Faculty and Staff Profiles
Profiles Arranged by Department
John T. Pham, D.O.
Dean and Chief Academic Officer
E-mail: jtpham@uiwtx.edu
Earlanda L. Williams, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Director of Anatomical Science
E-mail: elwilli2@uiwtx.edu
Adam V. Ratner, M.D., F.A.C.R.
Assistant Dean of Strategic Initiatives
E-mail: ratner@uiwtx.edu
Rachel Bingham, B.S.
Director of Accreditation and Operations
E-mail: rbingham@uiwtx.edu
Sally Tobin
Senior Administrative Assistant
E-mail: atobin@uiwtx.edu
Phone: (210) 619-7065
Mary A. Bernal
Receptionist
E-mail: mabernal@uiwtx.edu
Phone: (210) 841-7261
Destinee Flores
Masters Programs Coordinator
E-mail: dmflores@uiwtx.edu
Phone: (210) 283-6375
Sylvia Garay-Martinez
Clinical and Applied Science Education Coordinator
E-mail: sgmarti4@uiwtx.edu
Phone: (210) 619-7034
See Sylvia Garay-Martinez's Full Bio
Carlos Camargo Jr., B.S.
Technology Support Specialist
E-mail: camargo@uiwtx.edu
Phone: (210) 283-6368
Robert Flores, IV
Technology Support Specialist
E-mail: roflore6@uiwtx.edu
Phone: (210) 283-6368
Douglas Warden, M.D.
Assistant Dean of Medical Education, Associate Professor
E-mail: dwarden@uiwtx.edu
Melissa Walker, D.O.
Community Engagement Lead
E-mail: mawalke1@uiwtx.edu
Asma Ali, M.B.A.
Director of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Support
E-mail: asali1@uiwtx.edu
Laura Hernandez, B.B.A.
Phase I (A) Coordinator
E-mail: lmherna5@uiwtx.edu
See Laura Hernandez's Full Bio
Edgar Cuapio, M.S.
Phase II (B) Coordinator
Frank Salazar, M.B.A.
Phase II (A) Coordinator
E-mail: fasalaza@uiwtx.edu
Sarah Lang, Ph.D., M.A.
Director of Academic Support
E-mail: slang@uiwtx.edu
Venesa G. Matthews, M.A.
Learning Specialist
E-mail: vgsanche@uiwtx.edu
See Venesa G. Matthews' Full Bio
Robert J. Miller, Ph.D.
Director of Assessment and Program Evaluation
E-mail: rjmille1@uiwtx.edu
See Robert J. Miller's Full Bio
Vineet Ravoori, B.B.A.
Data Analyst
E-mail: ravoori@uiwtx.edu
Anita Reyes
Curriculum Scheduling Coordinator
E-mail: alreyes4@uiwtx.edu
Yumi Yaguchi, MSIS, AHIP-D
Director of Library Services
E-mail: yaguchi@uiwtx.edu
Dawn Field, MSIS, AHIP
Medical Informatics Librarian
E-mail: dfield@uiwtx.edu
Marco Duenez
Library Assistant
E-mail: mduenez@uiwtx.edu
Alexias Peralta, B.A.
Library Assistant
E-mail: aperalta@uiwtx.edu
Carol S. Browne, D.O.
Chair of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Professor
E-mail: cbrowne@uiwtx.edu
Lori Kels, M.D., M.P.H.
Chair of Clinical Science Faculty
Associate Professor
E-mail: kels@uiwtx.edu
Lora Watts, Ph.D.
Chair of Applied Biomedical Science
Associate Professor
E-mail: lwatts@uiwtx.edu
Robert C. Allen, D.O., F.A.C.E.P.
Assistant Professor
CIELO Medical Director
E-mail: rcallen@uiwtx.edu
Laura L. Aten, M.Ed., Ed.D.
SIGS Facilitator
E-mail: aten@uiwtx.edu
Andriy Batchinsky, M.D.
Director of Translational Medicine
E-mail: andriy.batchinsky@uiwtx.edu
Arunabh Bhattacharya, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
E-mail: bhattach@uiwtx.edu
See Dr. Bhattacharya's Full Bio
Paula Bilica, D.O.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: bilica@uiwtx.edu
Jessica Bradley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
E-mail: jmbradle@uiwtx.edu
Blandine Bustamante-Helfrich, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor
E-mail: bhelfric@uiwtx.edu
See Dr. Bustamante-Helfrich's Full Bio
Robert Chalk
Willed Body Program Director
Coordinator of Anatomical Services
E-mail: rchalk@uiwtx.edu
Alicia Cortez, M.A.A.
