2026 Commencement Program - English
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Morning Ceremony
10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
College of Nursing
College of Health Professions
College of Public Health
College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences
Afternoon Ceremony
3 - 5:30 p.m.
UNT System College of Pharmacy
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dual Degrees
Dickies Arena
1911 Montgomery St., Fort Worth, TX 76107
Morning Ceremony and Awards
PRELUDE
PROCESSIONAL
PRESENTATION OF COLORS
NATIONAL ANTHEM*
WELCOME
Kirk Calhoun, MD, FACP
UNT Health President
PRESENTATION OF UNT HEALTH FORT WORTH AWARD FOR SCHOLARLY EXCELLENCE
PRESENTATION OF THE CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR SCHOLARLY EXCELLENCE
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE
Cindy Weston, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CHSE, FAANP, FAAN
Dean, College of Nursing
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES DEGREE
Lisa R. Nash, DO, MS-HPEd, FAAFP
Dean, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Vice President, Clinical Affairs
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN LIFESTYLE HEALTH SCIENCES AND COACHING,
AND DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY DEGREES
Dr. Evan T. Robinson, RPh, PhD, FNAP
Dean and Professor, UNT System College of Pharmacy
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION,
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH, MASTER OF SCIENCE AND DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREES
Dr. Lisa R. Nash
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, MASTER OF SCIENCE AND DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREES
David Keller, PhD
Dean, College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
Dr. Kirk Calhoun
RECOGNITION OF CANDIDATES
THE NIGHTINGALE PLEDGE
Nancy R. Downing, PhD, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, FAAFS, FAAN
Professor, College of Nursing
THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OATH
Lauren Dobbs, MMS, PA-C
Associate Professor and Chair/Program Director, Physician Assistant Studies
THE PHYSICAL THERAPY OATH
Michael Furtado, PT, DPT, EdD
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
THE PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL'S OATH
Lisako Jones-McKyer, PhD, MPH, FAAHB
Chair and Professor, Population & Community Health
THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENTIST'S OATH
Marcel Satsky Kerr, PhD
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education
CLOSING REMARKS
RECESSIONAL*
GRAND MARSHAL
Jennifer T. Fix, MBA, PharmD
Faculty Senate Presiding Officer
FACULTY GONFALON CARRIER
Nicole Phillips, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences
ALUMNI GONFALON CARRIERS
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Bridgette Pullis, PhD, RN, CHPN
College of Nursing Professor
COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Do Kyung Yun, DPT
Class of 2025
COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Esme Anaab, MPH, CPH
Class of 2024
COLLEGE OF BIOMEDICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES
Amber Heck, PhD
Class of 2010
SOLOIST
Rebekah Sumsion
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Staff Member
Awards
UNT HEALTH FORT WORTH AWARD FOR SCHOLARLY EXCELLENCE
UNT Health Award for Scholarly Excellence is awarded to a graduate who distinctly
represents scholastic achievement with an emphasis on clinical practice.
CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR SCHOLARLY EXCELLENCE
The Chancellor’s Award for Scholarly Excellence recognizes an outstanding graduate
from
UNT Health Fort Worth with an emphasis on scholarly research.
*Audience Please Stand
Afternoon Ceremony and Award
PRELUDE
PROCESSIONAL
PRESENTATION OF COLORS
NATIONAL ANTHEM*
WELCOME
Kirk Calhoun, MD, FACP
UNT Health President
MILITARY COMMISSIONING
Maj. Gen. Brian C. Newby, USAF (Ret)
PRESENTATION OF THE PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR SCHOLARLY EXCELLENCE
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED OUTCOMES RESEARCH,
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT, AND DOCTOR OF PHARMACY DEGREES
Dr. Evan T. Robinson, RPh, PhD, FNAP
Dean and Professor, UNT System College of Pharmacy
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE DEGREE
Lisa R. Nash, DO, MS-HPEd, FAAFP
Dean, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Vice President, Clinical Affairs
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATE FOR MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND DOCTOR OF PHARMACY DEGREES
Dr. Evan Robinson
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE DEGREES
Dr. Lisa R. Nash
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATE FOR DOCTOR OF PHARMACY AND DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREES
David Keller, PhD
Dean, College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATE FOR DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREES
Dr. David Keller
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
Dr. Kirk Calhoun
RECOGNITION OF CANDIDATES
THE PHARMACIST OATH
Elizabeth Hearn, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapy
THE OSTEOPATHIC OATH
Dr. Sajid A. Surve, DO, FAOCPMR, FAAO
Senior Associate Dean, Professor, Department of Family Medicine/Osteopathic Manipulative
Medicine
CLOSING REMARKS
RECESSIONAL*
GRAND MARSHAL
Jennifer T. Fix, MBA, PharmD
Faculty Senate Presiding Officer
FACULTY GONFALON CARRIER
Nicole Phillips, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences
ALUMNI GONFALON CARRIERS
UNT SYSTEM COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
Storee Yzaguirre, PharmD, BCPS
Class of 2023
TEXAS COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Lawrence Wilner, DO
Class of 1991
SOLOIST
Rebekah Sumsion
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Staff Member
Award
PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR SCHOLARLY EXCELLENCE
The President’s Award for Scholarly Excellence is presented to a graduate who distinctly
represents scholarly excellence with an emphasis on academic achievement.
