THE FACULTY OF PCOM – Teaching in PCOM 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
Linda Adkison, PhD (Genetics)
Adwoa D. Aduonum, PhD (Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology)
Bonnie A. Buxton, PhD (Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology) 
Valerie E. Cadet, PhD (Microbiology, Immunology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine)
Shafik Habal, MD (Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology)
Mindy George-Weinstein, PhD (Anatomy)
Francis E. Jenney Jr., PhD (Biochemistry)
Harold L. Komiskey Jr., PhD (Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology)
Huo Lu, PhD (Anatomy)
Phillip Pearson, PhD (Anatomy & Histology)
Dennis Peffley, PhD, JD (Physiology & Pharmacology)
Diana Peterson, PhD (Anatomy)
Lori Redmond, PhD (Anatomy)
Erica Rushing, MD (Pathology)
Xinyu (Eric) Wang, PhD (Neuroscience, Physiology, and Pharmacology)
Richard E. White, PhD (Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology)
Shu Zhu, MD, PhD (Physiology)

Associate Professors
Associate Professors
Kimberly Baker, PhD (Biochemistry)
Robert McAfee, PhD (Anatomy)
Michael Selby, PhD (Anatomy)

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

Medical Laboratory Sciences
Assistant Professor
Karen Giddens, MS

OB/GYN
Professor
David Adelstein, DO

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Professor Emeritus
Walter Ehrenfeuchter, DO

Professor & Chair of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Victoria Troncoso, DO

Professor
Victoria Troncoso, DO

Assistant Professors
Shawne Murray, DO
Ravi Yarid, DO

Pediatrics
Dean and Chief Academic Officer of the Osteopathic Program
Andrea Mann, DO

Professors
Erik Langenau, DO
Andrea Mann, 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
Sara Wilson Reece, PharmD
Brent Rollins, PhD, RPh
Avadhesh Sharma, PharmD, PhD
Shawn Spencer, PhD, RPh
Shashidharamurthy Taval, PhD
Xinyu Wang, PhD

Associate Professors
Shari Allen, PharmD
Kimberly Barefield, PharmD, MHA
Yue-Qiao (George) Huang, PhD
Michael Lee, PhD
Hua Ling, PharmD
Shirin Madzhidova, PharmD
Edo-Abasi U. McGee, PharmD 
Vicky Mody, PhD
Essie Samuel, PharmD
Sonia Thomas, PharmD
John Tovar, PharmD
Julie Wickman, PharmD
Zhiqian (James) Wu, PhD

Assistant Professors
Irandokht Khaki-Najafabadi, PharmD
Yujin Kim, PharmD, PhD

Physical Therapy
Professor and Chair of Physical Therapy
Ruth Maher, PT, PhD, DPT, WCS

Professors
Philip A. Fabrizio, PT, EdD, DPT, MS, CEAS, CIDN
Ruth Maher, PT, PhD, DPT, WSC
Carol A. Miller, PT, PhD, GCS
Jeanne Welch, PT, EdD, DPT, NCS
Jennifer Wiley, PT, DHSc, DPT

Associate Professor
Shelley Smith DiCecco, PT, PhD, CLT-LANA, CI-CS

Assistant Professors
Alaina Bell, PT, DPT, CCS
Elizabeth Chaffin, PT, DPT, MS, ATC
Scott Lowe, PT, DPT, OCS, CEAS, CFE
Teresa Pierce, PT, DPT, PCS
Melissa Smith, PT, DPT

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
James Garrett, MPAS, PA-C
Ashley Griffin, MMSC, PA-C
Nermin Tepic, PA-C

Psychiatry
Clinical Assistant Professor
Ryan Smith, DO

Surgery
Clinical Professor
Frank Jones, MD, MPH

Associate Professor
Brian Mann, EdD