CHSU-COM
Directory
John Graneto, DO, MEd, FACOP, FACOEP-dist, FNAOME
Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Chief Academic Officer
Vice President of Health Affairs
Professor
COMDeans@chsu.edu
Mattie Bendall
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Enrollment and Accreditation
559-712-4200
mbendall@chsu.edu
Lisa Chun, DO, MS.MEd.L, FNAOME, CPE, OHPF, C-NMM/OMM
Associate Dean of Osteopathic Clinical Education and Simulation
Professor
Osteopathic Principles and Practices
559-712-4200
COMDeans@chsu.edu
Duc Chung, MD, MBA, FAAHPM
Assistant Dean of Graduate Medical Education
Associate Professor of Medicine
559-712-4200
COMDeans@chsu.edu
Mahboob Qureshi, MD, MPH, PhD
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Assessment
Professor
559-712-4200
COMDeans@chsu.edu
Jonathan Terry, DO, QME, DABPN, ABIHM
Assistant Dean of Community Clinical Education
Associate Professor, Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
jterry@chsu.edu
Edward Merino, PhD
Assistant Dean of Research
Professor, Biomedical Education
559-712-4175
emerino@chsu.edu
Jessica McCune
Manager of Business Affairs and Administration
559-272-8107
jmccune@chsu.edu
Jiehan Chen, MBA
Executive Assistant to the Dean and Vice President of Health Affairs
559-712-4123
jchen@chsu.edu
Anndrea Villarreal
Deans Support Assistant
559-712-4172
avillarreal@chsu.edu
Mattie Bendall
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Enrollment and Accreditation
559-712-4200
mbendall@chsu.edu
Jonathon Vargas
Admissions Advisor
559-712-4139
jvargas@chsu.edu
Berenice Aboyte
Admissions Advisor
559-712-4190
baboyte@chsu.edu
Mahboob Qureshi, MD, MPH, PhD
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Assessment
Professor
559-712-4200
COMDeans@chsu.edu
Rouby Mavyan, PhD
Director, Office of Academic Affairs and Assessment
Assistant Professor, Specialty Medicine
559-712-4156
rmavyan@chsu.edu
Dustin Cabral, MA
Assistant Manager
Office of Academic Affairs and Assessment
559-712-4200
dcabral@chsu.edu
Sarahi Bravo
Academic Affairs Specialist
559-712-4147
sbravo@chsu.edu
Kainath Durre
Academic Affairs Associate
559-712-4158
kdurre@chsu.edu
Lor Thao
Assessment and Curriculum Associate
559-712-4178
lthao@chsu.edu
Sherese Richards, MD, MBA, MMEd
Chair and Associate Professor
Biomedical Education
559-712-4142
srichards@chsu.edu
Tony F. Bruno, MD, MSC, CCFP
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Biomedical Education
559-712-4200
tbruno@chsu.edu
Carleen de Leon, MD
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Education
559-712-4182
cdeleon@chsu.edu
Edward Merino, PhD
Assistant Dean of Research
Professor, Biomedical Education
559-712-4175
emerino@chsu.edu
Minerva Del Bosque, MS
Adjunct Instructor
Biomedical Education
559-712-4200
minerva.delbosque@chsu.edu
Krista Edmiston, PhD
Associate Professor
Biomedical Education
559-712-4180
kedmiston@chsu.edu
Sarmad Ghazi, MBChB
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Education
559712-4136
sghazi@chsu.edu
Maria Elvira Hernandez, MA
Adjunct Medical Spanish Instructor
Biomedical Education
559-712-4200
mhernandez@chsu.edu
Francisco Ibarra, PharmD, BCCCP
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Biomedical Education
559-325-3600
fibarra@chsu.edu
Reena Lamichhane Khadka, MS, PhD
Professor
Biomedical Education
Director of Academic Achievement
559-712-4153
rlamichhanekhadka@chsu.edu
Claudia Lopez, MS
Adjunct Instructor
Biomedical Education
559-712-4200
