THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO
COMMENCEMENT CLASS OF 2021
SATURDAY, MAY TWENTY SECOND, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE 10:00 AM SAN ANTONIO ALAMODOME Commencement Program OUR MISSION
The mission of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is to make lives better through excellence in education, research, health care and community engagement.
Strategies for achieving this mission are:
• Educating a diverse student body to become excellent health care providers and scientists. • Engaging in research to understand health and disease. • Commercializing discoveries, as appropriate, to benefit the public. • Providing compassionate and culturally proficient health care. • Engaging our community to improve health. • Influencing thoughtful advances in health policy.
OUR PURPOSE
The purpose of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is to provide the best in health careers education, biomedical research, patient care and community service to San Antonio and the South Texas/Border Region. Through undergraduate, graduate and postrgraduate programs, the faculty is committed to educating health professionals who will provide excellent patient care and research that can be applied to treat and prevent disease.
1 THE ORDER OF EXERCISES
Processional The audience is asked to remain seated for the procession. Additionally, guests are requested to please silence all cell phones for the duration of the ceremony.
Presiding William L. Henrich, M.D., MACP President The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Greetings Jacqueline Lee Mok, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs
Congratulatory Remarks President William L. Henrich
Introduction of Speaker President William L. Henrich
Commencement Address John M. Quiñones ABC News Veteran; Creator and Host of What Would You Do?
Conferring of Degrees President William L. Henrich
James C. “Rad” Weaver Vice Chairman The University of Texas System Board of Regents
Patrick O. Ojeaga, II, M.D. Student Regent The University of Texas System Board of Regents
Presentation of the Graduates Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences David S. Weiss, Ph.D. Dean
2 Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Robert Hromas, M.D., FACP Dean
Hippocratic Oath
School of Dentistry Peter M. Loomer, B.Sc., D.D.S., Ph.D., MRCD(C), FACD Dean
The Dentist’s Pledge Dental Hygiene Oath
School of Nursing Eileen T. Breslin, Ph.D., RN, FAAN Dean
School of Health Professions David C. Shelledy, Ph.D., RRT, FAARC, FASAHP Dean
Closing Remarks President William L. Henrich Recessional As a courtesy to the graduating class, guests are requested to please refrain from leaving until after the platform party and faculty recessional.
3 ACADEMIC CEREMONY AND REGALIA
Commencement ceremonies are grounded in ancient religious, educational and civic rituals. Today’s ceremony begins with a grand procession led by the Marshal, followed by the President, Dean, Dignitaries, Assistant Marshals, Faculty and Graduates. Inspiring to observe, the procession demonstrates unity and collegiality among health care professionals while highlighting their distinctiveness with symbols of robe, cap, tassel, hood and cord.
The University Mace The Marshal leads the academic procession carrying the president’s academic mace, a polished brass scepter that rep- resents The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s authority to educate students and grant de- grees. The mace is decorated with the university seal and the caduceus, an ancient depiction of two snakes wrapped around a winged staff, sometimes used as a symbol of the medical profession. The Academic Regalia The contemporary tradition of wearing academic regalia for university ceremonies dates to the 11th and 12th centuries, when the great European universities were being established. At that time, students organized themselves into guilds, or associations, called universitates. Members of the universitate wore distinctive gowns to identify their group and differentiate between apprentices and masters. A “bachelor” was a man who assisted another and was usually an apprentice within the guild. A “master” was recognized by guild superiors as having reached a high level of expertise and was licensed to practice and teach as a full-fledged guild member. The Robe During the medieval period, men and women alike wore long robes as everyday clothing. The simplicity or elegance of the individual’s robe identified them as peasants, clergy, students or royalty. To some extent, similar distinctions are made in today’s academic regalia. For example, the bachelor’s robe is simply designed with long pointed sleeves. It is said that the sleeves were originally used by the student, or apprentice, to carry scrolls on which their lessons were written. The master’s robe is similar in style, but the long, oblong sleeves are closed. The doctor’s robe is the most elaborate, with a long, flowing body, velvet trim on the front, and large bell-shaped sleeves with three velvet bars. Typically, academic robes are made of black fabric, but some universities have respectfully adopted other colors for doctoral gowns. The Hood The hood is a symbol of achievement — the means by which the degree and the college awarding the degree are readily recognized. The size and shape emphasize the degree level — the Doctor being the largest, followed by the Master and the Bachelor. The colors in the satin lining are those approved and authorized by the college or university conferring the degree. The colors for The University of Texas graduate are orange and white…the color of the velvet border and robe and sleeve, if any, indicates the degree earned (dark blue for Philosophy, light blue for Education, gold for Science).
Degrees and Colors
Arts ...... White Dentistry ...... Lilac Education ...... Light Blue Fine Arts ...... Brown Health Professions...... Turquoise Law ...... Purple Library Science ...... Lemon Medicine ...... Kelly Green Nursing ...... Apricot Pharmacy ...... Olive Green Philosopy ...... Dark Blue Public Health ...... Salmon Pink Science ...... Gold Veterinary Science ...... Gray
4 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
David S. Weiss, Ph.D. Dean
Nicquet Blake, Ph.D. Senior Associate Dean for Admission and Student Affairs
Timothy D. Raabe, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
José E. Cavazos, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Dean for the M.D./Ph.D. Program Graduate Programs in Biomedical Sciences Doctoral Programs Integrated Biomedical Sciences Renee Yew, Ph.D. Chair on Committee on Graduate Studies
Michael Berton, Ph.D. Program Director
Radiological Sciences Jessica Nute, Ph.D. Chair of Committee on Graduate Studies
Andrew Sampson, Ph.D. Program Director
Doctorate in Medical Physics Neil Kirby, Ph.D. Chair of Committee on Graduate Studies
Niko Papanikolaou, Ph.D. Program Director Master of Science Programs
Cell Systems and Anatomy Erzsebet Kokovay, Ph.D. Chair of Committee on Graduate Studies
Christi A. Walter, Ph.D. Department Chair and Program Director
Clinical Investigation and Translational Science Helen Hazuda, Ph.D. Chair of Committee on Graduate Studies and Program Director
Immunology and Infection Peter Dube, Ph.D. Chair of Committee on Graduate Studies and Program Director 5 Medical Health Physics Jessica Nute, Ph.D. Chair of Committee on Graduate Studies
Andrew Sampson, Ph.D. Program Director
Personalized Molecular Medicine Renee Yew, Ph.D. Chair of Committee on Graduate Studies and Program Director
Thomas Boyer, Ph.D. Co-Program Director Graduate Certificate Programs
Cancer Prevention Michael Wargovich, Ph.D. Program Director
Pre-Professional Ramaswamy Sharma, Ph.D. Program Director
Graduate Program in Health Professions
David Shelledy, Ph.D., RRT, FAARC, FASAHP Dean and Program Director, ad interim School of Health Professions
George Kudolo, Ph.D., CPC, FAIC, FAACC Chair of Committee on Graduate Studies Graduate Program in Nursing Science Eileen T. Breslin, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN Dean School of Nursing Sara L. Gill, Ph.D., RN, IBCLC, FAAN Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Kathryn A. Parke, D.N.P., PNP Chair of Committee on Graduate Studies
Kyungeh An, Ph.D., RN, FAHA Program Director
Graduate Program in Dentistry Peter M. Loomer, B.Sc., D.D.S., Ph.D., MRCD(C), FACD Dean School of Dentistry Dental Hygiene Melanie Taverna, M.S., RDH Chair of Committee on Graduate Studies and Program Director
6 Dental Science Suman Challa, B.D.S., M.S.P.H. Chair of Committee on Graduate Studies and Program Director
Advanced Education in General Dentistry Track Ahmed Sabbah, D.D.S.. Ph.D. Track Leader
Endodontics Track Nikita Ruparel, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Track Leader
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Track Hassem Geha, D.D.S., M.D.S. Track Leader
Orthodontics Track Ravikumar Anthony, D.D.S., M.S. Track Leader
Pediatric Dentistry Track Maria-Jose Cervantes D.D.S., M.S. Track Leader
Periodontics Track Brian Mealey, D.D.S., M.S. Track Leader
Prosthodontics Track Robert M. Taft, D.D.S., FACP Track Leader Joint Program in Biomedical Engineering with The University of Texas at San Antonio
Jean Jiang, Ph.D. Chair of Committee on Graduate Studies The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Amina Qutub, Ph.D. Associate Professor Program Director The University of Texas at San Antonio
7 Joint Program in Translational Science with The University of Texas at San Antonio, and The University of Texas at Austin
Christopher R. Frei, Pharm. D. Chair of Committee on Graduate Studies and Program Director Graduate Certificate Programs Translational Science Young-Hee Chun, D.D.S., Ph.D. Program Director
