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Medical Education July 22, 2026

The Department of Medical Education continues to highlight the committed and passionate teams that contribute to the mission of Heersink School of Medicine. With the upcoming academic year just around the corner, it’s important to know the individuals who will be training the next generation of physicians.

We are thrilled about the team of Clerkship Directors who will be managing the clinical rotations for our third and fourth year students this academic year.

Clerkship Directors Lineup

Family Medicine

Sameera Davuluri, M.D., Director, Birmingham

Amanda Stisher, M.D., Director, Huntsville

Vikas Gupta, M.D., Director, Montgomery

Ansley Baccus, M.D., Director, Tuscaloosa

Medicine

Jeremey Walker, M.D., Director, Birmingham

Natasha Mehra, M.D., Co-Director, Birmingham

Chelsea Palmer, M.D., Director, Huntsville

Muhammad Khalil, M.D., Director, Montgomery

Jon Tyler Baccus, M.D., Director, Tuscaloosa

Neurology

Marissa Natelson Love, M.D., Director, Birmingham

Anjaneyulu Alapati, M.D., Director, Huntsville

Joe Leuschke, M.D., Director, Montgomery

Catherine Ikard, M.D., Director, Tuscaloosa

OB/Gyn

Deepti Sharma, M.D., Director, Birmingham

Joseph Fiore, M.D., Director, Huntsville

Greg Waller, M.D., Director, Montgomery

Sachin Shenoy, M.D., Director, Tuscaloosa

Pediatrics

Hussein Abdullatif, M.D., Director, Birmingham

Stephanie Berger, M.D., Co-Director, Birmingham

Erik Henninger, D.O., Director, Huntsville

Abigail Broder, M.D., Director, Montgomery

Heather Taylor, M.D., Director, Tuscaloosa

Psychiatry

Badari Birur, M.D., Director, Birmingham

Janaki Nimmagadda, M.D., Director, Huntsville

William Rutland, M.D., Director, Montgomery

Shawnna Ogden, M.D., Director, Tuscaloosa

Surgery

Margaux Mustian, M.D., MSPH, Director, Birmingham

Andrea Gillis, M.D., Co-Director, Birmingham

Margaret Romine, M.D., Co-Director, Birmingham

Rony Najjar, M.D., Director, Huntsville

Robert Engles , M.D., Director, Montgomery

Andrew Harrell, M.D., Director, Tuscaloosa


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