Faculty

St. George's University Graduate Studies and Graduate Degree programs are administered and delivered through the School of Medicine in coordination with course directors, department heads and faculty members in the School of Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and School of Arts and Sciences.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anatomical Sciences
Behavioral Sciences
Biochemistry
Bioethics
Clinical Skills
Clinical Teaching Unit
Pathology/Microbiology
Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Advanced Clinical Skills
Physiology and Neuroscience
Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Veterinary Preclinical Studies
Veterinary Paraclinical Studies
Veterinary Clinical Studies
Humanities
Marine Biology
Social Sciences
Library Sciences
Educational Services
University Health Services

CALUM MACPHERSON, PhD
Dean of Graduate Studies,
School of Medicine

Anatomical Sciences

FEISAL BRAHIM, PhD
Professor of Anatomy
McGill University, Canada

CHERYL COX, PhD
Professor of Histology
Indiana University, USA

ROBERT HAGE, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Anatomy
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

ROBERT JORDAN, PhD
Professor of Anatomy
University of Cincinnati, USA

ANTHONY PAPARO, PhD
Professor of Histology
Fordham University, USA

T. S. RANGANATHAN, MBBS, PhD
Professor of Embryology
Madras University, India

C.V. RAO, PhD
Professor of Anatomy
Banaras Hindu University, India

BRIAN CURRY, PhD
Professor of Anatomy
Michigan State University, USA

Behavioral Sciences

ZURI AMULERU-MARSHALL, PhD
Associate Professor of Behavioral Sciences
Georgia State University, USA

DAVID LOUIS BROWN, MD, PhD
Professor of Behavioral Science
Princeton University, USA
St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, WI

JOHN PETTUS, PhD
Professor of Behavioral Science
University of Montana, USA

Biochemistry

ROBERT ANSON, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
Johns Hopkins University, USA

HOWARD CHADWELL, PhD
Professor of Biochemistry
University of Cambridge, UK

RICHARD HANSFORD, PhD
Professor of Biochemistry
University of Bristol, UK

MARK WILLIAMS, PhD
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
University of Wales, Cardiff, UK

Bioethics

CHERYL COX, PhD
Chair, Department of Bioethics
Indiana University, USA

Clinical Skills

VIJAYA CHELLAPILLA, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Skills
St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, WI

MONICA GREUNER, MD, MSPH
Associate Professor of Clinical Skills
St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, WI

NARASHIMHAN PRABHAKAR, MBBS
Associate Professor of Clinical Skills
University of Mysore, India

PATRICK ROONEY, MD, MB, ChB
Professor of Clinical Skills
Glasgow University, Scotland, UK

CHAMARTHY SUBBARAO, MBBS
Associate Professor of Clinical Skills
Kurpool Medical College, India

Clinical Teaching Unit

ROBERT YEARWOOD, MBBS
Associate Professor of Clinical Teaching Unit

Pathology/Microbiology

BHARTI BHUSNURMATH, MD, MBBS
Professor of Pathology/Microbiology
Lady Harding Medical College, New Delhi;
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education, Chandigarh, India

SHIVAYOGI BHUSNURMATH, MD, FRC, MBBS
Professor, Chair of Pathology/Microbiology
Bangladore University;
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

SVETLANA KOTELNIKOVA, PhD
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Moscow

DAVID LENNON, PhD,
Professor of Microbiology
University of Houston

CALUM MACPHERSON, PhD
Professor of Parasitology
Imperial College of Science and Technology

ALLEN PENSICK, PhD
Professor, Dean of Microbiology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA

ATEEF QURESHI, PhD
Professor of Microbiology
University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio, USA

JOANNA RAYNER, PhD
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
University of Exeter, UK

ZARA ROSS, PhD
Associate Professor of Microbiology
University of Wolverhampton, UK

JACQUELINE STANLEY, PhD
Professor of Immunology
University of Toronto, Canada

Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Advanced Clinical Skills

HANS BAER, PhD, MS
Professor of Pharmacology (KMC)
University of Darmstadt, Germany

GRADY HENDRIX, MD
Professor/Chair of Pathophysiology (KMC)
Medical University of South Carolina, USA

