Dr. Bondarenko received his master degree in biochemistry from the Moscow State University in 1986 and a doctorate in biochemistry from the Institute of Bio-organic Chemistry Moscow in 1992.

His research interests include studying the mechanism of signal transduction from light receptor rhodopsin to retinal membrane guanylyl cyclase (retGC), the enzyme responsible for the recovery of photoreceptors to the dark state; and studying the mechanisms of cardiomyocyte remodeling using immobilized in vitro transcription system.

Strategies to control cardiac gene expression represent attractive approaches for heart failure therapy. He is developing an in vitro transcription system that will allow the identification of protein factors involved in cardiac myocytes remodeling and to understand the mechanism of their action on cardiac genes expression.

Dr. Else obtained her PhD at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) and is board certified as a medical technologist. She teaches medical microbiology/immunology, infection and immunity, and laboratory diagnostics for the Doctor of Osteopathy students and medical microbiology/immunology and diagnostic modalities for the Physician Assistant Studies students.

Her research interests include the studies of environmental microorganisms involved in colonization and degradation of structural and encapsulating materials, degradation of environmental contaminants, microbial community/plant interactions, and microbial studies involving public health issues, specifically waste-water treatment.

Currently, Dr. Else is involved in two research projects: the development of a nitrogen-fixing biofertilizer and bioremediation of perchlorate contamination.

Dr. Else is also active in the American Society for Microbiology and serves as the regional planning coordinator and oversees the local ASM branches’ activities in: Arizona/Southern Nevada, North and South California, Southern Idaho/Utah, and Hawaii.

Dr. Emmett R. Findlay is an assistant professor of Basic Sciences at Touro University Nevada, and teaches classes in both the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the College of Health and Human Services. He teaches gross anatomy in the Osteopathic Medicine, Physician Assistant Studies, and Doctor of Physical Therapy programs. He has directed anatomy courses in the Physician Assistant Studies, Occupational Therapy and Doctor of Physical Therapy Programs. He also coordinates activities in the TUN bioskills lab, working with various outside educational groups to provide continuing education courses to physicians and dentists from all over the United States.

Dr. Findlay earned a BS in Biology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (1997) and a doctor of chiropractic degree from Palmer College (2003). In addition to teaching, Dr. Findlay serves on multiple departmental committees and is chair of the College of Osteopathic Medicine Faculty Council. Dr. Findlay is a licensed chiropractic physician.

After fourteen years in private practice of osteopathic medicine in Maine and New Mexico, Dr. Galin joined the osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) department at TUNCOM in 2006.

She attended the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine and did her postgraduate training in central Maine, where she learned osteopathic evaluation and treatment in the newborn, pediatric and adult populations. She is board certified in neuromusculoskeletal and osteopathic manipulative medicine.

At TUNCOM, she is an assistant professor in the OMM department. She is also the course director for the OMM course for third-year students, the director of the OMM clinical rotation, and a faculty member in all OMM courses. She is a member on the faculty council and the research committee.

Dr. Galin is active in the American Academy of Osteopathy as a member of the undergraduate and publications committee. She is a member of the Nevada and New Mexico Osteopathic Associations as well as the Catholic Medical Association.

She is originally from New York and has a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies from Barnard College, Columbia University. She did post-baccalaureate work at the State University of New York at Binghamton.

Dr. Kenneth Grant is Board Certified in Rheumatology and Internal Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Rheumatology.  He graduated from Colgate University and Georgetown University School of Medicine.  He completed his internal medicine internship and residency in Washington D.C. at DC General Hospital and the VA Medical Center.

His rheumatology sub-specialty training was completed at the University of Cincinnati. He was an Associate Professor and Assistant Program Director for the Georgetown University Internal Medicine residency at DC General Hospital for 19 years.  He received the hospital’s Doctor of the Year Award.

In 2001 he came to Las Vegas and was a professor of medicine at the University of Nevada School of Medicine until 2009 when he came to Touro University Nevada.  Although he does not practice law, Dr. Grant also graduated from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1990.

