school of osteopathic medicine graduate school of biomedical sciences

MAY 2020 Commencement 2020

3 More than Four Decades of Achievement, Service and Excellence

5 Improving Health Through Science

7 Commencement Ceremony

8 The Osteopathic Oath

8 Alma Mater

9 GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES Candidates for Graduation

11 SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE Candidates for Graduation

14 SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE Residency Location & Medical Specialty

22 Award Recipients

23 The Gonfalons

24 School of Osteopathic Medicine and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Administration

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More than Four Decades of Achievement, Service and Excellence

n 1976, the legislation to create a new medical Ischool in South Jersey was met with opposition from some who did not see the need for a third medical school in the state. But thanks to the energy and persistence of Sen. Joseph Maressa, Dr. Howard Levine and Dr. Joseph Riley, the legislation to create SOM was signed by Gov. Brendan Byrne. The inaugural class of 24 future physicians began their careers the following year at New Jersey’s only osteopathic medical school and the first four-year medical school in South Jersey. In 1986, SOM’s second decade welcomed the establishment of the New Jersey Institute

In 1976, Gov. Brendan Byrne signed the Senate bill authorizing for Successful Aging (then called the Center In 1976, Gov. Brendan Byrne signed the Senate bill funding to create the School of Osteopathic Medicine in for Aging). A statewide center of excellence, authorizing funding to create the School of Osteopathic Stratford. From left, witnesses at the signing included the NJISA is dedicated to training health care Medicine in Stratford. From left, witnesses at the signing Dr. Joseph Riley, Agnes McGinnis, Dr. Howard Levine, included Dr. Joseph Riley, Agnes McGinnis, Dr. Howard professionals while providing medical care and Robert Chapman and Sen. Joseph Maressa. Levine, Robert Chapman and Sen. Joseph Maressa. public policy advocacy to benefit older adults and their families. Since its inception, the NJISA has medical school to hold a White Coat ceremony helped RowanSOM achieve national recognition in (1996), the first to offer dental medicine as part of its the field of geriatric medical education, including curriculum (1997), the first to offer a problem-based consistent national accolades as one of America’s learning curriculum (1998) and one of the first top schools for geriatric medical education. medical schools in the country to require that all In 1987, SOM began to establish its footprint students receive specific training in geriatrics. on the Stratford campus with the opening of SOM consistently ranks among the top a medical office building. In 1988, the CARES osteopathic schools for research funding, with (Child Abuse Research, Education and Service) over $25 million in research and extramural Institute opened its doors as the diagnostic and grants awarded last year. Among the scientific treatment center serving the needs of children advancements under development at SOM are new who have suffered abuse or neglect. From its technologies to combat rare childhood diseases, a Stratford location, CARES staff members have blood test that can accurately diagnose neurological reached around the globe. Diagnostic techniques diseases associated with aging, research on gene and therapeutic interventions developed at CARES regulation during development and the evolution have helped children in Asia, Europe, Africa and of new traits, and new therapeutic approaches that South America to recover from traumas associated interrupt the growth and spread of cancer. with abuse, wars and natural disasters. Just as it was an early voice in recognizing the By 1990, new and newly renovated buildings needs of children through the CARES Institute and allowed SOM to finally call the Stratford campus the challenges presented by an aging population home to the entire four-year program. That was with the NJISA, SOM was among the first to followed by a decade of firsts that solidified SOM’s respond to the predicted shortage of physicians reputation as one of the nation’s premier osteopathic facing New Jersey and the rest of America. medical schools. SOM was the first osteopathic

3 ROWAN UNI V E RSI TY In recent months, the United States has faced a health crisis like none other. The rapid spread of COVID-19 has challenged institutions across the country and around In April 2019, the Rowan Integrated Special the world to adapt quickly and significantly Needs (RISN) Center officially opened its doors in to a new reality. the Bankbridge Development Center and began As a leading provider of health services and a premier institution of medical offering patient centered primary and behavioral education, the School of Osteopathic health care services for individuals with physical, Medicine (SOM) has been called to meet intellectual and developmental disabilities and their the challenges of this crisis. Thanks to families. The RISN Center is the first facility of its the collaborative and innovative efforts kind in the South Jersey region and will lead the of students, faculty and staff, SOM has school’s proposed expansion on the Sewell campus. provided invaluable medical services to the residents of New Jersey and continues Since 2009, SOM has twice received approval its mission to prepare physicians and from its accrediting agency to increase class scientists who are committed to improving size. In 2019, SOM enrolled an entering class of health in New Jersey and throughout 202 students, more than doubling the size of the the nation. The unprecedented public class that entered the school a decade ago. This health dilemma caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the graduates of entering classes medical education was delivered the Class of 2020, and like the institution through a new integrated curriculum that stays they leave behind, they are better prepared true to SOM’s osteopathic heritage and prepares to become healers in their communities these future physicians to become GME ready and leaders in the medical profession. and deliver excellent medical care throughout their careers. More than 80 percent of these first- year students are New Jersey residents. Among its patient care. Rowan Medicine, the school’s faculty alumni, the largest proportion of SOM graduates practice plan, is a regional leader in patient care live and practice in New Jersey, with almost half with more than 210,000 patient visits each year. specializing in primary care. SOM has major teaching affiliations with SOM’s July 2013 integration into Rowan hospitals and health systems throughout New University has expanded the school’s reputation Jersey, including Jefferson Health–Stratford, Cherry and reach. The Stratford campus, with more than Hill and Washington Township (primary teaching 800 students and dozens of clinical offices, has partner), AtlantiCare, Capital Health, CarePoint become a bustling hub for research, education and Health, Inspira Health Network and Virtua Health.

