Academic/Clinical Departments

• Ai, Julia, M.D.: Assistant Professor
• Aldax, Gary: Coordinator, Operations and Services
• Aminbakhsh, Roxana: Geriatrician
• Anderson, Kelly: Front Office Specialist
• Anderson, Lynn, DNP, Certified Nurse Midwife: Clinical Faculty
• Ania, Rolando, MD: Clerkship Director
• Antonuccio, David, Ph.D.: Professor
• Archer, Laura: American Sign Language Instructor
• Arnow, Deborah, APRN
• Bain, Karen, RDN, LD, CDCES: Clinical Dietitian
• Baker, Leslie, Pharm.D., BCGP: Director, Geriatric Pharmacy Services
• Baker, Timothy, M.D.: Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Associate Professor
• Baldovi-Manville, Cheryl: Family Medicine Residency Coordinator; Sports Medicine Fellowship Coordinator
• Bauer, Renee: Senior Nutritionist
• Beasley, Yvonne: Marketing & Communications Director VISTA
• Bennett, Jennifer, Ph.D., MPH: Director, Nevada AIDS Education and Training Center; Director, Teaching in Medicine; Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine
• Bernal, Eliana, M.A.: Certified Medical Assistant
• Biagi, Megan, MPAS, PA-C: Assistant Professor; Physician Assistant Studies Program
• Bloch, Michael, M.D.: Associate Professor; Coordinator, Case-Based Learning
• Brancamp, Tami, Ph.D., CCC-SLP: Associate Professor; Clinical Supervisor; Director of Graduate Studies
• Bronander, Kirk, M.D.: Professor; Medical Director of Simulation, Reno
• Brown, Tricia, APRN: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
• Brusoe, April: Admin Assistant 2
• Burns, Christine, PA-C: Physician Assistant
• Cale, Robert, Au.D., CCC-A: Assistant Professor and Clinical Supervisor
• Callister, T. Brian, M.D, FACP, SFHM: Professor; Director of Medical Student Rural Education
• Calvo, Lisa, M.D.: Interim Associate Dean for Medical Education; Associate Professor
• Canaday, Omar, M.D.: Residency Program Associate Director
• Carlson, David, M.D., M.Div.: Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education; Professor
• Carver, Lynn, LCSW: Psychotherapist
• Castaneda, Crystal, M.D.: Assistant Professor
• Chahal, Gurpreet, M.D.: Associate Professor
• Cianci, Elizabeth: Director of Operations and Administration
• Clark, Ellen, M.D.: Professor
• Cliften, Courtney: Clerkship Coordinator
• Cocanour, Amy, M.S., CCC-SLP: Instructor; Clinical Supervisor
• Conright, Kelly, M.D.: Hospice Fellowship Director
• Coppes, Max, M.D.: Professor & Nell J. Redfield Chair of Pediatrics; Physician-in-Chief, Renown Children’s Hospital
• Cotton, Allison, M.D.: Assistant Professor; Clerkship Director
• Crandall, Cindy: Lab Assistant, Lead
• Cullen, Jackie, ARDMS: Perinatal Sonographer
• Dababneh, Narmeen, APRN
• De La Cruz, Jacqueline: Front Office Lead
• DeMello, Julee: Clinic Manager
• Dieringer, Aaron, MD, MPH: Assistant Professor, Family Medicine
• Dingle, Arden, M.D.: Professor; Psychiatry Residency Program Director
• Dinwiddie, Kevin, M.D.: Professor, Office of Medical Education, Elko, NV
• Durant, Kacey, M.D.: Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine
• Durden, Heather: Clerkship and Electives Coordinator
• Eckert, Kathryn, M.D.: Associate Professor; Clerkship Director
• Edmiston, James: Information Technology
• Engelbrecht, Greta: Coordinator, Senior Outreach Services
• Enking, Patrick, M.S., PA-C, DFAAPA: Professor; Director of Clinical Education, Physician Assistant Studies Program
• Eras, Melissa: Practice Manager
• Erling, Marcus, M.D., FCAP: Professor; Interim Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; NSPHL Director
• Etezadi-Amoli, Neda, M.D.: Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Assistant Clerkship Director
• Feliz, Joshua: Admin Assistant 2
• Figueroa, Joselinne: Patient Access Representative
• Fiore, David, M.D.: Professor
• Fitzgerald, Joshua, M.D.: Assistant Professor; Fellowship Program Director
• Frescholtz, Toby, MD, FACOG: Assistant Professor
• Galek, Kristine, Ph.D. CCC-SLP: Associate Professor
• George, Christopher: NSHE Specialist 1
• Gibb, Zebbedia, Ph.D.: Research Associate
• Gilbreath, Christie: Program Officer; Department Administrator
• Golberg, Leslie, M.S., CCC-SLP: Assistant Professor; Emerita
• Gomez Martinez, Carina: Administrative Assistant
