Faculty

Brief Bio

 

Iannis E Adamopoulos, DPhil
Iannis E Adamopoulos, DPhil

Professor of Internal Medicine
Vice Chair of Research, Department of Internal Medicine
Professor of Clinical Translational Sciences
Member of the Graduate Faculty

PhD: University of Oxford (DPhil)
Postdoc: Washington University in St. Louis; DNAX Research Institute (Palo Alto, CA)
Areas of interest: Osteoimmunology, Immune–skeletal system interactions, Rheumatic diseases, Inflammatory arthritis.

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Michael Fallon, MD

Michael Fallon, MD

Professor, Tenure - Internal Medicine
Chair, Department of Medicine
Vice Dean, Clinical Affairs
Executive Director for Clinical Research

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital
Gastroenterology Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine
Areas of Interest: Complications of cirrhosis, portal hypertension management, liver transplant evaluation, chronic liver disease, upper and lower endoscopy.

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Yesenia Moreno,
MBA
Yesenia Moreno, MBA

Research Manager- Internal Medicine

Microbiology: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
Master of Business Administration: The University of Arizona, Eller College of Management
Areas of interest: Strategic research operations, financial stewardship of research portfolios, high-performing team leadership, regulatory and compliance governance, and continuous operational improvement. 

Nimit Agarwal, MD
Nimit Agarwal, MD

Associate Clinical Professor
Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Program Director, Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
Director, Center for Healthy Aging

Medical School: Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi, India
Internal Medicine Residency: Harlem Hospital Center, Columbia University
Geriatric Medicine Fellowship: Loyola University
Board Certifications: ABIM Internal Medicine, 2008 (recertification, 2018) and ABIM Geriatric Medicine, 2009
Areas of Interest: Innovative ways to provide geriatric care and utilizing technology to improve health care outcomes.

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Ali S. Al-Yaqoobi, MD
Ali S. Al-Yaqoobi, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Series - Internal Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Series - Biomedical Informatics
Theme Director, Biomedical Informatics (BMI)

Medical School: University of Anbar
Residency: Neurological Surgery, Ibn Al Haytham
Residency: Internal Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center
Internship: Internal Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center

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Elise J. Barney, DO
Elise J. Barney, DO

Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series - Internal Medicine, Division Of Nephrology
Director, Cardiovascular & Hematology Systems (CVH) Block

Medical School (DO): Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship: Traditional Rotating Osteopathic Medicine, Broward General Medical Center
Residency: Internal Medicine, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center and Phoenix VA Health Care System
Chief Resident: Internal Medicine, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
Fellowship: Hypertension, Olive View Medical Center
Fellowship: Nephrology, Olive View Medical Center

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Christian Bime, MD
Christian Bime, MD

Professor, Tenure
Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 

Medical School: University of Yaoundé (Cameroon)
Residency: Wayne State University
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
Areas of Interest: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), genetic factors in critical illness, novel biomarkers, adaptive clinical trials, critical care medicine, clinical trial design, medical education and mentorship, leadership during COVID-19 pandemic.

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Melisa Celaya, PhD

Melisa Celaya, PhD

Assistant Research Professor, Research Series

PhD: Epidemiology/Biostatistics, University of Arizona, College of Public Health
Areas of Interest: Obesity Medicine – Mentorship, Medical Education, Epidemiology, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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Andreia Zago
Chignalia,
PhD, PharmD

Andreia Zago
Chignalia,
PhD, PharmD            

Assistant Professor - Internal Medicine

Basic training: PharmD  - University of Sao Paulo
PhD: University of Sao Paulo
Postdoc: University of Illinois, Chicago
Areas of interest: Heart Failure, Acute Lung Injury, Mechanosensing, Oxidative Stress, Glycobiology.

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Shirin Doroudgar, PhD

Shirin Doroudgar, PhD

Assistant Professor, Tenure

PhD: Biology, University of California, San Diego
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Molecular Cardiology, San Diego State University
Areas of Interest: Unfolded Protein Response, Secreted Proteins, Proteostasis, Protein Synthesis, Heart Failure, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Cardiovascular Biology

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Ruth A. Franks Snedecor, MD

Ruth A. Franks Snedecor, MD

Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series - Internal Medicine, Division Of Hospital Medicine
Director, Subinternship Selectives - Undergraduate Medical Education
Co-director - Undergraduate Medical Education, Electives

