Specialty Advisor List

Anesthesiology & Chronic Pain

ANESTHESIOLOGY & CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE (& PAIN MEDICINE)

Name Title/Specialty Email Location Phone
Key Specialty Advisors:
Dr. Jeffrey Berger Professor and Chair jberger [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jberger[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2300 M St, NW 202-715-4750
Dr. Sina Davari Assistant Professor; Fellowship Director, Pain Medicine sdavari [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (sdavari[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2150 Penn, NW, 7th Floor  
Dr. Crystal Adams Assistant Professor; Assistant Fellowship Director, Critical Care Medicine cadams [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (cadams[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2300 M St, NW 202-715-4750
Dr. Ryan Keneally Associate Professor; Vice Chair Education, Program Director rkeneally [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (rkeneally[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2300 M St, NW 202-715-4750
Dr. Tricia Desvarieux Assistant Professor; Clerkship Director tdesvarieux [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (tdesvarieux[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)   202-715-4750
Dr. Geetha Shanmugam Assistant Professor; Associate Clerkship Director gshanmugam [at] gwu [dot] edu (gshanmugam[at]gwu[dot]edu)   202-715-4750
Dr. Joe Manley   jmanley [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jmanley[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)   202-715-4750
Additional Advisors
Dr. Isabel Londono Assistant Professor ilondono [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ilondono[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2300 M St, NW 202-715-4750
Dr. Jevaughn Davis Assistant Professor; Director Neuroanesthesia jedavis [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jedavis[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2300 M St, NW 202-715-4750
Dr. Marius Fassbinder Assistant Professor, Cardiac Anesthesiology mfassbinder [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (mfassbinder[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2300 M St, NW 202-715-4750
Dr. Jonah Abraham Regional Medical Center at Sinai; RMC Clerkship director, Pediatric Anesthesiologist Jabraham2 [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (Jabraham2[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)    
Dermatology

Dermatology

Name Title/Specialty Email Location Phone
Key Specialty Advisors:
Dr. Adam Friedman Chair, Residency Program Director; Professor of Dermatology; Program Director ajfriedman [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ajfriedman[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)  2150 Penn Ave. ACC 2 South 202-741-2625
Dr. Karl Saardi Associate Program Director; Assistant Professor of Dermatology  ksaardi [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ksaardi[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2150 Penn Ave. 202-741-2625
Additional Advisors:
Dr. Jon Silverberg Clinical Research jsilverberg [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jsilverberg[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Vishal Patel Dermatologic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology vapatel [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (vapatel[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Emergency Medicine

Emergency Medicine

Name Title/Specialty Email Location Phone
Key Specialty Advisors:
Dr. Amy Caggiula Associate Professor; Clerkship Director; Medical Education Section acaggiula [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (acaggiula[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2120 L St. #450 202-741-2911
Dr. Sean Chester Assistant Professor; EM Residency APD; Medical Education Section schester [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (schester[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2120 L St. #450 202-741-2911
Dr. Amanda Miller Assistant Professor; EM Residency APD; Medical Education Section ammiller [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ammiller[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2120 L St. #450 202-741-2911
Dr. Damali Nakitende Assistant Professor; EM Residency Program Director; Medical Education Section dnakitende [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (dnakitende[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2120 L St. #450 202-741-2911
Dr. Christopher Payette Assistant Professor; EM Residency APD; Medical Education Section cpayette [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (cpayette[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2120 L St. #450 202-741-2911
Dr. Ray Lucas Professor; Department Chair rlucas [at] gwu [dot] edu (rlucas[at]gwu[dot]edu)    
Additional Advisors:
Dr. Robert Shesser* Professor; ED Operations Section rshesser [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (rshesser[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2120 L St. #450 202-741-2911
Dr. Radley Short Regional Medical Center at Sinai, RMC Clerkship Director rshort [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (rshort[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)    

*Dr. Shesser is available to assist all GW students going into Emergency Medicine with their personal statements

