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Eileen Daly Chusid, Ph.D.
Dean and Associate Professor
Pre-Clinical Office Room 500
Telephone: 212-410-8169
Email: echusid@nycpm.edu
THE DIVISION OF PRE-CLINICAL SCIENCES
The Pre-Clinical Science faculty coordinates and teaches all the first year and most of the second year courses of podiatric medical education at NYCPM. The Pre-Clinical courses provide the academic and scientific foundations necessary for students’ in-depth study of clinical podiatric medicine. Knowledge about the whole human body is given in courses including general and lower extremity anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, microbiology, infectious diseases, immunology, human genetics, histology, molecular biology/molecular genetics, pathology, pharmacology, pathophysiology, and neuroscience.
The Division of Pre-Clinical Sciences has six full-time faculty members, two of whom also hold adjunct faculty appointments at other medical schools, eight adjunct faculty from neighboring medical schools and universities, and distinguished guest lecturers. NYCPM has the largest full-time Pre-Clinical Faculty of any Podiatry School, and all of the first-year preclinical courses at NYCPM with the exception of Immunology and Neuroscience, are taught by these full-time faculty members. The second year preclinical courses are taught by a combination of full-time and adjunct professors. The presence of a full-time Pre-Clinical faculty encourages strong student-faculty interactions and promotes effective formal and informal teaching. Detailed information about the faculty is given below. Guest lecturers, many from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, are also invited to give lectures in the Pathology and Pathophysiology courses and in other pre-clinical courses.
Highlights of the Division of Pre-Clinical Sciences Faculty
Six full-time faculty – the largest number of full-time Pre-Clinical Faculty of any Podiatric Medical School
Most of the courses in the first year at NYCPM are taught by full-time faculty
Two full-time faculty also hold appointments at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Many adjunct professors are faculty members at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
PRE-CLINICAL SCIENCES FACULTY
Full-Time Faculty
Eileen Daly Chusid, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Dean of Pre-Clinical Sciences
B.S., College of Mount Saint Vincent
Ph.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY
Courses Taught: Cell Biology and Histology; Research Methodology
Research Interests: Clinical Trial Design; AIDS Clinical Trials
Email: echusid@nycpm.edu
Kenneth H. Astrin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
B.A., University of Chicago
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Professorial Lecturer, Department of Genetics & Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY
Courses Taught: Biochemistry, Introduction to Genetics, Molecular Biology & Molecular Genetics
Research Interests: Human Genetic Diseases, especially Fabry Disease and the Porphyrias; Personalized Medicine
Email: kastrin@nycpm.edu
Peter Barbosa, Ph.D.
Professor
B.S., Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas
Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Courses Taught: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics
Research Interests: Empathy in Health Care, HIV/HPV Co-Infection
Email: pbarbosa@nycpm.edu
Anthony V. D’Antoni, D.C., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
B.S., Biology, Seton Hall University
B.S., Human Biology, National University of Health Sciences
M.S., Bacteriology, Wagner College
D.C., National University of Health Sciences
Ph.D., School of Health and Medical Sciences, Seton Hall University
Courses Taught: Research Methodology and Epidemiology, General Anatomy, and Histology
Research Interests: Mind Mapping In Medical Education, Evidence-Based Medicine, Biomechanics of the Spine, Biomechanics of Injuries Due to Motor Vehicle Crashes
Email: adantoni@nycpm.edu
Zev Leifer, Ph.D.
Professor
B.A., Yeshiva University
M.A., Harvard University
Ph.D., New York University
Courses Taught: Bacteriology, Pathology Laboratory
Research Interests : The Effect of Small Molecules on Genetic Regulation. In Particular, the Effect of Lead on the Binding of the Lac Repressor to the Lac Operator, as a Model System, and its possible Regulation of the Synthesis of Prodigiosin, a Red Pigment with Antibacterial, Antifungal and Antitumor Properties in Serratia Marcescens.
Email: zleifer@nycpm.edu
Patricia D.Wade, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Courses Taught: Physiology Lecture and Lab
Research Interests: Practical Physiology: 1) Effects of Light in the Visible Range on Nervous and Other Tissues and 2) Minimalist Exercise and Nutritional Underpinning Approaches Toward Optimizing Peripheral Blood Flow
Email: pwade@nycpm.edu
Mark Swartz, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medical Science
Vice President, Medical and Professional Affairs
B.A., University College, New York University
M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
Course Taught: Pathophysiology Course (Director) and Physical Assessment
Research Interests: Performance-Based Assessment Utilizing Standardized Patients; Teaching of Clinical Skills
Email: mswartz@nycpm.edu
(Dr. Schwarz is a Professor in the Department of Medical Sciences but is also the Course Director of the Preclinical Sciences Course Pathophysiology)
Adjunct Professors
Fortunato Battaglia, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
M.D., University of Messina, Italy
Ph.D., University of Messina, Italy
Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York
Course Taught: Neuroscience
Research Interests: Neurogenesis, Motor Control, Depression, Alzheimer Disease and Brain Stimulation
Email: fbattaglia@nycpm.edu
Robert Bressler, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Preclinical Sciences, New York College of Podiatric Medicine
Chairman and Professor, Biology Department, Touro College, Brooklyn, NY
Professorial Lecturer, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
B.S., College of the City of New York
M.S., New York University, New York
Ph.D., School of Medicine of New York University
Courses Taught: Cell Biology and Anatomy; General Anatomy
Research Interests: Role of Hormones in the Development and Function of the Reproductive System
Email: rbressl@nycpm.edu
Cheryl Delbridge, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor of Pathology
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, NY
B.S., City College of New York, NY
Ph.D., SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Course Taught: Pathology
Research Interest: Pulmonary Pathology
Gus Constantouris, DPM, Pharm D.