Dr. Benjamin Cohen, founding dean of SOM, is pictured with the Class of 1981, SOM’s first students.

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Improving Health Through Science

he breathtaking speed of discovery and GSBS faculty provide classroom instruction and Tinnovation in today’s world is reflected in research opportunities for School of Osteopathic the compelling mission of the Graduate School Medicine (SOM) and GSBS students. A joint D.O./ of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS)—to develop Ph.D. program provides physician-scientists with scientists who will contribute new knowledge the unique experience to practice medicine while in the biomedical disciplines through creative contributing to the study of diseases and new research and scholarship. More than 700 alumni medical treatments or to become educators of the have benefited from unparalleled access to research next generation of physicians. faculty whose discoveries have opened new doors Graduates of the Cell and Molecular Biology to the world’s understanding of disease. (CMB) program have continued their careers The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences was as researchers, scientific writers and educators established in 1956 as a program in biomedical or in supervisory positions, overseeing research sciences in the former Seton Hall College of at government agencies like the Environmental Medicine and Dentistry, and in 1969, GSBS Protection Agency, the National Institutes of Health became a separate school of the State’s Health and the National Science Foundation. Within one Sciences University. The July 2013 integration with year of graduation, 93 percent of the CMB Ph.D. Rowan University has expanded the institution’s students and all of the M.S. students have secured reputation, reach and research prowess. GSBS is employment in their field, including positions at a vital part of Rowan’s research effort, helping Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Fox Chase it to earn designation as New Jersey’s second Cancer Center, Limelight Bio, Sidney Kimmel comprehensive public research institution and, in Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Weill 2017, status as a Carnegie-classified national public Cornell Medical Center and Yale University. research institution. In December 2018, Rowan Many Master of Biomedical Science (MBS) University was reclassified as a Carnegie R2 (high program graduates have become successful medical research) institution. Only 135 of the more than school applicants, enrolling in SOM, Cooper 4,300 colleges and universities in America have Medical School of Rowan University and, among achieved that distinction. others, Rutgers University, Drexel University and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

This year, more than 140 research teams presented their findings at the annual Stratford Campus Research Conference.

5 ROWAN UNI V E RSI TY State-of-the-art facilities on the Stratford campus provide for hands-on graduate training and help answer the latest, toughest questions in biomedical research.

In fact, 100 percent of the GSBS students that and more than 150 hours of training in clinical or have met the RowanSOM linkage (3.60 GPA in 18 research laboratory internships at GSBS affiliate credits of our MBS program and a 500 MCAT) sites. All of the Histopathology graduates found a were guaranteed an interview at SOM and are professional position in science within two months currently enrolled or accepted into medical school. of earning a degree, working with organizations Other MBS graduates have earned acceptance including Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, into prestigious dental schools, including Boston Cooper University Health Center, Corteva University, Temple University and the University (DowDuPont), Crozer-Chester Medical Center, of Pennsylvania, or enrolled in physician assistant, LabCorp, Penn Vet, University of Pennsylvania Mohs physical therapy or nursing school programs Dermatology Lab, and Virtua Hospital. throughout the region. The wide array of other degree programs The Master of Science in Molecular Pathology available at GSBS is evidenced among this year’s and Immunology (MSMPI) program is another graduates. They are: GSBS program preparing graduates for successful • Ph.D. in Cell & Molecular Biology biotechnology careers. This 17-month, interactive • Master of Science in Cell & Molecular Biology learning experience combines traditional classroom instruction with hands-on experience at the • Dual D.O./Ph.D. region’s largest biotechnology consortium, the • Master of Biomedical Sciences Genesis Biotechnology Group. Before graduation, • Master of Science in Molecular Pathology 95 percent of MSMPI graduates have accepted & Immunology positions in their field at such organizations as • Master of Science in Histopathology Bristol-Myers Squibb, Incyte Corporation, Kansas University Medical Center, L’Oréal Group, Merck • Accelerated B.S./M.S. dual programs in Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biophysics, Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, Wake Forest University, Molecular and Cellular Biology, or and WuXi Advanced Therapies. Translational Biomedical Science with the The Master of Science in Histopathology program Rowan University College of Science & prepares students for careers in clinical and Mathematics, and the Master of Science in biomedical research laboratories with over 300 hours Cell & Molecular Biology. of hands-on training guided by expert instructors

COMMENCEMENT 2020 6 Commencement Ceremony

WELCOME Thomas A. Cavalieri, d.o., macoi, facp Dean

GREETINGS James Newell, ph.d. Senior Vice President for Medical Initiatives and Affiliated Campuses

MESSAGE TO GRADUATES Thomas A. Cavalieri

STUDENT AWARDS

MILITARY COMMISSIONING Thomas A. Cavalieri

GOLDEN APPLE AWARDS Michael J. DeFilippo President, Class of 2020

PRESENTED TO Deborah Podolin, ph.d. Associate Professor & Vice Chair of Education, Cell Biology and Neuroscience

Peter Bulik, d.o. Attending Physician, Lourdes Cardiology

STUDENT REMARKS Michael J. DeFilippo

OSTEOPATHIC OATH Thomas A. Cavalieri Michael J. DeFilippo Andrea Iannuzzelli, d.o.’83, facoi, cmd President, Alumni Association

PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES

SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INDUCTION Andrea Iannuzzelli

CLOSING REMARKS Thomas A. Cavalieri

7 ROWAN UNI V E RSI TY THE OSTEOPATHIC OATH

I do hereby affirm my loyalty to the profession I am about to enter. I will be mindful always of my great responsibility to preserve the health and life of my patients, to retain their confidence and respect both as a physician and a friend who will guard their secrets with scrupulous honor and fidelity, to perform faithfully my professional duties, to employ only those recognized methods of treatment consistent with good judgment and with my skill and ability, keeping in mind always nature’s laws and the body’s inherent capacity for recovery.