Family Medicine

Family Medicine

Name Title/Specialty Email Location Phone
Key Specialty Advisors:
Dr. Andrea Anderson Associate Professor; Associate Chief, Section of Family Medicine aanderson3125 [at] email [dot] gwu [dot] edu (aanderson3125[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2150 Pennsylvania Ave  
Dr. Emmeline Ha Assistant Professor   2150 Pennsylvania Ave  
Additional Advisors:
Dr. Tania Alchalabi Assitant Professor/Geriatrics talchalabi [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (talchalabi[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Randi Braman Clinical Instructor/Lifebridge Health Rbraman [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (Rbraman[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)    
Dr. Marcus Davis Assitant Professor/Emergency Medicine mdavis [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (mdavis[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Kevin O’Connor Associate Professor/Executive Medicine koconnor [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (koconnor[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Maria Portela Associate Professor; Chief, Section of Family Medicine mportela [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (mportela[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Joel Willis Regional Medical Center at Sinai, Assistant Professor jwillis [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jwillis[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Community Advisors:
Dr. Julia Bruce   skyviewfamilymedicine [at] gmail [dot] com (skyviewfamilymedicine[at]gmail[dot]com)    
Dr. Marquise Hopson   marquise [dot] hopson [at] gmail [dot] com (marquise[dot]hopson[at]gmail[dot]com)    
Dr. Darlene Lawrence   dlawrence [at] unityhealthcare [dot] org (dlawrence[at]unityhealthcare[dot]org)    
Dr. Eleni O’Donovan   eodonovan [at] unityhealthcare [dot] org (eodonovan[at]unityhealthcare[dot]org)    
Dr. Taisei Suzuki   taiseisuzukido [at] gmail [dot] com (taiseisuzukido[at]gmail[dot]com)    
Dr. Madeline Taskier   mtaskier [at] gmail [dot] com (mtaskier[at]gmail[dot]com)    
Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine

All students who are applying an internal medicine residency, must (1) attend the mandatory application meeting in March (during intersession); and (2) AFTER the March meeting, email imresprg [at] gwu [dot] edu (imresprg[at]gwu[dot]edu) to be assigned to an advisor on the committee.

The administrative contact for fourth year  IM advising is Ami Jam-Jalloh ajamjalloh [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ajamjalloh[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu).  For fourth year students applying to IM and requesting a deparemental SLOE letter, please email imresprg [at] gwu [dot] edu (imresprg[at]gwu[dot]edu).

Name Title/Specialty Email Location Phone
Key Specialty Advisors:
Dr. Jill Catalanotti Associate Dean for Clinical Public Health & Population Health Practice; Professor of Health Policy & Management jcatalanotti [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jcatalanotti[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Anne Lesburg Clerkship Director/hospitalist alesburg [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (alesburg[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. April Barbour Primary Care abarbour [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (abarbour[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Charles Baron Primary Care cbaron [at] email [dot] gwu [dot] edu (cbaron[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Andrew Bradley Internal Medicine Abradley [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (Abradley[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Manish Jain Internal Medicine Maneesh [dot] jain [at] va [dot] gov (Maneesh[dot]jain[at]va[dot]gov)    
Dr. Mia Marcus Primary Care      
Dr. Chavon Onumah        
Dr. Ravi Khun Khun Regional Medical Campus, Sinai Internal Medicine Residency Associate Program Director Rkhunkhu [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (Rkhunkhu[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)    
Dr. Stephanie Sharps Regional Medical Campus, former Internal Medicine Residency Program Director stephanie [dot] sharps [at] email [dot] gwu [dot] edu (stephanie[dot]sharps[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Asha Thomas Regional Medical Campus, Sinai Internal Medicine Residency Associate Program Director; Vice Chair of Medicine Asthomas [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (Asthomas[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)    
Neurology

