COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE

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• COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE

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Mary Leathers, DDS Assistant Professor,
Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics Degrees
Earned BS, Penn State Univ, 1996 DDS, UNC
Chapel Hill, 2000 Certificate Pediatric
Dentistry, MUSC, 2008 Came to MUSC from
Charlotte, NC Professional/Personal
interests Research Effects of premature birth
and neonatal care on the oral health of low
birth-weight babies Travel, Cooking, Kayaking
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Walter Renne, DMD Instructor, Restorative
Dentistry Degrees Earned BS, College of
Charleston, 2003 DMD, MUSC, 2008 Came to MUSC
from College of Charleston Professional/Persona
l interests Femtosecond lasers Wildlife
Photography Nickname Wally
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Carlos Rossa, PhD Assistant Professor, Dental
Medicine Degrees Earned DDS, UNESP, Brazil,
1990 MS in Dentistry, UNESP, Brazil, 1994 PhD in
Periodontics, UNESP, Brazil,1998 Post-Doc
Training, Univ of Michigan, 2005 Came to MUSC
from University of Michigan Professional/Person
al interests Extracellular matrix degradation
and inflammation/cancer metastasis spending time
with my son cycling/tennis Nickname/Other
Info Carlinhos
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COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
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Ashley Hodge Instructor, Health
Professions Degrees Earned BS, Ohio State Univ,
2007
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LIBRARY SCIENCE INFORMATICS
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Candace Moorer Instructor, Library Science and
Informatics Degrees Earned BS, College of
Charleston, 2004 MLIS, University of South
Carolina, 2007 Professional/Personal
interests library trends, web 2.0, teaching
millennial students music, roller blading,
Pilates, running, and reading Nickname/Other
Info Candy
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative
Medicine
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Thomas Burch, MD Assistant Professor Anesthesia
and Perioperative Medicine Degrees Earned BS,
Univ of Alabama, 1996 MD, Tulane Medical School,
2000
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Thomas Epperson, MD Assistant Professor
Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine Degrees
Earned BS, Radford Univ, 1994 MD, Virginia
Commonwealth Univ, 2000
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Horst Rieke, MD, PhD Professor, Anesthesia and
Perioperative Medicine Degrees Earned MD,
Georg-August Universitat Gottingen, Germany,
1984 PhD, 1992 Professional/Personal
interests Intensive care medicine
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Joseph Whiteley, DO Assistant Professor,
Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine Degrees
Earned BS, Univ of Michigan, 1994 MS, S.U.N.Y,
1998 DO, Nova Southeastern Univ, 2000
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and
Epidemiology
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Nathaniel Baker, MS Research Associate,
Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and
Epidemiology Degrees Earned BS, Augusta
College, 2005 MS, Medical College of Georgia,
2008 Came to MUSC from Medical College of
Georgia Professional/Personal interests Statisti
cal Inference, Models, and Methods Statistical
Genetics
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Kristin Wallace, PhD Assistant Professor,
Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and
Epidemiology Degrees Earned BA, Syracuse Univ,
1990 MA, Univ of Rochester, 1992 MS, Dartmouth
College, 1998 PhD, Dartmouth College, 2005 Came
to MUSC from Dartmouth Medical
School Professional/Personal interests Cancer
epidemiology/ Tennis poetry
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology
Experimental Therapeutics
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Marina Zemskova, PhD Assistant Professor, Cell
and Molecular Pharmacology Degrees Earned BS,
Samara State Univ, 1981 MS, Samara State Univ,
1983 PhD, Russian Academy of Science, 1994 Came
to MUSC from Loma Linda University,
CA Professional/Personal interests Molecular
biology of cancer cells PIM kinase family and
PIM-dependent pathways fishing, cats and dogs
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of Family Medicine
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Joseph Benich III, MD Assistant Professor,
Family Medicine Degrees Earned BS, Clemson
Univ, 2000 MD, MUSC, 2005 Came to MUSC from
