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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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Caryl Ann Tolchinsky, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor/Director - Student Success & Learning Excellence

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Debra Tomkinson

Executive Assistant

icondtomkinson@nova.edu

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Tennille Tomlinson

Administrative Coordinator II

icontennille@nova.edu

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

Associate Professor - Medical Education/Assistant Dean - Clerkship Curriculum

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James Torrico

Adjunct

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Akiva Turner

Chair - Health Science/Professor

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Jennifer Vaden-Rose

Administrative Coordinator II

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Steven Valentine

Adjunct

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Kallidaikurichi Venkatachalam, Ph.D.

Professor - Biochemistry

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Kevin Verde

Adjunct

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Thomas Verdone

Adjunct

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Eric Verfaillie

Adjunct

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Mani Vindhya

Medical Director - Anesthesia/Instructor - Anesthesia

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Eric Wagner

Administrative Coordinator I

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Robert Wagner

Executive Associate Dean, School of Health Sciences

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Vanessa Washington

Administrative Coordinator I

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Marisela Watanabe

Adjunct

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Teshia Watson Bailey

Administrative Coordinator III

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Shannon Wayte, CFRE

Assistant Vice President - Advancement and Community Relations

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Nancy Webster

Adjunct

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Nathan Weirich

Assistant Professor - Anesthesia

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Monique Wheatley

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

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Chennel Williams

Manager - Health Science Doctoral Program

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Maya Womack

Administrative Coordinator I

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Adam Wood, Pharm.D., DABAT

Associate Professor - Physician Assistant

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Jessica Yanosik

Assistant Professor - Anesthesia

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Rick Yip

Professor - Medical Educator Anatomy

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Samuel Yoders

Program Director - Cardiovascular Sonography/Assistant Professor

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Yuri Zagvazdin

Professor - Physiology

iconyuri@nova.edu

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Michelle Zhao

Adjunct

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Stephen Zimberg

Adjunct

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Diana Zitko

Administrative Coordinator I

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