Clinical Chairs Faculty - American University of Antigua

Dean

Peter Bell, MD

Vice President of Global Medical Education and Executive Dean of Clinical Sciences

Dr. Peter Bell is the Vice President for Global Education and Executive Dean of Clinical Sciences. A board-certified Anesthesiologist, Dr. Bell received his medical degree and doctorate from J.W. Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany. Subsequently, he trained as a naval flight surgeon at the US Naval Aerospace Medical Institute in Pensacola, Florida.

Dr. Bell served as Assistant Medical Director of the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine at Ostseeklinik Damp, Germany and completed numerous national and international rescue missions as an emergency physician with German Air Rescue.

Prior to joining AUA, he chaired the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine at Holberton Hospital in St. John’s, Antigua. He served as Medical Director of the Caribbean Helicopter Air Ambulance service and as a maritime medicine consultant. At AUA, Dr. Bell served as vice president for Academic Affairs and Executive Dean at the Antigua campus from 2005–2009.

William Anthony, MD – Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs

Dr. Anthony is the Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs

Chair

	Mark Adler, MD – Internal Medicine co-chair Mark Adler, MD has served as co-chair for the Department of Internal Medicine at AUA since 2011. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Basel Switzerland, where his family resided for many years. He is a Diplomate of the Swiss Institute of Tropical Medicine. After an internship and residency at Maimonides Medical Center and Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, he went on to complete a postdoctoral fellowship in rheumatology at Yale University Medical School. Dr. Adler has served as an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Yale University Medical Center, SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn, UMDNJ/NJMS in New Jersey and, most recently as a Clinical Professor of Medicine at New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. Currently, Dr. Adler serves as program director for the internal medicine residency program at Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, where he is also interim chairman and the designated institutional official for Graduate Medical Education, He is the recipient of numerous awards and grants, including The Young Investigators Award at Yale University, a New York State Certificate of Recognition, New York State Assembly Citation Award, and the Best Teaching Attending Award for several consecutive years at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center. He has authored articles in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Journal of Chronic Diseases, and numerous other publications. Dr. Adler is a Founding Fellow of the American Rheumatism Association, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine.
	Peter DeVito, MD – Surgery co-chair Dr. DeVito graduated from NEOMED in 1991. He was in a General Surgery residency from 1991-1996 and started his private practice in 1996. He is began serving as a program director in 2006. He has been published in 25 publications and gave 20 grand rounds presentations. He was a Tumor Board Moderator, Morbidity, and Mortality Moderator. He was a President of Staff from 2008-2010. He is a member of MEC, GMEC, and the ACS Cancer Committee. He is a part of the following medical societies: ACS, SAGES, APDS, and OSMA. He has received honors from Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and ABS Certifying Examiner. Currently, he is the co-chairman of the AUA Surgery Department 2011- present.
	Alvin Eden, MD – Pediatrics Alvin Eden, MD, is currently Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at American University of Antigua (AUA) College of Medicine. A practicing pediatrician for over 40 years, Dr. Eden has authored eight books geared toward childcare, childhood obesity, and parenting, as well as more than 35 scholarly articles. In addition, Dr. Eden has been involved in a number of major research investigations, especially in the area of toddler iron deficiency and the adverse effects on cognition. Dr. Eden has taught at numerous medical schools in the United States, and—in his previous role as Chairman of Pediatrics at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn—taught and mentored hundreds of pediatrics residents. Currently, Dr. Eden is a clinical professor at Weill-Cornell Medical Center, New York.
	Matthew Hogan, MD – Internal Medicine co-chair Dr Matthew Hogan is a board-certified internist who received his medical degree at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He completed his internal medicine residency at Emory University in Atlanta.
	Teresa Lemma, MD – Pediatrics co-chair Dr. Teresa Lemma, Co-Chair for Pediatrics works together with Dr. Alvin Eden, AUA’s long-term Chair of Pediatrics. As the Program Director for the Pediatric Residency Program and the Medical Student Pediatric Clerkship Director at Richmond University Medical Center, Dr. Lemma is an experienced medical educator. In addition to hospital pediatric care Dr. Lemma is also is in private practice on Staten Island, NY. A Graduate of Universidad del Noreste Tampico, Mexico, Dr. Lemma completed her pediatric residency at St. Vincent’s Medical Center (now: Richmond University Medical Center).
