YCAAD - 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.

Aja Diggs

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Senior Administrative Assistant
AjaistheSeniorAdministrativeAssistantintheOfficeofDiversity,Inclusion,CommunityEngagementandEquity(DICE),whereshesupportsleadership,servesastheprimarycontacttostudentsandaffinitygroups,andassistswithscheduling,planning,andcoordinatingvariousDEIprograms,events,andconferences.AjapreviouslyservedasaReferralSpecialistandSeniorAdministrativeAssistantfortheYaleMedicineAdministration.ShewasbornandraisedinNewHavenandgraduatedfromSouthernConnecticutStateUniversitywithaBachelorofScienceinPublicHealthandAnthropology.She'spassionateaboutoptimizinghealthforwomenandchildrenandwillbecomeacertifieddoula.

Alexa Tomassi

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

Alexandra Hunter

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Development Initiatives

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 J. Bassett

Job Titles:
  • Director of Development, Alumni Affairs and Giving

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.

Anju Meenattoor

Job Titles:
  • Director of Software and Data Engineering

Ann V. Arthur

ThedaughterofGrenadianimmigrants,Dr.ArthurwasbornandraisedinBrooklyn,NewYork.Sheobtainedabachelor'sdegreeinpoliticalsciencefromBrownUniversitybeforeearninghermedicaldegreeatYale.ShethencompletedherinternshipatSt.Vincent'sMedicalCenterinNewYorkCity,herresidencyintheDepartmentofOphthalmologyatCaseWesternReserveUniversityinCleveland,andherfellowshipinPediatricOphthalmologyatWillsEyeHospitalinPhiladelphia.Dr.Arthuriscurrentlytheowneroftheprivatepractice,ParkSlopeEyeCareAssociates,inBrooklyn,NewYorkandperformssurgicalproceduresattheNewYorkEyeandEarInfirmaryofMountSinai.InadditiontovolunteeringasateacherandphysicianintheUnitedStatesandabroad,shehasestablishedandactedasthefoundingboardmemberformultiplestudentscholarships,co-chaireddiversityandcommunityengagementcommittees,servedontheNYSBoardforProfessionalMedicalConductandheldtheroleofPTApresidentforPS11inBrooklyn.Herpassionisworkingattheintersectionofhealthcare,advocacy,equity,education,philanthropyandcommunitybuilding.

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

Anthony N. Brady

Job Titles:
  • Pathology and Professor of Medicine ( Medical Oncology )
  • Professor of Pathology Chair, Pathology Chief, YNHH Pathology

Audriene Bell

Job Titles:
  • Product Manager

Azmi Ahmad

Job Titles:
  • Co - Chair

Basmah Safdar

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Emergency Medicine

Belinda Rone

Job Titles:
  • Senior Administrative Assistant Yale School of Medicine Development

Benjamin Vossler

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Prospect Research

Beth Pranger


Bridget Austin

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director of Annual & Special Giving Programs

Brinda Emu

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

Carissa Violante

Job Titles:
  • Credit

Carolina L Machado

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Education and Outreach Programs
  • Program Manager for the Yale Ciencia Initiative
CarolinaMachadoistheProgramManagerfortheYaleCienciaInitiativeandaBostonUniversityManufacturingEngineerbytraining.WiththreeyearsofexperienceworkingwithGiovannaGuerrero-Medina,herroleencompassesCommunication,ProgramSupport,Logistics,andOptimizationofsystemsandprocesses.Carolinafacilitatescommunicationbetweentheteam,programparticipants,andcollaborators,ensuringeveryoneiswell-informedaboutallstepsoftheprogram,fosteringasupportiveenvironment.Shepreparesanddistributesprogrammaterialsannuallyandassistswithsocialmediaandblogpostsonvariouswebsites.Sheprovideslogisticalsupportforvirtualandin-personmeetings,includingeventplanning,arrangingvenues,transportation,catering,andoverallsetupofsessionsandworkshops.Carolinahasalsoimplementedautomatedworkflowstostreamlinetheapplication,reviewprocess,andattendancetracking,deliveringconcisedatasummaryreports.ShehasspearheadedtheinclusionofAItoolsinallappropriateprocesseswhichhasallowedforrealtimeanalysisandimprovement.BeforejoiningYale,Carolinaspent17yearsintheeducationsectorasateacherandschoolmanager.AsanimmigrantfromVenezuelaandamotheroffour,sheunderstandsthechallengesofintegratingintoanewsocietywhilebeingtruetoyourculturalidentity.Thisdriveshercommitmenttodiversity,equity,andinclusion.

Carrie A Redlich

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Medicine ( Occupational Medicine ) and of Environmental Health Sciences Director, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program / Research Interests

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
ChelseaGomez(She/Her),MsEd,isaProgramManagerattheOfficeofDiversity,Equity,andInclusion.Chelseaisafirst-generationDominican-AmericanfromQueens,NewYork.ShereceivedherBAinPsychologyfromSt.John'sUniversityandMSEdfromLongIslandUniversity.PriortojoiningtheOfficeofDiversity,EquityandInclusion,ChelseawastheResidencyProgramCoordinatorfortheDepartmentofObstetrics,GynecologyandReproductiveScienceshereatYale.

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.

Christy Falkoff

Job Titles:
  • Office Manager Yale School of Medicine Development

Cindy A. Crusto

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Gender Equity and Director of the Office for Women in Medicine and Science
  • Professor of Psychiatry
CindyA.Crusto,Ph.D.,ProfessorofPsychiatry(PsychologySection),YaleUniversitySchoolofMedicine,isAssociateDeanforGenderEquityandDirectoroftheOfficeforWomeninMedicineandScienceandtheDirectorofProgramEvaluationandChildTraumaResearchatTheConsultationCenter.Dr.Crustohasmorethan20yearsofexperienceindeveloping,implementing,andevaluatingpreventiveinterventionsinschoolsandcommunityagencies.Shealsohasextensiveexperienceprovidingtrainingandtechnicalassistancetoschoolsandtocommunity-basedorganizationsontheevaluationofpreventionprograms.Sheisinterestedinculturallyrelevantinterventionsforchildrenfromracial/ethnicminorityandlow-incomebackgroundsandinschool-basedbehavioralhealthservices.Dr.Crusto'sresearchexaminestheimpactoffamilyviolenceonchildrenandtheecologicalinfluencesonchildandfamilywell-being,andincludesrigorousevaluationsofcommunity-basedinitiativesinvolvingsubstanceuseandviolenceprevention,andthepromotionofschoolreadiness.Dr.CrustoearnedaB.A.inpsychologyfromVassarCollege,anM.A.inclinical-communitypsychologyfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte,andaPh.D.inclinical-communitypsychologyfromtheUniversityofSouthCarolina.Shecompletedpre-doctoralandpostdoctoralfellowshipsinclinical-communitypsychologyatYaleUniversitySchoolofMedicine,DepartmentofPsychiatry.