Neurology

Name Title/Specialty Email Location Phone
Key Specialty Advisors:
Dr. Mohamad Koubeissi Adult Neurology, Epilepsy, Interim Chair of Neurology, Division Director of Epilepsy mkoubeissi [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (mkoubeissi[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) GW MFA 9th floor  
Dr. Alexandra Eid Adult Neurolgy, Epilepsy, Clerkship Director aeid [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (aeid[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) GW MFA 9th floor  
Dr. Ariel Lefland Adult Neurology, Neuroimmunology, Assistant Clerkship Director alefland [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (alefland[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) GW MFA 9th floor  
Dr. Mark Baker Adult Neurology, Stroke, Residency Program Director marbaker [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (marbaker[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) GW MFA 9th floor  
Dr. Sawsan Alabbad Adult Neurology, Headache, Residency Asistant Program Director saalabbad [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (saalabbad[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) GW MFA 9th floor  
Dr. Perry K. Richardson Adult Neurology, Neuromuscular, EMG, Vice Chair of Education for Neurology Department, Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Program Director prichardson [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (prichardson[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) GW MFA 9th floor  
Key Specialty Advisors in CHILD NEUROLOGY:
Dr. Jeffrey Stelzik Pediatric Neurology, Residency Program Director, Clerkship Site Director JStrelzi [at] childrensnational [dot] org (JStrelzi[at]childrensnational[dot]org) Children's National Hospital  
Dr. Ilyse Genser Pediatric Neurology, Residency Assistant Program Director IGENSER [at] childrensnational [dot] org (IGENSER[at]childrensnational[dot]org) Children's National Hospital  
Dr. Mrinmayee Takle Pediatric Neurology, Neurohospitalist Attending mtakle [at] childrensnational [dot] org (mtakle[at]childrensnational[dot]org) Children's Hospital 202-476-2120
Dr. Marc Disabella Pediatric Neurology mdisabel [at] childrensnational [dot] org (mdisabel[at]childrensnational[dot]org) Children's National Hospital  
Additional Advisors in ADULT NEURO/EDUC:
Dr. Victoria Vinarsky Adult and Child Neurology, Epilepsy vvinarsky [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (vvinarsky[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) GW MFA 9th floor  
Dr. Asish Gulati Adult Neurology, Stroke agulati [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (agulati[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) GW MFA 9th floor  
Dr. Pritha Ghosh Adult Neurology, Movement Disorders pghosh [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (pghosh[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) Dean's Suite Ross Hall 7th Floor  
Dr. Yamane Makke Adult Neurology, Epilepsy, Epilepsy Fellowship Program director ymakke@mfa/gwu.edu GW MFA 9th floor  
Dr. Henry J. Kaminski Adult Neurology, Myasthenia Gravis hkaminski [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (hkaminski[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. E. Harlan Michelle Regional Medical Center at Sinai, Neuromuscular Disorders, RMC Clerkship Director emichell [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (emichell[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)    
Additional Advisors in CHILD NEUROLOGY:
Dr. Kuntal Sen Pediatric Neurology ksen2 [at] childrensnational [dot] org (ksen2[at]childrensnational[dot]org) Children's National Hospital      
Dr. William Gaillard Pediatric Neurology, Epilepsy, Chief of the Divisions of Child Neurology and of Epilepsy and Neurophysiology WGAILLAR [at] childrensnational [dot] org (WGAILLAR[at]childrensnational[dot]org) Children's National Hospital  
Dr. Tara Lateef Pediatric Neurology TLateef [at] childrensnational [dot] org (TLateef[at]childrensnational[dot]org) PSV Woodbridge  
Dr. Tayyba Anwar Pediatric Neurology, Epilepsy Fellowship Program Director TAnwar [at] childrensnational [dot] org (TAnwar[at]childrensnational[dot]org) Children's National Hospital  
Dr. Sinan Turnacioglu Pediatric Neurology sturnaci [at] childrensnational [dot] org (sturnaci[at]childrensnational[dot]org) Children's National Hospital  
Dr. Doug Postals Pediatric Neurology dpostels [at] childrensnational [dot] org (dpostels[at]childrensnational[dot]org) Children's National Hospital  
Dr. Marc Difazio Pediatric Neurology MDiFazio [at] childrensnational [dot] org (MDiFazio[at]childrensnational[dot]org) Children's National Hospital  
Dr. Steven Stasheff Pediatric Neurology SFSTASHEFF [at] childrensnational [dot] org (SFSTASHEFF[at]childrensnational[dot]org) Children's National Hospital  
Dr. Ersida Buraniqi Pediatric Neurology, Epilepsy EBURANIQI [at] childrensnational [dot] org (EBURANIQI[at]childrensnational[dot]org) Children's National Hospital  
Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery

