Medical School Caribbean: Faculty - American University of Antigua College of Medicine

AUAs program of medical education has been approved by the State of New York and pursuant to its approval, one of the few international schools that can place its students in New York Hospitals for 2 years of clinical training.

Faculty of the College of Medicine

The faculty at AUA is comprised of outstanding, experienced teachers, 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.

The primary mission of our faculty is to educate our students and help them succeed in the demanding environment of a medical school. 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 present their findings at international medical conferences.

Executive Administration

Administration

Pre-Medical Program

Basic Science Program

Clinical Science Program

Board of Advisors

Executive Administration [ Top ]
Neal S. Simon, JD President & Co-Founder	Seymour Schwartz, MD, FACS Provost and Chief Academic Officer	Corey Greenberg Chief Operating Officer
Matt Petersen Chief Financial Officer	Dick Woodward Vice President of Enrollment Management	Peter Bell, MD VP of Academic Affairs and Executive Dean Antigua Campus
Winston Price, M.D., FAAP, FACPE Executive Clinical Dean	Lorna Scott McBarnette Vice President for Institutional Development and Provost for Health Professions
Administration [ Top ]
Victor Hrehorovich, MD FACP, FCCP Vice Chancellor Emeritus	Andreas Lueck, D.N., Sc., M.Sc. Dean of Academic Affairs, Chair & Professor - Biochemistry & Genetics	Jorge A. Moreno, PhD Dean of the American International College of Arts and Sciences - Antigua, Professor of Biology
William Cain, PhD Associate Dean, Allied Health	Majid Pathan, PhD V.P. International Services Dean, Library Services and Academic Support	Reza Sanii, PhD Professor and Chair, Department of Physiology Associate Dean, Students
Auckland Teague Director, Information Technology	J.K. Vijaykumar, Ph.D, Associate Director of Health Sciences Library
US Based Clinical Faculty
Alvin N. Eden, MD Clinical Chair, Pediatrics	Martin Edelstein, MD, CCFP, ABFP, FAAFP Clinical Chair, Family Practice	David Gal, MD Clinical Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Phillip L. Isenberg, MD, LFAPA, FACP Clinical Chair, Psychiatry	Michael L. Steckman MS, FACP, FACG Clinical Chair, Medicine
Pre-Medical Faculty [ Top ]
Jorge A. Moreno, PhD Dean, Arts and Life Sciences	Janet Ashby , PhD Assistant Professor, General Chemistry	Kevin Belizaire , MS Instructor, Mathematics
Peter Cogan, PhD Assistant Professor, Organic Chemistry	Lisa Gibson Instructor, Biology Lab	Joel Gillis Chief Laboratory Technician and Teaching Assistant
Kalyan Gonugunta, MBBS Assistant Professor	Elton Isaacs Laboratory Technician and Teaching Assistant	Sheryl Kirwan, PhD Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Cell Biology
Janet Ramsey Instructor, English	Anthony Spencer Instructor, Physics
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, MD, MS Professor, Anatomy
Reghunadhan Deepthy Nadh, MSc, PhD. Associate Professor, Anatomy	Desiree Francis, MD Associate Professor, Anatomy	Afolabi Abayomi Gbolahan, MBBS Assistant Professor, Anatomy
Geetha Krishnanand, MBBS, MD Professor, Histology	Mohan T.S. Kumar, MD, MBBS. Associate Professor, Anatomy	Dyal N.P. Singh, BSc. (Hons), MSc., PhD Professor, Anatomy and Neuroscience Director, Histology and Cell Biology
Sri. Viswanath, MD Associate Professor, Anatomy
Behavioral Science Department
Deborah Gerrity, PhD Associate Professor and Chair, Behavioral Science/University Counselor	Don Kastuk, PhD Professor, Behavioral Science/University Counselor	James Rice, RhD. Associate Professor, Behavioral Science
Biochemistry Department
Andreas Lueck, D.N., Sc., M.Sc. Professor and Chair, Biochemistry and Genetics Dean, Academic Matters	Marcus Merrin, PhD Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Genetics	Usharani Somaraju, MBBS, MD Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Genetics
Clinical Medicine Department
John Hayden, MD, PhD Professor and Chair - ICM/DPS	Waheeda Amiralli , MD Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine	Daryen Ephraim, MD Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine
Madeleine Fraser, MD Associate Professor & Acting Chair, Clinical Medicine	Kathryn Hannah, PhD Professor, Clinical Medicine	Helen Makinde, MBBS Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine
Tumkar Manjunath, MD MB, BS, MS (General Surgery) Associate Professor, Anatomy and Introduction to Clinical Medicine	Marianna Post, MD Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine	Symal Sen, MD, MBBS, DA Professor, Anesthesiology
Senigalak Anasuya, MBBS Clinical Adjunct	Daudinot Barbara, MBBS Clinical Adjunct	Kamaria DeCastro, MD Clinical Adjunct
Kunwar Singh, MBBS, MS Clinical Adjunct	Bandi Sudhakev, MBBS Clinical Adjunct
Gynecology Department
Dane Abbott, MD, FRCSC, FACOG Professor, Gynecology	Patricia Greenaway, MB, Ch.B Professor, Gynecology	Raymond Mansoor, MD Professor, Gynecology
Histology Department
Dyal N.P. Singh, BSc. (Hons), MSc., PhD Professor, Anatomy and Neuroscience Director, Histology and Cell Biology	Geetha Krishnanand, MBBS, MD Professor, Histology
Internal Medicine
Sharon Cordner, MBBS, MD Professor, Internal Medicine
Microbiology Department
Olusegun Dipeolu, D.Sc., PhD, DVM Professor and Chair, Microbiology Director, Center for Tropical Diseases and International Travel Medicine	Bharati Balachandran, MSc, PhD Professor, Microbiology	Nicholas Sinclair, MD, PhD Professor, Immunology
Neurosciences Department
Steven Glasser, PhD Professor and Chair, Neuroscience	Dyal N.P. Singh, BSc. (Hons), MSc., PhD Professor, Anatomy and Neuroscience Director, Histology and Cell Biology	Ralph Josefowicz, MD Professor, Neurology
Pathology Department
B.R. Krishnanand, MBBS, MD, BSc Professor and Chair, Pathology	Tadepalli Krishna, MBBS, MD Associate Professor, Pathology	Lester Simon, MD MB, BS, DM (Path) DCP, Dip, RC, Path Professor, Pathology
Pharmacology Department
H.A. Morcos, MD, PhD Professor and Chair, Pharmacology	Pinakini Shankar, MD, MBBS Associate Professor, Pharmacology
Physiology Department
Reza Sanii, PhD Professor and Chair, Department of Physiology Associate Dean, Students	Birgit Nardell, B.S., M.S., PhD Professor, Physiology	Chandra Shekar, MBBS, MD Professor, Physiology
David Wade, PhD Associate Professor, Physiology
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Miami, FL - George Metellus, Director
Jose Casella, MD Clinical Professor	Jean Compera, MD Clinical Professor	Ralph Holly Lecturer Professor
Georges Metellus, MD Associate Professor	Giddel Thom Lecturer Professor	Joan Udoeyo, MD Clinical Professor
Andre Sain Victor Lecturer Professor
Pontiac, MI - Jeff Yanez, Director
Anan Abdel-Rahman, MD Clinical Professor	Raymond Breittenbach, MD Clinical Professor	Benjamin Diaczok, MD Adjunct Professor
Ravi Govilla, MD Clinical Professor	Diana Hodarnau, MD Clinical Professor	Mohammed Khan, MD Adjunct Professor
Dennis Malloy, MD Adjunct Professor	Monica Nicola, MD Adjunct Professor	Valerie Payne-Jackson, MD Clinical Professor
Robert Robinson, MD Clinical Professor	Jeffrey Yanez, MD Associate Professor	Susan Zonia, PhD Associate Professor

Staten Island, NY - William Tursi, Director

american university of antigua college of medicine provides a medical education equal to the highest u.s. medical education standards. the purpose of the training at aua is to prepare students to pass the u.s. medical licensing examinations (usmle), for u.s. medical licensure, and to provide the foundation for postgraduate specialty training AUA students begin their clinical experience during their 1st semester at a
local general Hospital in St. Johns, Antigua, and clinical rotations are completed at u.s. teaching hospitals. Copyright & Notices

Faculty of the College of Medicine

Executive Administration [ Top ]

Administration [ Top ]

US Based Clinical Faculty

Pre-Medical Faculty [ Top ]

Basic Science Faculty Anatomy Department [ Top ]

Behavioral Science Department

Biochemistry Department

Clinical Medicine Department

Gynecology Department

Histology Department

Internal Medicine

Microbiology Department

Neurosciences Department

Pathology Department

Pharmacology Department

Physiology Department

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Miami, FL - George Metellus, Director

Pontiac, MI - Jeff Yanez, Director

Staten Island, NY - William Tursi, Director

Basic Science Faculty
Anatomy Department [ Top ]

Clinical Sciences Faculty
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