Dean's Office Directory

Dean's Office Address and Phone:

2300 Eye Street, NW
Suite 713-W
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 994-2987
Fax: (202) 994-0926

Deans of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D.
Interim Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean, School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Phone: (202) 994-3727
Email: akman@gwu.edu

Vincent A. Chiappinelli, Ph.D.
Interim Associate Vice Provost for Health Affairs and Associate Dean, School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Phone: (202) 994-2170

Joseph Bocchino, Ed.D., M.B.A.
Interim Senior Associate Dean for Health Sciences
Phone: (202) 994-5129
Email: bocchino@gwu.edu

Alex Stagnaro-Green, M.D., M.H.P.E.
Senior Associate Dean for Education
Phone: (202) 994-3468
Email: msdasg@gwumc.edu

Mark L. Batshaw, M.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, 
Children's National Medical Center
Phone: (202) 476-4007
Email: mbatshaw@cnmc.org

Nancy Gaba, M.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Phone: (202) 994-3737
Email: ngaba@mfa@gwu.edu

Rhonda M. Goldberg, M.A.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Phone: (202) 994-3176
Email msdrmg@gwumc.edu

Yolanda Haywood, M.D.
Associate Dean for Student and Curricular Affairs
Phone: (202) 994-2987
Email: yhaywood@gwu.edu

Gary Little, M.D.
Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs
Phone: (202) 741-2904
Email: glittle@mfa.gwu.edu

Jill Joseph, M.D.
Associate Dean for Research, Children's National Medical Center
Phone: (202) 476-3109
Email: jjoseph@cnmc.org

W. Scott Schroth, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Phone: (202) 994-2202
Email: wschroth@gwu.edu

Sylvia Silver, D.A.
Associate Dean for Health Sciences
Phone: (202) 994-2945
Email: ssilver@gwu.edu

Linda Werling, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Education
Phone: (202) 994-2918
Email: phmllw@gwumc.edu

Lisa M. Alexander, Ed.D.
Assistant Dean for Community-Based Partnerships
Interim Chair & Program Director for the Physician Assistant Program
Phone: (202) 994-0659
Email: lmapa@gwu.edu

Astra Bain-Dowell
Associate Dean for Operations and Resource Management
Phone: (202) 994-2312
Email: bain@gwu.edu

Mary A Corcoran Ph.D., OT/L, FAOTA
Associate Dean, Faculty Development for Health Sciences
Phone: (202) 994-8229
Email: corcoran@gwu.edu

Diane McQuail
Assistant Dean, Admissions for the M.D. Program
Phone: (202) 994-3749
Email: medadmit@gwu.edu

Dennis Narango
Associate Dean, Vice President of GW Medicine and Development
Phone: (202) 994-7511
Email: dnarango@gwu.edu

M. Lourdes Winberry M.P.H.
Associate Dean for Health Affairs
Phone: (202) 994-0149
Email: lourdesw@gwu.edu

Dean's Office, Student Affairs

Lisa C. Knox
Entity Financial Director
Phone: (202) 994-4270
Email: lknox@gwu.edu

Stephanie Sarandos
Executive Associate
Provides administrative support to Senior Associate Dean Stagnaro-Green
Phone: (202) 994-3468
Email: sarandos@gwu.edu

Kyle Dirkes
Executive Coordinator for Student Services and Registrar
Provides administrative support for student services. Responsibilities include posting grades, checking of grade status, and transcripts. Serves as liaison with students, instructors, and senior officials on various projects.
Phone: (202) 994-3501
Email: kdirkes@gwu.edu

Stevens VanDuzer
Executive Coordinator
Provides administrative support to Dean Schroth; involved primarily in Years III and IV administrative matters.
Phone: (202) 994-2202
Email: svanduze@gwu.edu

LaQuita Beale
Executive Coordinator for Curricular Affairs
Provides administrative support in curricular matters for Years III and IV
Phone: (202) 994-2170
Email: lbeale@gwu.edu

Jessica Fontaine
Executive Coordinator for Student Affairs
Provides administrative support to Dean Goldberg for Years I and II.
Phone: (202) 994-3176
Email: msdjlf@gwu.edu

