Trinity School of Medicine Faculty

At Trinity School of Medicine, our aim is to provide our students a scientific foundation for the student's further medical education and to begin to equip each student for a lifetime of learning, research and/or clinical care and community service. Even though we are a young institution, we have found a great deal of success early on by offering a blend of full time and visiting professors utilizing interdisciplinary blocks that present the basic science in a clinical context co-directed by basic science and clinical faculty. The Milton Cato Memorial Hospital and teaching staff have become an integral part of our team and a significant reason for our initial success.

We are proud to present some of the finest educators in North America, the United Kingdom and from around the globe as our distinguished faculty at Trinity School of Medicine!

Our Faculty is listed below in the following order:

Faculty | Clinical Professors

Richard B. Roberts, M.D. FACP – Dean and Chief Academic Officer

Dr. Roberts is also Professor Emeritus of Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Adjunct Professor at The Rockefeller University, and Emeritus Attending Physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.

Dr. Roberts received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Dartmouth College and Temple University School of Medicine. Following his residency in Internal Medicine, he served two years at the Walter Reed Army Institute for Research. He was then Guest Investigator and Assistant Professor in the Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology at The Rockefeller University. He then joined the faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College and has served as Chief of the Infectious Diseases Division, Internship Committee Chairman, Vice Chairman of Medicine, Acting Chairman of Medicine, and Director and Associate Dean for Affiliations at Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Dr. Roberts was awarded the New York Hospital medical house-staff teaching award, the teaching award from the second year medical school class twice and was recognized by the senior classes of 1995, 1996, 1998 and 1999 as one of the 16 most respected teachers at Weill Cornell Medical College (Senior Class List for Commitment and Excellence in Teaching established in 1995). Dr. Roberts also served as Chairman of both the Committee on Infections (for 17 years) and Subcommittee on Anti-infective Use (12 years) and as Co-Chairman of the Joint Committee on Anti-infective Use (8 years). His recent research interests at the Rockefeller University have included the molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant Gram positive pathogens. 

Dr. Roberts has authored more than one hundred and forty articles in infectious diseases, written over thirty book chapters, and edited two textbooks. He has published studies on vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. He also serves on the editorial board of several journals.

Edward S. Johnson, MD – Dean, Caribbean Studies

Dr. Edward S. Johnson is a Board Certified Internist and Infectious Disease Physician who is Director of Infection Control and a Consultant in Infectious Diseases at the Clara Maass Medical Center and Wound Care Center in Belleville, New Jersey for the past 25 years. His major affiliations and appointments have included being the Program Director of the Infectious Disease Fellowship Program at St. Michael’s Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey until 2000 and Professor of Medicine at Seton Hall School of Graduate Medical Education. He was the Dean of Kingstown Medical College, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a major affiliate of Saint George’s University, Grenada, the West Indies from 1996 until February 2008. His appointments at St. George’s included that of Professor of Microbiology, Course Director of Pathophysiology, and the Director of University Health Services in Grenada and Saint Vincent from 1998 until February 2008.

After developing the Peter Ho Memorial HIV Clinic at St. Michael’s Medical Center in Newark, NJ in 1982, Dr. Johnson’s efforts were devoted to the treatment and prevention of Opportunistic Infections in Immune Compromised patients, training Infectious Disease Fellows, and pursuing antimicrobial clinical trials and research with a focus on skin and skin structure infections. He was a member of the Mycosis Study Group (1993-1998) and remains active with the Infectious Disease Society of American as an elected member (1983) and is certified by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. His most recent work includes: Development of an HIV vertical transmission program for the Country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Establishing the Clara Maass Traveler’s Resource, a non-profit clinic and advisory system based at the Clara Maass Medical Center, which provides immunizations, prophylaxis and counseling for traveler’s, including the immune compromised patient; and providing continuing medical education programs in the developing countries of the Windward Islands of the southern Caribbean in conjunction with Seton Hall University, NJ. Dr. Johnson serves as a Professor of Clinical Studies and as course director for Doctor, Patient and Society

Introduction to Clinical Medicine/Clinical Applications

Manny Suarez, MD - Dean of Clinical Sciences

Dr. Manuel Suarez represents a model for the successful Trinity School of Medicine graduate – himself a successful US trained international medical school graduate. His clinical training, internships and fellowships have taken place in some of the best medical centers in the US, including St. Michael’s Medical Center in Newark, NJ, the University of Miami Affiliated Hospitals: Jackson Memorial Hospital, the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Miami and Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach. Dr. Suarez’s unique life experience and understanding of the international medical graduate (IMG) provides special insight for the Trinity student. He brings with him board certifications in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine as well as certification in Age Management and radiologic technology. He has over 15 publications in prestigious journals including JAMA, Chest, and Archives of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Suarez brings more than 20 years of clinical and teaching experience. He employs a common-sense practical evidence-based medical approach, which we will impart to the successful Trinity student. It’s an approach that will make the Trinity graduate competitive with any medical graduate in the world.

