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

Arianna Denning

Job Titles:
  • YSM Editorial Assistant

Arnim Dontes

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Dean, YSM Finance & Administration

Audriene Bell

Job Titles:
  • Product Manager

Azmi Ahmad

Job Titles:
  • Co - Chair

Basmah Safdar

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Emergency Medicine

Beth Pranger


Brinda Emu

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Medicine ( Infectious Diseases )

Carissa Violante

Job Titles:
  • Credit

Carli Gaughf

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Education and Training

Carolina L Machado

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Education and Outreach Programs

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:
  • 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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Crista Marchesseault

AsDirectorofCommunicationsfortheYaleChildStudyCenter(YCSC)andDepartmentofChildPsychiatry,Cristaguidesdepartmentalstrategiccommunications,overseesrelatedprojects,andfacilitatesdisseminationofthecenter'svariedandcomplexresearch,clinical,andeducationalwork.Cristaservesasthedepartment'svicechairforcommunicationsandamemberoftheYCSCstrategyandstewardshipteam,meetingregularlywiththedepartmentchairandothervicechairs.CristaalsoworkstodevelopandsustainrelationshipsandconnectivitywithinandacrosstheYCSCcommunity.Priortohercurrentrole,sheservedasaprogrammanagerandoperationsdirectorforMindingtheBaby™(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.

Daniel Sarpong

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
Dr.Sarpong'sresearchexploresinnovativeapproachestomitigatingbiologicalandsocialdeterminantsofhealthdisparitiesinchronicdisease.

Danielle Perricone

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

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

Emily Lemiska

Job Titles:
  • Communications Strategist
EmilyLemiskaisacommunicationsstrategistwith15yearsofexperienceinthehealthsector.ShecurrentlyservesasDirectorofCommunicationsfortheEMSforChildrenProgram,afederallyfundedgrantprogram.BasedoutofYaleSchoolofMedicine,Emilyworkswith60+sitesacrossthecountrytoengageEMSagenciesandemergencydepartmentsinimprovingpediatricemergencycare.Previously,EmilyservedasDirectorofCommunicationsfortheU.S.PainFoundation,andworkedinPublicAffairsatMassachusettsGeneralHospital.EmilygraduatedsummacumlaudefromNortheasternUniversityandrecentlycompletedYale'sWomen'sLeadershipProgram.

Erika López-Alfonzo

Job Titles:
  • Yale Ciencia Initiative Research Associate

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.

Fani Meyerson

Job Titles:
  • Manager
  • Member of Committee

Francesca Puglisi

Job Titles:
  • Lead Administrator 2
  • Member of Committee

Francine Treusch

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Business Partner II
  • Member of Committee

Frank Avitable


Frank F. Kanthak

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Surgery ( Plastics )

Gina Kozak

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Controller - YSM
  • Member of Committee

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.

Jack Canavan-Gosselin

Job Titles:
  • Full Stack Software Engineer

Jahkel Robin

Job Titles:
  • AI Software Engineer

Janet Hafler

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

Jen Koabel


Jennifer Kwan

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine ( Cardiovascular Medicine )

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

John Balint

Job Titles:
  • Autopsy Technician

John Kunstman

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery ( Oncology )

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

Jose DeJesus

Mr.DeJesusservesasaCommunityResearchLiaisonworkingprimarilywithpostdoctoralfellowsandjuniorfacultyconductingCEnRprojectstomakeandsustaincommunitypartnerships.

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:
  • Director
  • Departmental Communications Lead Director, YSM Communications
  • Director, YSM Communications
JulieParrysteppedintotheDirector,YSMCommunicationsroleinDecember2024.Inthisrole,shedevelopswrittenandverbalmessagesforYSM'sinternalchannels,includingMyYSM,townhalls,emails,newsletters,anddigitalmonitordisplaystoamplify-andengagetheYSMcommunityin-theschool'smission,values,andstrategicgoalsandpriorities.Shealsohelpsimplementandexecuteanaudience-basedcommunicationstrategythatinforms,engages,andinspiresbothinternalandexternalstakeholders,includinghealthcareconsumers,prospectivestudents,andthepublic.Inaddition,JulieservesastherelationshipmanagerwiththeYSMdepartmentalcommunicationofficerstofosterandfacilitatecollaborationamong-andsupport-thiscommunityofpractice.JuliejoinedYaleSchoolofMedicineandtheDepartmentofInternalMedicineinAugust2018.WhileinInternalMedicine,sheoutlinedacommunicationsstrategyforthedepartmenttohighlightitsexceptionalclinicians,educators,researchers,andstaff.Julieandteamcreatedandwrotefor11publications,showcasingavarietyoftopicstoarangeofinternalandexternalaudiences,alongwithcreatingandmanagingthedepartment'ssocialmediaaccountsandwebsite.Shealsocreatedthedepartment'sfirstannualreporttoaccentuatethedepartment'sexcellenceinitstripartitemission,alongwithrevitalizingthemonthlynewsletter,D[IM]ensions,andlaunchingthedepartment'salumnipublication,D[IM]Digest.Duringher24+yearsofexperienceincommunications,publicrelations,andmarketing,Juliehasworkedinanumberofindustriessuchassportsandentertainment,technology,andhealthcare.

