UT San Antonio

Faculty Leadership


Department Leadership

Maxim Eckmann, MD

Professor and Department Chair

Sabrina Bent, MD

Professor/Clinical
Vice Chair of Research
Director of Perioperative Medicine
PTAC Chair

Peter DeSocio, DO

Professor/Clinical
Executive Vice Chair
Medical Director MSRH

Michael Little, MD

Professor/Clinical
Vice Chair Quality & Patient Safety
Director Transplant Anesthesia

Frances Cena

Assistant Professor/Clinical
Medical Director KSP

Haider Darkzali, MD

Associate Professor/Clinical
Director of Neuroanesthesia

Samir Ghandi, MD

Associate Professor/Clinical
Perioperative Info. Officer
Director NORA
UHS Medical Director

Mahammad Hussain, MD

Associate Professor/Clinical
Director of Acute Pain

David Lagndon, MD

Professor/Clinical

Ligia Cardenas, MD

Associate Professor/Clinical

Matthew McClure

Associate Professor/Clinical
Director of Orthopedics and Acute Pain
UT Health Westgate

Education and Residency Leadership

Crystal Manohar, MD

Professor/Clinical
Vice Chair of Education
Residency Program Director

Martin Littlejohn, MD

Assistant Professor/Clinical
Associate Residency Program Director
Program Director

Tuan-Hsing Loh, MD

Associate Professor/Clinical
Assistant Residency Program Director – Didactics

John J. Hartman

John Hartman, MD

Assistant Professor/Clinical
Assistant Program Director of Medical Students

Jesscia Danciu, MD

Jessica Danciu, MD

Assistant Professor/Clinical
Assistant Program Director for the Clinical Base (Intern) Year

Amanda Shakal, DO

Assistant Professor/Clinical
Continuing Education POCUS Director

Fellowship Leadership

Crystal Manohar, MD

Professor/Clinical
Vice Chair of Education
Fellowship Program Director

Rachel Freeman, MD

Assistant Professor/Clinical
Critical Care Fellowship
Program Director

Chris Yopp, MD

Assistant Professor/Clinical
Pain Medicine Fellowship
Program Director

Mfonobong Okubadejo, MD

Assistant Professor/Clinical
Pain Medicine Fellowship
Associate Program Director

CRNA Leadership

Adrian Maese, CRNA

Chief CRNA

Marion Childs, CRNA

Deputy Chief CRNA
University Health

Laurie Lopez, CRNA

Deputy Chief CRNA
UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty Research Hospital
Kyle Seale Parkway

Anesthesia Interest Group Faculty Representatives & Medical Student Advisors

Eric Ramdass, MD

Assistant Professor/Clinical
MSRH Medical Student Site Director

Antoni Mantulewicz, MD

Assistant Professor/Clinical

Timothy Trinh, MD

Assistant Professor/Clinical

UT San Antonio

Department of Anesthesiology

7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900
Mail Code 7838