Chair of Pharmacology

Andreas Reymann MD - Associate Dean

Andreas Reymann, M.D. is a Medical graduate of the University of Hamburg, Germany. In 1981, he joined the profession as one of the youngest MDs ever registered with the State of Hamburg Medical Board. Subsequently, he obtained Medical Board Certification in Pharmacology. In 1999 his Alma Mater awarded him the distinguished academic degrees of Habilitation and Venia Legendi for Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology. At the then 1400-bed University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, he helped to initiate Clinical Pharmacology counseling services on the wards and the first Therapeutic Pain Conference. He was a medical consultant within the fields of obstetrics, surgical intensive care, and anesthesiology. He has an extensive record of teaching Specialty Nurses, Dentists, postgraduate MDs, and PharmDs. His publication record includes more than 50 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and reviews. His research addressed the topic of cytostatic drug resistance in cancer treatment. He continues to serve as a peer reviewer for scientific journals. In 2000, he was appointed Professor of Pharmacology by a Caribbean Medical University and eventually promoted to Department Chair of Pathophysiology. Pharmacology, and Advanced Clinical Skills at the School's St. Vincent campus.

Pharmacology: Intro to Pharmacology - Visiting Faculty

Hans P. Baer, PhD

Dr. Baer studied Chemistry in Germany at the University of Darmstadt and the Max-Planck-Institute for Medical Chemistry in Goettingen. He then transferred to Pharmacology via postdoctoral training at the University of British Columbia, Canada, from 1995-6 and the AMA Institute for Biomedical Research in Chicago from 1997-9. He then assumed a professorial position and career in the Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta , Canada, in 1969. In 1985 he took up a posting at the Abha campus of King Saud University in Saudi Arabia and in 1986 a Senior Scientist position at the Research Center of King Feisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh.

Dr. Baer did research on molecular aspects of cellular regulation, studying adenylyl cyclase in fat cells and smooth muscle as well as amine and adenosine receptors. He investigated the role of adenosine and nucleotides in the regulation of heart function and smooth muscle and, in Saudi Arabia, did drug development work regarding tropical diseases like leishmaniasis using cytotoxic nucleosides. In 1994 he assumed a professorship at Kingstown Medical College in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from which he resigned in 2007.

During his teaching career, Dr. Baer has adopted and promoted the use of digital technologies, the Internet and presentation technologies in lecture hall and small group teaching, including the routine recording of lectures for student use and review. Currently Dr. Baer is developing pharmacology teaching modules accessible to students via the Internet.

Immunology & Microbiology - Visiting Faculty

James T. Barrett, PhD

Professor James T. Barrett is a graduate of the University of Iowa and former Course Director of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Missouri School Of Medicine.  He has several well received text books of Immunology and Microbiology to his credit including his very well known Textbook of Immunology which spanned 5 editions and 20 years of publication.  Jim enjoys teaching in the Caribbean and has expanded his Bio to include research and teaching projects in Sweden, Uruguay, Mexico, Taiwan, and Nigeria.   Jim thrives on contact with students of varied cultural and educational backgrounds and will continue adding to his impressive biography as a Visiting Professor at Trinity.

Physiology - Visiting Faculty

Robert G. Carroll, Ph.D.

Robert G. Carroll earned his Ph.D. in 1981 under the direction of Dr. David F. Opdyke at the Department of Physiology of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Newark. Following a 3 year post-doc at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS under the sponsorship of Drs. Thomas E. Lohmeier and Arthur C. Guyton, he moved to East Carolina University in 1984 as an Assistant Professor of Physiology. He is currently Professor of Physiology at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, and holds adjunct appointment in the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Rob is the past chair the Education Committee for the American Physiological Society, and is a member of the Education Committee of the International Union of Physiological Sciences. He is the editor of the journal “Advances in Physiology Education”. In the past, he served on the USMLE Step I Physiology Test Material Development Committee of the National Board of Medical Examiners, and as Secretary for the International Association of Medical Science Educators. In 2002, he was recognized in the inaugural class of Master Educators at the Brody School of Medicine, and received the Arthur C. Guyton Physiology Educator of the Year from the American Physiological Society in 2004. He received the Outstanding Alumni Award from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 2005, and the Scholar-Teacher Award from East Carolina University in 2007.

