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Medical Education August 05, 2026

As the Department of Medical Education highlights the teams that educate our students and carry out the mission of Heersink School of Medicine, we want to turn to the individuals who manage the operations of our pre-clinical modules.

We are proud of the Module Directors who will be helping ensure our students have the best learning environment and learning experience possible this academic year.

Module Directors Lineup

Cardiovascular

Module Director: Silvio Litovsky, M.D.

Clinical Co-Director: Harish Doppalapudi, M.D.

Endocrine

Module Director: Matthew Madison, Ph.D.

Clinical Co-Director: Hussein Abdullatif, M.D.

Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM)

Module Director: Terry Shaneyfelt, M.D.

Fundamentals of Medicine

Module Director: Teresa Wilborn, PharmD, Ph.D.

Gastrointestinal

Module Director: Cathy Fuller, Ph.D.

Hematology/Oncology

Module Director: Diana Morlote, M.D.

Clinical Co-Director: Chibuzo Ilonze, M.D.

Musculoskeletal and Skin

Module Director: Inga Kadisha, Ph.D.

Clinical Co-Director: Bailey Lipham, M.D.

Clinical Co-Director: Sarah McClees, M.D.

Neurosciences

Module Director: Jonathan Roth, Ph.D.

Clinical Co-Director: Kristen Sandefer, M.D.

Clinical Co-Director: Michael Lyerly, M.D.

Clinical Co-Director: Branden Benningfield, M.D.

Patient, Doctor, & Society

Module Director: Rebekah Weil, M.D.

Clinical Co-Director: Caroline Harada, M.D.

Pulmonary

Module Director: Melissa Jordon, M.D.

Clinical Co-Director: Elizabeth George, M.D., MPH

Reproductive

Module Director: Shweta Patel, M.D.

Clinical Co-Director: Carmen Tong, D.O.

Renal

Module Director: Mark Bevensee, Ph.D.

Clinical Co-Director: Eric Judd, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Co-Director: Navya Eleti, M.D.


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