Undergraduate Medical Education | Our Team

The Office of Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) is responsible for all components of the undergraduate medical program, including curricular affairs, student affairs and admissions.

Peter Igarashi, Knapp Dean, Renaissance School of Medicine

Peter Igarashi, MD

  • Knapp Dean, Renaissance School of Medicine
  • Professor of Medicine

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Suite 169

Phone: (631) 638-2141

Email: Peter.Igarashi@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Andrew Wackett, Vice Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education

Andrew Wackett, MD

  • Vice Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education
  • Director, Clinical Simulation Center
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
  • Career Counseling/Advising

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 157

Phone: (631) 638-1258

Email: Andrew.Wackett@stonybrookmedicine.edu

 


Academic and Student Affairs

David Cohen, Associate Dean for Student Affairs

David Cohen, MD

  • Associate Dean for Student Affairs
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
  • Career Counseling/Advising

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 151A

Phone: (631) 444-1030

Email: David.Cohen@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Jedan Phillips, Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Jedan Phillips, MD

  • Associate Dean for Student Affairs
  • Clinical Professor of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine
  • Career Counseling/Advising
  • Faculty Advisor, SB HOME

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 150A

Phone: (631) 444-1285

Email: Jedan.Phillips@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Howard Fleit, Assistant Dean for Curriculum

Howard Fleit, PhD

  • Assistant Dean for Curriculum
  • Toll Professor of Pathology
  • Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) Compliance Monitoring

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 156A

Phone: (631) 444-1025

Email: Howard.Fleit@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Janice T. John, Assistant Dean for Pre-Clinical Curriculum

Janice John, DO, MS, MPH

  • Assistant Dean for Pre-Clinical Curriculum
  • Director, Scholarly Concentrations Program
  • Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
  • Career Counseling/Advising

Phone: (631) 444-9093

Email: Janice.John@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Lisa Strano-Paul, Associate Dean for Clinical Education

Lisa Strano-Paul, MD, FACP

  • Associate Dean for Clinical Education
  • Clinical Professor of Medicine
  • Director, Primary Care Clerkship
  • Director, 3-Year MD (3YMD) Pathway
  • Career Counseling/Advising

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 156B

Phone: (631) 444-8111

Email: Lisa.Strano-Paul@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Mary Jean Allen, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Mary Jean Allen, MS

  • Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
  • Executive Chief Proctor, National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Exam Scheduling
  • Financial Aid Advising
  • Graduation Concerns

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 151

Phone: (631) 444-8189

Email: Mary.Allen@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Mark Sedler, Founding Director, Office of Global Medical Education

Mark Sedler, MD

  • Founding Director, Office of Global Medical Education
  • Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health
  • Global Health Advising

Phone: (631) 638-7807

Email: Mark.Sedler@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Richard Iuli, Medical Education Specialist

Richard J. (Rick) Iuli, PhD

  • Medical Education Specialist
  • Director, Pathways to Success Program
  • CAREERS/Town Hall Contact
  • Academic Advising

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 149A

Phone: (631) 444-9674

Email: Richard.Iuli@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Wei-Hsin Lu, Director, Evaluation and Assessment

Wei-Hsin Lu, PhD

  • Director, Evaluation and Assessment
  • Research Associate Professor of Family, Population, and Preventive Medicine
  • UGME Data Management, Program Evaluation and Curricular Quality Improvement

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 148

Phone: (631) 444-8316

Email: wei-hsin.lu@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Caroline Lazzaruolo, Registrar, Renaissance School of Medicine

Caroline R. Lazzaruolo

  • Registrar, Renaissance School of Medicine
  • Scheduling Concerns
  • Leaves of Absence
  • Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), National Residency Matching Program (NRMP), Match & Diplomas

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 149

Phone: (631) 444-9547

Email: Caroline.Lazzaruolo@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Candace Chabza, Learning Specialist

Candace Chabza, MA

  • Learning Specialist
  • Time Management Strategies, Test Taking Skills

Health Sciences Center, Level 2, Room 153A

Phone: (631) 216-8780

Email: Candace.Chabza@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Silhouette placeholder image of Anita Henninger, Staff Supervisor

Anita Henninger, BA

  • Staff Supervisor
  • Student Clubs, Organizations and Activities
  • Student Reimbursements/Conference Travel
  • Student Health Requirements and Training Compliance

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 159

Phone: (631) 444-2341

Email: Anita.Henninger@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Salema Mahajan, Head Curator, Multidisciplinary Lab

Salema Mahajan, MS

  • Head Curator, Multidisciplinary Lab (MDL)

Health Sciences Center, Level 2, Room 161

Phone: (631) 444-9715

Email: Salema.Mahajan@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Gina Marandino-Robinson, Instructional Design/Technology Specialist

Gina Marandino-Robinson, MS

  • Instructional Design/Technology Specialist
  • ExamSoft Administrator
  • Echo360 Support