Podiatric Private Practice
B.S., Pharmacology, St. John's University, College of Pharmacy, Queens, New York
Registered Licensed Pharmacist, State of New York
D.P.M., New York of Podiatric Medicine
Course Taught: Pharmacology
Email: gconstantouris@nycpm.edu
Garrett T. Desman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology in the Division of Dermatopathology, Department of Pathology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, NYC, NY
B.S. Ohio University, Athens, OH
M.D. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Residency: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY
Fellowship: Oncologic Surgical Pathology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY
Fellowship in Dermatopathology: Weill Cornell Medical College & Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY
Courses Taught: Pathology 1 and 2 (Director)
Research Interest: Manifestations of Inflammatory Diseases of the Lower Extremity; Cutaneous Neoplasms of the Lower Extremity.
Email: garrettdesman@yahoo.com
Daria Dykyj, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY
B.A., Hunter College of the City University of New York
Ph.D., Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Course Taught: Director of Lower Extremity Anatomy (LEAN) Course
Research Interest: Joint Morphology
Email: ddykyj@nycpm.edu
Josef Michl, M.D.
Professor of Pathology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
M.D., Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
Course Taught: Immunology
Research Interest: Carcinogenesis of Pancreatic Cancer and Drug Development
Steven Salvatore, M.D.
Instructor
Weill Cornell Medical College
B.S., Wake Forest University
M.D., St. Louis University School of Medicine
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital –Cornell
Fellowship: Weill Cornell Medical College
Courses Taught: Pathology 1 and Pathology 2
Julie D. Trachman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Natural Science, Hostos Community College of the City University of New York, Bronx, NY
B.S., Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
M.S., New York University, Sackler Institute of Biomedical Sciences
Ph.D., New York University, Sackler Institute of Biomedical Sciences
Course Taught: Infectious Diseases
Research Interests: Environmental and Genetic Factors Involved in Control of Heat-Labile Enterotoxin Expression by Enterotoxinogenic E. coli; Association of Microorganisms with Spiders
Email: jtrachman@nycpm.edu
Adjunct Laboratory Personnel
Anthony C. DiLandro, Ed.D.
B.A., College of New Rochelle, New York
M.S., Fordham University, Bronx, New York
Ed.D., City University of Los Angeles
Courses Taught: General Anatomy, Lower Extremity Anatomy, and Pathology Laboratories
Research Interests: Improved Methods of Teaching General Anatomy
Email: adiland@nycpm.edu
Maria C. Moschella, Ph.D.
B.A., University of Messina, Messina, Italy
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Courses Taught: Lower Extremity Anatomy, General Anatomy and Cell Biology and Histology
Research Interest: Role of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (HIF) Prolyl Hydroxylases in Cell Differentiation and Development
Arline Faustin, M.D.
B.A., The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, City University of New York Medical School
M.D., SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Course Taught: Cell Biology and Histology
Kiran Matthews, M.D.
M.B.B.S., Bangalore Medical College, Karnatake, India
D.C.P., Clinical Pathology, Mysore Medical College, Mysore, India
M.D.: Pathology-MR Medical College Karnataka, India
Courses Taught: Lower Extremity Anatomy and General Anatomy
Research Interest: Role of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (HIF) Prolyl Hydroxylases in Cell Differentiation and Development
PRE-CLINICAL COURSES OFFERED DURING THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF NYCPM
Schedule For Students Starting in Sept 2012
(See Catalog for Detailed Description of Courses and Credits)
First Year
First Semester:
Bacteriology
Biochemistry
Histology/Cell Biology (Lectures and Lab)
Introduction to Human Genetics
Neuroscience
Second Semester:
Physiology
(Lectures and Lab)
General Anatomy
(Lectures and Lab)
Immunology
Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics
Second Year
Third Semester:
Infectious Disease
Lower Extremity Anatomy (Lectures and Lab)
Pathology I (Lectures and Lab)
Clinical Courses offered by the Clinical Departments
Fourth Semester:
Pathology II (Lectures and Lab)
Pathophysiology
Pharmacology
Clinical Courses offered by the Clinical Departments
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