Justin Fansler

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director for Communications Strategy, Product Innovation, and Engineering
Justinleadsthecommunicationsstrategy,productinnovationandengineeringeffortsatYaleSchoolofMedicine,focusingonintegratingcutting-edgeAIsolutionsintocorecommunicationsbusinessprocesses,productdevelopment,andautomation.Hedirectstheteamsresponsibleforideating,designing,managing,andsupportingthesystemsandinfrastructurethatpowertheschool'sacademicandclinicalwebsites(medicine.yale.eduandYaleMedicine.org),whilealigningtheschool'svariouscommunicationmediums-web,print,digital,andsocial-totheschool'smission,whilestreamliningtools,reducingtimetomarket,andboostingoperationalefficiency.UnderJustin'sleadership,AI-drivenproductsandautomationhaveincreasedoperationalefficiencybyover100%andreducedtime-to-marketacrosscommunicationplatforms.Hisworkhasresultedinthecreationofseveralenterprise-levelproducts,includingsolutionsthathavetransformedbusinessoperationsandoptimizedcommunicationstrategies.HehasspearheadedAIintegrationsince2018,leveragingpredictivemodels,naturallanguageprocessing,andgenerativeAItosupportnewproducedevelopment.Justinoverseesoffshoredevelopers,vendorrelationships,budgetmanagement,andresourceallocation,ensuringcommunicationsinitiativesarealignedwiththeschool'sstrategicgoalsandgrowth.Hiscross-functionalleadershipbringstogetherteamsfromdesign,engineering,productstrategy,editorial,marketing,andrelationshipmanagement,aligningtheeffortsofleadersacrosstheinstitutiontoachievehigh-impactoutcomes.SincejoiningtheOfficeofCommunicationsasafoundingmemberofitswebgroupin2006,Justinhasbeeninstrumentalinshapingtheschool'slong-termdigitaltransformation.Heledthedevelopmentoftheschool'sfirststandardizedwebtemplatesandnowmanagesthefifthiteration(T5),whichtransitionstheschooltoanaudience-centriccommunicationsmodel,enhancinguserengagementandeffectiveness.Justinalsospearheadedthepurchaseandimplementationoftheschool'sfirstcontentmanagementsystem(SDLTridion)andoversawthecreationofBeatrix,anenterprise-gradecontentmanagementplatformsupportingwebcontent,over32,000profiles,100,000calendareventsand75,000newsarticles.BeatrixalsoenablesfacultytoimportandgeneratestandardizedCVs,easingacademicchallengesandenhancingreporting.Additionally,heintroducedstandardizeddigitalsignageacrosstheschool'scampus.ResidinginSeattlewithhispartnersRudyandRandy,andtheirchildFelix,JustinispassionateaboutCrossFit,homerenovation,travelingtovisitfamilyinAustralia,andexploringnewtechnologiestocontinuedrivinginnovationinhisfield.RevisedJanuary2025

Karen DSouza

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager, DEI

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."

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

Job Titles:
  • Technician
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
  • Member of Committee
LaurajoinedYaleSchoolofMedicinein2000andhashadheldmanyrolessincethen.HercurrentpositionasCommunicationsSupportSpecialistallowshertoshowcaseherskillsinsurveydesign,datastorytelling,andpitchdeckcreation.

Lauren Slater

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Senior Director, Employee Relations

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.LizlivesintheshorelinecommunityofGuilfordwithherwifeCarissa,andwhennothikingsomewhereinNewEnglandortravelingabroad,shecanbeeasilyfoundworkingonhernexthomeproject.