Behavioral Science - Visiting Faculty

Campbell M. Clark, Ph.D.

Dr. Clark is currently a full professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. His undergraduate degree was a B. Sc. (Psychology) from McGill University, Montreal, P.Q. His graduate education consisted of M.A. (Research Methods and Statistics, UBC) and a Ph.D. (Neuropsychology, University of Victoria). Subsequently, he was a Fogarty International Post-Doctoral Fellow at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., USA for three years. His supervisor was Dr. Robert Kessler, Head, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Section of the Nuclear Medicine Department, Clinical Centre. His research interest may be broadly defined as brain/ behaviour relationships. To examine this area, he has combined imaging techniques such as PET and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with neuropsychological assessment techniques in a variety of clinical populations. These populations include Schizophrenia, Depression, Huntington’s chorea, Turner Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and Multiple Sclerosis as well as high altitude populations such as Sherpas. His most recent work involves the measurement of myelin in the corpus callosum and its relationship to cognitive development in children. He has over 100 publications in peer reviewed journals.

With respect to education, he has coordinated and taught courses on the Behavioural Sciences in Medicine, Psychological Assessment and Research Methods at UBC. In addition, he is well-versed in Problem Based Learning (PBL), having been involved in case development and a tutor for the last ten years. His educational philosophy is a hybrid of the traditional lecture format coupled with PBL styled interactions in the classroom.

Clinical experience includes being the Director of Psychological Services at British Columbia’s foremost rehabilitation hospital, G.F. Strong as well as the assessment and treatment of a variety of psychiatric conditions.

Anatomy

James Coey, BM BCh, BSc (Hons), DTM&H

Dr. Coey hails from Ireland but crossed the sea to attend the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne where he received a Honors degree in Physiology and a Medical Degree from the University of Southampton. Initially set on surgery, he passed the MRCS Part I & II January 2006 and Part III in Feb. 2008. Honors and awards include Distinction in Pediatrics and the Sutton Prize for Surgery. His previous appointments include: clinical placements in General Surgery, Acute Medicine & Paediatric Surgery at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. Dr Coey has also taught anatomy in the Departments of Anatomy, University of Cambridge and Trinity College, Dublin. He has recently been a Clinical Teaching Fellow at Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, working closely with Professor Peter Abrahams FRCS, FRCR, DO (Hon) who is one of the world’s most distinguished Clinical Anatomists. Medicine has enabled Dr Coey to travel the world with placements in South Africa, Harvard, Haiti, India & Thailand to name but a few, which have led to a Postgraduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine. Dr. Coey has also gained Postgraduate Certification in Medical Education and will serve as Associate Professor of Anatomy.

Neuroscience: Neurophysiology/Neuroanatomy - Visiting Faculty

Paul E. Cooper, MD, FRCPC

A frequent visitor to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines where he has taught medical students for over three decades, Dr. Cooper is highly esteemed by his students and patients alike in the region. He returns to Saint Vincent as a Visiting Professor to lead the Neuroscience teaching at Trinity School of Medicine. Board Certified in Neurology by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Paul is the recipient of more than 20 outstanding teacher/lecturer awards, is the author of peer reviewed publications and the regular contributor of chapters to major textbooks in Neuroscience. His areas of expertise include General Neurology, Headache evaluation and management, and Neuroendocrinology.

Dr. Cooper is Associate Professor of Neurology with appointments in the Division of Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences and the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, in the Department of Medicine at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. He serves as the Integrated Senior Medical Director for the Clinical Neurological Sciences and Clinical Support Services (includes Diagnostic Imaging and Laboratories) at London Health Sciences Center and St. Joseph’s Health Care in London, Ontario, Canada as well as Associate Chief of Neurology at both institutions.

Epidemiology - Visiting Faculty

Clemon George Ph.D

Dr. Clemon George, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada and a Canadian Institutes for Health Research New Investigator in the area of HIV/AIDS. Dr. George was born in Dominica and received his university education in Canada at Memorial University of Newfoundland (BSc-Biology), University of Saskatchewan (MSc – Community Health and Epidemiology) and L’universite Laval (Ph.D – Epidemiology). He did postdoctoral training at St. Michael’s Hospital (Toronto). Dr. George’s research focuses on the application of social research theories to HIV epidemiology.