Collaborative Program in Pharmacy with The University of Texas at Austin
Samuel H. Poloyac, Pharm. D., Ph.D. Dean, College of Pharmacy The University of Texas at Austin
8 DOCTORAL DEGREE Nursing Science DECEMBER 2020 GRADUATES Shanna Renee Fraser “It’s different when your prosthesis is a bag”: Experiences of per- Doctor of Philosophy sons living with an intestinal ostomy, a photo elicitation study Isabel Calderon Martinez * Integrated Biomedical Sciences Exploring Demands Faced by Today’s Nurse Leaders
Melodi Ann Bowman Radiological Sciences Neuroscience Discipline Investigating the role of uptake-2 mechanisms in monoamine Holly Marie Parenica * neurotransmission: Implications for the treatment of depression Medical Physics, Therapy Track Clinical Implementation of Monte Carlo Modeling of the Elekta Sergio Cepeda Versa HD with the Agility Collimator Head Molecular Immunology & Microbiology Discipline Age-Associated Thymic B cell Dysfunction Results in a Loss of Translational Science Tolerogenic Potential Rosalie Patricia Aguilar Danielle Santana Coelho New Media Messaging and Advocacy for Promoting Equity in Neuroscience Discipline Latino Children’s Health Investigating the Pathophysiology of Maternal Inflammation-In- duced Autistic-Like Phenotype: From Rodents to Primates Kristina Andrijauskaite * Novel Role of Natural and Synthetic Glucocorticoids in Breast Allison Katherine Hester and Colon Cancer Molecular Immunology & Microbiology Discipline Redox Regulation of Age-Associated Thymus Dysfunction CANDIDATES FOR THE DOCTORAL DEGREES Shruti Mishra MAY 2021 Molecular Immunology & Microbiology Discipline TGF-ß and Eomes-Dependent Control of CD8+ Regulatory T Doctor of Philosophy Cells Biomedical Engineering Miryam Marta Pando Neuroscience Discipline Shengwen Deng Regulation of Peripheral Kappa Opioid Receptor – Mediated BOLD Indices of Neurovascular Coupling: Physiological Antinociception Validations and Clinical Applications Angelica Maria Salinas Neuroscience Discipline Integrated Biomedical Sciences The roles of noradrenergic and cholinergic signaling in vigi- lance-dependent astrocyte calcium dynamics in the primary visual Hamad Hazzaa Alanazi cortex Molecular Immunology & Microbiology Discipline Innate Sensing of Aeroallergen-Associated Immunogenic RNA Breeanne Marie Soteros Modulates Type 2 Lung Inflammation Neuroscience Discipline Defenders of the synapse: the sushi protein SRPX2 protects synaps- es from complement-mediated elimination in the CNS
*Degree conferred August 2020
9 John-Paul Rowland Andersen Manpreet Kaur Semwal Physiology & Pharmacology Molecular Immunology & Microbiology Discipline Pathological Cardiolipin Remodeling through ALCAT-1 is Redox regulation of autophagy in thymic epithelial cells and Responsible for Mitochondrial Dysfunction Associated with central T cell tolerance Telomere Attrition Alisha Marie Smith Laura Evangeline Avena Molecular Immunology & Microbiology Discipline Cell Biology, Genetics, & Molecular Medicine Discipline Aeroallergen Challenge Studies Elucidate Maladaptive Characterizing Sudan Virus Evolution: Insights into Mechanisms of Allergic Airway Diseases Population Diversity and Inter-Genomic Relationships Nursing Science Paul Adrian Beckmann Cell Biology, Genetics, & Molecular Medicine Discipline Allison Diane Crawford Pathogenic tau drives neuronal death by mimicking epithelial to The Experiences of Latina Mothers Impacted by Incarceration mesenchymal transition in neurons Darlene Rachel Deters Cassidy Caitlyn Daw Feasibility of Respiratory Function Home Monitoring for Patients Molecular Immunology & Microbiology Discipline with Myasthenia Gravis The Role of Lactate as an Endogenous Ligand for Intracellular Magnesium Release and Mitochondrial Magnesium Channel Jasmine Ruth Graw Activation to Integrate Cellular Metabolism Care episode experiences of parents of children with asthma
Angela Olson Dorigatti Gabriela Zaragoza Biology of Aging Discipline The Latino Caregiving Experience Along the Trajectory of Tau-induced Astrocyte Senescence in Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia
Jonathan Dorigatti Radiological Sciences Biology of Aging Discipline Age Specific Effects of Beta Guanidinopropionic Acid on Noah Elliott Bice Healthspan and its Potential as an Aging Therapeutic Medical Physics, Therapy Track Latent Space Arc Therapy Optimization Abdulhafiz Danjuma Imam Aliagan Cell Biology, Genetics, & Molecular Medicine Discipline Jacob Ryan Rembish Role of the inner mitochondrial membrane protein (Mic60) Medical Physics, Therapy Track regulation in Parkinson’s Disease pathogenesis Automating Medical Physics Quality Assurance Tasks in Radiation Oncology Meena Kusi Cell Biology, Genetics, & Molecular Medicine Discipline Translational Science 2-Hydroxyglutarate reversibly destabilize epigenome and potentiates cell fate plasticity to promote non-genetic breast tumor Jose Felix Restrepo Suarez heterogeneity Frequency of chest pain and angina pectoris and its role as predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in Ryan Michael Reyes Rheumatoid arthritis Molecular Immunology & Microbiology Discipline Microenvironment-specific immunity alters anti-programmed Juan Jose Toro death ligand 1 and interleukin-2 receptor-targeted Prevention of oral mucositis in multiple myeloma patients immunotherapy responses in bladder cancer treated with melphalan and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
10 Doctor of Medical Physics CANDIDATES FOR THE DOCTORAL DEGREE Killian Matthew Fischer AUGUST 2021 New process for stereotactic planning and treatment involving cerebral arteriovenous malformations Nursing Science
Doctor of Pharmacy Bassma Ibrahim Brnawi * Leticia Ybarra * Devon Ray Alarcon Arash Asadollahi MASTERS DEGREE Sarah Morgan Bandy Neha Arvind Betrabet DECEMBER 2020 Tanner West Bostick GRADUATES Alexander Michael Bui Aaron Michael Carabajal-Johnson Master of Science Krista Jeter Chance Mina Pham Chau Cell Systems and Anatomy Jillian Kelsey Contreras Rose Alexandria Denzer Jasmine Marie De Mange Catherine Paola Diaz Dominguez Anatomical Sciences Track Alyssa Claire Eaves A Cadaveric Study of the Branching Patterns and Variations of Kallie Joan Erickson the Radial Artery Rachel Margaret Felger Kelsie Ellis Friedson Immunology and Infection Eduardo Garcia Heather Bao Han Hoang Rolando Treviño Jr. Christina Faith Lao Israel Identification of Novel Antischistosomal Drugs Kayla Marie Kotara Rachael Kimberly Lai Integrated Biomedical Sciences Clayton Lawson Lambert Sajidah Zaman Marwat-Khan Ivan Xavier Albino Flores Marisol Jovita Matta Molecular Immunology & Microbiology Discipline Brian D Nibbelink Characterization of Mechanisms of Resistance to Altertoxin II Megan Ann Nicholson (ATXII) in Pediatric Sarcome Cell Lines Gabriela Araceli Ortiz Riya Yogesh Patel Ediel Saenz Jr. CANDIDATES FOR THE Saloni Singal MASTERS DEGREE Atinder Singh MAY 2021 Jonathan Alexis Solis Kelsey Amanda Strey Master of Science Alexandrea Anh Thai Jennifer Su-Gyeong Um Cell Systems and Anatomy Michelle Nicole Vargas Abraham Edel Villagomez Megan Y-Nhi Vu Cassandra L. Giner Anatomical Sciences Track A Cadaveric Study of the Otic Ganglion * Sigma Theta Tau
11 Micheal Milad Saber Habeab Allison Bossenberger Samo Anatomical Sciences Track Moral distress of Dental Hygienists During the SARS- A cadaveric study on the variation in the branching pattern of CoV-2, COVID-19 Pandemic the abdominal aorta Dental Science Erin Kathleen Kraus Anatomical Sciences Track Laith Mohamad Khair Abu Qdais An Integrated Three-dimensional (3D) Model of the Larynx, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Track Pharynx, and Skull for Anatomy Education Image quality considerations for the use of high resolution modalities CBCT paired with advanced image analysis Morgan Raye Parker modalities Anatomical Sciences Track Integration of Ultrasound into Anatomy Education Fahad Saleh Aljamal Orthodontics Track Ivan Peter Rubalcava Change in prescription behavior/patterns among dental residents Anatomical Sciences Track at UTHSCSA, School of Dentistry, after the educational A cadaveric study on the origin of the Uterine and Obturator symposium arteries Hunter Tynyn Allen Darah Ave Scruggs Periodontics Track Anatomical Sciences Track Long-Term Preservation of Ridge Dimension Following Tooth Regulation of Adiponectin Receptor 2 Expression and Function in Extraction and Ridge Preservation: A Randomized Controlled the Liver Trial of Healing at 4-Month and 12-Month Healing Time Points Germain Arthur Singa-Craddock Anatomical Sciences Track Amber Ather The Identification of Novel Chronic Inflammation Markers in Endodontics Track Adipose Tissue of Obese Subjects Anti-inflammatory and Pro-mineralization effect of Dexamethasone in Vital Pulp Therapies: An Ex Vivo study Clinical Investigation and Translational Science Kaveh Azarnoush * Prosthodontics Track Christine Onyekachuku Ibilibor Shade comparison of Amann Girrbach’s Fx multilayered vs RNA Sequencing in a penile cancer cohort: an investigation Gen-x multilayered monolithic restorations using both visual and of biomarkers of cisplatin resistance and potential spectrophotometer techniques therapeutic drug targets Aaron William Barto Prosthodontics Track Qi Yan Repair of resin-veneered polyetheretherketone following veneer Association of Frailty and the Expanded Operative Stress Score fracture with Complications, Failure to Rescue and Mortality in Males Compared to Females Clara Gladys Bergeron Prosthodontics Track Dental Hygiene Development of a Low-Shrinking, Hydrophobic, Degradation- Resistant, Antimicrobial Dental Composite using a Fluorinated Veronica Loera Ledesma Acrylic and an Oxirane Texas are we ready? What can we learn from Arizona?
