The School of Medicine faculty is comprised of more than 1,700 active biomedical scientists and clinicians, and additional emeriti faculty, that represent the soul of the institution. Our faculty have passion for their respective disciplines and challenge students to grow intellectually by thinking broadly and advancing their knowledge through research that treats human disease and improves the lives of individuals and their communities. New York Medical College recognizes that a diverse faculty enhances the education of our students and best prepares them for service and scholarship in a multicultural society.

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Jordan M. Kirsch, D.O.

Vice Chair of Quality, Surgery; Assistant Professor, Surgery | School of Medicine

Michael D. Klein, M.D., J.D.

Associate Professor, Medicine - Division of Nephrology | School of Medicine
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Sankaran Krishnan, M.D., M.P.H. '13, FAAP

Professor, Pediatrics & Pediatrics - Division of Pulmonology, Allergy, Immunology and Sleep Medicine | School of MedicineProfessor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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David F. Kronn, M.D.

Associate Professor, Pediatrics; Associate Professor, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology | School of Medicine
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Amita Kulkarni, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology | School of Medicine

Sangeeta Kumaraswami, M.D.

Associate Professor, Anesthesiology; Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology | School of Medicine
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Hojoong Kwak, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.

Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Biomedical SciencesAssistant Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | School of Medicine
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Edmund F. La Gamma, M.D. '76

Professor, Pediatrics - Division of Newborn Medicine; Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | School of MedicineProfessor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Biomedical Sciences

Gregg M. Lanier, M.D.

Associate Professor, Medicine & Medicine - Division of Cardiology | School of Medicine
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Steven L. Lansman, M.D., Ph.D.

The Felicien M. Steichen, M.D., Professor and Chair, Surgery; | School of Medicine
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Lindsey LaPointe, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology | School of Medicine
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Edward Lebovics, M.D.

Sarah C. Upham Professor of Gastroenterology, Medicine & Medicine - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Diseases; | School of Medicine
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Zvi Lefkovitz, M.D.

Chair, Radiology; Professor, Radiology | School of Medicine

Patrick A. Lento, M.D.

Professor, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology; Professor, Medicine | School of Medicine
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Christopher S. Leonard, Ph.D.

Interim Chair and Professor, Physiology | School of MedicineProfessor, Physiology | Biomedical Sciences
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Kenneth M. Lerea, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Master's Programs; Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Course Director for Histology and Cell Biology | Biomedical SciencesProfessor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of Medicine

Elliot J. Levine, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Medicine & Medicine - Division of Cardiology | School of Medicine
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Jian Li, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesAssistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of Medicine
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Jin Li, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Neurology | School of Medicine
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Matthew Li, Pharm.D., M.H.A

Assistant Professor, Surgery | School of Medicine