Physiology:  Cardiology/Cardiovascular - Visiting Faculty

Grady H. Hendrix, MD
Internal Medicine and Cardiology

Dr. Hendrix is a long time visitor and friend of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Having long taught Physician’s and medical students in the region, Grady has attended cardiac patients at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital or District Clinics of St. Vincent for 30 years. Often, he has arranged for and personally provided care for many of his patients after their transfer to the US when in cardiac crisis.

Dr. Hendrix is a graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine where he continues as a long time faculty member and former director of cardiac research. He has been active in clinical cardiology, invasive cardiology, clinical trials of new cardiac drugs and is author of over 100 journal articles and abstracts. A favorite teacher in this region, Grady joins us at “Trinity” to teach Cardiac Physiology and Pathophysiology.

Neuroscience: Neurophysiology/Neuroanatomy - Visiting Faculty

Jonathan Hore, Ph.D

Dr. Hore is Professor of Physiology in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. He has extensive experience in teaching undergraduate and medical students in the areas of Neurophysiology and Rehabilitation Neuroscience. He has won a number of prizes for teaching including the major teaching award at his home university. Among his areas of research interest and expertise are the role of the cerebellum in movement coordination, specifically hand-arm movements and their disorders. Author of more than 50 peer reviewed articles in highly cited journals, Dr. Hore has been a long-standing member of the Society for Neuroscience and the Canadian Physiological Society. He is a referee for more than 10 journals and research organizations and has given research talks around the world.

Physiology:  Nephrology - Visiting Faculty

Andrew A House, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Dr. Andrew House was born in Port Arthur, Canada in 1966. He graduated with an Honours Degree in Pharmacology and Physiology from the University of Western Ontario in 1988, a Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Ottawa in 1992, then completed his residency in Internal Medicine and Nephrology in Ottawa in 1997. He completed a Masters in Epidemiology & Biostatistics from the University of Western Ontario in 2002, and he is an Associate Professor of Medicine at UWO. He is currently the Associate Chair of Nephrology at UWO, and the Chief of Nephrology and Director of Hemodialysis at University Hospital, London. His interests include continuous renal replacement therapy, renal physiology, cardiorenal syndrome and cardiovascular diseases in renal patients.

Introduction to Clinical Medicine/Clinical Applications

Frances Jack, MD

Dr. Jack hails from St. Vincent and completed her pre-medical program and her MD program at the St. Georges University School of Medicine (2003). She completed an internship at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital in Kingstown, St. Vincent (2005) and was certified as a medical practitioner with the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in 2006. She has taught at the Girl’s High School in St. Vincent and has served as a District Medical Officer in the Cedars and Mesopotamia districts and as a medical Officer, A&E Milton Cato Memorial Hospital. Since January2007 she has served as a Clinical Tutor at the St. Georges University School of Medicine, True Blue Campus in Grenada. Dr. Jack joins us at Trinity as a Clinical Tutor in the Clinical Medicine Department.

Neuroscience: Neurophysiology/Neuroanatomy - Visiting Faculty

Michael D. Kawaja, Ph.D

Dr. Michael Kawaja is Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada. He is author of more than sixty peer reviewed journal articles, review papers and chapters of text books. His research is focused on the structural and functional repair of the nervous system by understanding the role of growth factors and their receptor. Dr. Kawaja is a respected lecturer, researcher and often is called upon as peer reviewer of both grants and journal articles. In addition to his long list of grants, he has more than 10 awards for both his scholarly activities in teaching and research.

Based on his research regarding the repair of the nervous system, Dr. Kawaja holds a Patent for a method of using genetically modified cells to treat defects, disease and damage of the central nervous system.

Physiology - Visiting Faculty

J. Gary Meszaros, Ph.D.

Dr. Meszaros is currently Associate Professor Physiology and Pharmacology at Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy in Rootstown, Ohio. Dr. Meszaros is a graduate of the College of Wooster, OH and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, TX.

Dr. Meszaros will join Trinity’s visiting faculty in May, 2009 lecturing block sessions in Physiology.

Neurology - Visiting Faculty

Tracey Milligan, M.D.

