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Department of Health and Biomedical Sciences
Brownsville Campus: BBRHB 1.101
Edinburg Campus: EHABW 2.206
Email: healthandbiomedicalsciences@utrgv.edu
Phone: 956-882-7383 (Brownsville campus) 956-665-5905 (Edinburg campus)
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Faculty

Biomedical Science - BMED

Name

Email

Number/ Location

Dr. Saraswathy Nair

Professor
Chair

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Saras Nair

Saraswathy.nair@utrgv.edu

956-882-5108

BBRHB 1.103

Dr. Maria Castañeda

Lecturer III

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Maria Castaneda

Maria.castaneda@utrgv.edu

956-882-4191

BBRHB 1.124

Dr. Sue Anne Chew

Associate Professor

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Sue Anne Chew

Sueanne.chew@utrgv.edu

956-882-6518

BBRHB 2.112

Dr. Herminio Guajardo

Lecturer I

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Herminio Guajardo 

herminio.guajardo01@utrgv.edu

 

956-882-7383

BBHRB 1.101

Dr. Assraa Jassim

Lecturer I

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Assraa Jassim

assraa.jassim@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.150

Dr. Alexander Kazansky

Associate Professor

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Alexander Kazansky

Alexander.kazansky@utrgv.edu

956-882-5780

BBRHB 1.122

Dr. Michael Lehker

Professor (Dean)

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Michael Lehker

Michael.lehker@utrgv.edu

956-665-2626
956-882-7960

EHABW 2.230A
BBRHB 2.104

Dr. Alejandro Lopez-Juarez

Assistant Professor

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Alejandro Lopez-Juarez
alejandro.lopezjuarez1@utrgv.edu

956-882-7667

BBRHB 1.123

Dr. Lorena Lopez

Lecturer II

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Lorena Lopez

Lorena.lopez@utrgv.edu

956-882-4191

BBRHB 1.124

Dr. Hongxing Lu

Lecturer II

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Hongxing Lu

Hongxing.lu@utrgv.edu

956-882-8828

BBRHB 1.113

Dr. María Alejandra Quiñones

Lecturer I

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Maria Q

maria.quinones@utrgv.edu

956-882-7383
956-665-5905

BLHSB 1.410
ESWKH 2.202

Dr. Hugo Rodriguez

Clinical Associate Professor

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Hugo Rodriguez

Hugo.rodriguez@utrgv.edu

956-882-5046

BLHSB 1.412

Dr. Upal Roy

Associate Professor

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Upal Roy

upal.roy@utrgv.edu

956-882-5731

BBRHB 2.115

Dr. Andrea Schwarzbach

Associate Professor

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Andrea Schwarzbach

Andrea.schwarzbach@utrgv.edu

956-882-5057

BBRHB 1.121

Dr. Chun Xu

Associate Professor

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Independent Research IV as the keystone for BMED students at UTRGV

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Chun Xu

chun.xu@utrgv.edu

956-882-4193

BBRHB 1.120

Dr. Masoud Zarei

Associate Professor

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Masoud Zarei

Masoud.zarei@utrgv.edu

956-882-5027

BBRHB 2.116



Bachelor of Applied Technology - Health Services Technology

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Number/ Location

Dr. Elizabeth Adamson

Part-time Lecturer

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elizabeth.adamson@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206

Luzolo Dienda

Part-time Lecturer

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Luzolo Dienda

luzolo.dienda@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206

Mrs. Kim Garcia

Associate Chair
Senior Lecturer
Program Director

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Kim Garcia

kim.garcia@utrgv.edu

956-665-4781
956-882-7183

EHABW 2.226A
BBRHB 2.744

Ms. Melissa Gonzalez

Part-Time Lecturer

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Melissa Gonzalez

melissa.gonzalez10@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206

Mrs. Judith Guetzow

Lecturer II

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Judith Guetzow

judith.guetzow@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206

Dr. Benito Moya

Part-Time Lecturer

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Benito Moya

benito.moya@utrgv.edu

 

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206

Mr. Gabriel Pena

Part-Time Lecturer

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Gabriel Pena
gabriel.pena@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206

LuBeth Perez

Part-Time Lecturer

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lubeth.perez@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206

Esmeralda Rivera

Lecturer I

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esmeralda.rivera@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206

Abigail Rodriguez

Part-Time Lecturer

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Abigail Rodriguez

abigail.rodriguez1@utrgv.edu

 

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206

Dr. Maria Rosas-Castro

Part-Time Lecturer

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Maria Rosas-Castro

maria.rosascastro@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206

Laura Singleterry

Part-Time Lecturer

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laura.singleterry01@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206

