PATHOLOGY - Key Persons


Abigail Campbell

Job Titles:
  • Photo Editor

Abigail Roth

Job Titles:
  • Communications, Senior Officer
AbbyjoinedYaleSchoolofMedicineinNovember2017,fromYaleSchoolofManagement,whereshehadspentsixyearsasSpecialAssistanttotheDean.Priortothat,shewasDirectorofAlumniAffairsatYaleLawSchool.BeforereturningtoYale,whereAbbyattendedcollegeandlawschool,Abbyspenttwoyearsclerkingforjudgesandelevenyearsasalawyerforthefederalgovernment,predominantlyfocusingonfirearmsandexplosiveslawandpolicy.Outsideofwork,AbbyisontheboardoftheNewHavenPreservationTrust,andalsoisactivewiththeSafeStreetsCoalitionofNewHavenandLeagueofWomenVoters.

Adi Begovic

Job Titles:
  • Fellowship Coordinator

Aja Diggs

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Albert E. Kent

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology Director of Scientist Diversity and Inclusion, YSM Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Alexa Tomassi

Job Titles:
  • Communications, Officer
AlexaTomassijoinedtheDepartmentofPediatricsatYaleSchoolofMedicinein2019.Shecurrentlyservesasthedepartment'sCommunicationsOfficer.BeforecomingtoYalePediatrics,shespent5yearsinthenon-profitspaceworkingindigitalcommunications,marketing,organizing,anddevelopment.AlexagraduatedfromUConnwithaBAinUrbanandCommunityStudies.Inhersparetimesheenjoysadvocacyandvolunteerwork,goingtoconcerts,andmeetingfriendsandfamilyforhikesandwalks.

Alexandra Nichols Shaheen

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant, YSM Diversity Office

Alexis Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Allison Greco

Job Titles:
  • Neurology / Neurology & Dermatology Communications Officer

Alondra Martinez

Job Titles:
  • Senior Administrative Assistant, YSM Diversity

Alyssa Cruz

Job Titles:
  • Associate Communications Officer at the Yale Institute for Global Health
AlyssaCruzisanAssociateCommunicationsOfficerattheYaleInstituteforGlobalHealth,withafocusonDigitalCommunications.ShehasworkedinHigherEducationforoverfiveyearswithinvariousdepartments;includingAcademicAffairs,EducationPrograms,ITS,andStudentServices.ThroughherrolesandcontributiontoherAlmaMater,shewasfeaturedintheAlumniMagazine'FromtheHill'intheSpringof2018andcoveredtheissueintheSpringof2019.ShealsoreceivedrecognitionfromthePublicRelationsSocietyofAmerica-ConnecticutChapterforherworkontheCoffeewiththePresidentseries.

Amanda Masters

Job Titles:
  • Copy Link
AmandahasbeenacertifiedPAsince2009andperformedherfirstautopsyin2005.PriortoarrivingatYalein2018,AmandaworkedinSurgicalPathologyatMiddlesexHealthwhereshegrossedalloftheirsurgicalspecimensrangingfromsmalltohighlycomplex,andperformedtheirautopsies.Shehadparticularexperienceinbreast,GYN,andGIoncologicpathology.Shehasexperienceperformingautopsiesatmajormedialcenters,communityhospitals,andmedicalexaminersystems:TheMayoClinic(Rochester,MN),TheMassachusettsGeneralHospital,OfficeoftheChiefMedicalExaminer(CT),EasternMaineMedicalCenter,ColumbiaUniversity,andHospitalofSt.Raphael.ShehashadaspecialinterestinautopsypathologyandhadtheopportunitytojoinYaleastheAutopsyManagerandperformautopsiesfulltime.AmandaandherteamofPAsandtechniciansareresponsibleforteachingautopsypathologytothepathologyresidentsinvariousstagesoftheir3-4yearAP/CPresidenciesinthedepartment.

Amy Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Communications Officer
  • Internal Medicine / Communications, Officer
AmyAndersonisacommunicationsofficerintheDepartmentofInternalMedicineandhasbeenwiththedepartmentsinceJulyof2019.Sheispassionateaboutcreatingcontentandhighlightingtheworkoffaculty-bothinthedepartmentandacrossYSM-andorganicallygrowingYaleInternalMedicine'sfollowingonitssocialmediaplatforms.

Andrea Basile Terrillion

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director of Professionalism and Leadership

Andrew Baik

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Communications Officer

Andrew Osborne

Job Titles:
  • Director, Multimedia Services
PleasereachouttomyemailifyouhaveanymultimedianeedsattheSchoolofMedicine.

Angelique Levi

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair and Director, Pathology Reference Services

Anita Huttner

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Medical Director

Anju Meenattoor

Job Titles:
  • Director of Software and Data Engineering

Anna Reisman

Job Titles:
  • Co - Director
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Annabelle Blevins Pifer

Job Titles:
  • Senior Administrative Assistant Program Assistant, Master of Health Science - Clinical Investigation Track ( MHS - CI )

Anthony DeCarlo

Job Titles:
  • Photographer

Audriene Bell

Job Titles:
  • Product Manager

Azmi Ahmad

Job Titles:
  • Co - Chair

Barbara Steinberger

Job Titles:
  • Internal Communications Writer, Yale Medicine

Beth Pranger


Carissa Violante

Job Titles:
  • Credit

Carrie MacMillan

Job Titles:
  • Office of Communications in 2016 As a Clinical Writer
  • Senior Clinical Writer
CarrieMacMillanjoinedtheOfficeofCommunicationsin2016asaclinicalwriterfortheYaleMedicinewebsite.Shewritesfeatureandnewsstoriesforthepatient-orientedsite.HercoverageareasincludetheDepartmentsofPediatrics;Obstetrics,Gynecology&ReproductiveServices;andtheChildStudyCenter.PriortoYale,Carriespent11yearsasafeaturewriterforadailynewspaper,focusingonhealth,generalinterestandnewstopics.Shealsowroteandeditedforavarietyofconsumerandbusinessmagazinesandwebsites.Carriehasamassedmorethan18awardsfromlocalandnationalnewsorganizationsforherwriting.

Chelsea Gomez

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager

Chelsea Gubbins

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator

Chen Liu

Job Titles:
  • Member of the YSM Biobank Committee
  • YSM Biobank Director

Cheri Lewis

CheriLewisjoinedYaleSchoolofMedicinein2022.SheisaNewEnglandnative,aformerbroadcastreporter/anchor,andanalumofBostonUniversityandtheUniversityofIllinois-Springfield.