Clinical Outreach and Standardized Patient Manager
E-mail: alcorte2@uiwtx.edu
Donald Currie, M.D.
Professor
E-mail: dcurrie@uiwtx.edu
Rebecca Daley, D.O.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: daley@uiwtx.edu
Ann Thyssen-Daniel, D.O.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: edaniel@uiwtx.edu
Andrea Eslava, M.D.
SIGS Facilitator
E-mail: eslava@uiwtx.edu
Roberto Fajardo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
E-mail: rfajardo@uiwtx.edu
Nicole Flores
Anatomical Services Coordinator
E-mail: nlflores@uiwtx.edu
Jaydee Foster
Clinical Research Coordinator
E-mail: jjfoster@uiwtx.edu
Amanda Galan-Davila, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: galandav@uiwtx.edu
See Dr. Galán-Davila's Full Bio
Austin Glamser, M.D.
SIGS Facilitator
E-mail: glamser@uiwtx.edu
See Dr. Austin Glamser's Full Bio
Nadia L. Gomez-Valdez, M.D., M.S.
SIGS Facilitator
E-mail: gomezval@uiwtx.edu
See Dr. Nadia Gómez-Valdez's Full Bio
Priscilla Gonzalez
CIELO Operations Manager
E-mail: psgonzal@uiwtx.edu
See Priscilla Gonzalez's Full Bio
Daniel Grosser, M.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: grosser@uiwtx.edu
Bernard Hildebrand, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.R.
Associate Professor
E-mail: bhildebr@uiwtx.edu
Richard Holt, M.D., M.P.H., D Bioethics
Professor
E-mail: gholt@uiwtx.edu
Felix Hull, M.D.
SIGS Facilitator
E-mail: fhull@uiwtx.edu
Karen Jaceldo-Siegl
Associate Professor
E-mail: jaceldos@uiwtx.edu
See Dr. Jaceldo-Siegl's Full Bio
Blaine Jacobs, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: bjacobs@uiwtx.edu
Bob Kiser, M.D., M.B.A., M.A., M.S.S., F.A.A.F.P.
Professor
E-mail: wkiser@uiwtx.edu
John LoCurto, J.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: locurto@uiwtx.edu
Michelle Lowe, D.O.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: mlowe@uiwtx.edu
Clifford Mack
CIELO Assistant
E-mail: cmack@uiwtx.edu
Raul Marin, M.D.
Associate Professor
E-mail: rmarin@uiwtx.edu
James Mayberry, M.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: jrmayber@uiwtx.edu
Abbi-Storm McCann, M.D.
SIGS Facilitator
E-mail: amccann@uiwtx.edu
Terence W. McGarvey, Ph.D.
Professor
E-mail: mcgarvey@uiwtx.edu
Rohini Mehta, M.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: rmehta@uiwtx.edu
Steve Mifflin, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research and Innovation
E-mail: mifflin@uiwtx.edu
Katherine E. Moore, Pharm.D.
SIGS Facilitator
E-mail: iltis@uiwtx.edu
Patrick Muehlberger, M.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: muehlber@uiwtx.edu
See Dr. Muehlberger's Full Bio
Scheel Nayar, D.O.
Associate Professor
E-mail: snayar@uiwtx.edu
Irina Nizamutdinova, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
E-mail: nizamutd@uiwtx.edu
See Dr. Nizamutdinova's Full Bio
Maragaret Norton, Ph.D., M.P.T.
Associate Professor
E-mail: mnorton@uiwtx.edu
Raju Panta, M.B.B.S., M.D.
Associate Professor
E-mail: rpanta@uiwtx.edu
Rachel Pittman, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: rpittman@uiwtx.edu
Joseph Pulcini, M.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: pulcinia@uiwtx.edu
Yolanda M. Rangel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
E-mail: ymrangel@uiwtx.edu
Adam V. Ratner, M.D., F.A.C.R.
Professor
E-mail: ratner@uiwtx.edu
Rene Renteria, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
E-mail: rcrenter@uiwtx.edu
Rebecca Sanchez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: rlsanche@uiwtx.edu
John Seidenfeld, M.D., F.A.C.P., M.S.H.A.
Associate Professor
E-mail: seidenfe@uiwtx.edu
Barry J. Sheridan, D.O., ABEM, USA(R)
SIGS Facilitator
E-mail: bsherida@uiwtx.edu
See Dr. Barry Sheridan's Full Bio
Robert Slater, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: rslater@uiwtx.edu
See Dr. Robert Slater's Full Bio
Linda Solis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: lgsolis1@uiwtx.edu
Aaron Soria
Clinical Skills and Health Information Specialist
E-mail: asoria@uiwtx.edu
Abbi-Storm McCann, Ph.D.