2026 Candidates
COLLEGE OF NURSING
PROSPECTIVE GRADUATES FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE
INAUGURAL CLASS OF 2026
Catherine Acosta
Moyinoluwa Akindele
Ali Ali
Brooke Anders
Ravyn Barnes
Alberthy Carretero
Estrella Suzuky Carretero
MiriamCraney
Tobechi Duru
Abby Jensen
Sophia Jones
Oluwatola Komolafe
Daniel Lee-Munoz
Judy Lewis
Deborah Lucero Popovich
Madison Marteny
Breanna Mendieta
Krystal Nguyen
Zainab Amoke Oluwanifemi Odunewu
Maely Olvera Campos
Sarah Pappoe
Dazziana Puga
Jaycie Redmon Rich
Brooklyn Ross
Nancy Shrestha
Paige Sides
Anthony Spinelli
Samuel Thomson
Kayleigh Van Slyke
CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE
INAUGURAL CLASS OF 2026
Chaehyun (Michelle) Ahn*
Claudia Araiza
Elizabeth Brown*
Kayla Chapman*
Sarah Clark*
Christina Craig*
Noura Farih*
Kristin Haire*
Angela Harris*
Tori Jacobsen*
Jessica James
Hollin Macklin*
Justen Madison*
Brian Pfahning*
Laura Swartzendruber*
Amber Watkins*
COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
CANDIDATES FOR MASTER
OF SCIENCE IN LIFESTYLE HEALTH SCIENCES AND COACHING DEGREE
Zainab Anjum
Beverly Benson
Domonique Christian
Stephanie Churan
Jessica Coffee
Laura Escamilla
Veronica Espinosa
Melissa Glass
Patricia Guzman
*Honors
Hayley Hall
Julie Ann Harding-Wiley
Madison Harless
Madeline Hernandez
Gurmanpreet Kaur
Hailey Kilgore
John Massengale
Hara Murphy
Breanna Nabarrete
Alejandra Paredes
Ann Pfabe
Minal Pingle
Thomas Regensdorfer
Xandrea Rhodes
Temesha Sanders
Howard Thompson
Santiago Vizcaino
CANDIDATES FOR MASTER
OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES DEGREE
Brittney Ackland
Omar Alkhatib
Yassamin Azadani
Mason Badour
Gina Barrera
Stephanie Blais
Allison Bollinger
Sarah Brazier
Hallie Brown
Stephanie Burrell
Juliet Cannizzo
Krystah Cantu
Brenna Chan
Tiffany Chiang
2026 Candidates
Mary Clayshulte*
Sarah Coffman*
Emily Cottrill*
Claudia Cox
Emma Dalley Bartram*
Hayley De Bivar Branco
Noelia Delgado Rosas
Dresden Dilts
Carolina Fernandez
Bar Forte Reznik
Marlee Goppert
Manali Gore
Zachariah Harmon
Ashley Johnson*
Stella Jones
Brenden Ketchem*
Mei Li Kincaid
Amanda Ladd
Madeline Lassman*
Madison Lenow
Kavita Liyanage
Lior Lutfak*
Lauren Magalhaes
Sarah Manjee
Renee Marshall
Tuyen Nguyen
Sue Odom*
Riley Parker*
Amanda Peres
Allie Perkins
Makenzie Pinkston
Jamela Pleasant
Sneha Pokhriyal
Sarah Ryan Porter
Sadaf Rahmati
Makenzi Rape
Grace Rushwin
Juan Salazar Ruiz
Emily Scoles
Ellen Sommerdorf*
Marisa Suzuki
Jake Sweeney
Christine Tahan
Lauryn Tam
Jenna Thompson
Lindy Thompson
Madison Thurman
Thien-Minh Ton
Lily Tran
Sarah Ummach*
Jenna Varghese
Kaleia Walden*
Kate Walker
Jenny Yan*
Kristine Yuan
CANDIDATES FOR
DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL
THERAPY DEGREE
Anita Adhikari
Taylor Allen
Lucas Arcala*
Macy Armer
Christina Bali
Sullivan Barnet*
Natasha Blizzard
Emily Brock
Zachary Burnett*
Kristina Byerly
*Honors
Jackelin Calixto
Toni Campbell
Heather Cantu
Chandler Cobb
Samuel Cornish
Stacia Bre'Ann Daniels
TimDavid
Christian Diaz
Triton Dosreis*
Allison Driskill
Rachel Fink
Peyton Fisher*
Grace Gardenhire*
AlexGarza
Alexandra Garza
Crystal Gatling*
Teeba Gharbieh
Courtney Goehring
Miguel Gonzalez
Julia Greenshield*
Jonathan Hansen
Haley Nicole Harvey*
Bailey Hoke
Cameron Hubbard
Madison Hutchins
Garrett James
Kaitlyn Lebsack*
Cassandra Mar
Ariel Martinez
Mitchell McDowell
Grace McIntosh
Curtis Rhodes
Jesus Rodriguez
Richy Tovar
2026 Candidates
Karis Walker*
Jinal Wani
Jonathan Yu Tiamco
Emma Zanoff*
Mariah Zubiate
COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
CANDIDATES FOR
MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
DEGREE
Charles Bird*
Britnie Chanheuang*
Ejike Chime*
Sally Climer*
Tiffany Galmore
Bre-Ana Henry Herndon
Karey Johnson
Pinki Kumari
Daniel Livingston*
Rosa Lozano*
Ashley Mesch*
Robert Mulqueen*
Blessing Olanrewaju
Hafsa Panjwani
Vibin Thomas*
CANDIDATES FOR
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH DEGREE
Ann Abraham
Omar AbuSaoud*
Jasmine Al-Ghazzawi
Golsa Alizadeh
Rachel Amerson
Aurora Arce
Danna Chavez
Alyssa Cole*
Jessica Cordova
Margaret Ehling
Carolyn Ellison
Kehinde Fakuade
Maria Fernandez Falcon
Marisa Flores
Suhitha Gottumukkala
Samantha Hayden
Osholene Ikuabe
Alisha Itty*
Pavana Kamath
Vaishnavi Kharade
Maria Kikuni
Rajvi Nilesh Makwana*
Rida Malik*
Brandi McElroy
ShalomAmha Mekasha*
AdamMendonca
Yulissa Mendoza
Abdullah Mohammed
Sarah Moreno
Sonny Muscanere*
DarashagamNahal*
Meet Pankajbhai Nayak
Tuan Nguyen
Arifa Nishat
Litzy Ocampos*
Camilla Ortega*
Osahon Osawe
Supriya Panjiyar*
*Honors
Jay Patel
Niharika Mehulkumar Patel
Pearl Phan*
Aanchal Prakash*
Bhagyashree Nitin Rane
Armaan Rania
Malka Riell
Aloysius Domnic Rodrigues
Megan Slaughter*
Joseph Smoot*
Brooke Spears
Prakriti Srivastava
Amanda Leigh Sweazy
Suha Taha
Christan Tomy
Sathyapriya Reddy Turpu
Priscilla Velez*
Hannah Warren*
Leah Woldegiorgis
CANDIDATE FOR
MASTER OF SCIENCE
DEGREE
Shannon Smith*
“Alcohol Use And Sleep Quality Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness”
Major Professor: Scott Walters, Ph.D.
CANDIDATES FOR
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE
Idara Akpan*
“Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to Assess Shared Clinical Decision-Making Recommendation for Mid-Adult Human Papillomavirus Vaccination”
Major Professor: Stacey B. Griner, Ph.D.
Sarah Alkhatib*
“Reproductive Health Behaviors and Decision- Making Among International Female Students in the United States: A Mixed-Methods Approach”
Major Professor: Stacey B. Griner, Ph.D.
2026 Candidates
Rohit Balasundaram
“Examining Factors Associated with Dental Care Utilization Among Older Adults in the U.S.:
A Longitudinal Study”
Major professor: Dr. Uyen-sa Nguyen, DSc.
Allison Greene
“Exploring Daily-Level Associations Between Protective Behavioral Strategies, Alcohol Use, and Consequences: The Role of Context and Social Determinants of Health within Adolescents and Young Adults”
Major Professor: Zhengyang Zhou, Ph.D.
Kaeli Johnson*
“Breastfeeding Feels Like… an Act of Reclaiming Something for Myself, My Child, and Even the Generations Before Me: The Intergenerational and Multilevel Factors Associated with Breastfeeding Among Black Women”
Major professor: Dr. Stacey B. Griner, Ph.D.
Edna Patricia Mendoza*
“Interaction Between Alcohol Use and APOEε4 on Cognitive Domains Among American Older Adults from Diverse Racial/EthnicGroups”
Major professor: Dr. Zhengyang Zhou, Ph.D.
