He is board certified in neurology and vascular neurology, and certified in neuro-imaging and neuro-critical care by the United Council of Neurological Specialties. He held the Sidney W. Souers Endowed Chair in Neurology at Saint Louis University. Dr. Cruz-Flores will provide inpatient and outpatient consultation services at our affiliated hospitals in neurology, stroke and neuro-critical care.

      He has experience managing large health organizations with hundreds of employees and volunteers. He has held positions as Health Officer/Executive Director for the Central Utah Public Health Department and Director/Health Officer for Yavapai County Community Health Services in Prescott, Ariz. During his time at Yavapai County Community Health Services, Resendes was responsible for all operations of the organization which consist of a multi-site community health center and a local public health department.

      Resendes holds an MBA from Bryant University in Rhode Island and a Bachelor of Science degree in Clinical Laboratory Science from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. He will begin work May 20.

Dave Byrd previously served as chief financial officer for Sierra Medical Hospital’s sister hospital Des Peres Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Prior to that, Byrd served as assistant chief financial officer at Sierra Medical Center. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Missouri in St. Louis.  “We are excited to have Dave rejoin the Sierra Providence Health Network. His experience and knowledge of both healthcare finance and operations will be a great asset to our team,” said Eric J. Evans, CEO for Sierra Medical Center and Providence Memorial Hospital. Byrd's appointment was effective April 15.

Brandon L. May previously served as chief financial officer for Westlake Hospital, a 225-bed acute care hospital in Melrose Park, IL, that is part of the Vanguard Health Systems, Inc., out of Nashville, TN.  He began his career as a controller for St. Cloud Regional Medical Center, in St. Cloud, Fl. and eventually moved to Barton Regional Medical Center, Bartow, Fl. where he held the roles of both controller and interim chief financial officer in 2008 and went on to serve as chief financial officer and hospital compliance officer from 2008 to 2011. May is a graduate of Texas Tech University where he received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and his Master of Business Administration.  “We are pleased to have Brandon join our administrative team at Sierra Providence East,” said Sally Hurt Deitch, chief executive officer of Sierra Providence East Medical Center.  “Brandon has a well rounded background in hospital financial operations and accounting and is a great addition to our leadership team.”

“Dr. Lakshmanaswamy is a long-serving basic science researcher at TTUHSC, who has been an integral part of the development of the research programs here over the past nine years,” Miller said. “He understands the research priorities of the school and will provide excellent continuity of leadership as the research program moves into its next phase.”

Lakshmanaswamy joined TTUHSC at El Paso as an assistant professor in 2004 after being recruited from the University of California in Berkeley, Calif., where he was a specialist and research endocrinologist in the Department of Molecular Cell Biology. He has served as basic science research director since 2009. One of Lakshmanaswamy’s major research interests is addressing the most prevalent cancers affecting the Hispanic population. His breast cancer research has earned him funding from different agencies.

Miller is returning to his hometown of Houston to assume a leadership role as associate dean for Health Services Research and Healthcare Quality at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston. He will retain an adjunct professor appointment at TTUHSC at El Paso and continue working with the campus through a partnership with the UT-Houston Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences.

“Dr. Miller was recruited from the University of Texas Medical School in Houston in 2009 to build a strong research base for the TTUHSC at El Paso campus, and he exceeded all expectations,” said Jose Manuel de la Rosa, MD, vice president for health affairs and founding dean of the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. “We thank him for his dedication to our mission and look forward to working with him in his new role.”

Since 2005, Kirken has served as chair and professor of the Department of Biological Sciences at UTEP and pursued his research agenda focused on immune-derived diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma, and the mechanisms through which the rejection of transplanted organs occurs. Throughout his research career, Kirken has trained a strong cadre of undergraduate and graduate students who have gone on to pursue scientific and medical careers.

