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Meet Our Faculty & Staff

Academic Leadership
leadership-joe-flaherty Joseph Flaherty, MD PRESIDENT AND CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
leadership-paula-wales Paula S. Wales, EdD PROVOST AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
scott-ippolito Scott Ippolito, MD EXECUTIVE DEAN AND CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER Chair, Family Medicine DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE
leadership-laura-welke Laura Welke, PhD, MHRM Campus Dean Professor, Anatomical Sciences DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION
Dawn Mellish, MD Assistant Dean, Clinical Sciences Chair of Internal Medicine
Faculty-Nancy-Selfridge Nancy Selfridge, MD Assistant Dean and Chair, Medical Education Professor, Clinical Medicine DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION
Siddiq Hasan, MD Clinical Professor, Chair of Surgery Department of Surgery
Romeen Lavani, MD Clinical Professor, Chair of Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics
eden-takhsh Eden Takhsh, MD, MBA Clinical Professor, Chair of OB/GYN Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Anoop Takher Anoop Takher, DO, MJ Chair of Psychiatry Clerkship Director, Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry
eric-neilson Eric Neilson, MD Vice Chair, Medical Education ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, CLINICAL MEDICINE Clerkship Director, Family Medicine

Preclerkship

Jessica Bentz, MD Visiting Faculty, Pathology Department of Medical Education
Kevin Bethel, MD Adjunct Assistant Professor, Medical Education Department of Medical Education
staff-jenica-chambers Jenica Chambers, PhD Associate Professor, Pharmacology Department of Medical Education
Winnie Chang, EdD Director, Center for Academic Success
Shivcharan Chavan, MBBS, MD Assistant Professor Department of Medical Education
Mark Coleman Mark N. Coleman, PhD Associate Professor, Anatomical Sciences Department of Medical Education
Hayley Derricott Hayley Derricott, PhD Associate Professor, Anatomical Sciences Department of Medical Education
teykia-deveaux Teykia Deveaux, MD Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine Department of Medical Education
Peter Doherty, PhD Associate Professor, Behavioral Medicine Department of Medical Education
Tiadra Dorsett-Johnson, MD Adjunct Assistant Professor, Medical Education Department of Medical Education
alyssa-eason Alyssa Eason, EdD University Registrar Interim Assistant Dean, Professional Development Assistant Professor
staff-Omur-Cinar-Elci Omur Cinar Elci, MD, PhD Professor, Behavioral and Clinical Medicine Department of Medical Education
Dawn Gallagher, MD Adjunct Assistant Professor, Medical Education Department of Medical Education
Natalie Gray Natalie Gray, PharmD Assistant Professor, Pharmacology Department of Medical Education
tracy-havlin Tracy Havlin, MLIS Manager, Library Services Instructor DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION
Bassem Khalil, PhD Director, Research Assistant Professor, Physiology Department of Medical Education
Shiva Maharaj Shiva Maharaj, MBBCh Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine Clinical Medicine Department of Medical Education
danielle-mcdonald-cropped Danielle McDonald, MS Ed VICE PRESIDENT, STUDENT AFFAIRS
Frank Noto, MD Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine Department of Medical Education
jerry-polk-cropped Jerome Polk, JD Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Compliance Instructor DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION
Nicole Reeves, PhD, MBA ASSISTANT DEAN AND CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, MEDICAL ADVANCEMENT PREPARATORY PROGRAM ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ANATOMICAL SCIENCES Department of Medical Education
Jeremy Richards, MD Clerkship Learning Specialist Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine Department of Medical Education
Joretta Roberts-Carey, MD Director, Simulation Center Instructor DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION
Denielle Robinson, MD, MBBS Adjunct Assistant Professor, Medical Education Department of Medical Education
Cari Sloma, PhD Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology Department of Medical Education
Karis A. Thompson-Major, MD, MSc, MBBS Adjunct Assistant Professor, Medical Education Department of Medical Education
phillip-tisdall Philip Tisdall, MD Visiting Faculty, Pathology Department of Medical Education
rhonicia-walter Rhonicia Walter, MS IT Systems and Curriculum Support Manager Instructor DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION
Deanna Warner, PhD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, BIOCHEMISTRY Department of Medical Education
Leor Zellner Leor C. Zellner, PhD Director, Pre-Clerkship Assessment and Curricular Management Assistant Professor, Physiology DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION

Clerkship

Diane Abdel-Barry, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of OB/GYN
Huda Khalifa Abdelrahim Adam, MD, MRCPCH, MBBS Clinical Instructor, Pediatrics DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
Farooq Ahmed, MD, FGMSC Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Family Medicine
Shakeel Ahmed, MD, MRCP, FACP, FACG, FASGE Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Ayoade Akere, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine Department of Family Medicine
Nada Al-Dallal, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics
Ayham Alagha, MD, FACP Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Mustafa Ali, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Adil S. Ali MD, MPH Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine
Saarah Alkhairy, MD, MBA Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry
Charles-Clifford Alston, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Vanessa Archil Clerkship Director, OB/GYN Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Juanbosco Ayala, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine
Vikrant Azad, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Surgery
Ihab Aziz, MD, ABFM, FAAFP Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine Department of Family Medicine
Ankur Bhagat, DO Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry
Samson Chan, MD, FACS Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Surgery
faculty-placeholder Rajeswari Chandran, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology Department of Internal Medicine
Monica Cholewinski, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine
Scott Coppel, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Tyla Courtney, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine
Mohamed S. Dahodwala, MBBS, FACC, FACP Clinical Associate Professor, Internal Medicine DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
Mercedes Dullum Mercedes Dullum, MD, FACS, FACC Clinical Professor Clerkship Director, Surgery Department of Surgery
Ahmad Elakil, MD, MBA, FRCSC Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Surgery
Javier E. Fajardo, MD, FACOG Clinical Assistant Professor, OB/GYN DEPARTMENT OF Obstetrics and Gynecology
Yasir Farah, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Chimone Ferguson-Charlton, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine
Lillian Foca-Munoz, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine
Wesley P. Francis, MD, MBA, FACS Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Surgery
Mitchell Lee Goldflies, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery Department of Surgery
Anita Goyal, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Emergency Medicine
Vittorio Guerriero, MD, FACS Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Surgery
Roop Raman Gupta, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Samran Haider, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Shaheer Hamid, MBBS Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics
Nawar Hatoum, MD, FACOG Clinical Assistant Professor Department of OB/GYN
Wasay Humayun, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine Department of Family Medicine
Hena Ibrahim, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics
Khudsia Irfan, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics
Anuj Jain, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine Department of Family Medicine
Mitra Biswas Kalelkar, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Fadi M. Kara, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Molly Kirkwood Clinical Instructor Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Pamela Kohlenberg Clinical Instructor Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Michelle Korzec Clinical Instructor Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Sorel Lira, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Family Medicine
Stephanie Martinez Clinical Instructor Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Rita J. McGuire, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, OB/GYN Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Alfredo J. Mena Lora, MD, FIDSA, FACP Clerkship Director, Internal Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
Dawlat Mohamed, MD Clinical Instructor Department of Surgery
Beverton Moxey, MD, FACP Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine
Ashley Multani, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Family Medicine
Gregory Nacopoulos, DO Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Surgery
Meera Nair, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry
Aparna Natarajan, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine
Maria Navarro, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Surgery
Nicole Nettgen Clinical Instructor Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Oluwatosin Odunsi, MD, MPH, FACOG Clinical Assistant Professor Department of OB/GYN
Richard N. Olen, MD, FACS Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery Department of Surgery
Linda Simon-Price Clinical Instructor Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Samuel Rabor, DO Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine
Roueen Rafeyan, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry
Syed Abdur-Rahman, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Anishka Rolle, MD, RhMSUS Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine
Phillip Rosett, MD, FACS Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Surgery
Asim Saeed, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine
Mubashir Saeed, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine Department of Family Medicine
Yusuf Salah, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry
William Seymour, Jr., MBBS, FRCEM Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine
Umar Muhammad Shakur, DO, FACC Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Fayez Shukairy, MD, FACS Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Surgery
Shilpa Raj Singh, MBBS Clinical Director, Pediatrics Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
Sarabjeet (Serge) Singh, MD, PA-C, RDMS Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Olalekan Sowade, MBBS Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine
Anoop Takher Anoop Takher, DO, MJ Chair of Psychiatry Clerkship Director, Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry
Jamico Larnelle Thompson, MBBS Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Family Medicine
Frederick M. Tiesenga, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery Department of Surgery
Guadalupe Torres Clinical Instructor Department of Family Medicine
Mayra Yanez, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of OB/GYN
Justin Yee, MD, MS Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Frank William Zappa, DPM Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Surgery

Staff

Tibian Ahmed Enrollment Support Specialist
Leslie Andersen Senior Enrollment Manager
Joshua Armstrong Administrative Coordinator
Elvin Aviles Senior Enrollment Manager
Amelia Baumann Administrative Coordinator
staff-cara-bazil Cara Bazil Academic Operations and Colleague Experience Administrator
Jeffrey Beckles Director, Government and Public Relations
Arielle Benoit Enrollment Support Specialist
Shannon Boepple Admissions Operations Manager
Chris Booth Christopher Booth Senior Enrollment Manager
Kelsey Bowen Director, Clinical Student Affairs
julie-burgio-cropped Julie Burgio, MBA Director, Student Financial Services
Wilfred Burrows Wilfred Burrows Coordinator, Pre-clerkship Student Affairs
jennifer-dennis-cropped Jennifer K. Dennis, MA Senior Associate Dean, Student Finance
Stephanie Doland, MS Ed Director, Pre-Clerkship Student Affairs
Christopher Fonte Senior Enrollment Manager
Sara Franc Senior Marketing Coordinator
Kree Hanna Administrative Assistant
Mark Hardy Director, Campus Operations
rebekah-herbison-cropped Rebekah Herbison Director, Communications
Ken Jarvis Simulation Operations Specialist and Program Coordinator
Melanie Jessel Melanie Jessel Director, Counseling and Wellness
Dariano Joseph, MBA, CSSGB, CITM Director, IT
Ian Little Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
jocelyn-loo Jocelyn Loo, MS Systems Support Manager
Maudtasma Lundy Maudtasma Lundy Administrative Assistant
xavier-marcus Xavier Marcus Associate Director of Admissions
Noella Monteiro Noella Monteiro Manager, Market Development and Strategic Partnerships
Ryan Moriarty VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT AND ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
Teddy Reiser Director, Digital Marketing
Laura Renshaw Administrator, Clerkship Program
Camille Sands-Knowles Camille Sands-Knowles Manager of Orientation, Transitions, and Retention
Jalysha Seide Senior Enrollment Manager and Student Visit Coordinator
mallory-silva-cropped Mallory Silva Coordinator, Clerkship Student Affairs
Miguel Silva Miguel Silva Senior Enrollment Manager
Rodney Stuart Manager, Facilities
Yaremis Vega Yaremis Vega, MBA Director, Administration
christine-victor Christine Victor, MS Campus Registrar
Sarah Schoettler Woll Associate Director, Systems & Process Optimization

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