COLLEGE OF BIOMEDICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES
CANDIDATES FOR
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
DEGREE
Adwoa Adjei
William Anderson °
Damon Brown
Amanda Campbell <
Lailah Chadwick
Jordi Trinidad Diaz +
Gracie Gray
John Habibi <
Taylor Harris °
Syed Jaffrey
Moha Jayram
Gavin Karame
Kathrine Kauachi
Mitchell Kelly +
Joseph Kim+
Madeleine Lambert °
Lindsey Lassiter
Mawunyo Makebi
Gerardo Martinez
Avery Mitchell
Adriel Mota
BhargavasairamMurari
Lily Nguyen °
Nathan Nguyen
Kasey Nguyen
Chase Norris
Kadyn Nugent
Eumir Ortega
Prachi Panchal
Rebecca Preciado
Amsah Rauf
Steven Rico
Marianna Saucedo
Samar Shaito
Allison Souimaniphanh
Freya Szeremet
Linda Teboh +
Kristi Tran
Justin Truong °
Ysabella Paulina Santos Velasco
Jorge Villalobos <
CANDIDATES FOR
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE (NON-THESIS)
Salam Abbadi
Noor Abdeljalil
Janae Abdul-Rahmaan
*Honors ° Cum Laude + Magna Cum Laude < Summa Cum Laude
Daisy Acosta
Jannah Adams
Elsa-Maria Aguilar
Taifoor Ahmad
Hana Ahmed
Munir Ahmed
Zarin Akhter
Ridaa Alam
Jorge Alfaro
Aadil Ali
Mir Ali
Hewra Almusawi
Nia Altman
Fedeck Altufaila
Ngozi Amadikwu
Amore Armstrong
Minaal Atif
Safi Badarpura
Misbah Baloch
Abraham Barakat
Reade Barber
Kathryn Beck
Kara Bell
Mohamed Bettayeb
Ashmina Bohora
Nicole Borgmann
Nathaniel Browne
Madeline Bruno
Valentina Cespedes
Helen Chan
Juntra Chanthavisay
Amy Cheng
Zoey Chidiac
Daisy Chukwu
2026 Candidates
Lauren Cooper
Dally Coulter
Lauren Cutburth
Mariel Dayer
Josiah De La Rosa
Justin De Vera
Esteban Deku
Olivia Dillon
Madison Drenowatz
Symone Dunkley
Ashley Tam An Duong
Phuong Duong
Sawsan El-miaari
Braden Endsley
Ashley Lucia Olivos Erribarren
Joshua Esparza
Muhammad Faisal
Ammar Faridi
Cassidy Fernandez
Faith Fifo
Roya Fozouni
Joyce Francis
Sruthi Gade
Nicolas Gambardella
Arantza Gandara
Manas Gangala
Alexandra Garcia
Alyna Garcia
Madison Garcia
Gentry Garner
Mikaela Garza
Jabin George
Maddison Gibson
Veronica Gomez
Megan Gomez-Leon
Derrick Gonzalez
Haley Gonzalez
Grace Gosselin
Rishikumar Gunasekaran
Aaron Gutierrez
Angel Guyton
Rida Hamid
Jacques Hamuli
Aaliyah Hasker
Keith Hayden
Lauren Hecker
Makayla Henry
Roxana Hernandez
Trung Hodac
Jessica Hoffman
Madison Holman
Max Hopf
Landrye Horner
Savanna Hurtt
Romana Hussain
Grace Iltis
Fatima Itani
Kit Jaspe
Ryian Johnson
David Juarez
Aisha Khan
Haris Khan
Haris Khan
Nabiza Khan
Akshara Kolli
Mohammed-Izhan Lakhani
Hewson Le
Jasmine Le
Juliana Le
Maivi Le
Uyen Phuong Le
Danielle Letourneau
Payton Lii
Jennie Liu
Iman Nishay Lloyd
Tiffani Luedke
Bozhao Ma
Nicole Maldonado
Chloie Mangelsdorf
Momoka Manning
Sakura Manning
Aaron Marks
Irving Marmolejo
Kayla Marroquin
Anneliese Martinez
Archie Matharoo
Sarah McDonald
Daniel Melgar
Jacob Middlebrooks
Ahad Mirza
Robert Molina
Mayra Monroy
Davie Montes
Patrick Moonan
Stahalia Morales
Jocelyn Moreno
Malexy Moreno
Patricia Morgan
Timothy Ngo
Ashley Nguyen
Kiet Nguyen
Thi Nguyen
2026 Candidates
Paula Nino
William Northcutt
Chidinma Naomi Nwosu
Alice Ojeaga
Liana Olivares
Jemima Oluwagbemiga
Sochinenyenwa Onubogu
Cynthia Onyiorah
Mark O'Rear
Roberto Osio
Sydney Packler
Alexandria Palacios
Janvee Patel
Mackenzie Michelle Martin Perez
Marina Perez
Brian Pham
Jonathan Pham
Kevin Phan
Alyssa Pillow
Jennifer Pina
Davis Pinkston
Sara Quarles
Zaid Rabbani
Michelle Ravitch
Anika Reddy
Alicemarie Renteria
Ishan Rereddy
Jalen Robinson
Richard Rodriguez
Elizabeth Saumia Saji
MaahamSarfraz
Aryan Savani
Charlee Scaff
Andrew Schlosser
Raegan Schorp
Jessica See
Isabella Shadle
Iqra Shah
Fiza Shaikh
Faye Shih
Anushka Sinha
Kamryn Smith
Madison Strange
Dominique Szczepkowski
Eden Teferi
Aboh Teke
TyTianna Thompson
Brendan Tillman
Anthony Tomaziefski
Evangelina Vaghefi
Selena Valle
Sarah Vasquez
Hannah Vaughan
Esmae Velsen
Jahnavi Vishnubhotla
Evan Von Eschenbach
Vy Isabella Vu
Justine Walker
Kaleb Welch
Thomas Whitaker
Ribeca Worku
Srikar Yeruva
Kelsy Zentella
Vanessa Zermeno
Michelle Zugasti
CANDIDATES FOR
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE (THESIS)
Hadeer Abbas
"Technologies To Assist Walking In Children And Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy: A Scoping Review Of
Randomized Controlled Trials"
Major Professor: Gracie Finco, Ph.D.
Omega Abera*
"Tirads And Resected Surgical Pathology: ARetrospective Analysis Of The Correlation Between The Thyroid Imaging Reporting And Data System (Tirads) And Pathology In Thyroidectomy Patients At Baylor University Medical Center" Major Professor: Stephen Mathew, Ph.D.
Chelsea Bolton*
"Impact Of Demographic And Clinical Factors In Cosmesis Outcomes In The Phase II Gammapod 5-Fraction Trial"
Major Professor: Stephen Mathew, Ph.D.
Joanna Bui
"Surface Area Vs. Composition: Development Of ACTSegmentation Protocol For Investigating Human Hand Variability "
Major Professor: Elizabeth Cho, Ph.D.
Wendy Chen*
"The Role Of BET Family Protein In Microglia Mobility"
Major Professor: Kejin Hu, Ph.D.
Jonathan Dallas
"Using Bacteriophage Cocktails To Treat Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilm"
Major Professor: Michael Allen, Ph.D.
Chloe Davis*
"Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy As An Intervention For Age-Related Functional Decline"
Major Professor: Nathalie Sumien, Ph.D.
Braden Garcia*
"The 'Coming Of Age' Of A Multidisciplinary ProgramIdentifying And Treating Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) At ATertiary Care Children's Hospital"
Major Professor: Lisa Hodge, Ph.D.
Bailey Grones*
"Real-World Evaluation Of AI-Assisted Vs. Manual Prescreening For Clinical Trial Eligibility: A Comparative Study"
Major Professor: Amalendu Ranjan, Ph.D.