I will be ever vigilant in aiding in the general welfare of the community, sustaining its laws and institutions, not engaging in those practices which will in any way bring shame or discredit upon myself or my profession. I will give no drugs for deadly purposes to any person, though it be asked of me. I will endeavor to work in accord with my colleagues in a spirit of progressive cooperation and never by word or by act cast imputations upon them or their rightful practices. I will look with respect and esteem upon all those who have taught me my art. To my college I will be loyal and strive always for its best interests and for the interests of the students who will come after me. I will be ever alert to further the application of basic biologic truths to the healing arts and to develop the principles of osteopathy which were first enunciated by Andrew Taylor Still.

ALMA MATER Words by Ada P. Schaible ’24, Revised ’17

Oh Rowan, we greet thee. All praise to thy name; Thy banner unfurl to the breeze. Thy children salute thee and pledge to thy fame The resounding voices reprise. All about thee arise the first temples of God, Lifting high, leafy arms to the sky. And the flowers that bloom in the green of the sod Seem to sing thee a sweet lullaby.

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DEAN

Thomas A. Cavalieri, d.o.

9 ROWAN UNI V E RSI TY CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION

Candidates for Candidates for Master of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Biomedical Science Degree cell & molecular biology biomedical sciences George A. Godsey II ▲ Tahmid Ahmed Advisor: Robert Nagele, Ph.D. Ryan Joseph Alvite Rahil Kheirkhah ▲ Anoushka Barpujari Advisor: Robert Nagele, Ph.D. Wendy P. Bonilla-Acosta Zachary J. Bruno ● Shawna Marie Rotoli Advisor: Salvatore Caradonna, Ph.D. Victoria Monique Christopher Hala Easmael ● Abhirup Sarkar Brooke Ashley Fallon Advisor: Robert Nagele, Ph.D. Briaira Cameron Geiger Lamiya Hossain ● Esther Garcelle Jean Baptiste Candidates for ● Janis G. Kargbo Master of Science Degree Damini Kashyap Jaspreet Kaur Histopathology Jaclyn Danielle Kerner Nicholas Michael Chiarella Noel Ghandour Khamis Alexander Anthony Ciaciarelli Jr. ● Alexandria Lynn Lomanno Davina Jackson ▲ Basma Nudrat Malik ■ Kevin Hien Tran Stephany Joan McDonald Alexandra Joann Melchiorre molecular pathology & immunology Lorena Olea Mendoza ■ Samama Jabeen Mirza ● Michael Joseph Ingling Joseph Patrick Morris ● Jill Marie Thompson ● Folake Olamiju Nicholas Anthony Wachowski Rahul Paresh Parekh ● Amreen Patel ■ Bhaumik Patel ▲ Kush P. Patel

Pruthvi Pediredla Jonathan Puleio Natalie Saint Eloi ▲ Mohammad Usman Sandhu Lali Singh ▲ Jessica Tan Linda S. Trujillo Steve Williams Haizhen Chen Yang Usman Mahmood Yaqoob

● August 2019 ▲ December 2019 ■ January 2020

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Thomas A. Cavalieri, d.o.

11 ROWAN UNI V E RSI TY CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION

Candidates for Doctor of Osteopathic Nardin Nabil El-Shammaa Medicine Degree Mohammed Houssem Elassa Christina Nahed Fanous Jennifer Lauren Abrams Lemuel Figueroa Thomas John Ajami Darren William Finn Taiwo Temitope Ajumobi Elizabeth Ann Ford Teymur Aliyev Joel Grancell Frank Emmanuel Amofah Jr. ● Jegan E. Gabbidon Keith Ryan Anacker Erin Lynne Gallagher Kunal Ashok Anandpara Khushbu Gandhi Nathaniel Aujand Andrews Mark Ilich Gedrich Anthony F. Ascione Garrett Brook Gianneschi Sharmin F. Asha Nilufar Godin Anna Arret Ayum Ashley Anne Gordon Sarah Nasir Aziz Saloni Goyal Aakash Babaria Miad Hadaegh William Fuller Baker Jenna M. Hakim Vincent Louis Basile Fareed Ahmad Hamidullah Cansu Baycora Hossam Edwin Hanna Sarah Bechay Jacob Aaron Havens Leonard Brandon Belotti Christopher Collin Hayes Ahmed Mohamed Bendary Richard Michael Herbster Jonathan Christopher Benjamin Adam Harrison Hirsh Craig J. Biebel Elsie Simon Hobeika Luis A. Bolanos Robert James Lum Holm-Kennedy Anna-Kaye Marie Brown Maryam Hussain Alexander Daryle Busch Joseph Koby Ifrach Duwayne George Anthony Campbell Adam M. Jacob Louis Cappelli III Neil Kalpesh Jain Ashley Jessica Carlo Punam Patel Jain Brian Joseph Carlozzi Saisaketh Javvaji Maria Camila Carvalho Olarte Matthew Joseph Johnson Tashawni Marjorie Channer Jessica Ashley Kabrt Rensa Chen Adam Kandil Young Daniel Cho Elad Kasher Edward Jiwon Choe Aarshitha S. Katta Katerina Christodoulides Monica N. Khattak Caroline Rose Consol Kevin Kim Karen M. Custodio Ilan Jacob Kokotek Alyssa J. D’Astoli Panagiotis L. Koutsoupias Elisha Danzig Deepa Kumarjiguda Elizabeth Waddington Lagerson Jay M. Dave Forest Lai ▲ Andrea Carolina Davila Balarezo Jonathan C. Lee Rourke Douglas Decker Michael John DeFilippo Monica Diep ● August 2019 Christian R. DiLiberto ● August 2019 ▲ December 2019 Nkechiyere Nicole Eboka ▲ December 2019 ■ January 2020