"It is an honor to have been selected from so many talented applicants for this critical leadership position within the university," he said in a press release. "I am excited about being in a position to create more opportunities for our students and faculty to have even greater success and better serve our region and nation in generating an outstanding workforce derived from the STEM disciplines."

Kirken has received numerous awards for his research, published nearly 80 scientific works, secured patents, and generated more than $20 million in funded research support throughout his career. He also has served as program director of UTEP’s $13 million National Institutes of Health-sponsored Border Biomedical Research Center that focuses on border health issues and health disparities in our region.

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El Paso County Medical Society inducts 2012 officers  [posted Feb. 22, 2012] 

The El Paso County Medical Society inducted Bruce J. Applebaum, MD, as its 2012 president, replacing Jose Aun, MD.  Patricio A. Pazmiño, MD, is president-elect; Juan M. Escobar, MD, is secretary; Syed A. Yusoof, MD, is treasurer; and David J. Mansfield, MD, is assistant treasurer.  The induction ceremony took place Jan. 18 and featured keynote speakers Bruce Malone, MD, president of the Texas Medical Association and Guadalupe Arizpe De La Vega, founder of FEMAP and CNN Hero Award Medial Marvel.

Pictured:  Bruce Malone, MD, swearing in Bruce J. Applebaum, MD

El Paso County Medical Society inducts 2011 officers  [posted Feb. 23, 2011]

The El Paso County Medical Society installed Dr. Jose Aun as its new president. President-elect for 2012 is Dr. Bruce Applebaum. Secretary is Dr. Patricio Pazmino, treasurer is Dr. Juan Escobar, and assistant treasurer is Dr. Syed Yusoof.  Immediate past president  is Dr. Andres Enriquez.

Novotny earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Ohio State University and her doctorate from Kent State University. She began her career as an assistant professor at Kent State University and served in various administrative and academic positions at the University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University and Case Western Reserve University. 

From 2001 to 2011, Novotny served as dean and professor of the School of Nursing at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn.  In this role, she led the school through successful reviews and accreditation visits from the Connecticut Board of Nurse Examiners, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (undergraduate and graduate), the Council on Nurse Anesthesia, and the North Eastern Accreditation of Schools and Colleges. 

The Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing admitted its first class of Traditional BSN students in fall 2011. This was followed with the admission of the inaugural class of Second Degree BSN students in spring 2012. Administrators anticipate the school will grow to 300 students in five years to counteract the long-term nursing shortage in the medically underserved El Paso region.

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Col. Dennis D. Doyle will replace Maj. Gen. Wong of Beaumont  [originally posted April 22, 2011]

On May 18, Col. Dennis D. Doyle will ceremoniously take over command of William Beaumont Army Medical Center at Fort Bliss. Notably, Col. Doyle is slated for promotion from colonel to a 1-star brigadier general.

Background:  After eight months of taking command of William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss officials announced that Maj. Gen. Ted Wong is being reassigned. Starting this summer, Wong will return to Fort Sam Houston, near San Antonio, to serve as commanding general at the Brooke Army Medical Center.

Article (March 27, 2011)             Q&A Article (April 11, 2011)

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Sept. 30, 2010 Announcement

German Hernandez, M.D., a nephrologist, has been elected to serve the next two years as chief of staff at University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC).  He is an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. He is also the principle investigator in a unique area of study on kidney disease with a focus on the Hispanic population.  Dr. Hernandez replaces former UMC chief of staff Carmela Morales, M.D.  

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A pediatric nephrologist is a critical need for El Paso, according to Bradley Fuhrman, MD, physician in chief at the El Paso Children's Hospital and professor at the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. In an El Paso Times story, Furhman said, "Primary kidney diseases in children is not terribly common, but kidney disease often goes with other diseases, and for every child who is very sick, we worry about their kidneys. Furhman hopes to have a nephrologist hired by next summer.

