Required Block/Course Directors & Coordinators

Preclinical (Year 1-2) Block Directors & Coordinators

Course Course Directors Coordinator(s) Clinical Lead(s) (Organ Blocks Only)
Foundations of Medicine (IDIS 101)

Manjari Dimri, MD, MA
mdimri [at] gwu [dot] edu (mdimri[at]gwu[dot]edu) 
202-994- 7271

David Leitenberg, MD, PhD
dleit [at] gwu [dot] edu (dleit[at]gwu[dot]edu) 
202-994-9475

 Kyle Stephan
kyle [dot] stephan [at] gwu [dot] edu (kyle[dot]stephan[at]gwu[dot]edu) 
202-994-2737		  
Infection, Inflammation, Immunohematology (IDIS 102)

David Diemert, MD
ddiemert [at] gwu [dot] edu (ddiemert[at]gwu[dot]edu)
202-994-2909

David Leitenberg, MD, PhD
dleit [at] gwu [dot] edu (dleit[at]gwu[dot]edu)
202-994-9475

 Kyle Stephan
kyle [dot] stephan [at] gwu [dot] edu (kyle[dot]stephan[at]gwu[dot]edu)
202-994-2737		 Robert Siegel, MD (Hematology & Oncology)
rsiegel [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (rsiegel[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, and Renal/Urinary Organ Systems (IDIS 103)

Susan Ceryak, PhD, MBA, MA
sceryak [at] gwu [dot] edu (sceryak[at]gwu[dot]edu)
202-994-3896

Nicholas Shworak, MD, PhD, MA
nshw [at] gwu [dot] edu (nshw[at]gwu[dot]edu)
202-994-2957

 Kyle Stephan
kyle [dot] stephan [at] gwu [dot] edu (kyle[dot]stephan[at]gwu[dot]edu)
202-994-2737

Jalil Ahari, MD (Pulmonology)
jahari [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jahari[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

Ashte Collins, MD (Renal)
acollins [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (acollins[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

Gurusher Panjrath, MD (Cardiology)
gpanjrath [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (gpanjrath[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
Gastrointestinal System and Liver (IDIS 104)

Aiste Gulla, MD, PhD
a [dot] gulla [at] gwu [dot] edu (a[dot]gulla[at]gwu[dot]edu) 
703-966-2989

Victor Taylor, PhD
vwtaylorii [at] gwu [dot] edu (vwtaylorii[at]gwu[dot]edu)  
202-994-1006

 Kyle Stephan
kyle [dot] stephan [at] gwu [dot] edu (kyle[dot]stephan[at]gwu[dot]edu)
202-994-2737		 Marie Borum, MD, EdD, MPH (Gastroenterology)
mborum [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (mborum[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 
Musculoskeletal, Spinal Cord, Rheumatology (IDIS 205)

Robert Hawley, PhD
rghawley [at] gwu [dot] edu (rghawley[at]gwu[dot]edu) 
202-994-2763

Marc Spencer, PhD
marc_spencer [at] gwu [dot] edu (marc_spencer[at]gwu[dot]edu) 
202-994-2163

 Kyle Stephan
kyle [dot] stephan [at] gwu [dot] edu (kyle[dot]stephan[at]gwu[dot]edu)
202-994-2737

Teresa Doerre, MD (Rheumatology)
tdoerre [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (tdoerre[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

Arielle Lefland, MD (Neurology)
alefland [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (alefland[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 
Brain and Behavior (IDIS 206)

Melissa Carroll, PhD
macarroll [at] gwu [dot] edu (macarroll[at]gwu[dot]edu) 
202-994-0265

Uhnoh Kim, PhD
uhnohkim [at] gwu [dot] edu (uhnohkim[at]gwu[dot]edu) 
202-994-5925

 Kyle Stephan
kyle [dot] stephan [at] gwu [dot] edu (kyle[dot]stephan[at]gwu[dot]edu)
202-994-2737

Darshana Bhattacharyya, MD (Psychiatry)
dbhattacharyya [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (dbhattacharyya[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 

Arielle Lefland, MD (Neurology)
alefland [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (alefland[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 
Reproduction and Endocrinology (IDIS 207)

Nicole DeVaul, PhD, MA
ndevaul [at] gwu [dot] edu (ndevaul[at]gwu[dot]edu) 
202-994-2884

