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Our People & Programs

The Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine within The University of New Mexico School of Medicine's Department of Internal Medicine is a center of academic excellence for all students and trainees choosing to extend their education with us. Our experienced faculty and state-of-the-art resources help train our future physicians and care for patients.

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Our People & Programs

Our Staff

Rebecca Torres

Unit Administrator

Email: ReTorres@salud.unm.edu

Phone: 505-272-3411

Odette Saiz

Medical Education Program Assistant

Email: Osaiz@salud.unm.edu

Phone: 505-272-4751

Our Faculty

Shozab Ahmed	SAhmed@salud.unm.edu	Critical Care Fellowship Director Associate Professor
Nour Assad	NAssad@salud.unm.edu	Pulmonary Critical Care Assistant Professor
Sarah Assaf	SAssaf@salud.unm.edu	Pulmonary Critical Care Assistant Professor
Akshu Balwan	ABalwan@salud.unm.edu	Interventional Pulmonary Assistant Professor
Melissa Begay	Melissa.Begay@va.gov	Sleep Assistant Professor
Doran Bostwick	Abostwick@salud.unm.edu	Pulmonary Critical Care Assistant Professor
Teri Heynekamp	Theynekamp@salud.unm.edu	Pulmonary Critical Care Associate Professor
Helen Busby	HBusby@salud.unm.edu	Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship Director Associate Professor
Betty Chang	BetChang@salud.unm.edu	Pulmonary Critical Care Professor
Nicholas Cutrufello	nicholas.cutrufello@va.gov	Sleep Assistant Professor
Shanna Diaz	ShDiaz@salud.unm.edu	Sleep Fellowship Director Assistant Professor
Osman Dokmeci	odokmeci@salud.unm.edu	Allergy Immunology Assistant Professor
Lucie Griffin	LSGriffi@salud.unm.edu	Pulmonary Critical Care Assistant Professor
Vlad Ianus	vianus@salud.unm.edu	Sleep Associate Professor
Michelle Harkins	MHarkins@salud.unm.edu	Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Division Chief Professor
David Earl	dcearl@salud.unm.edu	Sleep Assistant Professor
Erik Kraai	EKraai@salud.unm.edu	Critical Care MICU Director Associate Professor
Hayley Israel		Pulmonary Critical Care Assistant Professor
James Dean	jdeaniii@salud.unm.edu	Pulmonary Critical Care Assistant Professor
Sarah Medrek	Sarah.Medrek@va.gov	Pulmonary Ctirical Care Assistant Professor
Lana Melendres-Groves	LMelendres@salud.unm.edu	Pulmonary Associate Professor
Nathan Nielsen	Ndnielsen@salud.unm.edu	Critical Care Associate Professor
Elyce Sheehan	Etryon@salud.unm.edu	Pulmonary Critical Care Assistant Professor
Akshay Sood	ASood@salud.unm.edu	Pulmonary Professor
Joao Pedro Teixeira	Jteixeira@salud.unm.edu	Critical Care/Nephrology Assistant Professor
Dona Upson	Dona.Upson@va.gov	Pulmonary Professor
Eleana Zamora	EZamora@salud.unm.edu	ID Critical Care Professor

Contact Us

Department of Internal Medicine
1 University of New Mexico
MSC10 5550

Albuquerque, NM 87131

Phone: 505-272-4751
FAX: 505-272-8700
Pulmonary-staff@salud.unm.edu