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Dr. Storrs

     Storrs arrival makes him the only pediatric neurosurgeon practicing in El Paso County.  His expertise covers just about every aspect of a growing body, including birth defects, injuries and accidents, brain and spinal cord tumors, and medical treatments for infirmities such as cerebral palsy. El Paso Children’s Hospital will continue recruiting additional support for Storrs.  As a result, El Paso Children’s Hospital will become home to El Paso’s premier pediatric neurosurgery program.

     Storrs is one of 186 Pediatric Neurosurgeons who are U.S. Board Certified through the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery. At El Paso Children's Hospital, he is supported by and works with the Pediatric Surgical Department team that includes four pediatric anesthesiologists, two pediatric surgeons and two orthopedic surgeons.

    Regarding his background, Storrs has a history living and working in the region. His father, also a doctor, was stationed at White Sands Missile Range. Storrs’ medical degree is from the University of New Mexico, where also received his undergraduate education. He did part of his residency there and later was chief of the medical school's Division of Neurosurgery. While at UNM, he met and married his wife, who is from Chihuahua City, Mexico, and who is a medical interpreter. Storrs is also fluent in Spanish. Over a 40-year period, Storrs has practiced in Utah, New Mexico, Florida, Illinois, South Carolina and California. He worked in many positions in Albuquerque, including a stretch in 2004 as the chief of pediatric neurosurgery at Presbyterian Hospital and in the same job at Children's Hospital of New Mexico before that.   El Paso Times story  

Dr. Ross

Before joining El Paso Children’s Hospital, Ross was in private practice as a pediatric and general radiologist at High Plains Radiological Association in Amarillo. He earned a bachelor of science and master of science in chemical engineering from Brigham Young University and received his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. 

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“After vetting qualified candidates from across the state and across the country, the board is confident that Ms. Daugherty has the experience, knowledge and expertise to lead Emergence Health Network during this time of great change in the healthcare industry,” said Jacob Cintron, trustee and chair of the CEO Selection Committee.

Daugherty is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Texas and a Licensed Independent Social Worker in New Mexico.  She has a Master’s Degree in Social Work from New Mexico State University and over 15 years of experience in private and public behavioral health delivery systems.

 “I would like to thank the Emergence Board of Trustees for this opportunity,” says Daugherty.  “We are entering a new era in the delivery of mental health services, and I look forward to working with our dedicated board, staff and community advocates to enhance services and improve the lives of those we serve.”

Tewiana C. Norris has been named director of nursing for Emergence Health Network.  In her role, Norris will be responsible for the provision of nursing services in accordance to the legal, regulatory, organizational and medical staff guidelines. Her bachelor’s degree is in nursing from New Mexico State University and her master’s degree in management & leadership is from Webster University.  Her varied experience includes nursing, adult probation, case management, crisis intervention, care planning and client assessment. 

Emergence Health Network provides services to 7,000 individuals in mental health, developmental and intellectual disabilities programs and offers 24-hour intervention services to individuals in psychiatric crisis.

In terms of new hires, the nursing school has welcomed three new faculty members over the past two months. They are nursing instructor Sandra Imperial, assistant professor Troy Palmer and assistant professor Betty A. Dement. This brings the total number of faculty at the Hunt School of Nursing to seven educators.

The foundation also elected three new members to the board of directors – Alan Abbott, Tilahun Adera and Irasema Coronado. Abbott is the Chairman of Sunland Optical Company, Inc. and President of Lynwood Garden Investments, Inc.; Adera is the Dean of the College of Health and Social Services at New Mexico State University, and Coronado is a professor in the Department of Political Sciences at UTEP. 

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[Originally posted May 27, 2011]

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation is pleased to announce the election of Susana Navarro, Ph.D., as the new 2011-2012 board chair. Dr. Navarro has served on the board since 2006 and is the executive director for El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence at UTEP. Sandra Sánchez Almanzán was appointed as vice-chair and chair-elect. She has served on the board since 2007 and is the director of community development for Fannie Mae. The Foundation also elected Jose Prieto, M.D., as a new member to the board. Dr. Prieto is a local pediatrician. Re-elected for additional three year terms are: Jack Cardwell and Eduardo Sanchez, M.D.