T. M. REDDY, MD
Professor of Pharmacology (KMC)
Osmania Medical College, India
Gandhi Medical College, India

ANDREAS REYMANN, MD
Professor of Pharmacology
MD, Hamburg University, Germany

Physiology and Neuroscience

THEODORE HOLLIS, PhD
Professor, Dean of Physiology
Ohio State University, USA

RANDALL HOUSE, PhD, DSc
Professor/Chair of Neuroscience
University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

WALTER KOLBINGER, PhD
Associate Professor of Neuroscience
University of Oldenburg, Germany

LOREN NELSON, MD
Professor of Physiology
University of Iowa, USA

Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Epidemiology Track

OMUR CINAR ELCI, MD, PhD
Department Chair, Professor and Epidemiology Track Director
MD: Ege University School of Medicine, Turkey
PhD: Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey
Research Interests: Research methodology; Occupational epidemiology; workplace evaluation and exposure assessment; health education
oelci@sgu.edu

EMMANUEL KEKU, MA, MSPH, MD
Professor
MA: Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
MSPH, MD: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Research Interests: Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cancer, HIV, HPV, Clinical trials
ekeku@sgu.edu

CECELIA HEGAMIN- YOUNGER, PhD, MPH
Professor
MPH: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, NC
PhD: University of Iowa, IA
Research Interests: Biostatistics, Health Education
chegamin-younger@sgu.edu

SHELLY RODRIGO, PhD
Assistant Professor
MSc: University of the West Indies, Trinidad
MPhil: University of the West Indies, Trinidad
PhD: Monash University, Australia
Research Interests: Environmental and Infectious Disease Epidemiology
srodrigo@sgu.edu

GERARD ST. CYR, MPH
Instructor and Coordinator of Undergraduate Public Health Education
MSc in Epidemiology (cand.): University of London, UK
MPH: St. George’s University, Grenada
Research Interests: Community Education
gstcyr@sgu.edu

SHANTEL PETERS, MPH
Demonstrator
MPH: New York Medical College, NY
Research Interests: Community Based Research
SPeters@sgu.edu

Environmental and Occupational Health Track

MUGE AKPINAR-ELCI, MD, MPH
Associate Professor and Environmental and Occupational Health Track Director
MD: Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Turkey
MPH: Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, LA
Research Interests: Occupational and Environmental Respiratory Diseases, Occupational Epidemiology
makpinarelci@sgu.edu

MARTIN FORDE, Sc.D, P. Eng
Professor
MASc: Technical University of Nova Scotia, Canada
Sc.D: University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
Research Interests: Environmental and Occupational Risks
mforde@sgu.edu

HUGH SEALY, PhD, P. Eng
Associate Professor
Msc: Brunel University, UK
PhD, University of Liverpool, UK
Research Interests: Climate Change & Energy Policy, Sustainable Development Policy
hsealy@sgu.edu

SATESH BIDAISEE, DVM, MSPH
Assistant Professor and Practicum/Alumni Relations Coordinator
DVM: University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad
MSPH: St. George’s University, Grenada
Research Interests: Zoonotic Diseases, Food Safety
sbidaisee@sgu.edu

BRIAN NEFF, MS
Instructor
PhD (cand): University of Waterloo, Canada
MS: University of Colorado, Denver, CO
Research Interests: Hydrology; Environmental health
bneff@sgu.edu

Health Administration and Policy

PRAVEEN DURGAMPUDI, MBBS, MPH, MSPH
Assistant Professor
MBBS: N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, India
MPH: University of Sheffield, UK
MSPH: Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Research Interests: Health Services Research and Management
pdurgampudi@sgu.edu

KAMILAH B. THOMAS, MPH, PhD, CHES
Instructor
PhD: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
MPH: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Research Interests: Health Behavior, Health Education, Community-Based Research, Faith-Based Research, Qualitative Research methodologies
kthomas@sgu.edu

ROHAN D. JEREMIAH, ABD, MPH
Instructor and Accreditation Coordinator
PhD (cand): University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
MPH: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Research Interests: Medical Anthropology, Gender and Sexuality, Gender-Based Violence, Men’s Health, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Qualitative Research, Participatory Action Research
rjeremiah@sgu.edu

KENNEDY ROBERTS, MPH
Instructor and Public Health Career Development Advisor
MPH: Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Research Interests: Health Policy, HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries
kroberts@sgu.edu

CHRISTINE RICHARDS, MPH
Instructor
MPH: St. George’s University, Grenada
Research Interests: Women’s Health, Reproductive Health
ricchr@sgu.edu