• Graves, Brad, M.D.: Associate Professor
• Greenberg, Leslie, M.D., FAAFP: Associate Professor, Residency Associate Program Director
• Grove, Jennifer, MBA: Senior Administrative Assistant, Pathology, Interim Clerkship & Electives Coordinator
• Gullapalli, Nageshwara, M.D., MPH, FACP: Professor; Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
• Hackbusch, Rubina: Admission & Recruitment Coordinator, Physician Assistant Studies Program
• Hagen, Jennifer, M.D.: Professor; Senior Associate Dean for Faculty
• Hall, Scott, M.D.: Faculty, Sports Medicine Fellowship
• Halminiak, Gayle: Director, Operations and Administration
• Hamada, Diane: Administrative Assistant III
• Hammon, Willow
• Hand, Sarah, M.D.: Assistant Professor, Family Medicine
• Harris, James, M.D.: Co-Chair, Department of Surgery
• Harris, Susan, Ph.D.: CDSME T-Trainer, Faculty
• Harris, Susan: Administrative Assistant, Academics and Education
• Heck, Jennifer: NSHE Specialist I
• Hernandez, Celestine, M.D.: Professor, Office of Medical Education, Elko, NV
• Hershkop, Joseph, M.D.: Professor, Office of Medical Education, Elko, NV
• Higginbotham, Tonia: Administrative Assistant
• Horn, Emily: Administrative Assistant, Fellowship Coordinator
• Howard, David, M.D., Ph.D.: Associate Professor; Director, Curricular Operations, Years 1-2
• Hug-English, Cheryl, M.D.: Student Health Center, Medical Director; Physician
• Hutchings, Alexis: Administrative Assistant, Physician Assistant Studies Program
• Islam, Raheel, M.D.: Assistant Professor
• Islas, Arthur, M.D., MPH, FAWM, CAQ-Sports Medicine: Professor; Sports Medicine Fellowship Director
• Jacobs, Nicole, Ph.D.: Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion; Associate Professor
• Jennings, Enid, MPH, CHES: Health Promotion Program Coordinator; Health Educator
• Johnson, Charles, MD, FACOG: Clerkship Co-Director
• Johnson, Gary, M.D.: Associate Professor
• Juillerat, Andrea, MA: Lecturer, American Sign Language
• Kaur, Amanjot, M.D.: Assistant Professor
• Kempton, Danielle, DHSc, MMS, PA-C: Associate Professor; Director of Assessment and Research
• King, Stephanie, MS CCC-SLP: Graduate Research Assistant, Clinical Supervisor
• Kirkpatrick, Brian, M.D., M.S.P.H.: Professor; Chair, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences: Reno
• Klove, Karin, M.D., F.A.C.S.: Director of Selectives Clerkship
• Kohlenberg, Barbara, Ph.D.: Professor
• Krasner, Charles, M.D.: Associate Professor
• Krause, Steven, M.D.: Dermatologist
• Larson, Alisha: NSHE Specialist 1
• Larson, Cheryl, M.A., CCC-SLP.: Lecturer/Clinical Supervisor/Advisor
• Lauf, Brian, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA: Assistant Professor; Founding Program Director, Physician Assistant Studies Program
• Lavi, Mordechai, M.D.: Assistant Professor
• Lombardero, Anayansi, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor; Psychotherapy Training Curriculum Director; Years 1 & 2 Behavioral Science Curriculum Director
• Lore, Steven: Assistant Professor
• Lorenzen, Kirsten, M.D.: Associate Professor; Medical Director, Outpatient, Internal Medicine Clinic
• Macmillan, Kelley, Ph.D.: Director of Community and Social Services
• Markow, Crissa: Director of Volunteer Programs
• Martinez, Brenda: Patient Access Representative
• Martinez, Elieth, M.D.: Assistant Professor
• Mazzullo, Natalie, M.Ed.: Assistant Director, Nevada Geriatric Education Center
• McCarthy, Catherine, M.D., FAAFP: Professor
• McCurry, Stephanie: Office Manager; Events Coordinator
• McGee, Joanne, R.N.: Registered Nurse
• McHardy, Laura: Front Office Specialist
• McLellan, Lynda: Program Officer
• Mead, Sabrina: Lab Assistant
• Metzger, Morgan, LCSW: Coordinator of Clinical Social Services
• Militello, Phyllis, M.P.A.: Education Assistant, Nevada Geriatric Education Center
• Miller, Grant, M.D.: Professor
• Miller, Mitzi, M.D.: Surgery Clerkship Co-Director
• Miller, Yeggy, M.D.: Physician
• Milone, Kathryn, RN: Care Coordinator
• Mockler, Daniel, M.D.: Associate Professor Pathology & Lab Medicine
• Morris, Molly, R.N.: Registered Nurse
• Morrisey, Amanda, MS CCC-SLP: Graduate Research Assistant, Clinical Supervisor
• Murphy, Nicole, M.S., CCC-SLP: Lecturer, Undergraduate Advisor
