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
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
Abigail Kay, MD
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs/UME
John Spandorfer, MD
Rogers B. Daniels Associate Dean of Professionalism in Medicine
Thread Directors
Elizabeth Spudich, PhD
Anatomy, Histology & Embryology Thread Director
Charles Scott, PhD
Biochemistry, Genetics & Nutrition Thread Director
Katherine Berg, MD, MPH
Interim 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
Carolyn Kramer, MD
Infection & Immunity Thread Director
Alexander Macnow, MD
Pathology Thread Director, Phase 1
Joanna Chan, MD
Pathology Thread Director, Phases 2 & 3
Carol L. Beck, PharmD, PhD
Pharmacology Thread Co-Director
Melanie Elliott, PhD
Physiology Thread Director
David Oxman, MD
Professionalism & Ethics 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
Darren Mehay, PhD
Block 3A & 3B Basic Science Director
Urvashi Vaid, MD
Block 3A & 3B Clinical Medicine Director
Alyson Owen, MD
Block 3A Cardiology Content Expert
Aleksandra Snyder, PhD
Block 4A & 4B Basic Science Director
Omar Maarouf, MD
Block 4A Clinical Medicine Director
Aaron Martin, MD
Block 4B Clinical Medicine Director
Year 2 Block Directors
Elizabeth Spudich, PhD
Block 5 Basic Science Director
Danielle Cullen, MD
Block 5 Clinical Medicine Director
Costas Lallas, MD
Block 5 Urology Content Expert
Barbara Simon, MD
Block 5 Endocrinology Content Expert
Paul Howard, DPT, PhD
Block 6 Basic Science Director
Eileen Shieh, MD
Block 6 Clinical Medicine Director
Matthew Keller, MD
Block 6 Dermatology Content Expert
Sherry Yang, MD
Block 6 Dermatology Content Expert
Chantel Park, MD
Block 6 Rheumatology Content Expert
Aleksandra Snyder, PhD
Block 7 Basic Science Director
Keira Chism, MD
Block 7 Clinical Medicine Director
Lindsay Higdon, MD
Block 7 Neurology Content Expert
Chantel Park, MD
Block 8 Director
Additional Phase 1 Administration
Susan Truong, MD
Director, Case-Based Learning
Paul Scoles, MD
Case-based Learning Case Developer
Monika K. Shirodkar, MD
Director, Clinical Skills Small Group
Phase 1 Coordinators
Shirley Torres
Education Programs Administrator,
Phase 1, Year 1
215-955-8080
Emme Kennedy, MFA
Education Programs Administrator, Phase 1, Year 2
215-955-7662
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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Clinical Experience
Aparna Sarin, MD
Physician Director, Clinical Experience
Sarah Mensah, MHA
Education Programs Administrator
Humanities
Megan Voeller, MA
Co-Director, Humanities
Marcie Mamura
Education Coordinator, Humanities Selectives
Phase 2
Nina Mingioni, MD
Phase 2 Director
Clerkship Directors
Neeru Rattan, MD
Anesthesia Clerkship Director
Alan Cherney, MD
Emergency Medicine Clerkship Co-Director
Chaiya Laoteppitaks, MD
Emergency Medicine Clerkship Co-Director
Maria Syl DeLaCruz MD
Pathway Director, Family Medicine
Jillian Zavodnick, MD
Internal Medicine Clerkship Director
Andres Fernandez, MD
Neurology Clerkship Director
Courtney Seebadri-White, MD
Neurology Clerkship Associate Director
Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, MD
Neurosurgery Clerkship Director
Katherine Lackritz, MD
Obstetrics/Gynecology Clerkship Director
Bruce Markovitz, MD
Ophthalmology Clerkship Director
Richard Goldman, 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 Assistant Director
Tyler Grenda, MD
Surgery Clerkship Associate Director
Renee Tholey, MD
Surgery Clerkship Director
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
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
Phase 3
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
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
Sepehr Sedigh Haghighat, 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
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
UME Academic Affairs
Alison Washkalavitch, MS
Educational Business Manager
215-955-2704
Yana Panich
Executive Assistant to Dr. Steven Herrine
215-955-8081
Jessica Porter, MSc
Curricular Program Manager
215-955-5597