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

Dean's Council

Pre-Med/AICASA Program

Basic Science Program

Clinical Science Program

 

Executive Administration [ Top ]
Neal S. Simon, JD President & Co-Founder	Seymour Schwartz, MD, FACS Provost and Chief Academic Officer	Peter Bell, MD VP of Academic Affairs and Executive Dean Antigua Campus
Corey Greenberg Chief Operating Officer	Lorna Scott McBarnette Vice President for Institutional Development and Provost for Health Professions	Matt Petersen Chief Financial Officer
Winston Price, MD, FAAP, FACPE Executive Clinical Dean	Dick Woodward Vice President of Enrollment Management
Dean's Council[ Top ]
Peter Bell, MD VP and Executive Dean ofAntigua Campus	Andreas Lueck, DNSc, MSc 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
William Cain, PhD Assistant Dean, Allied Health	Majid Pathan, PhD V.P. International Affairs Dean, Library Services and Academic Support	Reza Sanii, PhD Associate Dean, Students Professor and Chair, Physiology
Steven Glasser, PhD Associate Dean of Academic Organization Professor and Chair, Neuroscience
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 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, 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, MBBS, MS Professor, Anatomy
Deepthy Nadh Reghunadhan, MSc, PhD Associate Professor, Anatomy	Desiree Francis, MD Assistant Professor, Anatomy	Afolabi Abayomi Gbolahan, MBBS Assistant Professor, Anatomy
T.S.M. Kumar, MBBS, MD Associate Professor, Anatomy	Srikanteswara Viswanath, MBBS, MS Associate Professor, Anatomy	Dyal N.P. Singh, MSc, PhD Professor, Histology and Cell Biology
Geetha Krishnanand, MBBS, MD Professor, Histology
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/University Counselor
Biochemistry Department
Andreas Lueck, DNSc, MSc Associate Dean of Academic Matters, Chair & Professor - Biochemistry & Genetics	Marcus Merrin, PhD Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Genetics	Usharani Somaraju, MBBS, MD Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Genetics
Clinical Medicine Department
Madeleine Fraser, BMBCh, DGM Associate Professor & Acting Chair, Clinical Medicine	Waheeda Amiralli, MBBS Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine	Daryen Ephraim, MD Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine
John Hayden, MD, PhD Professor, Clinical Medicine	Kathryn Hannah, PhD Professor, Clinical Medicine	Helen Makinde, MBBS Clinical Adjunct Faculty
Tumkur Manjunath, MBBS, MS Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine	Mariana Post, MD Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine	Symal Sen, MBBS, MD, DA Professor, Anesthesiology
Anasuya Senigalak, MBBS Clinical Adjunct Faculty	Daudinot Barbara, MBBS Clinical Adjunct Faculty	Kamaria DeCastro, MD 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 Professor and Chair, Microbiology Director, Center for Tropical Diseases and International Travel Medicine	B. Balachandran, MSc, PhD Associate Professor, Microbiology	Nicholas 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	Tadepalli Krishna, MBBS, MD Associate Professor, Pathology	Lester Simon, MBBS, DM (Path), DCP, Dip RC (Path) Professor, Pathology
R. Naik, MBBS, MD Professor, Pathology
Pharmacology Department
H.A. Morcos, MD, PhD Professor and Chair, Pharmacology	Pinakini Shankar, MBBS, MD Associate Professor, Pharmacology
Physiology Department
Reza Sanii, PhD Professor and Chair, Physiology and Associate Dean of Students	Birgit Nardell, BS, MS, PhD Professor, Physiology	David Wade, PhD Associate Professor, Physiology
Library & Learning Resources
Majid Pathan, PhD V.P. International Affairs Dean, Library Services and Academic Support	J.K. Vijayakumar MLIS, PhD, Associate Director of Library Services
Clinical Sciences Faculty THINC-Medicine 01
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, Director
Edward Arsura, MD	William Tursi, MD