claudia.lopez@chsu.edu
Elizabeth Grace Martinez, DO
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Education
559-712-4189
emartinez@chsu.edu
Gisou Mohaddes, PhD, MS
Associate Professor
Biomedical Education
559-712-4152
gmohaddes@chsu.edu
Leena Muhanna, MS
Culinary Medicine Adjunct Instructor
Biomedical Education
lmuhanna@chsu.edu
559-712-4200
Allen Keshishian Namagerdi, PharmD, MS, RPh
Adjunct Associate Professor
559-573-8122
akeshishian@chsu.edu
Sudhakar Pemminati, PhD, MSc, MBA, PDCR, FAGE
Professor
Biomedical Education
Director of Academic Achievement
559-712-4188
spemminati@chsu.edu
Alvaro Pinto, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Education
559-712-4167
apinto@chsu.edu
Mohammad Rahman, PhD, MSP, MSS
Adjunct Professor
Biomedical Education
559-712-4200
mrahman@chsu.edu
Rachel Tamayo, MS
Adjunct Instructor
Biomedical Education
559-712-4200
rtamayo@chsu.edu
Maria Torres, MS, RDN
Culinary Medicine Instructor
Biomedical Education
559-712-4200
mtorres@chsu.edu
Luis Vargas-Marquina, BS
Anatomy Technology Specialist
Biomedical Education
559-712-4192
lvargasmarquina@chsu.edu
Marijose Cortez Nuno
Faculty Assistant
Biomedical Education
559-712-4176
mnuno@chsu.edu
Sharon Gill
Project Coordinator – Population Health Research
(559) 712-4145
sgill@chsu.edu
Jonathan Terry, DO, QME, DABPN, ABIHM
Assistant Dean of Community Clinical Education
Associate Professor, Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
jterry@chsu.edu
Symon Guerra, MHA
Clinical Education Director
559-712-4150
sguerra@chsu.edu
Desiree Landano
Clinical Education Coordinator
559-712-4195
dlandano@chsu.edu
Cynthia Parks
Clinical Education Coordinator
559-712-4200
cparks@chsu.edu
James Sheehan
Clinical Education Coordinator
559-712-4168
jsheehan@chsu.edu
Erin Bennett
Financial Aid Advisor
559-374-2849
ebennett@chsu.edu
Nicole Contreras
Financial Aid Advisor
559-546-6033
ncontreras@chsu.edu
Duc Chung, MD, MBA, FAAHPM
Assistant Dean of Graduate Medical Education
Associate Professor of Medicine
559-712-4200
COMDeans@chsu.edu
Fernando Teixeira, MD
Director of Academic Community Engagement and Professor
(559) 712-3026
fteixeira@chsu.edu
Nohemi Barr-Dafdony, PsyD
Career Counselor and Residency Match Manager
Assistant Professor
559-712-4200
nbarr-dafdony@chsu.edu
Krista Farris, BA
Graduate Medical Education Support Assistant
559-712-4171
kfarris@chsu.edu
Lisa Chun, DO, MS.MEd.L, FNAOME, CPE, OHPF, C-NMM/OMM
Associate Dean of Osteopathic Clinical Education and Simulation
Professor
Osteopathic Principles and Practices
559-712-4200
COMDeans@chsu.edu
Sundeep Grewal, DO
Chair and Assistant Professor
Primary Care
559-712-4200
sgrewal@chsu.edu
Jan Pryor, DO, MPH, C-NMM/OMM
Chair and Professor
Osteopathic Principles and Practices
559-712-4154
jpryor@chsu.edu
Sidney James, DO, FACEP
Medical Director, Simulation Center
Assistant Professor, Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
sjames@chsu.edu
Yoshihiro Ozaki, DO, FAAP
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Primary Care
559-712-4200
yozaki@chsu.edu
Nanami Yoshioka, MA
Director, Simulation Center
Adjunct Instructor
559-712-4149
nyoshioka@chsu.edu
Jan Pryor, DO, MPH, C-NMM/OMM
Chair and Professor
Osteopathic Principles and Practices
559-712-4154
jpryor@chsu.edu
Peter Botros, DO
Assistant Professor
Osteopathic Principles and Practices
(559) 712-4128
pbotros@chsu.edu
Jeremy C. Brown, DO
Instructor
Osteopathic Principles and Practices
(559) 712-4129
jbrown@chsu.edu
