Faculty & Staff Directory

James B. Ranck, Jr, MD

Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus
Physiology and Pharmacology

james.ranck@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1153

Suzanne Rappaport, OTD, OTR/L

Assistant Professor
PP-OTD Program Coordinator
Occupational Therapy

suzanne.rappaport@downstate.edu

Richard Ratanaprasatporn, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor / Hospitalist
Department of Medicine

richard.ratanaprasatporn@downstate.edu

Anya Razmi

TRANSPORT Project Staff Assistant

anya.razmi@downstate.edu

Allison Regan, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Assistant Residency Director, Combined Residency Program in Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine
Department of Medicine

allison.regan@downstate.edu
(917) 218-1728

Al-Nisa Reid-Jenkins, MPA

Assistant to the Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Office of Administration

Al-Nisa.Reid-Jenkins@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1024

Michael Reinhardt, MD

Assistant Professor, Clinical Advisory Dean,
Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship
Director, Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease, BRIDGE

michael.reinhardt@downstate.edu
(718) 270-2003

Nathan Reisman, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Attending Physician
Emergency Medicine

nathan.reisman@downstate.edu

Safak Reka, MD

Assistant Professor
Gastroenterology Attending
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

safak.reka@downstate.edu
(718) 270-4772

Simone A. Reynolds, PhD, MPH

Director of Online Learning and Instructional Innovation, Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Simone.Reynolds@downstate.edu
(718) 270-6736

Alexandra Reznikov, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatric Neurology
Epilepsy Center

alexandra.reznikov@downstate.edu

Dylan Rich, PhD

Assistant Professor
Physiology and Pharmacology

dylan.rich@ownstate.edu
(718) 270-1851

Ella Jean Richards, MD

Professor
Department of Pediatrics

Stephan Rinnert, MD

Vice Chairman, Director of EM Categorical and EM/IM Combined Residency Programs
Faculty Development and Education

stephan.rinnert@downstate.edu

Elizabeth Ritt, EdD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CNE (Ret.)

Associate Professor
College of Nursing

Elizabeth.Ritt@Downstate.edu

Joanne Ritter-Teitel, PhD MA RN

Associate Professor

joanne.ritterteitel@downstate.edu

Allison E. Rizzuti, MD

Co-Director of Cornea Service
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology

allison.rizzuti@downstate.edu
(718) 245-3055

Natasha N. Roberts, BS, MA, MBA

Program Administrator
Physician Assistant Program

Natashan.Roberts@downstate.edu

Patricia M. Roblin, MS

Administrator, New York Institute for All Hazard Preparedness
Disaster Response

Patricia.Roblin@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1168

Milena Rodriguez Alvarez, MD, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Attending
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine

Milena.Rodriguezalvarez@downstate.edu

Cheryl Rolston, DNP, MA, RN, NE-BC

Chief Nursing Officer
University Hospital at Downstate

Raeann Rolston, MA

Director of Admissions & Recruitment
School of Public Health

raeann.rolston@downstate.edu
(347) 563-3617

Christopher A. J. Roman, PhD

Associate Professor and Chairman of Cell Biology
Associate Professor of Medicine

Christopher.Roman@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1310

Michael Rose, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Infectious Diseases

michael.rose@downstate.edu

Daniel M. Rosenbaum, MD

Distinguished Service Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology
Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: Vascular Neurology

daniel.rosenbaum@downstate.edu
(718) 270-2051

Janet Rosenbaum, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Janet.Rosenbaum@downstate.edu
(718) 270-6735

Carl Rosenberg, PhD, MS

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Carl.Rosenberg@downstate.edu
(718) 270-6742

Marie-Claire Rosenberg Roberts, PhD, MS, MS, MPA, RN

Associate Professor
Executive Vice Dean
College of Nursing

marie-claire.roberts@downstate.edu

Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, MBA, DipABLM

Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology
Past Chair of Otolaryngology

richard.rosenfeld@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1638

Richard Rubenstein, MS, PhD

Professor
Department of Neurology

richard.rubenstein@downstate.edu
(718) 270-2019

Mauro Ruffy, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Otolaryngology

Edison Ruiz, MPH, PA-C

Assistant Professor/ Clinical Coordinator
Physician Assistant Program

Edison.Ruiz@downstate.edu

Arlean Saa

Executive Assistant to Dawn S. Walker
Office of Communications and Marketing

arlean.saa@downstate.edu
(718) 270-7724

Joyce S. Sabari, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Professor Emeritus
Occupational Therapy

joyce.sabari@downstate.edu

Richard Sabel, MA, MPH, OTR, GCFP

Clinical Assistant Professor, Part Time
Occupational Therapy

richard.sabel@downstate.edu
(718) 270-7732

Todd C. Sacktor, MD

Distinguished Professor
Physiology and Pharmacology
Anesthesiology, Neurology

todd.sacktor@downstate.edu
(718) 270-3933

Subodh J. Saggi, MD, MPH, FACP, FASN

Program Director Nephrology, Director SUNY Downstate Parkside Ambulatory Dialysis
Director Extracorporeal Therapies
Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology

subodh.saggi@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1584

Latif Salam, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor / Hospitalist
Department of Medicine

latif.salam@downstate.edu

Louis Salciccioli, MD

Assistant Professor, Non-Invasive Cardiology
Cardiology

louis.salciccioli@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1568

Yasser Salem, PT, PhD, MS, NCS, PCS

Program Chair and Professor
Physical Therapy
School of Health Professions

yasser.salem@downstate.edu

Moro Salifu, MD, MBA, MPH, MACP

Chair of the Department of Medicine
Tenured Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology

moro.salifu@downstate.edu
(718) 270-3174

Margaret Salisu, Ph.D

Senior Diversity Program- Coordinator and Evaluator / Early Medical Education (EME) Program Coordinator
Office for Institutional Equity
Office of Diversity, Education and Research