SIGS Facilitator
E-mail: amccann@uiwtx.edu
Julia Swail, N.D.
SIGS Facilitator
E-mail: jswail@uiwtx.edu
Christine Vidouria, D.O.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: vidouria@uiwtx.edu
Melissa Walker, D.O.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: mawalke1@uiwtx.edu
Julie Warden, M.D.
SIGS Facilitator
E-mail: jwarden@uiwtx.edu
Linda Baker-Webber
Willed Body Program Coordinator
E-mail: bakerweb@uiwtx.edu
See Linda Baker-Webber's Full Bio
TimMarie C. Williams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: tcwilli3@uiwtx.edu
See Dr. TimMarie Williams' Full Bio
Dominique Yang-Kim, D.O.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: yangkim@uiwtx.edu
Marissa Zajac, D.O.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: mzajac@uiwtx.edu
Mark Zuniga
Healthcare Simulation Support Specialist
E-mail: mazunig8@uiwtx.edu
Blandine Bustamante-Helfrich, M.D., M.P.H., F.C.A.P., M.E.H.P.
Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, Professor
E-mail: bhelfric@uiwtx.edu
See Dr. Bustamante-Helfrich's Full Bio
Leslie Cano, M.A.A.
Director of Professional Development
E-mail: lcano@uiwtx.edu
Maritza Lopez
Administrative Assistant/CME Coordinator
E-mail: milopez5@uiwtx.edu
David Garza, D.O.
Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs
E-mail: degarza2@uiwtx.edu
Heather Aguirre, D.O.
Clerkship Director
E-mail: haguirre@uiwtx.edu
Celeste Alvarez
Clinical Administrative Support Manager
E-mail: cealvar3@uiwtx.edu
Phone: (210) 660-6739
Leopoldo Cobos-Salinas, M.D.
Core Site Director
E-mail: lecobos@uiwtx.edu
Ryan Cruz, M.D.
Clerkship Director
E-mail: rycruz@uiwtx.edu
Georgina DeLaGarza
Clerkship Coordinator
E-mail: gmdelaga@uiwtx.edu
John Etlinger, M.D.
Clerkship Director
E-mail: etlinger@uiwtx.edu
Mark Gilger, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Assistant Dean of Clinical Education
Core Site Director
E-mail: gilger@uiwtx.edu
Yvonne Hinojosa, M.D.
Core Site Director
E-mail: yhhinojo@uiwtx.edu
Scott Leggoe, D.O.
Clerkship Director
E-mail: leggoe@uiwtx.edu
Raven McGlothin
Clerkship Coordinator
E-mail: mcglothi@uiwtx.edu
See Raven McGlothin's Full Bio
Scheel Nayar, D.O.
Clerkship Director
E-mail: snayar@uiwtx.edu
Gabriel Rodriguez, M.D.
Core Site Director
E-mail: garodri8@uiwtx.edu
Amanda Salas
Clerkship Coordinator
E-mail: amsalas2@uiwtx.edu
Natalie Slater, M.D.
Clerkship Director
E-mail: nslater@uiwtx.edu
See Dr. Natalie Slater's Full Bio
Leticia Vargas, M.D., M.B.A.
Core Site Director
E-mail: levargas@uiwtx.edu
Michael J. Mohr, D.O., M.S., FAAFP
Associate Dean of GME
E-mail: mjmohr@uiwtx.edu
Brenda Treviño
Director of GME
E-mail: brtrevi2@uiwtx.edu
Phone: (210) 283-6990
Taylor Aoughsten
Family Medicine Residency Program Coordinator – San Antonio
E-mail: aoughste@uiwtx.edu
Rafael Deliz, M.D.
Associate Professor
E-mail: rdeliz@uiwtx.edu
Manuel Estrada, M.D.
Internal Medicine Associate Program Director – San Antonio
E-mail: maestra4@uiwtx.edu
Ali Feili, M.D.
Community-Based Family Medicine Associate Program Director
E-mail: feili@uiwtx.edu
Nora Galvan
Internal Medicine Residency Coordinator - Laredo
E-mail: ngalvan@uiwtx.edu
Maria Garcia, M.D.
Family Medicine Associate Program Director - Laredo
E-mail: magarc43@uiwtx.edu
Amando Garza, M.D.
