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Eileen Daly Chusid, Ph.D.
Dean and Associate Professor
Pre-Clinical Office Room 500
Telephone: 212-410-8169
Email: echusid@nycpm.edu
THE DIVISION OF PRE-CLINICAL SCIENCES
The Pre-Clinical Science faculty coordinates and teaches all the first year and most of the second year courses of podiatric medical education at NYCPM. The Pre-Clinical courses provide the academic and scientific foundations necessary for students’ in-depth study of clinical podiatric medicine. Knowledge about the whole human body is given in courses including general and lower extremity anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, microbiology, infectious diseases, immunology, human genetics, histology, molecular biology/molecular genetics, pathology, pharmacology, pathophysiology, and neuroscience.
The Division of Pre-Clinical Sciences has six full-time faculty members, two of whom also hold adjunct faculty appointments at other medical schools, eight adjunct faculty from neighboring medical schools and universities, and distinguished guest lecturers. NYCPM has the largest full-time Pre-Clinical Faculty of any Podiatry School, and all of the first-year preclinical courses at NYCPM with the exception of Immunology and Neuroscience, are taught by these full-time faculty members. The second year preclinical courses are taught by a combination of full-time and adjunct professors. The presence of a full-time Pre-Clinical faculty encourages strong student-faculty interactions and promotes effective formal and informal teaching. Detailed information about the faculty is given below. Guest lecturers, many from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, are also invited to give lectures in the Pathology and Pathophysiology courses and in other pre-clinical courses.
Highlights of the Division of Pre-Clinical Sciences Faculty
Six full-time faculty – the largest number of full-time Pre-Clinical Faculty of any Podiatric Medical School
Most of the courses in the first year at NYCPM are taught by full-time faculty
Two full-time faculty also hold appointments at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Many adjunct professors are faculty members at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
PRE-CLINICAL SCIENCES FACULTY
Full-Time Faculty
Eileen Daly Chusid, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Dean of Pre-Clinical Sciences
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
B.S., College of Mount Saint Vincent
Ph.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York
Courses Taught: Cell Biology and Histology; Research Methodology
Research Interests: Clinical Trial Design; AIDS Clinical Trials
Email: echusid@nycpm.edu
Kenneth H. Astrin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Professorial Lecturer, Department of Genetics & Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York NY
B.A., University of Chicago
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Courses Taught: Biochemistry, Introduction to Genetics, Molecular Biology & Molecular Genetics
Research Interests: Human Genetic Diseases, especially Fabry Disease and the Porphyrias; Personalized Medicine
Email: kastrin@nycpm.edu
Kemal Oral Yariz, PHD, Professor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Miami
Courses Taught: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics
Research Interests: Mindfulness Meditation, Chronic Inflammation in HIV Infection,
Empathy in Podiatric Medical Education, HIV/HPV Co-Infection
Email: kyariz@nycpm.edu
Maria C. Moschella, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
B.A., University of Messina, Messina, Italy
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Courses Taught: Lower Extremity Anatomy, General Anatomy and Cell Biology and Histology
Research Interests: Role of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (HIF) Prolyl Hydroxylases in Cell Differentiation and Development.
