Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine

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Overview

Osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine (ONMM) is a specialty that focuses on the application of the osteopathic concept to patient care. It is also an interdisciplinary field that incorporates elements of general medicine, neurology, orthopedics, rheumatology, sports medicine and radiology. Central to discipline is osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) that, when specifically applied, will augment the patient's physiology in a predictable manner. By combining both an osteopathic perspective and OMT, the specialist is poised to tackle a variety of elusive diagnoses with confidence as well as function in a general practice environment.

Mission Statement

The ONMM residency program is designed to prepare residents for 'life after residency' as an attending physician. Base rotations, coupled with specific one on one tailoring of the training program to suit each resident's future professional goals, makes this program truly unique. Increasing responsibilities throughout the program, both clinically and academically, ensure the proper acquisition of time management skills that are essential for success as an attending physician. Daily inpatient consults/rounds with same day outpatient clinic responsibilities prepare residents for the realities of practicing full scope ONMM specialist medicine.

Program Aims

The aim of our program is simple: to train skilled, competent osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine specialists that will also be well-rounded general practice physicians. We accomplish this using a four prong approach:

• Core program requirements provide competence in general osteopathic medicine
• Monthly resident mentoring identifies any issues and addresses them
• Low resident to attending ratios during continuity of care clinic provides quality precepting
• Highly structured weekly didactics provides excellent board preparation

Upon completion of the program, residents are prepared to practice comfortably in both academic and clinical settings.

Curriculum

The PGY-1 year curriculum emphasizes general osteopathic medicine and fundamental clinical skills which are the foundation of the highly focused program core in the PGY-2 and PGY-3 years.

Core program highlights include:

• Daily inpatient service on campus at MountainView Regional Medical Center
• Weekly anatomy and physiology discussions
• Weekly continuity clinic case discussions
• Weekly core reading assignments (osteopathic medicine and osteopathic philosophy) with assessment
• Weekly imaging case discussions (x-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound)
• Weekly Journal Club
• Weekly attending-directed osteopathic manipulative treatment technique review laboratory
• Weekly special procedure workshops including:
  • Musculoskeletal ultrasound training
  • Prolotherapy and platelet rich plasma injections
• Service and community outreach projects

Osteopathic principles and philosophy are carefully woven throughout the core highlights.

Program Leadership

Program Coordinator
Danielle Flores
Office: (575) 642-1034
Fax: (575) 556-7169
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Program Director
Katherine Nixon, D.O.
Office: (575) 523-5679
Fax: (575) 523-5933
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Core Faculty
Tiffany Noblitt, D.O.
Office: (575) 523-5679
Fax: (575) 523-5933

Program Faculty Leadership by Discipline

William Baker, D.O. - Family Medicine
Brian Delahoussaye, M.D. – PM&R
Javed Iqbal, M.D. - Neurology
Adrienne Kania, D.O. – Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
Michael McGuire, M.D. - Orthopedic Surgery
LeAnn Jons-Cox, D.O. - Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
Joshua Wolfe, DPM, MHA - Podiatry
Alan Rivera, M.D. - Urgent Care
Robbie Shoots, M.D. - Musculoskeletal Radiology
Brett Henderson, M.D. - Neurological Surgery
Robbie Shoots, M.D. - Radiology
Ali Hussein, M.D. - Rheumatology
Llewellyn Williams, M.D. - Pain Management
Luv Singh, M.D. - Sports Medicine
Fernando Indacochea, M.D.- Pediatrics
Surjit Reddy-Moolamalla, M.D. - OBGYN

Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residents

Class of 2027

Jonathan Dadd, D.O.
Medical School: Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (Glendale, Arizona)

Jonathan Dadd is a current first year resident in the ONMM residency program at MountainView Regional Medical Center. He graduated from medical school from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale, Arizona, before joining MountainView. He is excited to be part of the team in Las Cruces. In his spare time he enjoys bowling, basketball, crosswords, sudoku, and making music.