ANIKA KEENS-DOUGLAS, MPA
Instructor and Capstone Director
MPA: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Research Interests: Health Strategic Planning; Policy Analysis for Decision Making
akeensdouglas@sgu.edu

Veterinary Public Health Track

DIANA STONE, MPH, DVM, PhD
Professor and Veterinary Public Health Track Director
MPH: University of California-Berkeley, CA
DVM: University of California-Davis, CA
PhD: Washington State University, WA
Research Interests: Veterinary Public Health
dstone@sgu.edu

ROHINI ROOPNARINE, BVSc, M.Phil
Assistant Professor
BVSc: University of Liverpool, UK
M.Phil: University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad
Research Interests: Microbiology, Diagnostics, Molecular biology
rroopnarine@sgu.edu

RICHARD M. KABUUSU, BVM, MPH
Assistant Professor
BVM: Makerere University, Uganda
MPH: St. George’s University, Grenada
PhD (cand.): St. George’s University, Grenada
Research Interests: Microbiology, Veterinary Public Health
rkabuusu@sgu.edu

Veterinary Preclinical Studies

WALTER KUGLER, DVM, DIPL.ING (FH)
Department Chair, Professor, Veterinary Physiology
Ludwig Maximilians University, Munchen

RAYMOND TARPLEY, BS, DVM, MS, PhD
Professor, Veterinary Anatomy

SUNIL K. GUPTA, BVSC and AH, MVSC
Associate Professor, Veterinary Anatomy
University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, India
Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, India

ULRIKE ZIEGER, DVM, MSc
Associate Professor, Veterinary Physiology
University of Munich, Germany

Veterinary Paraclinical Studies

RAVINDRA N. SHARMA, BVSC, PHD
Department Chair, Professor, Veterinary Pathology
Agra University, India

HUGH LARKIN, MVB, MRCVS, PhD, MRCUS, Dip.ECVP
Professor, Veterinary Clinical Pathology (Diagnostic)

DESMOND BAGGOT, MVM, PHD, DSC, FRCVS
Professor, Veterinary Pharmacology/Toxicology
Ohio State University
Veterinary College of Ireland

PAUL SMITH, DVM, MS, PhD, DSc
Professor, Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology

MOHAMMED I. BHAIYAT, BVM, PHD
Associate Professor, Veterinary Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Necropsy
University of Zambia, Zambia
Hokkaido University, Japan

CLAUDE DEALLIE, AFDO, DVM, M.PHIL (Vet. Sci.)
Assistant Professor, Veterinary Pathology/Microbiology

Veterinary Clinical Studies

JAY M. HUMBURG, BS, DVM, MS
Professor, Department Chair, Large Animal Medicine and Surgery (LAMS)
Kansas State University, USA

TIMOTHY R. AYLIFFE, BSC, BVETMED, PHD, MRCVS
Professor, Theriogenology/Toxicology
Royal Veterinary College, London

ALAN RATHWELL, DVM
Professor, Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, Theriogenology
Cornell University, USA

MARY-ANN GUGLICK, DVM, DIPL.ACVIM,
Associate Professor, Large Animal Medicine
Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatchewan

BOWEN LOUISON, DVM
Associate Professor, Animal Production
Superior Institute of Agricultural Sciences of Havana

BUXTON NYACK, DVM
Associate Professor, Large Animal Medicine and Surgery,
Animal Production, VTH Acting Director
Tuskegee University, USA

TIMOTHY OLCHOWY, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, MRCVS
Professor, Large Animal Medicine/Clinical Studies

Humanities

ANTONIA SMYTHE-MACDONALD, PhD
Associate Professor, Associate Dean of Humanities

Marine Biology

CLARE MORRALL, PhD
Associate Professor of Marine Biology

Social Sciences

DAVE BENJAMIN, PhD
Assistant Professor, Chair of Social Sciences
History and International Relations, Cambridge, UK (SAS)

TERRELL TUTEN, PhD
Assistant Professor of Social Sciences (SAS)
University of South Florida at Tampa

Library Sciences

JOHN MCGUIRK, MA, MLS
Professor, Director of Library Science

Educational Services

ADRIAN HAVENGA, DEd
Chair and Professor of Educational Services
University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa

University Health Services

MICHAEL DAINE, PhD
Associate Professor of Counseling
University of Houston, USA