Claudio R. Alarcón

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor in Pharmacology
OurlabusesmultidisciplinaryapproachestounderstandtheimpactofRNAmetabolismindevelopment,healthanddisease.WeareprimarilyfocusedinidentifyingthephysiologicalandpathophysiologicalrolesofRNAmodificationsandnon-codingRNAsatthemolecular,cellularandorganismallevels.Claudio,anativeofChile,obtainedhisPh.D.fromCornellUniversityinNYC.HewasapostdoctoralfellowattheRockefellerUniversitybeforejoiningYaleUniversityin2017.

Colleen Moriarty

Job Titles:
  • All Media Inquiries / Director of Media Relations and Audience Development
  • Copy Link

Courtney Ojard

Job Titles:
  • Assoc Director, Donor Relations

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.

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:
  • 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
  • Deputy School of Medicine Title IX Coordinator
Dr.LatimoreisYaleSchoolofMedicine'sfirstdeputydeanfordiversityandinclusionanditsfirstchiefdiversityofficer.HeisdevotedtoInclusiveExcellencewithinmedicalandacademicspacesandtoimprovingtheclimateofYaleSchoolofMedicine'slearningandworkingenvironments.HeisresponsiblefordevelopingandimplementingacomprehensivestrategicplantonurturethesuccessofeachmemberoftheYSMcommunitybyprovidingmentorship,sponsorship,andcollaborativeopportunities.Healsoinspiresprospectivestudents,trainees,staff,andfacultyfromallbackgroundstoapplytoYSM'sprogramsbysharingremarkablestoriesaboutourcommunityandtheexceptionalofferingsandresourcesofYSM.Heisco-chairoftheYSMProgramforArtinPublicSpaces,whichhascommissionednewworksofartfeaturingYSMleadersandalumniandhashostedpublicexhibitsthatfeatureartworkbyandaboutmembersoftheYSMcommunity.Dr.LatimorejoinedYalein2017fromtheUniversityofCalifornia,DavisSchoolofMedicine,wherehewasassociatedeanforstudentandresidentdiversity.AfterobtaininghismedicaldegreeatUniversityofCalifornia,DavisSchoolofMedicineandcompletinghisresidencyininternalmedicineatUniversityofCalifornia,DavisMedicalCenter,heworkedasaphysicianspecializinginHIVcarewithThePermanenteMedicalGroupinSouthSacramento,CAwherehealsotrainedmedicalstudentsandresidents.HistransitiontoacademicmedicinebeganwithhisappointmentasassociateprogramdirectorfortheUCDavisinternalmedicineresidencyprogramfollowedbyhisappointmentastheinauguraldirectorofmedicalstudentdiversityatUCDavisin2008.

Daryn H. David

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor
  • Director for Leadership Development
  • Licensed Clinical Psychologist
AssistantProfessorintheChildStudyCenter;DirectorforLeadershipDevelopmentandCoachingInitiatives,OfficesofAcademic&ProfessionalDevelopment(OAPD)andDiversity,Equity,andInclusion(ODEI) DarynH.David,PhD,isalicensedclinicalpsychologist,educator,andleadershipdevelopmentcoach.AttheYaleSchoolofMedicine,DarynisanAssistantProfessorattheChildStudyCenterandservesasDirectorforLeadershipDevelopmentandCoachingInitiativesintheOfficesofAcademic&ProfessionalDevelopment(OAPD)andDiversity,Equity,&Inclusion(ODEI).Throughdynamicpedagogy,leadershipdevelopmentcoaching,andinnovativeprogramming,Darynleveragesherexpertisetohelpacademicsandhealthcareprovidersactualizetheirfullestprofessionalpotential.ShefurtherpromotestheeducationalmissionofYaleUniversitybycoachinghigh-impactgloballeadersthroughtheYaleGreenbergWorldFellowship.Inadditiontoherworkinacademia,Darynmaintainsasmallpsychotherapyandcoachingpracticedevotedtosupportingwomenprofessionals.DarynholdsaBachelorofArts(AB)degreeinSocialStudiesfromHarvardUniversityandaPhDinpsychologyfromYaleUniversity,whereshelikewisecompletedherpredoctoralclinicalinternshipandpostdoctoralfellowship.SheisalsoaProfessionalCertifiedCoach(PCC)withtheInternationalCoachingFederation.Followingherformalacademictraining,DarynpursuedanAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience(AAAS)Science&TechnologyPolicyfellowshipattheNationalInstitutesofHealth.Additionally,shecompletedthePlayingBigFacilitatorsTrainingwithTaraMohrandtheBlueMesaTransformationalCoachingProgram,andisacertifiedfacilitatoroftheZengerFolkmanExtraordinaryLeader,AdvancingtheExtraordinaryLeader,andExtraordinaryPerformerworkshops.

David Ferguson

Job Titles:
  • Co - Operational Manager

Davita Ann Viale

Job Titles:
  • Digital Marketing Coordinator

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.

Dr. Donna-Ann Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Division Chief of Pain Medicine
Dr.Donna-AnnThomasistheDivisionChiefofPainMedicineintheDepartmentofAnesthesiology.Dr.ThomasreceivedhermedicaldegreefromSUNYUpstateMedicalCenterin1999.FollowingherGeneralSurgeryresidencyatGraduateHospitalinPhiladelphia,shecompletedaresidencyinAnesthesiaatSUNYSyracuse.Sheisco-chairoftheNewYorkStateSocietyofAnesthesiologistsandco-chairofthePainCurriculumCommitteeattheYaleUniversitySchoolofMedicine.Dr.Thomasisactivelyinvolvedinpublicservice,includinghersteadyvolunteerworkforAbundantLifeChristianCenterandhercontributionstomedicalmissionsinZimbabweandKenya.

Dr. Giovanna Guerrero-Medina

Job Titles:
  • Director of Yale Ciencia Program Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Wu Tsai Institute
  • Is Director of the Yale Ciencia Initiative
Dr.GiovannaGuerrero-MedinaisDirectoroftheYaleCienciaInitiativeintheOfficeofDiversity,EquityandInclusionofYaleSchoolofMedicine,andDirectorforDiversity,EquityandInclusionofYale'sWuTsaiInstitute.Throughthesepositions,Dr.Guerrero-MedinaleadsprogramsthatbroadenparticipationandincreaseinclusionandretentioninSTEMtrainingpathwaysandcareers.ProgramssuchasYalePATHS,theYaleCienciaAcademy,andIntersectionsScienceFellowsSymposiumempowerscientistsfromhistoricallyexcludedbackgroundsandleveltheplayingfield.Until2024,Dr.Guerrero-MedinawasthefirstExecutiveDirectorofCienciaPuertoRico.Underherleadership,CienciaPRbecameoneofthelargestnetworkedcommunitiesofHispanicscientistsintheworldandwasrecognizedfortheirworkpromotingjustice,equity,diversity,andinclusionintheareasofsciencecommunication,education,andcareersbytheUnionofConcernedScientists,theAAAS-CaribbeanDivision,andtheWhiteHouse.Sheisco-authoroftwoNationalAcademiesofSciences,EngineeringandMedicinereportstopromoteadvancement,diversityandinclusionintheSTEMMworkforceandherexpertisehasbeensoughtbytheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience,multipleNIHandNSFpeerreviewpanels,andseveralnonprofitandscientificAdvisoryBoards.Dr.Guerrero-Medina'sworkisfundedbygrantsfromtheNIHandtheBurroughsWellcomeFund,amongothers.OriginallyfromPuertoRico,Dr.Guerrero-MedinahasaBachelorsinSciencefromtheUniversityofPuertoRicoRioPiedrasandaPhDinMolecularandCellBiologyfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,followedbyasciencepolicyfellowshipwiththeNationalAcademiesandsciencepolicyworkattheNIHandtheVanAndelInstitute.Hearhowtopronouncemyname.

