Chairs and Directors
Chairs

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Daniel Albo, MD
- Chair, Department of Surgery
- (956) 296-1449
- Daniel.Albo@utrgv.edu

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Chelsea Chang, MD
- Interim Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
- Chelsea.Chang@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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Sambandam Elango, MD
- Chair, Department of Medical Education
- (956) 296-1954
- Sambandam.Elango@utrgv.edu

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Jimmy G. Gonzales, MD, CAQSM
- Interim Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine
- Jimmy.Gonzales@utrgv.edu

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Nausheen Jamal, MD
- Founding Chair, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
- (956) 296-1426
- Nausheen.Jamal@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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Michael Sander, MD
- Founding Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
- (956) 296-2821
- Michael.Sander@utrgv.edu

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Leonel Vela, MD, MPH
- Chair, Department of Population Health and Biostatistics
- (956) 296-1534
- Leonel.Vela@utrgv.edu

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Sarah Williams-Blangero, PhD
- Chair, Department of Human Genetics; Interim Chair, Department of Immunology and Microbiology
- Sarah.Williams-Blangero@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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Gladys E. Maestre, MD, PhD
- Director, Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research
- Gladys.Maestre@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