Chris Gardner

Job Titles:
  • Director of Communications for the Department of Psychiatry at Yale Sc
ChrisGardnerisDirectorofCommunicationsfortheDepartmentofPsychiatryatYaleSchoolofMedicine.Hepromotestheworkofthedepartment'snearly1,000facultymembersandtraineesviatheweb,socialmedia,andamonthlynewsletter.Hemaintainsthedepartment'sportfolioofover70websitesandmanagesitsmessagingserviceandmediarelations.PriortoworkingatYale,Chrisenjoyeda20-yearcareerattheRepublican-AmericannewspaperinWaterbury,CTwhereheworkedasBureauChiefandLocalNewsEditor.HereceivedtwofirstplaceawardsforinvestigativereportingfromtheNewEnglandNewspaper&PressAssociationforuncoveringwastefulspendinginmunicipalgovernment.HeistheformerChairmanoftheBoardofNewtownYouthandFamilyServicesinNewtown,CT.HeservesasSeniorBurgessontheBoroughofNewtownBoardofBurgessesandisanelectedmemberoftheNewtownLegislativeCouncil,currentlyinhissecondterm.PreviouslyheservedontheNewtownBoardofFinance.HeisalsoNewtown's"KeeperoftheFlag,"inchargeofmaintenanceandupkeepofthetown'siconicMainStreetflagpole.

Christine Minerowicz

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor Chair & CLIA Medical Director, Bridgeport and Milford Campus Laboratories

Colleen Moriarty

Job Titles:
  • All Media Inquiries / Director of Media Relations and Audience Development
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  • Director of Media Relations
  • Director of Media Relations and Audience Development
ColleenMoriartyservesasdirectorofmediarelationsandaudiencedevelopmentforYaleSchoolofMedicine.Inthisrole,sheoverseesateamthatworksonmedia,socialmediaandbrandvisibilityfortheschoolandmedicalpractice,YaleMedicine,aswellasYaleCancerCenter.BeforecomingtotheYaleSchoolofMedicine,MoriartywroteforavarietyofpublicationssuchasMarieClaire,Self,Shape,TeenVogue,andGoodHousekeepingandwasacontributingwritertoFitPregnancy,contributingeditortotheformerWalkingMagazine,andeditorialassistantatSelfMagazine.SheistheauthorofShortcutstoSexyAbs(FairWinds2001)andcontributedtoYourBody:TheScienceofKeepingItHealthy(TimeBooks).Shehasalsoworkedforavarietyofdigitalwebsitesandisaveterancopywriter,whohascreatedmarketingandadvertisingmaterials,socialmediacampaigns,digitalapps,andvideoandradioscriptsformajorcorporationsandhealthcarecompaniessuchasCigna,CliniqueandEthanAllen.Sheisanaward-winningwriter,whohasamasterofsciencedegreeinmagazinejournalismfromColumbiaUniversity'sGraduateSchoolofJournalism.

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Job Titles:
  • Member of the YSM Biobank Committee

Crista Marchesseault

AsDirectorofCommunicationsfortheYaleChildStudyCenter(YCSC)andDepartmentofChildPsychiatry,Cristaguidesdepartmentalstrategiccommunications,overseesrelatedprojects,andfacilitatesdisseminationofthecenter'svariedandcomplexresearch,clinical,andeducationalwork.Cristaservesasthedepartment'svicechairforcommunicationsandamemberoftheYCSCstrategyandstewardshipteam,meetingregularlywiththedepartmentchairandothervicechairs.CristaalsoworkstodevelopandsustainrelationshipsandconnectivitywithinandacrosstheYCSCcommunity.Priortohercurrentrole,sheservedasaprogrammanagerandoperationsdirectorforMindingtheBabyâ„¢(MTB)for11years,leadingavarietyofinitiativessurroundingimplementation,research,andtraininginthebasictenetsoftheMTBclinicalmodel.SinceshebeganworkingatYalein2002,shehasservedasaresearchassociate,projectdirector,chairoftheYCSCwebandsocialmediacommittee,andmemberoftheYCSCbrandingandnetworkingcommittee.CristaholdsaBachelorofScienceinOrganizationalCommunicationsfromNortheasternUniversity;aMasterofArtsinTeachingfromSacredHeartUniversity;andaMasterofArtsinChildDevelopmentfromTuftsUniversity,whereshesharpenedherexpertiseindevelopmentalliteracyandservedasahomevisitorforaschool-basedhomevisitingprogramwithfamiliesofKindergartenersinSomerville,Massachusetts.Inadditiontoherworkinteachingandacademicresearch,Crista'sprofessionalbackgroundincludesworkinpublicrelations,nonprofitmanagement,webdevelopment,professionalediting,grantfacilitation,marketing,andjobtraining.

Crystal Gwizdala

Job Titles:
  • Internal Medicine / Associate Communications Officer
CrystalGwizdalajoinedYaleSchoolofMedicinein2023.SheworkswithintheDepartmentofInternalMedicine(Geriatrics)onPatientPrioritiesCare,anapproachtohealthcarethataimstohelppatients,carepartners,andcliniciansfocusdecision-makingandhealthcareonwhatMattersMost:patients'ownhealthpriorities.Overthecourseofhercareer,Crystalhasworkedinaplethoraofscientificfieldssuchastoxicology,mentalhealthandchemicalmanufacturing.Crystal'spassionforlearningandmakingscienceaccessibleledhertoacareerinsciencecommunication.

Crystal Moriello

Job Titles:
  • Technician

Cynthia Brandt

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Biomedical Informatics & Data Science Vice Chair for Education, Biomedical Informatics & Data Science Professor, Biostatistics

Dana Haugh

DanaHaughisWebServicesLibrarian&CoordinatorofMarketingandCommunicationsatYale'sCushing/WhitneyMedicalLibrarywheresheleadsthedesignanddevelopmentofthelibrary'swebpresence.Herresearchinterestsincludewebdesign&development,marketing&outreachinlibraries,openaccess,andinformationliteracy.ShereceivedherMLSfromQueensCollegeandBAinEnglishfromStonyBrookUniversity.

Danielle Perricone

Job Titles:
  • Communications Officer for Yale Medicine
  • Communications Officer, YM Audience Development and Social Media
  • Media Contact for Clinical Topics / Yale Medicine / Communications Officer, YM Audience Development and Social Media
DaniellePerriconeservesastheCommunicationsOfficerforYaleMedicine,theclinicalpracticeofYaleSchoolofMedicine.

Darin Latimore

Job Titles:
  • Co - Director
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Daryn David

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor
  • Director for Leadership Development

David F. Stern

Job Titles:
  • Program Director

David Ferguson

Job Titles:
  • Co - Operational Manager

David L. Rimm

Job Titles:
  • Medical Director
  • Anthony N. Brady Professor
  • Director YPTS
DavidRimmistheAnthonyN.BradyProfessorofPathologyintheDepartmentsofPathologyandMedicine(Oncology)attheYaleUniversitySchoolofMedicine.HeistheDirectorofYalePathologyTissueServicesandtheLabforQuantitativeDiagnosticsinAnatomicPathology.HecompletedanMD-PhDatJohnsHopkinsUniversityMedicalSchoolfollowedbyaPathologyResidencyatYaleandaCytopathologyFellowshipattheMedicalCollegeofVirginia.HisresearchlabgroupfocusesonquantitativepathologyusingtheAQUA®technologyinventedinhislab,andotherquantitativemethods,withprojectsrelatedtopredictingresponseandresistancetobothtargetedandimmune-therapyincancer.Hislabisinvolvedintheuseofnewhigh-plexmethodsincludingdigitalspatialprofiling(NanoString)fornewbiomarkerdiscovery.HeisalsointerestedintranslationofassaystotheclinicandstandardizationofthoseassaysforCLIAlabs.TheworkissupportedbygrantsfromtheNIH,BCRF,andsponsoredresearchagreementsfrombiopharma.HealsoservesontheCAPImmunohistochemistrycommitteeandmultiplescientificadvisoryboardsforbiotechandpharma.Heisanauthorofover500peer-reviewedpaperswithanH-indexof120and8patents.