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 160

Phone: (631) 444-1080

Email: Gina.Robinson@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Michael McAvennie, Communications Manager, Renaissance School of Medicine

Michael McAvennie

  • Communications Manager, Renaissance School of Medicine

Health Sciences Center, Level 3, Room 122F

Phone: (934) 213-4793

Email: Michael.McAvennie@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Dianne Tokar, Administrative Assistant to Vice Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education

Dianne Tokar

  • Administrative Assistant to Andrew Wackett, MD, Vice Dean 
    for Undergraduate Medical Education
  • Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE) Coordinator
  • Editor, VITALS undergraduate newsletter
  • Student Senate Contact

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 156

Phone: (631) 638-1258

Email: Dianne.Tokar@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Gwendolyn Curry, Administrative Assistant to Director of Global Medical Education

Gwendolyn Curry

  • Administrative Assistant to Mark Sedler, MD, Director of Global Medical Education
  • International Visiting Student Support
  • Requests for Excused Absences
  • Tutoring Program
  • Echo360 Support

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 147

Phone: (631) 216-8932

Email: Gwendolyn.Curry@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Jeanine Fazzini, Administrative Assistant to the RSOM Registrar

Jeanine Fazzini

  • Administrative Assistant to the RSOM Registrar
  • Letters of Good Standing, Jury Duty Requests, Transcript Requests, 
    School Deferments & Diplomas
  • Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) Away Electives and Liability Insurance for Away Rotations
  • Medical Education Verification: Medical Institution Document Upload Service (MIDUS), Federal Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) and Medical Licensing Requests  

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 147

Phone: (631) 444-9547

Email: Jeanine.Fazzini@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Donna Kaufman, Administrative Assistant to Associate Dean for Clinical Education

Donna Kaufman

  • Administrative Assistant to Lisa Strano-Paul, MD, FACP, Associate Dean for Clinical Education
  • Primary Care Clerkship Coordinator
  • 3YMD Program Coordinator

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 147

Phone: (631) 444-8111

Email: Donna.Kaufman@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Rhonda Kearns, Administrative Assistant to the Scholarly Concentrations Program Director

Rhonda Kearns

  • Administrative Assistant to Janice John, DO, MS, MPH, Scholarly Concentrations Program Director
  • Editor, TGIF weekly newsletter
  • SCP Concerns

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 147

Phone: (631) 444-1025

Email: Rhonda.Kearns@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Francine Moore, Administrative Assistant for the Office for Student Affairs

Francine Moore

  • Administrative Assistant for the Office for Student Affairs
  • Chief Proctor, National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) In-house Exams
  • POD Coordinator
  • ExamSoft Concerns

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 147

Phone: (631) 444-8189

Email: Francine.Moore@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Priscila Tapia, Administrative Assistant to Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Priscila Tapia

  • Administrative Assistant to Jedan Phillips, MD, Associate Dean for Student Affairs
  • SB HOME Support
  • Scrub Training
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Cerner, PowerChart and Computer Accounts
  • ID/Security Access and Parking
  • Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO)
  • Student Grade Appeals and CAPP Support

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 147

Phone: (631) 444-1285

Email: Priscila.Tapia@stonybrookmedicine.edu
 

 


Admissions
 

Jack Fuhrer, Associate Dean for Admissions

Jack Fuhrer, MD

  • Associate Dean for Admissions
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Clinical Director, AIDS Center
  • Career Counseling/Advising

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 152D

Phone: (631) 444-2113

Email: Jack.Furher@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Tara Brown, Assistant Dean for Admissions

Tara Brown, MBA

  • Assistant Dean for Admissions
  • Daily Operations Oversight, Office of Admissions

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 152

Phone: (631) 444-2113

Email: Tara.Brown@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Jennie Williams, Assistant Dean for Student Diversity

Jennie Williams, PhD

  • Assistant Dean for Student Diversity
  • Associate Professor of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine

Health Sciences Center, T-17, Room 080

Phone: (631) 444-2643

Email: Jennie.Williams@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Lissette Blackman, Administrative Assistant for Admissions

Lissette Blackman

  • Administrative Assistant for Admissions
  • Admissions Interview Coordinator 

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 147A

Phone: (631) 444-2995

Email: Lissette.Blackman@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Alyssa Oehler, Administrative Assistant for Admissions

Alyssa Oehler

  • Administrative Assistant for Admissions

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 147A

Phone: (631) 444-2113

Email: Alyssa.Oehler@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Claudya McPhail, Administrative Assistant for Admissions

Claudya McPhail

  • Administrative Assistant for Admissions

Health Sciences Center, Level 4, Room 147A

Phone: (631) 444-2997

Email: Claudya.Mcphail@stonybrookmedicine.edu

View the organizational chart for the Office of Undergraduate Medical Education.