Core Residency Faculty and Staff
Faculty
Katherine Hartl, M.D.
- Assistant Professor Program Director, Family Medicine Residency Program
Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson (2016).
Residency: University of Arizona Alvernon Family Medicine Residency Program (Tucson) (2019).
American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine.
Research Interests: Resident and medical student education, postpartum and mother-baby care, EMR optimization, process effectiveness and efficiency, team-based care and patient engagement.
Lorenzo Aragon, M.D., FAAFP
- Associate Professor Director, Inpatient Services
Medical School: National Autonomous University of Nicaragua - 1981
Residency: Texas Tech Health El Paso Family Medicine Residency Program - 1996
Fellowship: Academic Family Medicine Fellowship at McClennan County Medical Education and Research Foundation, Waco, Texas
American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine
Research Interests: Geriatrics
Colby Genrich, M.D.
- Assistant Professor Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship Medical Director, Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso at Kenworthy
Medical School: Saint George's University School of Medicine - Grenada
Residency: Hackensack Meridian Health - Mountainside Medical Center, Verona, New Jersey
Fellowship: Sports Medicine at Texas Tech Health El Paso, El Paso, Texas
American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine, Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) - Sports Medicine
Research Interests: Medical education, sports medicine, concussion diagnosis and management, ultrasound for diagnosis and intervention, and mental health.
Melanie Olivas Longhurst, Ph.D., M.Ed.
- Assistant Professor Behavioralist
Graduate School:
- Ph.D, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas (2016)
- M.Ed., University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas (2010)
Clinical/Research Interest: Intersection of mental health and health concerns, primary care mental health integration,
wellness, and examining the influence of protective factors in stress and acculturation
processes.
Elise Madrid, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
Medical School: The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (2015)
Residency: Harbor UCLA Family Medicine Residency, Torrance, California (2018)
American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine
Research Interests: Women's health and medical education
Jordan Maxwell, D.O.
- Assistant Professor Associate Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship
Medical School: Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City, MO (2020)
Residency: Creighton University Family Medicine Residency, Phoenix, AZ (2023)
Fellowship: Texas Tech Health El Paso Sports Medicine Fellowship, El Paso, TX (2024)
American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified, American Board of Family Medicine; Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) - Sports Medicine
Research Interests: Sports medicine
Roxanna Perez, D.O.
- Assistant Professor
Medical School: William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, Mississippi (2021)
Residency: Texas Tech Health El Paso Family Medicine Residency (2024)
Fellowship: Texas Tech Health El Paso Sports Medicine Fellowship, El Paso, TX (2025)
American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine
Research Interests: Sports Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Justin Wright, M.D., FAAFP, FAMSSM
- Associate Professor Vice Chair for Graduate Medical Education Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX (2006)
Residency: Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency Program, Springfield, PA (2009)
Fellowship: Crozer-Keystone Sports Medicine Fellowship, Springfield, PA (2010)
American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine, Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) - Sports Medicine, Diplomate American Board of Obesity Medicine
Research Interests: Sports medicine; ultrasound in medical education; and obesity