Meet Our Clinical Faculty

Karina Reyner, MD

Hometown: Miami, Fl

Undergraduate: Princeton University

Medical School: University of Florida

Residency: Carolinas Medical Center, academic chief resident

Fellowship: Administration at BUMC

Clinical Interests: Neurologic emergencies, medical education, wellness

Why BUMC: We have the privilege to care for the sickest patients in Dallas. Our faculty are incredible educators and love to teach. BUMC is my home away from my husband and four young kiddos and I feel blessed to work there.

Robert “Bobby” Barnes, MD, FACEP

Hometown: Phoenix, AZ

Undergraduate: Arizona State University

Medical school: University of Hawaii

Residency: Maricopa Medical Center, academic chief resident

Clinical Interests: Resident Education (making difficult concepts stick) and Resuscitation

Why BUMC: the faculty and residents are excellent and have a desire to teach and learn. The acuity and breadth of pathology make for an excellent training environment.

John Sigel Garrett, MD, MRA, FACEP

Hometown: Walnut Creek, California

Undergraduate: University of California, Davis

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University

Residency: Carolinas Medical Center

Fellowship: Carolinas Medical Center/Mecklenburg County EMS

Clinical Interests: Patient Safety, Pulmonary Embolism, Sepsis

Why BUMC:  As an institution, Baylor University Medical Center really walks the talk behind realizing patients safety, professionalism, and high-quality healthcare across the hospital.  The ED is an incredibly unique practice environment where we care for a high acuity patient population comprised of both indigent patients (35%) and patients with the means to receive their healthcare anywhere in the US.  The ED is also incredibly autonomous, which allows our physicians and residents to practice every facet of the emergency medicine continuum without encroachment by other specialties.   The attendings who are attracted to this environment are compassionate, highly intelligent, and amazing. 

Mary Ellen “Molly” Chang, DO

Hometown: Houston, TX

Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame

Medical School: Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: UT San Antonio, chief resident

Clinical Interests: Wilderness medicine, culinary medicine

Why BUMC: Love the acuity and clinical team!

Nico LaPuma, DO

Hometown: Irving, TX

Undergraduate: Dallas Baptist University

Medical School: University of North Texas HSC - Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: University of Texas HSC - San Antonio

Clinical Interests: Wilderness medicine, sports medicine

Why BUMC: The acuity of the patients is unmatched and the people you get to work alongside are all amazing!

Kim Aldy, DO

Hometown: Arlington, Texas

Undergraduate: University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas

Residency: Western Michigan University School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Fellowship: Medical Toxicology, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

Clinical Interests: Acute overdose management, snake envenomation

Why BUMC: I enjoy the collaborative environment between services and within the emergency department. There is a genuine nurturing of success at the individual level by leadership. 

Ali Farzad, MD

Hometown: Los Angeles, California

Undergraduate: University of California, Irvine

Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine

Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center, Shock Trauma, Baltimore MD

Fellowship:Cardiovascular Emergencies at University of Maryland School of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Emergency electrocardiography, cardiovascular emergencies, technology in medical education 

Why BUMC: The patient population, acuity, and the dedicated staff and faculty.

Zachary Aust, MD

Hometown: Sunbury, Ohio

Undergraduate: Eastern Kentucky University

Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Residency: University of Texas Southwestern, chief resident

Fellowship: Medical Education at UTSW

Clinical Interests: Resuscitation, Airway, Human Factors, Decision Making, Medical Education

Why BUMC: High acuity with values of professionalism and team work. High priority on consistent improvement of residents and faculty.  

Benjamin Morrissey, MD

Hometown: Sparta, NJ

Undergraduate: George Washington University

Medical School: Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School

Residency: Alameda County Medical Center (Highland), chief resident

Clinical Interests: Medical education, pain management, psychiatric emergencies, quality improvement

Why BUMC: The people, the patients, the acuity -there’s no place like it!

Lauren Fine, MD

Hometown: Dallas, TX

Undergraduate: Brown University

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Residency: Alameda County Medical Center (Highland), chief resident

Clinical Interests: Sexual Assault, Reproductive Justice in the ED, DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)

Why BUMC: The people: both my colleagues and the patients. I love working with such a fun and inspiring group of people and also love the diversity of our patient population. I can't imagine working anywhere else!

Wynne Breed, MD

Hometown: McLean, Virginia

Undergraduate: Connecticut College

Medical School: University of Southern California

Residency: University of California, Irvine

Fellowship: EMS, Johns Hopkins

Clinical Interests: Trauma, prehospital care and tactical medicine

Why BUMC: Wide variety of pathology and high acuity

Priya Ghelani, MD

From: Richardson, TX

Undergraduate: UT Austin

Medical School: UNTHSC-TCOM

Residency: Jacobi/Montefiore EM

Why BUMC: Reproductive equity and justice, women’s health, critical care. Amazing people!

Kevin Yavorcik, MD

Hometown: Dublin, OH

Undergraduate: Pittsburgh

Medical School: Wright State University

Residency: Carolinas Medical Center

Clinical Interest: Education through simulation

Why BUMC? We have the most well rounded, smart, and fun group of emergency physicians who are always teaching and keeping each other up to date on best practices.

