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FAMILY MEDICINE FACULTY
  
Silvia Cunto-Amesty, MD, MPH, MSEd
Assistant Director of Research,
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine,
Assistant Professor of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health

EDUCATION:
University of Pennsylvania School of Education, 1986
Temple University School of Medicine, 1997
Beth Israel Residency in Family Medicine, 2000
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, 2001
Columbia University, Center for Family Medicine, Faculty Development Fellowship, 2001

AREAS OF INTEREST:
Health and Human Rights, Adolescent Medicine, HIV, Cultural Issues in Health Care, Latino/Immigrant Access to Healthcare, Qualitative Research

Nancy Bermon, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

EDUCATION:
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1986
Residency Program in Social Medicine-Family Medicine Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, 1989

AREAS OF INTEREST:
Prevention, Biopsychosocial/Spiritual Integration, Personal/Professional Balance


Melanie Bernitz , MD
Clinical Provider, Student Health Services

Instructor in Clinical Medicine


EDUCATION:


AREAS OF INTEREST:



 

Susan Bowers-Johnson , MD, MPH
Predoctoral Site Director, Farrell Health Center

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

EDUCATION:
University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ (UMDNJ), Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 1992

Family Practice, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, 1995



Bertie Bregman, MD
Chief of Family Medicine Service at the Allen Hospital,
Director of Family Medicine Inpatient Care,
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

EDUCATION:
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1996
Beth Israel Residency in Family Medicine, 1999

AREAS OF INTEREST:
Narrative Medicine and Medical Humanities


Rachel Bregman, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine,
Obstetrics Education

EDUCATION:
Dartmouth Medical School, 1998
Beth Israel Residency in Family Medicine, 2001

AREAS OF INTEREST:
Family-Centered Perinatal Care, Women's Healthcare


Joanne Dempster, MD

Associate Director Residency Program

Associate Chief of Service at the Allen Hospital

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

EDUCATION:


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Carmen Dominguez-Rafer, MD, MPH
Associate Director of Clinical and Faculty Affairs, CFCM
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

EDUCATION:
University of the Philippines College of Medicine, 1981
Family Practice Residency Program of Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens, 1994
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, 1999

AREAS OF INTEREST:
Health Care Systems and Health Policy, Quality Improvement, Family Medicine Residency Education, International Health, Cultural Competency


Mary Jo Fink, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

EDUCATION:
JW Goethe Universitat, 1983
Residency in Family Medicine and Fellowship in Women's Health,
Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Hospital, 1989

AREAS OF INTEREST:
Caring for HIV+ Women, Health Care for Women in Prison, Cultural Diversity and the Doctor-Patient Interaction


Allan Formicola, DDS


EDUCATION:
Georgetown University, 1963


AREAS OF INTEREST:
Oral Health/Health Care Disparities


Lewanza Harris, MD, MPH
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

EDUCATION:
University of Rochester
Family Medicine Residency, University of Rochester

AREAS OF INTEREST:
Health Disparities, Preventive Medicine and Wellness, Health Systems Management/Delivery and Health Policy


 
Beena Jani, MD
Medical Director, Farrell Health Center,
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

EDUCATION:
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, 2000
Overlook Family Practice Residency Program, 2003

AREAS OF INTEREST:
Health Systems Management, HIV Medicine, Quality Improvement, Medical Student Education


Kathleen Klink, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

EDUCATION:
University of Miami School of Medicine, 1985
Residency in Family Medicine University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, 1988

AREAS OF INTEREST:
The role of Family Medicine in Current Medical Systems, Nutrition, Women's Health, Health Systems Organization And Service Delivery, Health Center Management


Robert Lewy MD, MPH
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine and Public Health,
Senior Associate Dean for Health Affairs,
Director of the Center for Continuing Medical Education.

EDUCATION:
New Jersey College of Medicine, 1971
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health 1976
Maine Dartmouth Family Practice Residency Program,1975
Fellowship as Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, Columbia University, 1977

AREAS OF INTEREST:
Preventive and Occupational Medicine



Susan Lin, DrPH
Research Faculty

Assistant Professor of Clinical Research

EDUCATION:
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Lehigh University

AREAS OF INTEREST:
Disease Prevention, Health Disparities, Health Services Research, and Analyzing national health and health care surveys



Jeanne Manubay, MD
Clinical Provider,  Farrell Health Center

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine


EDUCATION:

Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA and American Univeriy of the Caribbean Medical School, St. Martin, N.A.

AREAS OF INTEREST:
Addiction Medicine, Opioid Dependence, Pain Management



Thomas Mele, MD

Assistant Cllinical Professor of Medicine




Heather Paladine, MD
Family Medicine Residency Program Director
Director of Women's Health in Family Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

EDUCATION:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Family Medicine Residency at Oregon Health and Science University
Fellowships in Maternal and Children's Health at California Hospital, Los Angeles, CA

AREAS OF INTEREST:
Women’s Health


Marion Richman, MD
Residency Lecture Coordinator,
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

EDUCATION:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1996
Family Medicine Residency Program at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital: Columbia University Medical Center, 1999

AREAS OF INTEREST:
Women's Medicine, Maternal/Child Medicine


David Rosenthal, PhD
Director of Behavioral Science,
Assistant Professor of Clinical Behavioral Science,
Clinical Assistant Professor, Mailman School of Public Health

EDUCATION:
State University of New York-Buffalo, 1978


AREAS OF INTEREST:
Family Therapy, Patient-Physician Communication, Public Health


Pooja A. Shah, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

EDUCATION:


AREAS OF INTEREST:

Preventive medicine, international medicine, integrative medicine / CAM, women's and adolescent health, inpatient medicine and teaching, and inpatient and outpatient procedures


Ayesha Siddiqui, M.D., MS

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and (Mailman) Population & Family Health School Based Health Centers


EDUCATION:

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Anita Softness, MD
Director, Community Oriented Primary Care Education,
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

EDUCATION:
Louisiana State University School of Medicine, 1994
Residency Program in Social Medicine - Family Medicine Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, 1997

AREAS OF INTEREST:
Community Organizations And Community Health


James Spears, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

EDUCATION:
University of California-Davis School of Medicine, 1988
St. Mary Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, 1991

AREAS OF INTEREST:
Homeless Healthcare, Healthcare for the Uninsured


 

Matthew Spitzer, MD, DTMH

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

EDUCATION:
BA in Philosophy, Yale University
MD, Cornell University Medical College

DTMH, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

AREAS OF INTEREST:

International humanitarian medicine
Care of underserved/neglected populations
Medical acupuncture/Chinese medicine



Christopher Wang, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine


EDUCATION:
Boston University School of Medicine, 1980
Residency Program in Social Medicine-Family Medicine Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, 1983

AREAS OF INTEREST:
Chronic Disease Management, HIV Prevention



Richard Younge, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Family Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

EDUCATION:
University of California, San Francisco, 1977
MPH, University of California, Berkeley 1977
Residency in Family Medicine Montefiore Medical Center, 1980

AREAS OF INTEREST:
Health promotion, disease prevention teaching and service; Practice-based learning and improvement; Community oriented primary care; Chronic disease management.



 
 
 
 

 

 

  

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