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Kristen Alexandra Lee Christopher William Sandifer Bryan Charles Lembo Eitan C. Scheinthal Alexandra Maria Lesenskyj ● Dhyani R. Shah Cayanne Liew Ruchi Vyomesh Shah Kevin Franco Lipat Sarah Marzeah Shahrabi Sulman Mahmood Soroush Shahrokh Zamran Parvez Masih Robert John Sharkus III Lauren McKay Amanda Omadevi Sharma Randy Cohen Michael Daniel Shor Shir Miretzky Manpreet Kaur Sidhu Sumer Elsayed Mohammad Nailah F. Mubin Jeffrey Christopher Sim Nora Mustafa Lali Singh Jason Scott Naftulin Raunak Singh Gia-Thien H. Nguyen Isabella Slaby Hayley Anne Norian Jessica Ann Snyder Alexandra Caroline Nutaitis Kelvin Yohanes Soewono Joon S. Oh David Shinwon Song Olisemeka Nwabuoku Okafor Adam Robert Sturts Jeffrey R. Ordner III Kandarp S. Suthar Dorellie Abena Owusu Asad Raza Syed Adesola Folasade Oyewole Tirth S. Talati Elizabeth Anne Packi Didem Tan Urvashi Pandit Regina Gloria Thaddeus Leanna Panepinto Jeffrey Allen Thomas Aneri M. Patel Christine Lucille Tichonevicz Meetali Patel ● Monali Patel Danny Bao Hoang Tran Naeem I. Patel Linda Ngoc Tran Neil Saurabh Patel Nhi Phuong Tran Sankalp Parimal Patel Matthew Voigt Tribble Shivangi Girish Patel Yukari Ueda-Black Zeel J. Patel Zachary J. Walder Palak Arvind Patel-Rodrigues Jocelyn Rose Wardlaw Ariana F. Patras Scott Anthony Weismiller Adam Matthew Pearlstein Lindsay Alexandra West Helene P. Puzio Kaitlyn Elizabeth Wilkey Ahmad Mohammad Qatanani Patrick James Willard Srushti Raja Emily Marie Willson Chintan D. Rajput Kyle Joseph Wiseman Barkha Satish Rana Jordan David Wohl Timothy D. Ripley Jr. Muhammad Scheheryar Rizwan Aaron T. Wu Lenny Mikhael Rostomian Doris Yan Xia David Sweeney Rubin Keiko Yoshioka Linnea Chase Russell Sherry Young Patricia Alexandra Russo John Anthony Zadroga Raghav Sahni Raza Ahmed Zia

13 ROWAN UNI V E RSI TY RESIDENCY LOCATION & MEDICAL SPECIALTY

Jennifer Lauren Abrams Sarah Nasir Aziz State University of New York Ocean Medical Center Health Science Center Brooklyn Brick, New Jersey Brooklyn, New York Psychiatry Internal Medicine Aakash Babaria Thomas John Ajami Stony Brook Teaching Hospital St. Joseph’s University Medical Center Stony Brook, New York Paterson, New Jersey Diagnostic Radiology Emergency Medicine William Fuller Baker Rowan University SOM Taiwo Temitope Ajumobi Stratford, New Jersey Osteopathic Medical Education Consortium Orthopedic Surgery Tulsa, Oklahoma Pediatrics Vincent Louis Basile Albert Einstein Medical Center Teymur Aliyev Philadelphia, Pennsylvania State University of New York Emergency Medicine Health Science Center Brooklyn Brooklyn, New York Cansu Baycora Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Rutgers–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Emmanuel Amofah Jr. New Brunswick, New Jersey Inspira Health Network Family Medicine Vineland, New Jersey Family Medicine Sarah Bechay Morristown Memorial Hospital Morristown, New Jersey Keith Ryan Anacker Obstetrics-Gynecology Rowan University SOM Stratford, New Jersey Leonard Brandon Belotti Internal Medicine Inspira Health Network Vineland, New Jersey Kunal Ashok Anandpara Emergency Medicine Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center–El Paso Ahmed Mohamed Bendary El Paso, Texas St. Joseph’s University Medical Center Family Medicine Paterson, New Jersey Emergency Medicine Nathaniel Aujand Andrews Inspira Health Network Jonathan Christopher Benjamin Vineland, New Jersey Albert Einstein Medical Center General Surgery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Diagnostic Radiology

Anthony F. Ascione Craig J. Biebel Orange Regional Medical Center Ascension Genesys Hospital Middletown, New York Grand Blanc, Michigan Emergency Medicine General Surgery