Dr. Jutta Guadagnoli received her Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University and her Master of Science from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) in the area of exercise physiology. She was awarded her doctorate from the department of biological science at UNLV.

Dr. Guadagnoli joined the inaugural faculty of Touro University Nevada in August 2004 in the basic science department. Dr. Guadagnoli is an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher of physiology to students in both the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the School of Physician Assistant Studies. Prior to joining the TUN faculty, Dr. Guadagnoli taught undergraduate anatomy and physiology courses at UNLV.

During her tenure at TUN, Dr. Guadagnoli has been chair of the Faculty Council and the University Safety Committee. Currently, Dr. Guadagnoli chairs the Student Promotion Committee.

Dr. Guadagnoli’s primary research interest is the investigation of the cardiovascular response to stress, particularly as induced by hypoxia. This includes hemodynamic studies as well as molecular approaches to elucidate changes in signal transduction responsible for the regulation of hemoglobin. Her research has generated several peer-reviewed papers, and she has presented her findings at national conferences.

Dr. Harris graduated from the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 1990. He completed his Internal Medicine internship and residency at the U.C.L.A. San Fernando Valley program and then later completed a fellowship there in Rheumatology. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

After completion of his fellowship he moved to Las Vegas where he taught Internal Medicine and Rheumatology as full-time clinical faculty for the University of Nevada, Reno Internal Medicine Residency at UMC Hospital. He was in private practice rheumatology for 12 years where he has trained medical students and residents in his office.

He joined the faculty of Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007. His awards include Fellow of the Year, UCLA � San Fernando Valley Program and COMPSEA Clinical Facilitator of the Year at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. Areas of clinical interest include Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Vasculitis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. He is course director for Public Health and Preventive Medicine.

Dr. Hartley is currently an assistant professor involved in teaching microbiology and immunology to students working towards their degrees of master of physicians’ assistants or Doctor of Osteopathy. He earned his PhD in biomedical science from the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in 1996 and followed this with two post-doctoral experiences; one at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and the other at Boston University. At the Salk Institute he was involved in researching herpes viral oncogenes, which was continued at Boston University as well as new research into insulin resistance.

Dr. Hartley then worked as an assistant professor at the University of South Alabama. This was followed by teaching biology at Roxbury Community College in Boston prior to commencing both teaching and research duties at Touro University Nevada. In addition to his teaching duties, Dr. Hartley’s research interest involves the field of autophagy.

Dr. Havins is a graduate of San Diego State University and the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He interned at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. Following two years with the U.S. Navy, he completed an ophthalmology residency at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA, and later, a fellowship in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Texas, Houston. He earned a master’s degree in management from the Claremont Graduate University. Don attended law school at the University of San Diego where he graduated cum laude, was an editor of the law review and selected to Order of the Coif. Following law school, he earned a Masters of Law degree in Health Law from the University of San Diego. He is a Professor and Director of Medical Jurisprudence and Ethics at the Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Professional Studies at the American Board of Ophthalmology and the American Board of Legal Medicine. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, and the American College of Legal Medicine. He has numerous publications in medical journals and law reviews. He currently practices medical ophthalmology. He has served as president, executive director and legal counsel of the Clark County Medical Society and president of the Nevada Ophthalmological Society. He has received numerous awards for community service.

Dr. Hedger joined TUNCOM in April 2004 as a charter faculty member. He received his BA degree from UNLV in psychology/communications. His osteopathic medical education was done in Southern California at Western University of Health Sciences/COMP where he received his DO degree. His postgraduate internship was in Family Practice at Humana Hospital South Broward, Hollywood, Florida. He is Board Certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians and is a Diplomate of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners.

Dr. Hedger worked as an urgent care physician at Fremont Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, was in private practice (family medicine/OMT) in Henderson, Nevada, and was a medical/technical consultant to television and motion pictures. He was set physician for productions such as: CBS – “The Amazing Race,” Walt Disney – “Honey, I Blew Up the Kids,” Warner Bros – “Fools Rush In” and NBC’s – “Las Vegas,” among others. Dr. Hedger was the executive producer and program host for “Health Quest” and “Medical Minute,” both syndicated television programs on ABC television.