	William Lois, MD – Surgery co-chair Dr. William Lois specialty is in General Surgery. He received his education at SUNY-Fredonia and went to the Universidao de Navarra. He did his residency at Brooklyn Jewish Medical Center (Interfaith Medical Center). Dr. Lois has practiced in Brooklyn for the past 25 years in Vascular and General Surgery. Dr. Lois was Director of Vascular Surgery at Kingsbrook Jewish Med. Ctr. from 1993-2000.He was Assistant Director of Surgery at Interfaith Med. Ctr. From 2000-2002. Dr. Lois is now Chairman of Surgery at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center since 2002. Dr. Lois is Board Certified in General Surgery. He was Assistant Clinical Professor at SUNY Downstate from 1993-present. He has written multiple papers and did many clinical presentations. He also patented 3 medical devices and 2 non-medical devices. His honors/recognitions were “Castle Connelly “Top Doctors” 1999-2013, NY Times “Top Surgeons In Nation” 2011, Homero Rosado Leadership Award, 2008, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center’s “President Award” 2010 and NOAH-NY Distinguished Medical Service Award 2010.
	Sanjeev Nischal – Family Medicine Sanjeev Nischal, MD, is the clinical chair of the Department of Family Medicine at AUA—a position he’s held since 2008. A board-certified family medicine physician, Dr. Nischal is in private family practice in New Hyde Park, Long Island, NY, and is clinical preceptor at NYU Langone/Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, NY. Dr. Nischal is a member of the Family Medicine Education Consortium and a passionate advocate for higher education.
	Pankaj Patel – Psychiatry Dr. Pankaj Patel grew up in Kenya and attended Kasturba Medical College at Mangalore, India and graduated in February, 1980. He trained in Psychiatry at New York Medical College (Richmond) Program at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Staten Island, NY from 1981-84 and was the Chief Resident in Psychiatry in his final year of training. He joined St. Vincent’s Medical Center as an Attending Psychiatry following his residency. He was the Associate Chair and Director of the Residency Training in Psychiatry at Richmond University Medical center formally St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center of New York, Staten Island Region from November 2002 to April 2008. He was also Acting Chairman and Director Training in Psychiatry from April 2008 to October 2008. He was the Clerkship Director for Psychiatry for New York Medical College at Richmond University Medical Center from November 2002 to January 2008. He was appointed Chairman of Psychiatry at Richmond University Medical Center October 2008. He has been Co-Chair of Psychiatry at AUA School of Medicine from May 2010 to present. He has been Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at New York Medical College from August 1995 to present. In May 2008, Dr. Patel was awarded the Nancy A. Roeske Teaching Award by the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Patel has been involved in various committees at Richmond University Medical Center and has been Chair of the Credentials Committee at Richmond University Medical Center from July 2008 to present.
	Daniel Castellanos – Psychiatry Dr Daniel Castellanos has spent his career in academic medicine dedicated to the education and training of students, residents, and fellows in Psychiatry. He has received several awards for outstanding teaching and has served as a mentor for numerous practicing child and adolescent psychiatrists. Dr Castellanos’ areas of expertise is the appropriate use of psychotropic medications in children and adolescents. He has given over 80 international, national or regional presentations and published two books and an online training module on the appropriate use of psychotropic medications in children and adolescents. Over the past 10 years he has helped organize, moderate and update the State of Florida Best Practice Psychotropic Medication Guidelines. Dr Castellanos has extensive leadership and administrative experience. He has held several medical school leadership positions. Dr Castellanos is Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics and Founding Chair of the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health at the Florida International University (FIU) Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. Since 2015, he has also served as the College of Medicine’s Assistant Dean for Graduate Medicate Education. He is also the Associate Program Director for the Citrus Health Network-FIU Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program. As the co-chair for the Department of Psychiatry at AUA, Dr Castellanos will help oversee the education and training at Non-FIU locations.