Davita Ann Viale

Job Titles:
  • Digital Marketing Coordinator

Declan McGuone

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Denise Meyer

Job Titles:
  • Business Systems Analyst & Web Producer
AgraduateofNorthwesternUniversity,DeniseMeyerhasworkedinpublicrelationsandcommunicationsforoverthirtyyears,firstinthearts,thenasaconsultantforawiderangeofsmallbusinesses,non-profitsandaninternationalmanufacturingcompany.SheisthefoundingpublisherofEiriniPresswhoseofferingsonnon-dualityincludetitlesbyLawrenceLeShan,JonathanBricklinandothers.Denisehasawiderangeofprint,socialmediaandwebexperienceandwaswebcoordinatorattheYaleSchoolofPublicHealthfrom2008-2021.Thereshehascreatedanddevelopededitorialandvideocontentfortheschool'swebsites,newslettersandotherspecialprojects.InNovember2021shemovedtotheYaleSchoolofMedicineCommunicationsGroupwheresheisabusinesssystemsanalystandwebproducer.

Dresda Cotto

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant, YSM Communications

Eduardo Reyes

Job Titles:
  • Senior Administrative Assistant, YSM Diversity

Elena Ratner

Job Titles:
  • Director / Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences Co - Chief, Section of Gynecologic Oncology

Elizabeth Leonard

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator

Emily Barkley

Job Titles:
  • Autopsy Technician

Erin Brough

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director of Communications at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
ErinBroughistheassociatedirectorofcommunicationsattheYaleCenterforEmotionalIntelligence.SheholdsanM.B.A.andisaCertifiedProjectManagementProfessional.Inherrole,ErinisresponsiblefortheCenter'scommunicationandbrandingstrategy,includingmanagementoftheRULERandYCEIwebsites,lifecyclecommunicationsforRULERschools,operationalnewsandupdatesforYCEIstaffandconsultants,socialmediamanagement,budgetaryoversightandcreation,andprojectmanagementofvariousimplementationprojects.ShemaintainstheworkingrelationshipwithYaleOPACandtheYSMOfficeofCommunications.ErinlivesinHamden,CTwithherson,husband,andduelingcats.

Esther Nti

Job Titles:
  • Senior Administrative Assistant, OAPD

Eva Mlynarski

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
EvaearnedherMasterofHealthSciencedegreeinPathologists'AssistingatQuinnipiacUniversityinMayof2022.SheisacertifiedPathologists'Assistant(ASCP)aswellasalicensedhistotechnician(ASCP).ShewasfirstintroducedintothefieldofPathologyin2018asaHistotechnicanatBostonChildren'sHospitalandaPathologyTechnicianatMassachusettsGeneralHospital,whereshewastrainedinbothSurgicalandAutopsyPathology.EvaalsohasprevioushistologicalexperienceprocessingandpreparingslidesfortheMassachusettsOfficeoftheChiefMedicalExaminerandYaleNewHavenHospital.SheiscurrentlypursuingasecondMasterinForensicScienceinForensicToxicologyatJohnJayCollegeofCriminalJustice.Hertrainingissubspecializedinhospitalandforensicautopsies,withafocusincardiovascularpathology.

Frank Avitable


Giovanna Guerrero-Medina

Job Titles:
  • Director of Yale Ciencia Program Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Wu Tsai Institute

Hao Wu

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Harry Sanchez

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor Director of Autopsy Services
Dr.SanchezreceivedhisundergraduatedegreeatFairfieldUniversity,hismedicaldegreeatSUNYStonyBrook,anddidhisresidencyinanatomicandclinicalpathologyatYaleNewHavenHospital.HeworkedasacommunitypathologistattheHospitalofCentralConnecticutbeforejoiningthePathologyDepartmentatYaleSchoolofMedicinewhereheistheDirectoroftheAutopsyService.Inadditiontosurgicalpathologyhisinterestsincludeautopsypathology,microbiology,medicaleducation,medicalhistory,andqualitymanagement.

Isabella Backman

Job Titles:
  • Associate Editor - Writer
Isabella"Izzy"BackmangraduatedfromSaintMichael'sCollegewithaB.S.inbiologyandminorincreativewriting.ShewouldgoontojointheUCSantaCruzScienceCommunicationProgram,oneofthecountry'smostcompetitivejournalismprograms,whichallowedhertocombineherinterests.ShebroughtherlovefortellingstoriesaboutsciencetoYaleSchoolofMedicinein2021asasummersciencewritingintern,andinthefall,shejoinedtheOfficeofCommunicationsfull-timeasassociatewriterandeditor.ShehasheldpreviouspositionsatNASAAmesResearchCenterandStanfordUniversityNews.HerworkcanalsobefoundinoutletsincludingScience,Mongabay,EosandtheSanJoseMercuryNews.

Ishita S. Arora

Job Titles:
  • Associate Research Scientist ( General Medicine )

Ivory Lee


Janet Hafler

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Pediatrics ( General Pediatrics ) Director of the Center for Medical Education, YSM Administration

Jeffrey Sklar

Job Titles:
  • Director of Molecular Diagnostics Research Program

Jennifer P. Hill

Job Titles:
  • Senior Communications Project Manager, YSM Comms
JenjoinedtheYaleSchoolofMedicinein2023tohelpmanageprojectsforboththeWebServicesteamandtheOfficeofCommunications.Shehasaproventrackrecordofbuildingkeyrelationshipswithprojectstakeholders,andover15yearsofexperienceincontentcreation,desktoppublishing,andexecutingtargetedprojectsandInternalCommunicationplansacrossdiversetechnicalandnon-technicalenvironments.

Jennifer Stockwell

Job Titles:
  • Design Manager, YSM Director of Communications Design, Yale School of Medicine Brand Manager, Yale School of Medicine Brand Manager, Yale Medicine
Appreciatingdesignfromayoungage,JenniferattendedtheUniversityofConnecticut,obtainingaBSinGraphicDesignin1997.FromthereshenurturedhertalentasayoungdesignerattheNewHavenAdvocate,movinguptheranksfrommeregraphicdesignertoArtDirector.Fromthere,shemovedontoworkatseveraldesignagencies-beforestrikingouttostart'Canvas'withbusinesspartnerTaraCantor,mediaplanner.JenniferbeganatYalein2008andbegantomakehermarkontheSchoolofMedicinedesign.Sheisslowlytakingoverthedesignworld-bitbybit.

