School of Medicine Faculty

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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Elizabeth A. Berry, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Biomedical SciencesAssistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | School of Medicine

Victor A. Fried, Ph.D.

Program Director (M.S. & Ph.D.), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Program Director (M.S. & Ph.D.), Cell Biology and Anatomy; Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy & Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology | Biomedical SciencesProfessor, Cell Biology and Anatomy & Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology | School of Medicine
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Shuai Gao, Ph.D.

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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Marina K. Holz, Ph.D., M.P.H. '23

Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesInterim Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of Medicine

Edmund F. La Gamma, M.D. '76

Professor, Pediatrics - Division of Newborn Medicine; Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 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

Bistra Nankova, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Pediatrics; Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | School of MedicineAssociate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Biomedical Sciences

John T. Pinto, Ph.D.

Professor, Medicine; Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | School of MedicineProfessor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Biomedical Sciences
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Esther Louise Sabban, Ph.D.

Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Biomedical SciencesThe Sidney E. Frank Distinguished Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | School of Medicine
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Christopher B. Whitehurst, M.S., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Assistant Professor, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology | Biomedical SciencesAssistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Assistant Professor, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology | School of Medicine
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Rongxiao Zhang, Ph.D., DABR

Associate Professor, Radiation Medicine; Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | School of MedicineAssociate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Biomedical Sciences