	John Riggs – Obstetrics and Gynecology Dr. John C. Riggs is the Clinical Chair of OB/GYN. He received his B.S. in Biology from Georgetown University in 1981 and earned his M.D. from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1985.

Faculty

AUA Clinical Education Enhancement Department
	Cecelia Downs, MA Cecelia Downs earned her undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis and her master’s from Roosevelt University in Chicago. Professor Downs served for nineteen years as an academic skills specialist for health professional students at the University of Illinois in Chicago. She assisted UIC medical students at all levels of their education – from the first year of medical school through residency. Professor Downs has worked with AUA students in Antigua, and she now assists AUA clinical students in the U.S. Throughout her career, her primary focus has been on developing programs to ensure student success, especially on standardized exams.
	Ravenn Gethers, MsEd Ravenn R. Gethers is a Clinical Education Enhancement Faculty Member who is passionate about helping adult learners reach their full potential. Previously, Professor Gethers served as an Assistant Professor and Director of the Medical Scholars Program in the Basic Sciences Education Enhancement Department in Antigua. Her professional experiences include teaching, academic advising, academic support services, study skills instruction, nonprofit leadership, and business administration. Professor Gethers earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Education from Old Dominion University. Currently, she is a doctoral candidate for an EdD in Educational Policy, Planning and Leadership at the College of William and Mary.
	Dr. Nelda Ephraim Ph.D. Dr. Nelda Ephraim earned her Ph.D. in Education with Distinction from Capella University with a specialization in Nursing Education. She was also inducted into the Honor Society for Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International during her masters’ preparation at Thomas Edison State University. Dr. Ephraim has over 24 years of clinical nursing experience. She is also a nationally certified critical care nurse, a certification she has proudly maintained current since 2008. Dr. Ephraim has worked in academia since 2011, teaching and advising nursing students. She began working with medical students in June 2015 when she joined AUA’s Basic Sciences EED. After some time away from AUA, Dr. Ephraim returned and joined the Clinical Education Enhancement Faculty. During her tenure in Basic Sciences EED, she earned her certification as an Appreciative Advisor, of which she also proudly maintains current. The Appreciative Advising model promotes the use of a student’s strengths to enhance areas of weakness, with encouragement to take the lead in their academic lives. It is Dr. Ephraim’s belief that with the right guidance and motivation, all students can achieve their academic dreams and goals.

Brentwood Hospital, Louisiana
Specialty	Name
Psychiatry	Katherine Smith, MD