Dr. Paris D. Butler

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Associate Professor of Surgery ( Plastic ), Vice Chair of Education and Inclusive Excellence Vice Chair Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Surgery
Dr.ParisD.ButlerisanAssociateProfessorintheDivisionofPlasticSurgeryattheYaleUniversitySchoolofMedicine.HeisalsotheinauguralYaleDepartmentofSurgeryViceChairofDiversity,Equity,andInclusion(DEI).Aftercompletinghisundergraduateeducationasastudentathlete(basketball)atRoanokeCollege,heattendedmedicalschoolattheUniversityofVirginiaSchoolofMedicine.HecompletedageneralsurgeryresidencyattheUniversityofVirginiaandsubsequentlycompletedhisplasticsurgerytrainingattheUniversityofPennsylvania(UPenn).HeisboardcertifiedbyboththeAmericanBoardofSurgeryandtheAmericanBoardofPlasticSurgeryandisaFellowoftheAmericanCollegeofSurgeons(FACS).Dr.Butlerhasclinicalinterestsinbreastreconstruction,breastreductions,breastlifts,postbariatricbodycontouring,scar/woundmanagement,breastimplantremoval,andaestheticsurgery(abdominoplasty,breastaugmentation,liposuction,etc.).Duringhisgeneralsurgerytraining,hecompletedapostdoctoralresearchfellowshipatStanfordUniversitywherehestudiedkeloidbiology.Additionally,heobtainedaMaster'sinPublicHealth(MPH)fromUniv.ofCalifornia-Berkeleyinhealthpolicyandmanagementwithspecialcertificateinminorityhealth.Dr.Butlerisnationallyrecognizedforhisdedicationtoreducinghealthcaredisparitiesalongethniclines-somethinghehasapproachedwithresearch,policy,andteachinginmind.PriortobeingrecruitedtoYale,Dr.Butlerservedfor6yearsonthefacultyasanAssistantProfessorofSurgeryattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Inadditiontohisclinicalappointment,healsoservedastheAssociateDesignatedInstitutionalOfficial(DIO)ofUnderrepresentedinMedicine(UIM)AffairsinUPenn'sGraduateMedicalEducationoffice.Hehasreceivednumerousteachingawardsinadditiontorecognitionforhisworkwithmentoringresidents,medical,undergraduate,andhighschoolstudentsaspiringtoenterthefield.Dr.Butlerhasauthoredover75publicationsinpeer-reviewedjournalsandthelaypress.HeservesontheAmericanCollegeofSurgeons'(ACS)CommitteeonHealthcareDisparities,SocietyofBlackAcademicSurgeons'(SBAS)Membership,Financial,andHealthEquityCommittees,theAmericanBoardofSurgery's(ABS)GovernanceCommittee,theAssociationofAcademicSurgeons'(AAS)DiversityCommittee,theAmericanCouncilofAcademicPlasticSurgeons'(ACAPS)DEICommittee,andisChairoftheAmericanSocietyofPlasticSurgery's(ASPS)DiversityandInclusionCommittee.

Dr. Reshma Narula

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Associate Professor Term Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program, Stroke
Dr.ReshmaNarulaisanAssociateProfessorintheDepartmentofNeurologyandtheProgramDirectorfortheYaleNeurovascularFellowshipProgram.Shespecializesinthecareofpatientswithcerebrovasculardisease.ShecompletedbothherresidencytraininginNeurologyandfellowshipinVascularNeurologyatYaleNewHavenHospital.Dr.Narulahasaparticularinterestinmedicaleducation.ShecompletedthemedicaleducationtrackduringherneurologyresidencyandadditionallycompletedthemedicaleducationfellowshipthroughYSMduringherfacultytenure.ShehasusedthistrainingtoexpandanddeveloptheVascularNeurologyFellowshipProgramwhichisnowoneofthelargestvascularneurologyfellowshipprogramsinthecountry.ShehaswonseveralteachingawardsincludingtheAANA.B.BakerTeachingRecognitionAwardin2024,andreceivedtheNeurologyAttendingoftheYearawardin2021.Dr.Narulaclinicalinterestsincludeevaluatingpatientswithcryptogenicstrokes-orstrokesofunknownetiology-andpreviouslyservedasthesiteprimaryinvestigatorforARCADIAa-NIHStrokeNettrial.SheisalsoanelectedmemberoftheGoldHumanismHonorSocietyandstronglypromotespatientcenteredcare.

Dr. Vicente Diaz

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science Chief of Ophthalmology, Yale Health, Yale Health Chief of Ophthalmology, Bridgeport Hospital, Ophthalmology & Visual Science, YNHH / BH
Dr.VicenteDiazspecializesinocularinflammatoryandinfectiousdiseases.Dr.Diaz'practicealsoincludesComprehensiveOphthalmology,treatingailmentssuchasDryEyeSyndrome,Glaucoma,andCataracts.Hisresearchinterestsincludenovelimmunomodulatorytherapiesforthetreatmentofnon-infectiousinflammatorydisease,managementofStevensJohnson'sSyndrome,apotentiallylethalautoimmunedisease,andinnovativetherapiesinglaucoma.Dr.DiazisChiefofOphthalmologyattheYaleHealthPlan,addressingtheeyeneedsoftheYalefaculty,students,employees,andtheirfamilies.HeistheDirectorofDiversityandInclusionfortheDepartmentofOphthalmologyandVisualScienceatYaleUniversity.Dr.DiazisalsoDirectorofOphthalmologyfortheBridgeportHospitalBurnUnit,whereheoverseesthecareofallpatientswithStevensJohnson'sSyndromeinthestateofConnecticut.Dr.DiazwasvotedamongthetopeyedoctorsinFairfieldCountyintheFairfieldAdvocate's2012and2013reader'spolls.AftergraduatingfromOphthalmologyresidencyatYaleUniversity,hecompletedafellowshipinOcularImmunology&InfectiousDiseaseatTheNewYorkEye&EarInfirmarywherehewasrecentlyontheclinicalandresearchfaculty.Heiscurrentlyaco-investigatoronseveralFDAclinicaltrialsofnovelimmunomodulatorytherapiesforinflammatorydiseases,sponsoredbycompaniessuchasAbott,Novartis,andLuxBiosciences.Dr.Diazisalsoactiveinthesurroundingcommunity,withapresencethathasgrownconsistentlythroughouthistenureintheTri-State,includinganappointmentaskeynotespeakeratthe2011PuertoRicanFestivalinBridgeport,Connecticut.Dr.DiazfoundedtheLaUnidadLatinaMedicalGuildandwasthearchitectoftheirannualmedicalmissiontotheDominicanRepublic,Guatemala,andHonduraswhereheperformssurgery,teachesmedicalresidents,andcaresforpatientsinneed;theteamcreatedbyDr.Diazseesbetween3,000-5,000patientsabroadannually.Dr.DiazreceivedhisBAfromBrownUniversity,hisMDfromYaleSchoolofMedicine,andhisMBAatYaleSchoolofManagement.

