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DMS Faculty

PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS and EDUCATORS

 

Dean, School of Medical Sciences (SMS)

Paula Miksa, DMS, EdS, PA-C, DFAAPA
DMS, with Distinction, Lincoln Memorial University
EdS, Lincoln Memorial University

Assistant Dean & Program Director, DMS

Daniel Anderson, DMSc, PA-C
Assistant Professor, DMS
DMSc, A.T. Still University
MPAS, Physician Assistant, Eastern Virginia Medical School
BS, Biological Sciences, Georgia State University

Core Faculty

Elizabeth Brownlee, DMS, PA-C
Assistant Professor, DMS
DMS, Butler University
MPAS, Physician Assistant, University of Florida
BS, Exercise and Sports Sciences, University of Florida

Megan Fox, DMSc, PA-C
Assistant Professor, DMS
DMSc, University of Lynchburg
MMS, Physician Assistant, Methodist University
BA, Biology, Cedarville University

Aisha Hussein, DMS, PA-C
Associate Professor, DMS
DMS, Lincoln Memorial University
MHS, Physician Assistant, Wayne State University
BS, Biological Sciences, Wayne State University

Clinical Faculty

Andrea Anderson, MPH, PA-C
Instructional Faculty, DMS
MS, Physician Assistant, Alderson Broaddus University
MPH, Epidemiology, Texas A&M Health Science Center - School of Rural Public Health
BS, Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston
Specialty: Psychiatry

James Crum, D.O.
Instructional Faculty, DMS
Medical School: Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship: Norton Community Hospital
Residency (Diagnostic Radiology): Grandview Medical Center
Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology 

David Escalante, M.D.
Instructional Faculty, DMS
Medical School: Universidad de Montemorelos
Internship: Hospital Adventista Silvestre
Residency (Internal Medicine): Baylor College of Medicine
Fellowship (Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism): Baylor College of Medicine
Speciality: Endocrinology

J. Rod Gimbel, M.D.
Instructional Faculty, DMS
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Internship: New York University Medical Center
Residency (Internal Medicine): New York University Medical Center
Fellowship (Cardiology): The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Fellowship (Cardiac Pacing & Electrophysiology): The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Fellowship (Cardiac Electrophysiology): University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Specialty: Cardiology, Electrophysiology

Jason Green, D.O.
Instructional Faculty, DMS
Medical School: Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency (Internal Medicine): East Tennessee State University, Johnson City
Fellowship (Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care): East Tennessee State University, Johnson City
Specialty: Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care

Kambiz Jahanian, M.D.
Instructional Faculty, DMS
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch
Residency (Adult Psychiatry): University of Texas Medical Branch
Specialty: Psychiatry

Sirisha Jasti, M.D.
Instructional Faculty, DMS
Medical School: Osmania Medical College
Residency (Internal Medicine): SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Fellowship (Gastroenterology & Hepatology): SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Fellowship (Advanced Endoscopy): Montefiore Medical Center
Specialty: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Advanced Endoscopy

Dana Johnson, PharmD
Instructional Faculty, DMS
PharmD, Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy
AS, Southeast Community College

Jaan Kelly, DMS, PA-C
Instructional Faculty, DMS
DMS, Lincoln Memorial University
MPA, Physician Assistant, Bethel University
BSN, Nursing, University of Tennessee – Knoxville, Tennessee
Specialty: Cardiology

Barbara Slusher, MSW, PA-C, DFAAPA
Instructional Faculty, DMS
MSW, Social Work, University of Maryland
BS, Physician Assistant Studies, University of North Texas
BA, Psychology and Social Work, University of Maryland
Specialty: Rheumatology

Urath Suresh, M.D.
Instructional Faculty, DMS
Medical School: Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom; University of Calcutta
Residency (Internal Medicine): St. Francis Medical Center
Fellowship (Transplant Fellowship in Nephrology): State University of New York
Fellowship (Clinical Laboratory Immunology): State University of New York
Fellowship (National Kidney Foundation): State University of New York
Specialty: Nephrology 

Hiediliza Tan, M.D.
Instructional Faculty, DMS
Medical School: University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Residency (Internal Medicine): University of Illinois at Chicago
Fellowship (Infectious Diseases): Medical College of Wisconsin
Specialty: Infectious Disease

Philip Waller, M.D.
Instructional Faculty, DMS
Medical School: Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University
Internship: Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge
Residency (Internal Medicine): Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge
Fellowship (Rheumatology): Medical University of South Carolina
Specialty: Rheumatology

Noor Yono, M.D.
Instructional Faculty, DMS
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean
Internship: AtlantiCare Medical Center
Residency (Neurology): North Shore - Long Island Jewish Hospital
Fellowship (Clinical Neurophysiology): North Shore - Long Island Jewish Hospital
Specialty: Neurology