Psychiatry	Sabbenahalli Suresh, MD
Psychiatry	Guy E. Brannon, MD
Psychiatry	Janice Wilson Hollier, MD
Psychiatry	Kathryn Kay Kennedy, MD
Psychiatry	Daniel J. Feeney, MD
Psychiatry	Ruchika Yusufji, MD
Psychiatry	Olufemi Ogundeji, MD
Emory Decatur Hospital, GA
Specialty	Name
Director	Donald Dolce, MD
Family Medicine	Musibau A. Ibraheem, MD
Family Medicine	Dharmeshkumar C. Patel, MD
Family Medicine	Deepalakshmi Nagarajan, MBBS
Family Medicine	Jonathan J. Perkins, MD
Family Medicine	Raju Midha, MD
Family Medicine	Gregory O. Zakers, MD
Emergency Medicine	Jennifer C. Berman, MD
Emergency Medicine	Tiencia James, MD
Emergency Medicine	Richard G. Lassiter, MD
Internal Medicine	Dharmaraj H. Patil, MD
Internal Medicine	Solomon Tafari. MD
Internal Medicine	Shirley A. Harris, MD
Internal Medicine	Eric D. High, MD
Internal Medicine	Matthew Hogan, MD
Internal Medicine	Jeffrey Howard, MD
Internal Medicine	Mehar-Un Nisa Khan, MD
Internal Medicine	David Miller, MD
Internal Medicine	Olufunso A. Ojo, MD
Internal Medicine	Charles C. Parrish, MD
Internal Medicine	Susmitha Puppala, MD
Internal Medicine	David B. Rausher, MD
Internal Medicine	Jean-Gustave Shoumou, MD
Internal Medicine	Jitendra P. Singh, MD
Internal Medicine	Abhay Trivedi, MD
Internal Medicine	Izabella Verbitsky, MD
OB-GYN	Joseph Boveri, MD
OB-GYN	Leslie A. Pope, DO
OB-GYN	Runette Flowers, MD
OB-GYN	Stuart Pancer, MD
OB-GYN	Lynette Stewart, MD
OB-GYN	Elizabeth A. Kobe, DO
OB-GYN	Robert P. Dourron, MD
OB-GYN	Rodney M. Dourron, MD
OB-GYN	Yun Mei Fung, MD
OB-GYN	Christian D. Geltz, DO
OB-GYN	Elijah N. Gilbert, MD
OB-GYN	Phillip E. Hadley, MD
OB-GYN	Beenal Naik, MD
Pediatrics	Beatrice Clodomir, DO
Pediatrics	Saima Hussain, MD
Pediatrics	Tonya G. Liggon, MD
Pediatrics	Iyabo Okuwobi, MD
Pediatrics	Fatema Tayaba, MD
Ellis Hospital-Schenectady, NY
Specialty	Name
Program Director	John Petrillo, DO
Family Medicine	Christopher Murphy, MD
Family Medicine	Krisemily McCrory, MD
Family Medicine	Daniel J.E. Cunningham, MD
Family Medicine	Azuka Stephen Itabor, MD
Family Medicine	Claire Nadler, DO
Family Medicine	Melissa Roberts, MD
Family Medicine	Nancy Colón Sapio, MD
Family Medicine	Minéké E. Etienne, MD
Florida International University (FIU)-Miami, FL
Specialty	Name
Anesthesiology	Osmar Creagh Bandera, MD
Cardiology	Aldo Martinez, MD
Cardiology	Jorge Bordenave, MD
Cardiology	Javier Reyna, MD
Critical Care	Jaime Avecillas, MD
Dermatology	Javier Flores, MD
Emergency Medicine	Henry Mata, MD
Emergency Medicine	Jesus Rivera, MD
Family Medicine	Luis Del Prado Rodriguez, MD
Gastroenterology	Emmanuel Reyes Ramos, MD
Gastroenterology	Joel Kertznus, MD
Gastroenterology	Michael Valladares, DO
General Pediatrics	Claudia Arango, MD
General Pediatrics	Maria Fernandez, MD
Surgery	Amadeo Cabral, MD
Surgery	Mark Broudo, MD
Surgery	Nidal (Nick) Masri, MD
Surgery	Jose R. Lamas, MD
Surgery – Bariatric	Werner Andrade, MD
Hospitalist	Heriberto Fernandez, MD
Hospitalist	Jose Eduardo Barros, MD
Infectious Disease	Jaime Campos, MD
Infectious Disease	Luis Fernando Montano, MD
