Current and Past Faculty Scholars

HSCOE Faculty Scholars are newly recruited (within 1-2 years) underrepresented faculty members with an at least 50% salaried faculty appointment (any series or rank) in Health Sciences.

Faculty Scholars are invited to apply each fall to this one year faculty development program. Once Faculty Scholars complete their year in the program, they are considered alumni and a vital part of the HSCOE community.

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Current HSCOE Faculty Scholars

HSCOE Faculty Scholars 2021 Cohort

Matthew Banegas, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor
Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences
CAP Title: TBD

Alexander Bullen, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
CAP Title: TBD

Sarah Cano, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
CAP Title: TBD

Joseph Diaz, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
CAP Title: TBD

Inma Hernandez, PhD, PharmD

Associate Professor
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
CAP Title: TBD

Nicole Lopez, MD

Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
CAP Title: TBD

Eric Mendez, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
CAP Title: TBD

Jessica Montoya, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
CAP Title: TBD

Angelique Richardson, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
CAP Title: TBD

Fabian Rivera-Chavez, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
CAP Title: TBD

Richard Silva, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
CAP Title: TBD

Dorathy Tamayo-Murillo, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology
CAP Title: TBD

HSCOE Alumni

HSCOE Faculty Scholars 2020 Cohort

Omonigho Aisagbonhi, MD, PHD

Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology
CAP Title: Community Building; Research

Luis Cajas-Monson, MD

Vascular Surgeon
Sharp HealthCare
CAP Title: TBD

Natalie Castriotta, PHD

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
CAP Title: Increasing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Within the UCSD/VA Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Residency Program

Veronica gonzalez, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
CAP Title: Advance Care Planning for Older Spanish-Speaking Adults

Sara Higginson, MD

Assistant Professor
Fresno Surgery at School of Medicine at University of California, San Francisco
CAP Title: TBD

George Hightower, md, phd

Assistant Professor
Department of Dermatology
CAP Title: Narratives, Ethics, Medicine, and Performing Art

David inwards-breland, md

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Morehouse School of Medicine at Morehouse College
CAP Title: LGBTQA+ Advocacy Through Research/Academia

Ana "Cristina" Llorente Izquierdo, PHD

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
CAP Title: Gut-Liver Axis in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

Joseph Osorio, MD, PHD

Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
CAP Title: Personalization in Spine Care for the Adult Spinal Deformity Patient

Tukisa smith, md

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
CAP Title: Vaccine Hesitancy vs. Vaccine Access: Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Uptake

james templeman, md, mph

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
CAP Title: Geriatric Elective: A Spoonful of Sugar

HSCOE Faculty Scholars 2019 Cohort

Maryann Ally, MD, MPH

Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
CAP Title: TBD

Annick Borquez, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
CAP Title: TBD

Dominic Ferrey, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosciences
CAP Title: TBD

Tracy Harrison, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences
CAP Title: TBD

Jessica Hughes, PhD

Clinical Psychologist
Private Practice
CAP Title: TBD

Romeo Ignacio, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Pediatric Surgery
CAP Title: TBD

Miguel Lopez Ramirez, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Rheumatology, Allergy, & Immunology
CAP Title: TBD

Alejandro Meruelo, MD, PHD

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
CAP Title: TBD

Anthony Molina, PHD

Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
CAP Title: TBD

Jose Silva Sepulveda, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
CAP Title: TBD

Jose Soria lopez, MD

Neurologist
The Neuron Clinic
CAP Title: TBD

Nathaly Sweeney, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
CAP Title: TBD

Natalia Walsh, phd

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
CAP Title: TBD

Karen Yaphockun, DO, MS

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
CAP Title: TBD

Zvinka Zlatar, PHD

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
CAP Title: TBD

HSCOE Faculty Scholars 2018 Cohort

Jessica Bomyea, PHD

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
CAP Title: Pursuing Independent Grant Funding

Yuliana Gallegos Rodriguez, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
CAP Title: Implementing A Peer Specialist's VVC Curriculum to Veterans at High Risk For Suicide

Hector Gonzalez, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Neurosciences
CAP Title:

Tamara Maginot, PHD

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
CAP Title: Business Plan Development for a Medical-Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Program

Ryan Orosco, MD

Associate Professor
Health Sciences at University of New Mexico
CAP Title: Translating Technologies from the Bench Toward the Bedside

Natalie Rodriguez, MD

Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine
CAP Title: Developing a Longitudinal Medical Spanish Curriculum

Leidy "Johana" Tovar Padua, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
CAP Title: Developing Pediatric Transplant Infectious Diseases Program