Dresda Cotto

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant, YSM Communications

Eduardo Reyes

Job Titles:
  • Senior Administrative Assistant, YSM Diversity
EduardohasexperienceworkingasaMedicalInterpreterandTranslatorandasavolunteeratYaleNewHavenHospital.AsaHealthNavigation,Eduardoworkscollaborativelywithteammemberstoassesshealthneeds,connectpeoplewithcareandservices,provideeducation,andusehistranslationskills.Hehasapassionforlearnnewthingsandhisgoalsaretopromotehealthylifestylesandtheearlydetectionofcancertoimprovelivesinourcommunity.

Eleni Kapagiannidou

Job Titles:
  • Recruitment Coordinator

Elizabeth Mears

Job Titles:
  • Elizabeth Mears and House Jameson Professor of Comparative Medicine and Vice Chair for Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Co - Director, Science Fellows Program

Emily Corvino

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director of Development, Principal Gifts

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
ErikagrewupinPuertoRico,withapassionforscienceandsocialjusticeinstilledinhersinceheryouth.ShecompletedherB.S.inIndustrialBiotechnologyandinChemistryattheUniversityofPuertoRico,MayagüezCampus.ShethenearnedherPh.D.inMolecularandCellBiologyfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.There,shespecializedinBiochemistry,Biophysics,andStructuralBiology,studyingthemolecularmechanismsofproteindegradationbytheUbiquitin-ProteasomeSystem.AtBerkeley,shecoordinatedtheNIHBridgestoBaccalaureateProgramforcommunitycollegestudentswhoaimedtoconductresearchinbiologyfieldsandtransfertofour-yearinstitutions.ErikaisalsoafoundingmemberoftheBoricuasatBerkeleystudentorganization,whichservesasacommunityspaceforstudentsinthePuertoRicandiasporaandtoraiseawarenessaboutrelevanthistoryandculture.Additionally,sheservedasastudentrepresentativeinherdepartment,focusingongraduatestudentrecruitmentandadmissions.Throughresearchmentorshipandteaching,Erikahasworkedtomakesciencemorediverseandinclusive.Shebelievesinincreasingaccess,engagement,andretentioninSTEMdisciplinesandisdedicatedtocreatingcommunitiesandnurturinginitiativestopropeltheadvancementofunderrepresentedstudentsinhighereducation.Inhersparetime,Erikaenjoysreading,cookingnewrecipes,andexploringnaturethroughhikingandbackpacking.

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

Frank Avitable


Frank F. Kanthak

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Surgery ( Plastics )

Harris E. Foster Jr

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Urology
ClinicalInterests:Femaleurology,urodynamics,neurogenicbladder,maleandfemaleurinaryincontinence,interstitialcystitis;voidingdysfunction;benignprostatichyperplasia,erectiledysfunction,urologiccancers.Dr.HarrisE.FosterJr.isboardcertifiedinurologyandhasspecializedinterestsinvoidingdysfunctionandfemaleurology.Particulartothisareaincludetreatmentoffemaleandmaleurinaryincontinence,neurogenicbladder,benignprostatichyperplasia(BPH),interstitialcystitis,urethraldiverticulaandvesicovaginalfisulae.Inaddition,Dr.Fostertreatsgeneralurologicalconditionssuchaskidneystones,erectiledysfunction,prostatecancer,superficialbladdercancer,andbenignconditionsinvolvingthescrotum(hydrocele,epididymalcyst).Healsoperformscircumcisionandvasectomyinpatientswhodesiretheseprocedures.Dr.Fosterhasexpertiseintheevaluationofvoidingdysfunctionutilizingurodynamics.Dr.FosterearnedhisundergraduatedegreefromtheUniversityofMichiganatAnnArbor.HethengraduatedwithhonorsfromUniversityofMiamiSchoolofMedicine,amemberoftheAlphaOmegaAlphamedicalhonorsociety.Dr.FostersubsequentlycompletedhisurologyresidencyattheUniversityofMichiganHospitalsandjoinedthefacultyatYaleUniversitySchoolofMedicine.Dr.FosterisChiefofUrologyfortheVeteran'sAdministrationConnecticutHealthcareSystemandisaurologyconsultantattheGaylordRehabilitationHospitalinWallingford,Conn.andTheHospitalforSpecialCareinNewBritain,Connecticut.HealsoprovidesurologicalcareattheYaleHealthServices.Dr.FosterhasreceivedgrantsfromtheNationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH)toperformclinicaltrialsinvestigatingthepharmacologicandphytotherapeutictreatmentofBPH.HewasalsothechairmanformanyyearsoftheNIHsponsoredInterstitialCystitisCollaborativeResearchNetwork.Dr.FosterwasamemberoftheAmericanBoardofUrologyExaminationCommitteeandhasfunctionedasanoralboardexaminerforthisorganization.HehaswrittennumerousresearchpublicationsandtextbookchaptersandisareviewerformanyofthemajorurologyjournalsincludingTheJournalofUrology,Urology,andNeurourologyandUrodynamics.Finally,Dr.FosterhasbeenamemberoftheguidelinescommitteefortheevaluationandtreatmentofBPHandoveractivebladder(OAB)sponsoredbytheAmericanUrologicalAssociation.Dr.Fosterisdedicatedtotreatingpatientssufferingfromurologicaldiseaseswithaparticularfocusonthosewhohavevoidingdysfunction.Herecognizesthatalthoughmostofthesedisordersdonotaffectdurationoflife,theycaninmanyinstanceshavesignificantifnotdevastatingeffectsonqualityoflife.Despitebeingaurologicalsurgeon,hefullyunderstandsthatsurgeryisnotfrequentlyindicatednorisitalwaysthebestoptionformanypatients.

Ifat Levy

Job Titles:
  • Elizabeth Mears and House Jameson Professor of Comparative Medicine and Vice Chair for Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Co - Director, Science Fellows Program
Iaminterestedintheneuralmechanismsunderlyingdecision-makinginhumans,inindividualdifferencesinthesemechanisms,andinthepossiblecontributionofdecisiontraitstopathologicalbehavior.Ourresearchfocusesondecision-makingunderuncertainty,andonvaluelearningandencoding.TostudythesetopicswecombinebehavioraleconomicsmethodswithfunctionalMRI,aswellaseyetrackingandphysiologicalmeasurements.