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The Office of Diversity Affairs will be assisting with the Cultural Competence Seminar to be held June 8 with topic presentations on patient care for the military population, managing of generational differences in the workplace, and challenges faced by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patient population among others. The office is also launching the Dean’s Diversity Seminar Series in July on a monthly basis. For more information, contact Jessica Calderon-Mora , (915) 783-6212, jessica.calderon-mora@ttuhsc.edu.

About Calderón-Mora

Calderón-Mora has a master’s in public health from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health (UT School of Public Health), San Antonio Regional Campus. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in public health at the UT School of Public Health, El Paso Regional Campus. Calderón-Mora worked with the UT School of Public Health for seven years as a research associate/project director on behavioral intervention research related to cancer among Hispanics. She then joined Paul L. Foster School of Medicine to assist with the Society, Community & Individual medical student course, as well as assisted with a colorectal cancer project with the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

     McIlvaine is a diplomat of the American Board of Anesthesiology and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada. Dr. McIlvaine most recently came to El Paso Children’s Hospital from the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. Poulton came to El Paso from Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Barbosa came to El Paso Children’s Hospital from Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.

Vogel served in the Army Nurse Corps, United States Army and Army Reserves where she retired in 2009. Her army assignments included Nurse Manager for the Operating Room at William Beaumont Army Medical Center during Operation Enduring Freedom; Charge Nurse and Quality Improvement/Risk Management Nurse in the Operating Room and Laser Safety Nurse at Brooke Army Medical Center; United Nations Peacekeeper and Combat Operating Room Nurse/Infection Control Nurse, Task Force 131, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Chief Nurse, Operating Room, 5001st U.S. Army Hospital (USAR), Course Director for the Combat Lifesaver Course (USAR) and BCLS instructor.

Vogel graduated from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1992, graduating Summa Cum Laude and earning a Regular Army commission through the U.S. Army ROTC Program. Vogel received her Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Houston Law Center in 2001, graduating Cum Laude and was the Managing Editor of the Houston Law Review.

Vogel serves as Visiting Nurse Association Board Member, is a voting member of the Institutional Review Board at Texas Tech University Health Science Center in El Paso, and serves as a guest lecturer at the University of Texas at El Paso School of Nursing. Vogel also volunteers her time as a Big Sister with Big Brothers Big Sisters of El Paso and is a graduate of Leadership El Paso Class XXXI.

“Her experience and duty to serve our nation as a Registered Nurse and her knowledge of the healthcare industry makes her a tremendous asset to El Paso Children’s Hospital. We are so excited to have her serve as our General Counsel,” said Lawrence G. Duncan, CEO of El Paso

Children’s Hospital, in a press release.

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El Paso Children’s Hospital hires Director of Family Support Services  [originally posted Sept. 27, 2011]

Ana Maria Hernandez, a 25-year industry veteran, has joined El Paso Children's Hospital as the new Director of Family Support Services. Hernandez will be responsible for the development and leadership of several departments to support patients and families.  Some of her responsibilities will include oversight of volunteers within the hospital, child life, social work and guest services. The aim is to create a patient- and family-centered environment, create collaborative partnerships among patients, families, and healthcare practitioners, and make every visitor feel they have the utmost care and respect during their stay.

Hernandez returns to her hometown of El Paso after an 11-year run in Dallas where she developed the guest relations program at Children's Medical Center in Dallas and Children's Medical Center Legacy. Prior to her Dallas experience, Ms. Hernandez held various positions within guest relations and patient advocacy at the Sierra/Providence Health Network.

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“Fuhrman is board certified in three pediatric subspecialties - cardiology, perinatal medicine and critical care. He holds or shares patents on 11 medical devices and has patents pending on two others. 