Name Title/Specialty Email Location Phone
Key Specialty Advisors:
Dr. Lekhaj Daggubati Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery; Clerkship Site Director ldaggubati [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ldaggubati[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2150 Penn Ave ACC 7 202-741-2750
Dr. Chima Oluigbo  Pediatric Neurosurgeon; Clerkship Site Director coliuigbo [at] childrensnational [dot] org (coliuigbo[at]childrensnational[dot]org) Children's Hospital  202-476-3020
Dr. Michael Rosner Interim Chair and Professor, Department of Neurosurgery mrosner [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (mrosner[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2150 Penn Ave ACC 7 202-741-2754
Dr. Dimitri Sigounas Associate Professor of Neurosurgery; Fellowhip Site Director dsigounas [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (dsigounas[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2150 Penn Ave ACC 7 202-741-2750
Additional Advisors:
Dr. William Ashley Regional Medical Center at Sinai, Neurosurgery washley [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (washley[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)    
Obstetrics & Gynecology

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Name Title/Specialty Email Location Phone
Key Specialty Advisors:

Dr. Farnaz Farhi

she/her

Assistant Professor; Clerkship Director ffarhi [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ffarhi[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) ACC 6A-420 202-741-2500

Dr. Jennifer Keller

she/her

Professor OBGYN; Director, Division of Education Director; Director, Office of Professional and Respectful Learning jkeller [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jkeller[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) ACC 6A-410 202-741-2500

Dr. Jaclyn Phillips

she/her

Assistant Professor; Assistant Clerkship Director japhillips [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (japhillips[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Additional Advisors:

Dr Joey Bahng

they/them

Assistant Professor jbahng [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jbahng[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 202-741-2500  

Dr. Susanne Bathgate

she/her

Professor sbathgate [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (sbathgate[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    

Dr. Sarah Cigna

she/her

Assistant Professor scigna [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (scigna[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    

Dr. Katy Dumas

she/her

Instructor kdumas [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (kdumas[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    

Dr Arielle Effron

she/her

Assistant Professor; Transitions to Residency Director aeffron [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (aeffron[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) MFA Penn Ave- 6A 202-741-2500

Dr. Roxanne Jamshidi

she/her

Associate Professor rjamshidi [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (rjamshidi[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    

Dr. Celeste Jilich

she/her

Instructor cjilich [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (cjilich[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    

Dr. Jessica Kuperstock

she/her

Assistant Professor jkuperstock [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jkuperstock[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    

Dr. Paula Latortue

she/her

Assistant Professor palbino [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (palbino[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    

Dr. Ying Liu

she/her

Assistant Professor yiliu [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (yiliu[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    

Dr. Anjali Martinez

she/her

Assistant Professor agmartinez [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (agmartinez[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    

Dr. Anita Mikkilineni

she/her

Assistant Professor amikkilineni [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (amikkilineni[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Key Faculty        

Dr. Nancy Gaba

she/her

Professor; Department Chair ngaba [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ngaba[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) ACC 6A-427 202-741-2500

Dr. Nancy Gaba

she/her

Associate Professor; Residency Program Director ngaba [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ngaba[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) ACC 6A-427 202-741-2500

Dr. Sheetal Sheth

she/her

Associate Professor; Associate Residency Program Director ssheth [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ssheth[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Ophthalmalogy

