Faculty and Staff
Osteopathic Medical Program at PCOM

Administrative Faculty

Kenneth Veit, DO '76, MBA, FACOFP
Provost, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Professor

Peter Bidey, DO '08, MSEd, FACOFP
Dean, Osteopathic Medicine Program - PCOM
Vice-Chair, Department of Family Medicine
Associate Professor

Contact Information

Osteopathic Medical Program
PCOM
4170 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131
Phone: 215-871-6770

Staff

Amanda Mills
Executive Administrative Assistant
Phone: 215-871-6790
Email: amandami@pcom.edu

Nicole Dillard
Director, Administrative Operations (Academic Affairs)
Phone: 215-871-6776
Email: nicoledi@pcom.edu

What Our Students Say

“I want to inspire future medical students the same way my mentors at PCOM inspired me, and continue to be an advocate for whole-person, community-centered care.”

Olivia Cunningham, DO '25

Faculty

Christopher Adams, PhD

Professor of Anatomy

Email: christopherad@pcom.edu

Olayinka Afolayan-Oloye, MD

Associate Professor of Pathophysiology

Email: olayinkaf@pcom.edu

Donald Allison, DO

Associate Professor

Brian Balin, PhD

Director of the Center for Chronic Disorders of Aging - Basic Science
Professor of Neuroscience and Neuropathology

Email: brianba@pcom.edu

John Becher, DO, FACOEP-D, FAAEM

Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Professor

Email: JohnB@pcom.edu

Michael Becker, DO, MS, FACOFP

Associate Dean of Clinical Education
Professor

Marcus Bell, PhD

Professor of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology

Email: marcusbe@pcom.edu

Kristen Berry, DO

Assistant Professor

Peter Bidey, DO '08, MSEd, FACOFP

Dean and Chief Academic Officer, PCOM Osteopathic Medicine Program
Associate Professor

Ruth Borghaei, PhD

Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Email: ruthb@pcom.edu

Arturo Bravo Nuevo, PhD

Professor of Neuroscience

Email: arturobr@pcom.edu

David Cavanaugh, BS

Senior Instructor of Anatomy
Director Gross Anatomy Laboratory

Email: davidc@pcom.edu

Qian Chen, PhD

Director, Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences
Associate Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology

Email: qianch@pcom.edu

Kerin Claeson, PhD

Director of Policy Formation and Metrics Development
Professor of Anatomy

Email: kerincl@pcom.edu

Farzaneh Daghigh, PhD

Professor of Biochemistry

Email: farzanehd@pcom.edu

Autumn Dye, DO

Assistant Professor

Marina D’Angelo, PhD

Professor of Anatomy

Email: marinada@pcom.edu

Larry Finkelstein, DO, FACOFP

Medical Director of Student Wellness
Professor

Jeffrey Freeman, DO

Chair, Division of Endocrinology and Professor

Email: jeffreyf@pcom.edu

David Fuller, DO, FAAO, FNAOME

Professor
OMM Department Practice Management Adviser
PCOM Second Year Course Director, Osteopathic Principles and Practice

Katherine Galluzzi, DO, CMD, FACOFP dist.

Professor and Chair

Mindy George-Weinstein, PhD

Professor

Email: mindygw@pcom.edu

Alberto Giardini, DO

PCOM First Year Course Director, Osteopathic Principles and Practice
Assistant Professor

Frederick Goldstein, PhD, FCP

Professor of Clinical Pharmacology

Email: fredg@pcom.edu

Richard Gonzalez, PhD

Professor

Email: richardgo2@pcom.edu

Joan Grzybowski, DO

Assistant Professor

Cathy Hatcher, PhD

Chair, Department of Bio-Medical Sciences - PCOM
Professor of Physiology

Email: cathyha@pcom.edu

Michelle Hobson, DO

Clinical Assistant Professor

Email: michellehob@pcom.edu

Nicol Joseph, DO, CMD

Medical Director of Comprehensive Care Center
Professor

Joanne Kakaty-Monzo, DO

Academic Chair
Clinical Professor

Email: joanneka@pcom.edu

Michelle Kanther, PhD

Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

Email: michellka@pcom.edu

Jason Kaplan, DO, FACC, FASE, FASNC, FACP

Clinical Professor and Chair, Division of Cardiology
Coordinator for AI Strategy

Email: jasonka@pcom.edu

Kelsey Kjosness, PhD

Assistant Professor of Anatomy

Email: kelseykj@pcom.edu

David Kuo, DO

Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education
Associate Professor of Family Medicine

Erik Langenau, DO, MS, MAPP

Professor
Chief Academic Technology Officer
Director for Teaching Support and Professional Development

Pat Lannutti, DO, MSC

Chair, Division of General Internal Medicine
Departmental Co-Vice-Chairman
Professor

Andrew Levin, DO

Associate Professor

Jocelyn Lippman-Bell, PhD

Director of Biomedical Science Master's Program Research Concentration
Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Pharmacology

Email: jocelynli@pcom.edu

Christopher Scott Little, PhD

Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

Email: chrisl@pcom.edu

Allison Machnicki, PhD

Assistant Professor of Anatomy

Email: allisonma1@pcom.edu

Michael McGuinness, PhD

Professor of Anatomy

Email: michaelmcg@pcom.edu

Heather Montie, PhD

Professor of Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology

Email: heathermon@pcom.edu

Harry Morris, DO, MPH

Professor and Chair

Minal Mulye, PhD

Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

Email: minalmu@pcom.edu

Alexander Nicholas, DO, FAAO, Dist.

Professor and Chair

Lauren Noto-Bell, DO, FNAOME

Professor
Residency Program Director, Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine

Meghna Patel, DO, MPH, FAAP, FACOP

Associate Professor

Email: meghnash@pcom.edu

Brian Penza, DO, FACOI

Instructor
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency

Erik Polan, DO

Associate Professor
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency

Philip Reno, PhD

Professor of Anatomy

Email: philipre@pcom.edu

Art Sesso, DO

Senior Associate Dean of Osteopathic Curricular Innovation and Oversight
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Medical Director, Clinical Learning and Assessment Center
Professor of Surgery

Email: asesso@pcom.edu