MUSC/UFM Residency Professional/Personal
interests CV primary prevention research,
CHF Golf, running Nickname/Other Info JJ
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Robert Post, MD Instructor, Family
Medicine Degrees Earned BS, College of New
Jersey, 2001 MD, Robert Wood Johnson Med School,
2005
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of MedicineDivision of Cardiology
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Daniel Steinberg, MD Assistant Professor,
Cardiology Degrees Earned BA, Emory Univ,
1997 MD, New Jersey Med School, 2001
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of MedicineDivision of Emergency
Medicine
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Neil Glover, MD Assistant Professor, Emergency
Medicine Degrees Earned BS, Clemson Univ,
1994 MD, MUSC, 1999
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Edward Jauch, MD MS Associate Professor,
Emergency Medicine Associate Professor,
Neurosciences Degrees Earned BS, University of
Dayton, 1982 MS, Cornell University, 1986 MD,
University of Cincinnati, 1993 Came to MUSC
from University of Cincinnati Professional
interests Neurovascular emergencies, biomarker
development, clinical trials Personal
interests Anything water-related, travel
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Lisa Moore, PA Instructor Emergency
Medicine Degrees Earned BS, Univ of North
Carolina, Greensboro, 2002 MMS, Wake Forest Univ,
2005
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Thomas Pollehn, MD Assistant Professor,
Emergency Medicine Degrees Earned BA, Univ of
Virginia, 1990 MD, Georgetown Univ, 1995
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Amanda Wood, MD Instructor, Emergency
Medicine Degrees Earned BS, Univ of Iowa,
1997 MD, Southern Illinois Univ, 2003 Residency
Washington Univ, St. Louis Came to MUSC from
St. Louis, MO with husband (Pediatric
Electrophysiology fellow)
and 8-month old son Interests Photography
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of MedicineDivision of
Gastroenterology Hepatology
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Hemchand Ramberan, MBBS, MD Clinical Instructor,
Gastroenterology Degrees Earned MBBS, Univ of
Guyana School of Medicine Came to MUSC from
Yale University School of Medicine, Yale-New
Haven Hospital (GI Fellowship,
2008) Professional/Personal interests Advanced
pancreatico-biliary and therapeutic endoscopy
YOUR PHOTO
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Stacie Vela, MD Assistant Professor,
Gastroenterology Degrees Earned BS, Univ of
California, Los Angeles, 1998 MD, Ohio State
Univ, 2002 Came to MUSC from University
Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve
University Internal Medicine Residency Profession
al/Personal interests GI malignancies,
endoscopic ultrasound, therapeutic and advanced
endoscopy
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of MedicineDivision of General
Internal Medicine Geriatrics
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Cara Litvin, MD Instructor, General Internal
Medicine Degrees Earned BS, Univ of South
Carolina, 2000 MD, MUSC, 2004 Came to MUSC
from New York City Residency- NYU Hospitalist -
St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital Center Professional
/Personal interests Computers in medicine,
running, enjoying the beach
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Lynn Manfred, MD, EdD Associate Professor
General Internal Medicine Degrees Earned BA,
Hartwick College, 1979 MD, Univ of Rochester,
1983 EdD, Univ of Massachusetts, 2002
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of MedicineDivision of
Hematology/Oncology
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Bo Cen, PhD Assistant Professor,
Hematology/Oncology Degrees Earned BS, Nan-Kai
University , 1994 MS, Nanjing University, China,
1997 PhD, Shanghai Institute of Cell Biology,
2000
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Luciano Costa, MD, PhD Assistant Professor
Hematology/Oncology Degrees Earned MD, Sao
Paulo Univ Medical School, 1998 PhD, Sao Paulo
Univ Medical School, 2005
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Ali-Reza Golshayan, MD Assistant Professor,
Hematology/Oncology Degrees Earned BA, Tufts
Univ, 1995 MD, Univ of Vermont College of Med,
2001 Came to MUSC from Cleveland
Clinic Professional/Personal interests Genitouri
nary oncology, clinical research Tennis,
painting, cooking Nickname Ali
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Patrick Nasarre, PhD Assistant Professor,
Hematology/Oncology Degrees Earned PhD, Faculte
des Sciences de Poitiers, France, 2004 Came to
MUSC from Faculte de Medecine de Creteil,
