Academic Institute Administration

H. Dirk Sostman, MD, FACR

Edward A. Jones, MBA
President and CEO, Research Institute
Chief Business Officer, Academic Institute
Senior Vice President, Houston Methodist

Trevor M. Burt, MS, EdD
Chief Education Officer, Academic Institute
Vice President, Education Administration 
Education Institute
Houston Methodist

Rebecca Hall, PhD
Vice President, Strategy and Academic Affairs
Academic Institute
Houston Methodist

Alecia Rister, MAcc, CPA
Vice President, Finance & CFO
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Pauline Todd, MBA, BSN, RN
Vice President, Operations
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Salim Allana, MD
Director, Faculty and Research Development
Academic Institute
Houston Methodist

Raquel Bunge
Director, Academic Office of Clinical Trials
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Brenda Hartman
Director, Laboratory Operations
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Tanya Herzog, DVM, DACLAM
Director, Comparative Medicine
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Christopher Lincoln, PhD
Translation and Quality Administrator
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Kirstin H. Madigan, MPH
Director, Research Integrity and Compliance
Research Integrity Officer (RIO)
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Wanda Quezada, CIP
Director, Regulatory Oversight
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Chris Ralls, MBA
Director, Continuing Medical Education
Education Institute
Houston Methodist

Israel Ramirez
Director, Grants and Contracts
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Valentina Rubio Calva, PhD
Director, Governance and Faculty Affairs
Academic Institute 
Houston Methodist

John Schultz, MBA
Director, Technology Transfer
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Tamara Smith, MBA
Director, Human Resources
Academic Institute
Houston Methodist

Phillip Stewart, EdD, MBA
Director, Graduate Medical Education
Education Institute
Houston Methodist

Mohammad Saklayen
Director, Academic Technology & Informatics Services
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Jennifer Walker
Director, Academic Communications
Academic Institute
Houston Methodist

Amy Wright, MBA, EdD
Director, Educational Partnerships
Education Institute
Houston Methodist