Introducing your newest DOM faculty, postdocs, and staff colleagues hired or appointed December 2, 2024, through February 28, 2025.

Faculty

Gowtham Kumar Annarapu, PhD // Research Assistant Professor // Classical Hematology

Andrea Gaspar, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Heather Hughes, MD // Visiting Clinical Associate Professor // Infectious Diseases

Vanessa Kung, MD // Assistant Professor // Infectious Diseases

Aaron Lucas, MD // Assistant Professor // Infectious Diseases

Christina Mallarino-Haeger, MD // Assistant Professor // Infectious Diseases

Kristin Nagaro, DO // Assistant Professor // Infectious Diseases

Aisha Rasool Saand, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Endocrinology and Metabolism

Madison Stellfox, MD, PhD // Assistant Professor // Infectious Diseases

Zhiyu Sheng, PhD // Research Instructor // Cardiology

Neelam Tailor, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Infectious Diseases

Postdocs

Karthik Balakrishnan, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Endocrinology and Metabolism

Yekaterina Krustsenko, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrtion

Zihe Zhou, MD // Postdoctoral Associate // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Staff

Natalie Barr // Nurse Navigator // General Internal Medicine

Mara Barron // Grants Assistant // Research Administration

Benetta Blackwell // Medical Assistant // Endocrinology and Metabolism

Unique Blackwell // Medical Assistant // Endocrinology and Metabolism

Aurelien Bocquet // Laboratory Specialist // Infectious Diseases

Latoya Bradford // Medical Assistant // Endocrinology and Metabolism

Leigh Ann Bukowski // Assistant Director – Research Support Services // Research Administration

Charles Burke // Outpatient Clinical Research Coordinator // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Meigin Chandler // Laboratory Research Technician // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Tara Chillingworth // Laboratory Research Technician // Renal-Electrolyte

Dante DiPietro // Administrative Coordinator // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Aminina Fofanah // Medical Assistant // Endocrinology and Metabolism

Nina Gakii // Laboratory Manager // Cardiology

Cynthia Gelien PsyD, LPC, LPCC // Licensed Professional Counselor // Renal-Electrolyte

Katherine Glass // Online Instructional Designer // General Internal Medicine

Todd Griffin // Health Coach // General Internal Medicine

Jessica Kunkler // Technical Writer // General Internal Medicine

Dasol Lee // Laboratory Research Technician I // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Kenneth Mackenzie // Laboratory Research Technician // Cardiology

Meghan Malloy // Clinical Research Assistant // Infectious Diseases

Melissa McFadden // CRNP, Senior // General Internal Medicine

Sydney-Lam Nguyen // Medical Assistant // Endocrinology and Metabolism

Jacqueline Noel // Clinical Research Coordinator // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Erick Ojeda // Laboratory Specialist // Infectious Diseases

Olisa Okonkwo // Clinical Research Coordinator // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Sara Pennington // Registered Nurse // Endocrinology and Metabolism

Christopher Perrone // Laboratory Technician // Infectious Diseases

Anttonisha Scott // Registered Nurse // Endocrinology and Metabolism

Jessica Serviss // Research Program Supervisor // General Internal Medicine

Bryanna Sharer // Medical Assistant // Endocrinology and Metabolism

Varsha Sriram // Laboratory Research Technician // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Elayna Stengel // Clinical Research Coordinator // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Jillian Stephey // Physician Assistant // General Internal Medicine

Chibugo Uwazie // CRNP // General Internal Medicine

Xiangyu Yan // Laboratory Research Technician // Renal-Electrolyte