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DAVID SKLAR, M.D.

Dept. of Emergency Medicine

PROFESSOR
Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education
DESIGNATED INSTITUTIONAL OFFICER

Med School: Stanford University, CA
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine.
Fellowship: University of California Medical Center,
San Francisco, CA

Interests: Hiking, finding interesting rocks and hanging
out with my family.

In addition to working in the Emergency Department, I maintain a very busy schedule as the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education where I oversee the Office of Graduate Medical Education which provides support for all residents and programs as well as participate on the various GME-related committees. I also continue to work with faculty and residents in developing research and educational activities.

I enjoy injury epidemiology research and community outreach and participate in the activities of the Center for Injury Prevention Education and Research. I am currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

From 1993 to 2007, I served as Chairman of Emergency Medicine where I interacted with the various components and departments of the Health Sciences Center, develop our budget, manage the personnel, and assisted faculty with research and educational activities.

I have two children and two step-children, therefore, I have developed eclectic tastes in music and clothing. I also have become knowledgeable about body piercing, driver’s education courses, and when not to ask questions. My wife, Deborah Helitzer, also works here at UNM as the Assistant Dean for Research Education, MSCR Program Director as well as an Associate Professor in Family Medicine. I like to run, swim, and hike but forget about rock climbing or mountain biking – I’m too old for that.

I recently authored the book “La Clinica – A Doctor’s Journey Across Borders” (UNM Press) that explores the complex relationship between American volunteers attempting to provide medical care to indigent patients in rural Mexico in the early 1970s. Many of the themes of uncertainty, social justice, failure and redemption are echoed in stories of his later practice of Emergency Medicine in Albuquerque, New Mexico. To find out more visit my website www.dsklarmd.com/index.html

I look forward to welcoming you into our Emergency Medicine family.

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SARA SKARBEK-BOROWSKA, M.D.

Dept. of Emergency Medicine

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Med School: University of Kentucky
Residency: Vanderbilt University
Fellowship: Hasbro Children's Hospital/Brown University

Interests:  International medicine, toxicology, and EMSC.
 

I moved to Albuquerque from the Northeast in 2005, and I love the culture and climate of New Mexico. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my husband and son, cooking, traveling, and exploring New Mexico. I have a particular interest in international medicine and have worked in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, and Ecuador.

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DAN TANDBERG, M.D.

Dept. of Emergency Medicine

PROFESSOR EMERITUS
THE GEORGE F. KEY, M.D. ENDOWED

Med School: University of California, Los Angeles
Residency: University of New Mexico, Internal Medicine

Interests: Backpacking, running, reading for pleasure, gardening, model sailplanes, and woodworking.

I was born in La Puente, California, in the summer of 1946 and spent the early years of my life on my grandfather's orange and avocado orchard. My father was stationed in the Philippines at the end of WWII and we didn't meet until after my first birthday. My father's parents were Norwegian immigrants and my mother is descended from Eastern European stock. I was the oldest of three boys and was good at sports, farm work, mathematics, and fixing things.

Our family ran a small music equipment store and my brothers and I worked after school and on weekends. I did well in high school academically and lettered in cross-country and wrestling. College was at UCLA (BA, Philosophy '70) with two years out in the middle for the Army. After medical school (UCLA '74) I was matched to New Mexico for internal medicine training, and after four years took a faculty position in our own Department of Emergency Medicine. My major publications have been in the areas of poisoning, trauma, foreign bodies, clinical epidemiology, and physical diagnosis. I have a long-standing personal commitment to medical care for the poor and to the State of New Mexico.

Since retiring in 2001 I have been working two days a week in the emergency department at the VA (clinical and teaching) and one day a week at the medical school (student research support.) In my free hours I build and fly radio controlled model sailplanes.

My wife, Matilda, and I have been happily married for over 40 years. She reviews children's' books. We have two children: John is an Architecture graduate student at UNM, and Lizzy is a Geology undergraduate at Trinity in San Antonio . Other leisure-time interests include backpacking, running, reading for pleasure, and woodworking.

Home Page: http://www.nmia.com/~tandberg
Internet mail: tandberg@salud.unm.edu


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ISAAC TAWIL, M.D.

Dept. of Surgery and Emergency Medicine

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Med School: Sackler School of Medicine: American Program, Tel Aviv, Israel
Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Science Center
Fellowship: Critical Care medicine, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD

Interests: Academic interests of mine include Traumatic Brain Injury, Open Lung Ventilation, Brain Death and Organ Donation, Hemodynamic monitoring strategies, and Resident Education.

I have lived and practiced in New Mexico for about 5 years now and I love it.  The patient population is diverse and rewarding. The opportunities for research, medical education and to push the boundaries of medicine to help our patients are excellent. I am in a unique situation where I have the opportunity to practice Intensive Care medicine both in our Trauma/ Surgical ICU and Neurosciences ICU as well as continue my practice in the Emergency department. Bridging the gaps between the various disciplines has been a challenging but fruitful endeavor. In particular, it is my mission to instill in our Emergency Medicine training, the paradigm that “Critical Care is a mindset; not a location” as I believe Emergency Physicians need to be intensivists at heart.

When not at work, I like to play hard in the mountains where my interests focus on climbing. Some have said that my outdoor passion is pretty narrow, but I diversify to rock climbing, ice climbing, aid climbing and mountaineering.

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