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 )
  • Associate Research Scientist at Yale University 's Department of Internal Medicine
Dr.IshitaSunitaAroraisanAssociateResearchScientistatYaleUniversity'sDepartmentofInternalMedicine.Dr.Aroraisaclinicalandcommunitypsychologistwhohasworkedwithunderservedandmarginalizedpopulationsintheresource-limitedsettingsoftheUnitedStatesandSouthAsia.Dr.Arora'sresearchfocusesonadvancingwomen'sandmaternalhealth,promotinggirlempowerment,preventinggender-basedviolence,andpromotingmentalhealthcareaccessamonghistoricallyminoritizedcommunities.Dr.Arorahasexpertiseincommunity-partneredresearch,programdevelopment,programevaluation,implementationscience,leadershipdevelopment,violenceprevention,andmentalhealthcareinterventionscienceandpracticeinacademicmedicine,community-ledorganizations,andnot-for-profitorganizations.Dr.AroracompletedherpredoctoralfellowshipatYaleUniversity'sDepartmentofPsychiatry-TheConsultationCenter(TCC)andConnecticutMentalHealthCenter(CMHC).Dr.AroraearnedherPh.D.inClinicalandCommunityPsychologyfromtheUniversityofMarylandandaMaster'sinLiberalStudiesandLeadershipfromAshokaUniversity,India.InIndia,shehasworkedasatherapistforstreetchildrenandunhousedfamiliesforthenot-for-profitorganizationSalaamBaalakTrust.

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

Jean Scott

Job Titles:
  • Senior Administrative Assistant, Donor Relations

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

Jessica Bod

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
  • Director of Medical Student Education
Dr.BodistheDirectorofMedicalStudentEducationandtheDirectoroftheEmergencyMedicineClerkshipandSub-internship.

Jill McCormack

Job Titles:
  • Assoc Dir Development - Clin & Healthcare

Joan Peck

Job Titles:
  • Senior Administrative Assistant Yale School of Medicine Alumni Affairs Sr. Administrative Assistant, YSM Alumni Affairs

Joanna Radin

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Associate Professor of History of Medicine
JoannaRadin(AssociateProfessor)receivedherPhDinHistoryandSociologyofSciencefromtheUniversityofPennsylvania.Sheisahistorianofbiomedicalfutureswhocaresabouthowpeopleinthepastimaginedhowscience,technologyandmedicinewouldchangetheirlives.Thishasledhertothinkandwriteaboutglobalhistoriesofbiology,ecology,medicine,technology,andanthropologysince1945;historyandanthropologyoflifeanddeath;biomedicaltechnologyandcomputing;feminist,Indigenous,andqueerSTS;andsciencefiction.Allofthesethemesarepresentinhercurrentbookproject,whichreconsidersthehistoryofsciencethroughthecareerofMichaelCrichton.SheistheauthorofLifeonIce:AHistoryofNewUsesforColdBlood(Chicago2017),thefirsthistoryofthelow-temperaturebiobankandco-editor,withEmmaKowalofCyropolitics:FrozenLifeinaMeltingWorld(MIT2017),whichconsidersthetechnicsandethicsoffreezingacrossthelifeandenvironmentalsciences.

Joanne Mauro

Job Titles:
  • Senior Administrative Assistant Corp & Foundation Relations Development

Joe Piccirillo

Job Titles:
  • Managing Editor, Yale Medicine

Joerg Bewersdorf

Job Titles:
  • Harvey and Kate Cushing Professor of Cell Biology, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Professor of Physics Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Cell Biology
JoergBewersdorfistheHarveyandKateCushingProfessorofCellBiologyandProfessorofBiomedicalEngineeringandofPhysicsatYaleUniversity.HereceivedhisMaster'sdegree(Dipl.Phys.,1998)andhisdoctoraldegreeinphysics(Dr.rer.nat.,2002)fromtheUniversityofHeidelbergtrainingwithDr.StefanW.HellattheMaxPlanckInstituteforBiophysicalChemistryinGoettingen,Germany.Since2009,after4yearsatTheJacksonLaboratoryinBarHarbor,Maine,hehasbeenleadingaresearchgroupatYaleUniversityfocusingonthedevelopmentofnewlightmicroscopytechniquesandtheirapplicationtobiomedicalresearch.Anopticalphysicist/biophysicistbytraining,Dr.Bewersdorfhasbeenalong-timecontributortothefieldofsuper-resolutionlightmicroscopydevelopmentandtheapplicationofthesetechniquestocellbiologicalquestions.

John Canavan-Gosselin

Job Titles:
  • Full Stack Software Engineer

John Kunstman

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery ( Oncology )

John R. Bumstead

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Librarian for Medical History & Head of the Medical Historical Library
MelissaGrafeistheHeadoftheMedicalHistoricalLibraryatYaleSchoolofMedicineandjoinedYaleUniversityin2011astheJohnR.BumsteadLibrarianforMedicalHistoryattheHarveyCushing/JohnHayWhitneyMedicalLibrary.SheleadstheMedicalHistoricalLibraryteamandmanagesthelibrary'scollections,includingover100,000medicalandscientificvolumesfromthe12th-21stcenturies,aswellasagrowingdigitalcollection.Shealsoworkswithstudentsandfacultyonresearchandclasses;developsgrantsandpublications;overseesmajordigitizationprojects;curatesandstagesexhibitions;andmanagesgiftsanddonations,amongotherduties.GrafereceivedherPh.D.intheHistoryofMedicinefromJohnsHopkinsUniversityandwasaCouncilofLibraryandInformationResources(CLIR)postdoctoralfellowatLehighUniversityLibraryfollowedbyanappointmentastheHumanitiesLibrarianatLehighbeforecomingtoYale.SheispastpresidentfortheMedicalHeritageLibrary(2018-2020)andArchivistsandLibrariansintheHistoryoftheHealthSciences(renamedLibrarians,Archivists,andMuseumProfessionalsintheHistoryoftheHealthSciences).

Jonathan N Grauer

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Jose Gomez Villalobos

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Medicine ( Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine ) Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health / Research Interests

Juan Bartolomei

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Neurosurgery Clinician Yale Neurosurgery, Lawrence Memorial Hospital - New London
Interestsincludeminimallyinvasivespineprocedureswithonedaysurgeryspecialty

Juan Carlos Perez Lozada

Job Titles:
  • Interventional Radiologist
JuanCarlosPerezLozada,MD,isaninterventionalradiologistwhosaysheenjoystheminimallyinvasiveaspectofhisworkthatallowspatientstorecoverrapidly."Theextensivevarietyofpathologyeachdaymakesthisfieldmypassion,"Dr.PerezLozadasays."MyfavoritepartofinterventionalradiologyisthescopeandbreadthofclinicalconditionsandproceduresthatIcantreatandtheconstantinnovationofmyfield.IlovethatIstillamabletoguideandcounselpatientsinclinicandbepartoftheirtreatmentteam."Hesayshealwaysletshispatientsknowthattheirwell-beingishispriority."Iwantthemtobesaferegardlessoftheprocedure.Iwantthebesttreatmentpossibleregardlessofthespecialtythatwilltakecareofthem,"hesays."Thebestpatientistheonethathasknowledgeoftheiroptions."Dr.PerezLozadaoffersuterinefibroidembolization,spineinterventions,painmanagementandnerveblocks,dialysisinterventions,managementofdeepvenousthrombosisandpulmonaryembolism,andinterventionaloncology.

Julia Buchanan

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director Yale School of Medicine Faculty Affairs
  • Copy Link

Julia Chianelli

Job Titles:
  • Communications Officer, YSM Development and Alumni Affairs
  • 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.