France Professional/Personal interests Guidance
molecules implicated in tumor angiogenesis and
metastasis formation
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Vincent A. Potiron, PhD Instructor,
Hematology/Oncology Degrees Earned MS,
University of Angers, France, 2002 PhD,
University of Poitiers, France, 2007 Came to
MUSC from University of Poitiers,
France Professional / Personal
interests Guidance molecules implicated in tumor
angiogenesis and metastasis formation
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Keisuke Shirai, MD Assistant Professor
Hematology/Oncology Degrees Earned MD, Kyoto
Univ, 1997
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of MedicineDivision of Microbiology
Immunology
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Songqing He, MD, PhD Assistant Professor,
Microbiology and Immunology Degrees Earned MD,
Guilin Medical College, 1994 MS, Tongji Medical
Univ, 1999 PhD, Tongji Medical Univ, 2003
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of MedicineDivision of Nephrology
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Sonya Coaxum, PhD Assistant Professor,
Nephrology Degrees Earned BS, Benedict College,
1995 PhD, Meharry Med College, 2000 Came to MUSC
from Loyola University Medical
Center Professional interests G protein
signaling Podocyte biology Personal
interests Playing the piano, reading, traveling
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of Neurosciences
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Marc Chimowitz, MBChB Professor,
Neurology Associate Dean of Faculty
Development Degrees Earned BSc., Univ. of Cape
Town, 1975 B.Sc. (Hon), Univ. of Cape Town, 1979
MBChB, Univ. of Cape Town, 1981 Came to MUSC
from Emory University Professional Interests
Stroke research, clinical trialist,
mentoring Personal Interests Tennis, bridge
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Amy Jo Delambo, ACNP Instructor, Neurological
Surgery Degrees Earned AS, Nursing, 1982 BS,
Univ of Pittsburgh, 1994 MS, Univ of Pittsburgh,
1999
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Dilantha B. Ellegala, MD Assistant Professor,
Neurological Surgery Co-Director, Comprehensive
Cerebrovascular Program Degrees Earned MD, Univ
of Washington School of Med, 1996 Residency
(Neurosurgery), Univ of Virginia, 2004 Fellowship
(Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery), Brigham and
Womens Hospital, 2005 Came to MUSC from
Oregon Health Sciences University Professional/P
ersonal interests Cerebrovascular
neurosurgery Nickname Dilan
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Elizabeth Hapke, PA Instructor, Neurological
Surgery Degrees Earned BS, Univ of Panama,
1985 MS, MUSC, 2007
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Christos Lazaridis, MD Assistant Professor,
Neurology Neurosciences Critical Care Degrees
Earned MD, Pecs Univ Medical School,
2001 Neurology, Univ of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center, 2006 Neuro-Critical Care, Johns
Hopkins Univ, 2008 Came to MUSC from Johns
Hopkins Professional/Personal interests All
aspects of neurosciences ICU Cinema, literature
and travel Nickname/Other Info Native of
Greece, call me Christo
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Patricia Mathias, PA Instructor, Neurological
Surgery Degrees Earned BS, Exercise Science,
2001 MS, MUSC, 2007
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Kenkichi Nozaki, MD, PhD Assistant Professor,
Neurology Degrees Earned MD, Hirosaki Univ,
School of Medicine, 1993 PhD, Niigata Univ
Graduate School of Med, 2002 Came to MUSC from
Washington University Professional/Personal
interests Neuromuscular medicine Music Nickname
Ken
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Arthur Riegel, PhD Assistant Professor,
Neuroscience Research Degrees Earned BA (Chem
Bio), Univ of Kansas, 1993 1995 MS, Univ of
Arizona, 1998 PhD, Univ of Arizona, 2001 Post-Doc
(Neuroscience), NIDA-IRP (NIH), 2005 Came to
MUSC From Vollum Institute for Biomedical
Research, (OHSU) Professional
interests Neuroplasticity of addiction, cellular
actions of drugs of abuse (opioids, cocaine,
cannabinoids, inhalants), environmental factors
(stress)
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Jennifer Teeters, MSN, CPNP Pediatric
Neurology Degrees Earned BSN, Morehead State
Univ, 1997 MSN, MUSC, 2002 Came to MUSC from
Louisville,KY Kosair Childrens
Hospital Originally from Cincinnati,
OH Professional/Personal interests Epilepsy
and headache / Hope to become more involved with
research Other Info I spend any free time
with my daughters (2 and 4 years) and husband.
This is our second time living in Charleston, and
want it to be home.