Daniela Alejandra Guadarrama
"Examination of Vomeronasal Groove Morphology in Strepsirrhine and Haplorrhine Primates"
Major Professor: Lauren Gonzales, Ph.D.
2026 Candidates
Camille Henyan*
"The Impact Of Demographics On Diagnosis Delay In Adolescent And Young Adult Cancer"
Major Professor: Stephen Mathew, Ph.D.
Ramsha Imran
"A Retrospective Analysis On Post-Surgical Sinonasal Outcomes And Factors Influencing Intervention Type"
Major Professor: Raghu Krishnamoorthy, Ph.D.
Hadiqa Malik
"The Evolving Landscape Of Obesity Treatment Drugs: From Clinical Trials To Market Approval"
Major Professor: Bruce Bunnell, Ph.D.
Monisha Manoharan*
"Association Of Pnpla3 Gene Variant With Clinical Characteristics In Patients With Steatotic Liver Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study"
Major Professor: Umesh Sankpal, Ph.D.
Olamide Olayinka*
"Racial/Ethnic Differences In The Trajectory Of Urinary Function And Recovery Following 5- Fraction Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy In High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients"
Major Professor: Stephen Mathew, Ph.D.
Diana Parra*
"Malignant Bowel Obstruction: Patient Characteristics, Management, And Outcomes"
Major Professor: Dorota Stankowska, Ph.D.
Alessandra Parrish
"Association Of Amantadine Treatment With Time To Clinical Recovery After PediatricConcussion: A Single-Center Registry Cohort"
Major Professor: Sterling Ortega, Ph.D.
Ryan Robinson*
"Digital Transformation In Clinical Research: Effects On Patient Recruitment"
Major Professor: Bruce Bunnell, Ph.D.
Tanvi Soni
"A Retrospective Analysis Of Clinical Trial Participants’ Disengagement And Attrition Due To Operational Factors"
Major Professor: Suchismita Acharya, Ph.D.
CANDIDATES FOR
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
DEGREE
Cephas Appiah
"Impact Of Hormonal Status On The Effects of ChronicIntermittent Hypoxia In Females"
Major Professor: TomCunningham, Ph.D.
Viet Dinh*
"Pulsatile Perfusion Therapy: A Novel Treatment To Improve Survival From Hemorrhage"
Major Professor: Caroline Alice Rickards, Ph.D.
Salman Essajee*
"The Gordian Knot Of Myocardial Perfusion: Disentangling The ComplexInterplay Between Coronary Flow, Metabolism And Contractile Function"
Major Professor: Johnathan D. Tune, Ph.D.
Hope Fiadjoe
“From Signature To Insight: Hkdc1 And A Five-Gene Molecular Profile Of Advanced Hcv Liver Disease In Hepatocellular Carcinoma”
Major Professor: Panka J Chaudhary, Ph.D.
Jenn Gruber
In Memoriam
Brenna Hefley*
"Extracellular Vesicles: An Eye-Opening Approach To Keratoconus"
Major Professor: Dimitrios Karamichos, Ph.D.
Benjamin Landon*
"Bilingualism And Exosome Transcriptomics: A Two-Pronged Strategy For Early Diagnosis And Risk Reduction In Alzheimer’s Disease"
Major Professor: Kunlin Jin, Ph.D.
Jaylen Mans*
"Development And Evaluation Of Lipid-Solid Granules Utilizing Novel Binary-Lipid Systems For Oral Absorption Enhancement of Water Insoluble Drugs"
Major Professor: Xiaowei Dong, Ph.D.
Ezek Mathew
"Development Of Machine Learning Models To Screen And Design Target-Specific Ligands"
Major Professor: Jin Liu, Ph.D.
Caroline McCauley*
"Development And Characterization Of Small- Molecule Kinase Inhibitors For Triple-Negative Breast Cancer"
Major Professor: Rebecca Cunningham, Ph.D.
Kudakwashe Murinda
"Compensatory Transporter Upregulation Facilitates Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival In Glaucoma After MCT2 Elimination"
Major Professor: Denise Maureen Inman, Ph.D.
Paul Peprah*
"Structure-Activity Relationship Studies Directed Toward the Discovery of Small Molecule Modulators of Slack Potassium Channels"
Major Professor: Kyle Allen Emmitte, Ph.D.
Roland Petty*
"Reconstituted High-Density Lipoprotein Nanoparticles As a Drug Delivery System For The Retina"
Major Professor: Raghu Khrisnamoorthy, Ph.D.
Payal Ranade
"Elucidating The Role Of MIEN1 In Colorectal Cancer Metastasis"
Major Professor: Jamboor K. Vishwanatha, Ph.D.
Savanna Smith*
"The Effects Of Placental Ischemia On Postpartum Dams & Their Adult Offspring With Sex Considered As a Biological Variable"
Major Professor: Mark Wayne CunninghamJr., Ph.D.
Kumudu Subasinghe*
“Biological Role Of Neuronal Enriched Extracellular Vesicles In Alzheimer's Disease And Their Effect In Altering Immune Function And Gene Expression”
Major Professor: Nicole Phillips, Ph.D.
Oanh Trinh*
"Neuroprotection In Chemotherapy Survivorship: Senescence, Brain Aging, And Therapeutic Interventions"
Major Professor: Nathalie Sumien, Ph.D.
Rucha Trivedi*
"Tumor Microenvironment Remodeling Mediated By Annexin A2 In Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer"
Major Professor: Jamboor K. Vishwanatha, Ph.D.
Shenouda Yacoub
"mRNA Delivery Of Cas9 Targeting Myocilin To Trabecular Meshwork Rescues Mouse Model of Myocilin Glaucoma"
Major Professor: Abe Clark, Ph.D.
