UT San Antonio
Long School of Medicine

Admissions Committee 2026-2027

Undergraduate Medical Education

Fadi Al-Saiegh, MD
Fadi Al-Saiegh, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosurgery

Christine Andre, MD
Christine Andre, MD

Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Hospital Medicine

Chidinma Aniemeke, MD
Chidinma Aniemeke, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine

Alexander Arena, MD, MPH
Alexander Arena, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine

Angela Birdwell, DO
Angela Birdwell, DO

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary Critical Care

Nicole Bragg, MD
Nicole Bragg, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery 

Rochelle M. David, MD
Rochelle M. David, MD

Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Dimitar Dentchev, MD
Dimitar Dentchev, MD

Assistant Professor 
Department of Anesthesiology

Marissa Emadi, MD
Marissa Emadi, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine

Giancarlo Ferruzzi, MD
Giancarlo Ferruzzi, MD

Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Heta Javeri, MD
Heta Javeri, MD

Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases

Caroline Jones, MD, MA
Caroline Jones, MD, MA

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Critical Care

Rekha Kar, PhD
Rekha Kar, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Cell Systems & Anatomy

Judianne Kellaway, MD, MEd
Judianne Kellaway, MD

Professor
Department of Ophthalmology

Jennifer LaCoss, MD
Jennifer LaCoss, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology, & Palliative Medicine

Ting-Wei Lu, MD
Ting-Wei Lu, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Hospital Medicine

Michael McGinity, MD, PhD
Michael McGinity, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosurgery

Fassil Mesfin, MD, PhD
Fassil Mesfin, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Neurosurgery

Brant Mittler, MD, JD
Brant Mittler, MD, JD

Adjunct Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology & Palliative Medicine

Annette Occhialini, MD
Annette Occhialini, MD

Associate Professor
Department of Cell Systems & Anatomy

Samuel Pabon-Rivera, MD
Samuel Pabon-Rivera, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Hematology-Oncology

Egle Prewit, MD, PhD
Egle Prewit, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of Reproductive Research

Mercedes Ramirez, MD, MPS
Mercedes Ramirez, MD, MPS

Assistant Professor-Research
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Ashley Sanchez
Ashley Sanchez, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Cynthia Swann, MD
Cynthia Swann, MD

Community Physician Representative

Aziz Tejani, MD
Aziz Tejani, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Hospital Medicine

Richard Thomson, MD
Richard Thomson, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Sorleen Trevino, MD, MBA
Sorleen Trevino, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosurgery