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.

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Amanda Beck, D.V.M.

Associate Professor, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology; Associate Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical Sciences
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Malik Bisserier, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Assistant Professor, Physiology | Biomedical Sciences
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Mitchell S. Cairo, M.D.

Vice Chair and Professor, Pediatrics; Professor, Medicine | School of MedicineProfessor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Professor, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology | Biomedical Sciences
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Julie S. Di Martino, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical Sciences
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Abdelfattah El Ouaamari, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Associate Professor, Pharmacology | Biomedical Sciences
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Joseph D. Etlinger, Ph.D.

Chair, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Professor, 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 | Biomedical Sciences
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Marina K. Holz, Ph.D., M.P.H. '23

Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Interim Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 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 Sciences
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Jian Li, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Biomedical Sciences
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Stuart A. Newman, Ph.D.

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

Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical Sciences

Pravin B. Sehgal, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesProfessor, Medicine | School of Medicine

Sansar C. Sharma, Ph.D.

Professor, Ophthalmology; Professor, Neurology | School of MedicineProfessor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical Sciences
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Patric K. Stanton, Ph.D.

Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesProfessor, Neurology | School of Medicine

Stephen Adler

Professor, Physiology | School of MedicineProfessor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical Sciences
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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, Neurology | School of MedicineCo-Director, Behavioral Phenotypic Core Facility
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Jana Veliskova, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesProfessor, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Professor, Neurology | School of Medicine

Govindaiah Vinukonda, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics | School of MedicineAssistant Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical Sciences
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Richard J. Zeman, M.S., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical Sciences