Medical School (MD): University of Arizona, College of Medicine – Tucson
Residency: Internal Medicine, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center and Phoenix VA Health Care System

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Tyler Gallo, PharmD

Tyler Gallo, PharmD

Assistant Research Professor, Research Series

PharmD: University of Arizona
Areas of Interest: Clinical decision support, Pharmacogenomics, Medication safety, Adverse Drug Events

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Inna P. Gladysheva, PhD, MS

Inna P. Gladysheva, PhD, MS

Research Professor, Research Series 

Master's (MS): Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University
PhD: Biokinetic and Catalyze, Moscow State University
Research Fellowship: Targeted Drug Delivery, Moscow State University
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: Cardiovascular Biology and Diseases, Harvard University, School of Public Health
Areas of Interest: Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy

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Christopher Glembotski, PhD

Christopher Glembotski, PhD

Professor, Tenure - Internal Medicine
Vice Dean – Research
Director, Translational Cardiovascular Research Center

PhD: Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Molecular Physiology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Areas of Interest: Translational Biomedical Research, Unfolded Protein Response, Ischemia/Reperfusion, Hypertrophy, Heart Failure, ER Stress Response, Cardiac, ATF6

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C. William Heise, MD

C. William Heise, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Series 
Residency: Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center

Fellowship: The U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix
Board Certifications: Family Medicine and Medical Toxicology
Areas of Interest: Critical care toxicology, precision medicine and clinical decision support

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Edmond Hsieh, MD, PhD

Edmond Hsieh, MD, PhD

Visiting Professor

MD: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
PhD: D.Phil., University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Postdoc training: Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
Areas of interest: innate immunity, regenerative immunology, translational immunotherapy.

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Judith A. Hunt, MD

Judith A. Hunt, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Series - Internal Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Series - Child Health

Medical School (MD): University of Arizona, College of Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center/PCH
Fellowship: Rural Facility Development

Sriram Iyengar, PhD

Sriram Iyengar, PhD

Associate Research Professor, Research Series - Internal Medicine
Director, Clinical Outcomes Research - Internal Medicine

PhD: Computer Science, The Ohio State University, 1995
MS: Statistics, The Ohio State University, 1980
MSc: Electrical Communications Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, 1977
BTech: Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 1974
Areas of Interest: Data Science, Community Health

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Tobias Jakobi, PhD

Tobias Jakobi, PhD

Assistant Professor, Tenure

PhD: Bioinformatics, Universität Bielefeld
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Bioinformatics, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Bioinformatics, Heidelberg University, University Hospital

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Mrinalini Kala, PhD

Mrinalini Kala, PhD

Associate Research Professor, Research Series
Director, Department of Internal Medicine Biobank

PhD: Cancer Immunology, Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Postdoctoral Immunology Fellowship: The Scripps Research Institute
Areas of Interest: Biobanking; infectious disease mechanisms (host–pathogen interactions); immunology; flow cytometry; cancer; autoimmunity

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Bijun Sai Kannadath, MBBS

Bijun Sai Kannadath, MBBS

Assistant Research Professor, Research Series - Internal Medicine
Assistant Research Professor, Research Series - Pathology

Medical School: Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Biomedical Informatics
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery: Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research
Areas of Interest: Machine Learning, Data Visualization, Clinical AI, Big Data

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Ken Knox, MD

Ken Knox, MD

Professor, Tenure
Vice Dean, Academic and Faculty Affairs

Medical School: Ohio State University
Residency: Ohio State University
Fellowship: Indiana University
Areas of Interest: Bronchoalveolar lavage as a clinical and research tool, mucosal immunity and the microbiome, the role of HIV and chronic viral infections in aging, endemic fungal diseases and diagnostics, sarcoidosis and immunological lung diseases, fellowship training quality, faculty life and career progression, BAL, PFTs, sarcoid, valley fever, ILD, lung immunology.

