Academic Faculty

Dr. Orlandi is director of pediatric anesthesia for the department at the El Paso Children's Hospital. Before joining TTUHSC El Paso in 2012, he was the director of pediatric anesthesia at Sierra Providence Health Network. He is board certified in anesthesiology and graduated from The Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine in 1991. He completed his residency at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Orlandi completed fellowships in pediatric anesthesia at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Ohio and in pediatric pain management and pediatric anesthesia at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.

Dr. Ortega is charged with supervision of the preoperative clinic and is the clerkship director for the department. She is a native of El Paso and graduated from The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in 1992. Dr. Ortega also received her post graduate training from Galveston where she was selected as chief resident in her CA-3 year. Dr. Ortega is a diplomat of the American Board of Anesthesiology. She served as a private practice anesthesiologist at Baycoast Medical Center in Baytown, Texas before joining TTUHSC El Paso in 2002.

Dr. Ingram specializes in pediatric anesthesia and she provides full-time coverage at El Paso Children’s Hospital. Dr. Ingram graduated from The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) and completed her residency in anesthesiology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA). Dr. Ingram completed fellowships in pediatric anesthesiology at Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in pediatrics. Dr. Ingram is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), American Medical Association (AMA), and American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA). Dr. Ingram was the founder of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) Anesthesia Preceptorship program. Dr. Ingram enjoys crafts, sewing, bowling and Classical music.

Dr. Villa-Royval is a native of El Paso who obtained her undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at El Paso. Dr. Villa-Royval went on to graduate from Boston University School of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Villa-Royval has a special interest in regional anesthesia and acute pain management. She trained at St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital which is affiliated with Columbia University in New York City. Her residency training was focused in innovative regional anesthesia management under the leadership of the New York Society of Regional Anesthesia (NYSORA) professors. Dr. Villa-Royval enjoys cooking, reading Latin-American literature, and recently road biking. 

Dr. Miller graduated from The University of Texas Medical Branch in 1992. He received his post-graduate training in anesthesiology at The University of South Florida. He is currently a diplomat of the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dr. Miller completed a fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology at UT Southwestern Children's Medical Center in Dallas, TX. Dr. Miller came to TTUHSC El Paso from Dayton Children's Hospital. His hobbies include reading, skiing, aviation, IFR pilot, aquaria, and scuba diving.

Dr. Minton specializes in obstetric anesthesia and also is experienced in anesthesia for trauma and regional anesthesia.  As a native east Texan, he pursued his undergraduate studies at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas and went on to graduate from Texas Tech University School of Medicine in 1989 after completing his clinical years on the El Paso campus. His post graduate training includes an internship in general surgery at St. Francis Hospital Hartford, Connecticut in 1989 and was followed by residency in anesthesiology from The University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine Farmington, CT in 1990.  He maintains licenses with New Mexico, Minnesota, Arkansas, and Texas and has been a practicing board certified anesthesiologist since 1996. He is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), New Mexico Society of Anesthesiologists (NMSA), Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA), Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP), and the American Medical Association (AMA).  He has held academic appointments with University of New Mexico School of Medicine from 1993 to 2004 where he achieved the rank of associate professor and has been with TTUHSC El Paso since 2013. He has been a director of obstetrics anesthesia at The University Hospital at Albuquerque, New Mexico as well as performed institutionally sponsored anesthesia locums functions throughout the state of New Mexico. He was in private practice from 2004 to 2013 where he served as the chairman of anesthesiology at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas from 2004 to 2009. Dr. Minton was voted Physician of the Month Recognition by the board of managers of John Peter Smith Hospital in 2006 and Top Doc for two years in a row by Fort Worth Magazine in 2007-08.