• Nussbaum, Larry, M.D.: Professor
• Oesterling, Monica: Administrative Assistant, Residency Coordinator
• Olszewski, Abbie, Ph.D., CCC-SLP: Associate Professor; Academic Advisor; Clinical Supervisor
• Packman, Jill, PhD, MFT: Director of Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
• Pandori, Mark, Ph.D.: Director, Nevada State Public Health Laboratory; Associate Professor of Pathology
• Parker, Jennie: Director of Shared Services
• Parks, Samuel, M.D.: Past Professor; Teaching Faculty, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
• Passalacqua, Brian, M.D.: Assistant Professor
• Patterson, Darryll, M.D.: Professor; Interim Chair, Internal Medicine
• Paul, Drake, M.D.: Assistant Professor; Pediatric Hospitalist, Renown Hospital
• Payne, Monica, MD: Internal Medicine Clerkship Director
• Peacock, John, M.D., Ph.D.: Professor
• Petersen, David, M.D.: Assistant Professor; Pediatric Hospitalist, Renown Hospital
• Pitani, Sujatha, M.D.: Associate Professor; Associate Program Director
• Pokharel, Sandesh, M.D.: Assistant Professor
• Pollard, Tatiana, APN: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
• Powell, Michael, M.D.: Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
• Powers, Emily, LCSW: Psychotherapist
• Pulido, Jorge: Administrative Assistant, Primary Care Track and Residency Coordinator
• Qiu, Sijia: Wellness Coordinator
• Rawson, Lori, M.D.: Co-Chair, Department of Surgery
• Redding, Julie, MBA: Manager, Accreditation and Program Operations
• Redington, Chase: Wellness Programs VISTA
• Reed, Peter, Ph.D., MPH: Director, Sanford Center for Aging
• Riddle, Mark, M.D., Dr.P.H.: Associate Dean of Clinical Research, Professor
• Rosas, Crystal, M.A.: Medical Assistant
• Rozner, Lexi: Administrative Assistant
• Rubinfeld, Denise, APRN, Certified Nurse Midwife: Clinical Faculty
• Saadi, Ali, M.D.: Assistant Professor
• Scott, Carol, M.D.: Associate Professor; Assistant Director, Student Health Center; Physician
• Shockney, Kristin, M.A.: Medical Assistant; Patient Care Coordinator
• Solemsaas, Carah: Graduate Assistant, Wellness Programs
• Spogen, Daniel, M.D.: Professor; Chair, Family and Community Medicine
• Srivastava, Pradyumn, Ph.D., CCC-SLP: Assistant Professor, Clinical Supervisor
• Stovak, Mark, M.D., FAMSSM, FACSM, FAAFP, CAQ-Sports Medicine: Professor; Sports Medicine Fellowship Assistant Director
• Swager, Patricia, M.Ed.: Clinical Education Director, Nevada Geriatric Education Center
• Swank, Megan, Au.D., CCC-A: Assistant Professor
• Tabaac, Burton, MD: Clerkship Director
• Thiele, Karen, MD: Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine
• Thomas, Julie, M.S., PA-C, DFAAPA: Assistant Professor; Academic Coordinator, Physician Assistant Studies Program
• Thomas, Karmella, RDN, LD, CDE: Manager; Clinical Dietitian
• Thorkildson, Diane, MPH: UCAN Clinic Coordinator
• Tigan, Maggie, M.A.: Medical Assistant
• Toft, Lorrel, M.D.: Cardiologist, Associate Professor
• Uccelli, Joe, M.D.: Surgery Clerkship Co-Director
• Usera, Phillip, M.D., FCAP: Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
• Valdez, Amy: Front Office Specialist
• Valentine, Cherie, MA: Lecturer, American Sign Language
• Velez, Christina: Admin Assistant II
• Vigil, Debra, Ph.D., CCC-SLP: Associate Professor
• Walden, Rachael, M.S., CCC-SLP: Clinical Director, Instructor, Academic Advisor, Clinical Supervisor
• Ward, Sina, Ed.D.: Program Director, Senior Outreach Services
• Ward-Cox, Dolores, M.S.: Education Coordinator, Nevada Geriatric Education Center
• Watanabe, Henry, M.D.: Professor
• Watterson, Thomas, Ph.D. CCC-SLP: Professor; Chair, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Clinical Supervisor
• West, Kelsey, M.D.: Assistant Professor
• Westfall, Alison, MD, FACOG: Clinical Faculty
• Williams, Richard, M.D.: Associate Professor; Residency Program Director
• Williams, Tammy, R.N.: Registered Nurse
• Woods, Sarah, R.N.: Registered Nurse
• Wright, Stephanie, M.D.: Associate Professor; Medical Director, Physician Assistant Studies Program
• Yohey, Tiffany, APRN, FNP-BC: Advance Practice Registered Nurse
• Younie, Dawn: Administrative Assistant; Clerkship Coordinator
• Yu, Ivy: Medical Assistant
• Zell, Steven, M.D.: Professor