Faculty & Staff
Psychiatry Faculty

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Lubnaa Abdullah, PsyD, ABPP, HSP
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
- Lubnaa.Abdullah@utrgv.edu

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Alcides Amador, MD
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, TCHATT Medical Director
- Alcides.Amador01@utrgv.edu

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Mercy Azeke, EdD
- Assistant Professor
- Mercy.Azeke@utrgv.edu

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Diana Chapa, MD
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Diana.Chapa@utrgv.edu

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Dernay Coley Torres, LCSW-S
- SOM Instructor
- Dernay.Coley@utrgv.edu

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Cynthia Garza, PsyD
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Cynthia.Garza1@utrgv.edu

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Karl Goodkin, MD, PhD, DLFAPA, FACPsych, FRSM
- Professor of Psychiatry, Department Chair
- Karl.Goodkin@utrgv.edu

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Alfonso Mercado, PhD
- Associate Professor
- Alfonso.Mercado@utrgv.edu

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Rebecca Resendiz Rodriguez, PsyD
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Rebecca.Resendizrodriguez@utrgv.edu

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Ihsan Salloum, MD
- Professor, Interim Psychiatry Residency Program Director
- Ihsan.Salloum@utrgv.edu
Psychiatry Staff

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Elizabeth Alvarez , CMA
- Medical Assistant
- Elizabeth.Alvarez@utrgv.edu

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Alma Castañeda, PhD
- Behavioral Health Consultant
- Alma.Castaneda@utrgv.edu

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Rebeca Castillo-Moran, MHPS, AWS
- Peer Support Specialist
- Rebeca.Castillomoran01@utrgv.edu

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Kelsey Finke, MD
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
- kelsey.finke@utrgv.edu

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Thelma Fitzgerald
- Nurse Practitioner
- Thelma.Fitzgerald01@utrgv.edu

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Maritza Fuentes
- TCHATT School Liaison
- Maritza.Fuentes@utrgv.edu

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Catherine Hernandez
- Research Associate I
- Catherine.t.Hernandez01@utrgv.edu

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Johanna Nardini, MD
- POI SOM Community Faculty
- johanna.nardini@utrgv.edu

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Cruselva Peña, MPH
- TCHATT Program Manager
- Cruselva.Pena01@utrgv.edu

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Jessica Salinas , PHDc, MBA
- Department Administrator
- Jessica.Salinas05@utrgv.edu

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Alma Solis
- Assistant to the Clinical Chair
- alma.solis@utrgv.edu

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Sason Tavakoli-Sabour, DO
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
- sason.tavakolisabour@utrgv.edu

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Ivette Torres, BA, CCRP
- GME Residency Program Coordinator
- Ivette.Torres@utrgv.edu
Department Chair

Karl Goodkin, MD, PhD, DLFAPA, FACPsych, FRSM
Contact
Karl Goodkin, MD, PhD, DLFAPA, FACPsych, FRSM
Psychiatry Department Chair
SOM Professor of Psychiatry
Karl.Goodkin@utrgv.edu