First Year Residents
Bharath Karnati, M.D.
Kyoung Ho Lee, M.D.
Dr. Lee originally came from South Korea and graduated from medical school there. During medical school in Korea, Dr. Lee participated in many medical volunteer works in Nepal and Indonesia. He loves to travel around the world, especially in the Himalaya countries. After graduation, Dr. Lee finished his internship in Korea and ran an ENT clinic with colleagues for 4 years. Dr. Lee has 2 boys and a beautiful wife. He loves traveling and mountain climbing. Dr. Lee especially fell in love with Las Cruces because of his interest in the study of pecans, which has a strong effect on lowering cholesterol levels. Dr. Lee is strongly interested in nutrition and preventive medicine, and would like to pursue his career in terms of nutrition. One of his goals is having a pecan orchard and researching about pecans in the future.
Rashmi Narasimhamurthy, M.D.
Lilia Pedrego, M.D.
Aaron Pfau, D.O.
Javier Salazar, M.D.
Dr. Salazar was born and raised in neighboring El Paso, Texas. After graduating from Hanks High School, he attended The University of Texas in Austin, Texas and received his degree in Biology/Pre-Med. Upon leaving Austin, he began medical school and made the long journey through many different cities in the US for clinical rotations including Dallas TX, Miami FL, New York NY, Las Cruces NM, St Petersburg FL, Albany GA, Atlanta GA, and finally back to Las Cruces. Dr. Salazar graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2010 and was accepted to the Family Medicine Residency program here in Southern New Mexico. While in residency, he is excited to provide quality patient care to the Las Cruces community. Dr. Salazar is considering a Sports Medicine Fellowship following residency. He is married and his wife is currently in her last year of law school at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law. His interests include watching sports, playing sports, and anything else sports related (Hook Em Horns!!). Other interests include board games, video games, music, traveling, and spending time with family.