Alexander Frantzis, DO
Assistant Professor
Osteopathic Principles and Practices
559-712-4186
afrantzis@chsu.edu
Jared Ham-Ying, DO, C-NMM/OMM
Assistant Professor
Osteopathic Principles and Practices
559-712-4169
jhamying@chsu.edu
Ying Wang, DO
Assistant Professor
Osteopathic Principles and Practices
559-712-4163
ywang@chsu.edu
Linda Branch
Faculty Administrative Assistant, Osteopathic Principles & Practices
559-712-4161
lbranch@chsu.edu
Charmain Mitchell
Administrative Assistant II
Osteopathic Principles & Practices
(559) 712-4128
cmitchell@chsu.edu
Grace Miller
OPP Scholar
Student Doctor, Class of 2025
Cathy Tran
OPP Scholar
Student Doctor, Class of 2026
Tatiana Abdulnour
OPP Scholar
Student Doctor, Class of 2026
Ariana Vivian
OPP Scholar
Student Doctor, Class of 2027
Brandon Nguyen
OPP Scholar
Student Doctor, Class of 2027
Sundeep Grewal, DO
Chair and Assistant Professor
Primary Care
559-712-4200
sgrewal@chsu.edu
Leticia Herrera, EdD
Director of Student Services
Assistant Professor of Primary Care
559-712-4181
lherrera@chsu.edu
Shada Attraplsi, MD, MSCR
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Primary Care
559-712-4200
sattraplsi@chsu.edu
Luis G. Bautista, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Primary Care
559-712-4200
lbautista@chsu.edu
Lindsey Faucette, DO
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Primary Care
559-712-4200
lfaucette@chsu.edu
Andrew Gabriel, DO
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Primary Care
559-712-4200
agabriel@chsu.edu
Rohan Gupta, MD, MBBS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Primary Care
559-712-4200
rgupta@chsu.edu
Sumera Hayat, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Primary Care
559-712-4200
shayat@chsu.edu
John Inouye, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Primary Care
559-712-4200
jinouye@chsu.edu
Larry Miller, DO, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Primary Care
559-712-4200
lmiller@chsu.edu
Yoshihiro Ozaki, DO, FAAP
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Primary Care
559-712-4200
yozaki@chsu.edu
Khampha Thephavong, DO
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Primary Care
559-712-4200
thephavong@chsu.edu
Dennis Turnbull, DO
Adjunct Assistant Professor
559-712-4200
dturnbull@chsu.edu
Mlyn McCune
Faculty Assistant
Primary Care
mmccune@chsu.edu
Edward Merino, PhD
Assistant Dean of Research
Professor, Biomedical Education
559-712-4175
emerino@chsu.edu
Avtar Nijjer-Sidhu, PhD, RD
Assistant Professor
Physician’s Role in the Health System (PRHS)
559-712-4162
anijjersidhu@chsu.edu
Geni Perryment, PhD
Assistant Professor
Physician’s Role in the Health System (PRHS)
559-712-4200
gperryment@chsu.edu
Rosa Manzo, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Physician’s Role in the Health System (PRHS)
559-712-4200
rmanzo@chsu.edu
Harpreet Isha Monga, MPharm, GCSRT
Adjunct Instructor
Biomedical Education
559-712-4200
hmonga@chsu.edu
Ron Yee, MD, MBA, FAAFP
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Graduate Medical Education
559-712-4200
ryee@chsu.edu
Sidney James, DO, FACEP
Medical Director, Simulation Center
Assistant Professor, Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
sjames@chsu.edu
Nanami Yoshioka, MA
Director, Simulation Center
Adjunct Instructor
559-712-4149
nyoshioka@chsu.edu
Cathy Burford
Simulation Operations Specialist
559-712-4159
cburford@chsu.edu
Anand Purewal Ray
Standardized Participant Learning and Development Trainer
