Salutations! My name is Carlos Abeyta, MBA. I am currently the Department Administrator for the Department of Neurosurgery, at the University of New Mexico (UNM), School of Medicine (SOM) under the leadership of Meic H. Schmidt, MD, MBA. I am proud to be one of the youngest Administrators across the School of Medicine which is why I joined NERVES to ensure that our unique department is aligned with all industry benchmarks trends and to ensure we remain market competitive for our faculty. Previous positions that enhanced my knowledge and prepared me for this role included being an Operations Manager in Neurology and Neurosurgery, being 1 of only 2 Compensations Specialists for UNM, and working for the Los Alamos National Laboratory as an Administrator for X-Computational Physics.
Currently, our Department has nine Neurosurgeons, two Critical Care Faculty, one Pain Provider, twenty-six Advanced Practice Providers (APP), and seventeen staff members. We are the first Comprehensive Stroke Center and Certified Pediatric Neurosurgery program in New Mexico. Furthermore, our department boasts The North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) distinction. While we do not yet have residents, we are anticipating a successful site review with hopes of obtaining our first resident in the Summer of 2022. During the pandemic, I was the point person on recruiting APPs to our program, filling 19 of 20 positions within eleven months! New Mexico is not the state that everyone wants to be, however when they arrive here it is truly a treasure!