Ophthalmalogy

Name Title/Specialty Email Location Phone
Key Specialty Advisors:
Dr. Mehdi Tavakoli Director- Oculoplastics, Neuro-ophthalmology, and Adult Strabismus Division mehditavakolimd [at] gmail [dot] com (mehditavakolimd[at]gmail[dot]com) ACC 2nd Floor 202-741-2814
Dr. Asadolah Movahedan Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology , Director Retinal Service amovahedan [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (amovahedan[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2150 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Dept Ophthalmology 202-677-6847
Dr. Daniel Kulman Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Associate Residency Program Director, Cataract and Glaucoma dkulman [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (dkulman[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2150 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Dept Ophthalmology 202-741-2493
Additional Advisors:
Dr. Marena Patronas   mpatronas [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (mpatronas[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Keith Wroblewski   kwroblewski [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (kwroblewski[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Lamise Rajjoub   lrrajoub [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (lrrajoub[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Hatice Sen   hsen [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (hsen[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Monica Dalal   mdalal [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (mdalal[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Maya Bitar   mbitar [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (mbitar[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. William Madigan   wmadigan [at] childrensnational [dot] org (wmadigan[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Samantha Feldman Regional Medical Center at Sinai, course director, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus sfeldman2 [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (sfeldman2[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)    
Dr. Laura Green Regional Medical Center at Sinai,former PD largreen [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (largreen[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)    
Orthopaedic Surgery

Orthopaedic Surgery

Name Title/Specialty Email Location Phone
Key Specialty Advisors:
Dr. Robert Sterling Professor & Chair fo Orthopaedic Surgery / Adult Hip and Knee Reconstruction rsterling [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (rsterling[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2300 M Street 202-741-3311
Dr. Teresa Doerre Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surg / Sports Medicine tdoerre [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (tdoerre[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2300 M Street 202-741-3311
Dr. Sam Moghtaderi Asst. Professor of Orthopaedic Surg / Hand and Upper Extremity smoghtaderi [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (smoghtaderi[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2300 M Street 202-741-3311
Pathology

Pathology

Name Title/Specialty Email Location Phone
Key Specialty Advisors:
Dr. Patricia Latham Pathology pslath [at] gwu [dot] edu (pslath[at]gwu[dot]edu) Ross Hall 124 202-994-5057
Additional Advisors:
Dr. Diana Molavi Regional Medical Center at Sinai, Department Chiefcourse director dmolavi [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (dmolavi[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)    
Pediatrics