Sharmin F. Asha Luis A. Bolanos Inspira Health Network Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Vineland, New Jersey Baltimore, Maryland Internal Medicine Pediatrics

Anna Arret Ayum Anna-Kaye Marie Brown St. Barnabas Hospital Temple University Hospital Bronx, New York Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology

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Alexander Daryle Busch Karen M. Custodio Albert Einstein Medical Center Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Duwayne George Anthony Campbell Alyssa J. D’Astoli Rowan University SOM Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/ Stratford, New Jersey Cooper University Hospital Emergency Medicine Camden, New Jersey Pediatrics Louis Cappelli III Thomas Jefferson University Elisha Danzig Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rowan University SOM Radiation Oncology Stratford, New Jersey Internal Medicine Ashley Jessica Carlo Jersey Shore University Medical Center Jay M. Dave Neptune, New Jersey Rutgers–Robert Wood Johnson Pediatrics Medical School New Brunswick, New Jersey Brian Joseph Carlozzi Neurology Health Quest Rhinebeck, New York Andrea Carolina Davila Balarezo Family Medicine Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, Pennsylvania Maria Camila Carvalho Olarte Family Medicine St. Joseph’s University Medical Center Paterson, New Jersey Rourke Douglas Decker Emergency Medicine Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Tashawni Marjorie Channer Surgery–Preliminary Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Michael John DeFilippo Internal Medicine New York Presbyterian Hospitals– Columbia & Cornell Rensa Chen New York, New York Penn State Hershey Medical Center Emergency Medicine Hershey, Pennsylvania Family Medicine Monica Diep Young Daniel Cho Rowan University SOM Christiana Care Stratford, New Jersey Newark, Delaware Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine

Edward Jiwon Choe Christian R. DiLiberto Temple University Hospital Abington Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Abington, Pennsylvania Diagnostic Radiology General Surgery

Katerina Christodoulides Nkechiyere Nicole Eboka Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Charles R. Drew University Medical School Los Angeles, California Piscataway, New Jersey Family Medicine Psychiatry

Caroline Rose Consol Nardin Nabil El-Shammaa Atlantic Health System Rowan University SOM Morristown, New Jersey Stratford, New Jersey Pediatrics Psychiatry

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Mohammed Houssem Elassa Ashley Anne Gordon St. Joseph’s University Medical Center University of Connecticut Paterson, New Jersey School of Medicine General Surgery Farmington, Connecticut Internal Medicine Christina Nahed Fanous University of Nevada Las Vegas SOM Saloni Goyal Las Vegas, Nevada Lehigh Valley Hospital Internal Medicine Allentown, Pennsylvania Internal Medicine Lemuel Figueroa Rowan University SOM Miad Hadaegh Stratford, New Jersey VA Greater Los Angeles Health System Family Medicine Los Angeles, California Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Darren William Finn Rowan University SOM Jenna M. Hakim Stratford, New Jersey St. Luke’s Hospital–Bethlehem Emergency Medicine Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Emergency Medicine Elizabeth Ann Ford Inspira Health Network Fareed Ahmad Hamidullah Vineland, New Jersey Rowan University SOM Orthopedic Surgery Stratford, New Jersey General Surgery Joel Grancell Frank

Morristown Memorial Hospital Hossam Edwin Hanna Inspira Health Network Morristown, New Jersey Vineland, New Jersey Obstetrics-Gynecology Internal Medicine Jegan E. Gabbidon Jacob Aaron Havens Palmetto General Hospital University of Alabama Medical Center–Birmingham Hialeah, Florida Birmingham, Alabama Family Medicine Pathology

Erin Lynne Gallagher Christopher Collin Hayes Pennsylvania Hospital Prisma Health–Midlands/ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania University of South Carolina SOM Columbia Internal Medicine Columbia, South Carolina Pediatrics Khushbu Gandhi Lehigh Valley Hospital Richard Michael Herbster Allentown, Pennsylvania Temple University Hospital Psychiatry Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Mark Ilich Gedrich Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/ Adam Harrison Hirsh Cooper University Hospital Rowan University SOM Camden, New Jersey Stratford, New Jersey Diagnostic Radiology Psychiatry

Garrett Brook Gianneschi Elsie Simon Hobeika Rutgers–New Jersey Medical School Inspira Health Network Newark, New Jersey Vineland, New Jersey Child Neurology Internal Medicine

Nilufar Godin Robert James Lum Holm-Kennedy Hoboken University Medical Center University of Hawaii Hoboken, New Jersey Honolulu, Hawaii Family Medicine Internal Medicine

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Maryam Hussain Kevin Kim AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Hackensack University Medical Center Atlantic City, New Jersey Hackensack, New Jersey Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Joseph Koby Ifrach Ilan Jacob Kokotek Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine St. Luke’s Warren Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Phillipsburg, New Jersey Neurological Surgery Family Medicine

