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Contact the School of Medicine

Prospective SOM students contact:

NYMC School of Medicine Office of Admissions
Sunshine Cottage, Suite 147
New York Medical College
40 Sunshine Cottage Road
Valhalla, NY 10595
(914) 594-4507

Currently enrolled SOM students contact:

NYMC School of Medicine Office of Medical Student Affairs
Sunshine Cottage, Suite 122A
New York Medical College
40 Sunshine Cottage Road
Valhalla, NY 10595
(T) 914-594-4498
(F) 914-594-4613
msastaff@nymc.edu (routine business) 
msadeans@nymc.edu (confidential and policy issues only)

SOM Academic Administration

Office of the SOM Dean:

Sunshine Cottage, 1st Floor
(914) 594-4500

Neil W. Schluger, M.D.
Dean, School of Medicine
(914) 594-4500

Padraic (Paddy) Reynolds, M.P.H.
Associate Dean for Academic Administration, School of Medicine
(914) 594-3677

La'Shari Valentin, M.B.A., Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Academic Affiliations and Clinical Programs, School of Medicine
(914) 594-3089

Percival Liongson, M.A., M.B.A.
Director of Academic Administration, School of Medicine
(914) 594-4322

Christopher Cappucci, M.B.A.
Financial Analyst, School of Medicine 
(914) 594-4130

Shaneia Perryman
Assistant to the Dean and Administrator, School of Medicine
(914) 594-4500

Office of Admissions:

Sunshine Cottage, 1st Floor
Phone: (914) 594-3002

Karen M. Murray, M.D. ’99
Dean of Admissions, School of Medicine
(914) 594-3002

James P. Demaio
Director of Admissions, School of Medicine Admissions
(914) 594-3002

Office of Diversity and Inclusion:

Sunshine Cottage, Suite 216A
(914) 594-3880
diversityinc@nymc.edu

Mill Etienne, M.D.'02, M.P.H.
Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion
Associate Dean for Student Affairs, School of Medicine
(914) 594-4498

Office of Faculty & Academic Affairs:

Sunshine Cottage, 1st Floor
(914) 594-4523
facultyaffairs@nymc.edu

Kathryn Spanknebel, M.D., FACS
Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs, School of Medicine
(914) 594-4523

Monica Glina, Ed.D.
Assistant Dean for Faculty Development, School of Medicine
(914) 594-4500

Barbara Donnadio
Director, Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs, School of Medicine
(914) 594-3553

Marie Rivera
Administrator, School of Medicine Office of Faculty Records
(914) 594-3773

Office of Medical Student Affairs:

Sunshine Cottage, 1st Floor
Phone: (914) 594-4498
Fax: (914) 594-4613

Jane M. Ponterio, M.D. '81
Dean of Students, School of Medicine
(914) 594-4498

Susan Rachlin, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs, School of Medicine
(914) 594-4498

Joanna C. Pessolano, M.D. ‘81
Associate Dean for Student Affairs, School of Medicine
(914) 594-4498

Jonathan Pessolano
Director of Student Affairs, School of Medicine
(914) 594-4498

Office of  Graduate and Continuing Medical Education:

19 Skyline Drive, Suite 2S-B56
(914) 594-2020

Jennifer Salcedo, M.D., M.P.H
Dean of Graduate Medical Education, School of Medicine
Graduate Medical and Dental Education Consortium
(914) 594-2020

Regina M. Damon
Director, Continuing Medical Education
Institutional Administrator, Graduate Medical and Dental Education Consortium, School of Medicine
(914) 594-2020

Clinical Skills and Simulation Center:

7 Dana Road
(914) 594-1734

Katharine Yamulla, M.A., M.H.E.A., CHSE
Assistant Dean of Clinical Skills Education and Assessment
Director of the Clinical Skills and Simulation Center
(914) 594-1734

Julia Levo, M.F.A.
Director of Standardized Patient Program
(914) 594-1737

Elli Levy, M.A.
Director of Simulation Technology
(914) 594-1728

Jeanne Collins
Standardized Patient Coordinator
(914) 594-1765

Michelle Foard
Educational Coordinator
(914) 594-1745

Sylvia De La Torre
Simulation and Technology Coordinator
(914) 594-1733

Maybeth Tobin
Clinical Skills Educator

Ellen Ballato
Clinical Skills Educator

Office of Undergraduate Medical Education:

Sunshine Cottage, 2nd Floor
(914) 594-3900
(914) 594-3960 (fax)

Pamela Ludmer, M.D., MMEL
Interim Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, School of Medicine
(914) 594-3954

Mary M. Petzke, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Medical Student Research, School of Medicine
Basic Science Building
(914) 594-4973

Libor Velisek, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.E.S.
Assistant Dean for Basic Sciences, School of Medicine
Basic Science Building, A20
(914) 594-4945

Amanda P. Beck, D.V.M., DACVP
Director of Self-Directed Learning and Evidence-Based Practice Curriculum
(914) 594-4124

Carla Hernandez-Goodman, M.S.
Assistant Dean of Assessment, Evaluation and Accreditation
(914) 594-3876

Lila R. Kagedan, MTS, M.Ed.
Director of Biomedical Ethics and Humanities, School of Medicine
(914) 594-4128

Chrisia Noulas, M.D.
Phase 2 Director
(914) 493-7235

Aleena Paul, M.D., M.B.A., M.S.Ed.
Phase 3 Director
(914) 594-2264

Yardaena Osband, M.D.
Director of Longitudinal Curriculum Themes
(914) 594-3900

Daniel R. Frey
Project Manager
(914) 594-2572

Christopher Millett
Data Analyst
(914) 594-3312

Kevin Abraham
Data Analyst
(914) 594-2528

Supriya Jain, M.D.
Clinical Liaison, Clinical Curriculum
(914) 594-2222

Cheryl Benedetti
Senior Administrative Coordinator
(914) 594-3872

Fatbardha Shala
Curriculum Administrator Phase 1
(914) 594-3957

Melissa Baljeet
Curriculum Administrator Phase 2 and 3
(914) 594-4929

Foundations of Clinical Medicine:

Clinical Skills and Simulation Center
7 Dana Road
(914) 594-1760

Jeanne M. Wilson, M.D.
Phase 1 Curriculum Co-director

Melissa Cellini, M.D., M.S.Ed., FAAP
Co-director, Phase 1
(914) 594-1760

Traci F. Gardner, M.D.
Director of Racism, Bias and Health Inequities Themes
(914) 594-1760

Marissa Casale-Barcello
Administrator, Education Program Coordinator
(914) 594-1760

Joel M. Saks
Phase 1 Curriculum and Patient Care Curriculum Coordinator
(914) 594-1760

Educational Technology:

Sunshine Cottage, 2nd Floor
(914) 594-3087

Jason DiNardi
Director of Educational Technology
(914) 594-3087

Omar Khan
Instructional Technology Specialist
914-594-3086

Ombuds:

Rabbi Moshe D. Krupka, M.S.
Executive Vice President, Touro University
University Ombuds

More information is available on Touro’s Ombuds website.