Academic Departments and Faculty
Academic Departments and Faculty
THE FACULTY OF PCOM – Teaching in Philadelphia
Professor and Chair
Brian Balin, PhD
Professors Emeriti
Walter Ceglowski, PhD (Microbiology & 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)
Denah M. Appelt, PhD (Neuroscience)
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)
Kerin Claeson, PhD (Anatomy)
Farzaneh Daghigh, PhD (Biochemistry)
Marina D’Angelo, PhD (Cellular and Molecular Biology)
Kerin L. Fresa, PhD (Immunology)
Mindy George-Weinstein, PhD (Anatomy)
Frederick J. Goldstein, PhD (Clinical Pharmacology)
Susan Hingley, PhD (Microbiology)
Michael P. McGuinness, PhD (Anatomy)
Lindon H. Young, PhD (Pharmacology)
Dianzheng Zhang, PhD (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)
Associate Professors
Arturo Bravo-Nuevo, PhD (Neuroscience)
Cathy J. Hatcher, PhD (Physiology)
Christopher S. Little, PhD (Immunology & Pathology)
Bohdan Minczak, PhD, MD (Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology)
Heather J. Montie, PhD (Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology)
Philip Reno, PhD (Anatomy)
Mei Xu, MD, PhD (Anatomy & Neurobiology)
Assistant Professors
Meejin Ahn, DO, MSPH (Pathology)
Qian Chen, PhD (Physiology & Pharmacology)
Jocelyn J. Lippman-Bell, PhD (Neurobiology & Pharmacology)
Minal Mulye, PhD (Microbiology & Immunology)
Eleonora Savio-Galimberti, PhD (Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology)
Instructors
David Cavanaugh, BS (Anatomy)
Katherine Winkle, MS (Anatomy)
Joel S. Garblik, DDS, MS
Daniel H. Belsky, DO
Saul Jeck, DO
Joseph Kaczmarczyk, DO, MPH
Jason D. Meade, DO
Professor and Chair
Alexander S. Nicholas, DO
David Fuller, DO
Alexander S. Nicholas, DO
Donald Allison, DO
Evan A. Nicholas, DO
Lauren Noto-Bell, DO
Andrew Levin, DO
Meghna Patel, DO, MPH
Michelle B. Hobson, DO
Professors Emeriti
Theodore Mauer, DO
Martin S. Neifield, DO
Lynn Sumerson, DO
Associate Professor and Chair
Rosemary E. Vickers, DO
Joseph A. Dieterle, DO
James Powell, DO
Erik Langenau, DO
Rosemary E. Vickers, DO
Izola David, DO
John Bishara, DO
Larissa C. Fernando-Dominy, DO
Professor and Chair
Laura A. Levy, DHSc, PA-C
Laura A. Levy, DHSc, PA-C
Jill Cunningham, MHS
Sean Guinane, DHSc
Jolene Bohensky, MS
Nicole Daher, MS
Melissa Eiseman, PA-C
Ludmila Furman, PA-C
Kimberly Henry, PA-C
Professors Emeriti
Cecil Harris, DO
Matthew Geromi, DO
Psychology
Professor and Dean, School of Professional & Applied Psychology
Robert A. DiTomasso, PhD, ABPP
Professors
Robert A. DiTomasso, PhD, ABPP
Stephanie H. Felgoise, PhD, ABPP
David S. Festinger, PhD
Barbara A. Golden, PsyD, ABPP
Elizabeth A. Gosch, PhD, ABPP
Jessica Glass Kendorski, PhD, NCSP, BCBA-D
George M. McCloskey, PhD
Virginia Salzer, PhD
Associate Professors
Amanda Fisher, PhD
Michelle Lent, PhD
Susan Mindel, PhD
Stephen Poteau, PhD
Brad Rosenfield, PsyD
Katy Tresco, PhD
Meredith Weber, PhD, NCSP
Clinical Associate Professors
Scott Glassman, PsyD
Donald P. Masey, PsyD
Beverly A. White, PsyD
Assistant Professors
Richard G. Allen, PsyD, NCSP, BCBA-D
Jeffrey M. Branch, EdD
Richard Joseph Charette II, MSEd
Lisa Corbin, Ph.D, LPC
Sofia Pham, PhD, NCSP
Marcella Rolle, Ph.D, NCC
Clinical Assistant Professors
Nancy Aronson, PhD
Mary M. Austin, MSN, RN, NHA
Clinical Assistant Professors
Madelyn Sine-Karasick, DO
Clinical Professor and Chair
Gerald E. Dworkin, DO
Professor and Chair
Open - Ophthalmology
Laurence H. Belkoff, DO Urologic Surgery
Sherman N. Leis, DO Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
John J. McPhilemy, DO Orthopedic Surgery
Scott E. Rosenthal, DO Anesthesiology
Arthur J. Sesso, DO General Surgery
Leonard H. Finkelstein, DO
Isadore Lieberman, DO
Frederick Meoli, DO
Anthony A. Minissale, DO
Thomas L. Moy, DO
Donald H. Thome, DO
Laurence H. Belkoff, DO
Sherman N. Leis, DO
John J. McPhilemy, DO
Arthur J. Sesso, DO
John W. McGrath, DO
Steven S. Yocum, DO
Thomas A. Geng, Jr., DO
Benjamin Lam, MD
Catherine Cahill, DO
Kenneth Heist, DO
Joseph M. Rosenblatt, DO
Scott E. Rosenthal, DO
THE FACULTY OF PCOM – Teaching in Georgia
A highly-qualified faculty of physicians, pharmacists, 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. In a real sense, education at PCOM Georgia is carried out by this larger PCOM Georgia family. Faculty concentration and dedication show in the teaching students receive.