Lori Charette - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Technical Director

Maia James


Mallory Locklear

Job Titles:
  • Managing Editor - Science, Research, and Education

Marcella Nunez-Smith

Job Titles:
  • Inaugural Associate
Dr.Nunez-SmithisInauguralAssociateDeanforHealthEquityResearch;C.N.HLongProfessorofInternalMedicine,PublicHealth,andManagement;FoundingDirectoroftheEquityResearchandInnovationCenter(ERIC);DirectoroftheCenterforResearchEngagement(CRE);AssociateCancerCenterDirectorforCommunityOutreachandEngagementatYaleCancerCenter;ChiefHealthEquityOfficeratSmilowCancerHospital;DeputyDirectorforHealthEquityResearchandWorkforceDevelopmentattheYaleCenterforClinicalInvestigation;CoreFacultyintheNationalClinicianScholarsProgram;ResearchFacultyintheGlobalHealthLeadershipInitiative;DirectorofthePozen-CommonwealthFundFellowshipinHealthEquityLeadership;andCo-DirectoroftheDorisDukeClinicalResearchFellowship.Dr.Nunez-Smith'sresearchfocusesonpromotinghealthandhealthcareequityforstructurallymarginalizedpopulationswithanemphasisoncenteringcommunityengagement,supportinghealthcareworkforcediversityanddevelopment,developingpatientreportedmeasurementsofhealthcarequality,andidentifyingregionalstrategiestoreducetheglobalburdenofnon-communicablediseases.Dr.Nunez-Smithhasextensiveexpertiseinexaminingtheeffectsofsocialandstructuraldeterminantsofhealth,systemicinfluencescontributingtohealthdisparities,healthequityimprovement,andcommunity-academicpartneredscholarship.Inadditiontoprimarydatacollection,management,andanalysis,ERIChasinstitutionalexpertiseinqualitativeandmixedmethods,populationhealth,andmedicalinformatics.Dr.Nunez-SmithistheprincipalinvestigatoronmanyNIHandfoundation-fundedresearchprojects,includinganNIH-fundedprojecttodevelopatooltoassesspatientreportedexperiencesofdiscriminationinhealthcare.Shehasconductedaninvestigationofthepromotionandretentionofdiversityinacademicmedicalschoolfacultyandhaspublishednumerousarticlesontheexperiencesofminoritystudentsandfaculty.FundedbyNIH/NIMHD,sheestablishedtheEasternCaribbeanHealthOutcomesResearchNetwork(ECHORN),aresearchcollaborativeacrossfourEasternCaribbeanislands,supportingseveralchronicdiseaseresearchprojectsandenhancinghealthoutcomesresearchandleadershipcapacityintheregion;theflagshipECHORNCohortStudyrecruitedandisfollowingacommunity-dwellingadultcohort(n=3000)toexaminenovelchronicdiseaseriskandprotectivefactors.ShereceivedNIH/NHLBIfundingtobuilduponthisworkbyrecruitingchildrenintoanexpandedintergenerationalECHORNcohort,inclusiveofabiorepository.SheisalsoPIononeoffiveNIH/NIMHD-fundedTransdisciplinaryCollaborativeCentersonHealthDisparitiesfocusedonPrecisionMedicinewhichleveragestheECHORNinfrastructuretoconductcollaborativeresearchonhypertensionanddiabetes.Mostrecently,astheCOVID-19pandemichasshednationalattentiononthehealthandhealthcaredisparitiesofmarginalizedpopulations,shereceivedNIHfundingtoleverageECHORNtoimprovetheCOVID-19testingcascadeinPuertoRicoandtheUSVirginIslands.Further,shewascalledupontochairtheGovernor'sReOpenCTAdvisoryGroupCommunityCommitteeandwassubsequentlynamedco-chairoftheBiden-HarrisTransitionCOVID-19AdvisoryBoard.SheservedasSeniorAdvisortotheWhiteHouseCOVID-19ResponseandChairofthePresidentialCOVID-19HealthEquityTaskForceattheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices.Dr.Nunez-Smithhasmentoreddozensoftraineessincecompletingfellowshipandhasreceivednumerousawardsforteachingandmentoring.AnelectedmemberoftheNationalAcademyofMedicine,Dr.Nunez-Smithisboardcertifiedininternalmedicine,havingcompletedresidencytrainingatHarvardUniversity'sBrighamandWomen'sHospitalandfellowshipattheYaleRobertWoodJohnsonFoundationClinicalScholarsProgram,whereshealsoreceivedaMastersinHealthSciences.OriginallyfromtheUSVirginIslands,sheattendedJeffersonMedicalCollege,whereshewasinductedintotheAlphaOmegaAlphaMedicalHonorSociety,andsheearnedaBAinBiologicalAnthropologyandPsychologyatSwarthmoreCollege.

