Our Team
College
- Center City Campus
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Degree Earned
- Medical Doctor
Program Length
45 months
Program Type
- On Campus
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Our Team
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Administration
Mark Tykocinski, MD
President, Thomas Jefferson University
Anthony F. and Gertrude M. DePalma Dean, Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Steven Herrine, MD
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs/UME
Deborah Ziring, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs/UME
David Abraham, PhD
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs/UME
Katherine Berg, MD
Associate Dean of Assessment
Clinical Skills Director
Abigail Kay, MD
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs/UME
John Spandorfer, MD
Rogers B. Daniels Associate Dean of Professionalism in Medicine
Dimitrios Papanagnou, MD, MPH
Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Associate Provost for Faculty Development, Health Professions Education, and Scholarship
Thread Directors
Elizabeth Spudich, PhD
Anatomy Director
Peter Ronner, PhD
Biochemistry Director
Charles Scott, PhD
Biochemistry Director
Stefani Russo, MD
Clinical Skills Thread Director
Alan Cherney, MD
Evidence-Based Medicine Thread Director
Dimitrios Papanagnou, MD, MPH
Health Systems Science Thread Director
Salvatore Mangione, MD
Humanities Thread Director
Megan Voeller
Co-Director of Humanities Selectives
Carolyn Kramer, MD
Infection & Immunity Thread Director
Alexander Macnow, MD
Pathology Thread Director, Phase 1
Joanna Chan, MD
Pathology Thread Director, Phase 2 & 3
Carol L. Beck, PharmD, PhD
Pharmacology Thread Director
Bhavik Shah, PharmD
Pharmacology Thread Director
Melanie Elliott, PhD
Physiology Thread Director
David Oxman, MD
Professionalism Thread Director
Nethra Ankam, MD
Wellness Thread Director
Phase 1
Urvashi Vaid, MD
Phase 1 Director
Year 1 Block Directors
Lara Phillips, MD
Block 1 Clinical Medicine Director
Erin Seifert, PhD
Block 1 Basic Science Director
Christopher Snyder, PhD
Block 2 Basic Science Director
Marlana Orloff, MD
Block 2 Clinical Medicine Director
Elizabeth Spudich, PhD
Block 3 Basic Science Director
Urvashi Vaid, MD
Phase 3 Clinical Medicine Director
Aleksandra Snyder, PhD
Block 4A & 4B Basic Science Director
Omar Maarouf, MD
Block 4A Clinical Medicine Director
Christina Tofani, MD
Block 4B Clinical Medicine Director
Year 2 Block Directors
Charles Scott, PhD
Block 5 Basic Science Director
Danielle Cullen, MD
Block 5 Clinical Medicine Director
Paul Howard, DPT, PhD
Block 6 Basic Science Director
Eileen Shieh, MD
Block 6 Clinical Medicine Director
Aleksandra Snyder, PhD
Block 7 Basic Science Director
Keira Chism, MD
Block 7 Clinical Medicine Director
Chantel Park, MD
Block 8 Director
Additional Phase 1 Administration
Susan Truong, MD
Director of Case-Based Learning
Paul Scoles, MD
Case-based Learning Case Developer
Monika K. Shirodkar, MD
Director of Clinical Skills Small Group
Phase 1 Coordinators
Shirley Torres
Education Coordinator,
Phase 1, Year 1
215-955-8080
Mark Kennedy, MFA
Education Programs Administrator, Phase 1, Year 2
215-955-7662
Jessica Porter, MSc
Education Coordinator, CBL
215-955-5597
Scholarly Inquiry
Karen Bussard, PhD
Co-Director, Scholarly Inquiry
Michael Pasirstein, MD, MPH,
Co-Director, Scholarly Inquiry
Nia Leonard
Education Programs Administrator, Scholarly Inquiry
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Clinical Experience
Geoffrey Hayden, MD
Physician Director of Clinical Experience
Paula Ostroff, BFA, RN, CCM, MSO
Director of Clinical Experience
Olivia Quinn
