The American University of Antigua

The faculty at AUA is comprised of outstanding, experienced educators, all of whom have M.D. or Ph.D. degrees in their respective fields. Many faculty members are board certified and also have been honored for their teaching abilities and clinical expertise. The primary mission of our faculty is to educate our students and help them succeed in the demanding environment of a medical school and subsequently in the medical community. Our high teacher to student ratio allows our faculty to be available for one-on-one mentoring and to provide guidance for the students. Many of our faculty members are accomplished researchers and notable scientists in their field. They publish articles, textbooks, and have presented their findings at US and international medical conferences.

Executive Administration [ Top ]
Neal S. Simon, JD President & Co-Founder	Seymour Schwartz, MD, FACS Provost, Chief Academic Officer, Interim Clinical Dean	Len Sclafani Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Dick Woodward Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management, Chief Marketing Officer	Jagbir Nagra, MD Executive Dean - Antigua Campus & Vice President for Academic Affairs	Peter Bell, MD Vice President for Academic Development and Executive Dean Clinical Sciences
Corey Greenberg Vice President, Chief Operating Officer	Matt Petersen Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	Tom Gardner Vice President, Chief Technical Officer
Dan Matos University Vice President	Duleep Deosthale Vice President for International Education
Dean's Council[ Top ]
Jagbir Nagra, MD Executive Dean, Antigua Campus	Peter Bell, MD Vice President for Academic Development and Executive Dean Clinical Sciences	Andreas Lueck, Dr. rer. nat. Dipl.-Biol. Associate Dean of Academic Matters, Chair & Professor - Biochemistry & Genetics
Jorge A. Moreno, PhD Dean of the American International College of Arts and Sciences - Antigua and Professor of Biology	Majid Pathan, PhD V.P. International Affairs Dean, Library Services and Academic Support	Reza Sanii, BSc. Med. MSc. PhD. Associate Dean, Students Professor and Chair, Physiology
Steven Glasser, PhD Associate Dean of Academic Organization Professor and Chair, Neuroscience	Olusegun Dipeolu, DSc, PhD, DVM Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Professor and Chair, Microbiology Director, Center for Tropical Diseases and International Travel Medicine	Lorna Scott McBarnette Vice President for Institutional Development and Provost for Health Professions
Clinical Chairs[ Top ]
Akella Chendasekhar, MD, FACS Clinical Chair, Surgery	Alvin N. Eden, MD Clinical Chair, Pediatrics	Phillip L. Isenberg, MD, LFAPA, FACP Clinical Chair, Psychiatry
Sanjeev Nischal, MD Clinical Chair, Family Practice	John C. Riggs, MD Clinical Chair, OB/GYN	Michael L. Steckman MD, FACP, FACG Clinical Chair, Medicine
Pre-Med/AICASA Faculty [ Top ]
Jorge A. Moreno, PhD Dean, Arts and Life Sciences	Janet Ashby, PhD Assistant Professor, Chemistry	Kevin Belizaire, MSc Instructor, Mathematics
Peter Cogan, PhD Assistant Professor, Chemistry	Lisa Gibson Biology Lab Instructor	Joel Gillis Chief Laboratory Technician and Instructor
Elton Isaacs Laboratory Technician and Instructor	Samuel Jones, PhD Assistant Professor, Physics	Frank Jacobs Instructor, Physics
Glenford Joseph Instructor, English	Don Kastuk, PhD Professor, Behavioral Science/University Counselor / Professor, Animal Welfare and Behavior	Sheryl Kirwan, PhD Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Cell Biology
Janet Ramsey Instructor, English	Malvern Spencer, Ph.D Instructor, Organic Chemistry	Puthalpattu M R Ashok, B.P.T., MSc. Assistant Professor of Biology
School of Nursing Faculty [ Top ]
Lorna Scott McBarnette, Sc.D, Ed.D., Vice President for Institutional Development, Vice Provost for Health Professions	Violet Gordon, R.N., Ph.D., Dean and Professor of Nursing	Catherine Alicia Georges, ED.D., R.N., FAAN Director of Nursing, Lehman College
Jorge A. Moreno, Ph.D. Dean of the American International College of Arts and Sciences - Antigua, Professor of Biology	Zada Mulraine, RN, SCM, RSCN, NICU, DSPN Assistant Professor
Vet School Faculty and Administration[ Top ]
Olusegun Dipeolu, DSc, PhD., DVM Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Professor and Chair, Microbiology Director, Center for Tropical Diseases and International Travel Medicine	Stanley M. Dennis, BVSc., PhD., FRCVS, FRCPATH, DACT	Venkataseshu K. Ganja, DVM, BSc. Professor, Veterinary Physiology
Astley Joseph, MSc. Professor, Food and Small Animal Nutrition	Carmencita Joyce Lake, DVM, BSc Professor, Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine	Robert C. McClure, DVM, PhD. Professor, Veterinary Anatomy
William Reece, DVM, PhD., Professor, Veterinary Physiology	Radcliffe Robbins, DVM, BSc Professor, Clinical Veterinary Medicine and Practice	Neal S. Simon, JD President & Co-Founder
Nicholas R. StC. Sinclair, MD, PhD., Professor, Immunology
Basic Science Faculty Anatomy Department [ Top ]
