Chairs and Directors
Chairs

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Subhash Chauhan, PhD
- Chair, Department of Immunology and Microbiology
- Subhash.Chauhan@utrgv.edu

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Andrew Dentino, MD, FACP, AGSF, FAPA, FAAHPM
- Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
- Andrew.Dentino@utrgv.edu

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Vijian Dhevan, MD
- Interim Chair, Department of Surgery
- (956) 296-1916
- Vijian.Dhevan@utrgv.edu

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Michael Dobbs, MD, MHCM
- Chair, Department of Neurology
- (956) 296-2006 (Edinburg)
- Michael.Dobbs@utrgv.edu

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Michael Escamilla, MD
- Chair, Department of Psychiatry
- (956) 296-1546
- Michael.Escamilla@utrgv.edu

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Pratip Mitra, MPharm, PhD
- Interim Chair, Department of Pharmacology
- (956) 296-1582
- Pratip.Mitra@utrgv.edu

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Jay Brooks Morrow, DVM, MPH
- Chair, Department of Population Health and Biostatistics
- Jay.Morrow@utrgv.edu

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Robert Nelson, MD
- Chair, Department of Pediatrics
- (956) 296-1430
- Robert.Nelson@utrgv.edu

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Tony Ogburn, MD, FACOG
- Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- (956) 296-1543
- Tony.Ogburn@utrgv.edu

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Ihsan M. Salloum, MD, MPH
- Chair, Department of Neuroscience
- Ihsan.Salloum@utrgv.edu

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Andrew Tsin, PhD
- Chair, Department of Molecular Science
- (956) 296-1705
- Andrew.Tsin@utrgv.edu

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Sarah Williams-Blangero, PhD
- Chair, Department of Human Genetics
- Sarah.Williams-Blangero@utrgv.edu

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Leonel Vela, MD, MPH
- Chair, Department of Family Medicine
- (956) 296-1534
- Leonel.Vela@utrgv.edu
Directors

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Subhash Chauhan, PhD
- Director, South Texas Center of Excellence in Cancer Research
- Subhash.Chauhan@utrgv.edu

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Ihsan M. Salloum, MD, MPH
- Director, Institute for Neuroscience
- Ihsan.Salloum@utrgv.edu

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Sarah Williams-Blangero, PhD
- Director, South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute
- Sarah.Williams-Blangero@utrgv.edu
Contact
Dean's Office
UTRGV School of Medicine
Email: AskUTRGVsom@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 296-1900