Resident Profiles

Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan

Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College

Favorite Thing About El Paso: The mountains

Hobbies/Interests: Cooking, Painting, Discovering new places

Surgical Interest: MIS, Burns and Trauma

Hometown: Watsonville, CA

Undergrad: University of California

Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Favorite Thing About El Paso: The city lights at night

Hobbies/Interests: Tennis, swimming, cycling, reading, yoga, hiking and meditation 

Surgical Interest: Endocrine Surgery

Hometown: Belleville, MI

Undergrad: Texas A&M Galveston

Medical School: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine at El Paso

Favorite Thing About El Paso: The people and proximity to national parks

Hobbies/Interests: Legos, Rugby, Ice Hockey

Surgical Interest: General Surgery/Critical Care

Hometown: Dallas, TX

Undergrad: Southern Methodist University

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Science Center El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine 

Favorite Thing About El Paso: Sense of community and low cost of living

Hobbies/Interests: Books, crochet, Netflix, puppies and ice cream

Surgical Interest: Vascular and Endovascular 

Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan

Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College

Favorite Thing About El Paso: The people and mountain scenery

Hobbies/Interests: Music-playing the piano, sports-cricket and tennis, watching formula 1

Surgical Interest: Vascular and Endovascular 

Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela

Undergrad: Central University of Venezuela

Medical School: Central University of Venezuela

Favorite Thing About El Paso: Restaurants

Hobbies/Interests: Play soccer and guitar

Surgical Interest: Cardiothoracic

Hometown: Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico

Medical School: Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez

Favorite thing about El Paso: Diversity, food.

Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy playing the drums, baseball, live music and swimming.

Surgical Interest: General surgery.

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Undergrad: Texas State University

Medical School: University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine

Favorite thing about El Paso: There’s really a lot to do in the area and everyone here is very friendly.

Hobbies/Interests: Indoor cycling, plant mom, hiking, cooking and baking

Surgical Interest: General surgery and robotics.

Hometown: McAllen, Texas

Undergrad: Baylor University

Medical School: UT Southwestern

Favorite thing about El Paso: The view of the mountains and hills as I drive around town.

Hobbies/Interests: Videogames, the outdoors and rock climbing.

Surgical Interest: Plastics, MIS, bariatrics.

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Undergrad: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Medical School: The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

Favorite thing about El Paso: The kind and friendly people

Hobbies/Interests: Fixing things, crafting, basketball, and NASA

Surgical Interest: Trauma and MIS

Hometown: Grants Pass, Oregon

Undergrad: Southern Oregon University (the other Raiders)

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School

Favorite Thing About El Paso: Exploring the mountains and the refreshing evening breezes

Hobbies/Interests: Rock climbing, rollerblading, hiking

Surgical Interest: Undecided, possibly vascular surgery

Hometown: Edinburg, Texas

Undergrad: The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley

Medical School: San Juan Bautista School of Medicine

Favorite Thing About El Paso: The mountain scenery

Hobbies/Interests: Soccer, hiking, staying active, weightlifting

Surgical Interest: MIS, acute care surgery

Hometown: Austin, Texas

Undergrad: The University of Texas at Dallas

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine

Favorite Thing About El Paso: The people, mountains, and sunsets

Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, cooking, reading, singing, and playing with my cat

Surgical Interest: Pediatric surgery, general surgery, colorectal, MIS

Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Undergrad: University of New Mexico

Medical School: University of New Mexico

Favorite thing about El Paso: The sunsets and sunrises.

Hobbies/Interests: Mountain bikes, rock climbing, hiking.

Surgical Interest: Minimally invasive, colorectal, trauma

Hometown: Sierra Vista, Arizona

Undergrad: Thomas Edison State University
Medical School: University of Arizona COM – Phoenix

Favorite thing about El Paso: It is significantly cooler than Phoenix in the summer.

Hobbies/Interests: Working on cars, basking in the desert sun.

Surgical Interest: General and vascular surgery.

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Undergrad: Trinity University

Medical School: McGovern Medical School

Favorite thing about El Paso: I love living close to mountains for the first time in my life.

Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, running, and gardening.

Surgical Interest: Reconstructive plastic surgery.

Hometown: Bayamon, Puerto Rico

Undergrad: University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus

Medical School: University of Puerto Rico, SOM - Medical Sciences Campus

Favorite thing about El Paso: The people and the mountain views.

Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with my dog, yoga, traveling, trying out new things.

Surgical Interest: MIS.

Hometown:  El Paso, TX

Undergrad: BYU Brigham Young University

Favorite thing about El Paso: The mountains and the Mexican food.

Hobbies/Interests: Mountain biking, skiing, triathlon, and being a dad to my twin daughters.

Surgical Interest: Undecided.

Hometown: Wylie, Texas

Undergrad: Southern Methodist University

Medical School: TTUHSC El Paso Foster School of Medicine

Favorite thing about El Paso: I love the sunset, the mountains, the delicious Mexican food, and salsa, and of course the wonderful people. There’s a real sense of community here.

Hobbies/Interests: Drawing, guitar, and cooking.

Surgical Interest: Vascular surgery, critical care/trauma.