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Houses & Advisory Deans

Houses & Advisory Deans

The Perelman School of Medicine houses were founded in 2013 to foster interaction between classes and to develop smaller communities within our school. The houses are designed to play a major role in peer mentoring, advising, and organizing school-wide social, academic, and community service events. As of July 2022, there are four Advisory Deans per house. House Council members are recruited and selected during the MS1 year by prior House Council members.

You can contact any member of your House Council for more information about getting involved. Your House Council members are also available for peer-to-peer mentoring as you make your way through medical school.

Carrie Renner, Justin Mitchell, and Jax Saccullo serve as the PSOM administrative liaisons to the houses. Please do not hesitate to contact them if you have any questions.

Please see below for the list of Advisory Deans by house.

Dickens House

Marietta Ambrose, MD, MPH, MSEd, FAAC
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Email Marietta Ambrose, MD, MPH, MSEd, FAAC

Marietta Ambrose, MD, MPH, MSEd, FAAC

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Marietta.Ambrose@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Jonathan Dunham, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Email Jonathan Dunham, MD

Jonathan Dunham, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Jonathan.Dunham@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Sean Harbison, MD, MSEd
Professor of Clinical Surgery
Email Sean Harbison, MD, MSEd

Sean Harbison, MD, MSEd

Professor of Clinical Surgery
Sean.Harbison@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Megan E. Lavoie, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Email Megan E. Lavoie, MD

Megan E. Lavoie, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
LavoieM@chop.edu

Mossell House

David Jaffe, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Email David Jaffe, MD

David Jaffe, MD

Professor of Clinical Medicine
David.Jaffe@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Nahla Khalek MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Email Nahla Khalek MD, MPH

Nahla Khalek MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
khalekn@email.chop.edu
Walker Lee, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Email Walker Lee, MD

Walker Lee, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
walker.lee@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Sarah M. Lyon MD, MSCE
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Email Sarah M. Lyon MD, MSCE

Sarah M. Lyon MD, MSCE

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Sarah.Lyon@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Rhoads House

Katie E. McPeak, MD
Associate Professor Clinical Pediatrics
Email Katie E. McPeak, MD

Katie E. McPeak, MD

Associate Professor Clinical Pediatrics
MCpeakke@chop.edu
Amy Pruitt, MD
Professor of Neurology
Email Amy Pruitt, MD

Amy Pruitt, MD

Professor of Neurology
pruitt@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Karthik Rajasekaran, MD
Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Email Karthik Rajasekaran, MD

Karthik Rajasekaran, MD

Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Karthik.Rajasekaran@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Peter Yen, MD, MSEd
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Email Peter Yen, MD, MSEd

Peter Yen, MD, MSEd

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Peter.Yen@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Wood House

Christina Bales, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Email Christina Bales, MD

Christina Bales, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology
BalesC@chop.edu
Prithvi Sankar, MD
Professor Clinical Ophthalmology
Email Prithvi Sankar, MD

Prithvi Sankar, MD

Professor Clinical Ophthalmology
Prithvi.Sankar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Joseph Teel, MD
Associate Professor Family Medicine and Community Health
Email Joseph Teel, MD

Joseph Teel, MD

Associate Professor Family Medicine and Community Health
Joseph.Teel@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Julie Uspal, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Email Julie Uspal, MD

Julie Uspal, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Julie.Uspal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

MD/PhD Students

Skip Brass, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Email Skip Brass, MD, PhD

Skip Brass, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine
Lawrence.Brass@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Houses & Advisory Deans

Dickens House

Marietta Ambrose, MD, MPH, MSEd, FAAC

Jonathan Dunham, MD

Sean Harbison, MD, MSEd

Megan E. Lavoie, MD

Mossell House

David Jaffe, MD

Nahla Khalek MD, MPH

Walker Lee, MD

Sarah M. Lyon MD, MSCE

Rhoads House

Katie E. McPeak, MD

Amy Pruitt, MD

Karthik Rajasekaran, MD

Peter Yen, MD, MSEd

Wood House

Christina Bales, MD

Prithvi Sankar, MD

Joseph Teel, MD

Julie Uspal, MD

MD/PhD Students

Skip Brass, MD, PhD