Dr. Milligan is a graduate from the University of New Mexico and obtained her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. She completed her residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and at Massachusetts General Hospital in Neurology and followed with a 2-year fellowship in EEG and Epilepsy at Brigham and Women’s hospital. She treats adolescents and adults with epilepsy and is interested in difficult-to-control seizures and in neurology education. Dr. Milligan is an instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School and Associate Neurologist, Brigham and Women’s and Faulkner Hospitals, Boston, MA. Brigham and Women’s hospital is an affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

Physiology - Visiting Faculty

Marshall H. Montrose

Dr. Montrose is currently Professor and Chair of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He previously served as interim chair for the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology at Indiana University School of Medicine and was Associate Professor of Medicine (GI Division) and Physiology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Dr. Montrose is no stranger to international studies having spent several years in Zurich, Switzerland as a Postdoctoral fellow, laboratory of H. Murer at the University of Zurich.

Dr. Montrose will be joining the visiting faculty staff at Trinity School of Medicine in May of 2009.

RESEARCH INTERESTS - Membrane and cell physiology of epithelial cells, as related to ion absorption and secretion. Role of pH microdomains and epithelial barrier in regulating mucosal defense and the function of stomach and colon. Cell physiology of transepithelial ion transport (linkages between cellular volume, pH and ion homeostasis and tissue transport functions). Disruptions of epithelial function caused by cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease, gastritis, colon cancer and infectious diseases. Advanced imaging (multi-photon and confocal microscopy) in light microscopy permitting translational research with clinical specimens via appraisal of endogenous fluorophores, drug imaging, and cellular function.

Physiology:  Cardiology/Cardiovascular - Visiting Faculty

Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Physiology/Cardiology

Dr. Nanjundappa is Associate Professor of Medicine and General Surgery at West Virginia University School of Medicine, Charleston, West Virginia. He is a Board Certified Cardiologist and Interventionalist. Researcher, Teacher, and Internationalist, “Aravinda” has been a frequent visitor and is a past faculty member of the School of Medicine in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He has participated in and assisted with the organization of the Annual Cardiology Symposium which is held annually in Saint Vincent under the patronage of the Governor General, His Excellency, Sir Dr. Frederick N. Ballantyne. Recipient of numerous teaching, research awards and grants, Dr. Nanjundappa is author of more than 60 peer review journal articles and text book chapters. A frequent National and International guest lecturer, he serves on the editorial boards of 8 journals including: Angiology; Interventional Cardiology (Associate Editor); and The Internet Journal of Endovascular Medicine (Chief Medical Editor). Dr. Nanjundappa has participated in several important Clinical Trials including: CLEVER, CORAL, CAPTURE, CREST, HERCULES, MOBILITY, and CHOICES. It is with great pleasure and immense pride that “Trinity” welcomes Dr. “Dappa” back to Saint Vincent!

Physiology:  Cardiology/Cardiovascular - Visiting Faculty

Thach Nguyen, MD
Physiology/Cardiology

Dr. Nguyen is an Internationally renowned Cardiologist, author and educator. Currently, he holds Clinical/Academic appointments at Indiana University and the Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. Among his many achievements he has recently Edited and Authored: Management of Complex Cardiovascular Problems (3rd Edition 2007, Wiley Blackwell, NJ) and Simple Cardiology: The Clinical, Evidenced Based Medicine and Cost Effectiveness Approach (To be published in English and Chinese in 2009). “Thach” is Principal Investigator for several Clinical Trials including: SYMPHONY; GUSTO; RESCUE-ACS; CETP; PERISCOPE; Stradivarius; IMPROVE-IT; TRACER: and SATURN studies.

Past president of the Asian-American Medical Society, Dr. Nguyen is featured in: Who’s Who in America; Who’s Who in the World; Who’s Who in Science and Engineering; and Who’s Who in Health Care and Medicine. “Thach” brings an International and Humanitarian view of the world to “Trinity”!

Introduction to Clinical Medicine/Clinical Applications

Mignonette Relatado-Sotto, MD

Dr. Sotto was awarded the MD degree from the Cebu Institute of Medicine (Philippines) in 1991. She completed a post-graduate internship in the Philippines and served as a resident physician in Obstetrics and Gynecology from 1993 – 2001. From 2001 to 2004 she served as a senior medical officer at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital and from 2005 -2007 she was a clinical tutor for students at the Kingstown Medical College. In 2007 she joined St. George’s University as a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Pharmacology (Grenada). Dr. Sotto has joined us at Trinity University as a Clinical Instructor.

