Faculty & Staff Directory
David Christini, PhD
Senior Vice President for Research
Dean, School of Graduate Studies
Sophie Christoforou, MS Ed
Associate Dean for Student & Curricular Affairs
Student Affairs
Gladys N. Christophe, CNM
Director of Midwifery
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Taryn Clark, MD
Attending Physician
Clinical Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine
Carissa Coccimiglio, DNP FNP-BC
Clinical Assistant Professor
College of Nursing
Carl I. Cohen, MD
SUNY Distinguished Service Professor (Deceased)
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
Professor of Cell Biology and Medicine
Department of Cell Biology
Department of Medicine
Francisco Colon, MSW
Assistant Director of Enrollment and Onboarding Management
School of Public Health
Ivan Colon, MD
Staff Urologist
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Susanrachel Condon, CM, DM, FACNM
Assistant Professor
Midwifery
School of Health Professions
Joanne Constantin, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
School of Public Health
Department of Health Policy and Management
Dorine P. Cooper, MA, MS
Associate Administrator
Jeremy D. Coplan, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Nonhuman Primate Facility
Director, Division of Neuropsychopharmacology
Aaron Cormier
Web Developer
New Media Services
Office of Communications & Marketing
Faith Cornwall, CNM
Certified Nurse Midwife
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jenny Crouch, Ed.D., MS, MA
Assistant Dean for Administration & Finance and Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Public Health
Department of Community Health Sciences
Howard Crystal, MD
Professor of Neurology
Director, Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
Brian Cullen, BS
Budget Director
School of Public Health
Benjamin Cunningham, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Attending Physician, Epilepsy
Department of Neurology
Antoni D'Souza, MD, MPH
Clinical Associate Professor
Attending Neonatology
Pediatrics, Neonatal Perinatal Medicine
Mudar Dalloul, MD, FACOG
Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Interim Chair
Director of Obstetrics
Director of Medical Education, and Faculty Development
John Danias, MD, PhD
Director of Research
Professor of Ophthalmology and Cell Biology
Pia Daniel, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor
Attending Physician
Emergency Medicine
Anika Daniels-Osaze, Ed.D., MPH
Associate Dean for Education, School of Public Health
Clinical Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management
Laura Dattner, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Clinical Advisory Dean
Jack DeHovitz, MD, MPH
Distinguished Service Professor
Physician Assistant Program
Jack DeHovitz, MD
Director, STAR Program
Distinguished Service Professor
Department of Medicine
Barbara Delano, MD, MPH, FACP
Distinguished Emeritus Professor
Department of Nephrology
John DeLury, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Infectious Diseases
Kitaw Demissie, MD, PhD
Dean and Professor
School of Public Health
Kristina Derrick, MD, ScM
Attending Physician
Department of Dermatology
Inci Dersu, MD, MPH
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
Ninad Desai, MBBS, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Chief of Pediatric, NYC H+H/ Kings County Hospital
Chief Academic Officer, NYC H+H/ Kings County
Riddhi Desai, DO, MSEd
Clinical Assistant Professor
Assistant Program Director
Emergency Medicine
Ian DeSouza, MD
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Brigitte Desport, DPS, OTR/L, BCP, ATP
Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives
SOHP Associate Professor
Occupational Therapy Program
Bethany Desroches, MD
Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate Health Science University
Director of Surgical Simulation Program, SUNY Downstate Department of Urology
James A. Deutsch, MD
Director of Pediatric Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
Puneet Dhaliwal, PT, DPT, MA, NCS, CEEAA, CSRS
Assistant Professor
Physical Therapy
School of Health Professions
José Diaz, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
STAR Program
Department of Medicine
Daniel DiLeo, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Hepatology
VA NY Harbor Health Care System – Brooklyn Campus
Dale Distant, MD, FACS
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Director of Hemodialysis Program
Department of Surgery
Margaret Donat, MD, FAAFP
Residency Program Director, Department of Family & Community Medicine
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Jessica Dong, DNP, FNP-BC
Clinical Assistant Professor
College of Nursing
Viktoriya Donovan, MD
Program Administrator & Clinical Instructor
The Brooklyn Initiative to Develop Geriatrics Education (BRIDGE)
Montgomery Douglas, MD
Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Diana Dow-Edwards, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Physiology and Pharmacology
Anatomy and Cell Biology
Lisa Dresner, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Vice Chair of Surgical Education
Iya Dubson, MD
Infectious Diseases