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COM Outlook . Spring 2015
Cyril Blavo, D.O., M.S., M.P.H.
and
T.M., FACOP
, director of the
college’s Master of Public Health Pro-
gram, was reappointed in September
to the Broward Regional Health Plan-
ning Council Board of Directors by the
Broward County Commissioners as well
as to the Advisory Council on Genetics
and Newborn Screening of the Florida
Department of Health. In addition, Dr.
Blavo was named as one of the Top Black
Educational Leaders in South Florida for
2014 in the October issue of
Legacy South
Florida
, which is a special supplement that
appears in the
Sun Sentinel
.
William E. Bruno, Jr., M.D.,
FAAP
, was honored on November 15
at the Trump Doral Miami Hotel with
the Monarch Award for his outstanding
commitment to an organization called A
Safe Haven for Newborns that is sponsored
by the Gloria M. Silverio Foundation.
Mark Gabay, D.O., FAAP,
FACOP
, assistant professor of
pediatrics, was appointed as secretary/
treasurer of the American Osteopathic
Board of Pediatrics last fall and was
selected by the National Board of
Osteopathic Medical Examiners as
the 2014 Item Writer of the Year for
COMLEX-USA Level 2.
Heather C. McCarthy, D.O.
,
assistant professor of medical education
and osteopathic principles and practice
and executive director of the Clinical
Skills Training Center, was recently
selected to the National Board of
Osteopathic Medical Examiners Case
Development Committee for the
COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE.
Blavo
Mark Sandhouse, D.O., M.S.
,
assistant dean of administration and chair
of the OPP department, was named as
faculty chairman of the National Board
of Osteopathic Medical Examiners OPP/
NMM Department.
Bruno, Jr.
Gabay
McCarthy
Sandhouse
Snyder
FACULTY/STAFF FOCUS
Samuel Snyder, D.O., FACP,
FACOI, FASN
, professor and chair of
the Department of Internal Medicine, was
appointed to the Accreditation Council
for Graduate Medical Education’s Internal
Medicine Review Committee.
Leadership Team Changes Announced
On February 12, Elaine M. Wallace, D.O., M.S., M.S., M.S., NSU-COM dean, held a reception to introduce staff
and faculty members to her reconfigured leadership team, which is listed below.
STUDENT AND ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Howard Neer, D.O.
Associate Dean of Alumni and Student Affairs
Kathy Sadler
,
Director of Intramural Affairs
Delfina Wilson, Ph.D., M.A.
Assistant Dean of Alumni and Student Affairs
TBA
–
Assistant Director of Student Affairs
FACULTY AFFAIRS
Kenneth Johnson, D.O.
,
Assistant Dean of Faculty
(All NSU-COM faculty members will report
to Dr. Johnson through their chairs.)
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Steven Zucker, D.M.D., M.Ed.
, Associate Dean for
Community Affairs and AHEC Program Director
James Howell, M.D., M.P.H.
, Assistant Dean of
Professional Relations and Chair of the Department of
Rural and Urban Underserved Medicine
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Leonard Levy, D.P.M., M.P.H.
Associate Dean of Research and Innovation
Cecilia Rokusek, Ed.D., R.D.
Assistant Dean of Research and Innovation
CLINICAL AFFAIRS
Edward Packer, D.O.
,
Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs
OSTEOPATHIC EDUCATION
Joseph De Gaetano, D.O., M.S.Ed
,
Senior Associate
Dean of Osteopathic Medical Education
Direct Reports to Dr. De Gaetano
Margaret Wilkinson, Ph.D., M.A.
Associate Dean of Preclinical Education
Hilda DeGaetano, D.O.
Assistant Dean of Preclinical Education
Doris Newman, D.O.
,
Executive Director
of Clinical Education
Delia Celestine-Harper, Ed.D., M.P.H.
Executive Director of Postgraduate Education
Marti Echols, Ph.D., M.Ed.
Assistant Dean of Medical Education
Heather McCarthy, D.O.
,
Executive Director
of the Clinical Skills Training Center
GRADUATE AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION
Phyllis Filker, D.M.D., M.P.H.
,
Assistant Dean
of Graduate and Community Education
Direct Reports to Dr. Filker
Cyril Blavo, D.O., M.S., M.P.H. and T.M.
Public Health (M.P.H.)
Jennie Lou, M.D., M.Sc.
,
Biomedical Informatics (M.S. BI)
Marti Echols, Ph.D., M.Ed.
,
Medical Education (M.S.)
Kelly Davis, Ph.D.
,
Disaster and Emergency
Preparedness (M.S. DEP)
Cecilia Rokusek, Ed.D., R.D.
,
M.S. in Nutrition
TBA
–
Emergency Medical Services
Lynn Lafferty, Pharm.D., M.B.A.
, and
Janet Roseman,
Ph.D., M.S., R-DMT
,
Integrative Medicine
Anthony J. Silvagni, D.O., Pharm.D., M.Sc.
International Medicine and Interprofessional Affairs
ADMINISTRATION/OPERATIONS
Mark Sandhouse, D.O., M.S.
Assistant Dean of Administration
Direct Reports to Dr. Sandhouse
Stephanie Petrosky, M.H.A., R.D.
Director of Administrative Services and
Special Projects (change initiatives)
Human Resources Reviews
ADVANCEMENT
TBA
–
Director
