Course and Clerkship Personnel
Course Directors:
M1 Anatomical Foundations of Clinical Practice (AFCP) 1 & 2
Malli Barremkala, M.D.
Jickssa Gemechu, Ph.D.
Coordinator: Katie Hitt
M1 Biomedical Foundations of Clinical Practice (BFCP) 1 & 2
James Grogan, Ph.D. (BFCP 1)
Paul Megee, Ph.D. (BFCP 1)
Coordinator: Cheryl Lim
M1 Cardiovascular
Suzan ElSayed, Ph.D.
Monica Jiddou-Patros, M.D.
Coordinator: Cheryl Lim
M1 Hematopoietic and Lymphoid
Sarah Lerchenfeldt, Pharm.D.
Elizabeth Wey, M.D.
Coordinator: Cheryl Lim
M1 Neuroscience 1
Daniel Menkes, M.D.
Gustavo Patino, M.D., Ph.D.
Coordinator: Cheryl Lim
M1 Respiratory
Vishal Patel, M.D.
Claudio Cortes, Ph.D.
Coordinator: Cheryl Lim
Course Directors:
M2 Behavioral Medicine and Psychopathology
Changiz Mohiyeddini, Ph.D.
Agnes Wrobel, M.D.
Coordinator: Loretta Trader
M2 Diagnostic Medicine
Sayf Al-Katib, M.D.
Wendy Wiesend, M.D.
Coordinator (Pathology): Heidi Gorske
Coordinator (Radiology): Phyllis Washington
M2 Endocrine
Michael Brennan, M.D.
Virginia Uhley, Ph.D.
Coordinator: Loretta Trader
M2 Gastrointestinal and Hepatology
Laith Jamil, M.D.
Tracey Taylor, Ph.D.
Coordinator: Loretta Trader
M2 Integrative Evidence Based Medicine
Alexandra Halalau, M.D.
Brett Holmes, D.O.
Coordinator: Loretta Trader
M2 Musculoskeletal, Connective Tissue and Skin
Rajesh Iyer, M.D.
Amish Patel, D.O.
Judith Venuti, Ph.D.
Coordinator: Loretta Trader
M2 Neuroscience
Daniel Menkes, M.D.
Gustavo Patino, M.D., Ph.D.
Coordinator: Loretta Trader
M2 Renal and Urologic
Mohammad Jafri, M.D.
Inaya Hajj Hussein, Ph.D.
Saima Mansuri, M.D.
Coordinator: Loretta Trader
M2 Reproductive
Varna Taranikanti, M.D., Ph.D.
Sangeeta Kaur, M.D.
Jeffrey Yeamans, M.D.
Coordinator: Loretta Trader
Embark 6-8
Dwayne Baxa, Ph.D.
Kara Sawarynski, Ph.D.
Coordinator: Julie Strong
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 & 2
Nicole Marijanovich
Coordinator: Sara Bean
Medical Humanities and Clinical Bioethics 1-6
Abe Brummett, Ph.D.
Jason Wasserman, Ph.D.
Coordinator: Christine Schwartz
Embark 9&10
Dwayne Baxa, Ph.D.
Kara Sawarynski, Ph.D.
Coordinator: Julie Strong
M3 Clerkship Directors and Coordinators
M3 Family Medicine Clerkship Director: (Troy)
Srikala Yedavally, D.O.
Coordinator: Angelina Gjokaj
M3 Internal Medicine Clerkship Directors:
Dillon Karmo
Maham Siddiqi
Coordinator: Maria Rivait
M3 Neurology Clerkship Director:
Adam Kuhlman, D.O.
Coordinator: Michael Viel
M3 OB/GYN Clerkship Director:
Ty Kwaiser, M.D.
Coordinator: Samantha Steele
M3 Ophthalmology Clerkship Director:
Lori Stec, M.D.
Coordinator: Kira Smith
M3 Pediatrics Clerkship Director:
Christopher Bergsman, M.D.
Coordinator: Jill Gibson
M3 Psychiatry Clerkship:
Jolyn Wagner
Coordinator: Kristen Weber
M3 Surgery Clerkship Directors:
Jimmi Mangla
Mario Villalba
Coordinator: Jo Johnston
M4 Clerkship Directors and Coordinators
M4 Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Clerkship Director:
Rebecca Clemans
Coordinator: Kira Smith
M4 Diagnostic Medicine:
Radiology component:
Sayf Al-Katib
Coordinator: Phyllis Washington
Pathology component:
Wendy Wiesend
Coordinator: Heidi Gorske
M4 Emergency Medicine Clerkship and M4 Sub-Internship Director:
Steven Joseph, M.D.
Coordinator: Takesha Shelton
M4 Family Medicine Sub-Internship Director:
Erik Weitz
Coordinator: Angelina Gjokaj
M4 Internal Medicine Sub-Internship Director:
Francisco Davila, M.D.
Coordinator: Sara Bean
M4 Pediatrics Sub-Internship Director:
Christopher Bergsman
Coordinator: Sara Bean
M4 Surgery Sub-Internship Directors:
Jimmi Mangla
Mario Villalba
Coordinator: Sara Bean
Troy, Beaumont:
Troy Site Director:
Stephanie Goike, M.D.
Troy Site Coordinator: Kimberly Moorehead
Art and Practice of Medicine Course Directors:
Nelia Afonso, M.D. (APM 2)
Arati Kelekar, M.D. (APM 4&5)
Ida Rubino, M.D. (APM 1)
Sunitha Santhakumar, M.D. (APM 1-5)
Andrea Hernandez-Troya, M.D. (APM 3)
Coordinator: Gabrielle LeClerc
Embark Course Directors:
M1 Embark 1 & 2 - Dwayne Baxa, Ph.D., and Kara Sawarynski, Ph.D.
M2 Embark 3,4 & 5 - Kyeorda Kemp, Ph.D.
M3 Embark 6, 7 & 8 - Dwayne Baxa, Ph.D., and Kara Sawarynski, Ph.D.
M4 Embark 9 & 10 - Dwayne Baxa, Ph.D., and Kara Sawarynski, Ph.D.
Coordinator: Julie Strong
Medical Humanities and Clinical Bioethics Course Director:
Jason Wasserman, Ph.D.
Coordinator: Christine Schwartz
PRISM Course Directors:
Varsha Karamchandani, M.D. (M1 - M4)
Serena Yan Kuang, M.D., Ph.D. (M1 - M4)
Rebecca Pratt, Ph.D. (M1 - M4)
Coordinator: Karen Smith
Promotion and Maintenance of Health Course Directors:
Linda Dillon, M.D. (1-4)
Deidre Hurse, Ph.D. (1-4)
Victoria Lucia, Ph.D. (1-4)
Coordinator: Christine Schwartz
