Meet our Faculty

M. Ali Rana, MD, FACS, FSVS

Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Interim Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director of Endovascular Surgery
Professor of Surgery

Medical School:  Aga Khan University - 2003
General Surgery Residency:  University of New Mexico School of Medicine - 2011
Vascular Surgery Fellowship:  Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education - 2013

LeAnn Chavez, MD, FSVS

Medical Director Vascular Surgery Clinics
Associate Professor of Surgery

Medical School:  University of New Mexico School of Medicine - 2005
General Surgery Residency:  University of Arizona - 2010
Vascular Surgery Fellowship:   University of California Davis - 2014

Ross Clark, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology
Vice Chair of Research and Medical Director - UNMH Vascular Lab

Medical School:  University of New Mexico School of Medicine - 2011
General Surgery Residency:  University of New Mexico School of Medicine - 2018
Vascular Surgery Fellowship:  Vanderbilt University Medical Center - 2020

Rachel C. Danczyk, MD, FACS, FSVS

Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs and Career Development
Program Director,  Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency 
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Associate Professor of Surgery

Medical School:  Indiana University School of Medicine - 2007
General Surgery Residency:  Oregon Health & Science University – 2013
Vascular Surgery Fellowship:  Oregon Health & Science University – 2015

Rowza T. Rumma, MD, RPVI

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Medical School:  Stanford School of Medicine – 2015
General Surgery Residency:  Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School – 2022
Fellowship in Vascular Surgery:  New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell-Columbia Irving Medical Center – 2024

Hossam Alslaim, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Medical School:  Jordan University of Science and Technology
General Surgery Residency:  Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Fellowship in Vascular Surgery:  Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Jessica Neff, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, WCC

In-Patient Advanced Practice Provider

Education:
University of New Mexico College of Nursing – Bachelor of Science in Nursing - 2003
Chamberlain University College of Nursing – Master of Science in Nursing - 2021

Certifications:
National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy - 2013
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners - 2021

Lindsey Welsh, PA-C

In-Patient Advanced Practice Provider

Education:
University of Kentucky – Bachelor of Science in Education in Kinesiology – 2016
Sullivan University – Master of Science in Physician Assistant
Studies - 2020

Certifications:
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants - 2020–present
American Academy of Physician Assistants member - 2018–present

Kori Salcido, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Outpatient Advanced Practice Provider

Education:
New Mexico State University – Associate Degree of Nursing - 2008
Frontier Nursing University – Master of Science in Nursing - 2020

Certifications:
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners - 2020

Laura Lynch, BSN, RN, CDN

Dialysis Access Coordinator

Education:
Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute – Associate of Science in Nursing - 2003
University of Texas at Arlington – Bachelor of Science in Nursing - 2021

Certifications:
Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission, CDN - 2009