559-797-9016
apurewal@chsu.edu
Laura Stidham
Simulation Operations Technician
(559) 712-4134
lstidham@chsu.edu
Mia Castro
Standardized Participant Coordinator
559-712-4166
mcastro@chsu.edu
Jacob Kleiser
Simulation Operations Technician
559-374-2230
jkleiser@chsu.edu
Brandon Kangdouangnhot
Simulation Operations Technician
559-712-4200
bkangdouangnhot@chsu.edu
Paula Scariati, DO, MPH, MS
Chair of Specialty Medicine and Associate Professor
(559) 712-4133
pscariati@chsu.edu
Jonathan Terry, DO, QME, DABPN, ABIHM
Assistant Dean of Community Clinical Education
Associate Professor, Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
jterry@chsu.edu
Rouby Mavyan, PhD
Director, Office of Academic Affairs and Assessment
Assistant Professor, Specialty Medicine
559-712-4156
rmavyan@chsu.edu
Obed Barrera Adame, DO
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
obarrera@chsu.edu
Amardeep S. Aulakh, DO
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
aaulakh@chsu.edu
Stephanie Bauer, DO
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
sbauer@chsu.edu
Giulia Di Bella, DO
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
gdibella@chsu.edu
Matthew Bryan, DO
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
mbryan@chsu.edu
Steven Carstens, DO, MS, FACEP, FAWM, ABEM
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
scarstens@chsu.edu
Christine Do, DO
Adjunct Instructor
Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
cdo@chsu.edu
Ruqayya Gill, DO, MBS
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
rgill@chsu.edu
Jasmine Gill, DO
Adjunct Instructor
Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
jasmine.gill@chsu.edu
Sara Goldgraben, MD, MPH, MBA
Assistant Professor
Specialty Medicine
559-712-4164
sgoldgraben@chsu.edu
Nancy Huynh, DO
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
nhuynh@chsu.edu
Sidney James, DO, FACEP
Medical Director, Simulation Center
Assistant Professor, Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
sjames@chsu.edu
Chitra Kandaswamy, MD
Melissa Kemp, DO
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
mkemp@chsu.edu
Chhaya Makhija, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
cmakhija@chsu.edu
Richard Nho, DO
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
rnho@chsu.edu
Elisa Quince, DO, MS
Adjunct Instructor
Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
equince@chsu.edu
Mohammad F. Shaikh, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
mshaikh@chsu.edu
David M. Suhrbier, DO
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
dsuhrbier@chsu.edu
Ali Zarrinkhameh, MD, FACC
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Specialty Medicine
559-712-4200
azarrinkhameh@chsu.edu
Melissa Loutherback
Faculty Administrative Assistant
Specialty Medicine
559-712-4185
mloutherback@chsu.edu
Mattie Bendall
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Enrollment and Accreditation
559-712-4200
mbendall@chsu.edu
Leticia Herrera, EdD
Director of Student Services
Assistant Professor of Primary Care
559-712-4181
lherrera@chsu.edu
Tom Thao, MEd
Student Affairs Program Manager
559-712-4170
tthao@chsu.edu
Rigo Ceja, MEd
Learning Specialist
559-712-3123
rigo.ceja@chsu.edu
Catherine Rosales, MEd
Learning Specialist
559-712-4171
catherine.rosales@chsu.edu
Megan Zaninovich, LMFT
Behavioral Health Specialist
559-712-4191
mzaninovich@chsu.edu
Jessie Hernandez
Student Services Specialist
559-712-4179
jhernandez@chsu.edu