Faculty
The distinguished College of Osteopathic Medicine's faculty includes physicians and researchers recognized as leaders in their fields.

Sumera Ahmed, MD
Program Director, Diabetology Fellowship and Associate Professor, Clinical Sciences and Community Health, College of Osteopathic MedicineAssociate Medical Director, Metabolic Research Center

Richard Aptaker, DO
Adjunct Clinical Faculty, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Yasmin Bains, DO, MSc
Assistant Professor, Clinical Sciences and Community Health, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Shipra Bansal, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Sciences and Community Health, College of Osteopathic MedicineCo-Director, Student Run Free Clinic
Melissa Belec, DO, MPH
Associate Professor, College of Osteopathic MedicineDiabetologist, Diabetes Institute, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Nathalie Bergeron, PhD
Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Basic SciencesAssociate Dean of Research, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Shankar Chinta, PhD
Associate Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Basic Sciences
Isabel Condori Roman
Research Associate, College of Osteopathic Medicine
David L. Coffman, DO
Associate Dean, Clinical Education, College of Osteopathic MedicineAssociate Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Glenn Davis, MS
Associate Professor, College of Osteopathic MedicineAssistant Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Osteopathic MedicineCourse Director, Clinical Distinction, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Laurena Dongmo Fotsing, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Science and Community Health, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Timothy Dowling, DO
Assistant Professor, Clinical Sciences and Community Health, College of Osteopathic MedicineOD 1 & 2 Course Coordinator
Constance Earl, DO, c-ONMM, c-NABBLM
Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

David J. Eliot, PhD
Associate Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Basic SciencesAssociate Professor, PA/MPH (Vallejo)
Tamira Elul, PhD, BA
Professor, Foundational Biomedical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ann C. Figurski, DO
Assistant Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Gregory Gayer, PhD
Associate Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Garima Gupta, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Walter Hartwig, PhD
Professor, College of Osteopathic MedicineDirector of Enrollment Management and Student Success, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Tami Hendriksz, DO, FACOP, FAAP
Provost & Chief Academic OfficerDean, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Evan Hermel, PhD
Professor, MS in Medical Health Science
Elaine Ho, DO
Faculty, Clinical Sciences and Community Health, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Grace Marie Jones, PhD
Associate Professor, Foundational Biomedical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Deepika Kurup, DO
Assistant Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

Christina Kinnevey, MD
Associate Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Gloria Klapstein, PhD
Associate Professor, Foundational Biomedical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Touraj Kormi, MD
Assistant Professor, College of Osteopathic MedicineAdjunct Instructor, Primary Care Department, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Tracy Krinard, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Preethi Kumar, DO
Assistant Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Deepika Kurup, DO
Assistant Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