Kiyomi Tsuyuki, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
CAP Title: Implementation Science to Engage and Retain Laino Men in HIV Care

Marcus "Tony" Urey, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
CAP Title: Developing an Amyloidosis Center of Excellence

June Yoshii-contreras, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosciences
CAP Title: Developing an Adult Epilepsy Fellowship Program

HSCOE Faculty Scholars 2017 Cohort

Maria Aristizabal, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
CAP Title: Roll out of COMPRENDO: Adaptation and Implementation of a Peer-Navigation Intervention to Improve Research Literacy and Diversity in Pediatric Leukemia Clinical Trials

Joseph Avalos, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
CAP Title: Curriculum Development: Improving Inpatient Progress Notes and Feedback

Kara Bagot, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
CAP Title: TBD

Javier Cepeda, PHD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine at John Hopskin Bloomberg School of Public Health
CAP Title: Dynamic Modeling of HCV Elimination in Substance Using Populations

Atim Ekpenyong, MD

Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
CAP Title: Course Director for the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition Advanced Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course

erika fernandez, MD

Neonatologist, Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
CAP Title: Creating Standard Operating Procedures for a Critical Care Division

Natalie Guido-Estrada, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosciences
CAP Title: Curriculum Design, Scheduling and Mentoring for the Outpatient and Inpatient Rotating Trainees in the Child Neurology Division

Maria Marquine, phd

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine
CAP Title: Neuropsychological Test Norms for Spanish-Speakers Living in the US-Mexico Border Region

Isabel Newton, MD, pHD

Associate Professor
Department of Radiology
CAP Title: HCOE Reflection

Richard novotny, md

Family Medicine Doctor
UC San Diego Health - La Jolla, Hillcrest Hospitals
CAP Title: Development of Community Medicine Rotation for Family Medicine

Maria "Paulina" Ordonez Naranjo, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Family Medicine
CAP Title: Progression from Steatosis to Steatohepatitis in Alcoholic Liver Disease is Enhanced by the Risk Allele of PNPLA3 via Remodeling of Lipid Droplets and Disruption of Bioactive Lipid Composition

Current and Past Faculty Scholars

Current HSCOE Faculty Scholars

Matthew Banegas, PhD, MPH

Alexander Bullen, MD

Sarah Cano, MD

Joseph Diaz, MD

Inma Hernandez, PhD, PharmD

Nicole Lopez, MD

Eric Mendez, MD

Jessica Montoya, PhD

Angelique Richardson, MD

Fabian Rivera-Chavez, PhD

Richard Silva, MD

Dorathy Tamayo-Murillo, MD

HSCOE Alumni

Omonigho Aisagbonhi, MD, PHD

Luis Cajas-Monson, MD

Natalie Castriotta, PHD

Veronica gonzalez, MD

Sara Higginson, MD

George Hightower, md, phd

David inwards-breland, md

Ana "Cristina" Llorente Izquierdo, PHD

Joseph Osorio, MD, PHD

Tukisa smith, md

james templeman, md, mph

Maryann Ally, MD, MPH

Annick Borquez, PhD

Dominic Ferrey, MD

Tracy Harrison, MD

Jessica Hughes, PhD

Romeo Ignacio, PhD

Miguel Lopez Ramirez, PhD

Alejandro Meruelo, MD, PHD

Anthony Molina, PHD

Jose Silva Sepulveda, MD

Jose Soria lopez, MD

Nathaly Sweeney, MD, MPH

Natalia Walsh, phd

Karen Yaphockun, DO, MS

Zvinka Zlatar, PHD

Jessica Bomyea, PHD

Yuliana Gallegos Rodriguez, PhD

Hector Gonzalez, PhD

Tamara Maginot, PHD

Ryan Orosco, MD

Natalie Rodriguez, MD

Leidy "Johana" Tovar Padua, MD

Kiyomi Tsuyuki, PhD, MPH

Marcus "Tony" Urey, MD

June Yoshii-contreras, MD

Maria Aristizabal, MD

Joseph Avalos, MD

Kara Bagot, MD

Javier Cepeda, PHD, MPH

Atim Ekpenyong, MD

erika fernandez, MD

Natalie Guido-Estrada, MD

Maria Marquine, phd

Isabel Newton, MD, pHD

Richard novotny, md

Maria "Paulina" Ordonez Naranjo, MD

Andres Roma, MD

Yahir santiago-Lastra, MD

Armin Schwartzman, PHD

Argentina Servin, MD

Vanessa Tamas, MD

Gabriel Wardi, MD, MPH