University of New Mexico School of Medicine Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine people

Nour Assad, MD

Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship Director

Critical care medicine physician, Associate Professor at University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Doran Bostwick, MD

Associate Program Director for the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship

Critical care medicine physician, Associate Professor of Medicine at University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Hayley Israel, MD, MHS

Associate Program Director Pulmonary Critical Care

Critical care medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Hiking, skiing, camping, aerial silks, Broadway musicals, live music, my cat, eating

Lana Melendres-Groves, MD

Interim Pulmonary Chief

Pulmonologist, DEI Vice Chair at University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Mario Perez, MD, MPH

UNM/VA Pulmonary CC Section Chief

Critical care medicine physician, Associate Professor at University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Akanksha Verma, DO

Assistant Professor

Critical care medicine physician, Assistant Professor at University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Akshay Sood, MD, MPH

Tenured Professor

Critical care medicine physician, Distinguished Professor at University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Akshu Balwan, MD, MBBS

Associate Professor

Critical care medicine physician, Assistant Professor at University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Betty Chang, MD, PhD

Professor

Critical care medicine physician, Professor and Executive Vice Chair for Internal Medicine at University of New Mexico School of Medicine

David Earl, MD

Assistant Professor

Sleep medicine physician, Assistant Professor at University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Dona Upson, MD

Professor

Pulmonologist, Professor of Internal Medicine at University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Eleana Zamora, MD

Professor

Critical care medicine physician, Professor of Internal Medicine at University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Elyce Sheehan, MD

Assistant Professor; Critical Care Associate Fellowship Director

Critical care medicine physician, Assistant Professor at University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Erik Kraai, MD

Professor

Critical care medicine physician, Professor at University of New Mexico School of Medicine

James Dean, DO

Assistant Professor; Adult CF Program Director

Critical care medicine physician, Assistant Professor at University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Cystic Fibrosis, atypical pulmonary infections, critical care medicine, end of life care., Fly fishing, hiking, camping, travel and cooking

John Williams, MD

Assistant Professor

Clinical Informatics (internal Medicine) fellow, University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Lee Oud, MD, DO

Assistant Professor

Internist, Assistant Professor at UNM School of Medicine

Lisa Saa

Third-Year Fellow (Inferred from 2024-2025 PGY IV)

Internist

Melissa Begay, MD

Assistant Professor

Sleep medicine (multidisciplinary) physician, Assistant Professor at University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Michael Lauria, MD

Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine fellow, University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Michelle Harkins, MD

Division Chief; Distinguished Professor

Critical care medicine physician, Distinguished Professor at University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Momena Sohail, MD

Assistant Professor

Critical care medicine physician, Assistant Professor at University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Muhammad Islam, MD

Assistant Professor

Critical care medicine physician, Assistant Professor at University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Nathan Nielsen, MD, MSc

Professor

Blood banking/transfusion medicine physician, Professor at University of New Mexico School of Medicine