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R. Phillip Eaton, MD

Executive Vice President for Health Sciences, Professor of Medicine

R. Philip Eaton, MD has served as the Vice President for Health Sciences at the University of New Mexico since December 1998. Eaton was the Chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism from 1975 to 1998, and was Associate Dean for Research in the School of Medicine from 1996 to 1998. Biosketch and CV
Phone:(505) 272-5849
FAX: (505) 272-3601

 

Holly Shipp Buchanan, EdD

Associate Vice President for Knowledge Management & Information Technology,
Director, Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center

Holly Buchanan, Director and Professor, joined the Health Sciences Center in 1997. She has over thirty years of experience in library and information science leadership in healthcare management and higher education. Prior to coming to Albuquerque, she was the Director of Libraries and Associate Professor at the Medical College of Georgia.
Phone: (505) 272-0634
Fax: (505) 272-5350

 

Susan Crow

Director of HSC Development

Susan Crow has served as the Director of HSC Development since January 2002. She came to the HSC from UCLA, where she served as Director of Development for the Division of Humanities and Associate Director of Development for Medical Sciences. She has more than 15 years of experience in development for academic and cultural institutions.
Phone:(505) 272-8139
Fax: (505) 272-3486

 

Linda M. Easley

Interim Associate Vice President for Finance and Administration

Linda Easley became the Interim Associate Vice President for Finance and Administration in May 2003. From 1994 to 2003, she served as the Director of the Health Sciences Center Budget Office, providing strategic counsel to the leadership on both budgetary and legislative matters. Prior to her service at UNM, Ms. Easley spent five years with the New Mexico Commission on Higher Education, five years with the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration, and was an executive aide to Governor Anaya from 1983 to 1984.
Phone: (505) 272-2885
Fax: (505) 272-3486

 

Sandra L. Ferketich, PhD

Dean, College of Nursing

Sandra Ferketich has served as the Dean of the College of Nursing and Professor since 1997. Prior to becoming the Dean of the College of Nursing, she held faculty positions at the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Arizona. Dean Ferketich is a graduate of the University of New Mexico.
Phone:(505) 272-6284
Fax: (505) 272-6270

 

Judy Jones

Associate Vice-President for Strategic Initiatives

Judy Jones, who has been the Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives since April 2004, joined the University of New Mexico in 1988. She has held various administrative position at the University and in New Mexico state government and was a management consultant with a national firm. She graduated from the University of Wyoming, received an M.A. degree from George Washington University and is a certified public accountant.
Phone:(505) 272-0896
Fax: (505) 272-3601

 

E. Paul Kirk, MBBS, FRCOG, FACOG

Associate Vice-President for Clinical Integration

Dr. Kirk graduated from St.Mary’s Hospital, University of London, in 1961. He pursued further training in obstetrics and gynecology at St. Mary’s and Charing Cross Hospital Medical Schools in London. In 1975, he came to the United States as Program Director of the Residency Training Program in OB/GYN at Oregon Health Sciences University and affiliated hospitals. He became Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology in 1984, and President of University Medical Group in 1996. He is a fellow of both the American College of OB/GYN and the Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynecology. He joined the UNM Health Sciences Center in March 2005.
Phone: 272-9918
Fax: 272-3601.


 

Stephen McKernan

Chief Executive Officer, UNM Hospital, Associate Vice President for Clinical Operations

Steve McKernan is Chief Executive Officer of UNM Hospital and Associate Vice President of UNM Health Sciences Center Clinical Operations. He was promoted to this position in February 1998, after serving as Interim CEO for 18 months. Prior to that he served for eleven years as CFO for the hospital and for four years as Executive Director of University Physician Associates. He has been associated with the hospital for 22 years.
Phone:(505) 272-2121
Fax: (505) 272-1827

 

John A. Pieper, PharmD

Dean, College of Pharmacy

John A. Pieper joined the UNM Health Sciences Center as the Dean of the UNM College of Pharmacy in November 2002. Prior to his arrival at the Health Sciences Center, Dr. Pieper served as professor and chairman of the Division of Pharmacy Practice at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Pieper has also served on the faculty at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, University of Tennessee in Memphis, University of Florida in Gainesville and State University of New York in Buffalo.
Phone:(505) 272-3241
Fax: (505) 272-8376

 

Paul B. Roth, MD

Dean, School of Medicine, Associate Vice President for Clinical Affairs

Dr. Roth has been Dean of the UNM School of Medicine and Associate Vice President for Clinical Affairs since 1994. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Roth held various high-level positions in the School of Medicine including Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Director of Ambulatory Care Programs, and Chief Medical Officer. Since 1990, Dr. Roth has served as Director of the Center for Disaster Medicine at the University of New Mexico. He is a Fellow in the American College of Emergency Physicians. Currently Dr. Roth serves as a member of the Advisory Council for Public Health Preparedness to Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson.
Phone:(505) 272-2321