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Pediatrics Department

Interim Chair

Pratibha Shirsat, M.D.

Pratibha Shirsat, M.D.

Associate Professor
Director of Ambulatory Medicine
Board Certified in Pediatrics
CV

Program Director

Carlos Antonio Jesurun, M.D

Pediatric Residency Program Director
Director of Neonatology
Board Certified in Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
CV

Associate Director of Residency Program

Ralitsa Akins, M.D.

Ralitsa B. Akins, M.D., Ph.D.

Academic Assistant Professor, Residency Program
Associate Director Clinical Skills and Clinical Simulations Center
Associate Professor in Educational Administration

Pediatric Subspecialists

Robert Christenson, M.D.

Robert Christenson, M.D.

Associate Professor
Director of Pediatric Department Research
Board Certified in Pediatrics and Endocrinology
Director of Pediatric Endocrinology

Gilbert A. Handal, M.D.

Gilbert A. Handal, M.D.

Professor
Martha Cuellar Chair for Child Advocacy
Board Certified in Pediatrics, Infectious Disease and Critical Care

Merle A. Ipson, M.D.

Merle A. Ipson, M.D.

Associate Professor
Medical Director Special Care Nursery Thomason Hospital
Board Certified in Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine  

Maria Teresa Ambat, M.D.

Maria Teresa Ambat, M.D.

Associate Professor
Board Certified in Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine




Garrett S. Levin, M.D.

Garrett S. Levin, M.D.

Associate Professor
Associate Director of Newborn Services
Board Certified in Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Director of the High-Risk Infant Clinic

Marie Martine Logvinoff, M.D.

Marie Martine Logvinoff, M.D.

Professor
Director of the Pediatric Clerkship Program and the Pediatric Advanced Life Support Program
Board Certified in Pediatric Pulmonology
Director of Pediatric Pulmonology

Jeffrey Schuster, M.D.

Jeffrey Schuster, M.D.

Associate Professor
Board Certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology
Director of Pediatric Cardiology

Fares Kokash, M.D.

Fares Kokash, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Board Certified in Pediatric Neurology CV

Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics

Fatima Aly, M.D.

Assistant Professor
General pediatrics
Board Certified in Pediatrics

Cenan Antowan, M.D.

Cenan Antowan, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Assistant Program Director at Providence Hospital
General Pediatrics
Board Certified in Pediatrics

Oscar Blanc, M.D.

Oscar Blanc, M.D.

Instructor of Clinical
General Pediatrics
Board Eligible in Pediatrics CV

Barbara Camp-Law, P.A.

Barbara Camp-Law, P.A.

Faculty Associate
Child Advocacy Research and Education Center (C.A.R.E. Center) CV

Santha Chamberlin, M.D.

Santha Chamberlin, M.D.

Associate Professor
General Pediatrics
Director of T.C. Kids at Thomason Hospital
Board Certified in Pediatrics CV

Alison Days, M.D.

Alison Days, M.D.

Assistant Professor
General Pediatrics
Board Certified in Pediatrics

Mario J. Gaspar de Alba, M.D.

Mario J. Gaspar de Alba, M.D.

Instructor of Clinical
General Pediatrics
Board Eligible in Pediatrics

Blanca Garcia, M.D.

Blanca Garcia, M.D.

Assistant Professor
General Pediatrics
Board Certified in Pediatrics



Gilberto Gomez, M.D.

Instructor of Clinical
General Pediatrics
Board Eligible in Pediatrics



Amber Sharp-Heise, M.D.

Assistant Professor
General Pediatrics
Board Certified in Pediatrics

Jose Manuel de la Rosa, M.D.

Jose Manuel de la Rosa, M.D.

Regional Dean of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso
Board Certified in Pediatrics

Arturo A. Hernandez, M.D.

Arturo A. Hernandez, M.D.

Instructor of Clinical
General Pediatrics
Board Eligible in Pediatrics CV

Sitratullah Maiyegun, M.D.

Assistant Professor
General Pediatrics
Board Certified in Pediatrics

Irma Medina, M.D.

Irma Medina, M.D.

Assistant Professor
General Pediatrics
Board Certified in Pediatrics
CV

Carmen Prieto, M.D.

Carmen Prieto, M.D.

Assistant Professor
General Pediatrics
Board Certified in Pediatrics
CV

Maha S. Salloum, M.D.

Maha S. Salloum, M.D.

Assistant Professor
General Pediatrics
Board Certified in Pediatrics
CV

Namrata Singh, M.D.

Namrata Singh, M.D.

Associate Professor
General Pediatrics
Board Certified in Pediatrics
CV

Joanna Wojciechowska, M.D.

Joanna Wojciechowska, M.D.

Assistant Professor
General Pediatrics
Board Certified in Pediatrics

Robert Suskind, M.D.

Professor
General Pediatrics
Board Certified in Pediatrics

Maria Theresa Villanos, M.D.

Assistant Professor
General Pediatrics
Board Certified in Pediatrics

Research

Marie Leiner, PHD

Research Associate Professor
Research Director - Wellness Center

Part-Time Faculty

Johanan Levine, M.D.

Associate Professor
Board Certified in Pediatric Neurology
Director of Pediatric Neurology

Stanislaus Ting, M.D.

Stanislaus Ting, M.D.

Clinical Professor
Board Certified in Pediatrics and Allergy/Immunology
Director of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology

Pilarita Cortez, M.D. F.A.A.P.

Assistant Professor
Board Certified in Pediatrics, NeuroDevelopmental Disabilities, and Subboard of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics CV

Texas Tech Clinical Faculty

Eduardo Q. Covarrubias, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

Jesus L. Lozano, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

Lyndon E. Mansfield, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

Jignesh Patel, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

Frank L. Quattromani, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

Clinical Associate Professors

Jose Alva, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

John Plowden, M.D. (Pediatric Cardiologist)

Harry Wilson, M.D. (Pathology and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology)

Hassan Salloum, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

Clinical Assistant Professors

Akintoluwa Akinjaiyeju, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

Roberto Canales, M.D. (Pediatric Hematology/Oncology)

Benjamin Carcamo, M.D. (Pediatric Hematology/Oncology)

Arturo Casillas, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

Scott K. Coleman, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

Marcella A. Frausto, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

Randy J. Goldstein, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

Carlos Gutierrez, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

Isela S. Ibarra, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

Barry Irons, M.D. (Child Psychiatry)

David Isaac, M.D. (Pediatric Infectious Disease)

Guillermo A. Latiff, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

Luis Munoz, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

Hector I. Ocaranza, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

Jagdish Patel, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

Violeta Radinovich, M.D. (Opthalmology)

Nicolas Rich, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

Jorge G. Sainz, M.D. (Pediatrics)

Luis A. Santos-Cruz, M.D. (Pediatrics)

Christine Z. Smith, M.D. (General Pediatrics)

Larry J. Tremper, M.D. (Pediatrics)

Stanley O. Usen, M.D. (Pediatrics)