Faculty

Faculty

Justin Wright, M.D., FAAFP, FAMSSM


  • Associate Professor
  • Interim Chair
  • Vice Chair of Graduate Medical Education
  • Director, Family Medicine Residency

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX

Residency: Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency Program, Springfield, PA

Fellowship: Crozer-Keystone Sports Medicine Fellowship, Springfield, PA

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine, Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) - Sports Medicine

Research Interests: Sports medicine; Ultrasound in medical education

Lorenzo Aragon, M.D., FAAFP


  • Associate Professor
  • Director, Inpatient Services

Medical School: National Autonomous University of Nicaragua - 1981

Residency: Texas Tech Health El Paso Family Medicine Residency Program - 1996

Fellowship: Academic Family Medicine Fellowship at McClennan County Medical Education and Research Foundation, Waco, Texas

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine

Research Interests: Geriatrics

Colby Genrich, M.D.


  • Assistant Professor
  • Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship
  • Director, Family Medicine Clerkship

Medical School: Saint George's University School of Medicine - Grenada

Residency: Hackensack Meridian Health - Mountainside Medical Center, Verona, New Jersey

Fellowship: Sports Medicine at Texas Tech Health El Paso, El Paso, Texas 

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine, Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) - Sports Medicine

Research Interests: Medical education, sports medicine, concussion diagnosis and management, ultrasound for diagnosis and intervention, and mental health. 

Katherine Hartl, M.D.


  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency

Medical School:  University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson (2016).

Residency: University of Arizona Alvernon Family Medicine Residency Program (Tucson) (2019).

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine.

Research Interests: Resident and medical student education, postpartum and mother-baby care, EMR optimization, process effectiveness and efficiency, team-based care and patient engagement.

Melanie Olivas Longhurst, Ph.D., M.Ed.


  • Assistant Professor
  • Behavioralist

Graduate School: 

  • Ph.D, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas (2016)
  • M.Ed., University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas (2010)

Clinical/Research Interest: Intersection of mental health and health concerns, primary care mental health integration, wellness, and examining the influence of protective factors in stress and acculturation processes. 

Luz M. Luna M.D., M.P.H.


  • Assistant Professor

Medical School: Texas Tech Health El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, Texas (2021)

Residency: Texas Tech Health El Paso Family Medicine Residency (2024)

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine

Research Interests: Medical education, integrative medicine

Charmaine A. Martin, M.D.


  • Associate Professor
  • Assistant Dean of Student Affairs

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston - 1996

Residency: St. Claire's Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program - 2000

Fellowship: Teaching and Learning Fellowship, USC Keck School of Medicine - 2005; Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Pre-Doctoral Fellowship - 2008

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine

Research Interests: Medical education

Elise Madrid, M.D.


  • Assistant Professor
  • Medical Director, Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso at Kenworthy

Medical School: The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (2015)

Residency: Harbor UCLA Family Medicine Residency, Torrance, California (2018)

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine

Research Interests: Women's health and medical education

Jordan Maxwell, D.O.


  • Assistant Professor

Medical School: Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City, MO (2020)

Residency: Creighton University Family Medicine Residency, Phoenix, AZ (2023)

Fellowship: Texas Tech Health El Paso Sports Medicine Fellowship, El Paso, TX (2024)

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified, American Board of Family Medicine; Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) - Sports Medicine

Research Interests: Sports medicine

Jennifer Molokwu, M.D., M.P.H.


  • Professor
  • Vice Chair for Research
  • Director, Cancer Prevention and Control

Medical School: University of Benin Medical School, Nigeria

Advanced Degree: M.P.H., School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Residency: Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN

Fellowship: Fellow, Medical Students Educators Institute Society of Teachers in Family Medicine

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine

Research Interests: Women’s health

Roxanna Perez, D.O.


  • Assistant Professor

Medical School: William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, Mississippi (2021)

Residency: Texas Tech Health El Paso Family Medicine Residency (2024)

Fellowship: Texas Tech Health El Paso Sports Medicine Fellowship, El Paso, TX (2025)

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified American Board of Family Medicine

Research Interests: Sports Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine