People

Rita M. Patterson, PhD
Professor, Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Associate Dean for Research, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Focus: Biomedical engineering, Biomechanics, Kinematics, Motion Capture
Website: https://experts.unthsc.edu/en/persons/rita-patterson
Email: rita.patterson@unthsc.edu

Kimberly Fulda, DrPH
Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

Focus: Maternal and Child Health, Children with special care needs, Health disparities, Access to care, Epidemiology.
Website: https://experts.unthsc.edu/en/persons/kimberly-fulda
Email: kimberly.fulda@unthsc.edu

Kendi Hensel, DO
Associate Professor: Family Medicine & Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

Focus: Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Mechanistic and Clinical Effectiveness Studies of OMM
Website: https://experts.unthsc.edu/en/persons/kendi-hensel
Email: kendi.hensel@unthsc.edu

Janice Knebl, DO
Member, Institute for Healthy Aging
Interim Chair and Professor, Internal Medicine & Geriatrics

Focus: Geriatrics, Palliative Care, Geriatric Education Training, Education and Training, Alzheimer’s Disease, Healthly Aging.
Website: https://experts.unthsc.edu/en/persons/janice-knebl
Email: janice.knebl@unthsc.edu

Yein Lee, DO, MMS, FAAPMR
Assistant Professor: Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

Focus: Performing Arts Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Biomechanics, Gait, Mobility, Function, and Wearable Technologies
Website: https://experts.unthsc.edu/en/persons/yein-lee
Email: yein.lee@unthsc.edu

Sajid Surve, DO
Professor, Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Assistant Dean of Osteopathic Recognition, Office of Educational Programs

Focus: Performing Arts Medicine, Musculoskeletal Medicine, Occupational Medicine 
Website: https://experts.unthsc.edu/en/persons/sajid-surve
Email: sajid.surve@unthsc.edu

Albert Yurvati, DO, PhD
Chair and Professor, Medical Education & Health Systems Science

Focus: Clinical trials, Cardiothoracic surgery, Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Animal models, Technology, and Applications.
Website: https://experts.unthsc.edu/en/persons/albert-yurvati
Email: albert.yurvati@unthsc.edu

Tasha Buxton, BS, HT(ASCP)
Research Coordinator, Office of the Dean-TCOM

Email: natasha.buxton@unthsc.edu

Shawn Kennedy, MS
Biomedical Engineering Specialist, Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

Email: david.kennedy@unthsc.edu

Johann Li, BS
Research Assistant, Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

Email: johann.li@unthsc.edu

Lesa Thomas, PhD
Sr Proposal Support Specialist, Office of the Dean-TCOM

Email: lesa.thomas@unthsc.edu

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