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.

Administration Faculty

Executive Dean

Gordon Green

MD, MEd, EdD, FRCPC

Executive Dean

Brenda Roman

MD

Associate Dean Clinical Medicine

Paula Habib

MD

Associate Dean Clinical Medicine

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)