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Clinical Science Faculty

Each person's name is linked to biographical data and publications (activity for all faculty by year is found at Scholarly Activity).

Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine, and Community Health : Internal Medicine : Neurobehavioral Sciences : Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine : Surgery

Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine, and Community Health faculty

  Area of Focus
Margaret A. Wilson, D.O., Professor and Chair Family Medicine
B. Douglas Blansit, MLS, MPS, Associate Professor Community Health
Michelle R. Colen, M.D., FAAFP, Assistant Professor Family Medicine
Michael F. French, B.S., Adjunct Instructor Community Health
Ronald R. Gaber, Ed.S., Associate Professor Community Health
John H. George, Ph.D., Professor Family Medicine
Melanie S. Grgurich, D.O., Assistant Professor Family Medicine
Lori A. Haxton, M.A., Instructor Community Health
Janet A. Head, Ed.D., M.S., R.N., Assistant Professor Community Health
John T. Heard, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Community Health
Roxana Ionas, M.D., Assistant Professor Family Medicine
Shawnee Kellison, FNP, Instructor Geriatrics/Gen. Internal Med.
Ian R. Levenson, D.O., Assistant Professor Family Medicine
Howard S. Levine, D.O., Assistant Professor Family Medicine
Jesse Lobb, M.D., FAAP, Assistant Professor Family Medicine
Daniel M. Martin, M.A., Instructor Community Health
Joseph W. Novinger, D.O., Assistant Professor Family Medicine
Stuart Porter, D.O., Assistant Professor Family Medicine
Curtis Roof, D.O., Assistant Professor Family Medicine
Kenneth Ross, D.O., Assistant Professor Family Medicine
Patricia S. Sexton, M.S., DHEd, Associate Professor Community Health
Jean L. Sidwell, M.A., Instructor Community Health
Jeffrey A. Suzewits, D.O., MPH, FAAFP, Assoc. Prof. Family Medicine

Staff
Marianne Romprey, Project Coordinator
Mary Robertson, Education Specialist
Kelcey Smith, Administrative Assistant

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Internal Medicine faculty

  Area of Focus
Lawrence L. Ciesemier, D.O., Assoc. Prof. & Chair Internal Medicine
Lloyd J. Cleaver, D.O., FAOCD, Professor Dermatology
John M. DeLeeuw, D.O., Assistant Professor Critical Care Medicine
Maria L. Evans, M.D., Associate Professor Pathology
Belinda R. Fender, M.D., Assistant Professor Pathology
David W. Gardner, M.D., Associate Professor Endocrinology
Robert D. Ligorsky, D.O., FACOI, FACP, FAHA, Professor Hematology & Oncology
John H. Rickelman, D.O., Assistant Professor Critical Care Medicine
Philip C. Slocum, D.O., FCCP, FACOI, FCCM, FACP, Professor Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

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Neurobehavioral Sciences faculty

  Area of Focus

G. Barry Robbins Jr., D.O., FACN,
Assoc. Prof. & Chair

Neurology
David E. Goldman, D.O., Associate Professor Psychiatry
Richard E. Hall, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Clinical Psychology
Sandy K. Slocum, B.A., Adjunct Assistant Instructor CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate services)
Eric J. Snider, D.O., C-NMM/OMM, Associate Professor Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

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Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine faculty

Karen T. Snider, D.O., C-NMM/OMM, Assoc. Professor & Chair
John C. Collins, D.O., C-FP/OMT, C-NMM/OMM, Assistant Professor
Kelly D. Halma, D.O., C-NMM/OMM, C-FP, Associate Professor
Michael D. Lockwood, D.O., FCA, C-SPOMM, C-FP, Professor
Billy W. Strait, D.O., C-NMM/OMM, Associate Professor
Robert P. Schneider, D.O., FAAFP, Assistant Professor
David O. Todd, D.O., Assistant Professor
Michael D. Waddington, D.O., Assistant Professor
Stephen Bergman, D.O., Assistant Professor

Staff Residents
Christopher Ngo, D.O., OGME-1
Erica Waddington, D.O., OGME-1
Conrad Schoenwald, D.O., OMM Plus One

Undergraduate Fellows
Michael Conte
Disa Finnsdottir
Regina Fleming
Kevin Furness
Tyler McGregor
Krista Willingham

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Surgery faculty

  Area of Focus
Toni R. Smith, D.O., FAOCA, Assoc. Professor & Chair Anesthesiology
John E. Bodell, D.O., FACOS, Professor General Surgery
Ralph O. Boling, D.O., Associate Professor Obstetrics & Gynecology
E. Glenn Browning, D.O., Associate Professor Orthopedics
Kelly D. Burchett, D.O., Assistant Professor Otorhinolaryngology
Timothy D. Ernst, D.O., Assistant Professor Anesthesiology
David S. Kermode, D.O., FACOS, Associate Professor General Surgery
Stephen D. Laird, D.O., FACOS, Associate Professor General Surgery
Laurence I. Miller, D.O., FACOO, Associate Professor Ophthalmology
Harry B. Young, D.O., Associate Professor Ophthalmology

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