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

Christina Ayala, M.S.

Director, Admissions

Jonathan Babirak

Simulation Manager

Sandeep Bansal, M.D.

Director, Medical Education Scholarship and Research Faculty Development

Yolanda Becker, M.D.

Director of Career and Professional Development

Kayla Beeler

Assistant Director, Faculty Development

Mike Bernas, M.S.

Director, Scholarly Pursuit and Thesis

Judy Bernas

Senior Associate Dean and Senior Officer for Communications and Strategy

April Bleich, M.D.

Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ric Bonnell, M.D.

Director, Service Learning

Jennifer Bridges, M.S.

Assistant Director, Admissions

Sherri Burke, M.D.

Cohort Faculty

Brooklyn Bynum

Library Specialist

Angela Cantrell, Ph.D.

Chair of Medical Education and Interim Assistant Dean of Pre-Clinical Education

David Capper, M.D.

Chair, Clinical Sciences

Jeff Cargile

Human Resources Director

Elizabeth Carrillo, DrPH

Administrative Director, LIC Program

Angie Carter, M.A.

Accreditation Coordinator

Jacque Chadwick, M.D.

Special Assistant to the Dean

Caitlyn Chance

Administrative Assistant

Jenna Cole

Administrative Assistant, Academic Coaching

Paige Corder, Ed.D.

Director, Assessment and Quality Improvement

Jim Cox, M.D.

Director, Physician Communication

Kellen Crocker

Administrative Assistant to Dr. Jo Anna Leuck

Jay Crutchfield, M.D.

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.

Executive Coach

Hannah Drake

Faculty Development Coordinator

Victoria Dunson, M.S.N.

Clinical Skills Manager

Layla Edwards, M.D.

PIBL Facilitator, Cohort Faculty

Sandra Esparza, M.D.

Director of Clinical Skills

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

Mendel Folefac, MBA

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator

Grant Fowler, M.D.

Chair, Family Medicine

James Furgerson, M.D.

Cohort Faculty

Rajesh Gandhi, M.D.

Executive Coach

Julian Garcia

LIC Coordinator

Michelle Gasca

Clinical Skills Coordinator

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

Angela Hairrell, Ph.D.

Director of Learning Support

Heather Hale Nguyen, M.S.

Senior Admissions Specialist

Korie Hawkins, M.S.

Assistant Director, Service Learning and Community Engagement

Laura Haygood, MLIS, AHIP

Medical Reference Librarian

Lindsay Hayward, M.A.

Academic Coordinator

Mary Elizabeth Herring, J.D.

Professionalism Resource Officer

Lisa Hewitt

Assistant to the Dean

Taylor Hooten

Faculty Affairs Coordinator

Cheryl Hurd, M.D.

Academic Coach

Ray Iturbe, M.S.

Academic Coordinator

Trey Ivy

IT Coordinator

Lewis Jackson

Digital Media Producer and Marketer

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

Valerie Johnston, Ph.D.

Preparation for Practice Course Director

Chris Jordan, M.D.

Cohort Faculty

Suresh Kankanala, M.D.

Internal Medicine Clerkship Director

Lisa Karpel, M.A.

Assessment Coordinator

Preethi Kasilingam, M.Ed.

Medical Student Well-Being Coordinator

Craig Keaton, Ph.D.

Director, THRIVE Medical Student Well-Being

Kevin Kidder, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean for Admissions, Interim Dean for Assessment and Quality Improvement

Preston King

LIC Recruiter

Dianna King

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 Educational Affairs

Brenda Lobley, M.D.

Cohort Faculty

Frank Lonergan, M.D., M.S.W.

Academic Coach

Rachel Long, MLA

Financial Aid Advisor

Brenda Luna

Faculty Affairs Coordinator

Natalie C. Lundsteen, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean for 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

Alisa Meriwether

Manager of Business Operations and Facilities

Shelby Miller, M.Ed.

Academic Technologist

Jason Mogonye, M.D.

Interim Director, Family Medicine Clerkship

Kitty Momburg

Business Operations Analyst

Raul Montalvo

Program Coordinator

Samir Nangia, M.D.

Academic Coach

Swapan Nath, Ph.D.

Longitudinal Basic Science Content Expert

Erin Nelson, Psy.D.

Assistant Dean of Physician Communication; Director, Preparation for Practice; Course Theme Lead, Psychological and Behavioral Science

Thuthuy Nguyen, M.D.

Academic Coach

Daisy Nwachukwu, M.D.

Executive Coach

Collin O’Hara, M.D.

Executive Coach

Sheriee Parnell

Director, Faculty Affairs

Chinmay Patel, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director

Anant Patel, D.O.

Clinical Skills Cohort Faculty

Carrie Patterson, M.M.

Instructional Designer

Claudia Perez, M.D.

Neurology Clerkship Director

Saji Pillai, M.D.

Assistant Director, Clinical Skills

Lauren J. Rainey, J.D., M.S.

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

Amit Singh, M.D.

Director, Physician Communication

Corbin Santana

Mixed Reality Simulation Specialist

Mohanakrishnan Sathyamoorthy, M.D.

Chair, Internal Medicine

Zohra Shad, M.D., FACMG

Mentorship and Coaching Faculty Development Director

David Nathan Shau, M.D., M.B.A.

Executive Coach

Muhammad Talal Siddique, M.D.

Cohort Faculty

Imran Siddiqui, Ph.D.

Interim Chair, Medical Education

Andrea Simons

Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship Coordinator

Frank Sloan, M.D.

Cohort Faculty

Hannah Smitherman, M.D.

Pediatric Clerkship Director

Bobbie Stackhouse

Administrative Program Specialist

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

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, M.Ed

Director, Records and Registration

Nicole Wright, MLA.

Website Manager

Alana Yanagida, MSW

Access and Accommodation Specialist