Dr. Hedger is currently an associate professor of primary care, the course director for the OSCE course/training facility, assistant dean for clinical skills training, medical director of the physician assistant studies program and Institutional Health Services. He was the chairman of the faculty senate and executive committee of the faculty senate.

Dr. Ioudina received a medical degree in pediatrics from Pediatrics Medical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1983. Upon graduation, she was practicing medicine at a major children’s hospital in St. Petersburg until 1991. After coming to the United States in 1991, she graduated from Iowa State University with a MS degree in Exercise and Sport Physiology (1997) and with PhD degree in Physiology (2000).

She did her post-doctoral research at Iowa State University in neuroscience. She studied neuroprotective effect of small peptides in cellular models of Alzheimer’s disease. Her teaching career started during her graduate program at Iowa State University and subserviently as faculty in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University in 2003. In 2003 she became an assistant professor at the College of Pharmacy, North Dakota State University. At the same time she accepted a research position at the Neuroscience Research neuroprotective mechanisms of small peptides in cellular models of Parkinson’s disease.

In 2006, she became a faculty member of the Department of Basic Sciences at Touro University, Nevada. She teaches physiology to medical students and students in Physician Assistant program. She also continues her research in neuroscience. In collaboration with her colleagues from the department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, she plans to study physiological responses of osteopathic manipulations on various physiological functions in health and disease.

Dr. Kalekas graduated from Western University of Health Sciences with a DO degree. Following a transitional internship at Mesa General Hospital, he completed an Internal Medicine Residency at University Medical Center, through the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He is Board Certified through both the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Osteopathic Internal Medicine. He subsequently began private practice as president of Internal Medicine Specialists of Southern Nevada as well as maintaining staff privileges at 7 local hospitals. He continued that title for 14 years.

He currently serves as assistant professor of medicine at Touro University Nevada and course director for Physical Diagnosis, in addition to serving as director of medical education for third and fourth year clinical clerkships in the Sunrise Hospital system. He also is an Internal Medicine Attending for the Internal Medicine Residency at Valley Hospital Medical Center.

Dr. Kessler graduated from the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1977 and did an internship at Grand Rapids Osteopathic Hospital. He is certified in family practice, osteopathic manipulation, and pain management. Dr. Kessler is a past president of the Nevada Osteopathic Medical Association as well as its president elect for 2008-9. Dr. Kessler is a past president of the Nevada Osteopathic Heritage Health Policy Fellowship.

He has practiced osteopathic medicine in Boulder City Nevada since 1978, specializing in family practice, osteopathic manipulation and pain management. Dr. Kessler is an assistant professor at Touro University-Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine in the osteopathic principles and practice department.

Dr. Krishna was born and raised in the Fiji Islands. He holds a First Class BS Honors in Pharmacology and a PhD in Pharmacology/Ob-Gyn from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia and Fellowship of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology. His research interest lies in human placental function in health and disease states, pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes. This interest continued into his postdoctoral fellowship attained at New York University Medical Center where he studied drug abuse in pregnancy including cocaine transfer and metabolism. He has an interest in natural products, herbal and marine medicine.

His academic appointments include professor of research at NYU Medical Center, New York; associate professor of pharmacology & head of School Health Sciences, Fiji School of Medicine, Fiji Islands; adjunct professor, Dominican University of California; associate professor of pharmacology & director of pharmacy post-baccalaureate program, LECOM, Erie PA.

He is currently associate professor & director of pharmacology at Touro and also holds other appointments as professor & consultant of pharmacology & laboratory medicine, Kaplan University-Online Programs and professor of pharmacology for Kaplan Medical (USMLE Reviews). His academic interests lie in curriculum development and design, problem based and online learning and pharmacogenomics.

Mr. Levy completed his BA in Psychology at the University of Santa Barbara, CA in 1999 and his MS in Kinesiology at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California in 2002. He is presently an instructor in the department of basic sciences and teaches gross anatomy to DO, PA and OT students.

