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

icon

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

Assistant Professor - Medical Education

iconma392@nova.edu

Visit Profile
icon

Vladimir Beljanski

Associate Professor - Allopathic Medicine

iconvbeljanski@nova.edu

icon(954) 262-3383

Visit Profile
icon

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

Associate Professor - Medical Education

iconjcervan1@nova.edu

Visit Profile
icon

Amanda Chase, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Medical Education

iconachase0@nova.edu

icon(954) 262-1188

Visit Profile
icon

Vincent Cimmino, M.D., FACS

Adjunct

iconvcimmino@nova.edu

Visit Profile
icon

Benjamin Courchia

Adjunct

iconbcourchi@nova.edu

icon

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

Assistant Professor - Physician Educator

iconrdeleon1@nova.edu

Visit Profile
icon

Michelle Demory

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

iconMichelle.Demory@nova.edu

icon(954) 262-1392

icon

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

Professor - Medical Education

iconsely@nova.edu

icon(954) 262-0519

Visit Profile
icon

Lauren Fine, M.D.

Associate Professor - Medical Education

iconlfine1@nova.edu

icon(954) 262-0520

Visit Profile
icon

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

Associate Professor - Medical Education

iconbhong@nova.edu

Visit Profile
icon

Samuel Jacobs

he/him/his

Adjunct

iconsjacobs1@nova.edu

icon

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

Assistant Professor - Physician Educator

iconalaloo@nova.edu

Visit Profile
icon

David Lind

Professor - Physician Educator

icondlind@nova.edu

icon

Stuart Marcus, M.D., M.B.A., FACS

Professor - Medical Education/Chair - Clinical Sciences

iconsmarcus1@nova.edu

Visit Profile
icon

Stanley Marks

Adjunct

iconsmarks@nova.edu

icon

Mohammadali Mohajel Shoja, M.D.

Associate Professor - Medical Education

iconmshoja@nova.edu

Visit Profile
icon

Dawn Owens, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Anatomy

icondowens@nova.edu

Visit Profile
icon

Jillian Paprota

Assoc Prof/Physician Educator

iconpaprota@nova.edu

icon

Vijaykumar Rajput, Rajput , M.D.

Professor - Medical Education/Chair - Medical Education

iconvrajput@nova.edu

icon(954) 262-1982

Visit Profile
icon

Gary Schwartz

Associate Professor- Physician Educator

icongs405@nova.edu

Visit Profile
icon

Sharon Sholiton, M.D.

Associate Professor - Medical Education/Assistant Dean - Clerkship Curriculum

iconssholito@nova.edu

icon(954) 262-0526

Visit Profile
icon

Ronald Smith

Adjunct Instructor

iconrsmith7@nova.edu

icon

Jeffrey Snow

Adjunct

iconjsnow@nova.edu

icon

Yemmy Soler, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Medical Education

iconysoler@nova.edu

Visit Profile
icon

Randi Sperling

Adjunct

iconrsperlin@nova.edu

icon

Alexander Torres, D.O., M.B.A., FACEP

Associate Professor - Physician Educator

iconat401@nova.edu

Visit Profile