Internal Medicine Associate Program Director - Laredo
E-mail: argarza8@uiwtx.edu
Victor Gonzalez, M.D.
Psychiatry Associate Program Director
E-mail: vmgonza2@uiwtx.edu
Luis Guerrero, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Bernard Hildebrand, M.D., FACP, FACR
Internal Medicine Program Director – San Antonio
E-mail: bhildebr@uiwtx.edu
Panaj Kapadia, M.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: pkapadia@uiwtx.edu
Gilberto Garza Lozano, M.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: garzaloz@uiwtx.edu
Melissa Martin, M.D.
Family Medicine Program Director - Laredo
E-mail: mjacaman@uiwtx.edu
Grace McNutt, M.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: gmcnutt@uiwtx.edu
Soad Michelsen, M.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: michelse@uiwtx.edu
Jason Miller, D.O.
Psychiatry Program Director – San Antonio
E-mail: jcmiller@uiwtx.edu
Damaso Oliva, M.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: doliva@uiwtx.edu
David Person, M.D.
Hand Surgery Program Director
Hector Santos, M.D.
Internal Medicine Program Director - Laredo
E-mail: hsantos@uiwtx.edu
Awais Sheikh, M.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: sheikh@uiwtx.edu
Jamie Skinner
Internal Medicine Residency Program Coordinator – San Antonio
E-mail: jrskinne@uiwtx.edu
Lyndsay Stephens, D.O.
Sports Medicine Fellowship Associate Program Director – San Antonio
E-mail: lpstephe@uiwtx.edu
Bridget Thackeray, D.O.
Family Medicine Program Director – San Antonio
E-mail: thackera@uiwtx.edu
Christopher Ticknor, M.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: ticknor@uiwtx.edu
Eliot Young, M.D.
Sports Medicine Fellowship Program Director – San Antonio
E-mail: ejyoung@uiwtx.edu
Andrea Cyterski-Acosta
Associate Dean of Enrollment and External Affairs
E-mail: cyterski@uiwtx.edu
See Andrea Cyterski-Acosta's Full Bio
Allie Macom
Director of Admissions and Recruitment
E-mail: amacom@uiwtx.edu
Hazim Thomas
Director of Enrollment Services
E-mail: hothomas@uiwtx.edu
Jaylen McCollum
Admissions Recruiter
E-mail: jtmccoll@uiwtx.edu
See Jaylen McCollum's Full Bio
Marisol Salas-Rios
Admissions Recruiter
E-mail: salasrio@uiwtx.edu
LaDonna Davidson
Director of Student Affairs
E-mail: lddavids@uiwtx.edu
See LaDonna Davidson's Full Bio
Kimberly DeLaFuente
Student Affairs Coordinator
E-mail: kdlafue@uiwtx.edu
See Kimberly DeLaFuente's Full Bio
Martin Timoney, M.A., M.S.
Director of Residency Advising
E-mail: timoney@uiwtx.edu
Emma Gahan
Administrative Assistant
E-mail: gahan@uiwtx.edu
Laurel Clement, M.A., LPC
Clinical Counselor - Behavioral Health
E-mail: lclement@uiwtx.edu
Christine Harris, M.A., LPC
Clinical Counselor - Behavioral Health
E-mail: cmharri2@uiwtx.edu
Raju Panta, M.B.B.S., M.D.
Program Director
E-mail: rpanta@uiwtx.edu
Linda Solis, Ph.D.
Assistant Program Director
E-mail: lgsolis1@uiwtx.edu
Amanda Galán-Davila, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: galandav@uiwtx.edu
See Dr. Galán-Davila's Full Bio
Terence W. McGarvey, Ph.D.
Professor
E-mail: mcgarvey@uiwtx.edu
Master of Public Health
Karen Jaceldo-Siegl, DrPH
Program Director
E-mail: jaceldos@uiwtx.edu
See Dr. Jaceldo-Siegl's Full Bio
John LoCurto, J.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: locurto@uiwtx.edu
Robyn Phillips-Madson, D.O., MPH, FACOFP
Professor
E-mail: rmadson@uiwtx.edu
TimMarie C. Williams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: tcwilli3@uiwtx.edu
See Dr. TimMarie Williams' Full Bio
Destinee Flores
Coordinator - MBS/MPH
E-mail: dmflores@uiwtx.edu
Phone: (210) 283-6375
David J. Bayardo, MDiv., MATS
Director of Mission Integration, UIWSOM
E-mail: dbayardo@uiwtx.edu
Phone: (210) 283-5090