And he wrote "the" book on pediatric critical care, titled, appropriately, "Pediatric Critical Care."  Now in its fourth revision, the 1,740-page text sells for close to $300 and is considered the bible in that specialized field of medicine. 

His wife, Lynn Hernan, is also a pediatric critical care specialist. She will teach at the medical school and work at the hospital. 

Asked how long he might stay in El Paso, Fuhrman answered, "I have two young children in the house, a 7-year-old and 9-year-old, so it will be a while before they want to move again. And, right now I feel as though I could keep working indefinitely." 

He spoke with El Paso Inc. about bringing more doctors to El Paso, medicine's role in economic development, and what's special about this children's hospital. 

Q: How is this children's hospital different from others?

This is a hospital that's being developed for the children of the area at the wishes of the community that will be a free-standing, separately licensed, that will be not-for-profit and will serve all comers who have need, all patients whether they are well-to-do or uninsured. 

We'll roll out as a completely independent hospital with its own board of trustees. 

So those things are really exceptional. The general rule of thumb for the times is that children's hospitals are rolled into other hospitals or into larger provider systems, which enables them to offer cradle-to- grave coverage. That's really an insurance issue more than anything else - a business proposition. This one is purely for the children. 

Q: What do you mean by cradle-to-grave in the context of insurance?

Hospital systems become part of provider networks. They sell contracts to employers for their employees that offer them health-care coverage. It's advantageous to cover the whole family, so they call it cradle-to-grave because it goes from infancy to retirement and beyond. 

That kind of coverage is the primary coverage that insurance companies want to sell. So the motivation has been to move children's hospitals into networks that offer those kinds of services.  

In this case, they've done pretty much the opposite. They've created an environment that will be perfect for children where decisions will be made based on what is best for the children and not on what is best for the corporation or what the needs of adults are. 

Q: This hospital is a private, non-profit institution that will be in partnership with a public medical school and a public county hospital. How usual is this arrangement?

It's very unusual. There are excellent freestanding children's hospitals in this country. Most of them though either have been rolled into a larger arrangement or are borne into another arrangement. In this case, they've deliberately set out to establish something that is especially for children. 

Q: Tell us about some of medical devices you've created that are used around the world.

Probably the best-known thing that I have worked on is a catheter for draining fluid from around the lung or the heart and that can present as a life-threatening problem.  

I developed that more than a decade ago, and it's been heavily utilized and now benefits a very large number of patients every year. That's been very rewarding for me. It grew out of my clinical work. So it's an example of what can happen when a person in an academic practice has the time to turn their ideas into something that can service a wider population base. It's the kind of technology development that the children's hospital will promote for this area.

Q: Do you think this kind of setting will attract research, medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies?

This should be attractive. It's going to be a large, new enterprise. There are people here interested in promoting new developments in health care and there are people who are interested in investing in it.  

There's synergy with Juárez because Juárez is an excellent site for manufacturing and El Paso is an excellent site for prototyping and for development of new devices. So there are good reasons to consider a location like this. 

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El Paso Times publishes centerpiece story on Dr. Bradley Fuhrman  [posted Oct. 10, 2011]

Bradley Fuhrman, M.D., is the recently recruited Pediatrician-in-Chief for the El Paso Children’s Hospital and Chair of the Pediatrics Department at the TTUHSC Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. Below is an excerpt from a story published Oct. 10 in the El Paso Times:

“…this graying, soft-spoken man in the dark blue blazer literally wrote the book on caring for critically ill children. Fuhrman…was the lead editor on "Pediatric Critical Care." The Journal of the American Medical Association wrote in a review of an earlier edition that the textbook "has become a standard" in most pediatric intensive care units.

Fuhrman, 65, started practicing pediatric critical care in 1979. He also is an inventor. Among his many patents is a device -- the Fuhrman pigtail catheter -- that is widely used in emergency rooms.

