These faculty and staff are dedicated to sharing their knowledge with our clinics as well as our communities and they can help you implement programs to address various health conditions.
To connect with one of the experts, please contact us today at echo@npaihb.org.
Grace Fuller
Grace Fuller is a member of the Hopi Tribe, raised in Mesa, AZ near her cultural roots, but later relocated to Charlotte, NC where her family still resides. She is a fourth year medical student at the University of North ...read more
Dr. Christian Mateo Garcia
“What I love about my work with ECHO is the collaboration in a rural and Tribal setting. I love the opportunity to work with such phenomenal people and share my skillset, while simultaneously learning from everyone else.”
Christian Mateo Garcia, MD, is originally from New Mexico and still calls it his home. Mateo started as an EMT-Basic in a rural fire department setting. He eventually attained his EMT-Intermediate and worked in a Wildland fire setting. Mateo attained ...read more
Dr. James Gasper
“Access to effective treatment for addiction and mental illness is transformative for Indigenous people who are disproportionately affected. The pharmacists and other health care providers participating in the ECHO are always enthusiastic and motivated to do the next right thing.”
Dr. James Gasper, PharmD, BCPP, completed his Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center followed by a post-graduate residency at the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center and also in psychiatric pharmacy at the University of California San Francisco. James spent ...read more
Nikki Giardina
“I love ECHO because it is truly a place of shared knowledge and experience, with a strong emphasis on culture as healing.”
Nikki Giardina, RN, BSN, BA, PHN, is a public health nurse with years of experience working in syringe exchanges. She personally discovered harm reduction over fifteen years ago as a volunteer at a storefront needle exchange and has been dedicated ...read more
