendly people

Hobbies/Interests: Fixing things, crafting, basketball, and NASA

Surgical Interest: Trauma and MIS

Hometown: Orlando, Florida

Medical School: Alexandria College of Medicine

Favorite thing about El Paso: The people, the food and mountains.

Hobbies/Interests: Jogging, outdoors activities and cooking.

Surgical Interest: Vascular surgery, MIS and advanced foregut surgery.

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Undergrad: Texas State University

Medical School: University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine

Favorite thing about El Paso: There’s really a lot to do in the area and everyone here is very friendly.

Hobbies/Interests: Indoor cycling, plant mom, hiking, cooking and baking

Surgical Interest: General surgery and robotics.

Hometown: Limassol, Cyprus

Medical School: University of Crete, Greece

Favorite thing about El Paso: The people.

Hobbies/Interests: Outdoor activities, swimming and working out.

Surgical Interest: Trauma, minimally invasive surgery.