Dr. Lockhart graduated from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, WV and completed his first post-graduate year in Hollywood, FL. He then completed an Emergency Medicine residency in York, PA and subsequently became certified by the American Board of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians. After almost 10 years of practice in the Tallahassee, FL area, Dr. Lockhart moved to East Lansing, MI and completed a Neuromusculoskeletal/OMM residency associated with Michigan State University (College of Osteopathic Medicine) where he subsequently taught for several years and remains a Clinical Assistant Professor. He became board certified in NMM/OMM while in Michigan and enjoyed a private practice, while also working in Emergency Medicine until accepting an assistant professor faculty position in the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine at TUN.

Dr. Yehia M.A. Marreez is an associate professor of Gross Anatomy and Musculoskeletal Pathology at Touro University Nevada. He has more than 24 years gross anatomy teaching experience. Dr. Marreez was an orthopedic and hand surgeon for more than 16 years. He graduated from the College of Medicine in Cairo, Egypt, in 1980. While doing clinical work, he pursued his masters (1987) as well as his PhD (1992) degrees of Clinical Anatomy with an emphasis on the musculoskeletal pathology and surgical applications.

Early in his career, he started as a demonstrator then assistant lecturer of Gross Anatomy to medical students. He continued teaching anatomy at both graduate and postgraduate levels to medical students, and residents and fellows in the surgical departments, while doing his residency program in orthopedic surgery and trauma and his fellowship in hand and upper limb surgery. He taught Gross Anatomy and conducted clinical work in a number of countries around the world such as Egypt, France, New Zealand, and USA.

Besides his anatomy teaching and clinical work experience, he has been involved in body composition, biomechanics, and cardiovascular research. He published approximately 30 papers in peer-reviewed journals and two review articles. Currently, he is interested in medical education research field.

Dr. McMurrin received his DO degree from the University of Health Sciences in Kansas City, Missouri. Following graduation he completed a rotating internship at Westview Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he then practiced family and emergency medicine. Dr. McMurrin completed residency training in anesthesiology at Brentwood Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, where he served as chief resident. He also completed training in cardiothoracic anesthesia and surgical intensive care at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, as well as pediatric and burn-victim anesthesia at the Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Akron, Ohio.

He is a Diplomate of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners and is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology. Prior to joining the inaugural faculty as an assistant professor in the department of primary care, Dr. McMurrin practiced anesthesia in Southern Nevada. From 1995-2000 he served as director of anesthesia services for the St. Rose Dominican Hospitals.

He currently serves as director of medical education for clinical clerkships at the St. Rose Dominican Hospitals, and as director of student health services for the School of Physician Assistant Studies. In 2007 he was elected chair of the Faculty Council of the College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dr. Meeks obtained his Bachelor of Science degree at Brigham Young University. He then attended the University of Health Sciences, Kansas City for his Doctorate of Osteopathy. He did a rotating internship and a residency in emergency medicine at Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital in Pontiac, Michigan. He then moved to Las Vegas to practice emergency medicine at Sunrise Hospital, University Medical Center ER and Trauma Center and now at Boulder City Hospital. He has also practiced Hyperbaric Medicine and is certified as an Independent Medical Examiner.

Currently, he is the director of the emergency department at Boulder City Hospital as well as serving on their board of directors and quality improvement committees. His greatest enjoyment is working with the medical students while serving as the director of the clinical systems course at Touro University. At Touro, he also serves on the curriculum committee and is a table trainer in the physical diagnosis lab as well as in the problems based learning course.

Dr. Meyer is a family medicine physician who practices at Touro University Nevada in the faculty clinic in addition to her teaching duties. She is involved in teaching in the Clinical Systems and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine courses. Dr. Meyer is a graduate of the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC), Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. As a predoctoral fellow in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, she received a Master of Science degree in Clinical Research and Education in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine from UNTHSC. Dr. Meyer completed her residency training in family medicine at Broward Health/Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She is board certified in Family Practice and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment.