Adam M. Jacob Panagiotis L. Koutsoupias George Washington University AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Washington, DC Atlantic City, New Jersey Internal Medicine Internal Medicine Neil Kalpesh Jain MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Deepa Kumarjiguda Washington, DC Geisinger Health System Interventional Radiology Danville, Pennsylvania Internal Medicine Punam Patel Jain Jersey Shore University Medical Center Elizabeth Waddington Lagerson Neptune, New Jersey Sea Mar Community Health Centers Pediatrics Marysville, Washington Saisaketh Javvaji Family Medicine University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pinnacle Lititz Forest Lai Lititz, Pennsylvania Penn State Hershey Medical Center Internal Medicine Hershey, Pennsylvania Internal Medicine Matthew Joseph Johnson Jersey Shore University Medical Center Jonathan C. Lee Neptune, New Jersey Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai Psychiatry New York, New York Jessica Ashley Kabrt Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Boston University Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts Kristen Alexandra Lee Psychiatry Rutgers–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Adam Kandil New Brunswick, New Jersey Rowan University SOM Vascular Surgery Stratford, New Jersey Emergency Medicine Bryan Charles Lembo Elad Kasher Hackensack University Medical Center St. John’s Riverside Hospital Hackensack, New Jersey Yonkers, New York Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine Alexandra Maria Lesenskyj Aarshitha S. Katta Yale–New Haven Hospital Baystate Medical Center New Haven, Connecticut Springfield, Massachusetts Child Neurology Internal Medicine

Monica N. Khattak Cayanne Liew Rowan University SOM Lehigh Valley Hospital Stratford, New Jersey Allentown, Pennsylvania General Surgery Pediatrics

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Kevin Franco Lipat Hayley Anne Norian Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Inspira Health Network Newark, New Jersey Vineland, New Jersey Internal Medicine Obstetrics-Gynecology

Alexandra Caroline Nutaitis Sulman Mahmood Akron General Medical Center/NEOMED Zucker SOM–Northwell Akron, Ohio North Shore Long Island Jewish Obstetrics-Gynecology Manhasset, New York Emergency Medicine Joon S. Oh Rutgers–Robert Wood Johnson Zamran Parvez Masih Medical School Rowan University SOM New Brunswick, New Jersey Stratford, New Jersey Diagnostic Radiology Emergency Medicine Olisemeka Nwabuoku Okafor Sarah Marie Maurice Harbor-University of California at York Hospital Los Angeles Medical Center York, Pennsylvania Torrance, California Internal Medicine Family Medicine

Lauren McKay Jeffrey R. Ordner III St. Luke’s Hospital–Bethlehem New York University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Grossman School of Medicine Internal Medicine New York, New York Pathology Randy Cohen Michael David Grant USAF Medical Center Dorellie Abena Owusu Fairfield, California Carolinas HealthCare System Blue-Ridge Surgery–Preliminary Morganton, North Carolina Internal Medicine Shir Miretzky Hackensack University Medical Center Adesola Folasade Oyewole Hackensack, New Jersey Methodist Hospital–Houston Pediatrics Houston, Texas Family Medicine Nailah F. Mubin Elizabeth Anne Packi Nassau University Medical Center Ocean Medical Center East Meadow, New York Ocean, New Jersey Orthopedic Surgery Family Medicine

Nora Mustafa Leanna Panepinto New York Medical College– Pennsylvania Hospital Metropolitan Hospital Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania New York, New York Internal Medicine Emergency Medicine Aneri M. Patel Jason Scott Naftulin Albert Einstein Medical Center Rowan University SOM Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Stratford, New Jersey Internal Medicine Internal Medicine Meetali Patel Gia-Thien H. Nguyen Rutgers–Robert Wood Johnson Eisenhower Army Medical Center Medical School Fort Gordon, Georgia New Brunswick, New Jersey Transitional Year Family Medicine

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Monali Patel Srushti Raja Inspira Health Network Jefferson Medical College/ Vineland, New Jersey duPont Children’s Internal Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pediatrics Naeem I. Patel Hartford Hospital Chintan D. Rajput Hartford, Connecticut Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Diagnostic Radiology Newark, New Jersey Diagnostic Radiology Neil Saurabh Patel Barkha Satish Rana State University of New York State University of New York Health Science Center Brooklyn Upstate Medical University Brooklyn, New York Syracuse, New York Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Sankalp Parimal Patel Timothy D. Ripley Jr. NCH Healthcare System Ocean Medical Center Naples, Florida Brick, New Jersey Internal Medicine Psychiatry

Shivangi Girish Patel Muhammad Scheheryar Rizwan Hunterdon Medical Center State University of New York Flemington, New Jersey Health Science Center Brooklyn Family Medicine Brooklyn, New York Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Zeel J. Patel Lehigh Valley Hospital Lenny Mikhael Rostomian Allentown, Pennsylvania Temple University Hospital Internal Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Palak Arvind Patel-Rodrigues David Sweeney Rubin MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Thomas Jefferson University Washington, DC Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Internal Medicine Anesthesiology

Ariana F. Patras Linnea Chase Russell Monmouth Medical Center New York Presbyterian Long Branch, New Jersey Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Obstetrics-Gynecology Brooklyn, New York Emergency Medicine Adam Matthew Pearlstein Nationwide Children’s Hospital Patricia Alexandra Russo Columbus, Ohio Christiana Care Pediatrics Wilmington, Delaware Family Medicine Helene P. Puzio Raghav Sahni Cleveland Clinic Foundation Crozer–Chester Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio Upland, Pennsylvania Internal Medicine Emergency Medicine

Ahmad Mohammad Qatanani Christopher William Sandifer Jersey Shore University Medical Center Rutgers–New Jersey Medical School Neptune, New Jersey Newark, New Jersey Medicine–Preliminary Internal Medicine