*Degree conferred Februrary 2021
12 Jayakumar Jayaraman Ryushiro Sugita Pediatric Dentistry Track Periodontics Track Age estimation based on the stage of tooth formation: Translation of a novel mineral-organic implant-bone adhesive Development and validation of reference standards in children of into patient care Hispanic origin in Texas Michael Patrick Vieth Spencer John Marsh Periodontics Track Orthodontics Track The Effect of Intravenous Dexamethasone on Post-operative Pain Comparison of the in-vitro Cytotoxicity of Following Periodontal Flap Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Three Different Multilayer Thermoplastic Clear Investigation of Short-Term Patient Response Aligner Materials Immunology and Infection Amanda Blair Morris Periodontics Track Cristel Alexandria Allen Basement Membrane Proteins Ameloblastin and Understanding the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on mitochondrial Odontogenic Ameloblast Associated Protein in Periodontal function and its implication on cardiac function Health and Periodontitis Kathleen Nicole Clarke Mayank Pahadia The contribution of Plasmodium falciparum anti-merozoite Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Track surface protein 1 antibody characteristics to affinity and TM Effect of CALM (Correction Algorithm for Latent function Movement) on Cone Beam Computed Tomography Image Quality Desirée Shea Denman Effects of caffeine on hyperoxia-exposed resident lung Marilena Parodi Lainez mesenchymal stem/stromal cells Orthodontics Track Long term impact of an educational symposium on prescription Alia Elkhalili behaviors among dental residents Role of Coagulation in Viral Infections and Mechanical Ventilation Biraj Patel Endodontics Track Natalie Catherine Jarvis Endogenous Peripheral Pain Regulatory Systems in Orofacial Functions of NR4A nuclear receptors in human Pain Patients macrophages and the pulmonary milieu components that drive their expression Komal Patel Orthodontics Track Alexander Dale Martin Assessing varying clinical crown heights of the maxillary first Role of an e1F4E-binding protein in Regulating Filamentation premolar and its influence on orthodontists and laypeople in smile and Other Virulence-Related Properties in Candida albicans perception Personalized Molecular Medicine Camila Pacheco Pereira Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Track Nathaniel Levi Alvarez Trends in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Career: A Survey Course Based Track Circulating Tumor Cells and Macrophage-Tumor Fusion Cells: Fnu Sonam The seeds of prostate cancer metastasis Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Track Effect of mandible phantom inclination (30° inclination) in the Jessye Claire Castro axial plane on image quality in the presence of implant using Thesis Based Track cone-beam computer tomography The Role of APEX2 in Fanconi Anemia Mediated ICL Repair
13 Max José Christenson Course Based Track Overexpression of Oxysterol Sulfotransferase (SULT2B) in Prostate Cancer Cells via Lentiviral Transduction
Brittany Lynn Dennis Course Based Track Molecular Mechanisms of Centromere Assembly
Anthony Lopez Thesis Based Track Transcriptomic Analysis of 2-Hydroxyglutarate Exposed human Mammary Epithelial Cells
Douglas Pechacek Course Based Track Development of EZH2-Degrading Compounds as Anticancer Agents by Targeting the EED-Binding Domain
Kion Rashidi Course Based Track Endocytosis of Enamel Proteins in Enamel Formation
Kelsey Sidell Course Based Track
14 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO JOE R. AND TERESA LOZANO LONG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Robert Hromas, M.D., FACP Dean
Carlos A. Rosende, M.D., FACS Executive Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs
Chiquita A. Collins, Ph.D., M.A. Vice Dean for Inclusion and Diversity Chief Diversity Officer
Deborah L. Conway, M.D. Vice Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, ad interim Associate Dean for Curriculum
W. Scott Jones, M.D. Vice Dean for Graduate Medical Education Designated Institutional Official
Richard M. Nuttall, M.B.A. Vice Dean for Finance and Administration, ad interim
Jennifer Sharpe Potter, Ph.D., M.P.H. Vice Dean for Research
Janet F. Williams, M.D., FAAP Vice Dean for Faculty
Donald M. Dougherty, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research
Robert M. Esterl Jr., M.D. Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
Julianne Flynn, M.D. Associate Dean for Veterans Affairs
Joshua T. Hanson, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Judianne Kellaway, M.D. Associate Dean for Admissions and Outreach
Robert J. Nolan Jr., M.D. Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Jan E. Patterson, M.D., M.S. Associate Dean for Quality and Lifelong Learning
Patrick M. Sung, D. Phil. Associate Dean for Research
15 José E. Cavazos, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Dean for the M.D./Ph.D. Program
Jon A. Courand, M.D., FAAP Assistant Dean of Wellness Programs for Graduate Medical Education
David Gius, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Translational Research
Jennifer L. Peel, Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Stephanie L. Reeves, D.O. Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Barbara S. Taylor, M.D., M.S. Assistant Dean for the M.D./M.P.H. Program
Long School of Medicine Department Chairs
Michael T. Berton, Ph.D., ad interim Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics Manzoor Bhat, Ph.D. , M.S. Cellular and Integrative Physiology Mark D. Bonnen, M.D. Radiation Oncology Robin L. Brey, M.D. Neurology John H. Calhoon, M.D. Cardiothoracic Surgery John R. Floyd II, M.D. Neurosurgery Tim Hui-Ming Huang, Ph.D. Molecular Medicine Carlos R. Jaén, M.D., Ph.D. Family and Community Medicine Daniel A. Johnson, M.D. Ophthalmology Marsha C. Kinney, M.D. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Frank R. Miller, M.D. Otolaryngology Susan L. Mooberry, Ph.D., ad interim Pharmacology Pamela M. Otto, M.D. Radiology Steven R. Pliszka, M.D. Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Robert H. Quinn, M.D. Orthopaedics Amelie G. Ramirez, Dr. P.H., M.P.H. Population Health Sciences W. Brian Reeves, M.D. Medicine Ralph J. Riviello, M.D. Emergency Medicine Randal D. Robinson, M.D. Obstetrics and Gynecology Frank A. Rosinia, M.D., M.H.C.M. Anesthesiology Steven R. Seidner, M.D. Pediatrics Ronald M. Stewart, M.D. Surgery Patrick M. Sung, D. Phil., ad interim Biochemistry and Structural Biology Robert S. Svatek, M.D. Urology Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, M.D. Rehabilitation Medicine Christi A. Walter, Ph.D. Cell Systems and Anatomy
16 Deaf Education and Hearing Science Faculty Department of Otolaryngology
Blane A. Trautwein, Ed.D., CED Program Director Sarah B. Ammerman, Ph.D., CED Associate Professor Monica Dorman, M.S., CCC-SLP LSLS Adjunct Professor Logan Horner, Au.D., CCC-A Adjunct Professor Lisa Lopez, M.A., LSLS Cert.-AVT Adjunct Professor Lindy D. Powell, M.Ed. Adjunct Professor Julianna Wanek, M.DEHS Adjunct Professor Brenda Zapata, M.A., CCC-SLP Adjunct Professor
17 CANDIDATES FOR THE Melody Ramena Bahrampour DOCTORAL DEGREE Anesthesiology Residency The University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals MAY 2021 Galveston, Texas
Doctor of Medicine Oluwadunsin Oluwatobi Bakare Anesthesiology Residency Nicholas Bryan Alana University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville Internal Medicine Residency Knoxville, Tennessee Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, New Hampshire Brianna Aylin Bal Psychiatry Residency Christopher Thomas Alcorta The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Family Medicine Residency San Antonio, Texas The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Joshua Aaron Beitchman † †††† Child Neurology Residency Carthal Jonathan Anderson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Dallas, Texas University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi Cosme Augusto Belmonte Transitional Internship Daniel Marc Anderson San Antonio Military Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Fort Sam Houston, Texas University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson Tucson, Arizona Mary Nancy Benson ‡ Neurology Residency Kevin Douglas Anderson University of Colorado School of Medicine General Surgery Internship Aurora, Colorado San Antonio Military Medical Center Fort Sam Houston, Texas Laura Berardo ** ‡ Psychiatry Residency Alexis Cecilia Antequera Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Beth Israel) Anesthesiology Residency New York, New York The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Ishraf Elias Biswas General Surgery Residency Alvin Sean Aqui †††† HCA Medical City Arlington Anesthesiology Residency Arlington, Texas University of Pennsylvania Health System Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ryan Bitar †† Internal Medicine Internship Mohammed Ahnaf Arefin Interventional Radiology Residency Anesthesiology Residency Yale-New Haven Medical Center The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio New Haven, Connecticut San Antonio, Texas
** M.D./M.P.H. Graduate †† M.D. with Distinction in Research ‡ Gold Humanism Honor Society †††† M.D. with Honors † Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
18 Jacob Tyler Boyd * † Margaret McGlothlin Carroll ‡‡ Otolaryngology Residency Anesthesiology Residency University of Colorado School of Medicine Maine Medical Center Aurora, Colorado Portland, Maine
Blake Dustin Brandon † Glennette Castillo † ‡ Internal Medicine Internship Emergency Medicine Residency Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Dallas, Texas Washington, D.C. Diagnostic Radiology Residency Cleveland Clinic Foundation Madison Charles Chapman Cleveland, Ohio Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Travis Shane Bullock † San Antonio, Texas Orthopaedic Surgery Residency The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Patali Shikhi Cheruku San Antonio, Texas Emergency Medicine Residency St. Joseph’s Medical Center Zachary Sean Burgess ** Stockton, California General Surgery Internship The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Seung Ho Chung San Antonio, Texas Psychiatry Residency The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio John Hanson Cabot † ‡ San Antonio, Texas Vascular Surgery Residency Stanford Health Care-Stanford University Joseph Martin Cinclair Stanford, California Anesthesiology Residency The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Margaret Grace Cahill †††† San Antonio, Texas Emergency Medicine Residency Prisma Health Grant Stewart Coan University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia Internal Medicine Residency Columbia, South Carolina Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas Kristen Rogers Canady * Family Medicine Residency Melissa Thuy-Van Dang The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Internal Medicine Residency San Antonio, Texas HCA HealthONE Lone Tree, Colorado Hayley Araliya Cantway ‡ Family Medicine Residency Alexandria Renee Davis ‡ McLennan Co. Medical Education and Research Foundation Internal Medicine Residency Waco, Texas The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, Texas
* M.D./Ph.D. Graduate †††† M.D. with Honors ** M.D./M.P.H. Graduate ‡ Gold Humanism Honor Society † Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society ‡‡ M.D. with Distinction in Medical Humanities
19 Carmella Rose DeSerto † Rachel Rene Dockery Family Medicine Residency Family Medicine Residency The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Conroe Medical Education Foundation San Antonio, Texas Conroe, Texas
Duff Allen Dean Fatima Dollar Pediatrics Residency Internal Medicine Residency The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Advanced Inpatient Medicine Skills Track Houston, Texas The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Aldo Del Olmo Internal Medicine Internship Brian Thomas Doss** HCA Medical City Weatherford Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine Residency Weatherford, Texas Louisiana State University (Shreveport) Shreveport, Louisiana AnnaRose Elizabeth Dement Anesthesiology Residency Michael Reidar Dybdal-Hargreaves Texas A&M College of Medicine Family Medicine Residency Scott and White Medical Center Methodist Hospital (Houston) Temple, Texas Houston, Texas
Sophia Desrosiers Donald Bryan Egan ** Family Medicine Residency Psychiatry Residency University of Pennsylvania Health System The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dallas, Texas
Ameesh Nilesh Dev † Chimobi Chukwuemeka Emukah † †††† Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Khady Diack The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Psychiatry Residency San Antonio, Texas The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas Dylan Zayne Erwin †† Otolaryngology Residency Steven Tien Diep The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Internal Medicine Residency San Antonio, Texas The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Austin, Texas Jonathan Paul Espenan Psychiatry Residency Evan Gregory Dittmar The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Family Medicine Residency San Antonio, Texas The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas Zainab Fatima Psychiatry Residency The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Harlingen, Texas
** M.D./M.P.H. Graduate ††† M.D. with Distinction in Medical Education † Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society †††† M.D. with Honors †† M.D. with Distinction in Research
20 Max Yu Feng † ††† ‡ Jorge Andres Garza Otolaryngology Residency Internal Medicine Residency Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium HCA Healthcare Corpus Christi Medical Center-Bay Area Loma Linda, California Corpus Christi, Texas
Christopher Gerald Fox-Good Luis Enrique Garza † †††† General Surgery Internship Nathanael Joseph Franks † Interventional Radiology Residency Emergency Medicine Residency NYU Grossman School of Medicine Carolinas Medical Center New York, New York Charlotte, North Carolina Austin Wharton Gay † Stephen Edward Freshour Emergency Medicine Residency General Surgery Residency The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas San Antonio, Texas Sammar Mohamed Ghannam ** † †† Aaron Patrick Frolichstein ‡ Internal Medicine Internship Emergency Medicine Residency Diagnostic Radiology Residency Carolinas Medical Center The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Charlotte, North Carolina San Antonio, Texas
