Academic Departments and Faculty
A highly qualified faculty of physicians, psychologists, physician assistants, educators, scientists and support staff implement the educational goals of the College. Faculty members are dedicated to the singular purpose of educating students for the skilled and caring practice of osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, and the health professions. The academic programs are served by many faculty across the country that provide clinical instruction at various affiliated sites as volunteer faculty. In a real sense, education at PCOM is carried out by this larger PCOM family. Faculty concentration and dedication show in the teaching students receive. Faculty appointments are listed under the campus and College departments in which they serve.
Bio-Medical Sciences
Professor and Chair
Cathy J. Hatcher, PhD (Physiology)
Professors Emeriti
Denah Appelt, PhD (Neuroscience
Walter Ceglowski, PhD (Microbiology & Immunology)
Kerin Fresa, PhD (Immunology)
Charlotte Greene, PhD (Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology)
Henry W. Hitner, PhD (Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology)
Justice James, DO (Microbiology & Immunology)
Tage N. Kvist, PhD (Anatomy)
Robert J. Niewenhuis, PhD (Anatomy)
Richard M. Kriebel, PhD (Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology)
Ruth Thornton, PhD (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)
Professors
Christopher S. Adams, PhD (Anatomy)
Linda Adkison, PhD (Genetics)
Brian J. Balin, PhD (Neurobiology and Experimental Neuropathology)
Robert J. Barsotti, PhD (Physiology)
Marcus G. Bell, PhD (Neuroscience & Physiology)
Ruth Carter Borghaei, PhD (Molecular Biology & Genetics)
Arturo Bravo-Nuevo, PhD (Neuroscience)
Kerin Claeson, PhD (Anatomy)
Farzaneh Daghigh, PhD (Biochemistry)
Marina D’Angelo, PhD (Cellular and Molecular Biology)
Mindy George-Weinstein, PhD (Anatomy)
Frederick J. Goldstein, PhD (Clinical Pharmacology)
Cathy J. Hatcher, PhD (Physiology)
Michael P. McGuinness, PhD (Anatomy)
Heather J. Montie, PhD (Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology)
Philip Reno, PhD (Anatomy)
Mei Xu, MD, PhD (Anatomy & Neurobiology)
Lindon H. Young, PhD (Pharmacology)
Dianzheng Zhang, PhD (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)
Associate Professors
Olayinka Afolayan-Oloye, MD., MSc (Pathophysiology)
Qian Chen, PhD (Physiology & Pharmacology)
Michelle Kanther, PhD (Microbiology)
Jocelyn J. Lippman-Bell, PhD (Neurobiology & Pharmacology)
Christopher S. Little, PhD (Immunology & Pathology)
Patricia Lodato, PhD (Microbiology)
Bohdan Minczak, PhD, MD (Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology)
Minal Mulye, PhD (Microbiology & Immunology)
Assistant Professors
Kelsey Kjosness, PhD (Anatomy)
Allison Machnicki, PhD (Anatomy)
Eleonora Savio-Galimberti, MD, PhD (Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology)
Senior Instructor
David Cavanaugh, BS (Anatomy)
Emergency Medicine
Professor and Chair
John W. Becher, DO
Professor
John W. Becher, DO
Family Medicine
Professor and Chair
Harry J. Morris, DO, MPH
Professors Emeriti
Oliver Bullock, DO
Harold Schreiber, DO
Professors
Michael Becker, DO
Larry Finkelstein, DO
Harry J. Morris, DO, MPH
Kenneth J. Veit, DO, MBA
Associate Professors
Lauren Ball, DO, MPH
Peter F. Bidey, DO
David Kuo, DO
Barbara T. Williams-Page, DO
Clinical Associate Professor
