Advisory Board Members

M.C. Hector Manuel Acosta Valle
Facultad de Medicina
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali

John Alksne, M.D.
Professor of Neurosurgery
School of Medicine
University of California, San Diego

Kenneth Bart, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.H.P.M.
Director
Graduate School of Public Health
San Diego State University

Russell A. Bennett, M.B.A.
Executive Director
Pacific Care Insurance

Dra. Sara Cortes Bargallo
Directora
Facultad de Medicina - Tijuana
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

Ruth Covell, M.D.
Associate Dean
School of Medicine
University of California, San Diego

Carmen Cutter, M.P.H.
Deputy Director
Border Health Initiative
Project Concern International

Sandra P. Daley, M.D.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Assistant Dean of Student Development and Community Programs
School of Medicine
University of California, San Diego

Selina Espinosa
International Public Affairs Liaison
Binational Program
Planned Parenthood

Augustine Gallego, M.A.
Chancellor
San Diego Community College District

Dra. Elia González
Coordinadora de Extensión y Difusión Cultural
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
Calz. Tecnologico No. 14418
Mesa de Otay, C.P. 22390

Arturo J. Hernandez
Health Programs Coordinator
County of Imperial Office of AIDS Support

David B. Hoyt, M.D., FACS
Monroe E. Trout Professor of Surgery
Vice Chair, Department of Surgery
Chief Division of Trauma, Medical Center
University of California San Diego

Ricardo Jimenez, M.P.H.
Assistant Chief
California Office of Binational Border Health

Kaare S. Kjos, M.A.
Project Coordinator
San Diego-Tijuana Border Initiative

Dr. Marco Antonio Lira Pedrin
Profesor de Gastroenterologia
Universidad Autonoma de B.C

Dr. Jose Mayagoitia Witron
Secretario Tecnico del COEPAL
ISESALUD
Estado de Baja California

Grace Miller, M.A.
Director, EdVantage
Extended Studies and Public Programs
University of California, San Diego

Dr. Sergio Romo Barraza
Director, Facultad de Medicina
Universidad Autónoma de B.C. Mexicali

Victor Salazar, M.D., M.P.H.
Asesoría Ambiental y Salud Ocupacional
Profesor Extensión Universitaria
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Tijuana

Elizabeth Santillanez, M.P.A.
Executive Manager, Border Health Education Network
Extended Studies and Public Programs
University of California, San Diego

Lori Senini, R.N., M.S.N., M.B.A.
Border Health Coordinator
Office of Border Health
County of San Diego, H.H.S.A.

Harold J. Simon, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief, Division of International Health and Cross-Cultural Medicine
School of Medicine
University of California, San Diego

Michael Sise, M.D., FACS
Medical Director, Division of Trauma
Scripps Mercy Hospital

Dra. Gloria Sotelo
Coordinator Comite de Salud
Instituto Cultural Mexicano

Gregory Talavera, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Public Health
San Diego State University

Eduardo P. Tanori, M.D.
Binational Education Coordinator
Extended Studies and Public Programs
University of California, San Diego

Dra. Adriana C Vargas Ojeda
Vice-Rectora
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

Mary L Walshok, Ph.D.
Dean & Associate Vice Chancellor
Extended Studies and Public Programs
University of California, San Diego

Maria Zuñiga de Nuncio, Ph.D.
Assistant Project Scientist
Community Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego