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Clinical Sciences

The Department of Clinical Sciences consists of the Departments of Neurology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Surgery. Its faculty members are engaged in the development and delivery of pre-clinical and clinical curriculum. Chaya Prasad, MD is the Chair for and heads the Clinical Sciences Department. Please click on the name of the faculty member for additional information.

During the pre-clinical years, department faculty members work with the Office of the Provost to integrate clinically relevant information with the basic medical sciences via the systems-based approach.

In the clinical years, department faculty members work with the Clinical Education Department to develop clinical clerkships and curriculum. In addition to their efforts in the pre-clinical and clinical curriculum, members of the Clinical Sciences Department are also active in their respective clinical discipline and participate in research.


Departmental Contact
Mary Guenthart
mguenthart@westernu.edu

Faculty & Staff

Portrait of Chaya Prasad, MD, MBA

Chaya Prasad, MD, MBA

COMP

Chair, Clinical Sciences
Professor of Pathology

cprasad@westernu.edu

Emergency Medicine

Portrait of Matthew Eschelbach, DO

Matthew Eschelbach, DO

COMP-Northwest

Chair & Associate Professor

eschelbachm@westernu.edu

Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/Gyn)

Portrait of Courtney J. Steller, DO

Courtney J. Steller, DO

COMP

Chair & Assistant Professor of OB/GYN

csteller@westernu.edu

Portrait of Anita Nelson, MD

Anita Nelson, MD

COMP

Professor of OB/GYN

nelsona@westernu.edu

Portrait of Lena Nguyen, DO

Lena Nguyen, DO

COMP

Assistant Professor of OB/GYN

lenanguyen@westernu.edu

Pathology

Portrait of Cyrus Parsa, DO

Cyrus Parsa, DO

COMP

Chair & Professor of Pathology

cparsa@westernu.edu

Portrait of Jin Guo, MD

Jin Guo, MD

COMP

Associate Professor of Pathology

jguo@westernu.edu

Portrait of Vincent Mesa, DO

Vincent Mesa, DO

COMP-Northwest

Assistant Professor of Pathology

vmesa@westernu.edu

Pediatrics

Portrait of Adam Paul, MD, FAAP

Adam Paul, MD, FAAP

COMP-Northwest

Interim Chair and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

apaul@westernu.edu

Portrait of Lisa Warren, DO

Lisa Warren, DO

COMP & COMP-Northwest

Dean, Chair & Associate Professor of Pediatrics

lwarren@westernu.edu

Portrait of Mariam Fahim, DO

Mariam Fahim, DO

COMP

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

mfahim@westernu.edu

Portrait of Mary Ann Magoun, DO

Mary Ann Magoun, DO

COMP

Assistant Professor of NMM/OMM and Pediatrics

mmagoun@westernu.edu

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R)

Portrait of Marcel P. Fraix, DO, MBA, FAAPMR

Marcel P. Fraix, DO, MBA, FAAPMR

COMP

Associate Dean for Admissions & Enrollment, Professor & Chair, Dept. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Chief, Section of Health Policy & Management, Dept. of Population Health Science

mfraix@westernu.edu

Portrait of Kristen Brusky, DO

Kristen Brusky, DO

COMP-Northwest

Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation & NMM/OMM

kbrusky@westernu.edu

Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Portrait of Yadi Fernandez-Sweeny, PsyD, MS, CRNA

Yadi Fernandez-Sweeny, PsyD, MS, CRNA

COMP

Chair & Professor of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry

yfernandezsweeny@westernu.edu

Portrait of David Baron, DO, MSEd

David Baron, DO, MSEd

COMP

Professor of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry

dbaron@westernu.edu

Portrait of Mandilin Hudson, DO

Mandilin Hudson, DO

COMP-Northwest

Site Dean, Assistant Professor of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry

hudsonm@westernu.edu

Surgery

Portrait of Marian Safaoui, MD

Marian Safaoui, MD

COMP

Director, Career and Professional Development
Assistant Professor of Anatomy & Surgery

msafaoui@westernu.edu

Portrait of Sean P. McCully MD, MS, FACS

Sean P. McCully MD, MS, FACS

COMP-Northwest

Assistant Professor of Surgery

smccully@westernu.edu

Support Staff

Portrait of Mary Guenthart

Mary Guenthart

COMP

Administrative Associate I

mguenthart@westernu.edu

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