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. 

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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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Thura Al-Khayat, M.D.

Assistant Professor - Anatomy

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

Assistant Professor - Medical Education

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Janeen Arzu

Budget Analyst II

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Maximiliano Barbosa Mendoza

Post-Doc Research Associate

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Kyle Bauckman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Allopathic Medicine/Assistant Dean - Curricular Affairs

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Vladimir Beljanski

Associate Professor - Allopathic Medicine

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Jennifer Birchfield

Academic Program Coordinator III

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Ricardo Bonfil, Ph.D.

Professor - Pathology

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Erik Boone

Educational Technologist

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Teril Buchanan

Administrative Coordinator II

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Peyton Buettner

Clinical Research Coordinator III

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Brittany Calaluca

Administrative Coordinator III

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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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Claudette Chin-Loy

Institutional Researcher

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Vincent Cimmino, M.D., FACS

Adjunct

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Susan Collingwood, J.D.

Assistant Dean - Educational Standards & Quality

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Joshua Costin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Microbiology

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Benjamin Courchia

Adjunct

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Paula D'Amico-Yequi

Administrative Assistant I

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Kelley Davis

Professor - Microbiology

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Rolando De Leon, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

Assistant Professor - Physician Educator

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Michelle Demory

Associate Professor - Medical Education/Assistant Dean - Pre-Clerkship Curriculum

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Ryann DeSena

Executive Assistant I

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Stephen Ely, M.D., Ph.D., FACS

Professor - Medical Education

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Lauren Fine, M.D.

Associate Professor - Medical Education

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Daryl Garsik

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Director - NSU MD Laboratory Services

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Gimol George

Manager - Clinical Curriculum

icongthomas@nova.edu

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Arlene Giczkowski

Assistant Professor - Medical Sciences/Associate Director - Master of Biomedical Sciences

icongiczkows@nova.edu

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Regina Graham

Associate Professor - Allopathic Medicine/Research Scientist

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Patrick Hardigan, Ph.D.

Associate Dean - Research/Professor - Allopathic Medicine

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Sajini Hettiarachchi

Post-Doc Research Associate

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Harvey Hines, M.S.

Director-Student Records & Operations

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Bo-Young Hong, M.S., Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Medical Education

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Mirelle Isma

Curriculum Manager - Clerkship

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Trevor Jackson

Medical Science Laboratory Assistant

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Samuel Jacobs

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Adjunct

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Vanessa Johnson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Medical Education

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Broderick Jones

Professor - Pathology

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Annessa Kalloo, Esq.

Director - Student Services

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William Keller, Ph.D.

Professor - Medical Education

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Christine Kircher

Director (I) - Business Admin

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Sajish Kuriakose

Adjunct

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Anita Laloo, M.B.B.S, M.P.H.

Assistant Professor - Physician Educator

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Arkene Levy Johnston, Ph.D.

Professor/Assistant Dean-Community Engagement Equity and Belonging

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Alana Lewars

Administrative Coordinator II

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David Lind

Professor - Physician Educator

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