Core Advisors
Core Advisors for Careers in Medicine
Texas A&M College of Medicine Core Advisors for all specialties are available to discuss any questions you may have about a specialty you are interested in or any other specialty you are considering.
The specific duties of a core advisor are:
- Serve as a resource to answer questions about getting into that specific specialty
- From M1-M3’s from any campus
- Most communications will be via email. A phone call or in person visit may be arranged if advisor wishes.
- Second opinion source for M3’s and M4’s regarding their specialty
- Field questions from specialty-specific advisors regarding difficult or unusual situations.
- Some core advisors may elect to serve as specialty specific advisor as well. In about February of year 3, students will be assigned a personal specialty specific advisor based on their specialty of choice.
At any time during medical school, if a student has questions about a specific specialty, questions may be directed to campus Student Affairs Deans or email questions to one of the Core Advisors. The list of Core Advisors’ specialties, names and emails are listed below.
Clint Tippett, MD
Anesthesiology
jason.tippett@BSWHealth.org
Katie Fiala, MD
Dermatology
Katherine.fiala@BSWHealth.org
Scott Wieters, MD
Emergency Medicine
wieters@medicine.tamu.edu
Dorian Drigalla, MD
Trey Hill, MD
ENT, Otolaryngology
gerhard.hilliii@BSWHealth.org
David Clark, MD
Scott Thomas, MD
General Surgery
Scott.Thomas@BSWHealth.org
Geoffrey Funk, MD
Austin Metting, MD
Internal Medicine
austin.metting@bswhealth.org
Thi Cao, MD
Doug McDonald, MD
Interventional Radiology
douglas.mcdonald@bswhealth.org
Tresa McNeal, MD
Med Peds
McNeal@medicine.tamu.edu
Jeff Clark, DO
Neurology
jeffrey.clark@bswhealth.org
Jason Huang, MD
Neurosurgery
Jason.Huang@bswhealth.org
L. Gerard Toussaint, MD
Chris Birkholz, MD
Obstetrics/Gynecology
christopher.birkholz@bswhealth.org
Adrianne Browning, MD
Kenneth Lao, MD
Ophthalmology
kenneth.lao@bswhealth.org
Doug Fornfeist, MD
Orthopedics
douglas.fornfeist@bswhealth.org
Russell Ward, MD
Joseph Guileyardo, MD
Myron Rosen, MD
Christopher Hovland, MD
Pediatric
Christopher.Hovland@BSWHealth.org
James Albers, MD
Physical Medicine/ Rehabilitation
james.albers@bswhealth.org
Amy Wilson, MD
Helen Patel, MD
Wendy Czerwinski, MD
Plastic Surgery
wendy.czerwinski@bswhealth.org
Maxanne Flores, MD
Psychiatry
virginia.flores@bswhealth.org
Sameer Jhavar, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncology
Sameer.jhavar@bswhealth.org
Patrick Lowry, MD
Urology
Patrick.lowry@bswhealth.org
David Dawson, MD
Vascular Surgery
david.dawson@bswhealth.org