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Dr. Pestell received an M.B.B.S. from the University of Western Australia, an F.R.A.C.P. (Endocrinology and Oncology training), an M.D. and a Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne, an F.A.C.P. (Fellow American College of Physicians), and an M.B.A. from New York University. He has been in executive leadership at USA Universities and Medical Centers since 2002.

He completed Post Doctoral studies at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. He was subsequently faculty at Northwestern University Medical School, Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Chairman of the Department of Oncology at Georgetown University and Associate Vice President at Georgetown University Medical School. He has previously Executive Vice President of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. He has served as Director of two NCI-designated Cancer Centers (Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, 2002-2015), founded two biotechnology companies and is the author of multiple issued patents.

He is concurrently Distinguished Professor, Translational Medical Research, and the President of the Pennsylvania Cancer and Regenerative Medicine Research Center at the Baruch S. Blumberg Institute.

He has received a number of awards for his work in clinical activity, research and education in Medicine including elected membership to the  American Association for the Advancement of Science, Elected Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation, Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Western Australia, Doctorus Honorus Causa Medical Science from University of Melbourne,  RD Wright Medallion, and the Eric Sussman Prize.

Dr Pestell’s work has more than 56,700 citations and an H-index of 129, i10 index 413 (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RYlsfBQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao). He is top ranked by Google Scholar for his areas of research including: cell cycle (#1), prostate cancer (#1), Oncology (#6) and Breast cancer (#7)

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Dr. Shawn Cannon is the Chief Academic Officer, Stony Brook Medicine at Southampton Hospital. He started his medical studies at NYIT-College of Osteopathic Medicine, in an accelerated program.  He earned his B.S and D.O. degrees in seven years.  From there he studied medicine at the University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center in the City of New York. At Montefiore, he served as chief resident in the Department of Social Internal Medicine. He is a board certified osteopathic internist with sub-specialty boards in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.  Dr. Cannon is currently studying at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec in the International Master’s for Health Leadership (IMHL). He is expected to finish his master’s curriculum in August 2018. He is also and active member of the American Osteopathic Association of Addiction Medicine and the American Society of Addiction Medicine. He is currently serving on the Board of the American Osteopathic Directors of Medical Education (AODME) as it transitions into an assembly of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM). He founded the Residency Program in Social Medicine at Southmpton to ensure medial students and residents were being educated in the fields of medicine that are acutely affecting citizens of the United States.

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Dr. Ahmad graduated from Aleppo University School of Medicine in 2004. After that he became the Assistant Medical Director at Carolina Medical Lab before he started a family medicine residency in Wichita Falls, Texas in 2007. During his last year he was Chief Resident. Upon completion of his residency, he became core faculty. At that time he was the Vice Chairman and then the Family Medicine Department Chairman at United Regional Health Care System. In 2016, he and his family moved to New York so his wife could begin her OB residency. He has practiced as a hospitalist in LIJ Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital, and practiced urgent care in Brooklyn. His passion for academia led him to start a geriatric fellowship at State University of New York, Downstate Brooklyn.

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Dr. Vijayshankar earned his MD in Pharmacology from Manipur University. He has given a number of presentations and participated in many workshops and conferences. His MD thesis is titled “Evaluation of Anti Gastric Ulcer and Anti Microbial Property of Impatiens Balsamina Linn.”

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Dr. Cobb graduated from Keele University School of Medicine where he completed a PGC in Applied Clinical Anatomy. During his time at Keele, he worked voluntarily as an anatomy demonstrator and presector at the University of Oxford where he completed a postgraduate module in anatomical teaching through the Anatomical Society and the American Association of Anatomists. Dr. Cobb is a highly trained professional educator, scientist and clinician whom has dedicated his wealth of knowledge to teaching, publishing, patient education and research.

Dr. Weaver-Salcedo is currently a Director and Psychologist at MIND+, a company located in Aruba. She graduated from Leiden University in 2007 with her Bachelors in Psychology and then in 2008 she graduated with her Masters in Occupational Health Psychology from Leiden University. Since 2013 she has been an active member of the organizing committee o the Professional Woman Network.

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Dr. Jeremy Laurence Rae holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the University Of Otago (N.Z.), an adult teaching qualification, and has been teaching in the biological sciences for over 14 years. He has worked in New Zealand, Australia and the UAE.  Dr. Jeremy Laurence Rae’s PhD concerned the characterization of an enzyme and its corresponding gene from infectious bacteria.  For his post-doc he helped develop a vaccine against a bacterial infection in livestock which was later patented.

Medical Director

Jackson Park Hospital

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Medical Staff

Weiss Memorial Hospital

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Director of Medical Education

St. Agnes Hospital

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Dr. Shawn Cannon is the Chief Academic Officer, Stony Brook Medicine at Southampton Hospital. He started his medical studies at NYIT-College of Osteopathic Medicine, in an accelerated program.  He earned his B.S and D.O. degrees in seven years.  From there he studied medicine at the University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center in the City of New York. At Montefiore, he served as chief resident in the Department of Social Internal Medicine. He is a board certified osteopathic internist with sub-specialty boards in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.  Dr. Cannon is currently studying at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec in the International Master’s for Health Leadership (IMHL). He is expected to finish his master’s curriculum in August 2018. He is also and active member of the American Osteopathic Association of Addiction Medicine and the American Society of Addiction Medicine. He is currently serving on the Board of the American Osteopathic Directors of Medical Education (AODME) as it transitions into an assembly of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM). He founded the Residency Program in Social Medicine at Southmpton to ensure medial students and residents were being educated in the fields of medicine that are acutely affecting citizens of the United States.

