Leadership & Staff

NameTitle/DepartmentEmail
Sally Fortner, MD
  • SOM Assistant Director, Combined BA/MD Degree Program
  • Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine
SFortner@salud.unm.edu
Valerie Romero-Leggott, MD
  • Executive Director, Combined BA/MD Degree Program
  • Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Chief Diversity Officer, HSC Office for Diversity
  • Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine
VRomero@salud.unm.edu
Robert Sapien, MD
  • SOM Director, Combined BA/MD Degree Program
  • Associate Dean for Admissions 
  • Professor and Director, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine
RSapien@salud.unm.edu
David van der Goes, PhD
  • Arts & Sciences Director, Combined BA/MD Degree Program
  • Associate Professor, Department of Economics
DvanderGoes@unm.edu
Lisa Whalen, PhD
  • Arts & Sciences Associate Director, Combined BA/MD Degree Program
  • Principal Lecturer, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology

lwhalen@unm.edu

Karen McGillvrayManager, Student Success

karenmc@unm.edu

Alexia HignettSr. Academic Advisor

ahignett@unm.edu

Elijah SlagleSr. Academic Advisor

eslagle@unm.edu

Grace BellUnit Administrator I

gbell1@unm.edu

Larry GrobeckerProgram Coordinator

lgrobe@unm.edu