Julien Berro

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, and of Cell Biology
JulienBerrowasinitiallytrainedinAppliedMathematics,PhysicsandComputerSciencesattheInstitutNationalPolytechniqueofGrenoble,France.HeobtainedhisPh.D.inMathematicalModelinginBiologyatUniversitéJosephFourier,Grenoble,France,whereheworkedwithJean-LouisMartielandLaurentBlanchoinonmathematicalmodelsforactinfilamentbiochemistryandmechanics.AfterabrieftenureasanassistantprofessorinthedepartmentofMathematicsatUniversitéClaudeBernard,Lyon,France,hedecidedtofurtherhistrainingbylearningcellbiologyandquantitativemicroscopyinthelaboratoryofTomPollardatYaleUniversity.Sincehestartedhisownlaboratoryin2013,hehascombinedexperimental,computational,andtheoreticalapproachestouncoverthemechanismsofmolecularmachineriesthatproduceforcesinthecell,withaparticularfocusontheactincytoskeletonandendocytosis.

Jun Lu

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Genetics Vice Chair Diversity, Genetics

Justin Fansler

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director / Senior Director for Communications Strategy, Product Innovation, and Engineering
  • 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
Dr.GonzalezHerreracomestoYaleaftermostrecentlyoperatingasDirectorofEquity,Diversity,Inclusion&Belonging(EDIB)intheKennethC.GriffinGraduateSchoolofArtsandSciences(GSAS)andintheDivisionofMedicalSciencesbasedatHarvardMedicalSchool.There,sheoversawmembersoftheGriffinGSASEDIBteamandwasresponsibleforworkinginpartnershipwithfaculty,students,andstafftoplananddevelopstrategiestosupportequity,diversity,inclusion,andbelongingforgraduateprogramsatHarvard.Dr.GonzalezHerreradevelopedanddirectedtheGSASLifeSciencesSummerInstitute,apre-matriculationprogramwiththegoalofeasingthetransitionintograduateschoolforenteringPhDstudents.Dr.GonzalezHerreraco-directedandhelpedtoexpandtheSummerHonorsUndergraduateResearchProgram(SHURP),aswellastheResearchScholarInitiative(RSI)post-baccalaureateprogramatHarvard.Sheservesasanacademicadvisortocurrentgraduatestudents,SHURP,andRSIparticipants.Inadditiontoleadingandcoordinatingrecruitmentefforts,Dr.GonzalezHerreraalsofocusedongraduatestudentsupportthroughimplementationofDEIworkshopsforfaculty,students,andstaff,inpartnershipwithgraduatestudentdiversityandinclusionfellows.Shehasservedasanadvisorandsupportedmultiplegraduatestudentaffinitygroups.Dr.GonzalezHerrerareceivedherPhDinBiologicalandBiomedicalSciencesfromHarvardUniversityin2016,whereshewasalsoanactivememberoftheMinorityBiomedicalScientistsofHarvardstudentgroupandparticipatedintheHarvardLatinoLeadershipInitiative.PriortohertimeatHarvard,shecompletedherMasterofScienceinBiologicalSciencesatCaliforniaStateUniversitySanMarcosin2010,andherBachelorofScienceinMolecularBiologyandBiotechnology(withaminorinChemistry)atthesameinstitutionin2008,whereshegraduatedMagnaCumLaude.Throughoutheracademiccareer,Dr.GonzalezHerrerahasbeencommittedtopromotingdiversity,equity,andinclusioninSTEMfields.Shehasbeenrecognizedforherworkwithseveralprestigiousawards,includingaNationalInstitutesofHealthPre-doctoralFellowship,thePaulandDaisySorosFellowshipforNewAmericans,theHarvardMedicalSchoolSharonP.ClayborneStaffDiversityAward,andwasnamedasaninspiringHispanic/LatinxscientistinAmericainaCellMentorarticlein2020.Shehasalsoservedasamentorandadvocateforunderrepresentedstudentsinscience,andhasbeenanactivememberofseveraldiversityandinclusioncommitteesandorganizations.AstheAssociateDeanforODEIatYaleSchoolofMedicine,Dr.GonzalezHerrerawillleadtheimplementationandtrackingofoutcomesofthestudentsectionoftheDiversityStrategicplan.Shewillalsoworkcloselywithleadershipandotherstakeholdersacrosstheinstitutiontodevelopandimplementstrategiestorecruitandretaindiversebiologicalandbiomedicalsciences(BBS)graduatestudentlearners.

Kate Cushing

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Biomedical Engineering and of Physics
  • Professor of Cell Biology

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."

Kaylen Giannini

Job Titles:
  • YSM Alumni Director of Development

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 Plock

Job Titles:
  • Research Analyst
  • Senior Associate

Laura Copela Maturo

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

Lauren Cohn

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Medicine ( Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine ) Associate Director, MD / PHD Program Director, Newington VA Pulmonary Clinic, Medicine, VA Connecticut Health System

Lauren Sheltman

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator, Alumni Affairs & Giving Team

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 V Jackson

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, YSM Diversity Office Director of Educational Outreach Programs
  • Director of the Yale School of Medicine Office of Diversity
LindaVJackson,DirectoroftheYaleSchoolofMedicineOfficeofDiversity,Inclusion,CommunityEngagement,andEquity(DICE),receivedherBachelorsofScienceinHumanServicesfromSpringfieldCollegeandMastersofScienceinCounselingfromSouthernConnecticutStateUniversity.LindaisanactivememberoftheNationalAssociationofMedicalMinorityEducators,Inc.(NAMME),whereshecurrentlyholdthepositionofregionaldirectorandtheNationalAssociationofAdvisorsoftheHealthProfessions,Inc.(NAAHP).Lindamanagesvariousprogramsfromelementaryschoolthroughmedicalschoolforunderrepresentedstudentsandthosefromdisadvantagedbackgroupsinterestedinorpursingacareerinthefieldofmedicalorbiomedicalresearch.SheisinvolvedintherecruitmentandretentionofstudentsfromdisadvantagesbackgroundfortheSchoolofMedicineandsupportsstudentaffinitygroups."Iloveworkingdirectlywithstudents-watchingthemflourishfromundergraduatestomedicalstudentstodoctorsisagreatjoyforme.IcansaythatIamfriendswithsomeofthesmartestpeopleinthemedicalfield."Lindahasbeenalicensedfosterparentforover20yearsandenjoysmentoringteenagedgirls.ShealsoenjoysspendingtimewithfamilyandfriendsandtravelingtotheCaribbeanIslands.

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.

Madison Kester

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Project Manager

Maia James


Marie DiZazzo Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director of Development Information and Donor Services

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.

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.

Matthew Gueble

Job Titles:
  • Recruitment Coordinator

Maya Szatai

Job Titles:
  • Visual Design Specialist
MayajoinedasVisualDesignSpecialistforYaleSchoolofMedicinein2017.SheprovidesdesignsupportforYSMCommunicationsandtheirprintpublications.

