Soham Al Snih, MD, PhD
Assistant Dean for Doctorate of Foundational Curriculum – School of Public and Population Health (SPPH)
Director of the Population Health Sciences and Rehabilitation Sciences Graduate Programs (SPPH)

Dr. Al Snih has more than 20 years of experience in conducting research in Hispanic older adults, with emphasis on older Mexican Americans. Her research examines health outcomes using large datasets focusing on functional outcomes, muscle strength, disability, frailty, and health disparities in older adults. Dr. Al Snih has mentored over 50 graduate students (MS and PhD), medical students, fellows, visiting scholars, and junior faculties.

Ghulam Ahmad Shakeel Ansari, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Pathology
Research Interests:
Molecular Toxicology
Biomarker Signatures
Metabolomics
Chemical-mediated Autoimmunity
Chemical-mediated Liver Injury
Systems Biology

L. Maria Belalcazar, MD
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Medical Director Inpatient Diabetes Programs
Internal Medicine Clerkship Co-Director

I enjoy working with students in the development of clinical scholarship. Our projects are patient-centered or inspired by gaps observed in the delivery of clinical care and may result in a presentation at a regional or national meeting and/or a publication. The initiative not only strengthens the student’s application to residency, their most immediate goal, but also serves to develop skills in oral and written communication, collaboration and networking.

Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD
Professor and Chari, Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities
Director, Institute for Bioethics & Health Humanities
Harris L. Kempner Chair in the Humanities in Medicine

Trained in philosophy, she approaches topics in medicine from a feminist and queer perspective. She is particularly interested in how cultural norms, especially gender norms, influence science and medicine and vice versa. Her main research area is reproductive and sexual ethics, especially male contraception, fertility preservation, reproductive/sexual organ transplants, and abortion.

Balaji Krishnan, PhD
Associate Professor, Neurology
The Nancy and Don Mafrige Chair in Neurodegenerative Diseases Research
Research Interest:
Synaptic Mechanisms Involved in Long-term Memory Mechanisms

Mukaila Raji, MD, MSc-Pharmacology, FACP
Professor & Director, Division of Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine
Edgar Gnitzinger Distinguished Professor of Aging
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Dr. Raji is a two-time recipient of the Sir William Osler Excellence in Clinical Teaching Awards (2006 & 2018), America’s Top Doctor Awards in Geriatric Medicine (2017-2021), and the Top Texas Physician Awards (Texas Super Doctors, 2013-2021). Dr. Raji teaches students, residents, nurses, and fellows and serves as attending faculty on the Acute Care for the Elders Unit, Geriatric Consults, and Geriatric Clinic Service. In 2013 he was inducted into the Academy of Master Teachers.

David Reynoso, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine & Infectious Diseases
Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Research Interests:
Antimicrobial stewardship and high-value care
Antimicrobial resistance 

Dr. Reynoso is active clinically and supervises doctors in training at Jennie Sealy Hospital, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Hospital, infectious diseases and HIV clinic, and the St. Vincent’s Student clinic. He is actively involved in resident and fellow education, delivering lectures, and has taught medical students in the Practice of Medicine course. Dr. Reynoso has a particular interest improving the quality of antimicrobial use at UTMB through educational activities, prospective audit and feedback, and development of institutional guidelines for common infectious syndromes.

Steven Wolf, MD
Professor, Surgery
Research Interests:
Burns
Trauma
Surgical critical care

Zhibo Yang, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
(See photos above)