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

Associate Professor - Medical Education/Assistant Dean - Clerkship Curriculum

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Akiva Turner

Chair - Health Science/Professor

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Kallidaikurichi Venkatachalam, Ph.D.

Professor - Biochemistry

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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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Nathan Weirich

Assistant Professor - Anesthesia

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Monique Wheatley

Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant

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Adam Wood

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

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