Mayur M. Desai

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Epidemiology
MayurM.Desai,PhD,MPH,isaProfessorofEpidemiologyandtheinauguralAssociateDeanforDiversity,Equity,Inclusion,andBelonging(DEIB)attheYaleSchoolofPublicHealth.ProfessorDesaireceivedbothhisMPHinhealthpolicyandhisPhDinepidemiologyfromYale.HethenservedfortwoyearsasanEpidemicIntelligenceService(EIS)OfficeratCDC'sNationalCenterforHealthStatistics,beforereturningtoNewHaventojointheYalefaculty.ProfessorDesai'sexpertiseisintheapplicationofepidemiologicmethodstoclinicalandhealthservicesresearch.Theoverarchinggoalofhiswork-acrossvariouscontentareas-istoimprovehealthequityinaccess,quality,andoutcomesofcareinabroadrangeofpopulationsandsettings.ProfessorDesaihasextensiveexperience(1)conductingstudiesattheinterfaceofmentalhealthandprimarycare;(2)developingrisk-adjustedquality-of-caremeasuresfortheMedicareprogram;(3)determiningtheincidence,trends,andoutcomesofsurgicalprocedures;(4)examiningthehealth,healthbeliefs,andhealthcareutilizationofmarginalizedandstigmatizedpopulations,includingimmigrants,refugees,andincarceratedindividuals;(5)contributingtonumerousprojectsinlow-andmiddle-incomesettingsonarangeoftopics,includingchildhealth,prisonerhealth,diagnosisandtreatmentofbothnon-communicableandinfectiousdiseases,andhealthsystemsstrengthening;and(6)examiningDEIB-relatedissuesinthebiomedicalworkforce.ProfessorDesaidirectstheaccelerated,11-monthAdvancedProfessionalMPHProgramandisacorefacultymemberinYale'sNationalClinicianScholarsProgramandGlobalHealthLeadershipInitiative.Hehasalongandsustainedhistoryofglobalpublichealthcapacity-strengthening,havingdevelopedandtaughtinnovativeshortcoursesandworkshopsonarangeoftopics-includingepidemiology,biostatistics,monitoringandevaluation,strategicproblemsolving,andresearchmentorshipandleadership-inoveradozencountries.Hereceivedthe2022Drs.AnvarandPariVeljiGlobalHealthAwardforTeachingExcellencefromtheinternationalConsortiumofUniversitiesforGlobalHealthandisa4-timerecipientofYSPH'sDistinguishedTeachingAward.

Megan C. King

Job Titles:
  • Deputy School of Medicine Title IX Coordinator
MeganreceivedherB.A.inBiochemistryfromBrandeisUniversityworkingwithDr.SusanLoweyandherPh.D.inBiochemistryandMolecularBiophysicsfromtheUniversityofPennsylvaniaworkingwithDr.MarkLemmon.DuringherpostdoctoraltrainingwithDr.GünterBlobelatRockefellerUniversity,shediscoverednewmechanismsforthetargetingandfunctionofintegralinnernuclearmembraneproteins.Sincefoundingherowngroupin2009,Meganhascontinuedtoinvestigatethebroadarrayofbiologicalfunctionsthatareintegratedatthenuclearenvelope,fromimpactsonDNArepairtonuclearandcellularmechanics.MeganwasnamedaSearleScholarin2011,isarecipientoftheNIHNewInnovatorAwardandiscurrentlyanAllenDistinguishedInvestigator.

Megan Pendagast


Meghan Fay

Job Titles:
  • Copy Link

Melissa Cunningham


Melissa Grafe

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Head of the Medical Historical Library at Yale School of Medicine

Melissa Hey

Job Titles:
  • YSM Senior Associate Director

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.

Nancy J. Brown

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

Narin Ramchandani

Job Titles:
  • Associate Analyst, Development

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:
  • Chief Communications Officer Senior Director for Content Strategy & Development, Office of Communications Interim Executive Director of Communications, Office of Communications
  • Interim Executive Director of Communications
NicoleWise,currentlytheInterimAssociateDeanforCommunicationsatYSM,istheSeniorDirectorofContentStrategy&DevelopmentfortheYaleSchoolofMedicine,andChiefCommunicationsOfficerforYaleMedicine,itsclinicalfacultypractice,isresponsibleforestablishingcontentstrategyandstandardsacrossalldigitalandprintpropertiesfortheorganization.Sheleadsfourteams-editorial,multimedia,marketingandreputationandaudiencedevelopment(comprisingmediarelations,socialmediaandcontentpartnerships),focusedonthreestrategicgoals:elevatingreputation,supportingrevenuegeneration,andmetrics-drivenleadershipinacademicmedicalcommunications.NicolejoinedYaleasExecutiveEditor,YaleMedicine,in2016,initiallyfocusedonbuildingandexecutingacontentmarketingstrategytosupportthe(then)newYaleMedicinebrand.ThevisionwastodevelopahealthandmedicinesitethatprovidespatienteducationprimersonthefullrangeoftreatmentsandservicesofferedbyYaleMedicineclinicians,whilealsoengagingreadersinconversationalfeaturesandvideosontrendingtopicsinhealth-allutilizingYSMexpertsassources.TheYaleMedicinesitecurrentlyhasmonthlytrafficexceeding3million,regularlyachievingtopsearchpositionsforcompetitivehealthtopics.Intheworksatpresentisanaudience-basedcontentstrategytoengageawiderangeofstakeholders(scientists,students,media,donors,etc.)intheexcitingscientificdiscoveriestakingplaceatYSM.AIisplayinganevermorevitalroleinbuildingoutcontentacrossYaleSchoolofMedicineanditsdigital(andprint)properties-includingforideation,audiencedevelopment,scalingproductionandsearchengineoptimization.Nicolehasspokenwidely,includingtocommunicationsleadsatNASA;asafeaturedspeakeratthe2023annualAmericanAssociationofUniversitiescommunicationsconference;andaregularpresenteratPRBootCampsinCanadaandtheU.S.,ontopicsrelatedtoutilizingAIforcontentstrategy,Nicolehasbeenajournalistandauthor,ahealthcaremarketerandanentrepreneur,withaconsultancyfocusedonproducingcontentforhealthcareprovidersaroundtheU.S.ShelivesinNewHaven.

Nii Addy

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

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.

Pamela Hartley

Job Titles:
  • Assoc Dir. Development Initiatives, Alumni Affairs and Development

Paula Kavathas

Dr.KavathasstudiestheTcellco-receptorCD8abandthefunctionalsignificanceoffourisoformsofthehumanCD8bproteinthatexistinhumansandgreatapesbutnotmice.Morerecentlysheisstudyingthebasisforacquiredresistancetoimmunotherapyofhumanlungcancertumors.Dr.KavathasiscurrentlyViceChairofDiversityforboththeDepartmentsofImmunobiologyandofLaboratoryMedicine.SheisontheboardofStatusofWomeninMedicine,SWIM,andoftheWomen'sFacultyForum,WFF,(Chairfrom2013-2017).SheplayedaroleindiversifyingportraitsatYaleincludingcommissioningaportraitofthefirstwomenPhDslocatedinthenaveofSterlinglibrary.Otheractivitiesincludeco-organizingaconferenceentitled"GenderRules,"publicationofTheView(ademographicanalysisofwomenandURMsatYale),expansionofthePhyllisBodelChildcareCenter,andchangesinparentalleavepolicies.

