Organization Chart (pdf)
Raul Coimbra, MD, PhD, FACS
Chief, Division of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care/Burns
Bruce Potenza, MD, FACS
Clinical Professor, Director of Burn Surgery
Jay Doucet, MD, FACS
Associate Professor, Director of Surgical ICU
Jeanne Lee, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Vishal Bansal, MD
Assistant Professor
Jon Krook, MD
Fellow
Houman Saedi, MD
Matt Kill, MD
Attending Physician: Sharp Memorial Hospital
UCSD Clinical Instructor
Eric Kuncir, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
Matthew Hannon, MD
Clinical Instructor
A. Brent Eastman, MD, FACS
Clinical Professor
Steve Shackford, MD, FACS
Michael Sise, MD, FACS
John Steele, MD, FACS
Frank Kennedy, MD, FACS
Thomas Velky, MD, FACS
Donna Shettko, DVM
Gabriela Riviello, RN, MSN
Jan Dove, RN, MSN
Nancy Knechel, RN, MSN
Director, UCSD Regional Burn Center
Mayer Tenenhaus, MD
Attending Plastic Surgeon; Acute and Reconstructive Burn Surgery
Catherine Ridgway, PAC
Physician Assistant
Jason McSweeney, RN, MSN
Nurse Practitioner
Rungfa Tangtumnu, RN, MSN
John Noodenbos, RN
Burn Program Coordinator
Gerit Mulder, DPM
Director, Podiatrist
Christine Doré, RN
Clinic Coordinator
Laura Alvarez
Nurse Assistant
Brian Eliceiri, PhD
Associate Professor
Andrew Baird, PhD
Adjunct Professor
Carrie Peterson, MD
Research Fellow
Xitong Dang, PhD
Staff Research Associate
Bill Loomis, BS
James Putnam, BS
Emelie Amburn, BS
Alexandra Borboa, BS
John Fitzgerald, BA, BS
Research Faculty Assistant
Tran Nguyen
Laboratory Assistant
Montha Pao
Lab Assistant
Lei Xu, MS
Jeff Mo, MS
Billy Chun, MS
Matthew Wang, MS
Ruth Cheng, BS
Chelsea Blow, BS
Howard Hughes Scholarship Student
Seok Yong Ryu, MD, PhD
International Research Fellow
Luiz Reys, MD
Visiting Scholar
Michael Krzyzaniak, MD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Jisook Lee, PhD
Sonia Podvin, PhD
Stuart Knowling, PhD
Terry Curry, RN
Clinical Research Nurse
Laura Sutton, RN, BSN
Linda Lum, RN, BSN
A. Pat Choothesa
Managing Producer-Director
Sharon Pacyna, RN, BSN, MPH
Trauma Program Manager
Pat Stout, RN
Assistant Trauma Program Manager
Jan Ferree, MA
Trauma/Burn Prevention Coordinator
Carolyn Handley, RN
Trauma/Burn Registrar
Sharon Root, RN
Abstractor
Lucy Nunez del Prado RN, BSN, CCRN
Rebecca Velez
Administrative Assistant
Kevin Lew
Assistant
Theresa Alivero
Administrator
Megan Spencer
Lori Senoret
Sheri Falco
Eloise Jones
Mike Josey
Dale Fortlage, BA
Programmer/Analyst
Esther Hernandez
Asssistant Trauma/Burn Registrar
Carol Conroy, PhD
Epidemiologist
Steve Erwin
Crash Investigator
Emmer Trinidad