Education Programs Administrator, Clinical Experience
215-955-7755
Humanities
Salvatore Mangione, MD
Humanities Thread Director
Megan Voeller
Co-Director of Humanities Selectives
Marcie Mamura
Education Coordinator, Humanities Selectives
215-955-8523
Phase 2
Nina Mingioni, MD
Phase 2 Director
Clerkship Directors
Neeru Rattan, MD
Clerkship Director, Anesthesia
Shruti Chandra, MD
Clerkship Director, Emergency Medicine
Chaiya Laotepitaks, MD
Clerkship Director, Emergency Medicine
Maria Syl DeLaCruz MD
Clerkship Director, Family Medicine
Fred Markham, MD
Clerkship Director, Family Medicine
Jillian Zavodnick, MD
Clerkship Director, Internal Medicine
Andres Fernandez, MD
Clerkship Director, Neurology
Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, MD
Clerkship Director, Neurosurgery
Katherine Lackritz, MD
OB/GYN Clerkship Director
Bruce Markovitz, MD
Clerkship Director, Ophthalmology
Tara Uhler, MD
Clerkship Director, Ophthalmology
Richard Goldman, MD
Clerkship Director, Otolaryngology
Jessica Tomaszewski, MD
Clerkship Director, Pediatrics
Alan Hilibrand, MD
Clerkship Director, Orthopedics
Mitchell Cohen, MD
Clerkship Director, Psychiatry
Daniel Neff, MD
Clerkship Director, Psychiatry
Tyler Grenda, MD
Clerkship Director, Surgery
Renee Tholey, MD
Clerkship Director, Surgery
Costas Lallas, MD
Clerkship Director, Urology
Dolores Shupp-Byrne, PhD
Clerkship Director & Coordinator, Urology
Clerkship Coordinators
Mary Long
Clerkship Coordinator, Anesthesia
Steven Bulizzi
Clerkship Coordinator, Emergency Medicine
Amy Levine
Clerkship Coordinator, Family Medicine
Laura Monroe
Clerkship Coordinator, Family Medicine
Shannon Aubin
Clerkship Coordinator, Internal Medicine, Phase 3
Hannah Morgan
Clerkship Coordinator, Internal Medicine, Phase 2
Bruce Allen
Clerkship Coordinator, Neurology
Michelle Hoffman
Clerkship Coordinator, Neurosurgery
Cindy DeVore
Clerkship Coordinator, Obstetrics/Gynecology
Mary Costa
Clerkship Coordinator, Ophthalmology
Kerry Lorincz
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
Phase 3
Shruti Chandra, MD
Phase 3 Director
Sybil Fullard
Education Programs Administrator, Phase 3
215-955-8398
Pathway Directors & Advisors
Maria Syl DeLaCruz MD
Pathway Director, Family Medicine
Jaime Glorioso, MD
Pathway Director, Surgery
Jennifer Valentine, MD
Pathway Director, Medicine
Danielle Cullen, MD
Pathway Advisor, Ob-Gyn
Chaiya Laoteppitaks, MD
Pathway Advisor, Emergency Medicine
Adil Solaiman, MD
Pathway Director, Pediatrics
Course Directors
Dianna Cheney-Peters, MD
Medicine Sub-Internship Course Director
David Oxman, MD
Critical Care Experience Director
Shruti Chandra, MD
Gateway to Internship Course Director
Arthur Au, MD
Gateway to Internship Ultrasound Lead Facilitator
Danielle Cullen, MD
Gateway to Internship Surgical Pathway Small Group Lead Facilitator
Natalie Margules, MD
Gateway to Internship Medicine Pathway Simulation Lead Facilitator
Peter Tomaselli, MD
Gateway to Internship Surgical Pathway Simulation Lead Facilitator
Lim Wong, MD
Gateway to Internship Medicine Pathway Small Group Lead Facilitator
UME Assessment Team
Katherine Berg, MD
Associate Dean of Assessment
Kathleen Day, MS
Director of Student Assessment
215-503-4991
John Guarnieri
Director, CQI Data Analytics
215-955-4145
Micah Vider, MA
Assessment Program Manager
215-955-3805
Anita Wilson, PhD, MEd
Senior Psychometrician
215-955-2014
Jennifer Hill
Data Coordinator, Student Assessment
215-955-1892
UME Academic Affairs
Alison Washkalavitch, MS
Educational Business Manager
215-955-2704
Jennifer Peck, MFA
Curriculum Technology Specialist
215-955-2706
Yana Panich
Executive Assistant to Dr. Steven Herrine
215-955-8081