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Department of Health & Biomedical Sciences College of Health Professions

Faculty

**Biomedical Science - BMED**
Name	Email	Number/ Location
Dr. Saraswathy Nair Department Chair Associate Professor Dr. Nair's CV Dr. Nair's faculty profile	Saraswathy.nair@utrgv.edu	956-882-5108 BBRHB 1.103
Dr. Maria Castañeda Lecturer III Dr. Castañeda's CV Dr. Castañeda's faculty profile	Maria.castaneda@utrgv.edu	956-882-4191 BBRHB 1.124
Dr. Sue Anne Chew Associate Professor Dr. Chew's CV Dr. Chew's faculty profile	Sueanne.chew@utrgv.edu	956-882-6518 BBRHB 2.112
Dr. Assraa Jassim Lecturer I Dr. Assraa Jassim's faculty profile	assraa.jassim@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.150
Dr. Alexander Kazansky Associate Professor Dr. Kazansky's CV Dr. Kazansky's faculty profile	Alexander.kazansky@utrgv.edu	956-882-5780 BBRHB 1.122
Dr. Michael Lehker Professor (Dean) Dr. Lehker's faculty profile	Michael.lehker@utrgv.edu	956-665-2626 956-882-7960 EHABW 2.230A BBRHB 2.104
Dr. Alejandro Lopez-Juarez Assistant Professor Dr. Lopez-Juarez's faculty profile	alejandro.lopezjuarez1@utrgv.edu	956-882-7667 BBRHB 1.123
Dr. Lorena Lopez Lecturer II Dr. Lopez's CV Dr. Lopez's faculty profile	Lorena.lopez@utrgv.edu	956-882-4191 BBRHB 1.124
Dr. Hongxing Lu Lecturer I Dr. Lu's CV Dr. Lu's faculty profile	Hongxing.lu@utrgv.edu	956-882-8828 BBRHB 1.113
Dr. Hugo Rodriguez Clinical Associate Professor Dr. Rodriguez's CV Dr. Rodriguez's faculty profile	Hugo.rodriguez@utrgv.edu	956-882-5046 BLHSB 1.412
Dr. Upal Roy Assistant Professor Dr. Roy's Research Interests Dr. Roy's faculty profile	upal.roy@utrgv.edu	956-882-5731 BBRHB 2.115
Dr. Andrea Schwarzbach Associate Professor Dr. Schwarzbach's faculty profile	Andrea.schwarzbach@utrgv.edu	956-882-5057 BBRHB 1.121
Dr. Erich Wittmer Lecturer I Dr. Wittmer's CV Dr. Wittmer's faculty profile	erich.wittmer@utrgv.edu	BLHSB 1.410 956-882-7156
Dr. Chun Xu Associate Professor Dr. Xu's CV Independent Research IV as the keystone for BMED students at UTRGV Dr. Xu's faculty profile	chun.xu@utrgv.edu	956-882-4193 BBRHB 1.120
Dr. Masoud Zarei Associate Professor Dr. Zarei's CV Dr. Zarei's faculty profile	Masoud.zarei@utrgv.edu	956-882-5027 BBRHB 2.116

**Biomedical Science – Bachelor of Applied Technology**
Name/ Title	Email	Number/ Location
Dr. Elizabeth Adamson Part-time Lecturer Dr. Adamson's faculty profile	elizabeth.adamson@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Mrs. Kim Garcia Associate Chair Senior Lecturer Program Director Mrs. Garcia's CV Mrs. Garcia's faculty profile	kim.garcia@utrgv.edu	956-665-4781 956-882-7183 EHABW 2.226A BBRHB 2.744
Ms. Melissa Gonzalez Part-Time Lecturer Ms. Gonzalez's CV Ms. Gonzalez's faculty profile	melissa.gonzalez10@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Mrs. Judith Guetzow Lecturer II Mrs. Guetzow's faculty profile	judith.guetzow@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Mr. Gabriel Pena Part-Time Lecturer Mr. Pena's faculty profile	gabriel.pena@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
LuBeth Perez Part-Time Lecturer Ms. Perez's faculty profile	lubeth.perez@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Esmeralda Rivera Lecturer I Ms. Rivera's faculty profile	esmeralda.rivera@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Ms. Maria Rosas-Castro Part-Time Lecturer Ms. Rosas-Castro's faculty profile	maria.rosascastro@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Laura Singleterry Part-Time Lecturer Ms. Singleterry-Castro's faculty profile	laura.singleterry01@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Mrs. Cherity Ysquierdo Lecturer III Ms. Ysquierdo's faculty profile	cherity.ysquierdo@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 BLHSB 2.744

