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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

Preclerkship

Shyam Adhau Shyam R. Adhau, MBBS, MD Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine Department of Medical Education
Jessica Bentz, MD Visiting Faculty, Pathology Department of Medical Education
Kevin Bethel Kevin Bethel, MD Adjunct Assistant Professor, Medical Education Department of Medical Education Community Clinical Preceptor
staff-jenica-chambers Jenica Chambers, PhD Associate Professor, Pharmacology Department of Medical Education
Winnie Chang Winnie Chang, EdD Director, Center for Academic Success
Shivcharan Chavan Shivcharan Chavan, MBBS, MD Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine Department of Medical Education
Giulio Ciprian, MD Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine Medical Education
Mark Coleman Mark N. Coleman, PhD Associate Professor, Anatomical Sciences Department of Medical Education
Benjamin Cox Benjamin F. Cox, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Physiology 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
Tiadra Dorsett-Johnson Tiadra Dorsett-Johnson, MD Adjunct Assistant Professor, Medical Education Department of Medical Education Community Clinical Preceptor
alyssa-eason Alyssa Eason, EdD University Registrar 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 Dawn Gallagher, MD Adjunct Assistant Professor, Medical Education Department of Medical Education Community Clinical Preceptor
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
Elizabeth Heeg, PhD Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology Medical Education
Don Kastuk Don Kastuk, PhD Professor, Behavioral Medicine Department of Medical Education
Bassem Khalil, PhD Director, Research and Scholarship Associate Professor, Physiology and Cell Biology Department of Medical Education
Shiva Maharaj Shiva Maharaj, MBBCh Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine Department of Medical Education
danielle-mcdonald-cropped Danielle McDonald, MS Ed VICE PRESIDENT, STUDENT AFFAIRS
Frank Noto 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 Community Clinical Preceptor
Untara Shaikh Untara Shaikh, MBBS, PhD Assistant Professor, Physiology Department of Medical Education
Cari Roark Sloma, PhD, D (ABMM) 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 Community Clinical Preceptor
rhonicia-walter Rhonicia Walter, MSc, CITM Senior Manager, IT Instructor Department of Medical Education
Deanna Warner, PhD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, BIOCHEMISTRY Department of Medical Education
John C. Wildgoose, Jr. John C. Wildgoose, Jr., PhD Pre-Clerkship Learning Specialist Assistant Professor, 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
Syed Abdur-Rahman, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Robert James Adrian, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
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
Clara Akhigbe, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics
Nada Al-Dallal, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics
Ayham Alagha, MD, FACP Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Adil S. Ali MD, MPH Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine
Mustafa Ali, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine 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
Joseph Chu Joseph Chu, MD, MPH Clinical Education and Procurement Specialist Professor, OBGYN Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
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
Anjanette S. Delancey, BA, MD, DM Clinical Assistant 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
Asma Khatoon, DO Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Ayesha Khatoon, DO Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Krishdeep Khosla, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Molly Kirkwood, MS Clinical Instructor Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Pamela Kohlenberg, MSN Clinical Instructor Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Michelle Korzec, MSN Clinical Instructor Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Sorel Lira, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Family Medicine
Rogelio M. Lorenzo III, DO Clinical Instructor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Patrick Malik, DO Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Stephanie Martinez, CNM 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
Atul Kumar Nanda Atul Kumar Nanda MD, MS, FACS Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery Department of Surgery
Aparna Natarajan, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine
Maria Navarro, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Surgery
eric-neilson Eric Neilson, MD Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine Clerkship Director, Family Medicine
Nicole Nettgen, CNM 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, PhD, MSN 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
Anishka Rolle, MD, RhMSUS Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine
Phillip Rosett, MD, FACS Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Surgery
Georgeann Iacono Russell, PhD, ABPP Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry
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
Harnek Singh Harnek Singh, M.D. Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Family Medicine
Sarabjeet (Serge) Singh, MD, PA-C, RDMS Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Shilpa Raj Singh, MBBS Clinical Director, Pediatrics Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
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, MSN 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
Badar M. Zaheer, MD, FAAEM Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine Department of Family Medicine
Frank William Zappa, DPM Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Surgery

Staff

Tibian Ahmed Manager, Academic Records & Credentials
Leslie Andersen Senior Manager, APMD Admissions and Partnership Operations
Joshua Armstrong Joshua Armstrong Administrative Coordinator
Amelia Baumann Administrative Coordinator
staff-cara-bazil Cara Bazil Manager, Academic Operations and Colleague Experience
Jeffrey Beckles Jeffrey Beckles Director, Government and Public Relations
Arielle Benoit Enrollment Support Specialist
Chris Booth Christopher Booth Senior Enrollment Manager
Ariana Buchar Ariana Buchar Enrollment Support Specialist
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 Financial Services
Stephanie Doland Stephanie Doland, MS Ed Director, Pre-Clerkship Student Affairs
Ann Marie Erian Coordinator, Clinical Science Operations
Chris Fonte Christopher Fonte Senior Enrollment Manager
Sara Franc Senior Marketing Coordinator
Kree Hanna Administrative Assistant
Mark Hardy Director, Campus Operations
Ken Jarvis Simulation Operations Specialist and Program Coordinator
Melanie Jessel Melanie Jessel Director, Counseling and Wellness
Ian Little Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
jocelyn-loo Jocelyn Loo, MS Systems Support Manager
Justin Lubor Senior Enrollment Manager
Maudtasma Lundy Maudtasma Lundy Administrative Assistant
Eddie Maldonado Eddie Maldonado Director, IT
xavier-marcus Xavier Marcus Senior Enrollment Manager
Noella Monteiro Noella Monteiro Manager, Market Development and Strategic Partnerships
Ryan Moriarty VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT AND ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
Susan O'Sullivan Susan O'Sullivan Coordinator, Admissions and Marketing
Dolores Perez Dolores Perez Administrative Assistant, Administration
Teddy Reiser Director, Digital Marketing
Laura Renshaw Laura Renshaw Clerkship Student Affairs Administrator
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 Manager, Fourth-Year Student Affairs and Alumni Engagement
Rodney Stuart Manager, Facilities
Matthieu Swann Matthieu Swann IT Help Desk Technician
Yaremis Vega Yaremis Vega, MBA Director, Administration
christine-victor Christine Victor, MS Campus Registrar
Brennan Wesley Brennan Wesley Senior Digital Content Producer
Sarah Schoettler Woll Sarah Schoettler Woll Associate Director, Systems & Process Optimization

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