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Tanya Turan, MD Assistant Professor,
Neurology MUSC Stroke Program Degrees Earned
BS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1996 MD,
State Univ of New York-Syracuse, 2000 Came to
MUSC from Emory Professional/Personal
interests Intracranial atherosclerosis,
currently working on Master of Science in
Clinical Research
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Raymond Turner, MD Instructor, Neurological
Surgery Degrees Earned BS, Sacred Heart Univ,
1998 MD, Karol Marcinkowski Univ of Med Sciences,
2002 Came to MUSC from Cleveland Clinic
Foundation Professional/Personal
interests Cerebrovascular disease, novel
endovascular device development Nickname Ray
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Angela Dempsey-Fanning, MD, MPH Assistant
Professor Obstetrics Gynecology Degrees
Earned BS, Univ of Alabama, 1998 MD, MUSC,
2002 MPH, Columbia Univ, 2008
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Bertram C. Finch, MD Assistant Professor,
Obstetrics Gynecology Degrees Earned BS,
Davidson College, 1967 MD, MUSC, 1971
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Tameeka Law, MD Instructor, Obstetrics
Gynecology Degrees Earned BS, Georgia Institute
of Technology, 1997 MD, Mercer Univ School of
Med, 2002
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Gweneth B. Lazenby, MD Instructor, Obstetrics
Gynecology Reproductive Infectious Diseases
Fellow Degrees Earned BS, South Carolina Honors
College, 2000 MD, MUSC, 2004 OB/GYN Residency,
Univ of Hawaii, 2008 Came to MUSC from
University of Hawaii, Honolulu,
HI Professional/Personal interests HIV
womens health, pelvic infections, vaginitis, STI
prevention, contraception, syphilis Nickname
Wendy Husband Nick Fogelson
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Jaime R. Testa, MD Assistant Professor
Obstetrics Gynecology Degrees Earned BA,
Univ of Colorado, 1997 MD, Univ of Colorado
Health Sciences Center, Denver, 2002
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of Ophthalmology
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Denise Carter, OD Instructor Ophthalmology Degr
ees Earned OD, Ohio State Univ, 1993
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Nicole Evans, MD Instructor Ophthalmology Degre
es Earned BA, Princeton Univ, 98 MD, St. Louis
Univ, 04
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Malissa Sandhu, PA Instructor Ophthalmology Deg
rees Earned BS, College of Charleston, 1997 BS,
MUSC, 2000
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Heather Skeens, MD Assistant Professor
Ophthalmology Degrees Earned BS, Univ of
Kentucky, 1998 MD, Marshall Univ, 2002
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of Otolaryngology Head Neck
Surgery
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Indranil Debnath, MD Instructor Otolaryngology
Head Neck Surgery Degrees Earned AB,
Harvard College, 1996 MD, Univ of Tennessee,
2001
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Christopher Discolo, MD Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery Degrees
Earned BA, Concordia College (NY), 1993 MD,
State Univ of New York, 1999 Came to MUSC from
Cleveland Clinic Professional/Personal
interests Pediatric ENT Cleft lip and
palate New York Yankees and cheering against all
Ohio teams
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Nadia Mohyuddin, MD Instructor Otolaryngology
Head Neck Surgery Degrees Earned BA
(Biology), Univ of Missouri, 2003 BA (Chemistry),
Univ of Missouri, 2003 MD, Univ of Missouri,
2003 Residency, Univ of Illinois-Chicago,
2008 Came to MUSC from University of
Illinois-Chicago Professional/Personal
interests Head and neck microvascular
reconstructive surgery
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Patrick Sheahan, MBBCh Instructor
Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery Degrees
Earned MBBCh, National Univ of Ireland, 1997
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of Pathology Laboratory Medicine
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Mariam Alsharif, MBBS Instructor, Pathology
Laboratory Medicine Degrees Earned MBBS, Fatima
Jinnah Med College, 1995 Pathology Res. Training,
Univ of Minnesota, 2006 Diplomate, American Board
of Pathology, 2006 Cytopathology Fellowship, Univ
of Minnesota, 2007 Came to MUSC from
University of Minnesota Professional/Personal
interests Cytopathology Songwriting, music,