Infectious Disease	Robert Hernandez, MD
Internal Medicine	Eduardo Reyes, MD
Internal Medicine	Javier Perez, MD
Internal Medicine	Maray Rocher, MD
Internal Medicine	Rafael Abreu, MD
Internal Medicine	Wilfrido Benitez, MD
Internal Medicine (Wound Care)	Dolores Sanchez-Cazau, MD
Neonatology	Maria Oliver, MD
Nephrology	Juan (John) Fernandez, MD
Nephrology	Manuel Garcia Estrada, MD
Neurology	Eugenio Guevara, MD
Neurology	Gabriel Widi, MD
Neurology	Amnerys Garcia, MD
Nurse	Susan Hinkson, MS
OBGYN	Alberto Dominguez-Bali, MD
OBGYN	Celestino Castellon, MD
OBGYN	Carlos A. Rodriguez, MD
OBGYN	Guillermo Kohn, MD
Opthalmology	Orlando Galindez, MD
Orthopedics	Nestor Javech, MD
Pediatric Cardiology	Abdul Aldousany, MD
Pediatric Cardiology	Amit Patange, MD
Pediatric Emergency Room	Carolina Collado, MD
Perinatology	Edgardo Penabad, MD
Plastic Surgery	Jose Perez Gurri, MD
Podiatry	Sandra Franco, DPM
Psychiatry	Rossana Lopez, MD
Pulmonology	Ernesto Fonts, MD
Radiology	Carlos Rey, MD
Radiology	Haresh Solanki, MD
Radiology (Interventional)	Carlos Sanchez, MD
Hemet Valley Medical Center, CA
Specialty	Name
Internal Medicine	Sumanta Chaudhuri, MD
Internal Medicine	Veeravat Taecharvongphairoj, MD
Internal Medicine	Frederick E. White, DO
Internal Medicine	John Yasmer, DO
Institute of Family Health, New York
Specialty	Name
Program Director-FM	Megan McMullan, MD
Family Medicine	Melissa Schiskie, DO
Family Medicine	Bridget Foy, DO
Family Medicine	Mark Josefski, MD
Family Medicine	Wesley Ho, MD
Family Medicine	Walter Sperling, MD
Family Medicine	John Anderson, MD
Family Medicine	Aimee Smith, DO
Family Medicine	Kristina Ursitti, DO
Family Medicine	Susruth Pinnamaneni, DO
Family Medicine	Marek Balutowski, MD
Family Medicine	Marta Sanchez, MD
Family Medicine	Jincy Cherian, DO
Family Medicine	Benjamin McLaughlin, DO
Family Medicine	Joel Panthappattu, MD
Family Medicine	Cathy-Anne Charles, MD
Interfaith, New York
Specialty	Name
CMO & Internal Medicine	Pradeep Chandra, MD
Internal Medicine	Mark Adler, MD
Internal Medicine	Samuel N. Adler, MD
Internal Medicine	Zewge Shiferaw-Deribe, MD
Internal Medicine	Muhammad Dogar, MD
Internal Medicine	Danilo A. Enriquez, MD
Internal Medicine	Eric A. Jaffe, MD
Internal Medicine	Eric L. Jerome, MD
Internal Medicine	Vijay Gayam, MD
Internal Medicine	Bordes P. Laurent, MD
Internal Medicine	Mohamed Mansour, MD
Internal Medicine	Louis M. Mudannayake, MD
Internal Medicine	Malar Thwin, MD
Internal Medicine	Joseph B. Quist, MD
Internal Medicine	Gerald Posner, MD
Internal Medicine	Mona Pervil-Ulysse, MD
Internal Medicine	Mirela Sam, MD
Internal Medicine	Parvathy Vasudevan, MD
Internal Medicine	Raveendra Chigurupati, MD
Internal Medicine	Ravi Jayanti, MD
Internal Medicine	Sreedevi Ramakrishnaiah, MD
Internal Medicine	Leon R. Shein, MD
Internal Medicine	Devendra Shrivastava, MD
Internal Medicine	Sam Weissman, MD
Internal Medicine	Oday Z Alhafidh, MD
Internal Medicine	Mazin Khalid, MD
Internal Medicine	Isaac Solaimanzadeh, MD
Internal Medicine	Renuka Bellamkonda, MD
Internal Medicine	Ankur Shah, MD
Internal Medicine	Ratesh Khillan, MD
