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Sonia Gallegos Padilla, MPH
Program Coordinator
2121 Pease St. 5th Floor, UTRGV General Surgery Residency Program at VBMC Harlingen, Texas 78550
Email: GeneralSurgeryVBMC@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 296-1778
Fax: (956) 296-2850

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MyERAS® Application for Residency Applicants National Resident Matching Program American Board of Surgery Valley Baptist Health System City of Harlingen Harlingen Relocation Guide Harlingen Visitors Guide South Padre Island Rio Grande Valley (Online Guide)

Faculty & Staff

 

Program Leadership

Henry Reinhart, MD, FACS

Henry Reinhart, MD, FACS
Program Director, Assistant Professor of Surgery

Email:
Henry.Reinhart@utrgv.edu

Faculty

Daniel Albo, MD, PhD, FACS

Daniel Albo, MD, PhD, FACS
Chair, Department of Surgery

Email:
Daniel.Albo@utrgv.edu

Paul Berry, MD

Paul Berry, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Email:
Paul.Berry@utrgv.edu

Daniel Bolton, MD

Daniel Bolton, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Email:
Daniel.Bolton@utrgv.edu

Alejandro J. Candil, MD

Alejandro J. Candil, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Email:
Alejandro.Candil@utrgv.edu

Christine M. Dahlhausen, MD

Christine M. Dahlhausen, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Email:
Christine.Dahlhausen@utrgv.edu

Roger Galindo, MD, FACS

Roger Galindo, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Email:
Roger.Galindo@utrgv.edu

Edward James Kruse, DO, FACS

Edward James Kruse, DO, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Email:
Edward.Kruse@utrgv.edu

Ann Boozer McCracken, MD, FACS

Ann Boozer McCracken, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Email:
Ann.McCracken@utrgv.edu

Herbert Nassour, MD

Herbert Nassour, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Email:
Herbert.Nassour@utrgv.edu

Clinical Faculty

Adam Bender-Heine, MD

Adam Bender-Heine, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology

Email:
Adam.BenderHeine@utrgv.edu

Mark Richard Bielefeld, MD

Mark Richard Bielefeld, MD
Clinical Professor

Wilfredo Crespo-Velez, MD

Wilfredo Crespo-Velez, MD
Clinical Professor

Nichole Grigg Gutierrez, MD

Nichole Grigg Gutierrez, MD
Clinical Professor

Nausheen Jamal, MD

Nausheen Jamal, MD
Chair, Department of Otolaryngology

Email:
Nausheen.Jamal@utrgv.edu

Dustin Luebbers, MD

Dustin Luebbers, MD
Clinical Professor

Michael Joel Martinez, MD

Michael Joel Martinez, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery- Bariatrics & Gastroenterology

Lofton Misick, MD

Lofton Misick, MD
Clinical Professor

John Mark Morales, MD

John Mark Morales, MD
Clinical Professor

Alberto Pena, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Alberto Pena, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Jason Phillips, MD

Jason Phillips, MD
Clinical Professor

Sandeep Samuel, MD

Sandeep Samuel, MD
Clinical Professor

Staff

Cidia Gonzalez, PA-C

Cidia Gonzalez, PA-C
Physician Assistant

Email:
Cidia.Gonzalez01@utrgv.edu

Michelle Reid, PA-C

Michelle Reid, PA-C
Physician Assistant

Email:
Michelle.Reid01@utrgv.edu

Melanie Perez, PA

Melanie Perez, PA
Physician Assistant

Tiffany Ticer, FNP-BC

Tiffany Ticer, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner

Email:
Tiffany.Ticer01@utrgv.edu
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