Jeremy Ledger

Job Titles:
  • Writer, Yale School of Medicine

Joe Piccirillo

Job Titles:
  • Managing Editor, Yale Medicine

John Balint

Job Titles:
  • Autopsy Technician

John Kunstman

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery ( Oncology )

John Ready

Job Titles:
  • Communications Officer

John Sinard

Job Titles:
  • Certified Anatomic Pathologist
  • Professor of Pathology and of Ophthalmology and Visual Science Medical Director, Pathology Informatics, Pathology
JohnSinardisaboard-certifiedanatomicpathologist.Hereceivedhisbachelor'sdegreefromHarvardUniversity,andhisM.D.andPh.D.degreesfromJohnsHopkins.HisresidencytrainingwasatYale-NewHavenHospital.Heisactiveontheautopsyandsurgicalpathologyservices,withaspecialtyinterestinophthalmicpathology.HefoundedthePathologyInformaticsProgram,andhasbeendevelopingsoftwareforover30years.Hisacademicinterestsarecenteredontranslationalinformatics:deliveringmoderndatamanagementtoolstopracticingphysiciansandresearchers.

Jonathan N Grauer

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Julia Buchanan

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director Yale School of Medicine Faculty Affairs
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Julia Chianelli

Job Titles:
  • Development and Alumni Affairs / Communications Officer, YSM Development and Alumni Affairs
JuliaChianellijoinedYaleUniversityinFebruary2023astheinauguralcommunicationsofficerintheSchoolofMedicine'sOfficeofDevelopmentandAlumniAffairsandOfficeofCommunications.Shehas26yearsofexperienceinmarketingcommunicationsandhaswonnumerousawardsforinnovationandexcellenceincommunication.PriortojoiningYale,sheservedasdirectorofdevelopmentandalumniaffairscommunicationsatQuinnipiacUniversity,directorofadvancementcommunicationsatTrinityCollege-Hartford,andmanagerofalumnicommunicationsatTheUniversityofConnecticutFoundation,Inc.ShealsoheldcommunicationsrolesatFortune500companiesandwasmanagingeditorofaspecial-interestconsumermagazine.JuliaearnedtwobachelorofartsdegreesattheUniversityofConnecticutandstudiedattheUniversitätMannheimandGoethe-InstitutMannheiminMannheim,Germany.SheholdsamasterofscienceininteractivemediaandcommunicationsatQuinnipiacUniversity.WhileagraduatestudentatQuinnipiac,JuliawasinductedintoLambdaPiEta,theofficialhonorsocietyoftheNationalCommunicationAssociation.

Julie Parry

Job Titles:
  • Internal Medicine / Associate Director, Communications
JulieParryjoinedYaleSchoolofMedicineandtheDepartmentofInternalMedicineinAugust2018.Shehasoutlinedacommunicationsstrategyforthedepartmenttohighlightitsexceptionalclinicians,educators,researchers,andstaff.Julieandteamcreateandwritefor11publications,showcasingavarietyoftopicstoarangeofinternalandexternalaudiences,alongwithcreatingandmanagingthedepartment'ssocialmediaaccountsandwebsite.Juliecreatedthedepartment'sfirstannualreporttoaccentuatethedepartment'sexcellenceinitstripartitemission,alongwithrevitalizingthemonthlynewsletter,D[IM]ensions,andlaunchingthedepartment'salumnipublication,D[IM]Digest.Duringher24+yearsofexperienceincommunications,publicrelations,andmarketing,Juliehasworkedinanumberofindustriessuchassportsandentertainment,technology,andhealthcare.

Justin Fansler

Job Titles:
  • Director / Senior Director, Communications Strategy and Technology
  • Senior Director, Communications Strategy and Technology
JustinleadstheproductinnovationandcommunicationstechnologyeffortsatYaleSchoolofMedicine,focusingonintegratingcutting-edgeAIsolutionsintocorebusinessprocesses,productdevelopment,andautomation.Hedirectstheteamsresponsibleforideating,designing,managing,andsupportingthesystemsandinfrastructurethatpowertheschool'sacademicandclinicalwebsites(medicine.yale.eduandYaleMedicine.org),whilealigningtheschool'svariouscommunicationmediums-web,print,digital,andsocial-tostreamlinetools,reducetimetomarket,andboostoperationalefficiency.UnderJustin'sleadership,AI-drivenproductsandautomationhaveincreasedoperationalefficiencybyover100%andreducedtime-to-marketacrosscommunicationplatforms.Hisworkhasresultedinthecreationofseveralenterprise-levelproducts,includingAI-firstsolutions,thathavetransformedbusinessoperationsandoptimizedcommunicationstrategies.HehasspearheadedAIintegrationsince2018,leveragingpredictivemodels,naturallanguageprocessing,andgenerativeAItosupportnewproducedevelopment.Justinoverseesoffshoredevelopers,vendorrelationships,budgetmanagement,andresourceallocation,ensuringtechnologyinitiativesarealignedwiththeschool'sstrategicgoalsandgrowth.Hiscross-functionalleadershipbringstogetherteamsfromdesign,engineering,andproductstrategy,aligningtheeffortsofleadersacrosstheinstitutiontoachievehigh-impactoutcomes.SincejoiningtheOfficeofCommunicationsasafoundingmemberofitswebgroupin2006,Justinhasbeeninstrumentalinshapingtheschool'slong-termdigitaltransformation.Heledthedevelopmentoftheschool'sfirststandardizedwebtemplatesandnowmanagesthefifthiteration(T5),whichtransitionstheschooltoanaudience-centriccommunicationsmodel,enhancinguserengagementandeffectiveness.Justinalsospearheadedthepurchaseandimplementationoftheschool'sfirstcontentmanagementsystem(SDLTridion)andoversawthecreationofBeatrix,anenterprise-gradedynamiccontentplatformsupportingover32,000profilesand100,000calendareventsandnewsarticles.BeatrixalsoenablesfacultytoimportandgeneratestandardizedCVs,easingacademicchallengesandenhancingreporting.Additionally,heintroducedstandardizeddigitalsignageacrosstheschool'scampus.ResidinginSeattlewithhispartnersRudyandRandy,andtheirchildFelix,JustinispassionateaboutCrossFit,homerenovation,travelingtovisitfamilyinAustralia,andexploringnewtechnologiestocontinuedrivinginnovationinhisfield.RevisedSeptember2024

Karen Wu

Job Titles:
  • Assoc. Director Professionalism & Leadership

Karina Gonzalez

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean, Diversity and Inclusion Programs

Katarzyna Kanarek - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Technical Director

Kathleen Keenan


Kathy Katella

Job Titles:
  • Writer and Journalist
KathyKatellaisawriterandjournalistwhohasspecializedinhealthandmedicineformorethan20years.SheisaseniorclinicalwriterforYaleMedicine,whereshehasproducedarticlesonavarietyoftopics,includingsuchareasascardiology,cancer,andsurgery.ShehaswrittenextensivelyaboutCovid-19andotherinfectiousdiseases.KathypreviouslyservedasYaleMedicine'scommunicationsmanager,apositionthatinvolvedprovidinggeneralsupportfortheCEOandothersenioradministrators,andproducingnewslettersandyear-endreports,inadditiontootherresponsibilities.BeforejoiningtheYaleSchoolofMedicine,KathywasageneralassignmentfeaturereporterandeditorfortwodailynewspapersinConnecticut.Asafreelancewriter,shepublishedarticlesintheNewYorkTimesandotherpublications,andprovidededitorialservicesforsuchclientsasUniversityofConnecticut,WesleyanUniversity,Masonicare,NewReach,andYaleNewHavenHospital.Sheistheauthoroftwobooksinaseriesformiddleschoolerscalled"CelebrityActivists."