poetry, swimming, watching birds
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Nicholas I. Batalis, MD Instructor, Pathology
Laboratory Medicine Degrees Earned BS, Butler
Univ, 1999 MD, Indiana Univ School of Med,
2003 Came to MUSC from Anatomic and Clinical
Pathology Residency, MUSC, 2003-07 Forensic
Pathology Fellowship, Dallas, TX,
2007-08 Professional interests Forensic and
medical autopsy pathology Graduate and
undergraduate medical education
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Serena Duchi, MSc Research Associate Pathology
Laboratory Medicine Degrees Earned BS, Univ
of Bologna, Italy, 2004 MSc, Univ of Bologna,
Italy, 2005 Came to MUSC from Exchange PhD
student Professional/Personal interests Bioinfor
matics, swimming, music Nickname/Other Info I
love travel
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Xiaohuan Gu Research Associate Pathology
Laboratory Medicine Degrees Earned BS, Capital
Medical University, Beijing, 2005
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Christopher Andrew Novotny, MD Instructor,
Pathology Laboratory Medicine Degrees Earned
BS, North Carolina State Univ, 1997 MD, Bowman
Gray School of Med, 2002 Came to MUSC from
University of Tennessee at Knoxville Professiona
l/Personal interests Surgical pathology and
cytopathology Nickname/Other Info Married to
Whitney Cole, with a 10-month old son, Luke
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Jack Yang, MD Associate Professor Pathology
Laboratory Medicine Degrees Earned MD, Jilin
University ,19 82
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of Pediatrics
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G. Hamilton Baker, MD Assistant Professor,
Pediatric Cardiology Degrees Earned BS, Univ of
Michigan, 19996 MD, Albany Medical College,
2001 Came to MUSC from MUSC Pediatric
Cardiology Fellowship Professional/Personal
interests Interventional catheterization,
cardiac physiology research, kayaking
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Silkia Figueroa-Martinez, MD Instructor General
Pediatrics Degrees Earned BS, Univ of Puerto
Rico, 1998 MD, Univ of Puerto Rico, 2003
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Timothy Givens, MD Associate Professor, Pediatric
Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Degrees
Earned BA, Vanderbilt Univ, 1983 MD, Vanderbilt
Univ School of Med, 1987 Came to MUSC from
Vanderbilt Univ Medical Center Professional/Pers
onal interests Pediatric emergency care, ED
operations, evidence-based medicine Golf,
reading, music Nickname/Other Info Tim
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Robert J. Kolb, Ph.D. Assistant Professor,
Pediatric Nephrology Degrees Earned BA,
Maryville College, 1995 PhD, Georgia State Univ,
2001 Came to MUSC from Harvard Medical School
and Brigham and Womens Hospital
Professional/Personal interests Microscopy,
golf, sailing, football Nickname Robbie or Rob
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Ying-Wei Lin, MD, PhD Assistant Professor,
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Degrees
Earned MD, Osaka Medical College, Japan,
1988 PhD, Kyoto University, Japan, 1996 Came to
MUSC from Vice-Chair Dept. of Pediatrics, Tenri
Hosp, Nara, Japan Professional/Personal
interests Leukemogenesis Acute leukemia (SCL,
OLIG2) Myelodysplastic syndrome
(NUP98-HOXD13) Flyfishing, birdwatching,
kayaking
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Remberto Paulo, MD Assistant Professor
Pediatric Endocrinology Degrees Earned BSN,
Univ of the Philippines, 94 MD, Univ of the
Philippines, 01 Came to MUSC from Mayo
Clinic (Rochester, MN) Professional/Personal
interests Pituitary Gigantism Neonatal
Diabetes Nickname/Other Info Jun Paulo
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Michael Reder, MD Assistant Professor Pediatric
Pulmonology Degrees Earned BS, Bowling Green
State Univ, 1996 MD, Univ of Cincinnati, 2000
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David Sas, DO, MPH Assistant Professor,
Pediatric Nephrology Degrees Earned BA, Tulane
Univ, 1995 MPH, Tulane Univ, 1996 DO, Arizona
College of Osteopathic Med, 2001 Came to MUSC
from University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center/Dallas Childrens Hospital Professional/Pe
rsonal interests Renal physiology History,
music Nickname/Other Info Wife Samantha, son
Eli (19 mo. and a girl coming in September!
