GUMC Teaching Academy Members

  • Carrie Chen, MD, PhD: Advising/Mentoring, Educational Leadership, Educational Scholarship, Pediatrics
  • Mary Furlong, MD: Direct Teaching, Advising/Mentoring, Educational Leadership, Pathology
  • Aviad Haramati, PhD: Direct Teaching, Educational Leadership, Educational Scholarship, Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology
  • Yumi Jarris, MD: Educational Leadership, Instructional Design, Direct Teaching, Family Medicine
  • Jamie Padmore, PhD: Educational Leadership, Advising/Mentoring, Educational Scholarship
  • Michelle Roett, MD, MPH, FAAFP: Advising/Mentoring, Educational Scholarship, Educational Leadership, Family Medicine
  • Margaret Slota, DNP, RN, FAAN: Advising/Mentoring, Curriculum Development, Educational Leadership, Nursing

  • Kelley Anderson, PhD, FNP: Direct Teaching, Nursing
  • Elizabeth Chawla, MD: Direct Teaching, Pediatrics
  • Diane Davis, DNP, RN, PMHCNS-BC, CNL: Direct Teaching, Nursing
  • Katie Depalma, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC, FACNM: School of Nursing
  • Ronald Distajo, MD, MPH: Direct Teaching, Medicine
  • Anca Dragomir, PhD: Direct Teaching, Oncology
  • Rebecca Evangelista, MD: Direct Teaching, Surgery
  • Priscilla Furth, MD: Direct Teaching, Oncology
  • Jessica Jones, PhD: Direct Teaching, Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Stacey Kaltman, PhD: Direct Teaching, Psychiatry
  • George Luta, PhD: Direct Teaching, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Biomathematics
  • Mark Mattar, MD, FACG, AGAF: Direct Teaching, Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology
  • Darren Mays, PhD, MPH: Direct Teaching, Oncology
  • Pamela Saunders, PhD: Direct Teaching, Neurology
  • Christopher Spevak: Direct Teaching, Clinical Anesthesiology
  • Carol Taylor, PhD, MS, MRN: Direct Teaching, Nursing
  • Kelly Thompson-Brazill, DNP: Direct Teaching, Nursing
  • Aykut Uren, MD: Direct Teaching, Oncology
  • Robert Varipapa, MD: Direct Teaching, Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
  • Sarah Vittone, MSN, MA, RN: Direct Teaching, Nursing
  • Gaby Weissman, MD: Direct Teaching, Medicine
  • Lois Wessel, BA, BSN, MS, DNP, FNP-BC: Direct Teaching, Adv Practice Nursing
  • Melody Wilkinson, NDP, APRN, FNP-C: Direct Teaching, Nursing
  • Richard Williams, MD: Direct Teaching, Medicine
  • Eric Wisotzky, MD: Direct Teaching, Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Elke Zschaebitz, DP, ARPN, FNP-BC: Direct Teaching, Adv Practice Nursing

  • Barbara Bregman, PT, PhD: Advising/Mentoring, Neuroscience & Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Stephanie Detterline, MD: Advising/Mentoring, Medicine
  • Jagmeet Kanwal, MS, PhD: Advising/Mentoring, Neurology

  • Karen McCrea, DNP, APRN, FNP-C: Curriculum, Nursing
  • Jeffrey Weinfeld, MD, MBI: Curriculum, Family Medicine

  • Heather Bradford, PhD, CNM, FACNM: School of Nursing
  • Jonathan Davis, MD: Educational Leadership, Emergency Medicine
  • Melicia Escobar, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC, FACNM: School of Nursing
  • Ann Jay, MD: Educational Leadership, Radiology
  • Michael Karch, MD: Educational Leadership, Orthopedics

  • Heather Hartman-Hall, PhD: Educational Scholarship, Medicine
  • Ming-Jung Ho, MD, DPhil: Educational Scholarship, CENTILE
  • Caroline Wellbery, MD: Educational Scholarship, Family Medicine

