Meet Our Faculty

Director, Methodist Family Medicine Residency Program
Associate Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Medical school: State University of New York at Buffalo
Residency: Hamot Medical Center, Erie, Pennsylvania
Fellowship: National Institute for Program Director Development
Areas of interest: Sports medicine, women's health care, international health
Leadership: Board member Texas Academy Family Physicians

Osteopathic Recognition Director, Methodist Family Medicine Residency Program
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Medical school: University of North Texas Health Science Center – Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Methodist Health System Family Medicine Residency Program
Fellowship: Faculty Development, University of North Texas Health Science Center
Special training: Academic Medicine, Osteopathic Treatments
Areas of interest: Pediatrics, Integrative Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulation Medicine

Medical Director, Methodist Family Medicine Residency Program
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Medical School: Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, University of Kerala, India
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Family Medicine Residency Program, Dallas, Texas
Fellowship: Academic Fellowship, Faculty Development Center, Waco, Texas
Areas of Interest: Residency Education, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Preventive Health Care, Women’s Health, Palliative Care, Chronic Disease Management

Director of Geriatrics, Methodist Family Medicine Residency Program
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

MedicalSchool: Cairo University, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
Residency: Resurrection Health Care – St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, Illinois
Fellowship: Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois
Special training: CAQ – Geriatrics, AMDA-CMD (Certified Medical Director); CAQ – Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Areas of interest: Geriatric health maintenance, memory impairment, end-of-life care, palliative medicine
Leadership: President Texas Geriatric Society

Inpatient Medicine Director, Methodist Family Medicine Residency Program Medical
Student Clerkship Director, Methodist Family Medicine Residency Program
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Medical school: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: St. Louis University/Scott Air Force Base Family Medicine Residency Program (Belleville, IL)
Special training: Master of Science in Education, University of Kansas School of Education
Areas of interest: Curriculum Development, Evidence-Based Medicine, Inpatient Medicine, Domestic Violence, Patient Education

Inpatient Director, Methodist Family Medicine Residency Program
Clinical Faculty

Medical school: Lincoln Memorial University—Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine      
Residency: Broward Health Medical Center/Nova Southeastern University       
Fellowship: Faculty Development, University of North Texas Health Science Center      
Areas of Interest: Physician wellness, Preventive care, Integrative medicine

Clinical Faculty 

Director of Sports Medicine

Medical school: A.T Still University, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Arizona
Residency: Methodist Charlton Family Medicine Residency Program
Fellowship: Utah Valley Sports Medicine, Intermountain Healthcare
Areas of Interest: Sports medicine, Diagnostic Ultrasound, Concussion, Sports Performance, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Healthcare Leadership

International Health Track Director , Methodist Family Medicine Residency Program
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Medical school: Kansas City School of Medicine and Biosciences
Residency: Dallas Southwest Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Areas of interest: Preventative medicine, inpatient care, international health
Leadership: Speaker of House, Texas Osteopathic Medical Association

Vice President for Graduate Medical Education
DIO for Methodist Health System
Former Clinical Professor of Family Medicine-University of Washington SOM-Seattle

Medical school: University of Missouri-Columbia
Residency: University of Washington School of Medicine
Fellowship: National Institute for Program Director Development; Fundamentals of Medical Management-AAFP; Certificate in Medical Management-UWSOM.
Special training: CAQ in Geriatrics; completed certification exam in addiction medicine provided by the American Society of Addiction Medicine
Areas of interest: Addiction medicine, geriatrics, medical education, educational accreditation. Currently president-elect of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and former member of Residency Review Committee for Family Medicine-ACGME.

Director of Family Medicine Behavioral Health

Masters degrees: Saint Louis University
Areas of experience: Community Mental Health, Trauma Informed Care, Health and Wellness, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, International Health  

Consultative Psychiatry 

Administrator, Family Medicine & Sports Medicine Center

Nursing education: West Suburban Hospital School of Nursing, Oak Park, Illinois; Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois
Areas of experience: Medical-surgical nursing, telemetry nursing, nursing management
Memberships: Association of Family Practice Residency Nurses, American Association of Office Nurses, Medical Group Management Association