Kien Pham

Job Titles:
  • Co - Operational Manager ( Tissue Lab ) Research Scientist in Pathology Operations Manager, YSM Biobank / View Full Profile

Kimberly Conner

Job Titles:
  • Senior Video Producer
KimberlyConnerstartedatYSMin2017asavideoproducerandwaspromotedtoSeniorVideoProducerin2022.AstheSeniorVideoProducer,Kimberlyplaysapivotalroleinleadingthestrategyandcreationofvideosthathighlighttheresearch,education,andclinicalmissionsofYSMforinternalandexternalaudiences.KimberlyearnedherBachelorofArtsinHumanBiologyfromStanfordUniversityin2011.ShethenservedinthePeaceCorpsfortwoyearsinMadagascarasaCommunityHealthEducator.UponreturningtotheU.S.,KimberlyearnedherMaster'sinJournalismfromtheCUNYGraduateSchoolofJournalismin2015.PriortoherpositionatYale,KimberlyworkedinnationalbroadcastjournalismatMSNBC,CBS,and48Hours,whereshecontributedtonumeroushigh-profileprojects.

Kristen Tupay

KrisarrivedatYalePathologyinSeptember2019asatemporaryautopsytechnicianandlearnedCoPath,Epic,andtheinnerworkingsoftheAutopsy&Morgueservice.Throughhertimehere,shehasexemplifiedempathy,respect,andabilitytofunctionwellunderpressureinavarietyofstrangeandunpredictablesituationswithinthedepartment.ShebecameapermanentemployeeinFebruary2022.Hervoiceisoftentheoneyouhearfirstwhenyoucalltheautopsyservice.KrisearnedherAssociateDegreeinMedicalLaboratoryScience(MLT)fromManchesterCommunityCollege,whereshestartedinthefast-pacedbloodbankatHartfordHospital,workingasaMedicalTechnologistuntil2001.Shethenjoinedwhat'snowMiddlesexHealthinlaboratorycustomerservice,maintainingoutpatientlabordersforvariousdoctor'sofficesandhelpingdistributeurgent,STAT,andcriticalresults.Here,shedevelopedhervaluedcombinationoftechnicalskillsandadvocacyforpatientsandcustomers.ShebeganherAPexperiencein2014whenMiddlesexhiredherastheAnatomicPathologyTechnicalAssistant.Inthisrole,shepreparedsurgicalspecimensforexaminationbythePAandpathologists,aswellasassistingwithautopsies.ViewFullProfile

Kyle Preston

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, Yale Pathology Reference Services

La-Xiang Wan

Job Titles:
  • Laboratory Supervisor

Laura Copela Maturo

Job Titles:
  • Communications Support Specialist
LaurajoinedYaleSchoolofMedicinein2000andhashadheldmanyrolessincethen.HercurrentpositionasCommunicationsSupportSpecialistallowshertoshowcaseherskillsinsurveydesign,datastorytelling,andpitchdeckcreation.

Lena Smith Parker

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Senior Program Leader and Relationship Manager
LenaistheSeniorProgramLeader&RelationshipManagerforYSMCommunications.ShestartedoutasaInternetSpecialistincommunicationsforYaleMedicinein2004,andin2006waspromotedtohavepurviewoverthewebforallofYSM.Withinmonthsshecreatedthefirstiterationofthebraintrustdedicatedtothemissionofa"world-class"webpresenceforYSM,whichhasnowgrowntoafullwebteam.Thegroupisdedicatedtothesegoals:Beautiful,useful,consistentlybrandedwebsitesthatasaunitspeaktotheexcellenceofYSMAllfacultyandorganizationsbeingabletopromotetheirimportantwork,regardlessofwhetherornottheyhaveresourcesEaseofaccessibilityforusersandwebeditorsExcellentcommunicationwithclientsandadministrationEfficientuseofaccuratedataacrosswebsitesIn2016,LenawaspromotedtobetheOperationsDirectorfortheYaleSchoolofMedicineOfficeofCommunications,andin2021againtoSeniorProgramLeader&RelationshipManagerforYSMCommunications.

Linda Jackson

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, YSM Diversity Office Director of Educational Outreach Programs

Lindsey Leger

Job Titles:
  • Video Producer
LindseyLegerisavideoproducer,workingtocreateoriginalvideocontenthighlightinginnovativeresearchandcareatYSM.PriortojoiningYale,shewasafreelancephotographerandvideographerworkingwitheditorialandhumanitarianclients,includingtheAssociatedPress,UNICEFandUSAID.ShecompletedherBFAattheRochesterInstituteofTechnology,andiscompletingaMAattheUniversityofMünsterinGermany.

Liz Pantani

Job Titles:
  • Business Systems Analyst & Web Producer
LizjoinedtheYaleSchoolofMedicineWebGroupOctober2011.Afterbeingwiththeteamforover10yearsshewaspromotedtohercurrentroleasBusinessSystemsAnalyst&WebProducer.ShemanagesallWebSupportHelpDeskTicketssubmittedtoysm.editor@yale.edufortheentireSchoolofMedicineandYaleMedicine.org.Whensheisnotassistinginbuildingormaintainingwebsites,sheisprogrammingtheusabilitytestsusedforfutureenhancementstoYSMwebsitesandapplications.LizprovidespreliminaryandbasicsupportforstaffusingSDLTridionandallYSMwebapplications,aswellasprovidingsupportwithutilizingtheNewsandPeopleProfileSystem.LizlivesintheshorelinecommunityofGuilfordwithherwifeCarissa,andwhennothikingsomewhereinNewEnglandortravelingabroad,shecanbeeasilyfoundworkingonhernexthomeproject.