Tristan Fun Jacob Rasheen Gilchrist Internal Medicine Residency Internal Medicine Internship HCA Medical City Arlington The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Arlington, Texas San Antonio, Texas Diagnostic Radiology Residency Emily Veronica Gallagher ** Wake Forest University School of Medicine Pediatrics Residency Winston-Salem, North Carolina The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Clark Ann Gravell † †††† ‡ Internal Medicine Internship Gowtham Ganesan Dermatology Residency Family Medicine Residency The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Baylor University Medical Center San Antonio, Texas Dallas, Texas Jeremiah Don Gress ‡ Alexis Grace Garcia Emergency Medicine Residency Internal Medicine Residency Brown University Oregon Health & Science University Providence, Rhode Island Portland, Oregon
Jordan Barton Garcia † ‡ Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency University of Alabama Medical Center Birmingham, Alabama
** M.D./M.P.H. Graduate †† M.D. with Distinction in Research ‡ Gold Humanism Honor Society ††† M.D. with Distinction in Medical Education † Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society †††† M.D. with Honors
21 Matthew Charles Grimsbo ** Olivia Rose Hart ** General Surgery Internship Internal Medicine Residency Saint Joseph Hospital Oregon Health & Science University Denver, Colorado Portland, Oregon Interventional Radiology Residency University of Colorado School of Medicine Lindsay Anne Hartup † †††† ‡ Aurora, Colorado Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Venkata Anisha Guda † †† San Antonio, Texas Transitional Internship John Peter Smith Hospital Kristin Kathy Hedtke Fort Worth, Texas Neurology Residency Dermatology Residency University of Florida College of Medicine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Gainesville, Florida Dallas, Texas Victoria Katherine Helton ‡ Giselle Guerrero Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Internal Medicine Internship University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio College of Medicine San Antonio, Texas Little Rock, Arkansas Dermatology Residency University of Michigan Health System Alia Hemeida Ann Arbor, Michigan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Jomari Allan Pol Guerrero Dallas, Texas Emergency Medicine Residency University of Michigan Health System Christiane Tess Hennessee Ann Arbor, Michigan Internal Medicine Residency Advanced Inpatient Medicine Skills Track Alissa Hall The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Internal Medicine Residency San Antonio, Texas The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, Texas Jessica Rose Hill ‡ Pediatrics Residency Rachel Han ** ‡ The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Austin, Texas Saint Peter’s University Hospital Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Ansel Michael Hoang New Brunswick, New Jersey Diagnostic Radiology Residency Tulane University School of Medicine Lauren Jessica Haney †† New Orleans, Louisiana Vascular Surgery Residency Carle Foundation Hospital Cameron Matthew Holmes Urbana, Illinois Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Louisiana State University New Orleans, Louisiana
** M.D./M.P.H. Graduate †† M.D. with Distinction in Research ‡ Gold Humanism Honor Society †††† M.D. with Honors † Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
22 Russell Lee Hutson †††† Zachary Benjamin Kahlenberg †† General Surgery Internship General Surgery Internship Baylor College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas Houston, Texas
Nasser Jamal Issa Sarah Elizabeth Kenny † ‡ Transitional Internship Internal Medicine Internship John Peter Smith Hospital Ophthalmology Residency Fort Worth, Texas The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Diagnostic Radiology Residency Dallas, Texas The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Hamza Idrees Khan Internal Medicine Residency Dawn Catherine Janysek † †††† The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Pediatrics Residency San Antonio, Texas Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas Jennifer Kim
Andrew James Jeffery‡ ‡‡ Matthew John King Emergency Medicine Residency Family Medicine Residency The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Eastern Connecticut Health Network Dallas, Texas Manchester, Connecticut
Avery Elizabeth Jeffery** † Jaswanth Raj Kintada Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Family Medicine Residency Baylor University Medical Center University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Dallas, Texas Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Seongwoo Jeong Shayna Ester Kirschner Anesthesiology Residency Internal Medicine Residency Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Torrance, California Houston, Texas
Shinyeong Jeong Callie Elizabeth Klaerner ‡ General Surgery Residency Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency HCA Houston Healthcare (Kingwood) Baylor University Medical Center University of Houston Dallas, Texas Kingwood, Texas Justin Andrew Koceja † Nuha Buchanan Kadri Otolaryngology Residency Emergency Medicine Residency The University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Galveston, Texas San Antonio, Texas
** M.D./M.P.H. Graduate † Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society ‡ Gold Humanism Honor Society †† M.D. with Distinction in Research ‡‡ M.D. with Distinction in Medical Humanities †††† M.D. with Honors
23 Eithan Kotkowski * Xiang Li Neurology Residency Internal Medicine Residency The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Baylor College of Medicine San Antonio, Texas Houston, Texas
Lily Anne Kuo Han Shawn Ling Internal Medicine Residency Anesthesiology Residency Advanced Inpatient Medicine Skills Track Montefiore Medical Center The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Albert Einstein College of Medicine San Antonio, Texas Bronx, New York
Sejal Ramesh Lahoti ** † †† †††† ‡ Steven Michael Eugene Linnemeyer Internal Medicine Internship Anesthesiology Residency Ophthalmology Residency The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center San Antonio, Texas Dallas, Texas Jason Franklin Livingstone Elisha Asif Lalani ** Internal Medicine Residency Internal Medicine Residency Aurora Health Care/Aurora Sinai Medical Center The University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals Milwaukee, Wisconsin Galveston, Texas Olivia Isabel Lopez Brandon Chau Lam Pediatrics Residency Internal Medicine Internship McGaw Medical Center at Northwestern University Ophthalmology Residency Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Chicago, Illinois San Antonio, Texas Grace McNair Luger ‡ Elise Danielle Lasker Pediatrics Residency Psychiatry Residency University of Michigan Health System The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Ann Arbor, Michigan San Antonio, Texas Ryan Austin Luna Amanda Megan Lee Pediatrics Residency Pediatrics Residency HCA Healthcare: East Florida Division GME The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Palms West Hospital San Antonio, Texas Loxahatchee, Florida
Luke Cleveland Lehman ** Patricia Sleiman Machado Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School San Antonio, Texas Austin, Texas
** M.D./M.P.H. Graduate †† M.D. with Distinction in Research ‡ Gold Humanism Honor Society †††† M.D. with Honors † Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
24 Christopher Alec Macko Jake Harrison Maxfield Internal Medicine Residency Transitional Internship Kaiser Permanente Northern California (Oakland) Tucson Hospitals Medical Education Oakland, California Tucson, Arizona Diagnostic Radiology Residency Matthew Auden Makansi Cleveland Clinic Foundation Internal Medicine Residency Cleveland, Ohio Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, Massachusetts Brandon Robert May Neurology Residency Ahmed A. Makhani † Barrow Neurological Institute Orthopaedic Surgery Residency St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Phoenix, Arizona San Antonio, Texas Jordan Thomas McMaster **‡ Trevi Ann Mancilla * Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Internal Medicine Residency The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center HCA Healthcare/Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center Dallas, Texas Idaho Falls, Idaho Luke Austin Mein Tiffany Markko Psychiatry Residency Valentina Melo Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Beth Israel) Pediatrics Residency New York, New York Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas Shawna Ann Mattathil Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Raul Fernando Membreno ** The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Internal Medicine Internship Dallas, Texas Ophthalmology Residency Texas A&M College of Medicine Cheyenne Nicoel Bernadette Mattes ** Scott and White Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Temple, Texas The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler Tyler, Texas Ewelina Anna Migut Pediatrics Residency Antoni Leonard Matulewicz The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Anesthesiology Residency San Antonio, Texas The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Emily Marie Miller Emergency Medicine Residency The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas
* M.D./Ph.D. Graduate † Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society ** M.D./M.P.H. Graduate ‡ Gold Humanism Honor Society
25 Mikaela Grace Miller ** Christina Thuy Huong Nguyen Psychiatry Residency/Community Track Emergency Medicine Residency University of California (San Diego) Medical Center John Peter Smith Hospital La Jolla, California Fort Worth, Texas
Radhika Mohan Josephine Catherine Novak Pediatrics Residency Psychiatry Residency Baylor College of Medicine (San Antonio) University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals San Antonio, Texas Galveston, Texas
Sarah Michelle Molina Ana Enriqueta Ojeda-Prias Pediatrics Residency Anesthesiology Residency Baylor College of Medicine The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Houston, Texas San Antonio, Texas
Jessica Nicole Mondshine Salil Jayesh Ojha Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Emergency Medicine Residency Texas A&M College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine Scott and White Medical Center Houston, Texas Temple, Texas Rebecca Osarenren Omorodion Robert Kirk Moore Psychiatry Residency Internal Medicine Residency Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Unity Health-White County Medical Center Zucker Hillside Hospital Searcy, Arkansas Glen Oaks, New York
Matthew Robert Moran George Tyler Ormseth †††† Family Medicine Residency Internal Medicine Internship McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Erie-Humboldt Park Boston, Massachusetts Chicago, Illinois Charles Philip Orr Isaac Drake Morton Emergency Medicine Residency Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency HCA Houston Healthcare (Kingwood) The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio University of Houston San Antonio, Texas Kingwood, Texas
Jamal Dewayne Murray Eliezer Ortiz Family Medicine Residency Mouhamed Taher Nashawi John Peter Smith Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Fort Worth, Texas Baylor All Saints Medical Center Fort Worth Fort Worth, Texas Jasmine Kristina Outlaw Psychiatry Residency Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
** M.D./M.P.H. Graduate †††† M.D. with Honors † Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society ‡ Gold Humanism Honor Society
26 Khusboo Vipul Pal Jesi Lynn Picazo Mooneyham Internal Medicine Residency Pediatrics Residency University of Washington Medical Center Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Seattle, Washington Cincinnati, Ohio
Brenna Marie Parker Erin Elizabeth Pickard Pediatrics Residency Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso Cincinnati, Ohio El Paso, Texas
Mitchell Alexander Parma † †††† ‡ Katarina Pitka Internal Medicine Residency Internal Medicine Residency Johns Hopkins Hospital Advanced Inpatient Medicine Skills Track Baltimore, Maryland The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Kavina Patel † †††† Internal Medicine Internship Robert Weiss Powers Baylor College of Medicine Family Medicine Residency Houston, Texas West Virginia University School of Medicine Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Pavit Janak Patel Walker McCurdy Pride Davis Harrison Payne †† Internal Medicine Residency General Surgery Residency HCA HealthONE Methodist Health System Dallas Lone Tree, Colorado Dallas, Texas Diana Alexandra Rascón William Taylor Payne Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Family Medicine Residency University of New Mexico School of Medicine Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine Albuquerque, New Mexico Bryan, Texas Delaney Marguerite Wolf Rawson ** † ‡ Alec Ross Peterson Internal Medicine Residency Internal Medicine Internship Yale-New Haven Medical Center The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio New Haven, Connecticut San Antonio, Texas Diagnostic Radiology Residency Kayleigh Nicole Renfro Baylor College of Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Houston, Texas William Beaumont Army Medical Center El Paso, Texas Tommy Tam Pham ‡ Emergency Medicine Residency Alejandra Rodriguez ** † The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Emergency Medicine Residency Austin, Texas Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Morningside/West New York, New York
** M.D./M.P.H. Graduate †† M.D. with Distinction in Research ‡ Gold Humanism Honor Society †††† M.D. with Honor † Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
27 Augustin Rafael Rodriguez Aliya Zohra Sharif Transitional Internship Pediatrics Residency HCA Healthcare Las Palmas del Sol The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio El Paso, Texas San Antonio, Texas
Randall Anthony Rodriguez Michael Man-Chang Siew Family Medicine Residency Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Austin, Texas San Antonio, Texas
Nicholas Alan Rowley Jared Alexander Stowers ‡ Pediatrics Residency Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences MedStar Health/Georgetown University College of Medicine National Rehabilitation Hospital Little Rock, Arkansas Washington, D.C.