Dr. Miller is one of the founding faculty members of Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has served in several administrative positions and is currently associate dean for academic affairs and curriculum. Dr. Miller is a professor in the department of basic sciences and is the Director of the Basic Science Foundations course series, for which he teaches the histology component. Dr. Miller received his Ph.D. in Zoology from Ohio University. His postdoctoral fellowship was in the Department of Physiology and the Cardiovascular Research Laboratories of the UCLA College of Medicine, where he studied electrolyte transients and the cytoskeleton of cardiac myocytes.

Dr. Miller remained in the UCLA Cardiovascular Research Laboratories as a research physiologist until joining the faculty of the California College of Podiatric Medicine and the San Francisco College of Osteopathic Medicine (SFCOM) in 1997. Dr. Miller was one of the founding faculty members of SFCOM, which was the first medical school established by Touro University. Dr. Miller continued on faculty when the medical school moved to Vallejo, California and changed the name to Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, California (TUCOM-CA). Dr. Miller’s primary responsibilities were teaching histology to first year medical students and serving as TUCOM-CA Research Director.

Dr. Pamidimukkala received her B.S. in Pharmacy from Birla Institute of Technology, India and her PhD in Pharmacology at the University of Houston, College of Pharmacy. After completing her postdoctoral training at the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2001, she joined the faculty ranks as assistant research professor at Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri.

Her primary research interest is in elucidating sex differences in the development of hypertension with emphasis on central regulation of blood pressure. She has previously been a recipient of American Heart Association (AHA) post-doctoral fellowship and AHA Beginning Grant-in-Aid. She has presented over 30 abstracts at national & international conferences and has several peer-reviewed publications. Since her first faculty appointment, she has also been actively involved in teaching and mentoring post-doctoral fellows, graduate & undergraduate students.

She is currently assistant professor at Touro and teaches pharmacology in the Osteopathic Medicine & Physician assistant programs. She continues to pursue her research interests and is currently studying the influence of sex hormones & inflammatory cytokines on the neuronal effects of Angiotensin II. In addition to teaching & research, Dr Pamidimukkala serves on IACUC and research committees at Touro and is an active member of American Physiological Society & AHA.

Dr. Park is an AOA/ACGME dual board certified osteopathic family physician and a graduate of the NYCOM class of 1998. He completed his postgraduate training in New York at the dually accredited Mt. Sinai Family Practice Residency Program at Jamaica Hospital. Upon completion of the residency, Dr. Park was recruited as residency faculty and has since pursued academic medicine as a career.

In 2005, Dr. Park relocated to Nevada where he currently serves as Chair of the Primary Care Department at TUNCOM and Program Director for Valley Hospital’s Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Park is a very active member of the American Osteopathic Association, the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, and the Nevada Osteopathic Medical Association. Dr. Park is also currently active in patient care, clinical teaching, and community service.

Dr. Prinster completed his doctoral studies in the Pharmacology Department at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2003. Later he engaged in postdoctoral studies in the Pharmacology Department at Emory University. He has spent the last three years teaching pharmacology and establishing an independent research laboratory at the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy and Nursing.

Dr. Prinster is currently a member of the faculty at Touro University in the department of basic sciences where he teaches in the pharmacology courses for DO and PA students.

His research activities are aimed at gaining a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) regulation. While there are many aspects to GPCR regulation, current studies in the laboratory are aimed at better understanding two main areas of regulation: 1) the cellular and molecular mechanisms that are involved in GPCR desensitization, defined as the rapid decrease in the ability of a drug to elicit an effect, and 2) investigation of the impact of the formation of a receptor complex or heterodimer on the expression and signaling properties of the receptors.

Dr. Profit is Board Certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology and is a fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Obstetrics & Gynecology. She completed her internship and residency in Pontiac, Michigan at POH Medical Center and St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Medical Center. She received a Master of Science in Clinical Science/ Education. Dr. Martin-Glenn was in private practice Obstetrics & Gynecology for over 6 years in California and Nevada. She joined the faculty in the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Touro University in 2010. In addition to her involvement in teaching osteopathic medical students and residents, she is active in patient care and has an interest in menopausal management.