  • Ian Amber: Clinical Radiology
  • Hakima Amri, PhD: Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology
  • Lesile Arceneaux, DNP, FNP-BC: Nursing
  • Jayson Atves, DPM: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Division of Podiatric Surgery
  • Lauren Bagian, MS, PhD: Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology
  • Mohammed Bayasi, MD: Surgery
  • Stephen Belmonte, PhD: Nursing
  • Brian Buckley, DrPH, MPH: Medicine, EMCQSL
  • Daniel Bunker, MD: Medicine
  • Stephanie Cardella, MD: Medicine
  • Heechin Chae, MD: Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Susan Cheng, EdLD, MPP: Family Medicine, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Caitlin Coker, PhD, MS: Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology
  • Amy Culbertson, DNP, FNP-BC: Nursing
  • Apama Desai, DO, MPH: Internal Medicine, Palliative Care
  • Ghazaul Dezfuli, PhD: Pharmacology & Physiology
  • Ryan Downey: Pharmacology & Physiology
  • C. Francisco Espinel, MD: Surgery
  • Mara Evans, DNP, CNM: School of Nursing
  • Meghan S. Fitzpatrick, MD: Pediatrics
  • C. Francisco Espinel, MD: Surgery
  • Brian Floyd: International Health NHS
  • Tracie Gadler, DNP, APRN, NP-C, RNFA: NHS
  • Robert Glazer, PhD: Oncology
  • Kristi Graves, PhD: Oncology
  • Robin Gross, MD: Medicine
  • Anjali Gupta, MD: Psychiatry
  • Christopher Haas, MD, PhD: Internal Medicine
  • Bassem Haddad, MD: Oncology
  • Kathryn Hart, MD: MedStar Health
  • Kirsten Hawkins, MD, MPH: Pediatrics
  • Sally Huey, APRN, FNP-BC: Nursing
  • Shiloh Jones, PhD: Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology
  • Christy Kaiser, MD: Medicine (Cardiology)
  • Sarah Knight Marvar, PhD: Pharmacology & Physiology
  • Lakshime Krishnan, MD, PhD: Medicine
  • Sara Kureshi, MD: Family Medicine
  • Emma Kurnat-Thoma, PhD: SON Dept of Professional Practice
  • Alan Langlieb, MD, MPH, MBA: Psychiatry
  • Andrew Lee, MHS: Human Science
  • Virginia Malatack, MD: Medicine
  • Laura Malmut, MD: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Erica McClaskey, MD: FAMD
  • Michelle Milic, MD: Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
  • Roxanne Mirabal-Beltran, PhD, RN: Nursing
  • Aruna Natarajan, MD, PhD: Direct Teaching, Pharmacology
  • Ted Nelson, PhD: Human Science
  • Suzanne O’Neill, PhD: Oncology
  • Xiaoxi Ouyang, MD: Psychiatry
  • Marianna Papademetriou, MD: Gastroenterology
  • Parag Partridge, PhD: Pharmacology & Physiology
  • Kwan Paruchabutr, DNP, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC, CNM, FACNM: Nurse-Midwifery/WHNP Program & WHNP Program
  • Douglas Paull, MD, MS: Medicine
  • Clint Pettit, MD: Medicine
  • Michael Plankey, MD: Medicine
  • Michael Pottash, MD, MPH: Medicine
  • Susmita Sarangi, MBBS, MD: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
  • Anousheh Sayah, MD: Radiology
  • Tobie-Lynn Smith: Family Medicine
  • Judy Song: Radiology/Breast Imaging
  • Claudia Sotomayor, MD, DBe: Pellegrino and Internal Medicine
  • Michael Terao, MD: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
  • Beje Thomas: Medicine/Transplant Institute
  • Sarah Thornton, MD: Medicine
  • Jason Tilan, PhD: Nursing
  • Geeta Upadhyay, PhD: Oncology
  • Judy (Huei-yu) Wang, PhD: Oncology
  • David Weisman, DO: Internal Medicine
  • Sean Whelton, MD: Medicine
  • Rachel Wilcox, DPT, MSP: Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Allison Windels, MD: Internal Medicine
  • Vince WinklerPrins, MD: Family Medicine

  • Shalini Allam: Internal Medicine
  • Sahil Angelo, MD: Internal Medicine
  • Jared Astrow, DO: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Hannie Batal, MD: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Jonathan Cantalino, DO: Radiation Medicine
  • Tenzin Choden, MD, MS, BS: Gastroenterology
  • Kevin Cipriano, MD: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Derek Day, MD: Physical Medicine Rehabilitation
  • Nikki Duong: Family Medicine
  • Michael Farrell: Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Ethan Fraser, MD: Internal Medicine
  • Angela Hsu: Internal Medicine
  • Jennifer Huckabee, MD: Radiology
  • Vinayak Jain, MBBS: Internal Medicine
  • Mezeivtch Karleigh, MD: Pediatrics
  • Ben Kenigsberg, MD: Medicine (Cardiology)
  • Sara Kiparizoska, MD: Internal Medicine
  • Natalia Kot, MD: Pediatrics
  • Sant Kumar, MD: Internal Medicine
  • Alex Luta, MD: Internal Medicine
  • Robert Maldonado, MD: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Kirsten Martin, MD: Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
  • Chagai Mendelson: Internal Medicine
  • Qimin Ng, MD: Pediatrics
  • Matthew Pazderka, MD: Family Medicine
  • Marla Petriello, DO: Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Christine Petrin, MD, MPH: Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
  • Sahana Rajamoorthi, MD: Family Medicine
  • Mark Real, MD: Gastroenterology
  • Tina Roy, MD: Internal Medicine
  • Kerry Ryan, MD: Medicine
  • Paul Sackstein, MD, BS: Internal Medicine
  • Amit Sharma, MD: Physical Medicine Rehabilitation
  • Jared Stowers, MD: Resident Physician
  • Nirguna Thalla, MD, MBA: Physical Medicine Rehabilitation
  • Adam Visconti, MD: Family Medicine
  • Raymond Vlacancich, DO: Medicine
  • Petar Yanev, MD: Physical Medicine Rehabilitation