Faculty & Staff
Faculty
Kumar Alagappan, M.D.
Professor and Department Chair
Patricia Brock, M.D.
Associate Professor
Deputy Department Chair
Clinical Medical Director
Kathryn Burk, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Wellness Officer
Brian Cameron, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Onco EM Education Lead
Patrick Chaftari, M.D.
Associate Professor
Director Clinical Decision Unit
Maria T. Cruz Carreras, M.D.
Associate Professor
Patient Experience Officer
Ahmed Elsayem, M.D.
Professor
Goals of Care and Onco EM Palliative Care Lead
M. Susan Gaeta, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Quality Officer
Carmen E. Gonzalez, M.D.
Professor
Chief Patient Safety Officer- MDA
A. Guido Hita, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Besim Hoxha, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Kalen Jacobson, M.D.
Associate Professor
Kelly Larkin, M.D.
Associate Professor
Co-Medical Director
Jeffrey Merlin, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Aiham Qdaisat, M.D.
Instructor
Onco EM Research Lead
Cielito Reyes-Gibby, DrPH
Professor, Tenure
Onco EM Research Lead
Justyn Samways, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Marcelo Sandoval, M.D.
Associate Professor
John Stroh, M.D.
Associate Professor
Jayne Viets-Upchurch, M.D.
Associate Professor
Wellness Officer
Trien Vu, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Monica Wattana, M.D.
Associate Professor
Director of Education
Oncologic EM Fellowship Director
Adriana Wechsler, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Quality Officer
Sai-Ching J. Yeung, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Tenure
Director of Research
Administrative Staff
Denise Langabeer, MBA, PhD - Medicine Department Administrator
Allison Baring- Progam Manager
Wendy McDaniel - Executive Assistant
Sheena Gittens- Sr. Administrative Assistant
Magaly Maldonado Coronado - Program Coordinator
Lisa Slattery- Program Coordinator
Research Staff
Valda Page, MPH - Sr. Data Analyst
Mary Flores- Research Coordinator
Jazmin Menendez - Research Data Coordinator
Aiham Qdaisat, MD- Instructor
Clinical Decision Unit
Camilla Chou, PA-C
Daniel J. Coussirat, PA-C - Supervisor
Carolina Gomez, PA-C
Ani Joji, APRN
Vibitha Joseph, APRN
Trung D. Nguyen, APRN
Maria Soliman, APRN
Polly Sudario, APRN
Rekha Thoppil, APRN
Praveen Varghese, PA-C
Clinical Specialists
The department has approximately 15 dedicated moonlighters that are EM boarded
Oncologic Emergency Medicine Fellows
Karim Abdeldaem, M.D.
Pavitra Krishnamani, M.D.