"He's the father of pediatric critical care in this country," said Larry Duncan, the hospital's chief executive officer.

Fuhrman assumes a position that will put him in the forefront of a broad regional expansion of medical services encompassed in the Medical Center of the Americas' 50-year plan. The $120-million children's hospital, scheduled to open in February, University Medical Center, and Texas Tech's new medical school form the nucleus of this growth.”

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Children’s Hospital and med school appoint head pediatrician  [originally posted July 14, 2011]

Bradley P. Fuhrman, M.D., a professor of pediatrics and anesthesiology in New York, has been appointed professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, TTUHSC Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in El Paso. In addition, Dr. Fuhrman has been appointed as the pediatrician-in-chief of the El Paso Children’s Hospital. He begins his duties Aug. 22.

“Dr. Fuhrman’s appointment represents another step towards the quality children’s healthcare we’ve all dreamed of here in El Paso,” said Jose Manuel de la Rosa, M.D., Founding Dean TTUHSC Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. “He is representative of our commitment to bringing the highest caliber physicians around the country to practice at the El Paso Children’s Hospital.”

According to Lawrence Duncan, CEO El Paso Children’s Hospital, Dr. Fuhrman was chosen after an extensive search. “Dr. Fuhrman is the best fit for El Paso Children’s Hospital. He will make sure that El Paso Children’s Hospital is synonymous with the highest quality of care for the children of El Paso, West Texas, and New Mexico and beyond. “

Dr. Fuhrman is an internationally recognized expert in alternative modes of life support and disaster preparedness. Dr. Fuhrman is the author or co-author of almost 200 articles and publications including the definitive textbook for pediatric care medicine, "Pediatric Critical Care." Dr. Fuhrman has had numerous research inventions, patents and patent applications in his name.  He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, as well as on the editorial committee of the World Journal of Pediatrics.

Prior to coming to El Paso, Dr. Fuhrman was a tenured professor of pediatrics and anesthesiology at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo and Division Chief of Pediatric Critical Care at Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. He spent more than two decades at the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, SUNY.  Dr. Fuhrman was also a critical care specialist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine for six years before arriving at SUNY, first as a visiting associate professor, and later as an adjunct professor until 1998.

Dr. Fuhrman began his distinguished career at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine from 1979 through 1985, where he rose from instructor to associate professor. A chemistry major at Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania, Dr. Fuhrman is a graduate of the New York University School of Medicine where he earned his medical degree in 1971. He interned and completed his pediatric residency at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine in 1973. Dr. Fuhrman completed subspecialty training in neonatology in 1974 pediatric cardiology in 1979, both at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine.

Over the years, Dr. Fuhrman has held numerous leadership positions as director, medical director, and division chief at the Children’s Hospital of Buffalo and the University of Minnesota providing services in the pediatric intensive care unit, pediatric cardiology and critical care, and the neonatal intensive care unit. During that time he also held the position of director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Research and Cardiolpulmonary Research Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

He is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in general pediatrics and three subspecialties: pediatric cardiology, perinatal medicine, and pediatric critical care. He is a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine. He is also board certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners.

Among his many awards and recognitions are the Helen L. DeRoy Distinguished Visiting Professor of Pediatrics Children’s Hospital of Detroit, Luis Mosovich Award, Pediatric ICU, Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, and the Distinguished Career Award, AAP Critical Care Section.

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Institutional Members

Baylor College of Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine
East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Florida State University College of Medicine
Louisiana State University School of Medicine - New Orleans
Louisiana State University School of Medicine - Shreveport
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Health Sciences University
Medical University of South Carolina
Meharry Medical College School of Medicine
Mercer University School of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine
Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine - Lubbock
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine - El Paso
Tulane University School of Medicine
Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine
University of Alabama School of Medicine
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
University of Louisville School of Medicine
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
University of Mississippi School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
University of South Alabama College of Medicine
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville
University of South Florida College of Medicine
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Southwestern Medical School
University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine - Galveston
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
West Virginia University School of Medicine

MMC runs the adjacent Ikard Cancer Treatment Center, which provides radiation treatment. Two MMC physicians work from that facility. MMC officials hope to hire a third oncology specialist by this summer. The only other cancer treatment facility in Las Cruces is New Hope Cancer Center at 4351 E. Lohman Ave. in Ste 209. It offers chemotherapy-based care.

