Faculty Directory

Julietta Sanchez-Ruiz, MD
Infectious Diseases

Frank Scalia, PhD
Professor
Department of Cell Biology

Janet Schneller, MD
Clinical Professor of Pathology
Department of Pathology
Division of Surgical Pathology

Alexander Schwartzman, M.D., MBA, F.A.C.S
Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery
Chief, General Surgery
Clinical Assistant Dean
Steven Schwarz, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition
Department of Pediatrics

Wayne L. Scott, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology

Mariaverna Sevilla
Residency Program Coordinator
Department of Family and Community Medicine

Nataliya Shaforost, DNP FNP-C CDCES
Assistant Professor
College of Nursing
Director - Advanced-Level Program, DNP Core

Charles Y. Shao, MD, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Pathology
Division of Surgical and Neuropathology

Noa Sheikin, MD
Epilepsy Center
Neurology

John M. Sheilds, MD
Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Department of Urology
Staff Urologist, Kings County Hospital Center

Prakash C Shetty, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine Attending Physician, Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine, KCHC

Roman Shinder, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology
Director of Oculoplastics

Eric M. Shrier, DO, FAAO
Director of Retinal Service
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology

Aleksandr Shteynberg, M.D.
Department of Surgery

Abraham Shulman, MD
Professor
Otolaryngology

Haseeb A. Siddiqi, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Cell Biology

Haseeb A. Siddiqi, PhD
Associate Professor
Departments of Cell Biology, Pathology and Medicine
College of Medicine, and School of Public Health

Mark Silverberg, MD FACEP
Associate Residency Director
Emergency Medicine
Education

Richard Sinert, DO
Professor & Vice Chairman for Research
Research
Bhuvanesh Singh, MD
Professor

Manisha Singh, MD
Infectious Diseases

Edward F. Smith, MD
Local Director Ophthalmology, Department of Veterans Affairs, New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn Campus
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology

Sean Smith, CPA, FHFMA
Chief Financial Officer
University Hospital at Downstate

Sheryl S. Smith, PhD
Distinguished Professor
Physiology and Pharmacology

Teresa Y. Smith, MD, MSEd, FACEP
Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education and Affiliations
Designated Institutional Official
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Matthew T. Smith Jr., MD
Assistant Professor
Director of Resident Education, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Department of Urology
Staff Urologist, Coney Island Hospital
Roslyn Sofer, PT, DPT, OCS
Lecturer
Physical Therapy

Tade Souaiaia, PhD
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology

Neil M. Sperling, MD
Associate Professor
Otolaryngology

Karen L. Stavile, MD
Associate Medical Director
Department of Emergency Medicine, Kings County Hospital Center

Beth R. Steinfeld, DNP WHNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Chair - Advanced-Level Program
Director - Advanced-Level Program, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Core

Armin Stelzer, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Physiology and Pharmacology

Jessica Stetz, MD
Assistant Professor
Simulation

Mark Stewart, MD, PhD
Professor
Physiology and Pharmacology, Neurology

Iryna Struk, MS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Clinical Assistant Professor
Diagnostic Medical Imaging

Nabil Sumrani, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Transplantation
Department of Surgery

Krishnamurthi Sundaram, MD
Clinical Professor
Department of Otolaryngology

Sumanth C. Suresh, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
Transplant, General and Hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) Surgery
AL Suss
Professor
Pediatrics

Dennis Sutterfield, MS
Vice President
Office of Administration
Chief Information Officer

Michael Szarek, PhD, MS
Associate Dean for Research Administration, Executive Director of the Center for Clinical and Outcomes Research
School of Public Health

Henry Talus, M.D., FRCS (EDIN)
Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Associate Residency Program Director
Department of Surgery, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Gaylene Tannis, RPAC
Physician Assistant
Department of Family and Community Medicine

Lui Tatem, MD
Infectious Diseases

Tonya N. Taylor, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
College of Medicine
Special Treatment and Research (STAR) Program

Tonya Taylor, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
College of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease Special Treatment and Research (STAR) Program
Co-Director, The Brooklyn Initiative to Develop Geriatrics Education