Margaret Wilkins, DO
Assistant Professors
Kristen Berry, DO
Joan M. Grzybowski, DO
George Spyropoulos, DO
LeeAnn Tanaka, DO
Forensic Medicine and Pathology
Professor
Gregory McDonald, DO
Clinical Assistant Professors
Teresa DeCoursey, MS
Joel S. Garblik, DDS, MS
James McCans, MS
Clinical Instructor
David McDonald
Geriatric Medicine
Professor and Chair
Katherine E. Galluzzi, DO
Professors
Katherine E. Galluzzi, DO
Nicol Joseph, DO
Michael Srulevich, DO
Internal Medicine
Professor and Chair
Daniel J. Parenti, DO
Professors Emeriti
James F. Conroy, DO
Marvin L. Rosner, DO
John Simelaro, DO
Professors
Jeffrey S. Freeman, DO
Pat Anthony Lannutti, DO
Daniel J. Parenti, DO
Divisional Chairs
Jean M. Koka, DO (Hematology and Oncology)
Open (Adult Allergy & Immunology)
Steven Lichtenstein, DO (Gastroenterology)
Jason Kaplan, DO (Cardiology)
Pat A. Lannutti, DO (Preventive and General Medicine)
Open (Nephrology)
Open (Infectious Disease)
Open (Neurology)
Open (Dermatology)
Open (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)
Open (Rheumatology)
Clinical Professors
Wayne Arnold, DO
Jason Kaplan, DO
Michael A. Levin, DO
Steven Lichtenstein, DO
Clinical Associate Professors
Jean M. Koka, DO
Assistant Professor
Erik Polan, DO
Instructor
Brian L. Penza, DO
Library and Information Services
Professor and Chief Library Services Officer
Oliver Chen, PhD
Professor
Oliver Chen, PhD
Medical Humanities and Education
Professor and Chair
Kenneth J. Veit, DO, MBA
Professor
Kenneth J. Veit, DO, MBA
Associate Professor
Matthew D. Weinberg, MB
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Clinical Professor and Chair
Joanne M. Kakaty-Monzo, DO
Professors Emeriti
Daniel H. Belsky, DO
Saul Jeck, DO
Joseph Kaczmarczyk, DO
Clinical Professor
Joanne M. Kakaty-Monzo, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jason D. Meade, DO
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Professor and Chair
Alexander S. Nicholas, DO
Professor Emeritus
Abraham Zellis, DO
Professors
David Fuller, DO
Alexander S. Nicholas, DO
Lauren Noto-Bell, DO
Associate Professors
Donald Allison, DO
Andrew Levin, DO
Meghna Patel, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor
Alberto Giadini, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor
Michelle B. Hobson, DO
Otorhinolaryngology – Facial Plastic Surgery and Head/Neck Surgery
Professors Emeriti
Theodore Mauer, DO
Martin S. Neifield, DO
Lynn Sumerson, DO
Pediatrics
Associate Professor and Chair
Rosemary E. Vickers, DO
Professors Emeriti
Joseph A. Dieterle, DO
James Powell, DO
Professor
Erik Langenau, DO
Associate Professor
Rosemary E. Vickers, DO
Assistant Professor
Autumn Dye, DO
Clinical Assistant Professors
John Bishara, DO
Larissa C. Fernando-Dominy, DO
Physician Assistant Studies
Associate Professors
Jolene Bohensky, MS, PA-C
Jill Cunningham, DMSc, PA-C
Nicole Daher, MS, PA-C
Assistant Professors
Michelle Dumas, MSPAS, PA-C
Nina Li, MMS, PA-C
Kristin Maile, MMS, PA-C
Alina Messick, MPH, MS, PA-C
Psychiatric Medicine
Professors Emeriti
Cecil Harris, DO
Burton Mark, DO
Clinical Professor
Bettina Bernstein, DO
Clinical Associate Professor
Matthew Geromi, DO
Psychology
Professor and Dean, School of Professional & Applied Psychology
Melissa Terlecki, PhD
Professors
Robert A. DiTomasso, PhD, ABPP
Stephanie H. Felgoise, PhD, ABPP
Amanda Fisher, PhD, BCBA-D
Scott Glassman, PsyD
Barbara A. Golden, PsyD, ABPP
