Burnett School of Medicine’s

On-Campus Team Directory

Full-time or significant-time staff and faculty members working on campus.

For questions or changes on the On-Campus Team Directory, please contact 
Maricar Estrella at m.estrella@tcu.edu.

Prasanna Abeyrathna, Ph.D.

Longitudinal Basic Science Faculty

Diana Acosta

LIC Recruiter

Elizabeth Allen

Administrative Assistant

Jennifer Allie, Ph.D.

Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development

Derek Anderson, Ed.D.

Assistant Director, Academic Development

Deborah Atkisson, M.D.

Physician Development Coach

Jonathan Babirak

Simulation Manager

Sandeep Bansal, M.D.

Director, Medical Education Scholarship and Research Faculty Development

Emily Barrios

Senior LIC Coordinator

Yolanda Becker, M.D.

Director of Career and Professional Development

Kayla Beeler

Assistant Director, Faculty Development

Jessica Bender

Academic Coordinator

Mike Bernas, M.S.

Director, Scholarly Pursuit and Thesis

Judy Bernas

Senior Associate Dean and Senior Officer for Communications and Strategy

John Birbari, M.D.

Assistant Professor

April Bleich, M.D.

Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Alicia Boggs

Physcian Development Coach Coordinator

Ric Bonnell, M.D.

Director, Service Learning

Jennifer Bridges, M.S.

Assessment and Quality Improvement Coordinator

Sherri Burke, M.D.

Cohort Faculty

Juan Cabrera

Digital Media Producer and Marketer

David Capper, M.D.

Chair, Clinical Sciences

Jeff Cargile

Human Resources Director

Elizabeth Carrillo, DrPH

Director, Corporate and Community Engagement

Angie Carter, M.A.

Accreditation Coordinator

Michael Carver-Simmons

Simulated Patient Educator

Jacque Chadwick, M.D.

Vice Dean, Educational Affairs

Caitlyn Chance

Administrative Assistant

Jennifer Coffman, M.D.

Physician Development Coach

Meagan Corbett

Academic Coordinator

Paige Corder, Ed.D.

Director, Assessment and Quality Improvement

Christina Cormier, M.S.

Director, Admissions and Outreach

Jim Cox, M.D.

Cohort Faculty

Kellen Crocker

Administrative Assistant to Dr. Jo Anna Leuck

Chase Crossno, M.P.H.

Assistant Artistic Director

Jay Crutchfield

Professor, Medical Education-Phase 1

Samuel Cullison, M.D.

Senior LIC Director

Richard Davis, M.B.A.

Senior Associate Dean, Finance and Administration; Chief Financial Officer

Amanda de la Torre, MSIS, CAP

Director of Development

Thomas Deas, M.D.

Physician Development Coach

Hannah Drake

Faculty Development Coordinator

Layla Edwards, M.D.

PIBL Facilitator, Cohort Faculty

Amy Estes

Director, Community Relations and Special Events

Maricar Estrella

Director, Digital Development and Content Strategy

Nathan Feldman, MHA

Contract and Budget Analyst

Victoria Flores, M.S.

Assistant Director of Student Affairs

Stuart D. Flynn, M.D.

Founding Dean

Grant Fowler, M.D.

Chair, Family Medicine

James Furgerson, M.D.

Cohort Faculty

Rajesh Gandhi, M.D.

Physician Development Coach

Julian Garcia

LIC Recruiter

Michelle Gasca

Clinical Skills Coordinator

Chris Gilbody

Director, Financial Education and Scholarship

Mitzi Glover, Ph.D.

Longitudinal Basic Science Content Expert, Anatomy

Eric Gonzales, Ph.D.

Longitudinal Basic Science Content Expert

Stevan Gonzalez, M.D.

Phase 3 Selectives Course Director, Phase 3 Critical Care Course Director , Phase 3 Electives Course

Jennifer Grant, M.D.

Surgery Clerkship Director

Charles Gullo, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean, Faculty Development

Candice Gunier, PHR

Senior Human Resources Recruiter

Heather Hale Nguyen, M.S.

Senior Admissions Specialist

Korie Hawkins, M.S.

Assistant Director, Admissions, Outreach and Community Engagement

Laura Haygood, MLIS, AHIP

Medical Reference Librarian

Lindsay Hayward

Academic Coordinator

Mary Elizabeth Herring, J.D.

Professionalism Resource Officer

Lisa Hewitt

Assistant to the Dean

Taylor Hooten

Faculty Affairs Coordinator

Ken Hopper, M.D., M.B.A.

Physician Development Coach

Cheryl Hurd, M.D.