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Hyok Joon Kwon, PhD

Hyok Joon Kwon, PhD

Associate Research Professor, Research Series

PhD: University of Calgary
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Molecular Immunology, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

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Mi Jung Kwon, PhD

Mi Jung Kwon, PhD

Associate Research Professor, Research Series

PhD: University of Calgary
Postdoctoral Fellowship: National Cancer Institute

Steven A. Lieberman, MD

Steven A. Lieberman, MD

Professor, Tenure

Medical School (MD): University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Residency: Internal Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Fellowship: Endocrinology, Stanford University Medical Center
Areas of Interest: Endocrinology

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Kevin Liu, MD

Kevin Liu, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Interim Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Program Director, Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
(GI Executive Leadership Committee)

Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Gastroenterology Fellowship: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

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James A. Lindgren, MD

James A. Lindgren, MD

Clinical Professor, Clinical Series - Internal Medicine
Clinical Professor, Clinical Series - Child Health
Clinical Professor, Clinical Series - Emergency Medicine
Director, Center for Simulation and Innovation - Undergraduate Medical Education, Simulation Center

Medical School (MD): University of Washington, School of Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center/PCH

Tim Marlowe, PhD

Tim Marlowe, PhD

Associate Professor - Internal Medicine

PhD: Molecular Pharmacology & Cancer Therapeutics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Arizona
Areas of Interests: Therapeutic Discovery, Focal Adhesion Kinase, Anticancer Drug Discovery

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Jonas Marschall, MD, MSc

Jonas Marschall, MD, MSc

Professor, Clinical Scholar
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases

Medical School: University of Basel, Switzerland
Residency: General Surgery, Spitalregion Furstenland Toggenburg
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cantonspital Bruderholtz
Internal Medicine, Regionalspital Emmental Services
Fellowship: Epidemiology, University of Basel, Switzerland
Infectious Disease, Washington University School of Medicine Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Areas of Interest: Hospital Epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, orthopedic infections, urinary tract infections, and preventing health care-associated infections.

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Janet R. Maurer, MD

Janet R. Maurer, MD

Clinical Professor, Clinical Series - Internal Medicine, Division Of Pulmonary
Director, Pulmonary, Renal Acid-Base (PRAB) Block - Undergraduate Medical Education
Director, Healthcare Transformation Theme - Undergraduate Medical Education

Medical School (MD): University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: Internal Medicine, Grady Hospital, Emory University
Fellowship: Pulmonary and Critical Care
Master of Business Administration (MBA): Cleveland State University

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Marci P. Moffitt, MD

Marci P. Moffitt, MD

Professor, Educator Scholar - Internal Medicine
Director - Undergraduate Medical Education, Doctoring

Medical School (MD): University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Chief Resident: Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Master of Public Health (MPH): University of Arizona
Areas of Interest: Medical Education

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Christian Nasr, MD

Christian Nasr, MD

Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Endocrinology

Medical School: St. Joseph University – Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
Residency: Internal Medicine – Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, New York
Fellowship: Endocrinology and Metabolism – Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
Areas of Interest: Thyroidology, thyroid neoplasia, thyroid eye disease

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Moises Ilan Nevah, MD

Moises Ilan Nevah, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director
(GI Executive Leadership Committee)

Medical School: University of Panama Medical School
Residency: St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center Teaching Hospital, Columbia University
Fellowships: Gastroenterology, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and Advanced Transplant Hepatology, University of California, San Francisco
Areas of Interest: Transplant Hepatology, gastroenterology, internal medicine.

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Cheryl W. O'Malley, MD

Cheryl W. O'Malley, MD

Professor, Clinical Scholar - Internal Medicine, Division Of Hospital Medicine
Vice Dean - Graduate Medical Education

Medical School (MD): University of Arizona, College of Medicine
Internship: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Residency: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Chief Resident: Pediatrics
Areas of Interest: Professionalism, Medical Education, Health and Well-Being

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James Prister, MD

James Prister, MD

Associate Dean, Clinical Curriculum, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine

Medical School (MD): Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: Internal Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Chief Resident: Internal Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

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Hongyu Qiu, MD, PhD

Hongyu Qiu, MD, PhD

Professor, Tenure

Medical School (MD): Tongji Medical University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Areas of Interest: Therapeutic and Translational Research, Epigenetic/Genetic Regulation, Cardiovascular Inflammation, Cardiovascular Diseases, Aging-related Cardiovascular Pathologies

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Guy L. Reed, MD, MS

Guy L. Reed, MD, MS

Professor, Tenure - Internal Medicine
Dean Emeritus

Medical School: Stanford University, Medical School
Residency: Internal Medicine
Cardiology Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital
Medicine Research Fellowship: Havard Medical School
Areas of Interest: Thromboembolism, Stroke, Heart Failure

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Anne-Michelle Ruha, MD

Anne-Michelle Ruha, MD

Professor of Medicine and Emergency Medicine
Director, Department of Medical Toxicology, Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix
Medical Director, Banner Pharmacy Services