UNT SYSTEM COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
CANDIDATE FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED OUTCOMES RESEARCH DEGREE
Maryam Alfayyadh
CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT DEGREE
Faith Choi
Dulce Hernandez Delgado
Sharon Jacob
Corina Lupse
Maryam Nabavi
Rainelle Nevers
Favour Ohuakanwa
Madelyn Rank
Estrella Santibanez
Sherin Thampy
2026 Candidates
CANDIDATES FOR DOCTOR OF
PHARMACY DEGREE
Andrew Adams
Kamali Adewale
Sura Alorari
Jayson Arenas
Cristal Armenta
Naser Awad
Hughes Bailey
Lakhwinder Bains
Tyris Batiste §
Janelle Cuevas
Chelsea Cushingberry
Bianca Davison §
Rachel Diaz §
Martin Do
Lauren Doak §
Stephanie Egenti §
Hailie Fellers §
Kelly Fitzgerald §
Alex Flores-Xie §
Vinh Foussell §
Thomas Gassert
Rashida Ghor
Kylee Gregory
Kaylyn Habet §
Betel Abrham Haileyes
Jayci Hamilton
My Ho
Nicholas Hoang
Lauren Hubbard §
Nancy Huynh
Bryce Johnson
Wyatt Lange §
Anh Le
Thi Le
Mariana Lopez
Colton Lybarger
Kyndell Middlebrook §
Justina Mikhail
Andy Ngo
Elema Ngomo
Elizabeth Nguyen §
Kathy Nguyen
Brianna Noska
Alice Olubode
Priyal Patel
Jarrett Pickard
Omeiya Rahman §
Dominique Roberts-Wooten
Harls Rodgers
Desiree Ruch
Allison Skaria
Danielle Southivong
Shiloh Sweat +
Brandon Truong §
Daniel Uribe §
Kayla Vinh §
Ashley Grace Ward §
Robert Washington
Angellina Yeung §
* Honors § Residency Placement + Fellowship Placement
TEXAS COLLEGE OF
OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
CANDIDATES FOR
DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE DEGREE
Hibah Abbas
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Amin Aboutaj*
Internal Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Pratichha Adhikari
Internal Medicine
East Alabama Med Center
Opelika, Alabama
Rocio Aguilar
Internal Medicine
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
New Orleans, Louisiana
Angel Alexander
Internal Medicine
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Omar Alkhabbaz
Anesthesiology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Tal Allouche
Internal Medicine
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, North Carolina
Michael Anderson
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Zahra Ansari
Internal Medicine
Methodist Health System Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Yosef Ansarizadeh
Transitional Year
HCA Healthcare/ USF Morsani Graduate Medical Education
Inverness, Florida
Samin Arianpour
Surgery-General
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2026 Candidates
Shubhangi Awasthi
Internal Medicine
Honor Health
Scottsdale, Arizona
Payton Aydelott
Neurology
Baylor Scott & White
Baylor College of Medicine
Temple, Texas
Sydney Baccam
Internal Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Adrian Ballesteros
Internal Medicine
Baylor Scott & White
Baylor College of Medicine
Temple, Texas
Bassam Ballout*
Surgery-General
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Estefania Barba
Family Medicine
St. Joseph Hospital
Denver, Colorado
William Barrett
Psychiatry
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Karen Bell
Family Medicine
Waco Family Medicine Institute
Waco, Texas
Abegale Betrus
Internal Medicine
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas
Neil Bhamoo
Internal Medicine
Methodist Health System Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Samhitha Bhat
Internal Medicine
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas
Yasser Bibi*
Internal Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Rebecca Binny
Internal Medicine
Texas Health Resources
Fort Worth, Texas
Ethan Black
Anesthesiology
Ohio Health Doctors Hospital
Columbus, Ohio
Rebeca Bosques
Family Medicine
Ventura County Medical Center
Ventura, California
Kate Brooks
Emergency Medicine
John Peter Smith Hospital
Fort Worth, Texas
Elizabeth Brownell
Diagnostic Radiology
Advent Health Florida
Orlando, Florida
Ngan Cao
Diagnostic Radiology
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
Miami Beach, Florida
Christopher Carl
Internal Medicine
Baylor Scott & White
Baylor College of Medicine
Temple, Texas
Daniela Cesar
Pediatrics
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Pranavi Chamarti
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital
Washington, D.C.
George Chamoun
Internal Medicine
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
Liling Chen
Emergency Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Jonathan Choi
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Megan Chu
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mark Conley*
Family Medicine
Utah Valley Hospital
Provo, Utah
Federico Cornejo
Family Medicine
Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Chicago, Illinois
Andrew Cottrell
Family Medicine
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Forrest Cruse
Emergency Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Minh Dau
Psychiatry
Texas Institute for Graduate Medical Education and Research
San Antonio, Texas
Fouad Debs
Internal Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
Tyler, Texas
Justin Deleon
Emergency Medicine
CHRISTUS Health
Corpus Christi, Texas
Christopher Del Monte
Pediatrics
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Ananya Desai
Family Medicine
Sutter Health
Santa Rosa, California
Bani Dhother
Anesthesiology
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas
Michaela Digilio*
Internal Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas
Arthur Nguimatsa Djiotsop
Emergency Medicine
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Lawton, Oklahoma
Austin Driskill
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Rita Du
Psychiatry
Akron General Medical Center
Akron, Ohio
2026 Candidates
Tanner Dunn
Family Medicine
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Paige Dykes
Dermatology
HCA Medical City Healthcare
Fort Worth, Texas
Andrew Eberwein*
Internal Medicine
Texas Health Resources
Bedford, Texas
Sahar Elchehabi
Family Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas
Caren Elhenawy
Interventional Radiology (Integrated)
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas
Zainab Falana
Family Medicine
Conroe Regional Medical Center
Conroe, Texas
Afra Fathima
Psychiatry
Texas Institute for Graduate Medical
Education and Research
San Antonio, Texas
Faith Femi-Ogunyemi
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Texas Tech University
Odessa, Texas
Morgan Finley*
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas
Alyssa Forsyth
Dermatology
HCA Medical City Healthcare
Fort Worth, Texas
Rylan Fowers*
Anesthesiology
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Iowa City, Iowa
Bianca Garcia
Internal Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas
Lauren Gardner
Emergency Medicine
John Peter Smith Hospital
Fort Worth, Texas
Ashley Gi
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Amelia Gillespie
Psychiatry
John Peter Smith Hospital
Fort Worth, Texas
Brenda Godoy
Family Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
Tyler, Texas
Kamron Gopffarth ^
Family Medicine
Scott Air Force Base
St. Clair County, Illinois
Chase Green
Vascular Surgery (Integrated)
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio
Kaley Gregory
Psychiatry
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Tucson, Arizona
Savannah Hart
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Dean Hatzenbiler*
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Jaden Hawes
Family Medicine
Mountain States Institute
Meridian, Idaho
David Heidenreich
Psychiatry
Baylor Scott & White
Baylor College of Medicine
Temple, Texas
Allison Hendon
Surgery-General
Texas Health Resources
Fort Worth, Texas
Amanda Hester
Family Medicine
John Peter Smith Hospital
Fort Worth, Texas
Dovey Hochberg
Emergency Medicine
New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn
Methodist Hospital
Brooklyn, New York
Victoria Huang
Pathology-Anatomicand Clinical
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Paige Hurt
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas
Dylan Kim Long Huynh
Internal Medicine
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California
Jimin Hwang
Anesthesiology
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Dominique Iida
Anesthesiology
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
Salman Isa
Internal Medicine
Methodist Health System Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Shehrezade Jafry
Psychiatry
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas
Navya Jampani
Family Medicine
East Virginia Medical School
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia
Irene Jayesh
Internal Medicine
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Paris, Texas
Lauren Jewell
Pediatrics
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Richmond, Virginia
Darrian Johnson
Internal Medicine
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
Kyra Kalman Johnson
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Florida State University College of Medicine
Pensacola, Florida
Eeshan Joshi
Internal Medicine
Baylor Scott & White
Baylor College of Medicine
Temple, Texas
2026 Candidates
Dallin Judd*
Diagnostic Radiology
Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-NC
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mohummad Kazmi
Internal Medicine
Baylor Scott & White
Baylor College of Medicine
Temple, Texas
Aisha Khan
Internal Medicine
Wellmont Health System
Norton, Virginia