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Maria Streck, MD Instructor, Pediatric
Pulmonology Degrees Earned BS, Johns Hopkins
Univ, 1997 MD, Wake Forest Univ, 2001
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Michael John Wheaton, MD Instructor, General
Pediatrics Degrees Earned BS, Univ of
Massachusetts, Amherst, 1994 MD, Univ of
Washington, 1999
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of Psychiatry Behavioral Sciences
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William Tripp Griffin, PhD Research Assistant
Professor Psychiatry Behavioral
Sciences Degrees Earned BS (Biology), UNC
Chapel Hill, 1993 BS (Pharmacy), UNC Chapel Hill,
1996 PhD, West Virginia Univ, 2001 Came to MUSC
from WVU Professional Interests Neurobiology
of alcohol abuse relapse Personal I have 3
daughters ages 5 yr, 3 yr 3 months that keep me
busy at home Nickname Tripp
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Bryan Tolliver, MD, PhD Assistant Professor
Psychiatry Behavioral Sciences Degrees
Earned BS, UNC Chapel Hill, 1988 PhD, Univ of
Kentucky, 1994 MD, Univ of Kentucky, 2003
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of Radiology
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Amy Campbell, MD Assistant Professor, Radiology
and Radiological Science Degrees Earned BS,
Univ of Southern Indiana, 1995 MD, Univ of
Louisville School of Med, 2000 Came to MUSC
from Fellowship University of North
Carolina Residency Medical College of
Georgia Professional Interests Emerging
technologies in breast imaging Personal
Interests All things equestrian
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Alessandro Cianfoni, MD Assistant Professor
Radiology and Radiological Science Degrees
Earned MD, UCSC - Catholic Univ of the Sacred
Heart, 1996 Came to MUSC from Catholic Univ of
Rome - Italy Professional/Personal
interests Neuroradiology Interventional spine
procedures diagnostic brain and spine imaging
perfusion in stroke and brain tumors Sports,
literature, outdoor life
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Abbie Cluver, MD Instructor Radiology and
Radiological Science Degrees Earned BS,
Fairfield Univ, 1994 MD, MUSC, 2002
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Andrew Hardie, MD Assistant Professor, Radiology
and Radiological Science Degrees Earned BS,
Univ of Notre Dame, 1998 MD, Univ of Cincinnati,
2002
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Paul S. Morgan, PhD Associate Professor,
Radiology and Radiological Science Director of
the Center for Advanced Imaging Research
(CAIR) Degrees Earned BSc, Univ of Kent at
Canterbury, 1990 MSc, Univ College, London,
1992 PhD, Univ of Nottingham, 1999 Came to MUSC
from Nottingham, UK Professional/Personal
interests Magnetic resonance imaging
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Peter Romano, MD Instructor Radiology and
Radiological Science Degrees Earned BS, College
of William Mary, 1997 MS, Eastern Virginia Med
School, 1999 MD, Eastern Virginia Med School,
2003
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Tyler Scimeca, MD Instructor, Radiology and
Radiological Science Degrees Earned BS, Univ
of Virginia, 1999 MD, Univ of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center, 2003
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of Surgery
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Emily Bagwell, PA Instructor, General
Surgery Degrees Earned BS, Clemson Univ,
2000 MS, MUSC, 2004
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Robert Cina, MD Assistant Professor, Pediatric
Surgery Degrees Earned BS, Creighton Univ,
1994 MD, Creighton Univ School of Med, 1998
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Michael Hughes, MD Assistant Professor,
Transplant Surgery Degrees Earned BA, Wake
Forest Univ, 1989 MD, Wake Forest Univ, 1994
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Ann Jaworowicz, PA-C Clinical Instructor,
Plastic Surgery Degrees Earned BS, Allegheny
College, 1999 MS, Philadelphia College of
Osteopathic Med, 2003 Came to MUSC from
Gwinnett Gynecology Associates Snellville,
GA Professional/Personal interests Member of
AAPA
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Julie Mansfield, PA Instructor, Pediatric
Surgery Degrees Earned BS, Wofford College,
1995 BS, MUSC, 1998
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Rana C. Pullatt, MD Assistant Professor,
General Surgery GI Laparoscopic