Internal Medicine	Jawaharlal Khalikaprasad, MD
Ophthalmology	Wally Kopelowitz, MD
Ophthalmology	Steven Sherman, DO
Ophthalmology	Marcus Edelstein, MD
OB-GYN	Jacques Guillaume, MD
Pediatrics	Sadhana Bose, MD
Pediatrics	Emmanuel Brunot, MD
Pediatrics	Edmund J. DiLello, MD
Pediatrics	Swati Gandhi, MD
Pediatrics	Dilruba Hussain, MD
Pediatrics	George Kovacs, MD
Pediatrics	Hosneara Masub, MD
Pediatrics	Sana Y. Nejmeh-Khoury, MD
Pediatrics	Samia A. Tayab, MD
Pediatrics	Gaddam D. Reddy, MD
Pediatrics	Bolanle A. Olajide, MD
Psychiatry	Ayodeji I. Jolayemi, MD
Psychiatry	Cynthia Ko, MD
Psychiatry	Salma Nazneen, MD
Psychiatry	Adesanmi Ojo, MD, MBA
Psychiatry	Tolulope Abidemi Olupona, MD
Psychiatry	Khandaker Abu Taher, MD
Psychiatry	Leon P. Valbrun, MD
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, New York
Specialty	Name
CMO/Internal Medicine	Sibte Burney, MD
Internal Medicine	Emmanuel Valery, MD
Internal Medicine	Jacquelin A. Belamy, MD
Internal Medicine	Adebola Orafidiya, MD
Surgery	Rajendra Bhayani, MD
Surgery	Leonid Tafler, DO
Internal Medicine	Victoria Katz, MD
PM & R	Sarita Patel, MD
PM & R	Adrian Cristian, MD
Orthopedics	Eli Bryk, MD
Internal Medicine	Harish Patel, MD
Internal Medicine	Zurab Abayev, MD
Internal Medicine	Erik Ilyayev, MD
Internal Medicine	Jigar Patel, MD
Internal Medicine	Jai Singh, MD
Internal Medicine	Henry Paul, MD
Internal Medicine	Vijay Akkapeddi, MD
Internal Medicine	Syed Ahmad, MD
Internal Medicine	Huachin Chen, MD
Internal Medicine	Guny Gabriel, MD
Internal Medicine	Rizwan Hameed, MD
Internal Medicine	Charles Hinz, MD
Internal Medicine	Ratesh Khillan, MD
Internal Medicine	Jay Lee, MD
Internal Medicine	Sucharita Mehta, MD
Internal Medicine	Ogadinma Mcgeachy, MD
Internal Medicine	Jorge Orellana, MD
Pathology	Firozali Panjvani, MD
Internal Medicine	Meenal Shukla, MD
Internal Medicine	Edward Smith, MD
Internal Medicine	Mary Tafiwk, MD
Internal Medicine	Akbarali Virani, MD
Pediatics	Bina Comes, MD
Radiology	Bruce Campbell, MD
University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus, Maryland
Specialty	Name
Internal Medicine	Robert Chow, MD
Pulmonary Critical Care	Avelino Verceles, MD
Internal Medicine	Shabbir A. Choudhry, MD
Internal Medicine	Naresh Bassi, MD
Internal Medicine	Patrick Oguejior, MD
Internal Medicine	Kofi Owusu-Antwi, MD
Internal Medicine-Gastroen	Aseem Sood, MD
Internal Medicine-GI	Raymond E. Kim, MD
Nephrology	Steve Shen, MD
Hematology & Oncology	Kavita Kalra, MD
Hematology & Oncology	Ravi Anandakrishnan, MD
Chemical Depednecy	Michael Hayes, MD
Pulmonary Critical Care	Ellen Marciniak, MD
Pulmonary Critical Care	Renee Dixon, MD
Pulmonary Critical Care	Montserrat Diaz-Abad, MD
Western Reserve Health Education-Youngstown, Ohio
Specialty	Name
Medicine	Rebecca Bailey, MD
Surgery	Peter DeVito, MD
Surgery	Daniel Ebert, MD
Medicine	Lawrence Goldstein, MD
DME	Kimberly Howe, PhD
Family Medicine	Paul Rich, MD
Surgery	James Smith, MD
Family Medicine	Steven Swain, MD
Family Medicine	Michelle Kapon, MD
Internal Medicine	Larry Woods, DO
Family Medicine	Daniel Miller, MD
