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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Moya Alfonso

Program Director - Health Science/Associate Professor

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Jennifer Bencsik

Clinical Director - Respiratory Therapy/Assistant Professor

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Charlene Bolton

Chair - Physician Assistant/Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

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Elizabeth Carter

Program Director - Anesthesia/Assistant Professor

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Charles Chase

Medical Director/Assistant Professor - Anesthesia

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Diana Cherkiss

Program Director - Physician Assistant/Associate Professor - Physician Assistant

icondmaurer@nova.edu

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Claudette Chin-Loy

Institutional Researcher

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Charlene Couillard

Program Director - Physician Assistant/Assistant Professor

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Debra Dixon

Director - Master of Health Science Program/Associate Professor

icondd1026@nova.edu

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Lisa Farach

Chair - Respiratory Therapy/Program Director/Assistant Professor

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Sandrine Gaillard-Kenney

Associate Dean - Health Care Sciences/Professor - Health Science

icongaillard@nova.edu

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Daryl Garsik

Director - NSU MD Laboratory Services

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Hugh Griffenkranz

Clinical Director - Physician Assistant/Assistant Professor

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Harvey Hines, M.S.

Director-Student Records & Operations

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Michael Hurley

Medical Director - Anesthesia/Assistant Professor

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Annessa Kalloo, Esq.

Director - Admissions and Student Services/Director - Accreditation

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Jason Kotun

Program Director - Anesthesia/Assistant Professor

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Stacy Laack Valentine

Program Director - Physician Assistant/Associate Professor - Physician Assistant

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Jermaine Leclerc

Program Director - Anesthesia/Associate Professor

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Glen Martin

Medical Director - Anesthesia/Assistant Professor

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Gregg Mastropolo

Program Director - Anesthesia/Assistant Professor

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Rose McCalla-Henry

Program Director - Medical Sonography/Assistant Professor

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Odoo McCallum

Administrative Director - Clinical Education/Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

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Racheal McInnis

Program Director - Physician Assistant/Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

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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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Christine Perez

Director - Curricular Affairs

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Donald Pritchett, M.S., J.D.

Associate Dean - Student Affairs & Admissions

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Candice Sareli

Vice President - Human Research Affairs, NSU Health & Associate Dean of Research - College of Allopathic Medicine

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Don Sokolik

Medical Director - Anesthesia/Associate Professor

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Robin St George

Director - Student Affairs

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Ashley Tilton

Program Director - Anesthesia/Assistant Professor

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Akiva Turner

Chair - Health Science/Professor

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Mani Vindhya

Medical Director - Anesthesia/Instructor - Anesthesia

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Robert Wagner

Executive Associate Dean, School of Health Sciences

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Shannon Wayte, CFRE

Executive Director - Advancement

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Samuel Yoders

Program Director - Cardiovascular Sonography/Assistant Professor

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