Faculty & Staff Directory

Robin K. Ovitsh, MD

Associate Dean of Clinical Competencies
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

robin.ovitsh@downstate.edu
(718) 270-2124

Jeanine O’Hagan-Murphy, DNP FNP-BC

Associate Dean of Graduate Programs, Director - Family Nurse Practitioner Track
College of Nursing

Jeanine.OHagan-Murphy@downstate.edu

Vikram Pagpatan, EdD, OTR/L, BCP, CLA, ATP, FAOTA

Associate Professor
Admissions Coordinator, MS Program
Occupational Therapy

vikram.pagpatan@downstate.edu

Andrea Norcini Pala, PhD, MS

Associate Professor
Community Health Sciences
School of Public Health

andrea.norcinipala@downstate.edu
(718) 613-8376

Lorenzo Paladino, MD, FS, FAIM, EMT-P, FP-C

Associate Professor
Attending Physician
Emergency Medicine

Lorenzo.Paladino@downstate.edu
(718) 245-4790

Ashwini K. Pandey, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Research Scientist (Clinical Psychology)
Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory

Ashwini.Pandey@downstate.edu
(718) 270-2913

Gayathri Pandey, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Gayathri.Pandey@downstate.edu
(718) 270-2231

Gina Panozzo, DNP, RN-PMH-BC, CNE

Clinical Associate Professor
College of Nursing

Gina.Panozzo@Downstate.edu

Nikolaos Papamitsakis, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology
Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship
Department of Neurology

Nikolaos.Papamitsakis@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1259

Angeliki Papavlassopulos, MD, MBA, FACOG

Clinical Assistant Professor
Residency Program Director

angeliki.papavlassopulos@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1416

Jennifer Park, MD

Director of Cornea Service
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology

jennifer.park@downstate.edu

Rajkumar Patel, MD

Patient Care Aide & Research Associate
Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease

rajkumar.patel@downstate.edu
(718) 270-8261

Steven Pavlakis, MD

Chief of Pediatric Neurology
Professor of Neurology
Department of Neurology

Steven.pavlakis@downstate.edu
(718) 270-2042

Peter R. Peacock, Jr.

Informatics Director, EM Physicians of Brooklyn
Director of Information and Systems, KCH Emergency Department
Informatics

peacockp@nychhc.org
(718) 245-4790

Zhiheng Pei, MD PhD FASCP

Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Pathology

Zhiheng.pei@va.gov
(212) 951-3433

Nicholas J. Penington, PhD

Associate Professor
Physiology and Pharmacology

nicholas.penington@downstate.edu
(718) 270-3399

Edward Perchik, MBA, PA-C

Clinical Assistant Professor
Physician Assistant Program

Jonathan Perk, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Neurology Residency Program Director

Katherine L. Perkins, PhD

Associate Professor

katherine.perkins@downstate.edu
(718) 270-2772

Christine S. Persaud, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine

christine.persaud@downstate.edu

Christine S. Persaud, MD, MBA, FAAFP, FAMSSM

Assistant Professor
Division of Sports Medicine
Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine

Yosefa Pessin, DHSc, RDMS, RDCS, RVT

Associate Professor
Diagnostic Medical Sonography

yosefa.pessin@downstate.edu
(718) 270-7717

Tatyana Pestova, PhD

Assistant Professor

tatyana.pestova@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1781

Melanie Peters, MD, MPH, FACOG

Clinical Assistant Professor
Clerkship Director, Director Division of Health Equity
Obstetrics & Gynecology

melanie.peters@downstate.edu

Bradley J. Phillips, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology

bradley.phillips@downstate.edu

Marylin Pierre-Louis, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Medical Director
Family and Community Medicine

Marylin.Pierre-Louis@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1910

Matthew R. Pincus, PhD

Director, Mirimus Molecular Diagnostic Laboratories
Professor
Department of Pathology

matthew.pincus@downstate.edu
(718) 270-3688

Meredith Pittman, MD, MSCI

Attending Pathologist
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology

mpittman@maimo.org

Anna Plourde, MD, MPH

Director of Clinical Microbiology, Associate Program Director
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology

anna.plourde@downstate.edu
(718) 270-8295

Ann Plum, MD

Assistant Professor
Chief of the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology

ann.plum@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1638

Helen Poncet

Administrator
College of Medicine

helen.poncet@downstate.edu

Bernice Porjesz, PhD

Director, Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Lab
Distinguished Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor, The Robert Furchgott Center for Neural and Behavioral Science

Eduard Porosnicu, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor / Hospitalist
Department of Medicine

ed.porosnicu@downstate.edu

Mohan Preet, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Attending
Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine

mohan.preet@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1500

Prem K. Premsrirut, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Cell Biology

prem.premsrirut@downstate.edu
(718) 826-5002

Seth Prins, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor
School of Public Health
Department of Community Health Sciences

seth.prins@downstate.edu

Everton Prospere, MD, MPH

Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, The Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Medicine
Co-Director, The Brooklyn Initiative to Develop Geriatrics Education