NSU ALERT: 10/15/25 CLICK HERE

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

Kaitlin Abers

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

iconKaitlin.Abers@nova.edu

Visit Profile
icon

Laura Amon

Adjunct

iconlamon@nova.edu

Visit Profile
icon

Michael Caplan

Adjunct Instructor

iconmcaplan@nova.edu

icon

Diana Cherkiss

Program Director - Physician Assistant/Associate Professor - Physician Assistant

icondmaurer@nova.edu

icon(954) 262-1849

Visit Profile
icon

Natalee Covitz

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

iconNatalee.Covitz@nova.edu

icon(954) 262-1236

icon

David Diamond

Adjunct Instructor

iconddiamon1@nova.edu

icon

Harvey Feldman

Adjunct

iconhfeldman@nova.edu

icon(954) 262-1258

icon

Amanda Ford-Trotter

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

iconAmanda.Trotter@nova.edu

icon

Patricia Gennodie

Administrative Coordinator I

iconpgennodi@nova.edu

icon

Dana Haimo

Assistant Professor/Clinical Director - Physician Assistant

iconDana.Haimo@nova.edu

icon

Rachel Krackov

Adjunct

iconrkrackov@nova.edu

icon

Watfa Krayssa

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

iconkrayssa@nova.edu

icon

Heather Macdonald

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

iconhmacdona@nova.edu

icon

Jean Mahn

Adjunct

iconjm4116@nova.edu

icon

Odoo McCallum

Administrative Director - Clinical Education/Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

iconodoo@nova.edu

icon

Jessica Offir

Adjunct

iconjgross@nova.edu

icon

Melanie Pajon

Adjunct

iconmp2195@nova.edu

icon

Dominique Palumbo

Adjunct Instructor

icondl868@nova.edu

icon

Marc Rahim

Administrative Coordinator I

iconmrahim@nova.edu

icon

Andrew Ress

Adjunct

iconaress@nova.edu

icon

Jennifer Ridenoure

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

iconridenour@nova.edu

icon(954) 262-1283

icon

Rosalyn Rosas

Associate Professor - Physician Assistant/Academic Director - Physician Assistant

iconrrosas@nova.edu

icon

Loreen Ruiz

Adjunct

iconlruiz@nova.edu

icon

Miguel Santiago

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

iconmsantia1@nova.edu

icon

Sophie Shpritz

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

iconsshpritz@nova.edu

icon

Frank Sorhage

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

iconfsorhage@nova.edu

icon

Krystal Tamewitz

Administrative Coordinator I

iconktamewit@nova.edu

icon

Kevin Verde

Adjunct

iconkv259@nova.edu

icon

Eric Verfaillie

Adjunct

iconverfaill@nova.edu

icon

Monique Wheatley

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

iconmw1156@nova.edu