Dr. Qureshi received his MD from the College of Medicine, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1986 and practiced as a physician until 1992. He received his MPH in Public Health from the National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1992. He completed a MHSc in Epidemiology and a PhD in Immunology from the School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Japan in 1995 and 1999, respectively. Dr. Qureshi held positions as post-doctoral research scholar and research associate in the departments of internal medicine, division of infectious diseases, and microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics at the University of Kentucky from 1999 through 2004.

His research has been funded by American Lung Association and American Society for Microbiologists. He has published extensively in many peer-reviewed journals as well as many abstracts and book chapters. His research interests include the role of dendritic cell in inadequate immune responses to P. carinii in neonates and RSV-induced susceptibility to asthma.

He joined the Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine as an assistant professor of microbiology and immunology in 2004. Dr. Qureshi is also the director of research at Touro University Nevada.

Dr. Rennie graduated in 1987 from Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Rennie is Board Certified with the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians. He is also a Diplomate in the American Academy of Pain Management. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Osteopathy.

He is presently serving as an associate professor and acting chairman of the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine at Touro University Nevada He has served as a Clinical Associate Professor and Assistant Professor in the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Department of Medical Education in the Center for Osteopathic Neuromuskuloskeletal Medicine at Mount Clemens General Hospital.

Dr. Rennie is the primary author of the book Counterstrain and Exercise: An Integrated Approach. He also co-authored the Strain-Counterstrain Chapter in Foundations for Osteopathic Medicine, 2^nd ed. published by the American Osteopathic Association. He has also lectured and published on these concepts both domestically and internationally. He has worked with the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners on various committees for the past twelve years. He serves on the publications committee of the American Academy of Osteopathy. He is a board member of the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine.

Dr. Roque, professor of Basic Sciences and director of Gross Anatomy at Touro University Nevada, is a cell biologist with more than 20 years of experience teaching the anatomical sciences to medical and physician assistant students in the United States. He completed his Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of the Philippines in Manila and his Postdoctoral Research Training in Cell Biology at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta.

Since his first regular faculty appointment in the U.S. in 1992, he has maintained a highly productive research laboratory receiving funding from NIH and multiple private foundations, developing patents and intellectual property, publishing more than 30 peer reviewed papers in high impact journals, presenting more than 90 research abstracts in local, national, or international meetings, reviewing manuscripts and grants, and mentoring postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and medical students in research.

Trained as a cell biologist, he has always been fascinated with cellular processes involved in disease processes or stem cell differentiation especially those dealing with apoptosis and cell signaling. He also continues to develop his teaching skills in the anatomical sciences, initiating the development of one of the first computer-based anatomy dissectors for medical students in the U.S. He has authored abstracts, full-length education papers, book chapters and laboratory manuals in anatomy.

Dr. Rosenberg is a board-certified geriatrician who also holds certifications in geriatric medicine, internal medicine, and hospice and palliative medicine. Dr. Rosenberg obtained her medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina and then completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. She completed a two-year fellowship in geriatric medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, during which Dr. Rosenberg studied the role of specific genes in vascular responsiveness at the National Institute on Aging.

Following her fellowship, Dr. Rosenberg returned to the University of Pittsburgh where she performed research in urinary incontinence for five years, obtaining a certificate from the University’s Clinical Research Training Program. During her final 15 months in Pittsburgh, she acted as assistant director for the fellowship in geriatric medicine. Her interests are in urinary incontinence, driver safety in older adults, adverse drug reactions and palliative care.

In 2006, Dr. Rosenberg moved to Las Vegas and worked as a geriatrician for Southwest Medical Associates, where she treated outpatients and ran the MobileCare program for homebound adults. Dr. Rosenberg is assistant course director for the Primary Care Skills course and teaches in other pre-clinical courses, in addition to seeing primary care and consultation patients in Touro University’s clinic.

