Academic Program Offices Directory

Office of the Senior Vice Dean for Medical Education
UME Admissions
Office of Student Affairs
Student Success & Professional Development (Advisory Deans)
Curriculum Office & Classroom Support
Evaluation and Assessment
Diversity and Inclusion
Registrar's Office
Financial Services
Standardized Patients (SP) Program
Combined Degree & Physician Scholar Programs
Continuing Medical Education
Ombudsman for Students

Office of the Senior Vice Dean for Medical Education

Jordan Medical Education Center, 6th Floor
Fax: 215-573-4289

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Suzanne Rose, MD, MSEd	Senior Vice Dean, Medical Education	suzirose@upenn.edu	215-898-8034
Anna Delaney, MBA	Chief Operating Officer	delaneya@upenn.edu	215-898-8091
Rosalyn Schorr, MSEd	Associate Director of Educational Academic Affairs	rschorr@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-4315
Liz Lewis	Executive Assistant	lizlewis@upenn.edu	215-898-4315
Donna Hunter	Project Manager	donna.hunter@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-7373
Dorothy Harris	Program Coordinator	dyl@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-0517
Doris Douglas	Office Assistant	dorisa@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-0517

UME Admissions

Jordan Medical Education Center, 6th Floor
Fax: 215-573-6645

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Neha Vapiwala, MD	Associate Dean, UME Admissions	neha.vapiwala@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-1529
Laura Harlan	Director	lharlan@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-1829
Brian Milsted	Associate Director	brian.milsted@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-8002
Gabrielle Clark, MEd	Associate Director, Admissions Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity	Gabrielle.Clark@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Elyssa Goldman, MSEd	Coordinator	elyssag@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-8004

Office of Student Affairs

Jordan Medical Education Center, 6th Floor
Fax: 215-573-3663

Name	Position	Email	Phone
DaCarla Albright, MD	Associate Dean, Student Affairs & Wellness	dacarla.albright@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-1529
Prithvi Sankar, MD	Assistant Dean, Student Affairs & Residency Planning	prithvi.sankar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-662-8037
Carrie Renner, MA	Director, Student Affairs	rennerc@upenn.edu	215-898-7969
Joe Gallo, MSEd	Coordinator, Student Affairs	joe.gallo@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-7190
Ashley Kim	Coordinator, Student Affairs	ashley.kim@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-7192

Student Success & Professional Development (Advisory Deans)

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Jen Kogan, MD	Associate Dean, Student Success & Professional Development	jennifer.kogan2@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-0739
Marietta Ambrose, MD, MPH, MAEd, FACC	Advisory Dean, Dickens House	marietta.ambrose@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Jonathan Dunham, MD	Advisory Dean, Dickens House	jonathan.dunham@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Sean Harbison, MD, MSEd	Advisory Dean, Dickens House	sean.harbison@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Megan E. Lavoie, MD	Advisory Dean, Dickens House	lavoiem@chop.edu
David L. Jaffe, MD	Advisory Dean, Mossell House	david.jaffe@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Nahla Khalek, MD, MPH	Advisory Dean, Mossell House	khalekn@email.chop.edu
Sarah M. Lyon, MD, MSCE	Advisory Dean, Mossell House	sarah.lyon@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Vijay Srinivasan, MBBS, MD	Advisory Dean, Mossell House	srinivasan@email.chop.edu
César Briceño, MD	Advisory Dean, Rhoads House	Cesar.Briceno@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Katie E. McPeak, MD	Advisory Dean, Rhoads House	mcpeakke@chop.edu
Amy Pruitt, MD	Advisory Dean, Rhoads House	pruitt@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Peter Yen, MD, MSEd	Advisory Dean, Rhoads House	peter.yen@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Christina Bales, MD	Advisory Dean, Wood House	balesc@chop.edu
Prithvi Sankar, MD	Advisory Dean, Wood House	prithvi.sankar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Joseph Teel, MD	Advisory Dean, Wood House	joseph.teel@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Rebecca Tenney-Soeiro, MD, MSEd	Advisory Dean, Wood House	tenneysoeiro@email.chop.edu

Curriculum Office & Classroom Support

Jordan Medical Education Center, 6th Floor
Fax: 215-573-3663

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Nadia Bennett, MD, MSEd	Associate Dean, UME Clinical & Health Systems Sciences Curriculum	nadia.bennett@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-746-8135
Dennis Dlugos, MD, MSCE	Associate Dean, UME Science & Discovery Curriculum	dlugos@email.chop.edu	215-898-4160
Mark Malachesky	Director, Medical Education	Mark.Malachesky@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-746-7474
Gianna Pelletier	Associate Director, Medical Education	gianna.pelletier@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-2130
Nadir Shah	Project Leader	shahnad@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-573-4451
Joe Durrance	IT Support Specialist	durrance@upenn.edu	215-573-9094
Chris Gorman	Coordinator, Canvas	gorch@upenn.edu	215-573-5629
Samantha Caimi	Coordinator	Samantha.Caimi@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-746-7474
Eileen Shanahan	Instructional Designer	eileen.shanahan1@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-1828
Wilma Chan, MD, EdM	Director, Ultrasound Education	Wilma.Chan@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-662-6698
Stacey Kassutto, MD	Director, Simulation	Stacey.Kassutto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-823-4460