Pediatrics

Name Title/Specialty Email Location Phone
Key Specialty Advisors:
Dr. Jeremy Kern Clerkship Director / Hospitalist Medicine jkern [at] childrensnational [dot] org (jkern[at]childrensnational[dot]org) Children's Hospital 202-476-6339
Dr. Lexi Crawford 4th Year Elective Director / Pediatric Critical Care LCRAWFORD3 [at] childrensnational [dot] org (LCRAWFORD3[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Shaunte Anum-Addo Associate Clerkship Director for Outpatient and Nursery ShHenry [at] childrensnational [dot] org (ShHenry[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dean Terry Kind Professor of Pediatrics; Associate Dean for Clinical Education / General Pediatrics tkind [at] childrensnational [dot] org (tkind[at]childrensnational[dot]org) GW's Ross Hall; Children's Health Center at Anacostia 202-994-9587
Additional Advisors:
Dr. Anastassios Koumbourlis Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine AKoumbou [at] childrensnational [dot] org (AKoumbou[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Andrea Gropman Neurogenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities AGropman [at] childrensnational [dot] org (AGropman[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Ashraf Harahsheh Cardiology AHarahsh [at] childrensnational [dot] org (AHarahsh[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Barbara Jantausch Infectious Diseases BJANTAUS [at] childrensnational [dot] org (BJANTAUS[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Chima Oluigbo Neurosurgery COluigbo [at] childrensnational [dot] org (COluigbo[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Christine Briccetti General Pediatrics CBriccet [at] childrensnational [dot] org (CBriccet[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Claude Abdallah Anesthesiology CAbdalla [at] childrensnational [dot] org (CAbdalla[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Craig DeWolfe Hospital Medicine CDEWOLFE [at] childrensnational [dot] org (CDEWOLFE[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Dale Coddington General Pediatrics and Community Health dcodding [at] childrensnational [dot] org (dcodding[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Dewesh Agrawal Pediatric Emergency Medicine DAgrawal [at] childrensnational [dot] org (DAgrawal[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Dinesh Pillai Pulmonary Medicine DPillai [at] childrensnational [dot] org (DPillai[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Eric Rosenthal Pediatric Emergency Medicine EROSENTH [at] childrensnational [dot] org (EROSENTH[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Folasade Ogunlesi Pulmonary Fogunles [at] childrensnational [dot] org (Fogunles[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Fran Cogen Pediatric Endocrinology /Diabetes fcogen [at] childrensnational [dot] org (fcogen[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Gabrina Dixon Hospitalist Medicine GDixon [at] childrensnational [dot] org (GDixon[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Gina Gallizzi Hospitalist Medicine GGallizz [at] childrensnational [dot] org (GGallizz[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Gregory Yurasek Cardiac Critical Care GYurasek [at] childrensnational [dot] org (GYurasek[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Hemalatha Srinnivasalu Rheumatology HSriniva [at] childrensnational [dot] org (HSriniva[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Ian Hovis Cardiology IHovis [at] childrensnational [dot] org (IHovis[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Ioannis Koutroulis Pediatric Emergency Medicine IKOUTROULI [at] childrensnational [dot] org (IKOUTROULI[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. John Berger Cardiology and Cardiac Critical Care Medicine JBERGER [at] childrensnational [dot] org (JBERGER[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Joy Morgan Hospitalist Medicine jmorgan2 [at] childrensnational [dot] org (jmorgan2[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Julie Krueger General Pediatrics JKrueger [at] childrensnational [dot] org (JKrueger[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Kathy Ferrer Hospitalist Medicine KFerrer [at] childrensnational [dot] org (KFerrer[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Kristen Breslin Pediatric Emergency Medicine KBreslin [at] childrensnational [dot] org (KBreslin[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Parisa Kaviany Pulmonary pkaviany [at] childrensnational [dot] org (pkaviany[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Margarita Ramos Medical Education MRAMOS3 [at] childrensnational [dot] org (MRAMOS3[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Mary Revenis Neonatology MREVENIS [at] childrensnational [dot] org (MREVENIS[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Padmaja Pavuluri Hospitalist Medicine PPavulur [at] childrensnational [dot] org (PPavulur[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Reuven Schore Oncology rschore [at] childrensnational [dot] org (rschore[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Sahira Long General Pediatrics SLong [at] childrensnational [dot] org (SLong[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Sam Zhao Pediatric Emergency Medicine SZhao [at] childrensnational [dot] org (SZhao[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Shana Jacobs Oncology SSJacobs [at] childrensnational [dot] org (SSJacobs[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Sinan Turnacioglu Developmental and Behavioral Pediatric sturnaci [at] childrensnational [dot] org (sturnaci[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Sophia Smith Emergency Medicine srsmith [at] childrensnational [dot] org (srsmith[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Terry Partridge Interest in Muscular Dystrophy / Neurology TPartridge [at] childrensnational [dot] org (TPartridge[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Tova Ronis Rheumatology TRonis [at] childrensnational [dot] org (TRonis[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Krugman Regional Medical Center at Sinai, Senior Dean, General Pediatrics and Child Abuse skrugman [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (skrugman[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)    
Dr. Chinwe Mahaley Regional Medical Center at Sinai, RMC Clerkship Director, General Pediatrics cmahaley [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (cmahaley[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)    
Psychiatry

Psychiatry

Please contact Dr. Afkhami first to be matched with one of the advisors on this list based on your preference and their availability.

Name Title/Specialty Email Location Phone
Key Specialty Advisors:
Dr. Amir Afkhami Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs aafkhami [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (aafkhami[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2120 L Street #600 202-741-2889
Additional Advisors:
Dr. Jeffrey Akman    akman [at] gwu [dot] edu (akman[at]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Benedicto Borja    bborja [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (bborja[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. James Griffith    jgriffith [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jgriffith[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Name Title/Specialty Email Location Phone
Key Specialty Advisors:
Dr. Geet Paul Division Director, PM&R / Rehabilitative Medicine gpaul [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (gpaul[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) MFA  
Megha Mandalaywala, DO Rehabilitative Medicine  mmandalaywala [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (mmandalaywala[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) MFA and GWU Hospital  
Dr. Olga Morozova Pediatric PMR omorozov [at] childrensnational [dot] org (omorozov[at]childrensnational[dot]org) Children's Hospital  
Additional Advisors:
Dr. Scott Brown Regional Medical Center at Sinai, Department Chair sebrown [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (sebrown[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)    
Dr. Mariam Keramti Regional Medical Center at Sinai, Residency Program Director, Outpatient Neuro-physiatry, course director mkeramat [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (mkeramat[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)    
Radiology

