Faculty Directory

Meet Our Renowned Medical Leaders


NSU MD has recruited national experts to create our innovative medical school program from the ground up, transforming promising students into physician leaders. In addition to each faculty member’s considerable career accomplishments, each is strongly committed to creating a supportive, collaborative learning culture: grounded in student-first focus, responsiveness, transparency, and camaraderie. 

Faculty Directory

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Kaitlin Abers

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

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Raad Al Ani, MBChB (M.D.), MSc, F.I.C.M.S.(=PhD)

Associate Professor - Medical Education

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Ghaith Al-Eyd, M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc., Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Medical Education

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Moya Alfonso

Program Director - Health Science/Associate Professor

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Carla Altomare

Adjunct

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Laura Amon

Adjunct

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Stephanie Anderson

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

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Melissa Armas, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor - Medical Education

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Michael Arnholtz

Adjunct

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Thomas Arnold

Adjunct

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Janeen Arzu

Budget Analyst II

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Audrey Ash

Administrative Coordinator I

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Llalando Austin

Associate Professor - Anesthesia

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Olga Avilova

Assistant Professor - Medical Education

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Meagan Babyak

Assistant Professor - Anesthesia

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Sakeena Baccas

Adjunct

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Maria Bajwa

Adjunct

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Gilda Baldwin

Adjunct

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Jason Balls

Adjunct

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Maximiliano Barbosa Mendoza

Post-Doc Research Associate

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Sylwia Bareja

Associate Professor - Physician Assistant

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Kyle Bauckman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Allopathic Medicine/Assistant Dean - Curricular Affairs

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Leslie Beattie

Administrative Coordinator I

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Robert Beaty

Adjunct

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Vladimir Beljanski

Associate Professor - Allopathic Medicine

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Jennifer Bencsik

Clinical Director - Respiratory Therapy/Assistant Professor

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Elizabeth Bennett

Administrative Coordinator I

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Jodie Berman

Adjunct

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David Biel

Assistant Professor - Anesthesia

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Lauren Bledsoe

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

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Anna Blevins

Assistant Professor - Anesthesia

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Robert Bobilin

Adjunct

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Edward Bolanos

Assistant Professor - Anesthesia

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Charlene Bolton

Chair - Physician Assistant/Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

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Ricardo Bonfil, Ph.D.

Professor - Pathology

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Erik Boone

Educational Technologist

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Patricia Brown

Assistant Professor - Anesthesia

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Sara Brusco

Adjunct

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Taylor Bryant

Administrative Coordinator I

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Teril Buchanan

Academic Program Coordinator III

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Peyton Buettner

Clinical Research Coordinator III

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Brittany Calaluca

Curriculum Manager - Pre-Clerkship

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Jonathan Caplan

Associate Professor/Director - Physician Assistant

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Michael Caplan

Adjunct Instructor

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Elizabeth Carter

Program Director - Anesthesia/Assistant Professor

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Stefanie Carter, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor - Allopathic Medicine/Director - Faculty Affairs

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Jorge Cervantes Gonzalez, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Medical Education

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Amanda Chase, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Medical Education

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Charles Chase

Medical Director/Assistant Professor - Anesthesia

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Diana Cherkiss

Program Director - Physician Assistant/Associate Professor - Physician Assistant

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