Family Medicine	Tolga Icli, MD
Family Medicine	Szymon Krzyzanowski, MD
Family Medicine	Ayan Sanyal, MD
Internal Medicine	Paul Watanakunakorn, MD
Family Medicine	Roman Davidenko, MD
Internal Medicine	Ritha Kartan, MD
Internal Medicine	Kapil Kwatra, MD
Internal Medicine	Sohair Rostom, MD
Internal Medicine	Mourad Rostom, MD
Family Medicine	Mohammad Momen, MD
Family Medicine	Daniel Winkle, MD
O’Connor Hospital-San Jose, CA
Specialty	Name
CAO	Michael G. Ross, MD
Internal Medicine	Pooja Sharma, MD
Ob-Gyn	Mario Cordero, MD
Family Medicine	David Cahn, MD
Pediatrics	Nayyara Dawood, MD
Surgery	Augusto Bastidas, MD
Internal Medicine	Sharad K. Dass, MD
Internal Medicine	Glenn Marshak, MD
Internal Medicine	Isaac Eisenstein, MD
Surgery	Michael Cluck, MD
Dir-Stdt & Acad Clin Affrs	Abdullah Nadeem, MD
Pontiac General Hospital-Pontiac, MI
Specialty	Name
Family Medicine-Prog Dir	Nikhil Hemady, MD, FAAFP
Family Medicine	Mohamed Saleh, MD
Family Medicine	LaToya Austin, MD
Family Medicine	Jason Ramos, MD
Richmond University Medical Center, New York
Specialty	Name
Internal Medicine Chairman	Mitchell Fogel, MD
Internal Medicine-Vice- Chairman	Jay Nfonoyim, MD
Internal Medicine-Clerkship Dir, DME	Lyudmila Rubinshteyn, MD
Surgery-Chairman	Loren Harris, MD
Surgery-Clerkship Dir	Helen Kay, DO
FM1/IM1 Clerkship Dir	Irina Petrenko, MD
Psychiatry-Interim Chairman	Joel Idowu, MD
Psychiatry-Clerkship Dir	Archna Sarwal, MD
Pediatrics-Chairman	Brian McMahon, MD
Pediatrics-Clerkship Dir	Teresa Lemma, MD
OB-GYN-Chairman	Michael Moretti, MD
OB-GYN-Clerkship Dir	Joanna Pessolano, MD
OB-GYN-co-Clerkship Dir	Simon Kokkinakis, MD
OB-GYN-co-Clerkship Dir	Rita Shats, MD
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, District of Columbia
Specialty	Name
Psychiatry	Janna Volkov MD
Psychiatry	Benjamin A. Adewale MD
Psychiatry	Karen Alleyne MD
Child Psychiatry	Saul K. Kolansky MD
Psychiatry	Farooq Mohyuddin, MD
Psychiatry	Syed Naqvi MD
Neurology	John W. Stiller MD
Psychiatry	Syed I. Zaidi, MD
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center – Utica, New York
Specialty	Name
Family Medicine	Mark Warfel, DO
Family Medicine	Francis Chabot, MD
Family Medicine	Julie Betro Shkane, DO
Family Medicine	Tatyana V. Misyulya, MD
Family Medicine	Ken Werner, MD
Family Medicine	Goutham Malempati, MD
Family Medicine	Kareem Hamad, MD
Family Medicine	Joseph M. DiMaria, MD, MBA
Family Medicine	Donish Siddiqi, MD
St. Joseph’s Medical Center – Yonkers, New York
Specialty	Name
Family Medicine	Sonia A. Velez, MD, JD
Family Medicine	Rodika Coloka-Kump, DO
Family Medicine	Kawarjeet Singh, MD
Sheppard Pratt Hospital, Maryland
Specialty	Name
DME	Benedicto R. Borja, MD
Psychiatry	Jason Addison MD
Psychiatry	Jonathan Holt, MD
Psychiatry	Andrew Warren, MD
Psychiatry	Merle McCann, MD
Psychiatry	Molly Reeves, MD
Psychiatry	Yakir Vaks, MD
Psychiatry	Briana Riemer, MD
Psychiatry	Iuliana Frank, MD
Psychiatry	Silvio Saidemberg, MD
Psychiatry	Savitha Puttaiah, MD
Sinai Hospital-Baltimore, MD
Specialty	Name
Director, GME	Diane Maloney-Krichmar, Ph. D.