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     Kreinovich has been part of the Department of Computer Science at the University since 1990, specializing in the fields of computers, mathematical foundations of intelligent control. He has published 5 books and more that 500 papers, and is a member of the editorial board of the international journal "Reliable Computing" and several other journals. He was recognized in 2003 with the El Paso Energy Foundation Faculty Achievement Award for Research.

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An article in the Dec. 11 El Paso Inc. reported, “A long-time effort to increase salaries in El Paso by growing a healthcare industry here and attracting companies with skilled jobs is paying off, and the El Paso economy is transforming…. But the local workforce hasn't kept up with the needs…. That has created a glut of jobs that workers here aren't qualified for.  All of the staffing agencies interviewed for this article agreed the positions that are hardest to fill in El Paso are those related to the healthcare industry, and some of the positions that are more technical in nature.”

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Gonzales is from the University of South Florida, where he was professor and dean of the College of Behavioral & Community Sciences. He has been a principal and scientist at Abt Associates – one of the largest for-profit government and business research and consulting firms in the world – and spent six years at the National Institute of Mental Health, ending his tenure there as director of the Division of Services and Intervention Research.

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UTEP appoints doctor to lead the way toward research excellence  [originally posted Dec. 9, 2010]

UTEP President Diana Natalicio has announced the appointment of Junius Gonzales, M.D., as provost and vice president for academic affairs at The University of Texas at El Paso, effective Feb. 1, 2011. As the chief academic officer, Gonzales will be responsible for leading UTEP’s continuing commitment to attain nationally recognized academic program and research excellence while providing higher education access and opportunities to residents of the Paso del Norte region. 

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“Our goal is to grow into a regional cancer center, and my role in that is to educate hospital staff, patients, and the community about our services,” said Arnold, a native Las Crucen who holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from New Mexico State University a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. 

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A graduate of the University of Iowa in 1990, Vazquez earned his doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology and served as faculty there as well. He has also been a visiting professor at the Universidad Autonoma de Mexico in Mexico City.

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Deborah "Debbie" Chasco, CCRN, DNP, CNS, joins El Paso Children's Hospital as the new director of nursing administration. She brings experience in quality management, program implementation, grant writing, research and patient care processes.  Her background is in neonatal intensive care nursing.  She is also an advanced nurse practitioner in the state of Texas as a clinical nurse specialist in maternal child health. She also has a Doctorate of Nursing Practice in Nursing Administration from Texas Christian University. 

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at El Paso Children's Hospital is staffed by five board-certified, fellowship-trained pediatric critical care intensivists.  They are (pictured left to right) Dr. Clinton Woosley, Dr. Michael Romano, Dr. Jorge Sainz, Dr. Angelica Chavez and Dr. Bert Johansson. The team is currently practicing at University Medical Center until the El Paso Children's Hospital opens in 2012.

The team’s medical director is Dr. Sainz who also serves as the medical director of the Pediatric Transport Team. Sainz received his medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, where he also completed his pediatric residency and pediatric fellowship. He did a pediatric internship at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. Sainz was the Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio before coming to El Paso. Dr. Sainz has a special interest in vascular access in critically ill children, pediatric flexible bronchoscopy and pediatric critical care transport.