Travis O'Brien, PhD
phmtjo [at] gwu [dot] edu (phmtjo[at]gwu[dot]edu) 
202-994-3373

 Kyle Stephan
kyle [dot] stephan [at] gwu [dot] edu (kyle[dot]stephan[at]gwu[dot]edu)
202-994-2737

Rohit Jain, MD (Endocrine)
rjain [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (rjain[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

Anjali Martinez, MD (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
agmartinez [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (agmartinez[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 
Practice of Medicine 1, 2, and 3 (IDIS 211, 212, 213)

Natasha N. Powell, MD, MPH
npowell [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (npowell[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 
301-221-9656

Simran Sran, MD
ssran [at] childrensnational [dot] org (ssran[at]childrensnational[dot]org) 
202-476-5448 

Jim Blatt, MD (POM Coaching Program)
jblatt [at] gwu [dot] edu (jblatt[at]gwu[dot]edu) 
202-994-8598

Jordan Pizzi (POM1, POM2, POM3)
Faculty: pomfaculty [at] gwu [dot] edu (pomfaculty[at]gwu[dot]edu) 
Students: pomstudent [at] gwu [dot] edu (pomstudent[at]gwu[dot]edu) 
202-994-5431

Reilly Holder (POM Coaching Program)
pomcoaching [at] gwu [dot] edu (pomcoaching[at]gwu[dot]edu) 
202-994-3132

  

Health Systems/Clinical Public Health Series:

  • PPS1: Patients, Populations, and Systems (IDIS 311)
  • PPS2: Patients in Health Systems (IDIS 312)
  • PPS3: Applied Population Health (IDIS 313)
     

PPS1:
Tamara Gayle, MD, MPH
tgayle [at] childrensnational [dot] org (tgayle[at]childrensnational[dot]org) 
202-476-6129

Jamar Slocum, MD, MBA, MPH
jslocum [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jslocum[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 
202-741-2233

PPS2:
Caroline Bockus, MD
cbockus [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (cbockus[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 
202-741-2222

Nathalie Quion, MD, MPH
nquion [at] childrensnational [dot] org (nquion[at]childrensnational[dot]org) 
202-476-5580

PPS3:
Sonal Batra, MD, MST
sonal [at] gwu [dot] edu (sonal[at]gwu[dot]edu) 
917-568-5839

Matthew Magyar, MD, MPH
mmagyar [at] childrensnational [dot] org (mmagyar[at]childrensnational[dot]org) 
202-476-6968

 Aida Aryan (all PPS courses)
PPS1: pps1_course [at] gwu [dot] edu (pps1_course[at]gwu[dot]edu)
PPS2: pps2_course [at] gwu [dot] edu (pps2_course[at]gwu[dot]edu)
PPS3: pps3_course [at] gwu [dot] edu (pps3_course[at]gwu[dot]edu)
202-994-2101		  

 

Clinical (Year 3-4) Course Directors & Coordinators

Main Campus

Course Course Director(s) Coordinator(s) Department Chair (Clerkships Only)
Foundations of Clinical Practice (IDIS 300)

Co-Directors: 
Juliet Lee, MD
jclee [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jclee[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 

Claudia Ranniger, MD
ranniger [at] gwu [dot] edu (ranniger[at]gwu[dot]edu)

Aida Aryan
a [dot] aryan [at] gwu [dot] edu (a[dot]aryan[at]gwu[dot]edu)
202-994-2101

Amanda Walker
amanda [dot] walker [at] gwu [dot] edu (amanda[dot]walker[at]gwu[dot]edu)
202-994-3614

  
Intersession III/Intersession IV (IDIS 333, 334)

Co-Directors:
Christine Gordon, MD
cgordon [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (cgordon[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

Parisa Kaviany, MD
pkaviany [at] childrensnational [dot] org (pkaviany[at]childrensnational[dot]org)

 Aida Aryan
a [dot] aryan [at] gwu [dot] edu (a[dot]aryan[at]gwu[dot]edu)
202-994-2101		  
Internal Medicine (MED 305)

Director: Anne Lesburg, MD
swikstrom [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (alesburg[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-741-2187

Assistant Director: Lei Du Lynn, MD
ldu [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ldu[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

 Dana Brent
dbrent [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (dbrent[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-741-2187		 Karen A. Fagan, MD
kfagan [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (kfagan[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
Longitudinal Primary Care (MED 302) Gavin Truong, MD
gtruong [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (gtruong[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-741-2222		 Keyana Askew
kaskew [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (kaskew[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-677-6277		 Karen A. Fagan, MD
kfagan [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (kfagan[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
OB/GYN (OB&G 303)

