Family Medicine

Program Director

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  Deborah Streletz, MD

  Program Director

  Family Medicine
  

  Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

  Residency Training: Texas A&M Health Science Center, Scott&White Memorial Hospital

  Areas of Interest: Hospital Medicine, Geriatrics, Cultural Competency, Community Medicine

Associate Program Director

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  Kenneth Ballou, MD

  Associate Program Director

  Family Medicine
  

  Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California

  Residency Training: Family Medicine, Malcolm Grow USAF Medical Center, Andrews AFB, Maryland

  Areas of Interest: Hospital Medicine, Clinical education of medical students

Core Faculty

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  Andrew Alexander, MD

  Core Faculty

  Family Medicine
  

  Medical School: University of Southern California (Keck)

  Residency Training: Internal Medicine at LAC/USC; Family Medicine at UT Health Science, Houston

  Areas of Interest: Hospital Medicine, Outpatient surgical procedures

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  Paul Lyons, MD

  Senior Associate Dean, Medical Education UCR/SOM

  Family Medicine
  

  Medical School: Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

  Residency Training: University of Minnesota, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Minneapolis

  Fellowships: Institute for Urban Family Health, Faculty Development Fellowship, New York, New York

  Areas of Interest: Curriculum planning, faculty development and evaluation, faculty recruitment and appointment, and student progress and promotion.

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  Afshin Zandpour, MD

  Core Faculty

  Family Medicine
  

  Medical School: Ross University, North Brunswick Township, New Jersey

  Residency Training: Family Medicine, St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, New York

  Areas of Interest: Evidence based medicine, quality assurance utilization and community medicine.

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  Muhammad Arif, MD

  Core Faculty

  Family Medicine
  

  Medical School: King Edward Medical University, Lahore Pakistan

  Residency Training: Family Practice, Aultman Hospital, Canton, Ohio General Surgery, University of Punjab General Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland Cardiology, ENT, Surgery, Pulmonary Medicine, King Edward Medical University

  Areas of Interest & Research: In addition to his interests in general areas of family practice, Arif won first prize for a research project on the "Effect of White Coat on Patient's Perception." He also participated in research on the impact of electronic health record (EHR) implementation in an ambulatory primary care setting on family medicine education.