Dr. Romano is an associate professor at the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine and serves as the Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. He received his medical degree at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in Houston. He completed his pediatric residency at Naval Regional Medical Center in San Diego and his fellowship in pediatric critical care at Baylor College of Medicine.  He has worked in a variety of practice settings including military medicine, private practice and traditional academic positions, including the Department of Pediatrics at TTUHSC in Lubbock, West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV, and Scott & White in Temple, TX

Dr. Chavez received her medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio where she also completed her pediatric residency. In fact, she, Dr. Sainz and Dr. Woosley have all previously worked together. Chavez also completed a pediatric critical care fellowship at the Shands Children's Hospital and was a clinical assistant professor at TTUHSC in Amarillo.

Dr. Woosley received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio where he also completed both his pediatric residency and pediatric critical care fellowship.  Upon completing his fellowship, he spent more than two years as an assistant professor in the Division of Critical Care. During that time he also served as the medical director of Respiratory Care at Santa Rosa Children's Hospital and the Associate Medical Director of University Hospital, both in San Antonio.

Dr. Johansson turned down job offers in his native New Orleans because of his love for El Paso and its culture. Better known as "Dr. Bert," Johansson received his medical degree at the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, La., where he also received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and psychology. He completed his residency in the Department of Pediatrics at the Babies and Children's Hospital of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City and his critical care fellowship at The Children's Hospital of New York. He is an associate professor and an active researcher in influenza-related illness at the Center of Excellence (COE) in Infectious Diseases at the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. 

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Hernandez was a founding member of the National Forum for Latino Healthcare Executives and has been a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives since 1989.  He completed the USA-Baylor residency program at William Beaumont Army Medical Center and retired in April 1994 holding the rank of lieutenant colonel.

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De la Rosa will keep the title of founding dean for the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine and the regional dean for the El Paso campus; however, as vice president of health affairs, de la Rosa will provide leadership for both the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine and the Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing. He will also have authority to oversee new schools and future initiatives or developments of the campus. As vice president, he will also have principal responsibility for external affairs including hospital relations and serve as a key member of Mitchell’s leadership team.

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It said, “The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso, which houses schools of medicine and nursing, has also brought in professionals with needs for sophisticated legal services. And this trend will continue with the expansion of the Medical Center of the Americas and El Paso Children's Hospital.”

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• Curtis Solis, physician relations and recruitment manager
• Andrew Ten Eick, pharmacy director
• Mary Lacaze, M.D., pediatric hematology/oncology specialist

The hiring of Dr. Lacaze brings the Children’s Hospital’s number of pediatric specialists to 18. Approximately 10 more specialists are needed.  The hospital’s recruitment committee meets once a month on the second Thursday of the month. The recruitment plan is in phase two out of three.

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Ocón has 24 years of experience in pediatric nursing.  He is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, and a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nursing.  He also serves as the treasurer of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses and is the Atlanta chapter president of that group. 

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Kevin Cowens, M.D., a private practitioner from Minnesota, has been named neurohospitalist for Sierra Medical Center and Providence Memorial Hospital. He will meet the immediate needs for neurology consults, allowing other neurologists on staff to spend more time with patients in their offices. He will also be the admitting physician for acute strokes, TIA and neuromedicine patients.

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El Paso Children’s Hospital, now under the helm of CEO Larry Duncan, has recruited 17 primary and sub-specialty physicians. The list includes:

three pediatric surgeons Don Meier, M.D.; Thomas Rothenbach, M.D.; William Spurbeck, M.D.

four pediatric intensivists Jorge Saenz, M.D.; Clint Woosley, M.D.; Bert Johannson, M.D.; Angelica Chavez, M.D

pediatric anesthesiologist William McIlvaine, M.D.

pediatric orthopedist Amr Abdelgawad, M.D.

infectious disease specialist David Isaac, M.D.

perinatologist Carla Martinez, M.D.

urologist Guillermo Latiff, M.D.

adolescent OB/GYN Melissa Mendez, M.D.

child development specialist Pilarita Cortez, M.D.

emergency medicine specialist Alfredo Maldonado, M.D.; and

hematology/oncology specialist Arlynn Mulne, M.D.

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