Program Leadership

Kelly E. Ragusa Porta, DMSc, PA-C
Associate Dean of Physician Assistant Studies
Program Director
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies Teaching in Medicine
William Levine, M.D.
PA Program Medical Director
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Christine Zammit, Ph.D., PA-C
Associate Program Director
Admissions Lead
Instructor of Physician Assistant Studies Teaching in Medicine
Gina Pontrelli, DHSc, PA-C
Director of Curriculum
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies Teaching in Medicine

Principal Faculty

William J Ameres, M.S., PA-C
Foundational Curriculum (Preclinical) Lead
Instructor of Physician Assistant Studies in Clinical Medicine
Maria E. Compte, M.D., MPH, TM
Research Curriculum Lead
Assistant Professor of Teaching in Medicine
Lisa Doron, M.S., PA-C
Academic Affairs and Student Success Lead
Instructor of Physician Assistant Studies in Clinical Medicine
Carol Fiore, DMSc, PA-C, ATC
Clinical Curriculum Co-Lead
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies in Surgery
Aisha Khalid Khan, DMSc, PA-C
Student Affairs Lead
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies in Surgery
Shari LeFauve, M.S., PA-C
Clinical Curriculum Co-Lead
Instructor of Physician Assistant Studies in Clinical Medicine

Instructional Faculty

Matthew Ryan Laghezza, M.S., M.B.A., PA-C
Lead Site Liaison
Instructional Faculty
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Sam Senturia, M.D.
Instructional Faculty

Administrative Team

Suzanne Chouman, M.S.
Program Manager
Alexis Blount
Admissions and Student Services Coordinator
Ann Worrell
Preclinical Support Coordinator
Sahai Douglas
Clinical Support Coordinator
Cristina Gutierrez
Receptionist and Administrative Specialist to the Program Director
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