Faculty Directory
Jeffrey Birnbaum, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
David Biro, MD, PhD, FAAD
Dermatology
Tenya Blackwell, DrPH
Clinical Assistant Professor
Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
Christina Bloem, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine
David Blumenthal, MD
Chief, Medical Service
VA New York Harbor Healthcare System (NYHHS), Brooklyn, NY
Ivan Bodis-Wollner, MD, DSc
Professor
Departments of Neurology and Ophthalmology
Director, Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders Clinic, Center of Excellence
Jeffrey Borer, MD, FACC, FAHA
Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology, Radiology and Surgery;
Director, The Howard Gilman Institute for Heart Valve Disease and the Schiavone Institute for Cardiovascular Translational Research;
Formerly Chairman, Department of Medicine and Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Marina Boruk, MD
Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology
Carla Boutin-Foster, MD, MSc
Professor of Medicine
Associate Dean, Office of Diversity Education and Research
Associate Vice President For Institutional Equity
Mohamed Boutjdir, PhD
Professor, SUNY Downstate
Associate Chief of Staff for Research & Development,
New York Harbor Health Care System (VAMC)
Shemeika Bowman, B.S.
Assistant Director
Bridges to Medicine Coordinator
Office of Diversity Education and Research
Stefan Bradu, MD, PhD, FAAD
Dermatology
Kathleen Bratby, EdD RN
Clinical Associate Professor
College of Nursing
Director - Advanced Level Program, MS in Nursing Education Track
Krystal Brewington, OTD, OTR/L, CPAM
Occupational Therapy
School of Health Professions
Gary Briefel, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Chief of Nephrology and affiliate Program Director, Kings County Hospital
Janice L. Brissette, PhD
Associate Professor
Cell Biology
Neil Brody, MD, PhD, FAAD
Dermatology
Kenneth Bromberg, MD
Professor of Pediatrics & Medicine
Attending in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Educational Consultant to the Office of Academic Affairs
Clinton D Brown, MD, FASN, FAHA, FNLA
Professor of Medicine
Deputy Chief, Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Chair, Institutional Review Board
Department of Nephrology
T'Shura Brown, OTD, OTR/L, BCCS
Assistant Professor, Specialization in Early Intervention Program (EISP)
Occupational Therapy
School of Health Professions
Denise M. Bruno, MD, MPH
Associate Dean for Global Engagement and Director of the Center for Global Health, Interim Chair and Associate Professor
Department of Community Health Sciences
Laura Bruno, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Division of General Pediatrics
Lori Bruno, MPH
Assistant Vice President
Office of Policy and Planning
Adam Budzikowski, MD, PhD, FHRS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cardiology
Director, Fellows' Continuity Clinic
Sydney C. Butts, MD
Interim Chair and Associate Professor
Otolaryngology
Rose Calixte, PhD, PStat®
Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Veneta Callpani, MA, BS, RDMS
Clinical Assistant Professor | Assistant Clinical Coordinator
Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Marlene Camacho-Rivera, SC.D, M.S. MPH
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Assistant Professor
Department of Community Health Sciences
Mark Carney, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology
Erdal Cavusoglu, MD
Professor of Medicine
Cardiology
Bani Chander-Roland, MD, FACG
Visiting Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Motility
VA NY Harbor Health Care System – Brooklyn Campus
Jennifer Chao, MD, FAAP
Clinical Assistant Professor, Fellowship Director
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Geetha Chari, MD
Clinical Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Pediatric Neurology
Program Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship
Rashid Chaudhry, MD
Chief of Otolaryngology
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
Natalya Chernichenko, MD
Associate Professor
Otolaryngology
Elizabeth Chernyak, MD
Assitant Professor of Neurology
Neurology
Global Health
Wellman Cheung, MD, FACS
Clinical Professor
Staff Urologist, The Brooklyn Hospital Center
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Department of Urology
Vivian L. Chin, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
William Chirico, PhD
Director, Molecular and Cellular Biology Program
School of Graduate Studies
Justin Chin-Bong Choi, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
David Christini, PhD
Senior Vice President for Research
David Christini, PhD
Professor
Physiology and Pharmacology
Sophie Christoforou, MS Ed
Associate Dean for Student & Curricular Affairs
Student Affairs
Shawn C. Ciecko, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology
Camille Clare, MD, MPH, CPE, FACOG
Chair
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Tenured Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine
Ross Clinchy, PhD
Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs
Carl I. Cohen, MD
SUNY Distinguished Service Professor
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
Director, Fellowship Program
Carl Cohen, MD
SUNY Distinguished Service Professor
Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Program
Co-Director, The Brooklyn Initiative to Develop Geriatrics Education
Richard Coico, PhD
Vice Dean for Scientific Affairs
Department of Cell Biology
Department of Medicine
Francisco Colon, MSW
Assistant Director of Enrollment and Onboarding Management
School of Public Health