Bio-Medical Sciences
Professor Emeritus
Mary Owen, JD, PhD
Professors
Bonnie A. Buxton, PhD (Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology)
Harold L. Komiskey Jr., PhD (Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology)
Huo Lu, PhD (Anatomy)
Brian M. Matayoshi, PhD (Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology)
Dennis Peffley, PhD, JD (Physiology & Pharmacology)
Diane Peterson, PhD (Anatomy)
Lori Redmond,PhD (Anatomy)
Vlad Stanescu, MD, MSc (Anatomy)
Richard E. White, PhD (Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology)
Associate Professors
Adwoa D. Aduonum, PhD (Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology)
Mircea Anghelescu, MD(Pathophysiology)
Kimberly Baker, PhD (Biochemistry)
Valerie E. Cadet, PhD (Microbiology, Immunology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine)
Shafik Habal, MD (Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology)
Francis E. Jenney Jr., PhD (Biochemistry)
Robert McAfee, PhD (Anatomy)
Michael Selby, PhD (Anatomy)
Karim Z. Zaman, DO (Pathology)
Shu Zhu, MD, PhD (Physiology)
Emergency Medicine
Clinical Professor
Donald Penney, MD
Assistant Professors
Marla Golden, DO
Family Medicine
Assistant Professor
Lauren Ball, DO, MPH
Internal Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor
Collette Bullock, DO
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Associate Professor
William Delp, DO
Assistant Professor
Shawne Murray, DO
Pediatrics
Dean and Chief Academic Officer of the Osteopathic Program
Andrea Mann, DO
Professor
Andrea Mann, DO
Clinical Professor
Gary F. Freed, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jana R. Himmelbaum, DO
Pharmacy
Professor, Dean and Chief Academic Officer of the School of Pharmacy
Shawn Spencer, PhD, RPh
Professors
Naushad Khan Ghilzai, PhD
Avadhesh Sharma, PharmD, PhD
Shawn Spencer, PhD, RPh
Associate Professors
Shari Allen, PharmD
Kimberly Barefield, PharmD, MHA
Sandra Benavides Caballero, PharmD
Yue-Qiao (George) Huang, PhD
Samuel John, PharmD
Michael Lee, PhD
Hua Ling, PharmD
Vicky Mody, PhD
Kumar Mukherjee, PhD
Rocsanna Namdar, PharmD
Srujana Rayalam, DVM, PhD
Sara Wilson Reece, PharmD
Brent Rollins, PhD, RPh
Shashidharamurthy Taval, PhD
Sonia Thomas, PharmD
John Tovar, PharmD
Xinyu (Eric) Wang, PhD
Desuo Wang, PhD, MD
Julie Wickman, PharmD
Zhiqian (James) Wu, PhD
Assistant Professors
Drew Cates, PharmD
Caroline Champion, PharmD
Christopher Holaway, PharmD
Irandokht Khaki-Najafabadi, PharmD
Shirin Madzhidova, PharmD
Edo-Abasi U. McGee, PharmD
Candis McGraw-Senat, PharmD
Essie Samuel, PharmD
Psychiatry
Clinical Assistant Professor
Ryan Smith, DO
Physical Therapy
Professor and Interim Chair of Physical Therapy
Ruth Maher, PhD, DPT
Professors
Robert Friberg, PT, PhD, MEd, CFMT, LPC
Ruth Maher, PhD, DPT
Carol A. Miller, PT, PhD, GCS
Jeanne Welch, PT, DPT
Associate Professors
Philip A. Fabrizio, PT, DPT, MS, CEAS, CIDN
Jennifer Wiley, PT, DPT
Assistant Professors
Teresa Pierce, PT, DPT
Shelley Smith DiCecco, PT, PhD
Melissa Smith, PT, DPT
Physician Assistant Studies
Associate Professor
Rebekah E. Thomas, PharmD, PA-C
Assistant Professors
James Becker, MS
Lindsey Brown, MS
James Garrett, PA-C
Carrie E. Nold, MPA, PA-C
Psychology
Clinical Instructor
Elizabeth Levine
Surgery
Associate Professor
Brian Mann, DO
Clinical Professor
Frank Jones, MD, MPH
The Faculty of PCOM – Teaching in South Georgia
A highly-qualified faculty of physicians, 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. Faculty concentration and dedication show in the teaching students receive.
Bio-Medical Sciences
Associate Professors
Rasheed Agboola, MBBS, MSc (Pathology)
Savita Arya, MD, MBBS (Pathology)
Shiv Dhiman, MBBS (Anatomy)
Thomas Last, PhD (Biochemistry and Cellular Genetics)
Nikita Mirajkar, PhD (Pharmacology)
Edward Shaw, PhD (Microbiology and Immunology)
Jennifer Shaw, PhD (Physiology)
Sandeep Vansal, PhD (Pharmacology)
Robert Walker, PhD (Physiology)
Assistant Professors
Stacie Fairley, PhD (Microbiology and Immunology)
Leslie Pryor-McIntosh, PhD (Anatomy)
Brandy Sreenilayam, PhD (Biochemistry and Cellular Genetics)
Instructor
Sebastian Egberts, MS (Anatomy)
Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor
Gino Alberto, DO, MPH
Marla Golden, DO
Nilam Vaughan, DO
Family Medicine
Professor
George Fredrick, MD
Internal Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor
Daryl Crenshaw, MD
OB/GYN
Assistant Professor
Randall Sisam, DO, MBA
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Associate Professor
Kristie Petree, DO
Pediatrics
Associate Professor
Winston Price, MD
Assistant Professor
Ann Contrucci, MD
Psychiatry
Clinical Associate Professor
Ryan Smith, DO
Radiology
Clinical Assistant Professor
Randall Lee McGill, MD
Surgery
Professor
William Craver, DO
Associate Professor
Robert Lloyd, DO