Elizabeth A. Gosch, PhD, ABPP
Jessica Glass Kendorski, PhD, NCSP, BCBA-D
Jacqueline Kloss, PhD
Michelle Lent, PhD
Donald P. Masey, PsyD
George M. McCloskey, PhD
Susan Panichelli Mindel, PhD
Virginia Salzer, PhD
Melissa Terlecki, PhD
Kate Tresco, PhD
Meredith Weber, PhD, ABPP, NCSP
Clinical Professor
Barry McCurdy, PhD, NCSP, BCBA-D
Associate Professors
Richard G. Allen, PsyD, NCSP, BCBA-D
Alexa Bonacquisti, PhD
Ruta Clair, PsyD, CBIS
Lisa Corbin, Ph.D, LPC, NCC
Scott Glassman, PsyD
Susan Panichelli Mindel, PhD
Sofia Pham, PhD, NCSP
Stephen Poteau, PhD
Brad Rosenfield, PsyD
Assistant Professors
Leslie Fernandez, PsyD
Katherina Nako, PhD
Ashley Poole, PsyD
Nicholas Schmoyer, PhD
Brandon Tomlinson, PhD, LPCC, NCC
Clinical Assistant Professor
Megan Amatrudo, PsyD
Radiological Sciences
Clinical Assistant Professor
Madelyn Sine-Karasick, DO
School of Health Professions & Sciences
Associate Professor & Interim Dean, School of Health Professions & Sciences
Brian G. Mann, EdD, MS, PA-C
Associate Professors
Brian DeHaven, PhD
Brian G. Mann EdD, MS, PA-C
Assistant Professor
Bipasha Dey-Patel, EdD
Surgery
Professor and Chair
Arthur J. Sesso, DO
Divisional Chairs
Open - Ophthalmology
Laurence H. Belkoff, DO Urologic Surgery
Open - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Open- Orthopedic Surgery
Open - Anesthesiology
Arthur J. Sesso, DO General Surgery
Professors Emeriti
Leonard H. Finkelstein, DO
Isadore Lieberman, DO
Frederick Meoli, DO
Anthony A. Minissale, DO
Thomas L. Moy, DO
Donald H. Thome, DO
Professors
Laurence H. Belkoff, DO
Arthur J. Sesso, DO
Clinical Professor
John W. McGrath, DO
Clinical Associate Professor
Lindsey Perea, DO
Clinical Assistant Professors
Catherine Cahill, DO
Douglas Mazzuca, DO
Roshin Thomas, DO
Clinical Instructor
Christopher Kester, DO
*Volunteer Faculty list is available upon request.
Bio-Medical Sciences
Professor and Chair
Richard E. White, PhD (Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology)
Professor Emerita
Mary Owen, JD, PhD
Professors
Linda Adkison, PhD (Genetics)
Adwoa D. Aduonum, PhD (Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology)
Mircea Anghelescu, MD (Pathophysiology)
Kimberly Baker, PhD (Biochemistry)
Bonnie A. Buxton, PhD (Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology)
Shafik Habal, MD (Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology)
Francis E. Jenney Jr., PhD (Biochemistry)
Huo Lu, PhD (Anatomy)
Phillip Pearson, PhD (Anatomy & Histology)
Diana Peterson, PhD (Anatomy)
Lori Redmond, PhD (Anatomy)
Michael Selby, PhD (Anatomy)
Xinyu (Eric) Wang, PhD (Neuroscience, Physiology, and Pharmacology)
Richard E. White, PhD (Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology)
Shu Zhu, MD, PhD (Physiology)
Associate Professor
Robert McAfee, PhD (Anatomy)
Assistant Professor
Yujin Kim, PharmD, PhD
Emergency Medicine
Professor
Donald Penney, MD
Family Medicine
Associate Professors
Lauren Ball, DO, MPH
L. Michael Waters, Jr., DO
Assistant Professors
Erik Zarandy, DO
Joy Zarandy, DO
Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor
Daren Wannamaker, DO
Medical Laboratory Sciences
Assistant Professors
Karen Giddens, MS
Katie Wilkinson, MS
OB/GYN
Assistant Professor
Audrey Arona, MD
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Professor & Chair of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Victoria Troncoso, DO
Professor Emeriti