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Eitan C. Scheinthal Raunak Singh Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/ Rowan University SOM Cooper University Hospital Stratford, New Jersey Camden, New Jersey Family Medicine Internal Medicine Isabella Slaby Dhyani R. Shah Christiana Care Penn Highlands Healthcare Newark, Delaware DuBois, Pennsylvania Internal Medicine Family Medicine Jessica Ann Snyder Ruchi Vyomesh Shah Penn State Hershey Medical Center Boston University Medical Center Hershey, Pennsylvania Family Medicine Boston, Massachusetts Family Medicine Kelvin Yohanes Soewono Methodist Health System Dallas Sarah Marzeah Shahrabi Dallas, Texas Hunterdon Medical Center Internal Medicine Flemington, New Jersey Family Medicine David Shinwon Song Icahn SOM Elmhurst Hospital Center Soroush Shahrokh Elmhurst, New York Hospital Corporation of America Houston Internal Medicine Healthcare/University of Houston Kingwood, Texas Adam Robert Sturts Internal Medicine Penn State Hershey Medical Center Hershey, Pennsylvania Robert John Sharkus III Internal Medicine Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/ Cooper University Hospital Kandarp S. Suthar Camden, New Jersey Rutgers–New Jersey Medical School Neurology Newark, New Jersey Internal Medicine Amanda Omadevi Sharma Lehigh Valley Hospital Asad Raza Syed Allentown, Pennsylvania Rutgers–New Jersey Medical School Internal Medicine Newark, New Jersey Anesthesiology Daniel Shor Rowan University SOM Tirth S. Talati Hackensack University Medical Center Stratford, New Jersey Hackensack, New Jersey Family Medicine Internal Medicine Manpreet Kaur Sidhu Didem Tan University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hackensack University Medical Center Pinnacle Hospitals Hackensack, New Jersey Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Anesthesiology Internal Medicine Regina Gloria Thaddeus Jeffrey Christopher Sim St. Luke’s Warren Hospital Christiana Care Phillipsburg, New Jersey Newark, Delaware Family Medicine Diagnostic Radiology Jeffrey Allen Thomas Lali Singh New York Presbyterian Hospital– Morristown Memorial Hospital Columbia University Medical Center Morristown, New Jersey New York, New York Emergency Medicine Pathology

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Christine Lucille Tichonevicz Emily Marie Willson Penn State Hershey Medical Center Nazareth Hospital Hershey, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pediatrics Emergency Medicine

Danny Bao Hoang Tran Kyle Joseph Wiseman Jersey Shore University Medical Center Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune, New Jersey Neptune, New Jersey Medicine–Preliminary Internal Medicine

Linda Ngoc Tran Jordan David Wohl Bryn Mawr Hospital Tower Health/Reading Hospital Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania West Reading, Pennsylvania Family Medicine Emergency Medicine Nhi Phuong Tran Inspira Health Network Aaron T. Wu Vineland, New Jersey Nassau University Medical Center Obstetrics-Gynecology East Meadow, New York Emergency Medicine Matthew Voigt Tribble Albany Medical Center Doris Yan Xia Albany, New York New York University Anesthesiology Grossman School of Medicine New York, New York Yukari Ueda-Black Neurology University of Connecticut School of Medicine Farmington, Connecticut Keiko Yoshioka Family Medicine Harbor–University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center Zachary J. Walder Torrance, California Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/ Pediatrics Cooper University Hospital Camden, New Jersey Sherry Young Internal Medicine Morristown Memorial Hospital Morristown, New Jersey Jocelyn Rose Wardlaw Family Medicine Children’s National Medical Center Washington, DC John Anthony Zadroga Pediatrics Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education Scott Anthony Weismiller Eau Claire, Wisconsin Penn State Hershey Medical Center Family Medicine Hershey, Pennsylvania Internal Medicine

Lindsay Alexandra West Crozer–Chester Medical Center Upland, Pennsylvania Obstetrics-Gynecology

Kaitlyn Elizabeth Wilkey Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai New York, New York Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Patrick James Willard Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Richmond, Virginia Internal Medicine

COMMENCEMENT 2020 21 AWARD RECIPIENTS school of osteopathic medicine honors Christian R. DiLiberto Alumni Association Leadership Award Karen M. Custodio Community Service Award William Fuller Baker New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Award For Excellence in Osteopathic Medicine Neil Kalpesh Jain The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards Christian White, d.o.’07 (faculty recipient) presented by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation school of osteopathic medicine academic honors Adam Matthew Pearlstein Outstanding Achievement in Cell Biology & Neuroscience Bryan Charles Lembo Outstanding Achievement in Emergency Medicine William Fuller Baker Outstanding Achievement in Family Medicine Helene P. Puzio Outstanding Achievement in Geriatrics Palak Arvind Patel-Rodrigues Outstanding Achievement in Internal Medicine Jonathan C. Lee Outstanding Achievement in Medical Humanities Jeffrey Allen Thomas Outstanding Achievement in Molecular Biology Alexandra Caroline Nutaitis Outstanding Achievement in Obstetrics and Gynecology Karen M. Custodio Outstanding Achievement in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Nailah Fathima Mubin Outstanding Achievement in Pathology Christine Lucille Tichonevicz Outstanding Achievement in Pediatrics Teymur Aliyev Outstanding Achievement in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Leanna Panepinto Outstanding Achievement in Primary Care Nardin Nabil El-Shammaa Outstanding Achievement in Psychiatry Linnea Chase Russell Outstanding Achievement in Surgery Helene P. Puzio Dean’s Award Erin Lynne Gallagher President’s Award graduate school of biomedical sciences academic honors Stephany McDonald Outstanding Academic Achievement in Master of Biomedical Sciences Alexander Anthony Ciaciarelli Outstanding Academic Achievement in Master of Science Shawna Rotoli Outstanding Achievement in Doctoral Research gold humanism honor society Thomas John Ajami Miad Hadaegh Adam Matthew Pearlstein William Fuller Baker Christopher Collin Hayes Helene P. Puzio Cansu Baycora Adam Harrison Hirsh Ruchi Vyomesh Shah Leonard Brandon Belotti Neil Kalpesh Jain Nhi Phuong Tran Karen M. Custodio Panagiotis L. Koutsoupias Scott Anthony Weismiller Michael John DeFilippo Deepa Kumarjiguda Kaitlyn Elizabeth Wilkey Christian R. DiLiberto Jonathan C. Lee Aaron T. Wu Nardin Nabil El-Shammaa Zamran Parvez Masih Doris Yan Xia Erin Lynne Gallagher Lauren McKay Keiko Yoshioka