**Medical Laboratory Sciences**
Name/ Title	Email	Number/ Location
Mrs. Maria Aguirre Clinical Associate Professor Ms. Aguirre's CV Ms. Aguirre's faculty profile	maria.aguirre@utrgv.edu	956-882-7183 BLHSB 2.744
Mrs. Beverly Briones-Garcia Clinical Assistant Professor Ms. Briones's faculty profile	beverly.briones01@utrgv.edu	956-665-2641 EHABW 2.306
Dr. Rob Gilkerson Associate Professor Dr. Gilkerson's faculty profile	robert.gilkerson@utrgv.edu	956-665-7037 ESCNE 2.352
Mrs. Daniela Gill Clinical Assistant Professor Program Director Mrs. Daniela Gill	daniela.gill01@utrgv.edu	956-665-2296 EHABW 2.206A
Mathew Santhosh Part-Time Lecturer Mr. Santhosh's faculty profile	santhosh.mathew@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Virginia Miller Clinical Assistant Professor Mr. Miller's faculty profile	virginia.miller01@utrgv.edu	956-665-2289 EHABW 2.310
Ms. Cristal Villarreal Clinical Assistant Professor Ms. Cristal Villarreal's faculty profile	cristal.villarreal01@utrgv.edu	956-665-7319 EHABW 2.312
Karina Camano Villegas Part-Time Lecturer Ms. Karina Camano Villegas's faculty profile	karina.camano01@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206

**BS in Nutritional Sciences**
Name/ Title	Email	Number/ Location
Dr. Jameela Banu Associate Professor / Program Director Dr. Banu's CV Dr. Banu's faculty profile	jameela.banu @utrgv.edu	956-665-3222 EHABW 2.102C
Ms. Norma Beardwood Clinical Associate Professor Ms. Beardwood's CV Ms. Beardwood's faculty profile	norma.beardwoodroper @utrgv.edu	956-665-352 EHABW 2.226
Cordelia Rasa Part-Time Lecturer Ms. Rasa's faculty profile	cordelia.rasa@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EREBL 1.400.02
Robert Salazar Part-Time Lecturer Mr. Salazar's faculty profile	robert.salazar01@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Lisa Salinas, Ph.D. Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Salinas's faculty profile	lisa.salinas@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Laura Villarreal Part-Time Lecturer Ms. Villareal's faculty profile	laurazelda.villarreal@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206

**MS in Dietetics**
Name/ Title	Email	Number/ Location
Chelsea Alamilla Clinical Assistant Professor Ms. Chelsea Alamilla's CV Ms. Alamilla's faculty profile	chelsea.alamilla@utrgv.edu	956-665-5269 EHABW 2.206
Mrs. Rachel Villarreal Clinical Associate Professor Program Director for MS in Dietetics Ms. Rachel Villarreal's CV Ms. Rachel Villarreal's faculty profile	rachel.villarreal@utrgv.edu	956-665-3221 EHABW 2.102

**MS in Health Science**
Name/ Title	Email	Number/ Location
Dr. Tracia Forman Assistant Professor Dr. Forman's faculty profile	tracia.forman@utrgv.edu	956-882-7162 BLHSB 2.724
Dr. Suad Ghaddar Assistant Professor Dr. Ghaddar's CV Dr. Ghaddar's faculty profile	suad.ghaddar@utrgv.edu	956-665-7937 EHABW 2.150
Dr. Ava Miller Lecturer II Dr. Miller's faculty profile	ava.miller@utrgv.edu	956-882-5086 BLHSB 2.722