Dr. Shad Smith

Lecturer I

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Shad Smith

shad.smith@utrgv.edu 

 

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206

Mrs. Cherity Ysquierdo

Lecturer III

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Cherity Ysquierdo

cherity.ysquierdo@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

BLHSB 2.744



Medical Laboratory Sciences

Name/ Title

Email

Number/ Location

Maria Teresa (Terry) Aguirre, MS, MT (ASCP)

Clinical Associate Professor

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Maria Aguirre

maria.aguirre@utrgv.edu

956-882-7183

BLHSB 2.744

Beverly Briones-Garcia, MSHS, MLS(ASCP)cm

Clinical Assistant Professor

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Beverly Briones

beverly.briones01@utrgv.edu

956-665-2641

EHABW 2.306

Dr. Rob Gilkerson, PhD, MB(ASCP)cm

Associate Professor

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Robert Gilkerson

robert.gilkerson@utrgv.edu

956-665-7037

ESCNE 2.352

Dr. Daniela Gill, DCLS, MSHS, MLS(ASCP)cm

Clinical Assistant Professor
Program Director

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Daniela Gill

daniela.gill01@utrgv.edu

956-665-2296 

EHABW 2.206A

Patricia Longoria, MSHS, MLS(ASCP)cm

Clinical Assistant Professor

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Patricia Longoria

patricia.longoria@utrgv.edu

956-665-2289

EHABW 2.310

Santhosh  Mathew, MS, MLS(ASCP)cm

Part-Time Lecturer

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santhosh.mathew@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206

Virginia  Miller, MSHS, MLS(ASCP)cm

Clinical Assistant Professor

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Virginia Millervirginia.miller01@utrgv.edu

956-665-2289

EHABW 2.310

Cristal Villarreal, MBA, MLS(ASCP)cm, SH(ASCP)cm

Clinical Assistant Professor

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Cristal Villarreal

cristal.villarreal01@utrgv.edu

956-665-7319

EHABW 2.312

Karina Camano Villegas, RN BSN, MSHS, MLS(ASCP)cm

Part-Time Lecturer

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Karina Camano Villegas

karina.camano01@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206



BS in Nutritional Sciences

Name/ Title

Email

Number/ Location

Dr. Jameela Banu

Associate Professor

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Jameela Banu

jameela.banu @utrgv.edu

956-665-3222

EHABW 2.102C

Ms. Norma Beardwood

Clinical Associate Professor

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norma beardwood

norma.beardwoodroper @utrgv.edu

956-665-352

EHABW 2.226

Laura Garza

Part-Time Lecturer

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Laura Garza

laura.garza17@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206

Elizabeth Palacios

Part-Time Lecturer

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Elizabeth Palacios

elizabeth.palacios01@utrgv.edu

 

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206

Cordelia Rasa

Part-Time Lecturer

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cordelia.rasa@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EREBL 1.400.02

Robert Salazar

Part-Time Lecturer

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Mr. Salazar robert.salazar01@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206

Lisa Salinas, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

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Lisa Salinsa

lisa.salinas@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.102B

Laura Villarreal

Part-Time Lecturer

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Laura Villarreal

laurazelda.villarreal@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206



MS in Dietetics

Name/ Title

Email

Number/ Location

Chelsea Alamilla

Clinical Assistant Professor

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Chelsea Alamilla

chelsea.alamilla@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.102B

Esperanza Garza

Clinical Assistant Professor  

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Esperanza Garza

esperanza.garza@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.102A

Mrs. Rachel Villarreal

Clinical Associate Professor
Program Director for MS in
Dietetics 
Program Coordinator 
for BS in Nutritional Science

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Rachel Villarreal

rachel.villarreal@utrgv.edu

956-665-3221  

EHABW 2.102


MS in Health Science

Name/ Title

Email

Number/ Location

William Adams

Part-Time Lecturer

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Bill Adams

william.adams1@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206

Dr. Tracia Forman

Assistant Professor

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Tracia

tracia.forman@utrgv.edu

956-882-7162

BLHSB 2.724

Dr. Suad Ghaddar

Assistant Professor

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Suad Ghaddar

suad.ghaddar@utrgv.edu

956-665-7937

EHABW 2.150

Corey Hawes

Clinical Assistant Professor

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Corey Hawes

corey.hawes@utrgv.edu

956-665-5269

EHABW 2.206

Dr. Ava Miller

Lecturer II

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Ava Miller
ava.miller@utrgv.edu

956-882-5086

BLHSB 2.722

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