Lisa Elizabeth Royter Seth Dillon Stroupe Family Medicine Residency Emergency Medicine Residency Oregon Health & Science University Texas A&M College of Medicine Portland, Oregon Scott and White Medical Center Temple, Texas Nicholas Tachibana Sako Internal Medicine Internship Chandler Howell Sullivan † †††† University of Louisville School of Medicine Pediatrics Residency Louisville, Kentucky Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee Gretel Sanchez Psychiatry Residency Megan A. Sullivan Florida Atlantic University Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Boca Raton, Florida San Antonio, Texas
Zachary Alvis Seal Claudina Tami ** † Internal Medicine Residency Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Johns Hopkins Hospital Houston, Texas Baltimore, Maryland
Brian Thomas Seegmiller William Tang Neurology Residency Anesthesiology Residency The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio University of Miami/Jackson Health System San Antonio, Texas Miami, Florida
Nicholas Stavros Shaffer Jennifer Lynn Teague Psychiatry Residency Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Methodist Health System Dallas San Antonio, Texas Dallas, Texas
** M.D./M.P.H. Graduate †††† M.D. with Honors ‡ Gold Humanism Honor Society † Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
28 Nimmy Josephine Thomas‡ Dmitri Vladimirovich Ukraintsev Internal Medicine Residency Internal Medicine Residency The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Baylor College of Medicine Austin, Texas Houston, Texas
Sherwin Satheesh Kumar Thomas Margaret Elizabeth Upchurch Internal Medicine Residency Neurology Residency HCA Medical City Arlington University of Colorado School of Medicine Arlington, Texas Aurora, Colorado
Mackenzie Spaniol Thompson** ‡ Aleena Christine Vargas Emergency Medicine Residency Psychiatry Residency The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Austin, Texas San Antonio, Texas
Megan Anne Thomson† Allie Kinsloe Dittmar Vela ** ‡ Emergency Medicine Residency Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Medical University of South Carolina Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center Charleston, South Carolina Wright-Patterson, Ohio
Furkan Gorkem Torlak † Edward James Visnaw † General Surgery Internship Psychiatry Residency University of California Irvine Medical Center University of North Carolina Hospitals Orange, California Chapel Hill, North Carolina Interventional Radiology Residency The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Kevin Duc Vu Dallas, Texas General Surgery Internship Urology Residency Mirka Azalea Trejo The University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Galveston, Texas The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Tracey Tuong Linh Vuong ‡ Pediatrics Residency Timothy Quoc Cong Trinh Baylor College of Medicine (San Antonio) Anesthesiology Residency San Antonio, Texas The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Samuel William Wang Pediatrics Residency César David Triviño The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Dallas, Texas Memorial Healthcare System Hollywood, Florida Alexander Jacob Wellford Emergency Medicine Residency Cooper Benjamin Tye † †††† Ochsner Clinic Foundation Orthopaedic Surgery Residency New Orleans, Louisiana John Peter Smith Hospital Fort Worth, Texas ** M.D./M.P.H. Graduate †††† M.D. with Honors ‡ Gold Humanism Honor Society † Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
29 Cameron Parker Williams CANDIDATES FOR THE Emergency Medicine Residency MASTERS DEGREE Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge) Baton Rouge, Louisiana MAY 2021
Dirk Tyler Wristers ** † †††† Master of Emergency Medicine Residency Deaf Education and Hearing Science Creighton University School of Medicine (Phoenix) Ruby Sofia Arjona Phoenix, Arizona Sara Rebecca Correll Cindy Qinyang Wu Jennifer Jamie Lingsch Internal Medicine Residency Ana Luisa Melendez Baylor College of Medicine Mercedez Laurayne Mendoza Houston, Texas
Aparna Yarram Anesthesiology Residency University of Miami/Jackson Health System Miami, Florida
Danielle Renee Zabala Anesthesiology Residency University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Rachel Marie Zimmerman Family Medicine Residency The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Austin, Texas
** M.D./M.P.H. Graduate † Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society †††† M.D. with Honors
30 PERMANENT HONORS Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society AΩA is a national society organized for the promotion of scholarship and research in medical schools, the encouragement of high standards of character and conduct among medical students and graduates and the recognition of high attainment in medical science and practice and related fields by alumni and faculty. Election is based on academic excellence in all required courses and the highest ideals in the profession of medicine. Acceptance is limited to no more than one-sixth of the total number of graduates.
Marvin Forland, M.D. Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society
The GHHS recognizes those students who, throughout their medical education, have reflected the behaviors and values that are of significant importance in adhering to the principles of humanism and in manifesting humanism as an essential human trait within the individual. Doctor of Medicine with Honor
The M.D. with Honor designation is awarded to students who have maintained a 4.0 grade point average throughout the curriculum. Doctor of Medicine with Distinction in Medical Education The M.D. with Distinction in Medical Education Program provides medical students with an opportunity to spend part of their medical school career participating in activities focused on different components of teaching and educational research. This program is designed to instruct and train medical students in multiple domains of medical education and to emphasize the educational duties that physicians have in all aspects of their work.
Doctor of Medicine with Distinction in Medical Humanities The M.D. with Distinction in Medical Humanities provides medical students with the opportunity to spend part of their medical school career exploring the interdisciplinary program offerings in the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics (CMHE). Students will produce a capstone project, which demonstrates a sustained work of academic research or sustainably fills a specific and substantial need for a selected community within one of four tracks supported by the CMHE: Community Service, Global Health, Arts and Humanities, and Medical Ethics.
Doctor of Medicine with Distinction in Research The M.D. with Distinction in Research is awarded to students who have completed at least 640 hours of mentored basic, clinical, translational or social sciences research over the course of their medical school tenure. Additional requirements include maintaining good academic standing, presenting a poster at Medical Student Research Day, and producing an approved, first authored manuscript describing their work.
Doctor of Medicine/Master of Public Health
The dual M.D./M.P.H. program prepares physicians to treat individuals and populations via training in biostatistics, epidemiology, behavioral science, public policy and environmental health. This four-year program allows students to accomplish an M.D. from the Long School of Medicine and an M.P.H. from the School of Public Health at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy
The dual M.D./Ph.D. program prepares physician-scientists to become accomplished health care providers and investigators with problem-solving knowledge and skills, trains physician-scientists in the conduct of clinical and translational research in culturally diverse settings, and develops future leaders in academic health care and biomedical research. The M.D./Ph.D. program is seven to eight years in length. 31 HIPPOCRATIC OATH (Modern version)
I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:
I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.
I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures which are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.
I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon’s knife or the chemist’s drug.
I will not be ashamed to say “I know not,” nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient’s recovery.
I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. This awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness and awareness of my own frailty. Above all, I must not play at God.
I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person’s family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick.
I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.
I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm.
If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and remembered with affection thereafter. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help.
