Undergraduate Medical Education
Our Team
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Administration
Steven Herrine, MD
Vice Dean, Academic Affairs/UME
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Deborah Ziring, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs/UME
David Abraham, PhD
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs/UME
Katherine Berg, MD, MPH
Associate Dean of Assessment
Academic Affairs/UME
Nina Mingioni, MD, MEd
Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs/UME
John Spandorfer, MD
Rogers B. Daniels Associate Dean of Professionalism in Medicine
Elizabeth Spudich, PhD
Anatomy, Histology & Embryology Thread Director
Charles Scott, PhD
Biochemistry, Genetics & Nutrition Thread Director
Dianna Cheney-Peters, MD
Clinical Skills Thread Director
Alan Cherney, MD
Evidence-Based Medicine Thread & Informatics Thread Director
Dimitrios Papanagnou, MD, EdD, MPH
Health Systems Science Thread Director
Salvatore Mangione, MD
Humanities Thread Co-Director
Megan Voeller
Humanities Thread Co-Director
Sean Moss, MD
Infection & Immunity Thread Director
Alexander Macnow, MD
Pathology Thread Director, Phase 1
Joanna Chan, MD
Pathology Thread Director, Phases 2 & 3
Melanie Elliott, PhD
Physiology Thread Director
John Spandorfer, MD
Professionalism & Ethics Thread Director
Nethra Ankam, MD
Wellness Thread Director
Carol L. Beck, PharmD, PhD
Pharmacology Thread Director
Urvashi Vaid, MD
Phase 1 Director
Year 1 Block Directors
Lara Phillips, MD
Intro to the Study of Medicine Block Clinical Medicine Director
Erin Seifert, PhD
Intro to the Study of Medicine Block Basic Science Director
Christopher Snyder, PhD
Host Defense/Blood Block Basic Science Director
Ruben Rhoades, MD
Host Defense/Blood Block Clinical Medicine Director
Darren Mehay, PhD
Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Blocks Basic Science Director
Urvashi Vaid, MD
Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Blocks Clinical Medicine Director
Alyson Owen, MD
Cardiovascular Block Cardiology Content Expert
Aleksandra Snyder, PhD
Renal and Gastrointestinal/Liver Blocks Basic Science Director
Omar Maarouf, MD
Renal Block Clinical Medicine Director
Aaron Martin, MD
Gastrointestinal/Liver Block Clinical Medicine Director
Year 2 Block Directors
Elizabeth Spudich, PhD
Neurological System/Psychiatry Block Basic Science Director
Keira Chism, MD
Neurological System/Psychiatry Block Clinical Medicine Director
Lindsay Higdon, MD
Neurological System/Psychiatry Block Neurology Content Expert
Aleksandra Snyder, PhD
Endocrine/Urology/Reproduction Block Basic Science Director
Danielle Cullen, MD
Endocrine/Urology/Reproduction Block Clinical Medicine Director
Costas Lallas, MD
Endocrine/Urology/Reproduction Block- Urology Content Expert
Barbara Simon, MD
Endocrine/Urology/Reproduction Block- Endocrinology Content Expert
Michael Root, PhD
Musculoskeletal/Dermatology/Rheumatology Block Basic Science Director
Eileen Shieh, MD
Musculoskeletal/Dermatology/Rheumatology Block Clinical Medicine Director
Matthew Keller, MD
Musculoskeletal/Dermatology/Rheumatology Block- Dermatology Content Expert
Sherry Yang, MD
Musculoskeletal/Dermatology/Rheumatology Block- Dermatology Content Expert
Chantel Park, MD
Musculoskeletal/Dermatology/Rheumatology Block- Rheumatology Content Expert
Additional Phase 1 Administration
Susan Truong, MD
Director, Case-Based Learning
Paul Scoles, MD
Case-based Learning Case Developer
Carly Levy, MD
Director, Clinical Skills Small Group
Phase 1 Coordinators
Shirley Torres
Education Programs Administrator, Phase 1, Year 1
Jason Hewitt, MS
Education Programs Administrator
Phase 1, Year 2
Rose Olsen
Education Coordinator, Case-Based Learning
Scholarly Inquiry
Karen Bussard, MS, PhD
Co-Director, Scholarly Inquiry
Michael Pasirstein, MD, MPH