Evaluation and Assessment

Jordan Medical Education Center, 6th Floor
Fax: 215-573-8778

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Jessica Dine, MD, MSHP	Associate Dean, Assessment	Constance.Dine@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-573-5111
Ursula Anderson, PhD	Director, UME/GME Evaluation & Research	ursula.anderson@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-573-4450
William Pluta, PhD	Director, UME Evaluation	william.pluta@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-573-9701
Ashley Felder	Associate Director, GME Evaluation	feldera@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-573-9701
Linda Hepp	Administrative Coordinator	linda.hepp@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-4876
Peter Labbe	Evaluation and Reporting Coordinator	peter.labbe@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-573-7587

Diversity and Inclusion

Jordan Medical Education Center, 6th Floor

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Horace DeLisser, MD	Associate Dean, Diversity & Inclusion	delisser@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-4409
DaCarla Albright, MD	Associate Dean, Student Affairs & Wellness	dacarla.albright@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-1529
Cindy Christian, MD	Assistant Dean, Community Engagement	christian@email.chop.edu	215-898-4409
César Briceño, MD	Assistant Dean, Diversity and Cultural Affairs	cesar.briceno@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-4409
Sharon Lewis, MD	Assistant Dean, Diversity Recruitment	sharon.lewis@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-4409
Karen Campbell, MA	Director, IDEAL MEd	karen.campbell1@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-573-6688
Dorothy Harris	Program Coordinator, Diversity & Inclusion	dyl@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-0517

Registrar's Office

Jordan Medical Education Center, 6th Floor
Email: psomregistrar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Phone: 215-898-1165
Fax: 215-573-3663

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Katie DiCioccio	Associate Director, Data Specialist	Catherine.Dicioccio@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-4876
Beth Marra	Coordinator, Registration & Visiting Students	mcneelyb@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-1168
Yvonne Young	Coordinator, Transcripts	youngy@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-4876
Sarah Burger	Coordinator, Grading/Assessment	sarah.burger@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-4876

Financial Services

Jordan Medical Education Center, 6th Floor

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Mike Sabara	Director, Financial Services	msabara@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-573-3423
Leah Westermann	Financial Services Coordinator	leah.westermann@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-5432

Standardized Patients (SP) Program

Jordan Medical Education Center, 6th Floor
Fax: 215-573-3663

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Denise LaMarra	Director	lamarra@upenn.edu	215-898-3520
Janice Radway	Associate Director	rjanice@upenn.edu	215-898-0622
Catherine Hagele	Associate Director	hagele@upenn.edu	215-573-5605
Cori Maskart	SP Specialist	cori.gallo@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-573-1172

Combined Degree & Physician Scholar Programs

Jordan Medical Education Center, 6th Floor

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Skip Brass, MD, PhD	Associate Dean	brass@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-573-3540
Mark Neuman, MD, MSc	Associate Faculty Director of Medical Student Scholarship and Research	neumanm@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-746-6468
Maggie Krall	Director of Administration	krall@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-8025
Francia Portacio, MPH	Associate Director	francia.portacio@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-746-2359
Carina Myers, MSEd	Associate Director, MD-PhD Program	carina.myers@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-8025
David Bittner, MA	MD-PhD Coordinator	dbittner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-8025

Continuing Medical Education & Interprofessional Education (CME/IE)

Jordan Medical Education Center, 6th Floor

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Bruce Brod, MD, MHCI	Interim Associate Dean, CME/IE	Bruce.Brod@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-0320
Vaughn Wurst	Manager	vaughn.wurst@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-8872
Elizabeth Butler	Financial Coordinator	ebutler@upenn.edu	215-898-6126
Crystal Mathis	Conference Coordinator/Database Specialist	ycry@upenn.edu	215-898-8005
Belinda LaVergne	Accreditation Specialist	bjrose@upenn.edu	215-898-8006
Ansheai Spence-Jones	Senior Conference Planner	aspence@upenn.edu	215-898-6400
Mindy Pollock Troy	Grand Rounds Specialist	mindyp@upenn.edu	215-898-9603

Ombudsman for Students

113 Duhring Wing, 236 S. 34th Street
Email: ombuds@upenn.edu
Phone: 215-898-8261
Website: https://ombuds.upenn.edu