From the Chair

Chairman: John Russell, MD
(505) 272-6869

Department Administrator: Billy Gurule
(505) 272-9849

Practice/Business Manager: Janean Gilliland
(505) 272-6733

Clinic Appointments: (505)272-2336
Surgical Specialty Clinic Appointments: (505)272-2336



2009 New Faculty Reception

Dep of Surgery

This year’s annual New Faculty Reception was held on November 4th at University House. Since the 2008 reception held last fall, the Department of Surgery has hired seven new faculty. Six of the new faculty were able to attend the reception along with others from the Department of Surgery. University House is the official residence of the University of New Mexico President and an excellent place to hold such an event.


Dr. Anil Shetty, Dr. Ashwani Rajput, Dr Chantal Boisvert, Dr. Guanghua Wan, Dr Michael Nuara, Dr. Etta Tabe
Plastic Surgery Surgical Oncology  Opthalmology             Surgical Oncology    Otolaryngology       Cardiothoracic
                                Cheif
Missing - Dr, Joseph Raffel - Urology



Seated: l-r Janean Gilliland - Administration, Barbara Shortman – Chairman’s Office, William “Billy” Gurule – Administration.
Standing: 1-r Dr. Bret Baack – Chief of Plastic Surgery, Dr. Gary Cuttrell – Chief of Dental Services,
Lauren Rotonda – Administration, Dr. John Russell – Chairman, Dr. Anil Shetty – Plastic Surgery, Susan Russell,
Dr. Ashwani Rajput – Chief of Surgical Oncology, Dr. Chantal Boisvert – Ophthalmology, Dr. Sunita Rajput,
Dr. Etta Tabe – Cardiothoracic, Dr. Guanghua Wan – Surgical Oncology, Dr. Michael Nuara – Otolaryngology,
Cara Nuara, Linda Wernly, Dr. Jorge Wernly – Chief of Cardiothoracic, Catherine Castillo – Guest of Dr. Baack and Dr. Shetty.
Missing: Dr. Joseph Raffel - Urology