Meet our Faculty
At Roseman University College of Medicine, our distinguished faculty represents the cornerstone of medical education and innovation. Committed to transforming healthcare through exceptional teaching, groundbreaking research, and interdisciplinary collaboration, our diverse team of experts spans the Departments of Basic Sciences; Bioethics, Humanism and Policy; and Clinical Sciences.
Our faculty embodies intellectual excellence and a profound dedication to our mission of developing compassionate, skilled physicians who will lead healthcare transformation. With backgrounds spanning multiple disciplines, cultural experiences, and research specialties, our educators bring unique perspectives that enrich medical training and advance scientific understanding.
Through rigorous scholarship, mentorship, and a holistic approach to medical education, our faculty prepares the next generation of healthcare professionals to address complex medical challenges with innovation, empathy, and precision.
Chair, Department of Basic Sciences
Lina Zourna-Hargaden, MD, PhD, MPH
Chair of the Department of Basic Sciences
Associate Professor
Department of Basic Sciences Faculty
- Alice Akunyili, MD, Assistant Dean, Foundational Educator Development and Professor
- Voicu Ciobanu, MD, Professor
- Roger Dilts, Jr., PhD, Professor of Basic Sciences
- Jamie Fairclough, PhD, MPH, MS, Associate Dean, Research, Assessment, and Evaluation and Professor
- Tanvirul Hye, PhD, Associate Professor of Basic Sciences
- Dimitrios Ioannou, PhD, Assistant Professor
- Rebecca “Becky” Jayakumar, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPA, Senior Director, Educator Academy and Associate Professor
- Kanee Lerwill, MD, Assistant Professor
- Dietrich Lorke, MD, PhD, Professor
- Ranjana Mitra, PhD, Associate Professor
- Fidelis Nwachukwu, MD, Assistant Professor
- Inaia Phoenix, PhD, Associate Professor
- Helen Tempest, PhD, Associate Dean, Foundational Education and Professor
Chair, Department of Bioethics, Humanism and Policy
Andria Peterson, PharmD
Chair of the Department of Bioethics, Humanism and Policy, and Executive Director of EMPOWERED
Department of Bioethics, Humanism and Policy Faculty
- Cheryl Brewster, EdD, Senior Executive Dean, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging and Professor
- Luther “Lu” Brewster, PhD, Senior Executive Dean, Community Health Innovation and Professor
- Marin Gillis, PhD, LPh, Senior Executive Dean, Faculty Affairs & Learning Innovation and Professor
- Judy Hanrahan, JD, MA, Assistant Dean, Faculty Affairs & Learning Innovation and Assistant Professor
- Shadi Heidarifar, PhD, MA, Assistant Professor
- Adrian Jones, JD, Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Professor
- Gretchen Keys, EdD, MLS, RRT, Assistant Dean, Faculty & Staff Equity and Assistant Professor
- Robert McAuley, PhD, Director, Accreditation and Professor
- Maria Vazquez-Amaral, JD, MEd, Assistant Dean, Medical Simulation and Assistant Professor
Chair, Department of Clinical Sciences
Steve Embley, DO, MBA, FAAFP
Chair of the Department of Clinical Sciences and Director of Clinical Skills
Department of Clinical Sciences Faculty
- Orest Boyko, MD, PhD, Professor
- Denise Davis, MD, FAAFP, HMDC, Associate Professor
- Karin Esposito, MD, PhD, Senior Executive Dean, Academic Affairs, Chief Academic Officer and Professor
- Pedro “Joe” Greer, MD, Dean and Professor
- Farzad Kamyar, MD, Clerkship Director, Psychiatry and Assistant Professor
- Diane Mak, MD, Assistant Professor
- Phillip Gordon McLemore, MD, Clerkship Director, OB/GYN and Assistant Professor
- Amanda Koziel, MD, Assistant Professor
- Daniel Moses, DO, Assistant Professor
- Nirupa Paulraj, MD, Assistant Professor
- Thomas Swoboda, MD, MS, CPE, FACEP, Associate Dean, Clinical Education and Professor
- Julpohng “JP” Vilai, MD, Clerkship Director, Pediatrics and Assistant Professor
- Caitlin White, DO, Assistant Professor