22 ROWAN UNI V E RSI TY THE GONFALONS

Among the most visible elements of academic their posture—shown in profile with inverted, pageantry are the gonfalons, which represent each addorsed wings and with both feet on the of the Colleges and Schools in the University. ground—suggests a collegial relationship, positive Acting as the College or School Marshal, the demeanor, readiness and intent to rise with senior member of the faculty in each division purpose. Following the pattern of the University bears the gonfalon in academic processions. seal engraving, beneath each college shield is a All Rowan gonfalons have in common several motto in Latin, the classic international language elements that symbolize the unified mission of of scholarship and thought. the institution’s seven colleges and five schools. Within the shield on each gonfalon is imagery Among the common elements are the school specific to each College and School. Rowan colors, brown and gold, derived from the Brown- student and alumni artists created the art after eyed Susans that grew wild in the orchard that extensive research. Commissioned to design was part of the original Whitney estate where the banners that would efficiently represent the many main campus now is situated. Also in common diverse disciplines and philosophies of study is the oak swag, inspired by the stately oaks in the Colleges and Schools, the University’s that shade the Glassboro campus and symbolize illustration and design team turned to traditional long life, strength and endurance. Within the symbols, mythology and metaphors to create shield, the owls suggest the pedagogical heritage historically meaningful imagery that would be of the University. According to heraldic code, relevant today and in the future.

graduate school of biomedical sciences Inspired by the idea of unraveling the mysteries of life sciences, the art on the gonfalon for the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences depicts the study of the entire genome as illustrated by the chromosome and the DNA double helix. The book reminds the observer of the goal described in the School’s mission statement: to develop scientists who will contribute new knowledge in the biomedical disciplines through creative research and scholarship. As they unravel complexities in the biomedical sciences through experimentation and analysis, scholars and researchers illustrate the method and results of their work as described in the GSBS motto, “Inquisitio et Inventio ad Methodorum Novarum Petendum”: “research and discovery for the purpose of innovation.”

school of osteopathic medicine The School of Osteopathic Medicine gonfalon contains images that represent the school’s mission to provide excellence in medical education, research and health care for New Jersey and the nation. The Rod of Asclepius, a staff encircled by a snake, evokes the traditional symbol of the Greek god of medicine revered for his power to heal. The DNA helix acknowledges the molecular basis of all being as examined by SOM students, researchers and physicians. Combined, the two symbols indicate the school’s commitment to serve and lead as professionals inspired and informed by SOM’s rich research heritage in social, behavioral, clinical and basic sciences. The SOM motto is “Teaching the next generation, treating every generation.”

23 ROWAN UNI V E RSI TY SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES ADMINISTRATION

Thomas A. Cavalieri, d.o. Louis Balsama, d.o.’99 Dean Department Chair, Surgery

Philip J. Mesisca, m.b.a. Salvatore Caradonna, ph.d. Chief Operating Officer Department Chair, Molecular Biology

Michael Rieker Anita Chopra, m.d. Chief Financial Officer Department Chair, Geriatrics & Gerontology Director, New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging Pamela Basehore, ed.d. Associate Dean for Assessment Danielle Cooley, d.o.’07 Department Chair, Linda Boyd, d.o.’84 Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Joshua S. Coren, d.o. Millicent Channell, d.o. Department Chair, Family Medicine Assistant Dean for Curriculum Adam Holzberg, d.o. Vincent J. DeRisio, d.o. Department Chair, Obstetrics & Gynecology Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs & Population Health Richard Jermyn, d.o. Medical Director, Rowan Medicine Department Chair, Rehabilitation Medicine Department Chair, Pathology Director, NeuroMusculoskeletal Institute

Carl E. Hock, ph.d. Tanya Kadrmas-Iannuzzi, d.o.’99 Senior Associate Dean for Research and Acting Department Chair, Pediatrics Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Francis L. Levin, d.o. Joanne Kaiser-Smith, d.o.’84 Department Chair, Emergency Medicine Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education Thomas F. Morley, d.o. Kathryn C. Lambert, d.o. Department Chair, Internal Medicine Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Stephen M. Scheinthal, d.o.’91 Dean A. Micciche, m.p.a. Department Chair, Psychiatry Assistant Dean for Student Programs and Alumni Engagement Barry D. Waterhouse, ph.d. Department Chair, Cell Biology & Neuroscience George J. Scott, d.o.’97, d.p.m. Associate Dean, Sewell Campus & Martin A. Finkel, d.o. Clinical Education Director, CARES Institute

Paula Watkins, m.a.s. Diane M. Worrad, ph.d. Assistant Dean for Admissions Director, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

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