Jay Shah, M.D.
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University (Rootstown, Ohio)

Jay Shah is a current first year resident in the ONMM residency program at MountainView Regional Medical Center. He was born and raised in New Jersey where he attended Rutgers University for his undergraduate degree. He received his medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University. His hobbies include hiking, tennis, and he has recently started to learn how to golf. Jay has a strong interest in teaching and hopes to pursue a career that can have a balance of academics and outpatient practice.

Class of 2026

Alec Baktamian, D.O.
Medical School: Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine (Vallejo, California)
Preliminary Year: St. Mary's Medical Center (Long Beach, California)

Alec Baktamian is an ONMM resident from Los Angeles, California. He grew up playing basketball and tennis, and loves spending time with family and friends, eating good food, and listening to good music. He completed his transitional year as an internal medicine preliminary resident in Long Beach, California. His professional interests include integrative/functional and sports medicine.

Alexzandra Blanchard, D.O.
Medical School: Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
Preliminary Year: MountainView Regional Medical Center (Las Cruces, New Mexico)

Alexzandra Blanchard is originally from Kansas, where she graduated from Pittsburg State University with a bachelor's degree in biology/pre-med. She then attended medical school at Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and went on to complete her transitional year at MountainView. She enjoys traveling in the States and internationally, hanging out with family, hiking with her dogs, horseback riding, and cooking/ baking. After residency, she hopes to open her own ONMM private practice; she may pursue functional medicine, as well.

Class of 2025

Brittany Fisher, D.O.
Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Preliminary Year: MountainView Regional Medical Center (Las Cruces, New Mexico)

Dr. Fisher is from Knoxville, TN and graduated from Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in Harrogate, Tennessee. She is fluent in English and Spanish (A2-Advanced Beginner). She enjoys writing fiction, horseback riding, painting, crafting, costume making, travel, and Dungeons and Dragons (she is a Dungeon Master).

Roshny Vijayakar, D.O.
Medical School: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (Dothan, Alabama)
Preliminary Year: MountainView Regional Medical Center (Las Cruces, New Mexico)

Dr. Vijayakar has a past social history of knitting, crocheting, gardening/composting, yoga, cooking, bicycling, and CrossFit. She holds a bachelor's in environmental science and chemistry from Williams College where she also captained the women's rugby team. She spent five years in the rural south as a community health fellow at Project Horseshoe Farm and then as a med student at the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine before moving west to complete her TY year at Mountain View. She is proficient in medical Spanish and Hindi. Her career goal at present is to expand the research, teaching, and practice of osteopathy in psychiatry and family medicine. Dr. Vijayakar currently lives with her husband in Las Cruces where they are exploring desert hiking, New Mexican Cuisine, and their first foray into suburbia.

Our Alumni

Class of 2024

Peter Botros, D.O. – Assistant Professor, Osteopathic Principles and Practices, California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Samuel Hager, D.O. - ONMM Physician at Still Point Osteopathic Care (private practice, Castle Rock, Colorado)

Class of 2023

Craig Maples, D.O. – ONMM Physician at Still Point Osteopathic Care (private practice, Castle Rock, Colorado)

Carissa Rosten, D.O.  – Assistant Professor of OMM, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Class of 2022

Tiffany Noblitt, D.O. – Core Faculty, Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency Program, MountainView Regional Medical Center (Las Cruces, New Mexico)

Thomas Schwabenbauer, D.O. – Private Practice (Oceanside, California)

Class of 2021

Glenn Waldt, D.O. – Private practice (Las Cruces, New Mexico)

Class of 2020

Erin Bomberg, D.O. – Private Practice (Steamboat Springs, Colorado)

Lisa Siino, D.O. – Assistant Professor, Division of Osteopathic Principles and Practice, Department of Osteopathic Medicine, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (Yakima, Washington)

Class of 2019

Katherine Nixon, D.O. – Program Director, Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency Program, MountainView Regional Medical Center

Dharam Pal 'DP' Singh Khalsa, D.O. – Private Practice (Santa Fe, New Mexico)