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

Rachel Martin

Job Titles:
  • Internal Medicine / Communications Officer

Raven Turquoise-Moon

Job Titles:
  • Senior Administrative Assistant Yale School of Medicine Development

Reagin Carney

Job Titles:
  • Senior Administrative Assistant

Rebecca Shannonhouse

Job Titles:
  • Director of Content Strategy, YSM

Renee Gaudette

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director, Physician and Community Engagement

Robert Rohrbaugh

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Dean for Professionalism and Leadership

Robin Einbinder

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager

Rosana Gonzalez-Colaso

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Director
  • Director
  • Director, Research Education
  • Physician Associate Program

Rosemarie Fisher

Job Titles:
  • Deputy School of Medicine Title IX Coordinator

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 )

Sarika Ramachandran

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Associate Professor of Dermatology. Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Dermatology

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.

Sharon Fitzpatrick

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator 2, Expert Resource
SharonFitzpatrickhasover20yearsexperienceinadministrativemanagement.Sheisanorganizedandresults-drivenprofessionalwithatechsavvyside.ShehasbeeninhercurrentroleatYaleforalmost4years.Sharoncompletedherbachelor'sdegreeinHotelandBusinessManagementatPostUniversity.

Sitwat Atiq

Job Titles:
  • Assoc. Dir. of Development, Brain and Child Health

Sooyoun Tan

Job Titles:
  • Senior Website Designer

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.

Susan Roux

Job Titles:
  • AVP Development, Cancer Fundraising

Tamiko Collier

Job Titles:
  • Director of Development, Yale Cancer Center

Tammy Wu

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate Director of Development, YSM Corporate and Foundation

Tara Sanabria Davila

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Clinical Professor of Social Work Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Child Study Center Associate Director of Youth Services, Child Study Center
TaraSanabriaDavilaisaPuertoRican,bilingual(Spanish),multiracialclinicalSocialWorkerwithover20yearsofexperienceprovidingidentity-tailoredcaretoConnecticut'shistoricallyunderservedyouthandfamilies.TaraearnedherBAnPsychologyfromTheUniversityofMassachusettsatAmherst,herMSWatBostonCollegeGraduateSchoolofSocialWork,andaCertificateinAdvancedClinicalSupervisionfromtheGraduateSchoolofSocialWorkatSmithCollege.Tara'sclinicalexpertiseisinsupportingyouthandfamilywhohavebeenimpactedbytraumaviahertrainingandexpertisewithevidence-basedpractices.SheisaNationallyCertifiedinTraumaFocusedCognitiveBehavioralTherapy(TF-CBT),trainedinChildParentPsychotherapy(CPP),andisastatetrainerfortheModularApproachtoTherapyforChildrenwithAnxiety,Depression,TraumaandConductProblems(MATCH-ADTC).Taraisalsoskilledintreatingdepression,anxietyandsuicidalthoughtsandbehaviorandinsupportingdiversefamiliesintappingintotheirstrengthstosupporttheirchild(ren).AsAssociateDirectorofYouthClinicalServices,Tarasupportstheoperationoftheoffice-casedclinicalservicesthroughadministrativetasksandasaclinicalsupervisorandmentor.Tarahasapassiontohelpsupportotherstodevelopintheirabilitytounderstandandmitigatetheimpactofstructuralandinterpersonalracismanddiscriminationonone'smentalhealth.Shementorsandteachesandsupervisesusingaculturallyhumblelens.ThroughherroleastheinauguralViceChairforDiversityofEquityandInclusionattheChildStudyCenter,workstoenhancetheChildStudyCenter'scommitmenttoequityandinclusiontosupportadiversedepartment.Shealsoworkstosupportanddisseminatebestpracticestoaddressandmitigatetheimpactofracismandotherformsofdiscriminationonpeoplewithidentitiesthathavebeenhistoricallymarginalized.Taraisanavidreader,enjoyscookingculturaldishes,bakingandspendingtimewithherhusband,theirchildrenanddog.ShealsoderivesgreatjoyfromsupportingthedevelopmentofLatineleadersandphilanthropyasCo-ChairoftheProgresoLatinoFund.

Terence P. Corcoran

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

Tiffany Penn

Job Titles:
  • Associate 2, Development Yale School of Medicine Development Communications Manager, Alumni Affairs

Tracey Hammill

Job Titles:
  • Physician Marketing Manager, Yale Medicine

Vicki Sosbe

Job Titles:
  • YSM Alumni Director of Development

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 )

Wendy V. Gilbert

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Molecular Biophysics
WendyGilbertisaProfessorofMolecularBiophysicsandBiochemistry.HerworkfocusesonregulatoryelementsinmessengerRNAthatcontrolthecellularexpressionoftheinformationstoredinthegeneticcode.SheearnedherPhDatUCSFwithChristineGuthrie,studyingmRNAexportandbeingfascinatedbytheexquisitemechanismsthatcoupleexport-competencetocompletionofRNAprocessing.AsapostdocinJenniferDoudna'slabatUCBerkeley,sheuncoveredanon-canonicalmechanismoftranslationinitiation.Herlab'scurrentworkrangeswidelyacrossRNAbiologywiththeunifyingthemeofelucidatingthemolecularmechanismsofRNAregulatoryelementscontrollingmRNAbiogenesis,translationanddecay.Mostrecently,thishasbeenintheareaofRNAbasemodification.NotableawardsincludetheRNASociety'sEarlyCareerAward(2017)forher"paradigm-alteringcontributionstothefieldofpost-transcriptionalgeneregulation"andtheRNASocietyAwardforExcellenceinInclusiveLeadership(2023)forhereffortstopromotethetrainingandprofessionaldevelopmentofunderrepresentedscientists.

Zachary Restifo

Job Titles:
  • Business Systems Analyst & Web Producer

Zoe Keller

Job Titles:
  • Communications Officer
ZoeKellerleadstheoffice'scommunicationsandisresponsiblefordeveloping,coordinating,andimplementingadynamiccommunicationsstrategytopromoteitsStrategicPlanpriorities.ZoehasservedYaleincommunicationsrolessince2008,includingascommunicationsdirectorattheYalePoorvuCenterforTeachingandLearning,andattheYaleUniversityOfficeofPublicAffairs&Communications,whereshemanagedYale'stopsocialmediaaccountsandcreatedcommunicationsaroundtheorganization'sresponsetotheCOVID-19pandemic.SheearnedtheLindaLorimerAwardforDistinguishedServicein2020.ZoeearnedaBAfromSmithCollegeandanMSinpublicrelationsfromQuinnipiacUniversity.HervolunteerleadershipincludesservingontheBoardofNewHaven'sEdgertonPark,developinganewcommunitygarden,andintacklinghealthcareissuesthroughoneofYale'sstaffaffinitygroups.ShegrewupinAlaskaandhaslivedinNewEnglandherentireadultlife.

Zsuzsanna Somogyi

Job Titles:
  • Yale School of Medicine, Senior Director of Development