Richard S. Hannah, PhD Professor and Co-Chair, Anatomy	Alan Hrycyshyn, PhD Professor and Co-Chair, Anatomy	Hassan Amiralli, MBBS, MS Professor, Anatomy
Geetha Krishnanand, MBBS, MD Professor, Histology & Cell Biology	Dyal N.P. Singh, MSc, PhD Professor, Veterinary Microscopic Anatomy & Cell Biology	Sampath Kumar Madhyastha, MSc, PhD Associate Professor, Anatomy
Deepthy Nadh Reghunadha, MSc, PhD Associate Professor, Anatomy	Srikanteswara Viswanath, MBBS, MS Associate Professor, Anatomy	Afolabi Abayomi Gbolahan, MBBS Assistant Professor, Anatomy
Desiree Francis, MD Assistant Professor, Anatomy	Alla Heikes, PhD Assistant Professor Anatomy
Behavioral Science Department
Deborah Gerrity, PhD Associate Professor and Chair, Behavioral Science/University Counselor	Don Kastuk, PhD Professor, Behavioral Science/University Counselor / Professor, Animal Welfare and Behavior	James Rice, RhD. Associate Professor, Behavioral Science/University Counselor
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
Andreas Lueck, Dr. rer. nat. Dipl.-Biol. Associate Dean of Academic Matters, Chair & Professor - Biochemistry & Genetics	Marcus Merrin, PhD Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Genetics	Somashekar Shetty, MSc, PhD Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Genetics
Bolanthur Shivaraj, M.Sc., Ph.D Professor of Biochemistry & Genetics
Clinical Medicine Department
Madeline Fraser, BMBCh, DGM Associate Professor & Chair, Clinical Medicine	Waheeda Amiralli, MBBS Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine	Naira Chobanyan, MD, PhD, D.Sc., Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine
Daryen Ephraim, MD Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine	Kathryn Hannah, PhD Professor, Clinical Medicine	Sudha Kannavar, MD, OBGYN, ECFMG, CRM Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine
Tumkur Manjunath, MBBS, MS Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine	Anthony Parkes, MBChB, FRCS Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine	Symal Sen, MBBS, MD, DA Professor, Anesthesiology
Anasuya Senigalak, MBBS Clinical Adjunct Faculty	Daudinot Barbara, MBBS Clinical Adjunct Faculty	Bandi Sudhakar, MBBS Clinical Adjunct Faculty
Kunwar Singh, MBBS, MS Professor, Orthopeadic Surgery	Sharon Cordner, MBBS, MD Professor, Internal Medicine	Dane Abbott, MD, FRCSC, FACOG Professor, Gynecology
Patricia Greenaway, MBChB Professor, Gynecology	Raymond Mansoor, MD Professor, Gynecology
Microbiology Department
Olusegun Dipeolu, DSc, PhD, DVM Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Professor and Chair, Microbiology Director, Center for Tropical Diseases and International Travel Medicine	Bharati Balachandran, MSc, PhD Associate Professor, Microbiology	Neville Fernandez, MD, Assistant Professor, Microbiology
Nicholas R. StC. Sinclair, MD, PhD, Professor, Immunology
Neurosciences Department
Steven Glasser, PhD Associate Dean of Academic Organization Professor and Chair, Neuroscience	Ralph Josefowicz, MD Professor, Neurology
Pathology Department
B.R. Krishnanand, MBBS, MD, BSc Professor and Chair, Pathology	Suneet Kumar, MBBS, MD Assistant Professor, Pathology	Lester Simon, MBBS, DM (Path), DCP, Dip RC (Path) Professor, Pathology
Pharmacology Department
Hani Morcos, MD, PhD Professor and Chair, Pharmacology	Sapalya Durgaprasad, MD Associate Professor, Pharmacology
Physiology Department
Reza Sanii, BSc. Med. MSc. PhD. Professor and Chair, Physiology and Associate Dean of Students	Birgit Nardell, BS, MS, PhD Professor, Physiology	Chandra Shekar C.N , MSc, PhD Professor of Physiology & Neurosciences
David R. Wade, PhD Associate Professor, Physiology
Library & Learning Resources
Majid Pathan, PhD V.P. International Affairs Dean, Library Services and Academic Support	G. Hemachandran Nair, MLIS, PhD, Associate Director of Library
Educational Enhancement Department
Michael Dewsnap, MS, Ed Assistant Professor, Educational Enhancement Department	Dawn Spangler, BA, MA Assistant Professor, Educational Enhancement Department
Clinical Sciences Faculty Family Practice I / Internal Medicine I[ Top ]
Miami, FL - George Metellus, Director
Jose Casella, MD Clinical Professor	Jean Compere, MD Clinical Professor	Patrick Pinchinat, MD Lecturer Professor
Georges Metellus, MD Associate Professor	Jose M. Donatien, MD Clinical Professor	Andre Sain Victor Lecturer Professor
Pontiac, MI - Jeff Yanez, Director
Anan Abdel-Rahman, MD Clinical Professor	Amy Braddock, MD	Raymond Breittenbach, MD Clinical Professor
Benjamin Diaczok, MD Adjunct Professor	Jay Eastman, MD	Ravi Govilla, MD Clinical Professor
Diana Hodarnau, MD Clinical Professor	Mohammed Khan, MD Adjunct Professor	Monica Nicola, MD Adjunct Professor
Valerie Payne-Jackson, MD Clinical Professor	Robert Robinson, MD Clinical Professor	Mike Stachecki, MD
Jeffrey Yanez, MD Associate Professor	Susan Zonia, PhD Associate Professor
Staten Island, NY - William Tursi, Course Director
Edward Arsura, MD	William Tursi, MD
Atlanta, GA - Cecil Bennett, MD, DABFP & Greg Zakers M.D., DABFP - Course Director