Co-Director, Scholarly Inquiry
Nia Leonard
Education Program Manager, Scholarly Inquiry
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Aparna Sarin, MD
Physician Director, Clinical Experience
Michel Montalvo, MSW
Director, Clinical Experience
Sarah Mensah, MHA
Education Programs Administrator
Megan Voeller, MA
Director, Humanities
Marcie Mamura
Education Coordinator, Humanities Selectives
Andres Fernandez, MD, MSEd
Phase 2 Director
Clerkship Directors
Natasha Sinai-Hede, MD
Anesthesia Clerkship Director
Xiao Zhang, MD
Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director
Jason Gonzalez, MD
Emergency Medicine Clerkship Assistant Director
Robert McClowery, MD
Clerkship Director, Family Medicine
Jillian Zavodnick, MD
Internal Medicine Clerkship Director
Courtney Seebadri-White, MD
Neurology Clerkship Director
Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, MD
Neurosurgery Clerkship Director
Katherine Lackritz, MD
Obstetrics/Gynecology Clerkship Director
Bruce Markovitz, MD
Ophthalmology Clerkship Director
Megan Crippen, MD
Otolaryngology Clerkship Director
Jessica Tomaszewski, MD
Pediatrics Clerkship Director
Alan Hilibrand, MD
Orthopedics Clerkship Director
Mitchell Cohen, MD
Psychiatry Clerkship Director
Johanna Beck, MD
Psychiatry Clerkship Associate Director
Renee Tholey, MD
Surgery Clerkship Director
Tyler Grenda, MD
Surgery Clerkship Associate Director
Costas Lallas, MD
Urology Clerkship Director
Clerkship Coordinators
Mary Long
Clerkship Coordinator, Anesthesia
Steven Bulizzi
Clerkship Coordinator, Emergency Medicine
Laura Monroe
Clerkship Coordinator, Family Medicine
Hannah Morgan
Clerkship Coordinator, Internal Medicine, Phase 2
Bruce Allen
Clerkship Coordinator, Neurology
Michelle Hoffman
Clerkship Coordinator, Neurosurgery
Mary Costa
Clerkship Coordinator, Ophthalmology
Kerry Lorincz-Goldstein
Clerkship Coordinator, Orthopedics
Kelly Quici
Clerkship Coordinator, Orthopedics
Karen Keane
Clerkship Coordinator, Otolaryngology
Karen Baseman
Clerkship Coordinator, Pediatrics
Jaynie Estrada
Clerkship Coordinator, Psychiatry
Lauren Burr
Clerkship Coordinator, Surgery
Sherry Weitz
Clerkship Coordinator, Surgery
Janice Harper
Coordinator, Urology, Phase 3
Lisa Peeler
Coordinator, Urology, Phase 2
Shruti Chandra, MD
Phase 3 Director
Sybil Fullard, MS
Education Program Manager, Phase 3
Pathway Directors
Barbara Cymring, MD
Pathway Director, Family Medicine
Jaime Glorioso, MD
Pathway Director, Surgery
Jennifer Valentine, MD
Pathway Director, Medicine
Danielle Cullen, MD
Pathway Advisor, Ob-Gyn
Michael Pasirstein, MD
Pathway Advisor, Emergency Medicine
Adil Solaiman, MD
Pathway Director, Pediatrics
Course Directors
Dianna Cheney-Peters, MD
Medicine Sub-Internship Course Director
Erika Yoo, MD
Critical Care Experience Director
Shruti Chandra, MD
Gateway to Internship Course Director
Arthur Au, MD
Gateway to Internship Ultrasound Lead Facilitator
Kelly Goodsell, MD
Gateway to Internship Ultrasound Lead Facilitator
J. Matthew Fields, MD
Gateway to Internship Ultrasound Lead Facilitator
Natalie Margules, MD
Gateway to Internship Medicine Pathway Simulation Lead Facilitator
Sepehr Sedigh Haghighat, MD
Gateway to Internship Surgical Pathway Simulation Lead Facilitator
Lim Wong, MD
Gateway to Internship Medicine Pathway Small Group Lead Facilitator
Katherine Berg, MD
Associate Dean of Assessment
Kathleen Day, MS
Director of Student Assessment
John Guarnieri, MBA
Director, CQI Data Analytics
Micah Vider, MA
Assessment Program Manager
Anita Wilson, PhD, MEd
Senior Psychometrician
Jennifer Hill
Data Analyst, Phase 1
Theo Clark
Data Analyst, Phases 2 & 3
Alison Washkalavitch, MS
Program Director, Curricular Operations
Jessica Porter, MSc
Curricular Program Manager
Yana Panich
Executive Assistant to Dr. Steven Herrine