(Adapted from The Modern Hippocratic Oath written in 1964 by Louis Lasagna, former Academic Dean of the School of Medicine at Tufts University)
32 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
Peter M. Loomer, B.Sc., D.D.S., Ph.D., MRCD(C), FACD Dean
Adriana Segura, D.D.S., M.S. Associate Dean for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs
Suman Challa, B.D.S., M.S.P.H. Associate Dean for Advanced Education and Strategic Initiatives
Ayla Bender, M.B.A., CPA Associate Dean for Finance
Gary F. Guest, D.D.S. Associate Dean for Patient Care
Juanita Lozano-Pineda, D.D.S., M.P.H. Associate Dean for External Affairs
Brij Singh, Ph.D., M.S., B.S. Associate Dean for Research
Dana English., Ed.D, M.S., RDH Assistant Dean for Education and Faculty Development
Lydia J. Leos, B.B.A. Assistant Dean for Administration
Stefanie Seitz, D.D.S. Assistant Dean for Students
Barbara MacNeill, D.M.D, M.S. Assistant Dean of Clinics Department Chairs
Michael T. Berton, Ph.D., ad interim Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics Manzoor Bhat, Ph.D., M.S. Cellular and Integrative Physiology David L. Cochran, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., MMSci Periodontics Kevin J. Donly, D.D.S., M.S. Developmental Dentistry Edward Ellis, III, D.D.S., M.S. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Susan Mooberry, Ph.D., ad interim Pharmacology Kenneth M. Hargreaves, D.D.S., Ph.D. Endodontics Patrick Sung, D. Phil., ad interim Biochemistry and Structural Biology Marsha Kinney, M.D. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Adriana Segura, D.D.S., M.S. Comprehensive Dentistry Christi Walter, Ph.D. Cell Systems and Anatomy
33 POSTDOCTORAL GRADUATE Cindy W. Lau CERTIFICATE Iman Marashi Aislen Yvette Medina FEBRUARY 2021 Kareem Ahmed Metwalli Prosthodontics Ronak Ashok Patel Jackson Robert Petty Kaveh Azarnoush Joseph Daniel Samona Juan Antonio Verastegui Jurado
CANDIDATES FOR THE Dental Public Health POSTDOCTORAL GRADUATE CERTIFICATE Arealle E. Franklin MAY 2021 Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Laith Mohamad Khair Abu Qdais Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Mayank Pahadia Camila Pacheco Pereira Fahad Saleh Aljamal Fnu Sonam Maria Karakousoglou Spencer John Marsh Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Marilena Parodi Lainez Komal Patel Felix Jose Amarista Rojas Alena Marie Fear Periodontics Garrett Michael Lowe
Hunter Tynyn Allen Pediatric Dentistry Amanda Blair Morris Ryushiro Sugita Hunter Ryan Acord Michael Patrick Vieth Abrefi-Kete Asare Sheetal Ramesh Asher Prosthodontics Cody Wayne Calame Dorothy Marie Causey Aaron William Barto Kirsten Caroline Fox Clara Gladys Bergeron Mark David Hoikka Matthew David Kushner Miriam Raquel Muniz
CANDIDATES FOR THE POSTDOCTORAL GRADUATE CERTIFICATE JUNE 2021
Advanced Education in Dentistry
Kevin Patrick Bryant Jr. Rebeca Maria Garcia Ali Reza Heydary
34 CANDIDATES FOR THE Franco Victorio Cevasco DOCTORAL DEGREE General Practice San Antonio, Texas MAY 2021 Akshay Ashvin Chhana †† Doctor of Dental Surgery Periodontics Residency Program The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Karina Pamela Acuna Malo Chapel Hill, North Carolina Advanced Education in General Dentistry The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio James Daniel Chitty San Antonio, Texas General Practice Austin, Texas Dina Alshareif Advanced Education in General Dentistry Ravin Chodavadia The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio General Practice San Antonio, Texas Dallas, Texas
Madelyn Swinney Bagley Tracie Rene’ Correa General Practice General Practice San Marcos, Texas San Antonio, Texas
Alma Alexandra Barrera Kelli Diane Creel Advanced Education in General Dentistry General Practice The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas San Antonio, Texas Karlee Deanne Cromer Bailey Morgan Bell † †† General Practice San Antonio, Texas Niloofar Bonakdar Hashemi General Practice Beau Allen Deaver Dallas, Texas Prosthodontics Residency Texas A&M University Olivia Breonna Britton Dallas, Texas
Robert Lansden Brock † †† Richard Diaz General Dentistry Tyler, Texas Victoria Alexandra Diggs † Orthodontics Residency Andrea Canales The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston General Practice Houston, Texas Dallas, Texas Joshua Berkman Dodson-Mooring Catherine Elise Cerna General Practice General Practice Austin, Texas Houston, Texas
† Distinction in Dental Education †† Distinction in Research
35 Pedram Doroudgar Anthony Lee Jaramillo † General Practice General Practice San Antonio, Texas San Antonio, Texas
Ernest-Joel Elizondo † †† Kelli Christine Jimerson † Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery General Practice Texas A&M University New Braunfels, Texas Dallas, Texas Eryn Daphne Jones † Kaanti Sree Gowru † Advanced Education in General Dentistry Pediatric Dentistry Residency NYU Langone University of Michigan Middletown, Ohio Ann Arbor, Michigan Sarah Eunha Kim Nivia Lizeth Grajeda † †† General Practice Advanced Education in General Dentistry Los Angeles, California The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Morgan Danielle Kirkland † General Practice Sarah Josephine Hanna San Diego, California General Practice Austin, Texas Jennifer La General Practice Moiz Gul Hasan † Port Arthur, Texas Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery University at Buffalo Amanda Ngoc Ty Le † Buffalo, New York General Practice Dallas, Texas Steven Tyler Houdek General Practice Andrea Thuy-Nhu Ha Le Austin, Texas An Thi Khanh Ly Kathy Hua Tyler Justin Marriott Alexandra Guerrero Huff† General Dentistry Amy Dawn Martinez †† Blanco, Texas General Practice San Antonio, Texas Vibha Jain General Practice Kleber Silva Mauricio San Antonio, Texas General Practice Dallas, Texas Jakob Jordan Jalowy General Practice Laura Ann Maxey † East Bernard, Texas General Practice San Antonio, Texas
† Distinction in Dental Education †† Distinction in Research
36 Gracen Marie McGuckin † †† Michael Kale Ortiz Pediatric Dentistry Residency Advanced Education in General Dentistry (1 year) The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Army San Antonio, Texas Fort Carson, Colorado
George Benjamin Melton † Genesis Alicia Patino Advanced Education in General Dentistry General Practice The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas San Antonio, Texas Lauren Elizabeth Peterson † Eddy Mesa General Practice General Practice Montgomery, Texas Houston, Texas Tina Pham † Dakota Diane Miller General Practice Orthodontics Residency Program Austin/Houston, Texas The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Rohail Rahman General Practice Sara Faris Mohammed Saleem Dallas, Texas General Practice Williamsburg, Virginia Aaron Joseph Ramon † †† Prosthodontics Residency David Nicholas Montalvo University of Florida General Practice Gainesville, Florida Corpus Christi, Texas Marisa Pacheco Ramos Judson Cave Murray General Practice Advanced Education in General Dentistry Midland, Texas The Foundry Dental Clinic Bessemer, Alabama Komal Aslam Ramzanali General Practice Gala Elaine Myers † San Antonio, Texas
Jennifer Nguyen Elva Ashley Rapanotti General Practice Residency Thong Timothy Nguyen †† University of Iowa Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Iowa City, Iowa University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania David Ali Rifat
Roli Grace Okotie-Eboh † Ramiro Pascual Rodriguez General Practice Advanced Education in General Dentistry Houston, Texas Olin E. Teague Veterans’ Center Temple, Texas
† Distinction in Dental Education †† Distinction in Research
37 Steve Omar Rodriguez † Elizabeth Sigala † †† General Practice Residency General Practice Louisiana State University Dallas, Texas Baton Rouge, Louisiana Jorge Silva † Marian Rosado † General Practice General Practice Laredo, Texas San Antonio, Texas James Cole Simpson Ana Lucia Ruzo General Practice Advanced Education in General Dentistry Boerne, Texas University of Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma John Wesley Swartout †† General Practice Claudia Karina Samaniego Boerne, Texas
Lauren Elizabeth Samas Anmol Mubarak Tajdin † General Practice General Practice Colleyville, Texas Houston, Texas
Larissa Esperanza Sánchez Cassidy Brooke Taylor † General Practice General Practice Laredo, Texas Midland, Texas
Aziz Mustafa Saqr † Jeffrey Duane Taylor Periodontics Residency General Practice The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston San Antonio, Texas Houston, Texas Anna Katharina Tosti Lydia Jean Schoelman † Periodontics Residency General Practice Texas A&M University Austin, Texas Dallas, Texas
David Luke Seiler † Easton Johnson Trejo † Advanced Education in General Dentistry Advanced Education in General Dentistry United States Air Force Academy Eglin Air Force Base Colorado Springs, Colorado Destin, Florida
Kelly Kristine Sheehy † Stacy Que Trieu † Advanced Education in General Dentistry General Practice United States Air Force Academy San Antonio, Texas Colorado Springs, Colorado Severiano Enrique Trujillo Paxton Gene Short Advanced Education in General Dentistry General Practice The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas San Antonio, Texas
† Distinction in Dental Education †† Distinction in Research
38 Meredith Elizabeth Turbeville † CANDIDATES FOR THE Advanced Education in General Dentistry BACHELORS DEGREE University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma MAY 2021
Cristobal Nicolas Urrutia Bachelor of Science General Practice Residency The Ohio State University Dental Hygiene Columbus, Ohio Seleny Arreola Keith Ace Usry Brittany Nicole Asencio General Practice Andreas Vidal Balderas Soldotna, Alaska Deepika Bhattarai Karina Chevalier † Cynthia Ifunanyachukwu Uzoukwu † Haleigh V. Crow General Practice Crystal Lynn Diaz Dallas, Texas Adam Truett Elledge Negar Fahimiomid † Gregg Russell Vesta Bianca Ferdin Nikki Gentilini Jordan Rhea Walterscheid Meghan Marie Heinze General Practice Sara Elizabeth Kneip † San Antonio, Texas Ana Karen Leon Melanie Jessica Márquez Allison Marie Windisch Simran Noordin Meknojia Advanced Education in General Dentistry Faith Gabriella Molina † Texas A&M University Maria Guadalupe Perez Dallas, Texas Kara Nichole Robinson Leslie E. Sanchez Matthew Zhang Karla Gabriela Valenzuela Rocio Villarino Jacqueline Leah Zubick Amber Renee Villarreal General Practice Residency University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah
† Distinction in Dental Education
39 PERMANENT HONORS
Distinction in Research Distinction in Research honors are awarded to dental students who have demonstrated unusually significant scientific accomplishments. These students have, under the mentorship of an active scientist, prepared a research proposal, completed the research project, analyzed and presented the results at local and national research meetings and prepared a report.
Distinction in Dental Education The Teaching Honors Program contributes to the national effort within the dental education community to increase students’ awareness of the academic arm of the profession and to enhance awareness of career options in teaching, scholarship and academic administration. Distinction in Education is awarded to students who have completed the core courses in the Teaching Honors Program. Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society
Omicron Kappa Upsilon is a national honor fraternity having chapters in more than 50 leading dental colleges. To be eligible, a student must be of high moral character and rank among the highest 20 percent of the class. Membership is a reward for consistent, earnest study through four years of dental school.
Sigma Phi Alpha Dental Hygiene Honor Society
Sigma Phi Alpha is a national honor society for the dental hygiene profession. Membership is limited to 10 percent of each graduating class by program. The society recognizes graduating dental hygiene students who demonstrate highest rank in scholarship, service and potential for professional growth. To be eligible, a graduate from the Bachelor of Science or Master of Science program must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Honor Cords
Blue Cords indicate Distinction in Research Light Blue and Lilac Cords indicate Distinction in Education Lilac Ribbons indicate membership in the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society White Satin Stoles indicate membership in Sigma Phi Alpha Dental Hygiene Honor Society Gold Cords – Summa Cum Laude Silver Cords – Magna Cum Laude Bronze Cords – Cum Laude Red, white and blue cords indicate Veterans of the United States Armed Forces and active duty military personnel. The cords are provided in appreciation of their service to our nation and defense of the freedoms we enjoy.
40 THE DENTIST’S PLEDGE
I, as a member of the dental profession, shall keep this pledge and these stipulations. I understand and accept that my primary responsibility is to my patients, and I shall dedicate myself to render, to the best of my ability, the highest standard of oral health care and to maintain a relationship of respect and confidence. Therefore, let all come to me safe in the knowledge that their total health and well-being are my first considerations. I shall accept the responsibility that, as a professional, my competence rests on continuing the attainment of knowledge and skill in the arts and sciences of dentistry. I acknowledge my obligation to support and sustain the honor and integrity of the profession and to conduct myself in all endeavors such that I shall merit the respect of my patients, colleagues and my community. I further commit myself to the betterment of my community for the benefit of all of society. I shall faithfully observe the Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct set forth by the profession. All this I pledge with pride in my commitment to the profession and the public it serves.
DENTAL HYGIENE OATH In my practice as a Dental Hygienist, I affirm my personal And professional commitment To improve the oral health Of the public, To advance the art And science of dental hygiene, And to promote high standards of quality care. I pledge to continually improve my Professional knowledge and skills To each patient entrusted to my care, And to uphold the highest standards Of professional competence and personal conduct In the interest of the Dental Hygiene profession And the public it serves.