Histology and Pathology

Krishna Tadepalli, MBBS, MD

Dr. Krishna Tadepalli holds the MBBS degree (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) degree from the Rangaraya Medical College Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India. He also holds the Doctor in Medicine (MD-Pathology) from the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad India 2003. Dr. Tadepalli has been teaching since 2000 – first at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), department of pathology – graduate program in Nursing; and concurrently in Lab Technology – a post graduate diploma course. In 2004 he joined the SVS Medical College at Mehaboobnagar, Andhra Pradesh, India – and taught general and systemic pathology. Since 2004 he served as associate professor and course director at the American University of Antigua, College of Medicine where he established the pathology department, developed the study plan for the USMLE Step 1 and prepared students for the NBME Shelf examination. During his tenure at AUA, Dr. Tadepalli has been chosen as best faculty of the year award (2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008). He also received best faculty award (excellence in teaching – semester 3 and 4 – in 2006 and 2007. Dr. Tadepalli will teach histology in his first semester at Trinity and in May will begin service as course director and associate professor of Pathology.

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics

Usha Tadepalli, MBBS, MD

Dr. Tadepalli holds the MBBS degree from the Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada, AP, India, 1996. She also holds the Doctor of Medicine degree (Biochemistry) from the Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India, 2003. From 1997 to 2000 Dr. Tadepalli had her own private medical practice in Secunderabad, AP, and India. From April 2004 to December 2004 she served on the faculty and as Chair (acting) of the Army College of Dental Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. And from May 2005 to present she has served as associate professor, Department of Biochemistry and medical genetics with the American University of Antigua, School of Medicine. Her full time teaching responsibilities have taken place from June 2000 to the present. Dr. Tadepalli has received excellence in teaching award (2006), Professor Appreciation Award (2007) Best Med 2 professor in 2000 and 2008. Dr. Tadepalli is an Associate Professor and will teach Biochemistry, Molecular Biology

Physiology:  Respiratory/Pulmonary - Visiting Faculty

Mark Williams, MD, FCCM, FCCP

Mark Williams is an experienced clinician, educator and researcher with a diverse background that increases his ability to effectively communicate with medical students. Dr. Williams graduated with a B.S. in Biology from Indiana University and complete his MD at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He received his Internal Medicine training at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina where he received excellent training in oncology and pulmonary/critical care medicine. Subsequently he completed his fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine where he has been an active faculty member since 1996. Currently he is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine where he practices pulmonary and critical care medicine.

In addition to his nearly 20 year career as a bedside internist, Dr Williams’ areas of expertise include the design, implementation and analysis of large critical care trials, medical education and genomics/proteomics. He also has extensive research expertise in thoracic oncology and helped develop a new treatment for lung cancer, stereotactic radiation therapy.

Dr Williams’ is widely recognized as an outstanding teacher and has taught pulmonary pathophysiology to medical students since 2003. He has over 25 publications in prestigious journals including Lancet, Chest, and Critical Care Medicine.

He is a scientific advisor and committee member of the Meningitis Foundation of America and the American Lung Association. He is a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Critical Care Medicine.

Physiology - Visiting Faculty

Stephen C. Wood, PhD

Dr. Wood is a professor at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque, NM. He works in the Office of Undergraduate Medical Education and in the Office of Academic Support as a content specialist in physiology. He obtained his PhD in physiology from the University of Oregon and did postdoctoral training at the US Navy Submarine Medical Research Center in Connecticut and at Aarhus University in Denmark. His experience in medical education includes both US and Caribbean medical schools. He served as physiology chair at East Carolina University School of Medicine and also at Ross University and UMHS in St. Kitts. Author of 37 reviews, books, or book chapter and more than 70 peer reviewed articles, his research interests include high altitude physiology and body temperature regulation. He serves on the editorial board of Advances in Physiology Education.

Clinical Professors

These fine physicians currently serve as our clinical instructors at Milton Cato Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Rosalind Ambrose	Radiology
Dr. Sherian Slater	OB/Gyn
Dr. Dommalur M Jayarangiah	I.M
Dr. Hughes Dougan	Surgery
Dr. Peter Kagbala	Surgery
Dr. Ronald Child	Pathology
Dr. Tracey Bernard	Pathology
Dr. D C Mandel	Anesthesiology
Dr. St. ClairThomas	E N T
Dr. Simone Keizer	E R
Dr. Bharati Datta	Pediatrics