William Delp, DO
Walter Ehrenfeuchter, DO
Professor
Victoria Troncoso, DO
Assistant Professors
Clayton King, DO
Shawne Murray, DO
Ravi Yarid, DO
Karen Vega, DO
Pediatrics
Dean and Chief Academic Officer of the Osteopathic Program
Andrea Mann, DO
Professors
Erik Langenau, DO
Andrea Mann, DO
Pharmacy
Professor, Dean and Chief Academic Officer of the School of Pharmacy
Sara Wilson Reece, PharmD
Professors
Shari Allen, PharmD
Naushad Khan Ghilzai, PhD
Vicky Mody, PhD
Sara Wilson Reece, PharmD
Brent Rollins, PhD, RPh
Avadhesh Sharma, PharmD, PhD
Shashidharamurthy Taval, PhD
Sonia Thomas, PharmD
Associate Professors
Kimberly Barefield, PharmD, MHA
Yue-Qiao (George) Huang, PhD
Irandokht Khaki-Najafabadi, PharmD
Michael Lee, PhD
Edo-Abasi U. McGee, PharmD
Essie Samuel, PharmD
John Tovar, PharmD
Julie Wickman, PharmD
Zhiqian (James) Wu, PhD
Assistant Professors
Sameer Joshi, PhD
Julie Lu-Duong, PharmD
Breann Prophete, PharmD
Physical Therapy
Associate Professor and Chair of Physical Therapy
Shelley Smith DiCecco, PT, PhD, CLT-LANA, CI-CS
Professors
Philip A. Fabrizio, PT, EdD, DPT, MS, CEAS, CIDN
Carol A. Miller, PT, PhD, GCS
Associate Professor
Shelley Smith DiCecco, PT, PhD, CLT-LANA, CI-CS
Teresa Pierce, PT, DPT, PCS
Assistant Professors
Alaina Bell, PT, DPT, CCS
Elizabeth Chaffin, PT, DPT, MS, ATC
Scott Lowe, PT, DPT, OCS, CEAS, CFE
Melissa Smith, PT, DPT
Robert Zeid, PT
Physician Assistant Studies
Professor & Chair
Rebekah E. Thomas, PharmD, PA-C
Professor
Rebekah E. Thomas, PharmD, PA-C
Associate Professors
Lindsey Caruthers, MS, PA-C
Carrie E. Nold, MPA, PA-C
Assistant Professors
Lindsey Bergman, MPA, PA-C
James Garrett, MS, PA-C
Ashley Griffin, MMSc, PA-C
Nermin Tepic, MMSc, PA-C
Surgery
Clinical Professor
Frank Jones, MD, MPH
*Volunteer Faculty list is available upon request.
Anesthesiology
Assistant Professor
Frederick Powell, MD, PhD
Bio-Medical Sciences
Professor and Chair
Jennifer Shaw, PhD (Physiology)
Professors
Linda Adkison, PhD (Genetics)
Rasheed Agboola, MD, MBBS, MSc (Pathology)
Shiv Dhiman, MD, MBBS (Anatomy)
Thomas Last, PhD (Biochemistry and Cellular Genetics)
Nikita Mirajkar, PhD (Pharmacology)
Edward Shaw, PhD (Microbiology and Immunology)
Jennifer Shaw, PhD (Physiology)
Associate Professors
Stacie Fairley, PhD (Microbiology and Immunology)
Md Emranul Huq, PhD (Anatomy)
Joshua Owolabi, PhD (Anatomy, Neuroanatomy & Histology)
Brandy Sreenilayam, PhD (Biochemistry and Cellular Genetics)
Robert Walker, PhD (Physiology)
Rekha Yesudas, PhD (Pharmacology)
Assistant Professor
Matthew Holt, PharmD (Pharmacology)
Instructor
Sebastian Egberts, MS (Anatomy)
Emergency Medicine
Associate Professors
Lissa Murphy, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Nilam Vaughan, DO
Family Medicine
Associate Professor
Lauren Ball, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor
Robyn Long, DO
Internal Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor
Daryl Crenshaw, MD
Assistant Professor
Randall Sisam, DO, MBA
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Assistant Professor
Matthew Shelnutt, DO
Pediatrics
Professor
Erik Langenau, DO
Associate Professor
Winston Price, MD
Psychiatry
Clinical Associate Professor
Ryan Smith, DO
Radiology
Clinical Assistant Professor
Randall Lee McGill, MD
Surgery
Professor Emeritus
William Craver, DO
Associate Professor
Robert Lloyd, DO
*Volunteer Faculty list is available upon request.