Faculty

Ryan Fortune, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor/Clinical
fortune@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Family & Community Medicine

Dora Garcia, MD

Assistant Professor/Clinical

Departments & Divisions
Department of Family & Community Medicine

Justin Guerra, FNP-C

Specialist

Departments & Divisions
Department of Family & Community Medicine

Anna Herrera, Anna Herrera, DNP, RN, CNE

Assistant Professor/Clinical
UT Health Shavano Primary Care Clinic
Primary Care Center
herreraa12@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Family & Community Medicine

Programs
Ph.D. in Nursing Science

Carlos Jaen, MD, PhD, MS, FAAFP

Distinguished University Professor
Professor Emeritus of Family and Community Medicine
Professor/Research of Department of Health, Behavior and Society
jaen@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Department of Health, Behavior, and Society

Yajaira Johnson-Esparza, PhD

Associate Professor/Clinical
Family Medicine Residency Program
Director of Behavioral Health Education
johnsonespar@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Family & Community Medicine

David Katerndahl, MD, MA, FAAFP, Emeritus

Professor, Emeritus
katerndahl@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Family & Community Medicine

Programs
M.S. in Clinical Investigation & Translational Science

Jessica Kitchen, MD, FAAFP

Associate Professor/Clinical
Medical Director, Westover Hills Primary Care Clinic
Primary Care Center
blowerj@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Family & Community Medicine

Jorge Kohatsu, MD, MPH, FAAFP

Assistant Professor/Clinical
UT Health Shavano Primary Care Clinic
Primary Care Center
kohatsu@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Family & Community Medicine

Kaparaboyna Kumar, MD, FRCS, FAAFP

Professor/Clinical
Distinguished Teaching Professor
UT Health Verde Hills Primary Care Clinic
kumark2@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Family & Community Medicine

George Le, MD

Assistant Professor/Clinical

Departments & Divisions
Department of Family & Community Medicine

Mellyruth Maldonado, FNP

Specialist

Departments & Divisions
Department of Family & Community Medicine

Biju Mathew, NP

Specialist
UT Health Verde Hills Primary Care Clinic
Primary Care Center
mathewb@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Family & Community Medicine

Ryan Menchaca, MD

Assistant Professor/Clinical
UT Health Marc Primary Care Clinic
Primary Care Center
Menchacar@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Family & Community Medicine

Programs
M.D. in Doctor of Medicine

Alexander Mendoza, DO, SM

Assistant Professor/Clinical

Departments & Divisions
Department of Family & Community Medicine