Maryam Khan
Psychiatry
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon
Amenda Khoei
Pediatrics
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas
Aishani Khosla
Internal Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Megan Khuu
Emergency Medicine
Cape Fear Valley Health
Fayetville, North Carolina
Andrew Kim
Anesthesiology
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Paul Koester
Family Medicine
Waco Family Medicine Institute
Waco, Texas
Sarah Koo
Pediatrics
University of California Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California
Leo Kronser
Emergency Medicine
University at Buffalo School of Medicine
Buffalo, New York
Gabriel Kupovics
Surgery-General
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas
Kevin Lal
Internal Medicine
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Thanh Lam
Internal Medicine
HCA Medical City Healthcare
Fort Worth, Texas
Manav Lamichhane
Anesthesiology
University of Texas Health Science Center
Tyler, Texas
Alec Laplace
Internal Medicine
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Bergen Lemack
Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Tiffany Lemuz
Transitional Year
Fort Worth, TX
Mark Lichtenstein
Psychiatry
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, Maryland
Ryan Liou*
Diagnostic Radiology
Baylor Scott & White
Baylor College of Medicine
Temple, Texas
Shannah Alcachupas Avila Loera
Family Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
Tyler, Texas
Erin Madden
Emergency Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas
Sam Maghami*
Surgery-General
University at Buffalo School of Medicine
Buffalo, New York
Garima Malhotra
Internal Medicine
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
Enrique Mangan
Internal Medicine
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
Ishaan Manohar
Internal Medicine
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
* Honors ^ Military Commissioning
Jonathan Markgraf*
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas
Wesley Martin
Family Medicine
Baylor University Medical Center
Waxahachie, Texas
Jessica Mcgrath
Internal Medicine
Baylor Scott & White
Baylor College of Medicine
Temple, Texas
John Mckean
Internal Medicine
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Huzair Mehdi
Psychiatry
John Peter Smith Hospital
Fort Worth, Texas
Asad Mehkri
Internal Medicine
Henry Ford Warren Hospital
Warren, Michigan
Wesley Miaw
Family Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Claire Middleton*
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Hackensack Meridian Health-Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Neptune, New Jersey
Will Mize
Emergency Medicine
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan
Rebecca Modisette
Obstetrics and Gynecology
John Peter Smith Hospital
Fort Worth, Texas
Nada Mohamed
Emergency Medicine
Christus Health
Corpus Christi, Texas
Enaya Mohiuddin
Anesthesiology
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas
Salman Mohiuddin
Family Medicine
Osteopathic Medical Education Consortiumof Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
2026 Candidates
Isabella Moon ^
Pediatrics
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
San Antonio, Texas
Elizabeth Morse
Pediatrics
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona
Lauren Murray
Pediatrics
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
St Louis, Missouri
Ritika Muthyala
Internal Medicine
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
New Orleans, Louisiana
Yashaswini Nagarajan
Family Medicine
Sutter Health
Modesto, California
Sumedha Nagaram
Internal Medicine
Sutter Health
Oakland, California
Sam Najjar
Internal Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas
Mahnoor Nazeer
Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
San Antonio, Texas
Jeff Neely
Internal Medicine
Methodist Health System Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Bao-Khang Ngo
Surgery-General
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas
Anh Nguyen
Psychiatry
Community Memorial Health System
St. Ventura, California
Christine Nguyen
Emergency Medicine
HCA Medical City Healthcare
Arlington, Texas
Hieu Nguyen
Internal Medicine
Texas Health Resources
Bedford, Texas
John Nguyen
Family Medicine
Health ONE
Aurora, Colorado
Sharon Nguyen
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Steven Nguyen
Radiology-Diagnostic
University of Arkansas College of Medicine
Little Rock, Arkansas
Tien Nguyen
Transitional Year
Fort Worth, TX
Tracy Nguyen
Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine
SUNY Health Science Center Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York
Uchechi Nwaichi
Internal Medicine
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
New Orleans, Louisiana
Chloe Oesterreich*
Surgery-General
Methodist Health System Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Jake Oldham
Diagnostic Radiology
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Tucson, Arizona
Madelyn Oliver
Child Neurology
University of Texas at Austin Dell Med School
Austin, Texas
Sarah Oyegoke
Pediatrics
University of Texas at Austin Dell Med School
Austin, Texas
Pranayi Pala
Internal Medicine
CHRISTUS Health
Longview, Texas
Tarun Palapati
Internal Medicine
Garden City Hospital
Garden City, Michigan
Juyoun Park
Psychiatry
University of Oklahoma School of Medicine
Tulsa, Oklahoma
* Honors ^ Military Commissioning
Arpan Patel
Otolaryngology
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Kaelan Patel
Emergency Medicine
South Texas Health System GME Consortium
McAllen, Texas
Sheila Patel
Psychiatry
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, Illinois
Kara Patrick*
Diagnostic Radiology
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Richmond, Virginia
Bardan Paudel
Internal Medicine
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas
Navya Sai Peddireddy
Internal Medicine
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas
Theresa Pham
Family Medicine
In His Image Family Medicine
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Cong-Bao Phan
Internal Medicine
Methodist Health System Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Jade Pool
Family Medicine
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
Lucy Potts
Pediatrics
Baylor Scott & White
Baylor College of Medicine
Temple, Texas
Rana Radwan
Psychiatry
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cole Randolph
Family Medicine
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Sugar Land, Texas
Marisa Rao
Psychiatry
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas
2026 Candidates
Priyanka Reddy
Internal Medicine
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas
Stephen Reinsmith ^
Internal Medicine
Scott Air Force Base / St. Louis University School of Medicine
O'Fallon, Illinois
Joshua Rhead
Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
André Ribeiro
Anesthesiology
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas
Randall Ripkowski
Family Medicine
In His Image Family Medicine
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Hannah Elizabeth Ritter
Psychiatry
John Peter Smith Hospital
Fort Worth, Texas
Emma Roccaforte
Orthopedic Surgery
Jefferson Health New Jersey
Stratford, New Jersey
Ryan Rollins
Family Medicine
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Jackson, Tennessee
Antonio Saavedra
Family Medicine
St. Vincent's Medical Center
Jacksonville, Florida
Krishti Sabloak
Pediatrics
Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Jessica Sachs-Tobias
Surgery-General
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas
Syed Saad Sadaf
Diagnostic Radiology
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Mira Sankhavaram
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Methodist Healthcare System
San Antonio, Texas
Swathi Sarathy
Internal Medicine
Texas Health Resources
Fort Worth, Texas
Clara Schneider
Family Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Tucson, Arizona
Glen Schneider
Neurology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Regional Centers
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Tyler Scott
Family Medicine
St. Mary's Regional Hospital
Grand Junction, Colorado
Manin Singh Sehgal
Family Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
Athens, Texas
Krusha Shah
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Shawana Shaikh
Neurology
Baylor Scott & White
Baylor College of Medicine
Temple, Texas
Akeil Shams-Ul-Hooda
Internal Medicine
Houston Methodist Hospital
The Woodlands, Texas
Safia Sharif
Neurology
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas
Monish Sharma*
Diagnostic Radiology
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Ansley Sharna
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas
Imran Siddiqui*
Diagnostic Radiology
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas
Efren Silva
Family Medicine
Texas Institute for Graduate
Medical Education and Research
San Antonio, Texas
* Honors ^ Military Commissioning
Tyler Simonek
Internal Medicine
Christus Health
Longview, Texas
Sumeet Singh
Internal Medicine
Methodist Health System Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Caitlyn Smith
Pediatrics/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Thomas Jefferson University/Nemours Children’s Health
Wilmington, Delaware
Jeffrey Zane Smith
Internal Medicine
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Ryan Smith