41 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO SCHOOL OF NURSING
Eileen T. Breslin, Ph.D., RN, FAAN Dean
Cindy Sickora, D.N.P., RN Vice Dean for Practice and Engagement
Jing Wang, Ph.D., M.P.H., RN, FAAN Vice Dean for Research
Jacqueline McGrath, Ph.D., RN, FNAP, FAAN Vice Dean for Faculty Excellence
David Byrd, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Services
Sara L. Gill, Ph.D., RN, IBCLC, FAAN Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
Cynthia O’Neal, Ph.D., RN Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Jennifer Johnstone, M.B.A. Associate Dean for Finance and Administration
42 CANDIDATES FOR THE Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care DOCTORS DEGREE Melissa Jane Chan MAY 2021 Rosa Linette Leal
Doctor of Nursing Practice MASTERS DEGREE CONFERRED Isabel Mendiola Leija JANUARY 2021 Increasing Home Dialysis Therapy Utilization: A Quality Improvement Project Master of Science in Nursing
Ashanta’ Zakiya Lewis * Cynthia Elizabeth Garcia * Decreasing Wait Times: A Quality Improvement Project for a Rapid Vaccination Clinic CANDIDATES FOR THE Jennifer Rebecca Martinez MASTERS DEGREE A Quality Improvement Project to Improve Human AUGUST 2021 Papillomavirus Vaccination Completion Rates Master of Science in Nursing Ruben Mata Increased Medication Reconciliation Documentation in a Mary Elizabeth Adler Primary Care Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project Jessica Amador Guadalupe Ivonne Armenta Carrasco Raquel Wright Alida Azzurra Askren Implementation of Process to Increase Drug Use Screening in the Lindsey Rae Bailey Primary Care Clinic Justin James Baker * Maryann Cynthia Bauer POST-GRADUATE CERTIFICATE Danielle Michelle Blonstein * CONFERRED Claire Kristen Boomhower * Michael Bryce Brand * MARCH 2021 Christopher Brian Caldera Javier A. Carrillo Psychiatric Health Nurse Practitioner Yessenia Cervantes Diaz * Teena Celeste China Lisa Hui Heard Cindy Cruz Kim Shawn Davis CANDIDATES FOR THE Vincent E. Enea POST-GRADUATE CERTIFICATE Joshua Nicholas Falcon AUGUST 2021 Theresa Marie Fanasch Dave Fields Psychiatric Health Nurse Practitioner Amanda Michelle Garis * Mary Jane Hartman Carol Ann Garza Gunnoe Naresha Nachelle Hill-Moon Norma Linda Guerra Casey Williams Hogan Miranda Renee Ramirez Katherine Elaine Holt * Alejandro Villarreal Ruth Melody Adduru Hornady Ruby Escobar Jaimes *
* Sigma Theta Tau
43 Desiree Maria Kallies Amy Jean Cody * Reanna Kay Keithly Juan Carlos Cruces * Julie Anne Lopez * Lorena Delgado Vanessa Lynn Madrid Adrianna Grace Denny * Umida Malikova Emily Glenn Duncan Kazandra Nicole Menchaca Lyndsay Renay Elstak Cheryl Geluso Morgan * Chelsea Escamilla Kimberly Ann Neri * Loretta Ann Escobar Deanna Lynn Patek * Brianna Dalis Espericueta Elizabeth Marie Peche’ Isabella Noelle Evangelista Ariana Marie Peña Marisela Salinas Frausto Moxy Kristine Perez Coley Pauline Fung Denise Catherine Rabe * Autumn Renae Gallegos Luis A. Ramos III Lalaine Lou Rifol Garcia * Rocio Reyna Laura Danielle Garcia * Erica Marie Robinson Sarai Garcia Lacey Nicole Sanford Eisa Marie Garza Christine Marie Smith Myranda May George * Carolyn Marie Susca * Kaylee Madison Gillaspie Irma Almendarez Valdez Katherine Hope Golladay * Jacqueline Villarreal-Leal Anjelika Nichole Gonzales Parker Furman White Cynthia Ann Gonzales Melissa Ann Gonzales CANDIDATES FOR THE Tesiana Unique Gonzales * Kaitlin Michelle Grimmer BACHELORS DEGREE Payton Elise Groff * MAY 2021 Kyndal Michelle Gruetzmacher * Alejandra Grumbles Bachelor of Science in Nursing Jaclyn Toni Guzman * Sydney Montz Harrison * Vanessa Mae Alaquinez * Denise Hernandez * Odyssa Bestudio Alcantara Tatiana Renee Hernandez Aerial Mishelle Sue Armstrong Alexis Hernandez-Herrera Bayan Abdulrahman Ayad Chelsea Anise Hopkins * Taylor Barbre Zachary Fernando Ibarra Kathryn Mary Jewel Bass Andrea Marie Iltis Madeline Nicole Bender * David Irizarry Amanda Marie Boone Krysten Danielle Irvin Sarah Rachel Boyd * Anais Iturralde Emma Ashley Brown Lori Beth Jenkins Kerrigan Ashleigh Brown Regina Jimenez Leslie Ann Bryan * Matthew Addison Kelly Erica Guerrero Budion Catherine Delamater LaBarre * Janeth Elisa Cantu Sarah Ames LeBaron * Nazarioncy Gregoria Cantu Jazmin Aglae Lopez Christelle Anne Carando Karina Angelica Lopez
* Sigma Theta Tau
44 Angell Marie Luna * Shyla Marie Sonnett * Kendra Patricia Mack-Semler * Hailey Love Sowell * Desirae Michelle Mancillas Shuyao Su Jacob Joy Mathew Stephanie Tamayo Tiana Marie McHenry * Sarah E.J. Tatsch * Denise Paula Medina Kaylen Ciena Taylor * Tamir Meishar * Madeline P. Tierney * Amanda Lynne Mercado Raffles Tong Madeline Jewel Mercer * Sarah Marie Torreros Michaela Marie Montanaro * Andrew Tovar Oswaldo Munoz Moreno Chase William Trevino * Alexis Gallardo Muñoz Christianna Marie Trevino Lacy Raquel Overstreet Thuy Thi Phuong Truong Carly Elizabeth Pancratz Sheniza Turner Denise Marie Banua Partosa Melissa Valdes Jules Pastelero * Alexis Celeste Martinez Valadez Carole Anne Payne * Erin Alexandra Valdez Karina Christine Peña Cortney Leona Velez * Michael Lorenzo Perez Candice Layne Wheeler Veronica Perez Leah Elizabeth Wilson * Kami Lisann Pierce Austin Taylor Wolda * Shelby Jean Popham * Andrea Ramirez * Brandy Vi Ramirez Marrisa Ann Ramirez Otilia Ramirez Lorrie Ann Avila Ramos * Amanda Nicole Rasten Garret Coleson Reger * Kaitlyn Erinn Rehkop Madeline Nicole Rendon Larissa Reyna Maria Jose Rivera Catelin Kristine Robbins Steffanie Nichole Robinson Megan Marie Rodriguez Rebecca Anisa Rodriguez Gabriella Noelle Romo * Pia Ashley Morante Roperes Angela Maria Rosales Felicia Michelle Rutland Celeste Noemi Salazar Joanna Ruth Skidmore Taylor Ann Slaughter Maggie Chabely Soberanes * Abimbola Oluwafunmilayo Somoye
* Sigma Theta Tau
45 SCHOOL OF NURSING HONORS
Graduate students whose grade point average is 4.0 are awarded their degree with High Honors.
Honor Cords and Medallions
Students graduating with Latin Honors from the School of Nursing are identified as such: Summa Cum Laude honor cords are gold; Magna Cum Laude honor cords are silver; and, Cum Laude honor cords are bronze.
Purple honor cords indicates membership in Sigma Theta Tau, International, Inc., Honor Society of Nursing.
Research medallions indicate those students who are graduating with Research Distinction. These students maintained a 3.25 GPA, were mentored by a UT Health San Antonio faculty member, presented their research at a mentor approved conference, and engaged in at least 320 hours of research activity.
Clinical medallions indicate those students who are graduating with Clinical Distinction. These students have completed 320 hours of community clinical service beyond the hours required for clinical education and maintained a 3.25 GPA or higher.
Royal blue/teal cords indicate those students who participated in the Advancing Community Oriented Registered Nursing (ACORN) Grant that are setting the foundation to have baccalaureate nurses in primary care settings after graduation.
Navy blue cords indicate those students who joined the Methodist Internship program and successfully completed an additional 260 clinical hours.
Blue, red and orange honor cords indicate those students who joined the VALOR Internship program through the South Texas Veteran Health Care System and completed 400 clinical hours under the direction of a nurse preceptor.
Red, white and blue cords identify Veterans of the United States Armed Forces and active duty military personnel. The cords are provided in appreciation of their service to our nation and defense of the freedoms we enjoy.
Light blue honor cords indicate those students who served as student leaders through the Student Success Center and Adelante Grant.
White and blue cords indicate membership in the National Student Nurses Association.
