Faculty 

Sura Alqaisi, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Endocrinology and Metabolism 

Muhammad Wahab Amjad, PhD // Research Instructor // Cardiology 

Ganeev Bhangoo, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine 

Michael Burnim, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 

Flor de Abril Cameron, PhD // Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine 

Stela Celaj, MD // Assistant Professor // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 

Tanya Chandra, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology 

Alice Chedid, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Renal-Electrolyte 

Jennifer Chen, MD // Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine 

Renee Cloutier, PhD // Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine 

Massiel Cruz Peralta, MD // Assistant Professor // Renal-Electrolyte 

Timothy Dempsey, MD, MPH // Assistant Professor of Medicine // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 

James Dreer, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine 

Alison Faust, MD //Clinical Associate Professor // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 

Rachael Gordon, MD, PhD // Assistant Professor // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology 

Muhamad Khalid, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine 

Agnes Koczo, MD // Assistant Professor // Cardiology 

Emma Kofmehl, MD // Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine 

Anat Kohn, MD, PhD // Assistant Professor of Medicine // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 

Chad Kosanovich, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Cardiology 

Shaili Kothari, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine 

Samantha McPeck, MD // Clinical Assistant // General Internal Medicine 

Mohit Madken, MD // Assistant Professor // Renal-Electrolyte 

Usnish Majumdar, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine 

Niveditha Manivannan, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Endocrinology and Metabolism 

Niranjana Natarajan, PhD // Assistant Professor // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology 

Lauren Navitsky, MD // Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine 

Andrew Nickerson, PhD // Research Instructor // Renal-Electrolyte

Sam Olanrewaju, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine 

Caroline Olt, MD // Clinical Instructor // General Internal Medicine 

Cristina Padilla, MD // Assistant Professor // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology 

Soumojit Pal, PhD // Research Assistant Professor // Cardiology 

Santosh Pandit, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Cardiology 

Stuti Pandya, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine 

Benjamin Plotz, MD // Assistant Professor // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology 

Sneha Rajendran, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine 

Charu Rajput, PhD // Research Instructor // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Radhakrishnan Ramchandren, MD // UCR Visiting Associate Professor // Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology 

Samender Randhawa, MD //Clinical Assistant Professor // Geriatric Medicine 

Alicia Rizzo, MD, PhD // Assistant Professor // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 

Jared Romeo, DO // Clinical Assistant Professor // Cardiology 

Spencer Schrank, DO // Assistant Professor // Infectious Diseases 

Margaret Shang, MD // Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine 

Devanjan Sikder, DVM, MS, PhD // UCR Visiting Associate Professor // Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology 

Sylk Sotto, EdD, MBS, MPS // UCR Visiting Associate Professor // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 

Roy Sriwattanakomen, MD // Assistant Professor // Cardiology 

Madison Stellfox, MD, PhD // Research Instructor // Infectious Diseases 

Kevin Stephenoff, MD // Assistant Professor // Renal-Electrolyte 

Chris Thompson, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine 

Kelly Thomas, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 

Kim Van Dongen, DO // Clinical Assistant Professor // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 

Courtney Wagner, MD // Clinical Instructor // General Internal Medicine 

Joanna Wang, MD // Assistant Professor // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 

Kimberly Webb, PhD // Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine 

Rachel Wojcik, MD // Assistant Professor of Medicine // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 

Kelly Zaleski, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine 

Yuhao Zeng, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine 

Qiyiwen Zhang, PhD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology 

Daisy Zhu, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 

Postdocs

Naghmeh (Naomi) Abbasi, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Vascular Medicine Institute 

Diego de la Fuente Herreruela, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Vascular Medicine Institute 

Luca Galgano, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Endocrinology and Metabolism 

Jun Huang, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Cardiology 

Amber Mills, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // Cardiology 

Atsushi Miyamoto, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 

Rajat Pant, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Vascular Medicine Institute 

Samantha Werts Pelter, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology 

Sri Ravali Pulipaka, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Aging Institute  

Anupam Raja, MPharm // Postdoctoral Associate // Endocrinology and Metabolism 

Samreen Salam, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Vascular Medicine Institute 

Erica Schleicher, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology 

Khvaramze Shaverdashvili, MD, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // General Internal Medicine 

