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Follow your passion for patient care. Explore pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine fellowships at UNM School of Medicine. Pulmonary-Staff@salud.unm.edu

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505-272-4751

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

A Great Way to Support the Future of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Your kind donations will support the education and research opportunities for fellows during their training and for junior faculty to enhance their career.

Please find our Foundation Fund links below:
Busby Fellowship Fund
Gary Iwamoto Scholarship Tribute Fund

Our Staff

Unit Administrator
Rebecca Torres
Phone: 505-272-3411

Fellowship Program Coordinators
Averi Easley - Pulmonary/Critical Care & Critical Care
Odette Saiz - Sleep
Phone: 505-272-4751
Email: Pulmonary-Staff@salud.unm.edu

Our Faculty

Shozab Ahmed, MD	Critical Care Fellowship Director MICU Director Critical Care Professor
Nour Assad, MD	Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship Director Pulmonary Critical Care Associate Professor
Akshu Balwan, MD	Interventional Pulmonary Associate Professor
Melissa Begay, MD	UNM/VA Sleep Medicine Assistant Professor
Doran Bostwick, MD	Pulmonary Critical Care Associate Professor
Betty Chang, MD	Pulmonary Critical Care Professor
Nicholas Cutrufello, MD	UNM/VA Sleep Medicine Assistant Professor
James Dean III, DO	Pulmonary Critical Care Assistant Professor Adult CF Program Director
Priscilla De La Cruz, MD	Pulmonary Critical Care Assistant Professor
Shanna Diaz, DO	Sleep Fellowship Director Sleep Medicine Associate Professor
Osman Dokmeci, MD	Allergy Immunology Associate Professor
David Earl, MD	Sleep Medicine Assistant Professor
Michelle Harkins, MD	Pulmonary and Critical Care Division Chief Distinguished Professor
Muhammad Ibrar Islam, MD	Interventional Pulmonary and Critical Care Assistant Professor
Hayley Israel, MD, MHS	Pulmonary Critical Care Assistant Professor Associate Program Director Pulmonary Critical Care
Simran Kenth, MD	Pulmonary Critical Care Assistant Professor
Erik Kraai, MD	Critical Care Professor
Lana Melendres-Groves, MD	Pulmonary Hypertension Professor
Susan Muraida, MD	Sleep Medicine Assistant Professor
Nathan Nielsen, MD	Critical Care Professor
Lee Oud, DO	Critical Care Assistant Professor
Sumit Patel, MD	Pulmonary Critical Care Assistant Professor
Mario F. Perez, MD, MPH	UNM/VA Pulmonary CC Section Chief Associate Professor
Tariq Sallam, MD	Pulmonary Critical Care Assistant Professor
Elyce Sheehan, MD	Pulmonary Critical Care Assistant Professor Critical Care Associate Fellowship Director
Momena Sohail, MD	Pulmonary Critical Care Assistant Professor
Akshay Sood, MD	Pulmonary Tenured Professor
Joao Pedro Teixeira, MD	Critical Care/Nephrology Assistant Professor
Dona Upson, MD	UNM/VA Pulmonary Professor
Akanksha Verma, DO	Critical Care Assistant Professor
John Williams, MD	Pulmonary Critical Care Assistant Professor
Eleana Zamora, MD	ID Critical Care Professor
Yana Zemkova, MD	Pulmonary Critical Care Assistant Professor

Contact Us

Department of Internal Medicine
1 University of New Mexico
MSC10 5550

Albuquerque, NM 87131

Clinic Phone: 505-272-3840
Academic Office Phone: 505-272-4751
Pulmonary-staff@salud.unm.edu