Surgery	Mark Richard Katlic, MD
Surgery	Morad Chughtai.MD
Surgery	Chukwuweike U. Gwan, MD
Internal Medicine	John Cmar, MD
Internal Medicine	Sudhir K. Dutta, MD
Orthopedics	Randa D Kamal ElMallah, MD
Pediatric Orthopedics	John E. Herzenberg, MD
Summa Health Systems-Akron, OH
Specialty	Name
Program Director	Joseph Varley, MD
Psychiatry	Heather Lewis , DO
Psychiatry	Simona Suchan, MD
Psychiatry	Sonia Shah, MD
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, New York
Specialty	Name
Internal Medicine/ Endocrinology	E. Kenneth Freiberg, DO
Internal Medicine	Carlos Rodriguez, MD
Internal Medicine	Nelli Fromer, MD
Internal Medicine	Gopi Punukollu, MD
Internal Medicine	Joseph Guadalupe, MD
Internal Medicine	Zeyar Thet, MD
Internal Medicine	Stella Ilyayeva, MD
Internal Medicine	Moyna Kapoor, MD
Internal Medicine	Carol Foster, MD
Internal Medicine	Tarik Naser, MD
Internal Medicine	Parvez Mir, MD
Internal Medicine	Raghav Bansal, MD
Internal Medicine	Sridhar Reddy, MD
Internal Medicine	Tanveer Mir, MD
Internal Medicine	Anton Wray, MD, FACEP
Internal Medicine	Khin Aung, MD
Internal Medicine	Jilan Shah, MD
Internal Medicine	Aruna Thyagaraj, MD
Internal Medicine	Khin Mar Ko, MD
Internal Medicine	Babak S. Jazayeri-Moghadoss, MD
OBGYN	Jorge Venegas, MD
OBGYN	Ralph L. Ruggiero, MD
OBGYN	Ana Munoz-Matta, DO
OBGYN	Omrou Alchyib, MD
OBGYN	Juana Lucia Cuevas, MD
OBGYN	Daniel Faustin, MD
OBGYN	Emil L. Gurshumov, MD
OBGYN	Vitaly A. Kushnir, MD
OBGYN	Ghadir M. Salame, MD
Pediatrics	Marina Levin, MD
Pediatrics	Shahed Quraishi, MD
Pediatrics	Tatyana Groysman, MD
Pediatrics	Gustavo DelToro, MD
Pediatrics	Sanjivan V. Patel, MD
Pediatrics	Patrisha Pickens, MD
Pediatrics	Calixto Cazano, MD
Surgery	Leaque Ahmed, MD
Surgery	Anna Arsenous, MD
Surgery	Mark Harooni, MD
Surgery	Ramon M. Benedicto, MD
Surgery	Brian McDonald Hall, MD
Surgery	Elvita Genelus-Dominique, MD
Surgery	Sharon L. Koehler, DO
Surgery	Jesus Lanza, MD
Surgery	Anthony P. Geroci, MD
Surgery	Nawaiz Ahmad, MD
Surgery	Mohammed Selin El-Dahhak, MD
Surgery	Panagiotis Zenetos, MD
Surgery	Mahalingham Sivakumar, MD
Surgery	Jessica W. Lim, MD
Surgery	Roger Antoine, MD
Surgery	Colin Woon, MD
Surgery	Bernard R. Alter, MD
Surgery	Aron Z. Pollack, MD
Clinical Skills Faculty
	Name
	Phyllis Levine, MD
	Mariana Cuceu, MPh
	Sherine Elsayegh, MD
	Edward Kalpas, MD, MPh
	Tamie Proscia-Lieto, MD
Global MD Visiting Faculty
Affiliation	Name
Johns Hopkins University	Sherri Kay Prosser, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Anthony Rossi, MD
Florida International University	Aileen Marty, MD
Institute for Family Health	Ephraim Back, MD
Florida International University	Daniel Castellanos, MD
Hofstra University	Harold McDonald
United Nations Secretariat	Colonel Dr. Stefan Goebbels
University of Illinois	Warren Lavey, JD, MS
Community, Psychiatric Hospital	Jo-Anne Brathwaite-Drummond, MD
Florida International University	Juan Zevallos, MD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine	Sophie Lanzkron-Salzberg, MD
Florida International University	Eneida Roldan, MD
School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nevada	James Wilson, MD
Northrop Grumman Corporation	Donald DiMarzio, MD
University of Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana-Champaign	Holly Rosencranz, MD
	Congressman Timothy Bishop
University of the West Indies	Dr. Stanley Lalta
University of Illinois College of Medicine	David Ramkumar, MD
University of Illinois College of Medicine	Japhia Ramkumar, MD
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center	Michael Talarico, MD
New York University	Michael Weitzman, MD