Academic Titles

• Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics
• Director of Physical Diagnosis Lab (PDL)
• IM Clerkship Director
• Course Director Personal and Professional Development
• Co-Course Director Foundations of Clinical Medicine (FCM)

Administrative TitleS

• Clinical Experience Director, IM Clerkship
• Course Director, Prologue

Bio

I was born and raised on Long Island and enjoyed the salt water activities year round.

Area of Expertise/Research Interests

• Physical diagnosis
• Simulation
• Hand/stethoscope hygiene
• Human factors

Educational Background

• B.S. with honors in Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
• M.D., SUNY at Buffalo, Salutatorian

Courses

• Prologue
• FCM
• PCM
• MTC
• Physiology