Director: Farnaz Farhi, MD
ffarhi [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ffarhi[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-741-2510

Assistant Director: Jaclyn Phillips, MD
japhillips [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (japhillips[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

 Nykiah Betts
nbetts [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (nbetts[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-741-2510		 Nancy Gaba, MD
ngaba [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ngaba[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
Pediatrics (PED 303)

Director: Jeremy Kern, MD
cdewolfe [at] childrensnational [dot] org (jkern[at]childrensnational[dot]org)
202-476-6339

Associate Director:
Shaunte Anum-Addo, MD
ShHenry [at] childrensnational [dot] org (ShHenry[at]childrensnational[dot]org)

 Olivia Winant
okwinant [at] childrensnational [dot] org (okwinant[at]childrensnational[dot]org) 
202-476-4357		 Nathan Kuppermann, MD, MPH
nkuppermann [at] childrensnational [dot] org (nkuppermann[at]childrensnational[dot]org)
Primary Care (MED 301) Mia Marcus, MD
mmarcus [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (mmarcus[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-741-2196		 Keyana Askew
kaskew [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (kaskew[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-677-6277		 Karen A. Fagan, MD
kfagan [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (kfagan[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
Psychiatry (PCHI 302) Amir Afkhami, MD
csamenow [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (aafkhami[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-741-2889		 Jonathan Huntley
johuntley [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (johuntley[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-741-2871		 Jeffrey Akman, MD
jakman [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jakman[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
Surgery (SURG 303)

Director: Salim Lala, MD
salala [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (salala[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-741-3210

Associate Director: Juliet Lee, MD
jclee [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jclee[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-741-3210

Associate Director: 
Megan Quintana, MD
mquintana [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (mquintana[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

 Angel Dixon adixon [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (adixon[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-741-3273		 Anton Sidawy, MD
ansidawy [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ansidawy[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
Anesthesiology (ANES 302 or 380)

Director: Geetha Shanmugam, MD
gshanmugam [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (gshanmugam[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-823-4240

Assistant Director: Joseph Manley, MD
jmanley [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jmanley[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

 Neyota Washington
nwashington [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (nwashington[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-715-4753		 Jeffrey Berger, MD
jberger [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jberger[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
Neurology (NEUR 380)

Director: Alexandra Eid, MD
aeid [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (aeid[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

Assistant Director: Ariel Lefland, MD
alefland [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (alefland[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
 

 Nakesha Ballard
nballard [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (nballard[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-677-6281		 Mohamad Koubeissi, MD
mkoubeissi [at] gwu [dot] edu (mkoubeissi[at]gwu[dot]edu)
Emergency Medicine (EMED 302) Amy Caggiula, MD
acaggiula [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (acaggiula[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-741-2920		 Julia Plant
jplant [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jplant[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-741-2996		 Raymond Lucas, MD
rlucas [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (rlucas[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PED 405)

Co-Directors:
Sam Zhao, MD
szhao [at] childrensnational [dot] org (szhao[at]childrensnational[dot]org)
202-476-4177

Haroon Shaukat, MD
HShaukat2 [at] childrensnational [dot] org (HShaukat2[at]childrensnational[dot]org)

 Hilda Rojas
hrojas [at] childrensnational [dot] org (hrojas[at]childrensnational[dot]org)
202-476-4177		 Nathan Kuppermann, MD, MPH
nkuppermann [at] childrensnational [dot] org (nkuppermann[at]childrensnational[dot]org)
Intensive Care Unit Acting Internship (ANES 384) Crystal Adams, MD
cadams [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (cadams[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu) 		 Neyota Washington
nwashington [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (nwashington[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-715-4753		 Jeffrey Berger, MD
jberger [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jberger[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

Medicine Acting Internship

  • GWUH (MED 332)
  • VAMC (MED 334)

GWUH Director:
Farida Izzi, MD
fmizzi [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (fmizzi[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-715-4231

VAMC Directors:
Matthew Haney, MD
Matthew [dot] Haney3 [at] va [dot] gov (Matthew[dot]Haney3[at]va[dot]gov)

Jesse Theisen-Toupal, MD
Jesse [dot] Theisen-Toupal2 [at] va [dot] gov (Jesse[dot]Theisen-Toupal2[at]va[dot]gov) 

