Department Chairs for the Renaissance School of Medicine

Basic Sciences Department Chairs

Alan Turner, PhD

Anatomical Sciences

Alan Turner, PhD
631-444-8203
alan.turner@
stonybrook.edu

Wali Karzai, PhD

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Wali Karzai, PhD
631-632-1688
wali.karzai@
stonybrook.edu

Yi-Xian Qin, PhD

Biomedical Engineering

Yi-Xian Qin, PhD
Interim Chair
631-632-8375
yi-xian.qin@
stonybrook.edu

Joel Saltz, MD, PhD

Biomedical Informatics

Joel Saltz, MD, PhD
Distinguished Professor and Chair
631-638-1420
joel.saltz@
stonybrookmedicine.edu

David G. Thanassi, PhD

Microbiology and Immunology

David G. Thanassi, PhD
Zhang Family Endowed Chair
631-632-4549
david.thanassi@
stonybrook.edu

Alfredo Fontanini, MD, PhD

Neurobiology and Behavior

Alfredo Fontanini, MD, PhD
631-632-4100
alfredo.fontanini@
stonybrook.edu

Michael A. Frohman, MD, PhD

Pharmacology

Michael A. Frohman, MD, PhD
631-444-3050
michael.frohman@
stonybrook.edu

Thomas W. White, PhD

Physiology and Biophysics

Thomas W. White, PhD
Interim Chair
631-444-9683
thomas.white@
stonybrook.edu

Clinical Department Chairs

Syed Shah, MD

Anesthesiology

Syed Shah, MD
Interim Chair
631-444-2975
syed.shah@
stonybrookmedicine.edu

Evan C. Jones, MD

Dermatology

Evan C. Jones, MD
631-444-4200
evan.jones@
stonybrookmedicine.edu

Imoigele Aisiku, MD

Emergency Medicine

Imoigele Aisiku, MD
631-444-2499
imoigele.aisiku@
stonybrookmedicine.edu

Sritha Rajupet, MD

Family, Population & Preventive Medicine

Sritha Rajupet, MD, MPH
631-444-3936
sritha.rajupet@
stonybrookmedicine.edu

Vincent Yang, MD, PhD

Medicine

Vincent Yang, MD, PhD
SUNY Distinguished Professor and Simons Chair
631-444-2066
vincent.yang@
stonybrookmedicine.edu

Joe Verghese, MD, MS, FRCPI

Neurology

Joe Verghese, MD, MS, FRCPI
631-444-2599
joe.verghese@
stonybrookmedicine.edu

Raphael Davis, MD

Neurosurgery

Raphael Davis, MD
631-444-7925
raphael.davis@
stonybrookmedicine.edu

William Burke, MD

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Medicine

William Burke, MD
Interim Chair
631-444-4686
william.burke@
stonybrookmedicine.edu

Robert Honkanen, MD

Ophthalmology

Robert Honkanen, MD
631-444-6476
robert.honkanen@
stonybrookmedicine.edu

James Penna, MD

Orthopaedics

James Penna, MD
631-444-7255
james.penna@
stonybrookmedicine.edu

Kenneth Shroyer, MD

Pathology

Kenneth Shroyer, MD
631-444-3000
kenneth.shroyer@
stonybrookmedicine.edu

Carolyn Milana, MD

Pediatrics

Carolyn Milana, MD
631-444-7882
carolyn.milana@
stonybrookmedicine.edu

Anissa Abi-Dargham, MD, PhD

Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Anissa Abi-Dargham, MD
631-638-1575
anissa.abi-dargham@
stonybrookmedicine.edu

Samuel Ryu, MD

Radiation Oncology

Samuel Ryu, MD
631-444-2200
samuel.ryu@
stonybrookmedicine.edu

Elaine S. Gould, MD, FACR

Radiology

Elaine S. Gould, MD, FACR
631-216-8381
elaine.gould@
stonybrookmedicine.edu

Apostolos Tassiopoulos, MD, FACS

Surgery

Apostolos Tassiopoulos, MD, FACS
631-444-8140
apostolos.tassiopoulos@
stonybrookmedicine.edu

Wayne Waltzer, MD, FACS

Urology

Wayne Waltzer, MD, FACS
631-444-3642
wayne.waltzer@
stonybrookmedicine.edu