MUA Administration and Faculty
The administration and faculty at Medical University of the Americas bring extensive experience and insight to the challenge of medical education.
All MUA faculty have an advanced medical and/or doctoral degree (MD, MBBS, PhD) with postgraduate training in a medical or academic specialty, as well as demonstrated experience in teaching and/or research. We also look for something more in our faculty: a strong desire to work closely with the students they teach.
Although it is common for schools to run large classes in huge lecture halls, this offers little opportunity for the type of one-on-one instruction MUA feels is essential to a great education.
MUA has a 3:1 student-to-faculty ratio in the Gateway program and a 7:1 student-to-faculty ratio in the Basic Science program. These figures ensure students receive one-on-one teaching from professors, so everyone gets the chance to be heard. Many of our faculty members chose MUA specifically because we give them the opportunity to engage with students in a more effective way.
Executive Dean

Gordon Green
MD, MEd, EdD, FRCPC
Executive Dean
Associate Dean

Brenda Roman
MD
Associate Dean Clinical Medicine

Paula Habib
MD
Associate Dean Clinical Medicine
Assistant Dean

Robert Mankoff
PhD
Professor of Medical Psychology and Medical Ethics, Course Director (Behavioral Medicine & Medical Ethics), Chair (Behavioral Sciences)

Sandeep Kacker
MBBS, MD
Assistant Dean of Basic Sciences, Professor of Pharmacology

Abi Albon Paul
MBBS, MD
Associate Professor Neurology and Neuroscience; Course Director Neurology and Neuroscience

Ann Aguanno
PhD
Professor of Medical Genetics and Biochemistry; Course Director (Genetics and Development)

Anshu Kacker
BSc (Botany, Zoology, & Chemistry), MBBS
Clinical Instructor of Histology, Anatomy & Physiology

Asmita S. Nene
MBBS, MD (Human Physiology)
Associate Professor of Physiology

Cardell B. Rawlins
MD
Consultant & Professor of Student Clinical Experience

Chhitij Anand
MBBS, MD
Associate Professor of Anatomy

Chleo Yvonneta Smithen-Romany
MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Diagnosis and Clinical Skills

Daria Hordiichuk
MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Anatomy

Ganesh Prasad Neupane
MD
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

Ila Chauhan
MBBS, DNB
Assistant Professor of Clinical Skills, Course Director (CS II)

Jeevan Divakaran
MBBS, MD
Professor of Pathology, Course Director (SD IV)

Jigar Katwala
MBBS, MD (Pharmacology)
Associate Professor of Clinical Skills, Course Director (CS IV)

Judy Nisbett
MBBS
Assistant Professor of Physical Diagnosis & Clinical Skills

Karun Dev Sharma
MBBS, MD
Associate Professor

Mamata Srinivasan
MBBS, MS
Professor of Histology & Cell Biology, Course Director (HHP), Chair (Anatomical Sciences)

Michael S. Jeffress
PhD
Professor & School Counselor

Nitinkumar Chaudhari
MBBS, MD
Associate Professor of Anatomy

Pawan Kumar Lal Das
MD (General Medicine), MD (Medical Physiology), WHO Fellow in Neuro-physiology
Professor of Physiology, Course Director (SD II)

Perian Dillon
PhD, MS
Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Physiology

Priyadarshi Soumyaranjan Sahu
PhD
Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology

Ravi Shankar
MBBS
Assistant Professor of Physical Diagnosis and Clinical Skills

Robert Mankoff
PhD
Professor of Medical Psychology and Medical Ethics, Course Director (Behavioral Medicine & Medical Ethics), Chair (Behavioral Sciences)

Sambasivarao Yaragalla
PhD
Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology; Course Director (IDR)

Sandeep Kacker
MBBS, MD
Assistant Dean of Basic Sciences, Professor of Pharmacology

Saranya Vilvanathan
MBBS, MD
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

Shamini Devi Samuthiram
MBBS, PGDip
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Medicine

Shivani Sharma
MBBS, MD
Professor of Physiology | Course Director (System & Disease I)

Shyam Adhau
MBBS, MD
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics, Course Director

Srinivasan Rangarajan
MBBS, MD
Professor of Pathology, Course Director (System & Disease III), Chair (Patho-Physiology)

Subhash Mashal
MBBS, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology

Sunil Kumar Rai
PhD
Assistant Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology

Suraj Parajuli
MBBS, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Skills

Swaminathan Ravichandran
MBBS, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Skills, Course Director (CS I)

Uttam Shrestha
MSc, PhD
Associate Professor of Anatomy

Varuneshwar Prasad
MBBS, MD
Assistant Professor of Anatomy

Volodymyr Ikramov
MD, PhD, MEd
Associate Professor of Anatomy; Course Director (Human Body Structure and Function)