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

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 L Henwood

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Senior Director, Finance & Administration Ophthalmology & Orthopaedics

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.

Maurice Williams

Mr.Williamshasabackgroundincivicwork.AtOHERheworksincommunityengagementanddisseminationthroughcommunityevents,forums,focusgroups,streetencountersandinterviews.

Maya Szatai

Job Titles:
  • Visual Design Specialist
MayajoinedasVisualDesignSpecialistforYaleSchoolofMedicinein2017.SheprovidesdesignsupportforYSMCommunicationsandtheirprintpublications.

Megan Pendagast


Meina Wang

Job Titles:
  • Research Scientist Director for Education and Translational Research, Medical Oncology and Hematology Associate Program Director, Master of Health Science - Clinical Investigation Track ( MHS - CI )

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
  • Member of Committee

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

Job Titles:
  • Christopher O'Connor
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:
  • Appointed Executive Director of Communications at YSM
  • Executive Director of Communications at Yale School of Medicine
  • Executive Director of Communications, YSM Chief Communications Officer, Yale Medicine, Yale Medicine
NicoleWiseistheExecutiveDirectorofCommunicationsatYaleSchoolofMedicine(YSM)andChiefCommunicationsOfficerforYaleMedicine.SheleadsYSM'sOfficeofCommunications,overseeingstrategiceffortstoelevatetheinstitution'sreputation,supportclinicalgrowth,andpositionYSMasaleaderinacademicmedicalcommunications.Nicoledirectsateamofapproximately50communicationsprofessionalsacrosseditorialstrategy,clinicalmarketing,reputationandaudiencedevelopment,mediarelations,socialmedia,anddigitalinitiatives,ensuringalignmentwithYSM'sbroadergoals.Additionally,shecollaborateswithover40embeddedcommunicationsofficersacrosstheschool'sdepartmentsandaffiliatedentitiestomaintainacohesiveinstitutionalvoice.SincejoiningYalein2016asExecutiveEditorofYaleMedicine,NicolehasplayedacriticalroleinbuildingandexecutingacontentstrategythathasestablishedYaleMedicineasapremierdigitalhealthresource.Underherleadership,theYaleMedicinewebsitehasgrowntoover3millionmonthlyvisitorsandcontinuestosetbenchmarksinpatienteducation,searchvisibility,anddigitalengagement.NicoleisalsoattheforefrontofintegratingAIintocontentstrategy,leveragingemergingtechnologiesforaudienceengagement,contentproduction,andsearchengineoptimization.SheisafrequentspeakerontheevolvingroleofAIincommunications,presentingtoorganizationssuchasNASA,theAmericanAssociationofUniversities,andPRBootCampsacrossNorthAmerica.Aformerjournalist,author,andhealthcaremarketer,Nicolehasalsoledaconsultancyspecializingincontentstrategyforhealthcareprovidersnationwide.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.

Olayemi Adetula

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Senior Strategy Analyst

Owais Master

Job Titles:
  • Full Stack Software Engineer

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.

Paul Greeley

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Senior Director, Facilities Operations & Space Management

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:
  • Senior Administrative Assistant

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

Rosalyn Barnes

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee
  • Operations Director, Patient Access

Ryan Curran

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Leadership & Staff Development
  • Member of Committee

Sakinah Carter Suttiratana

Dr.SuttiratanaisaSociologistofHealthandIllnesswhoseresearchexploreshowsocialscienceinsightscanstrengthenthereachandimpactofpublichealthmessagesandinterventions.

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.

Sarah Goldberg

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Internal Medicine ( Medical Oncology )

Sean McCabe

Job Titles:
  • 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.Prior
  • 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 G. Fengler

Job Titles:
  • YSM Internal Communications Manager

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

Victoria Manders

Job Titles:
  • Administrator
  • Associate

Wade Schulz

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor
  • 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

Yon Sugiharto

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director of Education Programs and Services
  • Member of Committee

Zachary Restifo

Job Titles:
  • Product Experience Manager

Zoe Keller

Job Titles:
  • Communications Officer