Family Medicine
Baylor Scott & White
Baylor College of Medicine
Temple, Texas
Alyssa Snyder
Family Medicine
Methodist Health System Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Joseph Sotelo
Diagnostic Radiology
Kettering Health Network
Dayton, Ohio
Lillian Spitzer
Internal Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Parker Spradley
Internal Medicine/Psychiatry
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sathvik Srikalyani
Anesthesiology
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
Suzanne Stafford ^
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland
Cami Staker
Family Medicine
St. Mary's Medical Center
Brighton, Colorado
Lauren Stock
Internal Medicine
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas
2026 Candidates
Brenton Stucki
Otolaryngology
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Megana Sundar
Neurology
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Austin, Texas
Anjana Swami
Internal Medicine
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas
Carter Taft*
Psychiatry
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Austin, Texas
Zuha Tariq
Psychiatry
John Peter Smith Hospital
Fort Worth, Texas
Douglas Taylor
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Stephen Thai
Internal Medicine
Baylor Scott & White
Baylor College of Medicine
Temple, Texas
Liza Tharakan
Emergency Medicine
HCA Medical City Healthcare
Arlington, Texas
Lindsey Thomas
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas
Nguyen Tien
Transitional Year
Fort Worth, TX
David Toledo Barrios
Internal Medicine
HCA Medical City Healthcare
Fort Worth, Texas
Alan Tran*
Family Medicine
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Sugar Land, Texas
Yen Tran
Family Medicine
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Sugar Land, Texas
Brittany Uebbing
Family Medicine
Waco Family Medicine Institute
Waco, Texas
Braden Van Alfen*
Dermatology
HCA Healthcare LewisGale Hospital-Montgomery/VCOM
Blacksburg, Virginia
Tiffany Vo
Family Medicine
HCA Medical City Healthcare
Fort Worth, Texas
Joseph Wahl*
Orthopedic Surgery
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas
Zachary Wong
Orthopedic Surgery
John Peter Smith Hospital
Fort Worth, Texas
David Wu
Emergency Medicine
Christus Health
Corpus Christi, Texas
Ko-Lin Wu
Internal Medicine
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas
Hannah Yeung
Family Medicine
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Sugar Land, Texas
Tatiana Yeung
Diagnostic Radiology
University of Vermont Medical Center
Burlington, Vermont
Maggie Yip
Psychiatry
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
* Honors § Residency Placement
DUAL DEGREES
CANDIDATE FOR MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND DOCTOR OF PHARMACY DEGREES
Daman Saini* §
CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE DEGREES
Emma Brilleslyper
Obstetrics And Gynecology
Ohio Health-Riverside Methodist
Columbus, Ohio
Megan Hudson
Surgery-General
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jacob Menchaca*
Emergency Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas
CANDIDATE FOR DOCTOR OF PHARMACY DEGREE AND DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREES
Meredith Garrett*
“Formulation Development and Preclinical Testing Of Intraocular Drug Products”
Major Professor: Michail Kasterllorizios, Ph.D.
CANDIDATE FOR DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREES
Jamie Choe*
Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado
“Early Life Neglect-Related Stress Reveals Evidence For Immunological And Behavioral Resiliency In ANovel Mouse Model”
Major Professor: Harlan PJones, Ph.D.
Oaths
THE NIGHTINGALE PLEDGE
I PLEDGE to care for all individuals with compassion, respect, and dignity, regardless of their background or circumstances.
I WILL advocate for my patients, protect their confidentiality, and uphold the highest standards of ethical and evidence-based practice.
I WILL collaborate with my colleagues and other health professionals to promote health, prevent illness and relieve suffering.
I WILL continually strive to advance my knowledge and skills, and dedicate myself to the healing and well-being of those entrusted to my care.
THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OATH
I PLEDGE to perform the following duties with honesty, integrity and dedication, remembering always that my primary responsibility is to the health, safety, welfare and dignity of all human beings:
I WILL treat equally all persons who seek my care.
I WILL uphold the tenets of patient autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice and the principle of informed consent.
I WILL hold in confidence the information shared with me in the course of practicing medicine, except where I am authorized to impart such knowledge.
I WILL be diligent in understanding both my personal capabilities and my limitations, striving always to improve my practice of medicine.
I WILL actively seek to expand my intellectual knowledge and skills, keeping abreast of advances in medical art and science.
I WILL work with other members of the health care team to assure compassionate and effective care of patients.
I WILL uphold and enhance community values and use the knowledge and experience acquired as a PA to contribute to an improved community.
I WILL respect my professional relationship with physicians and other members of the health care team.
I RECOGNIZE MY DUTY to perpetuate knowledge within the profession. These duties are pledged with sincerity and on my honor.
Oaths
THE PHYSICAL THERAPY OATH
AS I ENTER THE PROFESSION to practice as a physical therapist, I solemnly and willingly pledge the following upon my honor:
I WILL accept full responsibility for the roles, obligations
and actions of the physical therapist.
I WILL place the interests and needs of patients above my own.
I WILL demonstrate respect, compassion and empathy for all individuals by advocating on their behalf.
I WILL consistently use current knowledge by embracing advancement, by challenging mediocrity, and by promoting
high standards for practice, education and research.
I WILL engage in excellence of care by collaborating and communicating effectively with colleagues, with other professionals and, most importantly, with the patient.
I WILL steadfastly adhere to high ethical principles, professional standards, and all rules and regulations that govern the physical therapy profession.
I WILL provide physical therapy services with humility to benefit patients, serve the profession and positively influence society.
THUS, I accept the responsibilities that accompany the practice of physical therapy by freely binding myself to this oath.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL'S OATH
AS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, I hold sacred my duty to protect and promote the health of the public. I believe that working for the public’s health is more than a job, it is a calling to public service. Success in this calling requires integrity, clarity of purpose and, above all, the trust of the public. Whenever threats to my profession arise, I will counter them with bold actions and clear statements of my professional ethical responsibilities.
AS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, guided by these principles, I declare the following:
I WILL work to ensure that all people have the chance to live full and productive lives, free from avoidable disease, injury and disability, and are supported in their pursuit of physical, mental and social well-being.
I WILL hold myself to the highest ethics, standards, values and responsibilities as I move forward the science and practice of public health.
I WILL work in partnership with communities and uphold the rights, values, beliefs and cultures of those individuals and populations with whom I work.
I WILL rely on evidence to support my decisions and actions, and translate that evidence into policies and programs that improve health for all.
I WILL add to the body of research and knowledge, and share my discoveries freely.
I WILL continuously seek new information and be open to ideas that can better protect and promote the health of populations.
I WILL advance health literacy for all.
WITH THIS OATH, I commit to the ideals and mission of public health.
Oaths
THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENTIST'S OATH
AS I EMBARK on my career as a scientist, I willingly pledge that:
I WILL practice and support a scientific process that is based on logic, intellectual rigor, personal integrity and an uncompromising respect for truth;
I WILL perform my professional activities and interactions with scientific integrity and respect for the field and my peers;
I WILL acknowledge my role as an ambassador of science to the public, and strive to be honest, respectful and unbiased with engaging the public;
I WILL value my work and its contribution to the scientific community;
I WILL never let the potential for personal recognition or advancement cause me to act in a way that violates the public trust in science or in me as a scientist;
I WILL foster innovation, creativity and progress;
I WILL acknowledge and honor the contributions of scientists who have preceded me and become a worthy role model deserving of respect by those who follow me;
AND I WILL ALWAYS be cognizant that my work is for the advancement of knowledge and the benefit of all humanity.
