Meet Our Faculty

Faisal S. Ali, MD

Staff Physician (Gastroenterology)

NMVAHCS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, The University of New Mexico

Aleksandr Birg, MD

Staff Physician (Gastroenterology)

NMVAHCS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology, The University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Christopher Chang, MD, PhD

Staff Physician (Gastroenterology)

NMVAHCS, Fellowship Director, Associate Professor of Medicine, The University of New Mexico

Jeffrey Dunkelberg, MD, PhD

Staff Physician (Gastroenterology)

NMVAHCS, Associate Professor of Medicine, The University of New Mexico

Michael Gavin, MD

Chief, Gastroenterology

NMVAHCS, Associate Professor of Medicine, The University of New Mexico

Henry Lin, MD

Chief of Medicine

Professor of Medicine and Vice Chair, VA Affairs, SOM - Internal Medicine

Nick Volpicelli, MD

Staff Physician (Gastroenterology)

NMVAHCS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, The University of New Mexico

Gulshan Parasher, MD FACP FACG

Professor of Medicine

Chief Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Robert "Reg" Strickland

Distinguished Chair in Digestive Health & Research

Director Endoscopic & Clinical Operations University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center & Albuquerque VAMC

Euriko Torrazza Perez, MD

Associate Professor

Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Archana Kaza, MD

Associate Professor

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Medical Director, UNM Center for Digestive Diseases

Amal Shine, MD

Assistant Professor

Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Jawairia Memon, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Swathi Paleti, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Prithvi Reddy Akepati, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Roula Sasso, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Julie In, PhD

Assistant Professor

Eliseo Castillo, PhD

Associate Professor

Director of Gastroenterology Research

Margaret Lieberman, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology