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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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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Ricardo Bonfil, Ph.D.

Professor - Pathology

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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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Susan Collingwood, J.D.

Assistant Dean - Educational Standards & Quality

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Joshua Costin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Microbiology

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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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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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Arlene Giczkowski

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

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

Associate Professor - Medical Education

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Vanessa Johnson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Medical Education

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Broderick Jones

Professor - Pathology

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William Keller, Ph.D.

Professor - Medical Education

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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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David Lind

Professor - Physician Educator

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

Professor - Medical Education/Chair - Clinical Sciences

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Andrew Mariassy

Professor - Anatomy

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Deborah Mash, Ph.D.

Research Professor

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Anastasia Mashukova

Associate Professor - Physiology

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Harvey Mayrovitz, Ph.D.

Professor - Physiology

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Mohammadali Mohajel Shoja, M.D.

Associate Professor - Medical Education

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Dawn Owens, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Anatomy

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Maria Padilla, M.D., M.Sc., M.Ed.L.

Executive Associate Dean - Academic Affairs/Associate Professor - Allopathic Medicine

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Jillian Paprota

Assoc Prof/Physician Educator

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Michael Parker, Ph.D.

Professor/Chair - Pharmacology

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Charles Powell, Ph.D.

Professor - Pharmacology

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Cheryl Purvis

Professor - Anatomy

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Vijaykumar Rajput, Rajput , M.D.

Professor - Medical Education/Chair - Medical Education

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Ricardo Rodriguez Millan, M.D.

Assistant Professor - Medical Education

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Patricia Rose

Associate Professor - Medical Education

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Francois Sainfort, Ph.D., FACHE

Professor - Healthcare Admin/Dir - Complex Health Systems Program/Chair - Mgmt/Dir - Center for Exec Health Programs

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Fnu Samiksha, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Medical Education

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Gary Schwartz

Associate Professor- Physician Educator

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Sharon Sholiton, M.D.

Associate Professor - Medical Education/Assistant Dean - Clerkship Curriculum

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Adalyne Singh

Assistant Professor - Physiology

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Robert Smith, Ph.D.

Associate Professor/Research Scientist

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Yemmy Soler, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Medical Education

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Arash Tadjalli

Assistant Professor

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