Email: mmoschella@nycpm.edu
Patricia D. Wade, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Courses Taught: Physiology Lecture and Lab
Research Interests: Practical Physiology: 1) Effects of Light in the Visible Range on Nervous and Other Tissues and 2) Minimalist Exercise and Nutritional Underpinning Approaches Toward Optimizing Peripheral Blood Flow
Email: pwade@nycpm.edu
Mark H. Swartz, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medical Science
Vice President, Medical and Professional Affairs
Professor of Medicine, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Adjunct Professor of Medicine, New York Medical College
Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Taipei Medical University School of Medicine
B.A., University College, New York University
M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
Courses Taught: Director, Pathophysiology Course and Physical Assessment
Research Interests: Performance-Based Assessment Utilizing Standardized Patients; Teaching of Clinical Skills
Email: mswartz@nycpm.edu
(Dr. Swartz is a Professor in the Department of Medical Sciences but is also the Course Director of the Preclinical Sciences Course Pathophysiology)
Adjunct Professors
Fortunato Battaglia, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Interprofessional Health Sciences and Health Administration
Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
M.D., University of Messina, Italy
Ph.D., University of Messina, Italy
Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York
Courses Taught: Neuroscience
Research Interests: Neurogenesis, Motor Control, Depression, Alzheimer Disease and Brain Stimulation
Email: fbattaglia@nycpm.edu
Robert S. Bressler, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Preclinical Sciences, New York College of Podiatric Medicine
Chairman and Professor, Biology Department, Touro College, Brooklyn, NY
Professorial Lecturer, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
B.S., College of the City of New York
M.S., New York University, New York
Ph.D., School of Medicine of New York University
Courses Taught: Cell Biology and Anatomy; General Anatomy
Research Interests: Role of Hormones in the Development and Function of the Reproductive System
Email: rbressler@nycpm.edu
Gus Constantouris, DPM, Pharm D.
Podiatric Private Practice
B.S., Pharmacology, St. John's University, College of Pharmacy, Queens, New York
Registered Licensed Pharmacist, State of New York
D.P.M., New York College of Podiatric Medicine
Courses Taught: Pharmacology
Email: gconstantouris@nycpm.edu
Garrett T. Desman, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Departments of Pathology and Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
B.S. Ohio University, Athens, OH
M.D. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Residency: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY
Courses Taught: Pathology 1 and 2 (Director)
Research Interests: Manifestations of Inflammatory Diseases of the Lower Extremity; Cutaneous Neoplasms of the Lower Extremity.
Email: gdesman@nycpm.edu
Cheryl Delbridge, M.D.
B.S., City College of New York, NY
M.D., SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Courses Taught: Histology
Research Interests: Pulmonary Pathology
Email: cdelbridge@nycpm.edu
Daria Dykyj, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
B.A., Hunter College of the City University of New York
Ph.D., Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Courses Taught: Director Emeritus of Lower Extremity Anatomy (LEAN)
Research Interests: Joint Morphology
Email: ddykyj@nycpm.edu
Annette Kirchgessner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Interprofessional Health Sciences and Health Administration, School of Health and Medical Sciences
Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
B.A., Hunter College, CUNY, New York NY
M.A., Queens College, CUNY, New York, NY
Ph.D., SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn NY
Courses Taught: General Anatomy, Director of Lower Extremity Anatomy (LEAN)
Research Interests: Enteric Neurobiology
Email: akirchgessner@nycpm.edu
Josef Michl, M.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Pathology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Immunology
Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
M.D., Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
Courses Taught: Immunology
Research Interests: Carcinogenesis of Pancreatic Cancer and Drug Development
Email: jmichl@downstate.edu
Steven Salvatore, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
B.S., Wake Forest University
M.D., St. Louis University School of Medicine
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital – Cornell
Fellowship: Weill Cornell Medical College
Courses Taught: Pathology 1 and Pathology 2
Research Interests: Glomerular disease, kidney transplantation and pathology.
Email: STS9057@med.cornell.edu
Zev Leifer, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
B.A., Yeshiva University
Professorial Lecturer, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
M.A., Harvard University
Ph.D., New York University
Courses Taught: Bacteriology, Pathology Laboratory
Research Interests: The Effect of Small Molecules in Genetic Regulation. The Use of Digital Pathology in Medical Education and Research- A Wiki, A Website and 3D printing. The Use of the FoldScope in Urinalysis and Telepathology.
Email: zleifer@nycpm.edu
Adjunct Laboratory Personnel
Anthony C. DiLandro, Ed.D.
B.A., College of New Rochelle, New York
M.S., Fordham University, Bronx, New York
Ed.D., City University of Los Angeles
Research Interests: Improved Methods of Teaching General Anatomy
Email: adiland@nycpm.edu
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