BY PRONOUNCING THIS OATH, I declare my commitment to these professional standards and goals.
THE PHARMACIST OATH
I PROMISE TO DEVOTE MYSELF to a lifetime of service to others through the profession of pharmacy. In fulfilling this vow:
I WILL consider the welfare of humanity and relief of suffering my primary concerns.
I WILL treat all patients with dignity and respect and will not discriminate against any patient.
I WILL apply my knowledge, experience and skills to the best of my ability to assure optimal outcomes for all patients.
I WILL respect and protect all personal and health information entrusted to me.
I WILL accept the responsibility to improve my professional knowledge, expertise and self-awareness.
I WILL hold myself and my colleagues to the highest principles of our profession’s moral, ethical and legal conduct.
I WILL embrace and advocate changes that improve patient care.
I WILL utilize my knowledge, skills, experiences and values to prepare the next generation of pharmacists.
I TAKE THESE VOWS VOLUNTARILY with the full realization of the responsibility with which I am entrusted by the public.
THE OSTEOPATHIC OATH
I DO HEREBY AFFIRM my loyalty to the profession I am about to enter.
I WILL be mindful of my great responsibility to preserve the health and the life of my patients, to retain their confidence and respect both as a physician and a friend who will guard their secrets with scrupulous honor and fidelity, to perform faithfully my professional duties, to employ only those recognized methods of treatment consistent with good judgment and with my skill and ability, keeping in mind always nature’s law and the body’s inherent capacity for recovery.
I WILL be ever vigilant in aiding the general welfare of the community, sustaining its laws and institutions, not engaging in those practices which will in any way bring shame or discredit
upon myself or my profession. I will give no drugs for deadly purposes to any person, though it be asked of me.
I WILL endeavor to work in accord with my colleagues in a spirit of progressive cooperation and never by word or by act cast imputations upon them or on their rightful practices.
I WILL look with respect and esteem upon all those who have taught me my art. To my college I will be loyal and strive always for its best interests and for the interests of the students who will come after me. I will be ever alert to further the application of basic biologic truth to the healing arts and to develop the principles of osteopathic medicine as taught by my profession.
IN THE PRESENCE of this gathering, I bind myself to this oath.
Academic Regalia
THE PAGEANTRY AND DRESS of the academic procession are inherited from the medieval universities of the 11th and 12th centuries. Academic life as we know it began in the Middle Ages, first in the church and later in the teaching guilds, where dress was the outward sign of privilege and responsibility.
Principal features of academic dress are the gown, cap and hood. In 1895, American universities agreed upon a definite system of academic dress, which was revised in 1932.
While it originally may have been worn as protection against the cold of unheated buildings, the flowing gown today is a symbol of the democracy of scholarship. It is black for all dress, with pointed sleeves for the master’s degree. For the doctoral degree, the gown is also faced down the front with velvet, and its sleeves are trimmed with three bars of velvet in the color representative of the faculty or discipline to which the degree pertains.
The academic cap is a sign of freedom of scholarship, and the responsibility and dignity with which scholarship endows the wearer. The color of the tassel denotes the degree level.
The hood is trimmed with one or more chevrons of a secondary color on the ground of the primary color of the college. The color of the facing denotes the discipline represented by the degree. The color lining designates the college or university from which the dress was granted. Hoods are lined in graphite and teal, the colors of UNT Health Fort Worth. Graduates receiving Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degrees and Master of Physician Assistant Studies degrees have gowns and hoods trimmed in green. Graduates receiving Doctor of Philosophy degrees have gowns and hoods trimmed in blue, and Doctor of Physical Therapy graduates have gowns and hoods trimmed in teal. Graduates receiving Master of Science degrees have hoods trimmed in gold. Graduates receiving Doctor of Public Health and Master of Public Health degrees have hoods trimmed in salmon with Master of Health Administration graduates wearing hoods trimmed in light blue. Graduates receiving a Doctor of Pharmacy degree have gowns and hoods trimmed in olive. Graduates receiving Master of Science in Nursing degrees have hoods trimmed in apricot.
Medallions worn by some faculty are for the academic commendation for excellence. They are given to those who have received the highest possible ranking on their post-tenure review. President’s Faculty Award recipient medallions honor their contributions to education, research or clinical care. Gold cords designate Academic Honors in the top 10% of graduates in the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Public Health, UNT System College of Pharmacy and Master of Science in Nursing students with a GPA of more than 3.51, and the top 20% of graduates in Physician Assistant Studies and the Department of Physical Therapy. For undergraduate students, gold cords designate University Honors. Students whose overall grade point average is 3.500 to 3.699 graduate with the cum laude distinction. Students with GPAs between 3.700 and 3.899 graduate with the magna cum laude distinction, and students who graduate with GPAs between 3.900 and 4.00 graduate with the summa cum laude distinction.
The graduates nominated from each academic program for the Dean’s Scholarly Excellence Awards will wear a traditional stole indicating the honor. The blue and white silk cords worn by some faculty and students signify membership in Sigma Xi, the scientific research society. Public Health graduates and faculty who have been accepted into the Delta Omega Honorary Society wear the traditional stole of black and salmon. Green and blue cords are worn by Public Health graduates who have been accepted into the Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society. Physician Assistant Studies graduates and faculty who have been accepted in the Pi Alpha Honor Society wear the traditional honor cords of teal and silver. Gold and green cords are worn by Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine faculty and graduates who have been accepted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. The brown and white cords are worn by TCOM graduates who have completed the Rural Osteopathic Medical Education Scholars program. The brown cord is worn by TCOM graduates who have earned Rural Osteopathic Medical Education Rural Recognition. The navy and white cords are worn by dual-degree graduates.
UNT Health Fort Worth graduates who are veterans of the United States military are recognized by wearing navy blue stoles adorned with stars and the words “Valor and Respect, United States Veteran.” The red, white and blue cords are worn by graduates who are active duty or will become active duty upon graduation.
The Mace
ONCE A FAMILIAR WEAPON in medieval combat, the mace evolved over time into a symbol of rulership and then became associated with the pride of a nation and its origins.
Later, the mace was adopted by universities as a symbol of the power of the academic quest for truth and wisdom. It was, and still is, carried at academic processions not only to bring authority to ceremonial occasions, but also to symbolize the unity and aspirations of the collegial community. The mace is a mahogany staff bearing the seal of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth on one side and the seal of the University of North Texas on the other. A laurel wreath encircles the two seals, symbolically tying them together. The staff signifies the continuous filling and outpouring of knowledge within the academic institution.
UNT Health Fort Worth
UNT HEALTH FORT WORTH, located in the heart of the Cultural District, creates solutions for a healthier community through education, research and patient care. Established in 1970 with the founding of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, the name of the institution was changed to the University of North Texas Health Science Center with the addition of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in 1993. In 1999, the university became part of the University of North Texas System.
Today the six-college campus comprises the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, College of Public Health, College of Health Professions, UNT System College of Pharmacy and College of Nursing. Research areas of strength include health disparities, health outcomes, human identification, eye diseases, heart diseases, aging and degenerative brain disorders.