Rob Dahlquist, MD, MBA

Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska

Undergraduate: TCU

Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center

Residency: Carolinas Medical Center

Fellowship: Administration

Clinical Interests: I love anything education related. Clinically, I am interested in airway management and complex medical and trauma resuscitations. I also enjoy leadership and advocacy in healthcare.

Why BUMC: This is the most fantastic place to practice emergency medicine. The patients here, by virtue of their acuity and complexity, will teach you more than anywhere else, and the group of people that call BUMC home is like a family.

Megan Marcom, MD

Hometown: Keller, TX

Undergrad: Texas A&M University

Med school: Texas A&M College of Medicine

Residency: Orlando Health, chief resident

Interests: medical administration, medical education innovation

Why BUMC: passionate faculty committed to creating the highest quality residency training experience possible, a collegial relationship amongst hospital services creating a collaborative and positive teaching environment, and unmatched acuity/volume and diversity of patients

Whitney Potomac, DO, MS, FACEP, FDP-AEMUS

Hometown: Littleton, CO

Undergraduate and Graduate School: Colorado State University

Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University

Residency: UT Southwestern/Parkland Health and Hospital System

Fellowship: UT Southwestern Clinical Ultrasound Fellowship Program

Interests: Ultrasound education, peer review process, regional anesthesia, medical student education

Why BUMC: I rotated at BUMC as an EM resident, loved the training experience and knew someday I wanted to return as an attending. The acuity of the patients, team centered mentality and amazing providers push me to be a better physician on every shift.

Scott Kurpiel, MD, MBA, FAAEM, FACEP, FDP-AEMUS

Hometown: Staten Island, NY

Undergraduate: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Brooklyn

Residency: Emory University

Ultrasound Fellowship: Prisma Health Columbia, SC

Administrative Fellowship: BUMC Dallas, TX

MBA: UT Dallas, Jindal School of Management

Clinical Interests: Medical Ethics, Clinical Ultrasound, ED Operations, Physician Personal Finance

Hobbies: mountain biking, digital photography, golfing, exploring outdoors, yoga

Favorite thing about BUMC: Our patient population rocks

Andrea Goode, MD

Hometown: Grapevine, TX

Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin

Medical School: UT Health San Antonio

Residency: Carolinas Medical Center

Clinical Interests: ECMO CPR

Why BUMC: We have the best team, pathology, and acuity

RB Moleno, DO

Hometown: Tampa, Fl

Undergraduate: University of Florida

Medical School: LECOM-Bradenton

Residency: UTSW/Parkland

Clinical Interests: ED ECMO, Orthopedic Emergencies

Why BUMC: Amazing attendings, awesome residents and insane acuity!

Briana Mazur, DO

Hometown: San Angelo, TX

Undergraduate: University of Texas

Medical School: UNT Health Science Center

Residency: John Peter Smith Hospital

Fellowship: Palliative Care at BUMC

Clinical Interests: Palliative medicine and resident education

Whey BUMC: Our staff! I love being surrounded by the best and brightest. They motivate me to be the best I can be and I learn so much from them everyday!

Angie Rombola, MD

Hometown: Winter Haven, FL

Undergraduate: University of Florida

Medical School: University of Central Florida

Residency: Carolinas Medical Center

Clinical Interests: Critical care, ultrasound

Why BUMC: Our patients - high acuity and broad range in pathology! The people - grateful for my amazing coworkers and the relationships with other departments.

Joshua McFalls, MD

Hometown: Searcy, AR

Undergraduate: Arkansas State University

Residency: University of Oklahoma School of community Medicine

Fellowship: UT Southwestern

Clinical Interests: Acetaminophen Toxicity, Envenomation, Medical Toxicology Education

Why BUMC: BUMC offers a wide array of pathology unlike anywhere else I have trained or worked. The team is constantly working on ways to improve the excellent medical care that is already provided.

Kathryn Tessitore, MD

Hometown: White Salmon, WA 

Undergraduate: UCSD

Medical School: Texas Tech El Paso

Residency: JPS, chief resident

Fellowship: Administration at BUMC

Clinical Interests: Admin, Ed flow and efficiency, critical care and peri-arrest resuscitation

Why BUMC: I chose BUMC for the patient population. I enjoy working in an environment with complex pathology and critically ill patients. I am passionate about working with underserved patients and enjoy the variation in our patient demographic. I enjoy working with residents and watching them grow during their time in this rich learning environment.

Marcus Holmes, MD

Hometown: Born in Walnut Creek, CA but raised in Grand Prairie, TX

Undergraduate: University of Texas at Arlington

Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine

Residency: John Peter Smith

Clinical Interests: Trauma, Psychiatric Emergencies

Why BUMC:High volume, the greatest pathology, and a group who strives the set the standard of clinical excellence.

Jonathan Thornton, MD

Hometown: Dallas, TX

Undergraduate: UT

Medical School: Texas Tech El Paso

Residency: Mayo Clinic

Clinical Interests: Wilderness medicine, sports medicine, obesity/nutrition, research

Why BUMC: Our team is the best. BUMC has the perfect combination of high acuity, complicated cases, and bread and butter EM.