Surgery Degrees Earned MBBS, Madras Medical
College, India, 1997 MS (MASTERS SURGERY), Madras
Med College, 2001 MRCS, Royal College Of
Surgeons, Edinburgh Came to MUSC from
India MUSC Transplant Surgery Certification,
American Society Transplant Surgeons,
2001-03 American Surgical Residency
2003-08 Professional/Personal Advanced
laparoscopic surgery, bariatrics Cricket, reading
non-fiction, history
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Lisa Roberge, PA Instructor, Pediatric
Surgery Degrees Earned BS, Univ of Virginia,
1991 BS, Old Dominion Univ, 1995 MS, MUSC, 2006
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Dennis Schimpf, MD Assistant Professor, Plastic
Surgery Degrees Earned BA, Daemen College,
1995 MD, Ross Univ School of Med, 2001
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Christian Streck, MD Assistant Professor,
Pediatric Surgery Degrees Earned BS, Duke Univ,
1994 AB, Duke Univ, 1994 MD, Wake Forest
Univ,1999
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of Urology
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Harry Fisch, MD Professor, Urology Degrees
Earned BA, State Univ of New York, 1979 MD,
Mount Sinai Med School, 1983
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Brett Lebed, MD Instructor, Urology Degrees
Earned BA, Univ of Pennsylvania, 1994 MD, Temple
Univ School of Med, 2002
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Jonathan Picard, MD Assistant Professor,
Urology Degrees Earned BS, Louisiana State
Univ, 1997 MD, Louisiana State Univ, 2002
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Todd Purves, MD Assistant Professor,
Urology Degrees Earned AB, Cornell Univ,
1991 PhD, Univ of Illinois at Urbana, 1998 MD,
Univ of Illinois at Urbana, 2000 Came to MUSC
from Johns Hopkins Hospital Professional/Perso
nal interests Pediatric urology Tissue
engineering Swimming and surfing
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COLLEGE OF NURSING
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Carole Bennett, RN Assistant Professor,
Nursing Degrees Earned PhD, Univ of South
Carolina, 97 Graduate Certificate in Womens
Studies, USC, 98 Came to MUSC from Private
practice in Charleston community
Professional/Personal interests Birdwatching,
kayaking Extreme knitter Loves living on Folly
Beach
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Susan Newman, PhD(c), RN, CRRN Assistant
Professor, Nursing Degrees Earned BFA, Clemson
Univ, 1991 BSN, MUSC, 1995 PhD, MUSC, 2008 Came
to MUSC from Roper Rehabilitation Hospital MUSC
College of Nursing Professional/Personal
interests Spinal cord injury rehabilitation,
disability advocacy, community-based
participatory research Part-time horse farm
manager, travel
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Tiffany Williams, MA, MSN Instructor,
Nursing Degrees Earned BSN, MUSC, 1990 MA,
Webster Univ, 1997 MSN, MUSC, 2001 Professional/
Personal interests Child adolescent
health Reading and traveling
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• COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

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Kristy L. Brittain, PharmD Assistant Professor
Dept of Clinical Pharmacy Outcome
Sciences Practice Site Kerr Health Care
Center, West Ashley Degrees Earned Doctor of
Pharmacy, Wilkes Univ, 2005 Community Pharmacy
Residency, Campbell Univ, 2005-06 Professional
interests Diabetes, hypertension,
hyperlipidemia, patient advocacy, student
development
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Larry Buie, PharmD Assistant Professor,
Pharmacy Degrees Earned BS Pharm, UNC Chapel
Hill, 2000 PharmD, UNC Chapel Hill, 2005 Came to
MUSC from University of North Carolina
Hospitals Pharmacy Practice Residency
2005-06 Oncology Fellowship 2006-2007 Hematology/O
ncology Specialty Pharmacy Residency
2007-2008 Professional interests Clinical
research in Hematology/Oncology
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Christopher Wisniewski Assistant Professor,
Pharmacy Degrees Earned PharmD, Univ of
Pennsylvania School of Med, 2004
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Haojie Zhu, PhD Research Assistant Professor,
Pharmacy Degrees Earned MS, China
Pharmaceutical Univ, 2001 MBA, Nanjing Univ,
2003 PhD, China Pharmaceutical Univ,
2004 Professional/Personal interests Drug
transporters, drug metabolism enzymes and
pharmacogenetics Photography and outdoor activity
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