Lori Charette - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Technical Director

Maia James


Marcello DiStasio

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Pathology Co - Director, Yale Legacy Tissue Donation Program, Pathology
Iamaneuropathologistandresearcherinneuroimmunology.Mybackgroundisinelectrophysiologyandbiomedicalengineeringofneuralinterfaceandneuralinformationprocessingsystems.Myinterestsareindiseasesofthecentralnervoussystem,includingmotorsystemdiseasesandcancer.Iamworkingonadvancingthetechniquesofcomputationalpathologyinordertobetterunderstandanddiagnosediseases.Myresearchinvolvestheapplicationofmachinelearning,imageanalysis,andstatisticstohistologyandgenomicdatawiththegoalofbettercharacterizingandclassifyingtumors.Iamdevelopingsoftwaretoanalyzehistologicimagestakenfromthekindsofslidesproducedintheroutineclinicalevaluationoftissue.Byusingstatisticalandmachinelearningtechniques,thesealgorithmslookforpatternsincellplacementandmorphologythatcorrespondtothetissuegeneticprofiles.Ibelievethissimultaneousgenotypicandphenotypiccharacterizationoftumorswillprovideadeeperunderstandingofneurobiology,neuropathology,andcanerimmunology,andidentifykeyelementsofCNSmicroenvironmentswhoseinteractionsadvanceourexplanationsandpredictionsofpathologicprocessesaffectingthebrain,retina,spinalcord,andperipheralnervoussystem.

Maria Lee

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Residency, Fellowships, and Graduate Programs

Mario Strazzabosco

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Medicine Clinical Program Leader, Liver Cancer Program Co - Director, Yale Liver Center, Internal Medicine

Marisol Britt

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Director, Master in Health Science Program, YSM

Mark Albis

Job Titles:
  • Director, Product and Web Services
MarkbeganworkingwithYaleSchoolofMedicineCommunicationsin2010astheManagerforWebTrainingandSupport.Inthisrole,Markfieldedwebsiteeditors'questionsconcerningYSM'scontentmanagementsystem,SDLWeb,alongwithotherwebapplicationsusedinconjunctionwithTridiontomaintaintheschool'swebpresence.Inaddition,withthehelpoftheWebGroupstudentteamhecreatedalibraryofsupportdocumentationforeditorstolearnthebasicsofSDLWebandhowtocreatespecifictemplates.Overtheyears,hisroletransitionedfrombeingfocusedonsupportingeditorsmakingwebsiteupdatesintheYSMenvironmenttothedevelopmentofthewebsiteapplicationsthemselves.Now,asProductandWebServicesDirector,Markdefinesrequirementsandfacilitatesthedevelopmentofwebapplications,leadstheUI/UXdesignprocessforthoseapplicationstoensuretheyareuser-friendlyandaccessible,anddirectstheWebServicesteam,acentralizedgroupofprofessionaleditorswhomakethevastmajorityoftheupdatesneededfortheYaleSchoolofMedicineandYaleMedicinewebsites.

Marrisa Delise

Job Titles:
  • Program Administrator

Mary Hu

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Communications
  • Yale School of Medicine ( YSM ) Administration in 2000 As Director of Strategic Planning and Marketing
MaryHujoinedtheYaleSchoolofMedicine(YSM)administrationin2000asDirectorofStrategicPlanningandMarketingforYaleMedicine.In2004,shetookontheresponsibilityofdirectingschool-widecommunications,includingprintandonlinepublications,andmanagingtheYaleSchoolofMedicinebrand.MaryservesasliaisonbetweentheDean'sOfficeandrelevantuniversityandhospitaloffices,includingtheYaleUniversityOfficeoftheSecretary,OfficeofPublicAffairsandCommunications,OfficeofDevelopment,AlumniAffairs,YaleMedicine,Yale-NewHavenHospitalandYaleNewHavenHealthSystem.

Matt O'Rourke

Job Titles:
  • Director of Marketing, YSM
MatthewO'RourkeleadsmarketingeffortsfortheYaleSchoolofMedicineanditsclinicalpractice,YaleMedicine.Priortohiscurrentrole,heworkedinOrthopaedics.hespentfiveandahalfyearsattheYaleSchoolofManagementworkingininternationalcommunications,collaboratingandcoordinatingcommunicationseffortswith30schoolsin25countriesthroughtheGlobalNetworkforAdvancedManagement.Ajournalistbytraining,heoverseesallofthedepartment'swebandsocialmediastrategies.Previously,O'RourkeworkedasareporterattheWaterburyRepublican-Americannewspaper,coveringtwotownsanddevelopinganoutdoors/environmentalbeatforsixandahalfyears.Whilethere,hewaspartofateamthatwonthenationalSocietyofProfessionalJournalistsSunshineAward,highlightingexcellenceinFreedomofInformationActrequestsandreporting.HisworkhasalsoappearedintheLosAngelesTimesandBostonGlobe.

Maya Szatai

Job Titles:
  • Visual Design Specialist
MayajoinedasVisualDesignSpecialistforYaleSchoolofMedicinein2017.SheprovidesdesignsupportforYSMCommunicationsandtheirprintpublications.

Megan Pendagast


Melissa Cunningham


Melissa Grafe

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Michael Desimone

Job Titles:
  • Assistant

Michael Kim

Job Titles:
  • Digital Analytics and SEO Specialist

Michael Masciadrelli

Job Titles:
  • Communications Officer, YCC Media Relations & Audience Development
  • Media Contact for Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital / Communications Officer, YCC Media Relations & Audience Development

Michele Carpenter

Job Titles:
  • Senior Program Manager

Mike Friscia

Job Titles:
  • Director of AI Development and Systems Architecture
MikeFrisciajoinedtheYaleSchoolofMedicineinApril2017astheLeadTechnicalArchitectwithresponsibilitiesforsystemsandsoftwaredesign.PreviouslyheworkedintheYaleUniversityLibraryfortenyearsmanagingateamofsoftwareengineersfocusedondigitalassetmanagementanddiscoverysystemswithemphasisonopensource,communitydrivendevelopment.PriortoYale,MikewastheleadsoftwaredeveloperatConnecticutCollegewhereheworkedprimarilywithstudentandalumniinformationsystems.Mikeenjoyscollectingandprogrammingvintagecomputersfromthe1970'sand1980'sandisanactiveparticipantintheInternationalGameDeveloperAssociationworkingasaconsultantonseveralopensourceprojects.

Mitchell Clark

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director

Nancy J. Brown

NancyJ.Brown,MD,joinedYaleSchoolofMedicineasJeanandDavidW.WallaceDeanofMedicineandC.N.HLongProfessorofInternalMedicineinFebruary2020.Asdean,sheoverseesoneoftheworld'sleadinginstitutionsforbiomedicalresearch,education,andadvancedclinicalcare.

Natalia Buza

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director

Nicole (Nikki) Elbertson

Job Titles:
  • Director of Product Development and Implementation at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
Nicole(Nikki)ElbertsonisthedirectorofproductdevelopmentandimplementationattheYaleCenterforEmotionalIntelligence.InvariousresearchandtrainingrolesattheCenterforover20years,shehasmanagedandcoordinatedseveralprojectsfocusedonthedevelopment,implementation,andevaluationofRULERfromearlychildhoodthroughhighschool.NikkihascontributedtothedesignandpublicationoftheCenter'sresearchstudiesandcurricula,andsheistheco-authorofseveralscholarlyarticles,papers,andbookchapters.Currently,shefocusesonthestrategicdevelopment,alignment,anddistributionoftheCenter'scontentandservesasaRULERtrainerandcoach.OutsideofherworkattheCenter,sheisacertifiedgroupfitnessinstructor.

