The School of Medicine faculty is comprised of more than 1,700 active biomedical scientists and clinicians, and additional emeriti faculty, that represent the soul of the institution. Our faculty have passion for their respective disciplines and challenge students to grow intellectually by thinking broadly and advancing their knowledge through research that treats human disease and improves the lives of individuals and their communities. New York Medical College recognizes that a diverse faculty enhances the education of our students and best prepares them for service and scholarship in a multicultural society.

Elizabeth A. Berry, Ph.D. '23
Program Director (M.S. & Ph.D.) of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cell and Molecular Physiology & Cell and Molecular Physiology – Division of Neuroscience; Assistant Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology & Cell and Molecular Physiology – Division of Neuroscience | Biomedical SciencesAssistant Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology & Cell and Molecular Physiology – Division of Neuroscience | School of Medicine

Abdelfattah El Ouaamari, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology & Cell and Molecular Physiology – Division of Neuroscience; Associate Professor, Pharmacology | Biomedical SciencesAssociate Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology & Cell and Molecular Physiology – Division of Neuroscience; Associate Professor, Pharmacology | School of Medicine

Jonathan Fisher, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology & Cell and Molecular Physiology – Division of Neuroscience | Biomedical SciencesAssociate Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology | School of Medicine

Christopher S. Leonard, Ph.D.
Director of Neuroscience, Cell and Molecular Physiology; Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology & Cell and Molecular Physiology – Division of Neuroscience | School of MedicineProfessor, Cell and Molecular Physiology & Cell and Molecular Physiology – Division of Neuroscience | Biomedical Sciences

Esther Louise Sabban, Ph.D.
Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology & Cell and Molecular Physiology – Division of Neuroscience | Biomedical SciencesThe Sidney E. Frank Distinguished Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology & Cell and Molecular Physiology – Division of Neuroscience | School of Medicine

Patric K. Stanton, Ph.D.
Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology & Cell and Molecular Physiology – Division of Neuroscience | Biomedical SciencesProfessor, Cell and Molecular Physiology & Cell and Molecular Physiology – Division of Neuroscience; Professor, Neurology | School of Medicine

Libor Velisek, M.D., Ph.D.
Program Director, (M.D.-Ph.D.); Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology & Cell and Molecular Physiology – Division of Neuroscience | Biomedical SciencesAssistant Dean for Basic Medical Sciences; Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology, Cell and Molecular Physiology – Division of Neuroscience, Neurology & Pediatrics | School of Medicine

Jana Veliskova, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology & Cell and Molecular Physiology – Division of Neuroscience | Biomedical SciencesProfessor, Cell and Molecular Physiology & Cell and Molecular Physiology – Division of Neuroscience; Professor, Neurology & Obstetrics and Gynecology | School of Medicine

Richard J. Zeman, M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology & Cell and Molecular Physiology – Division of Neuroscience | Biomedical SciencesAssociate Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology & Cell and Molecular Physiology – Division of Neuroscience | School of Medicine