Faculty Directory
Michael Szarek, PhD, MS
Executive Director of the Center for Clinical and Outcomes Research, Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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
Kevin Tehrani, M.D., F.A.C.S
Chief
Division of Plastic Surgery
Gladys Teitelman, PhD
Professor
Department of Cell Biology
Nooruddin Tejani, MD FAAP
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director Pediatric Emergency Medicine University Hospital of Brooklyn
Jasmin Thomas, OTD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor
Occupational Therapy Program
Azure Thompson, DrPH, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Community Health Sciences
Department of Health Policy and Management
Savanna Thor, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Program Director, GI Fellowship Program
Savanna Thor, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Henri Tiedge, PhD
Distinguished Professor
Physiology and Pharmacology, Neurology, Medicine
Kameelah Tigaris, MD
Director of Cytology Laboratory
Department of Pathology Kings County Hospital Center
Dennis Torre, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor
Physical Therapy
School of Health Professions
Clivia Torres, LCSW-R
Clinical Social Worker
Care Manager, The Brooklyn Initiative to Develop Geriatrics Education
Clivia Torres, LCSW-R
Clinical Social Worker
Care Manager, The Brooklyn Initiative to Develop Geriatrics Education
Daurn Tribble, MS, OTR/L
Clinical Assistant Professor
Occupational Therapy
Andrea Trimmingham, MA, PA-C
Chair & Program Director, Assistant Professor
Physician Assistant Program
LaToya Trowers, EdD, MBA
Assistant Professor
Health Policy and Management
Vatcharapan Umpaichitra, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program Director
Gloria Valencia
Professor
Pediatrics
Mario Vassalle, MD
Professor Emeritus
Physiology and Pharmacology
Maria-Anna Vastardi, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Director, Division of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
Associate Program Director of Allergy & Immunology Fellowship
Francisca Velcek, M.D., FACS, FAAP
Professor of Surgery
Division Chief - Pediatric Surgery
Director of Pediatric Surgical Services, KCHC
Rajesh Veluvolu, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Service
NYC Health + Hospitals / Kings County
Vincent Vigorita, MD
Professor
Department of Pathology
Department of Pediatrics
Fredric C. Volkert, PhD
Assistant Professor
Fredric C. Volkert, PhD
Teaching Associate Professor
Cell Biology
Associate Dean for Educational Development
Raj Wadgaonkar, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine and Cell Biology
Raj Wadgaonkar, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Director, Cardio-Respiratory-Renal MS2 Unit
Michael Wagner, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Cell Biology
Joshua Ware, LMSW
Social Worker
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Eliezer Weiss, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Research, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
VA NY Harbor Health Care System – Brooklyn Campus
Jeffrey P. Weiss, MD, PhD, FACS
Professor & Chairman, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Department of Urology
Staff Urologist, Veterans Affairs NY Harbor Healthcare, Department of Urology
Michael Weiss, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Otolaryngology
Shennan Aibel Weiss, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Division
Physiology and Pharmacology
Richard W. Westreich, MD
Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology
Rosemary Wieczorek, MD
Clinical Professor
Department of Pathology
New York VA Healthcare System – Brooklyn Campus
Sage Wiener, MD
Director of Medical Toxicology, Director of 1st/2nd year Student Education
Medical Toxicology, Student Education
Keith Williams, PhD
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Physiology and Pharmacology
Tracey E. Wilson, PhD
Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health
Clinical Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine
Tracey E. Wilson, PhD
Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research, Distinguished Service Professor
Department of Community Health Sciences
Tracey E. Wilson, PhD
Distinguished Service Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine
Department of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health
Andrew Winer, MD, FACS
Chief of Urology, Kings County Hospital Center
Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Department of Urology
Clinical Assistant, Dean of Students at Downstate
Patricia A. Winston, DNP, MS, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
University Hospital at Downstate