Nicole Wise

Job Titles:
  • Executive Editor
  • Chief Communications Officer Senior Director for Content Strategy & Development, Office of Communications
  • Senior Director of Content Strategy & Development for the Yale School of Medicine
NicoleWise,SeniorDirectorofContentStrategy&DevelopmentfortheYaleSchoolofMedicine,andChiefCommunicationsOfficerforYaleMedicine,itsclinicalfacultypractice,isresponsibleforestablishingcontentstrategyandstandardsacrossalldigitalandprintpropertiesfortheorganization.Sheleadsfourteams-editorial,multimedia,marketingandreputationandaudiencedevelopment(comprisingmediarelations,socialmediaandcontentpartnerships),focusedonthreestrategicgoals:elevatingreputation,supportingrevenuegeneration,andmetrics-drivenleadershipinacademicmedicalcommunications.NicolejoinedYaleasExecutiveEditor,YaleMedicine,in2016,initiallyfocusedonbuildingandexecutingacontentmarketingstrategytosupportthenewYaleMedicinebrand.ThevisionwastodevelopahealthandmedicinesitethatprovidespatienteducationprimersonthefullrangeoftreatmentsandservicesofferedbyYaleMedicineclinicians,whilealsoengagingreadersinconversationalfeaturesandvideosontrendingtopicsinhealth-allutilizingYSMexpertsassources.TheYaleMedicinesitecurrentlyhasmonthlytrafficofapproximately3million,regularlyachievingtopsearchpositionsforcompetitivehealthtopics.Intheworksatpresentisanaudience-basedcontentstrategytoengageawiderangeofstakeholders(scientists,students,media,donors,etc.)intheexcitingscientificdiscoveriestakingplaceatYSM.AIisplayinganevermorevitalroleinbuildingoutcontentacrossYaleSchoolofMedicineanditsdigital(andprint)properties-includingforideation,audiencedevelopment,scalingproductionandsearchengineoptimization.Nicolehasbeenajournalistandauthor,ahealthcaremarketerandanentrepreneur,withaconsultancyfocusedonproducingcontentforhealthcareprovidersaroundtheU.S.ShelivesinNewHaven.

Noah Golden

Job Titles:
  • Video Post - Production Specialist
  • Video Producer / Editor
NoahGoldenisavideoproducer/editorwhohasbeenatYaleSchoolofMedicinesince2013.Overthattime,NoahhasproducedhundredsofvideosforYaleSchoolofMedicineandYaleMedicine,includingthe4Thingsseries,TheExamRoomseries,profilesoftheSecondYearShow,theYaleMedicalOrchestra,MatchDayandalargenumberofYaleMedicinephysicianbios.HeranYaleSchoolofMedicine'sFacebookpagefortwoyearsandcontinuestoworkonsocialmediastrategy.HisworkhaswonanawardfromLabTVandbeenfeaturedintheNewHavenDocumentaryFilmFestival.Inhissparetime,canoftenbefoundplayingmusic,creating/watching/writingabouttheateroreating.

Pallavi Gopal

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Pennsylvania
PallaviGopalisagraduateoftheMedicalScientistTrainingProgramattheUniversityofPennsylvania,PerelmanSchoolofMedicineinPhiladelphia.HerPh.D.thesisworkinNeurosciencewithDr.JeffreyGoldenfocusedonunderstandingthecellularandmolecularmechanismsthatguideneuronalmigrationduringforebraindevelopment.AfterearningherM.D.,PallavicompletedpostgraduateclinicaltraininginAnatomicPathologyandNeuropathologyattheHospitaloftheUniversityofPennsylvania.ShedidherpostdoctoralresearchtrainingwithDr.ErikaHolzbaurattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Dr.GopalisarecipientoftheNINDSClinicalScientistResearchCareerDevelopmentAward.ShejoinedthePathologyDepartmentatYaleSchoolofMedicineinJanuary2018.

Pauline Charbogne

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Kavli Institute for Neuroscience and Director, Scientific Operations, Department of Neuroscience

Peggy Atherlay

Job Titles:
  • Communications Officer, YSM Administration

Pei Hui

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Clinical Director, Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory
  • Copy Link

Rachel Martin

Job Titles:
  • Internal Medicine / Communications Officer

Raffaella Morotti

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics Director, Pediatric Pathology, Pathology Associate Director, Autopsy Service
RaffaellaMorottigraduatedfromtheUniversityofMilan.ShecompletedherresidencyinanatomicpathologyatYale-NewHavenHospital,followedbyafellowshipinpediatricpathologyatNewYorkUniversity.Sheisboard-certifiedinbothanatomicandpediatricpathology.ShejointhepathologyfacultyatYalein2011andistheDirectorofPediatricPathologyandtheAssociateDirectorofthePathologyAutopsyService.

Raymond Yesner

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Pathology Professor, MCD Biology

Reagin Carney

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator, Center for Medical Education

Rebecca Shannonhouse

Job Titles:
  • Director of Content Strategy, YSM

Reggie Li

Job Titles:
  • Assistant

Renee Gaudette

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director, Physician and Community Engagement

Robert Homer

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Pathology and of Medicine ( Pulmonary ) Director of Medical Studies, Anatomic Pathology
Historically,mymajorinterestshavebeenindiagnosticandexperimentallungpathology.IwasleadthoracicpathologistatYalefrom2004to2022andhaveexperienceindiagnosingandclassifyingthefullrangeofhistopathologyofclinicallungdisease.IwasalsoDirectorofAnatomicPathologyatVAConnecticutHealthCaresystem(akatheWestHavenVA)from1994to2022.MyPhDwasonaspectsofthemurineMHC.MypostdoctoralfellowshipwaswithRichardFlavellondevelopmentofTcelltolerance.Sincethen,Ihavehelpedevaluatevariousmurinemodelsofinflammatorylungdisease,rananNIHfundedmorphologycorefortheYalepulmonarysection,andranabasiclaboratoryatWestHavenVAlookingatmurinemodelsofpulmonaryfibrosis.Inowmostlyconsultonvariousexperimentalmodelsoflungdiseaseandworkwithcollaboratorsanalyzinghumanfibroticandneoplasticdisease.IamheavilyinvolvedinmedicalschoolcurriculumdevelopmentasDirectorofMedicalEducationforPathology.IamCo-Directorofthepre-clerkshipYSMcourseAttacksandDefenses(coveringimmunology,infectiousdisease,microbiology,rheumatologyanddermatology).OneofmymajorcurrentinterestsisexploringuseofLargeLanguageModelsinmedicaleducation.