46 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
David C. Shelledy, Ph.D., RRT, FAARC, FASAHP Dean David L. Henzi, Ed.D. Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs Timothy A. Reistetter, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA Associate Dean for Research
Matthew Anderson, Ph.D. Associate Dean of Administrative Affairs
Venessa Kodosky, Ph.D. Associate Director of Assessment & Special Projects
Lance C. Villers, Ph.D., LP Chair, Emergency Health Sciences Bridgett Piernik-Yoder, Ph.D., OTR Chair, Occupational Therapy
Greg Ernst, Ph.D., PT Chair, Physical Therapy
Paul B. Allen Sr., DSc, MPAS, PA-C, FAAPA Chair, Physician Assistant Studies
Fang-Ling Lu, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Chair, Communication Sciences and Disorders
George Kudolo, Ph.D., CPC, FAIC, FAACC Chair, Department of Health Sciences
Terri L. Murphy-Sanchez, M.L.S., CSMLS, ASCP Program Director, ad interim, Medical Laboratory Sciences
Richard Wettstein, M.M.Ed., RRT, FAARC, FCCP Program Director, Respiratory Care
47 CANDIDATES FOR THE Stephanie Urigwe DOCTORAL DEGREES Clydon Vista Kendall Renee Yoes MAY 2021 Julie Katherine Young Doctor of Occupational Therapy Doctor of Physical Therapy Hannah Grace Alspach Nelson Oriola Ayodeji Justin Michael Anderson Brenda Baray Brandi Michelle Brinkman Kassidy Brooke Belcik Alisa Michelle Calvillo Joshua Adam Bernal Nathaniel Castañeda Sophia Maria Briones Tabitha Marie Castillo Taylor Douglas Buchanan Jacob Mitchell Cataño Brittany Castro Mitzi Dianne Chavez Caleb Isaac Castro Christopher Chen Gonzalez Pura Elizabeth Celestino MaKenzie Savannah Cochran † Katharina Johnnette Chadwick Eder Dominguez Elizabeth Rose Clary * Ashley Marie Everett Ashley Renee Cronin Helen Valentine Fleck Ivan Del Bosque John Andrew Gonzaba Emerald Ciara Fernandez Ely Ann Gonzalez Brianna Garcia Danielle Raye Hildom Donald William Grant Lori Marie Hoffmann Miguel Angel Guimbarda Morgan Lynne Hoffmann † Nicolette Gutierrez Megan Leigh Ingram † Elizabeth Joyce Horne Natalie Bianca Jaramillo Lauren Marie Koffman Lauren Elaine Kurhajec Janette Kalina Lopez Nicholas Andrew Linfoot Alejandra Yaizeth Medina Christian Nicole Lira Megan Hernandez Moreno Matthew Charles Lusk Haley Elizabeth Needham Darrian Shareé Mezulic † Mekayla Alynn Nicholson Ashleigh Simone Morgan Hena Rameshbhai Patel Kali Lynn Morris Anna Marie Pollard Megan Kaye Morrow Patricia Jackelin Prado Devin Wade Odvody Emanuel A. Quiroga Alejandra Maria Ordaz † Victoria Ramirez Sean Catrell Parham † Rebecca Lynn Reding * Amanda Ruth Quintana Brianna Nicole Reyna Karina Rash † Janna Marie Roberts Amber Lauren Schneider Jennifer Renee Scaife Giselle Isabel Schoenmakers Karalea Catherine Shudde * Lauren Katherine Slagle Alexandra Solis Devon Paige Thomey Ember Samantha Soto Peter Trinh Zachary Colton Sturgill Lucero Villalpando Lindsey Davenport Thornton Charles Dinh Vu * Degree conferred December 16, 2020 † Alpha Eta Society
48 Kelli Lynn Westlund Caroline Elizabeth Hanson Melissa Brooke Whitman † Mitzi Rachelle Hardeman † Kerry Kathleen Wiegand Elizabeth Anne Hennessey Robyn Lexis Hernandez † Julia Ana Herrera CANDIDATES FOR THE Mariah Michelle Holub DOCTORAL DEGREES Paola Elizabeth Huerta † Bethany Ann Laque AUGUST 2021 Leslie Stark Lewis † Madeline Grace McCurry Doctor of Occupational Therapy Kelly Anne Miller Caleb Zachariah Mize Jessica Rochelle Barrera Michaela Danielle Montez Christina Michelle Morales Avery Jo Morgan Doctor of Physical Therapy Shandi Lyn Nelson Victoria Alyse Perez Margaret Catherine Cummings Anika Ramchand Claudia Elena Diaz Christina Josephine Rose † Hafsa Salim CANDIDATES FOR THE Caitlyn Rose Sander David Robbie Thomas MASTERS DEGREES Jennifer Patricia Vargas MAY 2021 Dulce Maria Vasquez Danielle Villarreal Master of Science in Ivette Anahi Villarreal Physician Assistant Studies Reyna Christine Williams
Benjamin Campos CANDIDATES FOR THE Kavita Jaiswal MASTERS DEGREE Castural Dale Thompson AUGUST 2021 Master of Science Master of Science Speech Language Pathology Medical Laboratory Science
Crystal Marie Cantu Lauren Simone Capicio † Shkynah Rose Adame Sharon Lo-Hsuan Chang † Asaad Yahya Sabri Al Khalidi Justin Michael Chavez Vanessa Jaqueline Alba † Joshua Jae Hyun Cho Gina Carla Bitar Sarah Marie Durnford Tatiana Carolina Blanco Gabriel Rene Fragozo Hannah Renee Bolton Jennifer Eve Fromme Ana Alicia Carrera † Amanda Mai Giang Katherine Regina Castro † Marina Ashraf Habashi Sandili Sol Chauncey † Abayomi S. Clark † Alpha Eta Society †† Lambda Beta Society 49 Brianna Clemons Katherine Alexandra Wilks † †† Isiam Cuellar-Romero Damilola Deborah Daniels † Janelle Kay Dean CANDIDATES FOR THE Christina Marie Eckels GRADUATE CERTIFICATE Andrea Grimaldo-Monrreal MAY 2021 Jordan Leon Gussett Christopher McCauley Communication Science Disorder Tamara Jo Medina Megan JoAnn O’Brien Mayte Arredondo Rojas Habteab Serekebrhan Teklehaimanot Sascha Elysia Borjas Miguel Alfonso Vargas Lorena Patricia Carranco Andre-Ello Jahmal Vines Carmela Gracia Delacruz Morgan Renee Delgado Respiratory Care Christy Gilbert Jennifer Guerrero Arianna Alvarez Gianella Alison Lainez Sanchez Nikita Chandra Hector Leura Melissa Maria Charles Lindsay Lee McLain Wan-Hsuan Chuang † †† Vy Lan Ngo Katherine Sherwood Faul † †† Brittany G. Perez Roxanna Lee Flores Sarah Perez Emily Rachel Furrh † †† Omayya Saigal Amber Marie Gallegos Ana Laura García Noah Daniel García CANDIDATES FOR THE Andrew Nguyen Ho BACHELORS DEGREE Woori Kim †† MAY 2021 Jennifer Marie Kraemer Jelena Jashial Lara † †† Bachelor of Science Camille Jayne Leonard †† Ethan Robert Lusk Emergency Health Sciences Savannah Danielle Martinez Tatiana Montemayor Courtney Madison Biggars Ashlyn Elaine Murphy †† Chelsie Alaina Bilger Tinka Nguyen Joshua Adam Brady † Alfredo Núñez Dustin Cole Conger Cosme Ordoñez IV Christiana Rae Cowick Makenzy Osei Maria Fernanda Flores Sergio Enrique Perez Kyle Alan Fritsche Vilai Rankins Isaac Jacob Garcia Bianca Christine Rivera Patrick Sean Grabbe Krystal Romero Amanda E. Hausman Amanda Elizabeth Teekell † Jonathan Isaac Henderson † April Dawn Villar-Galindo Ibeth Wallace Askia Geuka Whitaker
† Alpha Eta Society †† Lambda Beta Society 50 Medical Laboratory Sciences CANDIDATES FOR THE Asma Hamad Alazzawi CERTIFICATE Jessica DeLaney Leondike MAY 2021 Mary Bee Andwyn Patiño Quoc Viet Tran Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic
Respiratory Care Michelle Paolilli Achorn Andrew Tristan Arnold Bardo Antonio Betancourt Aaron Arthur Baker Daniel Joshua Block Bart Mathew Bartlett Paige Elizabeth Grizzle †† David Patrick Bassett Anthony Ibitola Ibidapo Ryan Charles Bauchman Anthony Mendoza †† Terrin Ellis Baur Adrianna Destiny Perez Estrada James Robert Bostick Valeria C. Prieto William Patrick Bourland Daniel Robert Rivera Leslie Ray Broich Steven Trung Tran Devon Michael Concha Steven Duc Van Alec Joseph Cruz Elizabeth Ann Dillard CANDIDATES FOR THE Lynda Sue Dreyer BACHELORS DEGREE Frank Flores Xavier David Garza AUGUST 2021 Mason Hawkins Matthew Jordan Jones Bachelor of Science Tyler James Kersey Edward Peter Kowalko III Emergency Health Sciences Chase Wayne Lindner Masen Wayne Lindner Mario Alberto Garcia Ebony Denishawne Luna Enrique Martinez William Donald Montague Medical Laboratory Sciences Cody Saul Ochoa Frankie Alexander Orta Amanuel H. Gebremariam Jean Miguel Padro-Alvarado Grace Elizabeth Poston Respiratory Care Michael Brandan Price Jacob Ryan Quesada Brian Scott Barber Molly Macon Rey Lea Kathleen Byrd Charles Lane Richard Melissa Marie Cienega Unequa Mona Richardson Alexander Craig Cottle Manuel Anthony Rodriguez Duy Dang Reuben Rey Salas Marla Marie Matthews Moises Sandoval Alec Villanueva Perales Trevor Sean Sealey Gabriel Peter Rodriguez Peter Felipe Slush Kathryn Elizabeth Ross Jared Davis Taylor Erika Nicole Valdez Eric Allan Vargas † Alpha Eta Society
51 Richard Vasquez Juanito Velazquez Tamara Sophia Weiss Cheryl Diane White Jansin Kensington Williams Galilea Prisila Willis Joshua Alan Wolff
CANDIDATES FOR THE CERTIFICATE AUGUST 2021
Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic
Roberto Javier Saenz
52 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS * Officers Kevin P. Eltife Chairman, Tyler Janiece M. Longoria Vice Chairman, Houston
James C. “Rad” Weaver Vice Chairman, San Antonio
Members David J. Beck, Houston Christina Melton Crain, Dallas R. Steven Hicks, Austin Jodie Lee Jiles, Houston Nolan Perez, M.D., Harlingen Kelcy L. Warren, Dallas
Student Regent
Patrick O. Ojeaga II, Edinburg
General Counsel
Francie A. Frederick, J.D., Austin
*BOARD OF REGENTS (Current as of April 27, 2021)
53 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION James B. Milliken, J.D. Chancellor Archie L. Holmes Jr., Ph.D. Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Scott C. Kelley, Ed.D. Executive Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
David L. Lakey, M.D. Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer Randa S. Safady, Ph.D. Vice Chancellor for External Relations, Communications and Advancement Services John M. Zerwas, M.D. Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Amy Shaw Thomas, J.D. Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
Stacey Napier, J.D. Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations
Daniel H. Sharphorn, J.D. Vice Chancellor and General Counsel
54 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP William L. Henrich, M.D., MACP President
Andrea Marks, M.B.A., CPA Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Eileen T. Breslin, Ph.D., RN, FAAN Dean, School of Nursing
Peter M. Loomer, B.Sc., D.D.S., Ph.D., MRCD(C), FACD Dean, School of Dentistry
Robert Hromas, M.D., FACP Dean, Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
David C. Shelledy, Ph.D., RRT, FAARC, FASAHP Dean, School of Health Professions
David S. Weiss, Ph.D. Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Heather Adkins, M.S. Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Yeman Collier Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Mary G. DeLay, M.B.A. Vice President and Chief of Staff, Office of the President
Armando T. Diaz, M.Ed. Vice President for Governmental Relations
Andrea Giuffrida, Ph.D. Vice President for Research
Patrick Kaminski, M.B.A. Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
James D. Kazen Executive Vice President for Facilities Planning and Operations
Ginny Gomez-Leon, M.B.A., CPA Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jacqueline Lee Mok, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs
55 Deborah H. Morrill, M.S. Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Chief Development Officer
Amy S. Tawney, M.B.A., SPHR, SHRM-SCP Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
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