OUR TEAM
Medical expertise.
Local research operations.
Meet the people connecting protocol requirements, participant communication, and the everyday work of clinical research at EPCT.
Research leadership.
Sergio Alvarado, MD
Principal Investigator · Family & Sports Medicine
Provides medical leadership and investigator oversight. His background includes family-medicine residency training in El Paso and a sports-medicine fellowship. His research experience spans musculoskeletal and other outpatient studies.
Abraham Arzola, BS
Director of Research · Site Management & Coordination
Coordinates site operations, research partnerships, study communication, and the practical work of connecting a protocol with the EPCT team.
Investigator collaboration.
Goshawn Chawla, MD
Psychiatry
Clinical experience includes general, addiction, and child and adolescent psychiatry; research experience includes opioid use disorder and agitation studies.
Keak Khauv, MD
Ophthalmology
Investigator collaboration in ophthalmology.
Mel Gutarra, MD
Rheumatology
Sub-investigator collaboration in rheumatology.
Jorge Sarmiento, MD
Radiology
Investigator collaboration in radiology.
Fausto A. Rodriguez, MD
Internal Medicine & Clinical Pathology
Investigator collaboration in internal medicine and clinical pathology.
Edgar Fernandez, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Investigator collaboration in orthopedic surgery.
Rosemary De La Cruz, MD
Pain / Anesthesiology
Investigator collaboration in pain and anesthesiology.
Eric Sandoval, MD
Sub-Investigator
Supports delegated clinical research activities as a sub-investigator.
Investigator participation and delegated responsibilities are confirmed for each protocol.
Research coordination.
Our research operations team supports scheduling, participant communication, visit coordination, and study documentation. Clinical research coordinators include Alyssa Luna and Estefania Itati Herrera.
Contact the site for current study assignments, investigator CVs, and protocol-specific qualification information.