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.
Amanda Beck, D.V.M.
Associate Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Associate Professor, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology | School of Medicine
Roger Bender, M.P.H. '09
Instructor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Director, Alumni Gross Anatomy Laboratory and Body Bequeathal Program, Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of MedicineInstructor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical Sciences
Malik Bisserier, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Assistant Professor, Physiology | Biomedical SciencesAssistant Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Assistant Professor, Physiology | School of Medicine
Mitchell S. Cairo, M.D.
Vice Chair and Professor, Pediatrics; Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy, Medicine & Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology | School of MedicineProfessor, Cell Biology and Anatomy & Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology | Biomedical Sciences
Julie S. Di Martino, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesAssistant Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of Medicine
Abdelfattah El Ouaamari, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Associate Professor, Pharmacology | Biomedical SciencesAssociate Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Associate Professor, Pharmacology | School of Medicine
Joseph D. Etlinger, Ph.D.
Chair, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of MedicineProfessor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical Sciences
Victor A. Fried, Ph.D.
Program Director (M.S. & Ph.D.), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Program Director (M.S. & Ph.D.), Cell Biology and Anatomy; Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy & Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology | Biomedical SciencesProfessor, Cell Biology and Anatomy & Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology | School of Medicine
Shuai Gao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Biomedical SciencesAssistant Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | School of Medicine
Marina K. Holz, Ph.D., M.P.H. '23
Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesInterim Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of Medicine
Hojoong Kwak, M.S., M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical Sciences
Kenneth M. Lerea, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Master\'s Programs; Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Course Director for Histology and Cell Biology | Biomedical SciencesProfessor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of Medicine
Jian Li, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesAssistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of Medicine
Stuart A. Newman, Ph.D.
Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesProfessor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Professor, Medicine | School of Medicine
Daniel Peters, M.D., FACS
Associate Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of MedicineAssociate Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesAssociate Professor, Physical Therapy & Speech Language Pathology | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Eliana Scemes, Ph.D.
Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesProfessor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of Medicine
Pravin B. Sehgal, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesProfessor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Professor, 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
Patric K. Stanton, Ph.D.
Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesProfessor, Neurology; Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of Medicine
Libor Velisek, M.D., Ph.D.
Program Director, (M.D.-Ph.D.); Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesAssistant Dean for Basic Medical Sciences, and Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy, Neurology & Pediatrics | School of MedicineCo-Director, Behavioral Phenotypic Core Facility
Jana Veliskova, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesProfessor, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Professor, Neurology; Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of Medicine
Govindaiah Vinukonda, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics; Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of Medicine
Richard J. Zeman, M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesAssociate Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of Medicine