Dr. Roy has B.S. degrees in Biology and Physical Therapy, earned a Ph.D. in Anatomy at West Virginia University, and did postdoctoral study at the University of Virginia. He has 30 years of experience teaching and directing courses in human gross anatomy and embryology for medical, dental, physical therapy, and occupational therapy students. He is co-author of Gross and Developmental Anatomy, a review book for the USMLE Step 1 in the Rapid Review series, and was a primary reviewer for chapters in the fifth edition of Clinically Oriented Anatomy and in Gray’s Atlas of Anatomy.

Dr. Roy has been a book reviewer for the journal Physical Therapy since 1991. Along with Dr. Terence Ma, he wrote the electronic dissector that is used by the osteopathic medical class in the gross anatomy course at Touro University Nevada. He currently is course director of the Human Structure and Occupation course for occupational therapy students.

Dr. Ruhoy holds an assistant professorship in Basic Science at the Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Henderson, NV. She is also the director of the Touro University Nevada Institute for Environmental Medicine and a collaborator on EPA-sponsored research.

Her research on pharmaceuticals as environmental pollutants focuses on identifying the many sources of exposure that both humans and the environment can experience from medications that are stockpiled by users and eventually disposed of to the environment. She is currently studying the effects of ecosystem services on human well-being and disease.

Born and raised in New York City, Dr. Ruhoy received her MD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2000. After completing her internship in Family Practice in Las Vegas, she decided to also pursue a career in environmental science as it relates to environmental, human, and public health. She received her PhD in Environmental Science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in December 2008, earning the Outstanding Graduate Award for her work. Dr. Ruhoy will begin a fellowship in Integrative Medicine from the University of Arizona in January 2009.

Dr. Sadik holds a doctorate of science from Nantes University, France. She is currently an Associate Professor of Biochemistry in the Basic Sciences Department, and Director of Special Projects at Touro University Nevada, College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is the designer, course director, and one of the lecturers of the Medical Biochemistry course for both DO and Master of Health Sciences students. She also teaches the biochemistry portion of Human Sciences, and the Nutrition portion of Clinical Medicine II in the Physician Assistant Program.

She is an active member of the Curriculum Committee, and Admissions Committee. She also co-chairs the Gerontology Center Development Committee. She chaired the Student Promotion Committee for the first three years of TUNCOM. She was also the chair of the Basic Sciences Department.

Some of her responsibilities as Director of Special Projects are writing proposals for the creation of new programs, conducting needs assessment, planning adequate budgets and space for classes, laboratory, and offices for the created program/schools. She is also involved in student’s preparation for board exams. Dr. Sadik has recently been certified in Program Development in Academic Medicine by the University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Her research interests are focused on using plant extracts as adjuvant therapy for skin cancer and human leukemia. She also received grants allowing her to involve medical students in research. Her scholarly activities include presentations and workshops at different national and international conferences regarding medical education and the tools used to demonstrate the relevance of basic sciences in the practice of medicine.

Dr. Simms was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1952. He attended public schools and graduated from Raymond S. McLain High School in 1970. He attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma from 1970 to 1971 and then transferred to the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma graduating in 1974 with a GPA 3.3 and a Bachelor Science degree in Philosophy. He matriculated to Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1974 and graduated in 1978. After serving a one year rotating internship at Dallas Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas from 1978 to 1979, he entered general practice.

Dr. Simms practiced as a solo practitioner in rural Oklahoma and Nebraska for three years and then joined a large family practice group in Detroit, Michigan in 1982 where he remained until 1989. In the summer of 1989, Dr. Simms retired from general practice and entered a four year residency in pathology at Michigan State University/Grand Rapids Area Medical Education Center and served as chief resident from 1991 to 1993. After graduating from residency in 1993, Dr. Simms served a one year fellowship in forensic pathology at the Cook County Medical Examiner in Chicago, Illinois and remained an attending pathologist until 1998.

