Aamr A. Herekar, MBBS, MD
Dr. Herekar is a triple-board certified physician in Neurology, Epilepsy and Sleep Medicine. He provides a comprehensive range of neurological testing and treatments for patients from the age of 12. He completed his advanced fellowship in Epilepsy and Sleep Medicine at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic and his neurology residency training at the University of New Mexico. He is the medical director of the largest network of neurology facilities in El Paso, encompassing 4 clinic sites. He also directs several ancillary healthcare facilities including an infusion center, sleep center, epilepsy monitoring unit, and the first TMS treatment center in West Texas.
Dr. Herekar has been a principal investigator in several neurology and psychiatry clinical trials. He is the medical director of the only accredited epilepsy center in Far West Texas and conducts advanced studies in the treatment of neurologic, sleep and other psychiatric disorders. He currently serves as a teaching faculty at the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Las Palmas Del Sol Internal Medicine Residency Program.
Emmanuel C. Gorospe, MD, MPH, FACP, FACG, FASGE
Dr. Gorospe is a published clinical investigator. As an ABIM board-certified physician in internal medicine and gastroenterology, he focuses on clinical outcomes research in internal medicine, gastroenterology and hepatology. He is either principal author or co-author of more than 190 peer reviewed articles, book chapters, and conference abstracts. He is currently a Clinical Professor at the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University.
Dr. Gorospe completed his Internal Medicine residency training at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He finished both his Gastroenterology fellowship and Interventional Endoscopy fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. During his time at Mayo Clinic, he was awarded both the E. Mayer Bolz Award and the Arnold Bargen Award for exemplary patient care and outstanding clinical research, respectively. He is an elected fellow of the American College of Physicians, American College of Gastroenterology, and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He has been inducted into the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society. He is also an active member of the Academy of Physicians in Clinical Research and the Society for Clinical Research Sites.
In addition to his research activities, he keeps a busy clinical practice, concurrently serving as chairman of the governing board at the Hospitals of Providence Paso Del Norte Surgery Center, medical director for Texas Gastro Diagnostics; and chief medical officer for Texas Gastro Research. He also serves in the scientific advisory committees of several pharmaceutical and medical device companies.