 Dana Brent
dbrent [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (dbrent[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-741-2187		 Karen A. Fagan, MD
kfagan [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (kfagan[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

Pediatrics Acting Internship

  • Inpatient Teams (PED 361, 362, 364)
  • PHAST Team (PED 366)
  • Pediatric Critical Care (PED 379)
 Lexi Crawford, MD
lcrawford3 [at] childrensnational [dot] org (lcrawford3[at]childrensnational[dot]org)		 Wilhelmina Bradford
wcbradfo [at] childrensnational [dot] org (wcbradfo[at]childrensnational[dot]org)
202-476-5692		 Nathan Kuppermann, MD, MPH
nkuppermann [at] childrensnational [dot] org (nkuppermann[at]childrensnational[dot]org)
Surgery Acting Internship (SURG 380, 382, 383, 388, 400, 402) Juliet Lee, MD
jclee [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jclee[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-741-3210		 Angel Dixon 
adixon [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (adixon[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
202-741-3273		 Anton Sidawy, MD
ansidawy [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ansidawy[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
Transition to Residency (IDIS 240, 241) Andrea Anderson, MD
aanderson3125 [at] gwu [dot] edu (aanderson3125[at]gwu[dot]edu)		 Allison McAlister 
ttr [at] gwu [dot] edu (ttr[at]gwu[dot]edu)		  

Regional Medical Campus

Course Site Director Site Coordinator

Foundations of Clinical Practice (IDIS 300-BA)

Intersession III/Intersession IV (IDIS 333-BA, 334-BA)

Co-Directors:
Sonia Sugumar, MD
ssugumar [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (ssugumar[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)

Shashi Yalamanchili, MD
skyalama [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (skyalama[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)

 Amber M. Williams
amanuel2 [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (amanuel2[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)
410-601-7637
Internal Medicine (MED 305-BA) Ravitej Khunkhun, MD
rkhunkhu [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (rkhunkhu[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)		 Amber M. Williams
amanuel2 [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (amanuel2[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)
410-601-7637
Longitudinal Primary Care (MED 302-BA) Randi Braman, DO 
rbraman [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (rbraman[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)		 Amber M. Williams
amanuel2 [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (amanuel2[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)
410-601-7637
OB/GYN (OB&G 303-BA) Melissa Foy, DO 
mfoy [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (mfoy[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)		 Shenel Nurse
snurse [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (snurse[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)
410-601-7825
Pediatrics (PED 303-BA) Chinwe Mahaley, MD 
cmahaley [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (cmahaley[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)		 Amber M. Williams
amanuel2 [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (amanuel2[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)
410-601-7637 
Primary Care (MED 301-BA) Randi Braman, DO 
rbraman [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (rbraman[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)		 Amber M. Williams
amanuel2 [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (amanuel2[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)
410-601-7637 
Psychiatry (PCHI 302-BA) Rishi Gautam, MD 
rgautam [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (rgautam[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)		 Shenel Nurse
snurse [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (snurse[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)
410-601-7825
Surgery (SURG 303-BA) Bonnylin Van Winkle, MD
bovanwin [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (bovanwin[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)		 Brittani Gaskins
bgaskins [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (bgaskins[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)
Anesthesiology (ANES 302-BA or 380-BA) Jonah Abraham, MD
jabraham2 [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (jabraham2[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)		 Shenel Nurse
snurse [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (snurse[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)
410-601-7825
Neurology (NEUR 380-BA) E. Harlan Michelle, MD 
emichell [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (emichell[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)		 Shenel Nurse
snurse [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (snurse[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)
410-601-7825
Emergency Medicine (EMED 302-BA) Mark Goldstein, MD
mgoldstein [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (mgoldstein[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)		 Shenel Nurse
snurse [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (snurse[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)
410-601-7825
Medicine Acting Internship (MED 332-BA) Ravitej Khunkhun, MD
rkhunkhu [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (rkhunkhu[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)		 Amber M. Williams
amanuel2 [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (amanuel2[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)
410-601-7637
Intensive Care Unit Acting Internship (ANES 384-BA) Divyansh Bajaj, MD
dbajaj [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (dbajaj[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)		 Shenel Nurse
snurse [at] lifebridgehealth [dot] org (snurse[at]lifebridgehealth[dot]org)
410-601-7825