Yvonne Rhodes
Administrative Assistant
Handles general Dean's Office responsibilities for all deans, primarily for Drs. Schroth and Haywood.
Phone: (202) 994-2987
Email: yrhodes@gwu.edu

Office of Student Opportunities

Cynthia Powell, M.A.
Director
Phone: (202) 994-0823
Email: capowell@gwu.edu

Position to be Filled
Executive Coordinator
Phone: (202) 994-2295

Office of Interdisciplinary Medical Education (OIME):

Jim Blatt, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of the Clinical Skills Center
Phone: (202) 994-8598 or 994-5431
Email: msdbcb@gwumc.edu

Claudia Ranniger, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Director, Simulation Center
Hospital 6200
Phone: (202) 994-9374
Email: cranniger@mfa.gwu.edu

Karen Lewis, Ph.D.
Director of Administration,
Standardized Patient Program, OIME, and Clinical Learning and Simulation Skills (CLASS) Center
Hospital 6206
Phone: (202) 994-1071
Email: msdkll@gwumc.edu

Jennifer Owens
Standardized Patient Educator
Hospital 6211
Phone: (202) 994-4838
Email: msdjlo@gwumc.edu

Larrie Greenberg, M.D.
Faculty Development and Creative Medical Education
Hospital 6215
Phone: (202) 994-9302
Email: mcalwg@gwumc.edu

Geetha Ananthakrishnan
Executive Coordinator for Practice of Medicine (POM), TALKS elective, and Introduction to Clinical Medicine (ICM)
Hospital 6201
Phone: (202) 994-5431
Email: msdgxa@gwumc.edu

Joan Loomis
Executive Coordinator, Problem Based Learning (PBL)
Hospital 6201
Phone: (202) 994-9395
Email: msdjml@gwumc.edu

Chelvakanie (Connie) Isaac
Executive Coordinator
Hospital 6227
Phone: (202) 994-2664
Email: msdcvi@gwumc.edu

Office of Financial Aid (for medical students)

Stannis M. Smith
Director of Student Financial Assistance
sfasms@gwumc.edu

(Vacant)
Assistant Director of Student Financial Assistance
medfinan@gwu.edu 

Sharon Coltrane
Senior Financial Aid Counselor
sfasxc@gwumc.edu

Office of Faculty Affairs

Evan Polansky, J.D., M.B.A.
Executive Director, Faculty Affairs & Program Development
Phone: (202) 994-3266
Email: polansew@gwu.edu

Dena Robinson
Executive Coordinator
Phone: (202) 994-3266
Email: drobinso@gwu.edu

Danielle Swails
Executive Coordinator
Phone: (202) 994-3266
Email: dcoope@gwu.edu

Health Sciences Programs

Joseph Bocchino, Ed.D., M.B.A.
Interim Senior Associate Dean for Health Sciences
Phone: (202) 994-5129
Email: bocchino@gwu.edu

Sylvia Silver, D.A.
Associate Dean for Health Sciences
Phone: (202) 994-2945
Email: ssilver@gwu.edu

Medical School Admissions

Diane McQuail
Assistant Dean, Admissions for the M.D. Program
Phone: (202) 994-3749
Email: medadmit@gwu.edu

Office of Graduate Medical Education

Nancy D. Gaba, M.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Phone:  (202) 994-3737
Email:  ngaba@mfa.gwu.edu

Mary Y. Tucker, M.A.
Director
Phone: (202) 994-3285
Email: mtucker@gwu.edu

Mary Mosby
Assistant Director
Phone (202) 994-3289
Email: mhmosby@gwu.edu

Al Zebrowski
Fiscal Coordinator for Budgets
Phone: (202) 994-3620
Email: alzebrow@gwu.edu

Lisa Turner
Data Base Manager
Phone: (202) 994-4870
Email: lrturner@gwu.edu

Inga Ricks
Medical Education Information Specialist
Phone: (202) 994-3737
Email: ilr1@gwu.edu

Ranjeet Bangar
E*Value Residency Coordinator
Phone: (202) 994-5351
Email: rbangar@gwu.edu

Mary Beth Neeley
Residency Coordinator, Surgery Programs
Phone:  (202) 741-3151
Email: mbn@gwu.edu