Physician Development Coach

Ray Iturbe

Academic Coordinator

Trey Ivy

IT Coordinator

Karim S. Jamal, M.D.

Assistant Director, Clinical Skills

Adam Jennings, D.O.

Executive Director for Simulation Education, Innovation and Research

Rohan Jeyarajah, M.D.

Chair, Surgery

Chris Jordan, M.D.

Cohort Faculty

Gunit Kahlon, M.D.

Psychiatry Clerkship Director

Suresh Kankanala, M.D.

Internal Medicine Clerkship Director

Lisa Karpel

Assessment Specialist

Preethi Kasilingam, M.Ed.

Medical Student Well-Being Coordinator

Craig Keaton, Ph.D.

Assistant Director, THRIVE Medical Student Well-Being

Kevin Kidder, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean for Assessment and Quality Improvement

Preston King

LIC Coordinator

Dianna King

Assistant Director, Finance and Operations

Craig Kneten

Cohort Faculty

Joslyn Krismer, Ph.D.

Director, Educational Affairs

Melanie Lagomichos, M.D.

Obstetric and Gynecology Clerkship Director

Jo Anna Leuck, M.D.

Associate Dean for Curriculum

Brenda Lobley, M.D.

Cohort Faculty

Rachel Long, MLA

Financial Aid Advisor

Brenda Luna

Faculty Affairs Coordinator

Natalie C. Lundsteen, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean of Student Affairs

Kenneth Manning

Student Affairs Coordinator

Gorland Mar

Graphic Designer

James Marshall, M.D.

Chair, Pediatrics

Terry McCarthy, M.D.

John M. Geesbreght M.D., M.S., FACEP, Chair of Emergency Medicine

Mary Beth Mercatoris, Ph.D.

Director, Student Affairs

Shelby Miller

Academic Technologist

Jason Mogonye, M.D.

Interim Director, Family Medicine Clerkship

Kitty Momburg

Business Operations Analyst

Raul Montalvo

Program Coordinator

Samir Nangia, M.D.

Physician Development Coach

Swapan Nath, Ph.D.

Longitudinal Basic Science Content Expert

Erin Nelson, Psy.D.

Director, Preparation for Practice; Course Theme Lead, Psychological and Behavioral Science

Thuthuy Nguyen, M.D.

Physician Development Coach

Daisy Nwachukwu, M.D.

Physician Development Coach

Collin O’Hara, M.D.

Physician Development Coach

Sheriee Parnell

Assistant Director, Faculty Affairs

Chinmay Patel, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director

Carrie Patterson, M.M.

Instructional Designer

Claudia Perez, M.D.

Neurology Clerkship Director

Saji Pillai, M.D.

Assistant Director, Clinical Skills

Lauren Rainey, Esq.

Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Harikrishna Raja, M.D.

Executive Director, Phase 1

Michelle Rochelle

LIC Coordinator

Mehnaz Roshani, M.D.

Cohort Faculty, Preceptor

Corbin Santana

Mixed Reality Simulation Specialist

Mohanakrishnan Sathyamoorthy, M.D.

Chair, Internal Medicine

Stephen Scott, M.D.

Senior Advisor to the Dean for Accreditation and Clinical Affiliations

Zohra Shad, M.D., FACMG

Mentorship and Coaching Faculty Development Director

Muhammad Talal Siddique, M.D.

Cohort Faculty

Imran Siddiqui, Ph.D.

Interim Chair, Medical Education

Andrea Simons

Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship Coordinator

Shawn Skeen, M.D.

Interim Assistant Dean of Admissions, Outreach and Financial Education

Frank Sloan, M.D.

Cohort Faculty

Hannah Smitherman, M.D.

Pediatric Clerkship Director

Bobbie Stackhouse

Administrative Assistant

Sara Ann Stinson, MLIS

Electronic Resources Librarian

Prescotte Stokes III, M.S.

Integrated Content and Marketing Manager

Barbara Strom, M.Ed.

Assistant Director, Academic Success and Learning Support

Veronica Tatum, M.D.

Longitudinal Basic Science Content Expert and Faculty Diversity Advocate

Tristan Tayag, Ph.D.

Professor, Scholarly Pursuit and Thesis

Amani Terrell, M.D.

Associate Professor

Susan Terry

Administrative Assistant

Brad Trussell

Mixed Reality Simulation Specialist

Seth Warner

IT Coordinator

Kimberly Washington, M.D.

Director, Scholarship and Research Faculty Development

Doug White

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Development

Charles Withnell, Ph.D

Assistant Professor and Anatomy Educator

Evynne Wong

Director, Records and Registration

Nicole Wright, MLA.

Website Manager

Alana Yanagida, MSW

Access and Accommodation Specialist