
Faculty
School of Medicine Faculty
The School of Medicine faculty is comprised of more than 1,700 active biomedical scientists and clinicians, and additional emeriti faculty, that represent the soul of the institution. Our faculty have passion for their respective disciplines and challenge students to grow intellectually by thinking broadly and advancing their knowledge through research that treats human disease and improves the lives of individuals and their communities. New York Medical College recognizes that a diverse faculty enhances the education of our students and best prepares them for service and scholarship in a multicultural society.

Marcello Rota, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Physiology | Biomedical SciencesAssociate Professor, Physiology | School of Medicine

Esther Louise Sabban, Ph.D.
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Biomedical SciencesThe Sidney E. Frank Distinguished Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | School of Medicine

Bijan Safai, M.D., D.Sc.
Chair, Dermatology; Professor, Dermatology & Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology | School of Medicine

Ashanda Saint-Jean, M.D '98, FACOG
Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology | School of Medicine

Jennifer L. Salcedo, M.D., M.P.H., M.P.P., FAGOC
Dean of Graduate Medical Education/Designated Institutional Official; Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology | School of Medicine
Irim Salik, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Anesthesiology | School of Medicine

Sensuke Sato, Ph.D. '91
Associate Professor, Urology; Director of Urology Research, Urology | School of Medicine

Eliana Scemes, Ph.D.
Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesProfessor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of Medicine

Neil W. Schluger, M.D.
Dean; Professor, Medicine | School of Medicine

Beth Schorr-Lesnick, M.D., FACP, FACG, AGAF
Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, Medicine - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Diseases; Associate Professor, Medicine & Medicine - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Diseases | School of Medicine
Michal Laniado Schwartzman, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Chair, Pharmacology; Professor, Medicine & Pharmacology; Associate Professor, Otolaryngology | School of MedicineProfessor, Pharmacology | Biomedical Sciences
Pravin B. Sehgal, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesProfessor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Professor, Medicine | School of Medicine

Karen Seiter, M.D. '85
Professor of Medicine | School of Medicine
Sansar C. Sharma, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Ophthalmology; Professor, Neurology; Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of MedicineProfessor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical Sciences

Savneek Singh Chugh, M.D., FACP, FASN
Associate Professor, Medicine | School of Medicine
Iwan P. Sofjan, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology | School of Medicine

Lori W. Solomon, M.D. '99, M.P.H. '09
Chair, Family and Community Medicine; Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine | School of MedicineDirector of the Family Health Center

Kathryn Spanknebel, M.D., FACS
Dean, Faculty and Academic Affairs; Associate Professor, Surgery | School of MedicineVice Chancellor for Student Mental Health and Wellness

Patric K. Stanton, Ph.D.
Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesProfessor, Neurology; Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of Medicine

Amir Steinberg, M.D.
Professor, Medicine - Division of Hematology and Neoplastic Diseases & Medicine - Division of Oncology | School of MedicineFellowship Director, Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program