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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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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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Brooke Parisian

Assistant Professor - Anesthesia

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Michael Parker, Ph.D.

Professor/Chair - Pharmacology

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Joseph Parrish

Assistant Professor - Anesthesia

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Chad Parvus

Assistant Professor - Anesthesiology

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Alina Perez

Professor - Health Science

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Javier Perez

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

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Kerri Pollack

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

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Charles Powell, Ph.D.

Professor - Pharmacology

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Matthew Prusinski

Assistant Professor - Anesthesia

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Heather Putnam

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

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Vijaykumar Rajput, Rajput , M.D.

Professor - Medical Education/Chair - Medical Education

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Sarah Ransdell

Professor - Health Science

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Hugh Rappa

Professor - Physician Assistant

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Andrea Regan

Assistant Professor - Anesthesia

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Lauren Reynolds

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

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Jennifer Ridenoure

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

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Ricardo Rodriguez Millan, M.D.

Assistant Professor - Medical Education

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Rosalyn Rosas

Associate Professor - Physician Assistant/Academic Director - Physician Assistant

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Patricia Rose

Associate Professor - Medical Education

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Frank Rosemeier

Assistant Professor - Anesthesia

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Micaela Ruiz

Assistant Professor - Medical Sonography

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Liliya Ryshchak

Associate Professor - Medical Sonography

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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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Heather Sales

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant / Clinical Director - Physician Assistant

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Fnu Samiksha, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Medical Education

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Rosa Sampedro

Assistant Professor - Cardiopulmonary Sciences

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Miguel Santiago

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

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Heather Schenck

Assistant Professor - Anesthesia

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Catharine Scholl

Associate Professor - Cardiovascular Sonography

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Amanda Schultz

Assistant Professor/Clinical Director - Physician Assistant

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Gary Schwartz

Associate Professor- Physician Educator

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Chand Shah

Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant and Academic Director, Physician Assistant

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Sophie Shpritz

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

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Adalyne Singh

Assistant Professor - Physiology

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BiBi Singh

Assistant Professor - Medical Education

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Elliot Sklar

Professor - Health Science

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Robert Smith, Ph.D.

Associate Professor/Research Scientist

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Don Sokolik

Medical Director - Anesthesia/Associate Professor

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Yemmy Soler, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Medical Education

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Frank Sorhage

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

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Janet Sparker

Associate Professor - Physician Assistant

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Nicholas Spassil

Assistant Professor - Anesthesia

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Lonette Spence

Assistant Professor - Medical Sonography

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Linda Steward

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

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Arash Tadjalli

Assistant Professor

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Wensi Tao

Assistant Professor - Medical Education

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Kamilah Thomas-Purcell

Associate Professor - Health Science

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Ashley Tilton

Program Director - Anesthesia/Assistant Professor

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