Daniel Sinden, MD, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // Cardiology 

Kaushik Sreeram, MBBS // Postdoctoral Associate // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology 

Jordyn Ting, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // General Internal Medicine 

Rachel Wills, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // Endocrinology and Metabolism 

Xiaojie Yu, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Aging Institute 

Staff

Anagha Bandaru // Research Technician // Renal-Electrolyte

Adam Breese // Senior Laboratory Specialist // Infectious Diseases 

Erika Butcher // Laboratory Technician // Infectious Diseases 

Irene Chan // Laboratory Technician // Vascular Medicine Institute 

Yanwen Chen // Research Scientist // Aging Institue  

Rishabh Choudhary // Research Scientist // Aging Institute 

Hunter Coyle // Laboratory Technician // Infectious Diseases 

Tisha Cruse // Patient Service Representative // General Internal Medicine 

Debra Galvin // Pre-Award Administrator // Research Administration 

Julia Gelman // Laboratory Technician // Vascular Medicine Institute 

Noah German, MA // Medical Assistant // Endocrinology and Metabolism 

Simone Glenn, MA // Medical Assistant // Endocrinology and Metabolism 

Sarah Graves // Clinical Research Coordinator III // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology 

Cheyenne Harris, CRNP // CRNP Specialist // General Internal Medicine 

Nicole Heard // Post-Award Administrator // Research Administration 

Laurie Hope // Team Lead- Clinical Research Nurse // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology 

Neil Kenkre // Clinical Research Assistant II // General Internal Medicine 

Ayse Keskin // Clinical Research Coordinator // Cardiology 

Jenny Kim // Laboratory Research Technician // Cardiology 

Jenna Kotcher // Research Project Manager // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 

Sydney Lennon // Research Assistant // General Internal Medicine 

Kaitlyn Lersch, PA // Physician Assistant // General Internal Medicine 

Kathryn Lovas // Program Administrator – Physician Scientist Incubator Program // Chair’s Office

Deepika Mahesh // Senior Laboratory Specialist // Infectious Diseases 

Bridget Mayrer // Data Scientist // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 

Kristy Metcalf // Administrative Coordinator // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 

Trinity Moorestevens, MA // Medical Assistant // Endocrinology and Metabolism 

Kathleen Mulkerin // Administrative Assistant // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 

Stephanie Narpes, RN // Registered Nurse // Endocrinology and Metabolism 

Darleen Noah, MBA // Administrative Director // VMI & Cardiology 

Hailey Noll, PA-C // Physician Assistant // General Internal Medicine 

Madeline Packwood // Veterinary Lab Technician // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 

Neelima Pathri // Clinical Research Coordinator I // General Internal Medicine 

Victoria Racz // Pre-Award Administrator // Research Administration 

Erin Rockwell // Manager – Research & Evaluation // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology 

Sherri Rosenthal, RN // Registered Nurse // Endocrinology and Metabolism 

Carlos Sanchez // Peer Support Specialist // General Internal Medicine 

Andrew Stark // Laboratory Technician // Infectious Diseases 

Maggie Sedgwick // Laboratory Research Technician II // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 

Adam Snyder, RN // Registered Nurse // Endocrinology and Metabolism 

Wendy Spigle // Research Compliance Specialist III // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Quinn Testa // Laboratory Manager // Infectious Diseases 

Dani Thomas, MA // Medical Assistant // Endocrinology and Metabolism 

Tiffany Van Dyke, CRNP // CRNP Specialist // General Internal Medicine 

Scarlett Varley // Laboratory Technician I // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 

Rebecca Voropaeff // Evaluation Project Coordinator // General Internal Medicine 

Hongtian Wang // Research Assistant // Cardiology 

Caroline Webb // Clinical Research Coordinator // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 

Julianna Webster // Interventionist // General Internal Medicine 

Tara Whitico // Nurse Coordinator // Classical Hematology 

Caro Wilson // Research Assistant // General Internal Medicine 

Danielle Wolfe, RN // Registered Nurse // Endocrinology and Metabolism 

Zhenwen Yu // Laboratory Research Technician I // Aging Institute  

Yanwu Zhao // Laboratory Research Technician III // Aging Institute