Dr. Simms moved to Las Vegas in 1998 and has practiced as a forensic pathologist at the Clark County Coroner’s Office to the present time. Dr. Simms is a Diplomat of the American Board of Pathology and is board certified in Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology and Forensic Pathology.

Dr. Singh did his internal medicine residency and geriatrics fellowship from St Vincent’s CMC, NY. He is triple boarded in internal medicine, geriatrics and hospice and palliative care medicine. He was the clinical director of the PACE program in Syracuse, director of geriatrics for UMA and director, Center for Senior Health, United Health Services, Binghamton, NY before moving to sunny Las Vegas in 2004. He joined as chief of geriatrics for Southwest Medical Associates and left as medical director for Health Plan of Nevada to join Touro University Nevada as professor in 2010. He runs the Memory Disorder Clinic in Touro Multispecialty Patient Clinic. He is on the board of directors for Alzheimer’s Association. He is a fellow of AGS and ACP. His major interest is in dementia, osteoporosis and improving quality of care of older adults.

Dr. Skyba is an assistant professor in the Department of Basic Sciences. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Iowa. He also has a background in manual medicine and rehabilitation with a degree in chiropractic from Palmer College in Iowa.

Dr. Skyba currently directs the medical neuroscience course for osteopathic medical students at Touro University Nevada. He is a contributor for neuroscience and gross anatomy courses in the College of Medicine and the College of Health and Human Services. Dr. Skyba’s research interests broadly include mechanisms of pain and analgesia, as well as instructional tool development for neuroscience education.

Dr. Tomlinson graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Parkside with a BS degree in Mathematics. He received his MD degree from the University of Wisconsin. Subsequent to obtaining his MD degree, he did a year of pathology residency at the University of Wisconsin. He then completed a year of surgery residency at Eastern Virginia. Dr. Tomlinson then completed his pathology residency training at Ohio State University.

After completing his pathology training, he was in pathology practice for 3 years in Chillicothe, Ohio and 15 years in Bryan/College Station, Texas. During his years in pathology practice, Dr. Tomlinson examined and signed out thousands of surgical specimens and biopsies, performed hundreds of frozen sections, and also performed hundreds of autopsies.

He was a pathology professor at Ross University for over 7 years, and has been an assistant professor of pathology at Touro University Nevada since October 2007. He is boarded in anatomic and clinical pathology. His hobbies include playing guitar and trying to survive as the only male in a household with five females (wife + four daughters).

Dr. Wells received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of Florida in 1973. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in Medical Sciences from the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Florida in 1977. His dissertation research focused on spinal cord injury and associated neurochemical changes in protein metabolism. After two postdoctoral fellowships, he became a principal investigator in central nervous system injury for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C.

His association with teaching began at the Uniform Service University of the Health Sciences in Washington, D.C. In 1989, Dr. Wells joined the faculty of the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM) to teach in their neuroscience program and continued research through the Veterans Administration at Northport, N.Y. After a brief venture into private industry, Dr. Wells returned to the NYCOM and began collaborations with osteopathic physicians to examine the effects of manipulative treatment on patients with Parkinson disease.

He became chairman of the Department of Biomechanics and Bioengineering at the NYCOM. Dr. Wells joined Touro University Nevada in 2004 as head of the Neuroscience program. He is currently chairman of the Department of Basic Sciences.

Dr. Yokley is an assistant professor at Touro and part of the gross anatomy instruction team. He received a B.S. in Zoology from the University of Tennessee in 1996, a M.A. in Anthropology from Northern Illinois University in 1999, and a Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology and Anatomy from Duke University in 2006.

Dr. Yokley is a paleoanthropologist whose research focuses on the evolutionary effects of climate on the respiratory anatomy and physiology of recent and ancient human populations. To date, his research has concentrated primarily on anatomical variation in the nasal passages, revealing an ecogeographic pattern that appears to be the result of selection for more efficient heat and moisture conservation or dissipation as necessitated by different environmental conditions. Dr. Yokley is also interested in broader issues such as bioenergetics of past human populations, human and primate functional morphology, hominin systematics, and the emergence of modern humans.