Medical School: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
Residency: Morristown Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
Board Certifications: Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology and Addiction Medicine
Areas of Interests: Acute care toxicology, drug intoxication and withdrawal syndromes, medication safety and envenomations

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Sofiyan Saleem, PhD

Sofiyan Saleem, PhD

Assistant Research Professor, Research Series

PhD: Hamdard University
Areas of Interest: Venous Thrombosis, Thromboembolism, Stroke, Pathology, Myocardial Infarction, Cerebral Ischemic Injury

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Saad Sammani, MD, PhD

Saad Sammani, MD, PhD

Associate Professor - Internal Medicine

Medical School: University of Aleppo, Faculty of Medicine.
Residency: Ministry of Health, Al-Razi Hospital, Aleppo, Syria, General/Cardiac Surgery
MS: Clinical Translational Sciences, Perfusion Sciences. University of Arizona
PhD: Clinical Translational Sciences, University of Arizona
Areas of interest: Acute lung injury/ARDS, PAH, and other lung diseases

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Shalini Sharma, PhD

Shalini Sharma, PhD

Associate Professor, Tenure

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Regulation of Pre-mRNA Splicing
Areas of Interest: Myeloid Malignancies, Hematopoiesis, Pre-mRNA splicing

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Abha Singh, MD, RhMSUS

Abha Singh, MD, RhMSUS

Associate Clinical Professor
Chief, Division of Rheumatology

Medical School: All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Fellowship: Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

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Roderick Tung, MD

Roderick Tung, MD

Professor, Tenure
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Director, Cardiovascular Center, Banner – UMC Phoenix

Medical School: Northwestern University Medical School
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Fellowships: Cardiovascular Disease, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and Electrophysiology, Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Board Certifications: Internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology

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Dong Wang, PhD, MD

Dong Wang, PhD, MD

Assistant Research Professor, Research Series

Medical School: Beihua University, Medical College of BeiHua
PhD: Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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Jiayou Wang, PhD

Jiayou Wang, PhD

Assistant Research Professor, Research Series

PhD: Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Biology/Pathology, Northeast Ohio Medical University

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Fredric Wondisford,MD

Fredric Wondisford,MD

Professor, Tenure
Dean, College of Medicine - Phoenix

Medical School (MD): Northeastern Ohio College of Medicine
Internship: Internal Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
Residency: Internal Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
Fellowship: Endocrinology Research, National Institute of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Chief Fellow: Endocrinology Research, National Institute of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Master of Business Administration (MBA): Healthcare Management and Leadership, Cornell University, Johnson College of Business
Master of Science (MS): Health Policy Research, Cornell University, Weill Medical College
Areas of Interest: Thyroid Cancer, Endocrinology, Diabetes

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Raymond L. Woosley, PhD, MD

Raymond L. Woosley, PhD, MD

Research Professor, Research Series - Internal Medicine
Research Professor, Research Series - Biomedical Informatics
Co-director, Division of Clinical Data Analytics and Decision Support - Internal Medicine

Medical School: University of Miami
Residency: Vanderbilt University
PhD: Pharmacology, University of Louisville
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Pharmacology, University of Louisville
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University
Research Interests: Data Analytics, C-Path, Biomedical Informatics

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Lisa Yanez-Fox, EdD

Lisa Yanez-Fox, EdD

Assistant Professor, Educator Scholar

Doctor of Education (EdD): Arizona State University

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Liya Yin, MD, PhD

Liya Yin, MD, PhD

Professor, Tenure - Internal Medicine

Medical School (MD): Wuhan University School of Medicine
Master of Science (MS): Biomedical Engineering, Wuhan University School of Medicine
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): Molecular Cardiology, Wuhan University School of Med
Areas of Interest: Regulation of Coronary Circulation, Heart Failure, Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetes, Diabetic Cardiomyopathy, Coronary Collateral Growth, Cardiovascular Regeneration

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Manal Zein-Hammoud, PhD

Manal Zein-Hammoud, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Series

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): Biochemistry, Neuromuscular Physiology Research, Concordia University

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Yanqiao Zhang, MD

Yanqiao Zhang, MD

Professor, Tenure - Internal Medicine
Director, Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Program

MD, MS: Wuhan University School of Medicine
Areas of Interest: Therapy of Metabolic Disorders, Fatty Liver, Diabetes - Cardiometabolic Diseases, Atherosclerosis

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