Robert Rohrbaugh

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Dean for Professionalism and Leadership

Robin Einbinder

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager

Samuel Ball

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs

Sara Guastello

Job Titles:
  • Center for Medical Education, Director of Programs

Sara Huls

Job Titles:
  • Director, YSM Exec. & Internal Communications
SarajoinedYaleSchoolofMedicineinMarchof2023asseniordirector,executiveandinternalcommunications.Inadditiontoprovidingexecutivecommunicationsupporttotheleadershipteam,sheisresponsibleforamplifyingYSM'sstrategicgoalsandprioritiesandinformingandinspiringthemedicalschoolcommunity.PriortojoiningYale,Saraworkedformorethan20yearsinthehealthcareandfinancialservicesindustries,holdingavarietyofcommunicationrolesataConnecticut-basedhealthsystemandmultipleFortune200andFortune500companies.Throughouthercareer,shehasledcomprehensivecommunicationstrategiesthathavedrivenmeasurableresultsinconnectingemployeestoorganizationalcultures,brandsandbusinessgoals.Saraholdsabachelor'sdegreeinjournalismfromSouthernIllinoisUniversityatCarbondaleandamaster'sdegreeincorporatecommunicationfromDePaulUniversity.

Sara Luciano

Job Titles:
  • Women 's Health Research / Communications Officer
SarajoinedtheWomen'sHealthResearchatYaleteamasCommunicationsOfficerinearly2024,bringingmorethan15yearsofexperienceincommunicationsrolesofincreasingresponsibilityinbothnonprofitandagencysettings.Notably,SaraledmediarelationseffortsforthededicationoftheMartinLutherKing,Jr.MemorialontheNationalMallin2011andauthoredGrowingUpRuralinAmericaduringhertimeasDirectorofMediaandCommunicationsforU.S.Programs&AdvocacyatSavetheChildren.AtSavetheChildren,Saraservedasaninauguralmemberoftheorganization'sDiversity,Equity,andInclusionCouncil.AtWHRY,SaraworkscloselywiththeDirectorandSeniorProgramOfficertoinformaudiencesofthecenter'sworktochangethelandscapeofmedicalandbehavioralresearch,professionalandpersonalpractice,clinicaleducation,andhealthpolicytoadvancewomen'shealth.

Sean McCabe

Job Titles:
  • Communications Officer, YSM Social Media and Audience Development
  • Media Contact for Research, Education, and General Topics / Communications Officer, YSM Social Media and Audience Development

Serena Crawford

Job Titles:
  • Communications Officer for the Department of Internal Medicine at Yale
  • Internal Medicine / Communications, Officer
SerenaCrawfordisacommunicationsofficerfortheDepartmentofInternalMedicineatYale.Priortojoiningthedepartment,sheservedasdirectorofcommunicationsfortheLimanCenteratYaleLawSchool,wheresheledtheproductionandcoordinationofthecenter'se-newsletters,websitecontent,andannualreport,amongotherprojects.SheholdsamasteroffineartsdegreeincreativewritingfromtheUniversityofOregon.

Sooyoun Tan

Job Titles:
  • Senior Website Designer

Stefany Mauri

Job Titles:
  • Autopsy Technician

Stephanie Weirsman

Job Titles:
  • Director, Business Development, Yale Medicine

Susan Bell

Job Titles:
  • Copy Link
  • Laboratory Manger

Susan Durant

Job Titles:
  • Senior Administrative Assistant
SusanbeganhercareeratYaleintheDepartmentofPathology,wheresheservedastheResidencyProgramCoordinatorfor6years.ShethenmovedtotheSectionofCardiovascularMedicine,inInternalMedicine,wheresheworkedastheHumanResourceandOperationsManagerforfouryears.UpontheadviceofherLeadAdministrator,sheshiftedtotheGeriatricMedicinesectioninordertogainacoupleofyearsofaccountingexperience.However,Susanfoundshepreferredinteractingwithpeople,ratherthancrunchingnumbers,sosheacceptedapositionintheChair'sofficeintheDepartmentofNeurology.InNeurology,SusanservedasanAssistantAdministratorfornineyears.Duringthistime,shemanagedtheChair'sOffice,theEducationOffice,andFacultyAffairsforthedepartment.Thefacultytripledinnumberduringhertimethereandshegainedcriticalsupervisoryexperienceduringthisphaseofhercareer.In2020,sheembarkedonanewroleasanAdministrativeAssistantintheYSMDepartmentofCommunications.

Terence P. Corcoran

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Communications Officer
TerryCorcoranisanAssociateCommunicationsOfficerworkingmostlywiththeDepartmentofPathologyandalsowiththeYaleCancerCenter,producingwritten,photographicandvideographiccontent.AmonghisresponsibilitiesareproducingamonthlyinternalnewsletterforthePathologyDepartment,managingitssocialmediaaccounts,andassistingfaculty,studentsandstaffwiththeircommunicationsneeds.BeforecomingtoYale,TerryworkedformorethantwodecadesindailyjournalisminConnecticutandNewYork.HealsoservedasanassistanttoWaterburyMayorNeilO'Leary,awriterandeditorfortheConnecticutBusinessandIndustryAssociation,andaseniorstaffwriterfortheHartfordBusinessJournal.

Themis Kyriakides

Job Titles:
  • Director of Graduate Studies

Tracey Hammill

Job Titles:
  • Physician Marketing Manager, Yale Medicine

Valdino Arduini

Job Titles:
  • Lead and Technical Project Manager

Vanessa Gonzalez-Rivera


Victoria Manders

Job Titles:
  • Administrator
  • Associate

Wade Schulz

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor Director of Informatics, Laboratory Medicine Director, CORE Center for Computational Health, Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation ( CORE )
  • YSM Biobank Assistant Director / Assistant Professor Director of Informatics, Laboratory Medicine Director, CORE Center for Computational Health, Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation ( CORE )

Won Jae Huh

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor
WonJaeHuhcompletedhismedicaleducationattheSeoulNationalUniversityinSouthKorea.ThenhepursuedPh.D.traininginDevelopmentalBiologyatWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis.HisPh.D.thesisworkwithDr.JasonMillsfocusedonthetranscriptionalregulationofgastricchiefcelldifferentiation.WonJaecompletedhisresidencytraininginAnatomicPathologyatMontefioreMedicalCenter/AlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicine,followedbyfellowshipinGastrointestinalandLiverPathologyatVanderbiltUniversityMedicalCenter.HedidhispostdoctoralresearchtrainingonEGFRandNotchsignalingcrosstalkingastricpremalignantconditionswithDr.RobertCoffeyatVanderbiltUniversityMedicalCenter.WonJaeisarecipientoftheNIDDKClinicalScientistCareerDevelopmentAward.HewasanassistantprofessoratVanderbiltUniversityMedicalCenterpriortojoiningtheDepartmentofPathologyatYaleSchoolofMedicinein2021.

Yalai Bai - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Technical Director

Zachary Restifo

Job Titles:
  • Business Systems Analyst & Web Producer

Zoe Keller

Job Titles:
  • Communications Officer / Communications Officer, Diversity & Inclusion
  • Communications Officer, Diversity & Inclusion