Academic Program Offices Directory

Office of the Vice Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education

UME Admissions
Office of Student Affairs
Student Success & Professional Development (Advisory Deans)
Office of Medical Education
Evaluation and Assessment
ASCEND
Registrar's Office
Financial Services
Standardized Patients (SP) Program

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Additional Offices
Combined Degree & Physician Scholar Programs
Continuing Medical Education
Ombudsman for Students

Office of the Vice Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education

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

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Jennifer Kogan, MD	Vice Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education	jennifer.kogan2@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-8034
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 for 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
Elyssa Goldman-Landau, MSEd	Coordinator	elyssag@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-8004
Eric Szot, MA, MEd	Associate Director of Admissions, Community Engagement, and Pre-Medical Enrichment Programs	eric.szot@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Office of Student Affairs

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

Name	Position	Email	Phone
DaCarla Albright, MD	Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Wellness	dacarla.albright@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-1529
Prithvi Sankar, MD	Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Residency Planning	prithvi.sankar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-662-8037
Joe Gallo, MSEd	Director, Office of Student Affairs	joe.gallo@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-7969

Student Success & Professional Development (Advisory Deans)

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Stacey R. Rose, MD, MSEd	Associate Dean for Student Success & Professional Development	roses@chop.edu
Marietta Ambrose, MD, MPH, MSEd	Advisory Dean, Dickens House
Jonathan Dunham, MD	Advisory Dean, Dickens House	jonathan.dunham@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Megan E. Lavoie, MD	Advisory Dean, Dickens House
Blair Weikert, MD	Advisory Dean, Dickens House	blair.weikert@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
David L. Jaffe, MD	Advisory Dean, Mossell House	david.jaffe@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Nahla Khalek, MD, MPH, MSEd	Advisory Dean, Mossell House	khalekn@email.chop.edu
Sarah M. Lyon, MD, MSCE	Advisory Dean, Mossell House	sarah.lyon@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Marc Parris, MD, MPH	Advisory Dean, Mossell House	parrism@chop.edu
Katie E. McPeak, MD	Advisory Dean, Rhoads House	mcpeakke@chop.edu
Amy Pruitt, MD	Advisory Dean, Rhoads House	pruitt@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Karthik Rajasekaran, MD	Advisory Dean, Rhoads House	Karthik.Rajasekaran@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
Megan Rybarczyk, MD, MPH	Advisory Dean, Wood House	Megan.Rybarczyk@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Jennifer Tingo, MD	Advisory Dean, Wood House	tingoj@chop.edu
Julie Uspal, MD	Advisory Dean, Wood House	julie.uspal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Office of Medical Education

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

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Nadia Bennett, MD, MSEd	Associate Dean for UME Clinical & Health Systems Sciences Curriculum	nadia.bennett@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-746-8135
Dennis Dlugos, MD, MSCE	Associate Dean for UME Science & Discovery Curriculum	dlugos@email.chop.edu	215-898-4160
Cindy Christian, MD	Faculty Director of Interprofessional Education	christian@chop.edu
Farrah Hussain, MD	Faculty Director of Planetary Health Curriculum	Farah.Hussain@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Ashley Henderson, MD, MBA, CLC	Co-Director, Primary Care Pathway	hendersoa7@chop.edu
Laura Kurash, MD	Co-Director, Primary Care Pathway	Laura.Kurash@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Patrick Sayre, MD, MPH	Co-Director, Primary Care Pathway	Patrick.Sayre@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Wilma Chan, MD, EdM	Director, Ultrasound Education	Wilma.Chan@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-662-6698
Ernesto Gonzaga, MD, MS	Director, UME Health Information Technology Curriculum	Ernesto.Gonzaga@PennMedicine.upenn.edu
Alana Sagin, MD	Director, UME Palliative Care Curriculum	Alana.Sagin@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Stacey Kassutto, MD	Director, UME Simulation and Technology Curriculum; Director, Virtual Health System	Stacey.Kassutto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-823-4460
Kevin Kline, MD	Faculty Director of Gender & Sexuality Curriculum	Kevin.Kline@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Jason Dietz, MD, ML	Faculty Director of Pharmacology	Jason.Dietz@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Daniel DePietro, MD	Faculty Director, Radiology Curriculum	Daniel.Depietro@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Suzana Tsao, DO	Faculty Director, Virtual Health System	Suzana.Tsao@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Stacey Rose, MD, MSEd	Medical Director, UME Standardized Patient Curriculum	roses@chop.edu
Andrew King, PhD	Director of Precision Education Technology	Andrew.King@PennMedicine.upenn.edu
Mark Malachesky	Director, Medical Education	Mark.Malachesky@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-746-7474
Gianna Pelletier, MSOD	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, OASIS and Logistics	gorch@upenn.edu	215-573-5629
Samantha Caimi	Coordinator, Professionalism and Humanism Curricula	Samantha.Caimi@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-573-4261
Eileen Shanahan	Instructional Designer	eileen.shanahan1@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-1828

Evaluation and Assessment

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

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Jessica Dine, MD, MSHP	Associate Dean for Evaluation & 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
Will Pluta, PhD	Director, Assessment and Student Data	william.pluta@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-4876
Ashley Felder	Associate Director, GME Evaluation	feldera@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-573-9701
Linda Hepp	Administrative Coordinator	linda.hepp@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-573-9701
Peter Labbe	Evaluation and Reporting Coordinator	peter.labbe@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-573-7587

ASCEND

Jordan Medical Education Center, 6th Floor

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Horace DeLisser, MD	Associate Dean for Student Engagement, Networking, and Enrichment	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, Student Social and Professional Networks	cesar.briceno@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-4409
Kristyn Smith, DO	Assistant Dean for Premedical Enrichment and Experiences	kristyn.smith@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-4409
Amanda Swain, MD	Faculty Director, UME Medical Humanities Curriculum and Programming	Amanda.Swain@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Dorothy Harris	Program Coordinator, Academic Programs and Student Networking	dyl@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-0517
Karen Campbell, MA	Director, ASCEND	karen.campbell1@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-573-6688
Eric Szot, MA, MEd	Associate Director of Admissions, Community Engagement, and Pre-Medical Enrichment Programs	eric.szot@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Abby Miles, MEd	Coordinator, Community Engagement and Premedical Enrichment Programs	abby.miles@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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
Will Pluta, PhD	Director, Assessment and Student Data	william.pluta@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-4876
Zainab Ogembe	Coordinator, Assessment	zainab.ogembe@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-4646

Financial Services

Jordan Medical Education Center, 6th Floor

Name	Position	Email	Phone
Mike Sabara, MSEd	Director, Financial Services	msabara@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-573-3423
Leah Westermann	Associate Director, Financial Services	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

Additional Offices

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
Nabila Dahodwala, MD, MS	Assistant Dean of Medical Student Scholarship and Research	dahodwan@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-829-3424
Maggie Krall	Director of Administration	krall@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-8025
ChiChi Nwadiogbu, MLA	Associate Director	cnwad@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-746-2359
Carina Myers, MSEd	Associate Director, MD-PhD Program	carina.myers@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	215-898-8025
Molly Nochimson, MSEd	MD-PhD Coordinator	molly.nochimson@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	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
Ansheai Spence-Jones	Senior Conference Planner	aspence@upenn.edu	215-898-6400
Ashley Chambliss		ashley.chambliss@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Mindy Pollock-Troy	Grand Rounds Specialist	mindyp@upenn.edu	215-898-9603

Ombuds for Students

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