Radiology

Name Title/Specialty Email Location Phone
Key Specialty Advisors:
Dr. Ramin Javan Neuroradiology, Clinical Elective Course Director rjavan [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (rjavan[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) GW Hospital  
Dr. Robert Zeman Chairman  rzeman [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (rzeman[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) Hospital G1024  
Additional Advisors:
Dr. Esma Akin Nuclear Medicine eakin [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (eakin[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Anjum Bandarkar Ped Radiology ABandark [at] childrensnational [dot] org (ABandark[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Rachel Brem  Breast Imaging rbrem [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (rbrem[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Dorothy Bulas Ped Radiology DBulas [at] childrensnational [dot] org (DBulas[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Zarir Khademian Ped Radiology Zkhademi [at] childrensnational [dot] org (Zkhademi[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Jocelyn Rapelyea Breast Imaging jrapelyea [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jrapelyea[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Shawn Sarib Vascular and Interventional ssaring [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ssaring[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Reza Taheri  Neuroradiology rtaheri [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (rtaheri[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Prajna Chopra Regional Medical Center at Sinai, Diagnostic Radiology, course director pchopra [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (pchopra[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)    
Surgery

Surgery

Name Title/Specialty Email Location Phone
Key Specialty Advisors:
Dr. Juliet Lee  MS4 Surgery course director/ General Surgeryy jclee [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jclee[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) ACC 6B 202-741-3227
Dr. Anton Sidawy  Department Chair/Vascular Surgery ansidawy [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ansidawy[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) ACC 6B-417 202-741-3225
Additional Advisors:
Dr. Salim Lala  Clerkship Director/Vascular Surgery salimlala [at] email [dot] gwu [dot] edu    
Dr. Steven Bielamowicz ENT bielamowicz [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (bielamowicz[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Jerry Chao Plastics jwchao [at] email [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jwchao[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Paul Lin General Surg plin [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (plin[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Anita McSwain Breast Surg amcswain [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (amcswain[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. J. Keith Melancon Transplant Surgery jmelancon [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jmelancon[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Keith Mortman Thoracic Surgery kmortman [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (kmortman[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Bao Ngyuen Vascular Surg bnngyuen [at] email [dot] gwu [dot] edu (bnngyuen[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Salem Noureldine General Surg soureldine [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (soureldine[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Michael Olding Plastics molding [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (molding[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Maria Pena Ped ENT mPena [at] childrensnational [dot] org (mPena[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Diego Preciado Ped ENT DPreciad [at] childrensnational [dot] org (DPreciad[at]childrensnational[dot]org)    
Dr. Barath Ranganath Plastics branganath [at] email [dot] gwu [dot] edu (branganath[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Babak Sarani  General Surg  bsarani [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (bsarani[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Christine Teal Breast Surg cteal [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (cteal[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Gregory Trachiotis CT gtrachiotis [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (gtrachiotis[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Khashayar Vaziri General Surg, Residency Program Director kvaziri [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (kvaziri[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Marcie Feinman Regional Medical Center at Sinai, General Surgery Program Director, Vice Chair mfeinman [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (mfeinman[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)    
Dr. Jessica Felton Regional Medical Center at Sinai, Colorectal, RMC Clerkship director  jfelton [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (jfelton[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)    
Urology

Urology

Name Title/Specialty Email Location Phone
Key Specialty Advisors:
Dr. Daniel Stein Chair, Department of Urology dstein [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (dstein[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 2150 Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 3-417 202-741-2372
Additional Advisors:
Dr. Michael Whalen   mwhalen [at] nmfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (mwhalen[at]nmfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Robert Dean   rdean [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (rdean[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)    
Dr. Neil Mendhiratta   nmendhiratta [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (nmendhiratta[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)