Dean of Family Medicine Residency and Medical Students

Jackson Park Hospital

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Director of Surgery

Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital

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Director Pulmonary CC

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

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Director of Gynecologic Oncology

Nassau University Medical Center

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Director of Medical Education

Brookhaven Memorial Hospital

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Program Director, Medical Education

St. Joseph’s Medical Center

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Attending Physician

Jackson Park Hospital

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Chief of Behavioral Health Service Line for the Catholic Health System

Mercy Hospital Medical Center

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Director of Medical Education

Mercy Hospital Center

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Chairman Department of Medicine

St. Agnes Hospital

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Chief of Surgery

Jackson Park Hospital

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Currently an Academic general internist in Detroit at Henry Ford Hospital working both in outpatient primary care and inpatient medicine. I graduated as valedictorian of my medical school in 2012 at Xavier University. I did my primary 3 year residency training at Rochester General Hospital and did a 4th year as a Chief Resident. Since residency I have practiced in academic medicine at Henry Ford Hospital. I absolutely love to teach my residents and medical students and take pride in taking care, educating, and making access to care available to the community and patients in the inner city of Detroit.

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Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, Pennsylvania

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Teaching Attending Physician

Jackson Park Hospital

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Chair, Department of Medical Education

Northwest Hospital Center

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Attending Surgeon

Jackson Park Hospital

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Attending Physician

Jackson Park Hospital

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Attending Physician

Jackson Park Hospital

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General and Bariatric Surgery

Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital

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Attending Physician

Jackson Park Hospital

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Attending Physician

Jackson Park Hospital

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Program Director

Jackson Park Hospital

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Director of Department of Pediatrics

Jackson Park Hospital

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Director Medical Education

Jackson Park Hospital

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Attending Physician

Jackson Park Hospital

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Attending Physician

Jackson Park Hospital

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Attending Physician

Jackson Park Hospital

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Private Practice

Jackson Park Hospital

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Attending Physician: Colon and Rectal Surgery/General Surgery

Motefiore New Rochelle Hospital

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Jackson Park Hospital

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Director of Bariatric Surgery

Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital

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Associate Professor of Pediatrics

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Dr. Jeremy Laurence Rae holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the University Of Otago (N.Z.), an adult teaching qualification, and has been teaching in the biological sciences for over 14 years. He has worked in New Zealand, Australia and the UAE.  Dr. Jeremy Laurence Rae’s PhD concerned the characterization of an enzyme and its corresponding gene from infectious bacteria.  For his post-doc he helped develop a vaccine against a bacterial infection in livestock which was later patented.

Dr. Choudhry graduated from Free University Medical School in Amsterdam in 2010. He then went on to do a number of Fellowships at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam including a Fellowship in Clinical Immunology and in transplant nephrology and interventional nephrology. Currently he works at Horacio Oduber Hospital in Aruba as an Internist and a Nephrologist.

Dr.Lubbes graduated from Amsterdam University with a degree in Biomedical Sciences. She also has graduated from Twente University with a Bachelor’s degree in Technical Medicine and Gronigen University with a degree in Medicine. She is a medical doctor at Horacio Oduber hospital in Aruba in the Emergency Medicine department.

Dr. Rahim attended Leiden University Medical school. She worked at Kabul University since 2014 as a clinical skills trainer for Medical students. Currently Dr.Rahim works at Horacio Oduber Hospital in Aruba as a Junior Doctor in the department of emergency medicine. Dr. Rahim is a part of the KEIHAN Foundation which is a platform for students and young professionals to support and implement projects in the field of education, integration and development cooperation in the Netherlands and Afghanistan.

Dr. Blanchette received her Bachelors and Masters in Medicine from Maastricht University. Currently she works at Horacio Oduber Hospital in Aruba in the Acute care department. Dr. Blanchette has knowledge in 5 different languages: Dutch, English, German, French, and Spanish.

Dr. Franca is a Gastroenterology and Hepatolgy Consultant at Horacio Oduber Hospital in Aruba, with a specific training and interest in advanced endoscopy and hepatolgy. He graduated Cum Laude with his medical degree from Vrije University in Amsterdam. Dr. Franca is fluent in 4 Languages; Dutch, English, Spanish and Papiamento, which is his native language.

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Dr. Nwachukwu started his career as a Medical Laboratory Scientist at the University of Nigeria where he earned his bachelor’s degree. He proceeded to earn his MD from All Saints University College of Medicine in Saint Vincent, where he was recognized as the best graduating student in Basic Medical Sciences. Dr. Nwachukwu recently completed his Master’s degree in Clinical Pharmacology at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Nigeria. He was conferred an Outstanding Performance Award from the Nigerian Medical Association.

Licensed by both the Medical Laboratory Sciences Council of Nigeria, and the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, Dr. Nwachukwu is certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists.

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Dr. Patricia Brumley earned her M.A. in Library and Information Studies at Florida State University. She has also earned her B.S in special education, M.S in elementary education and Ph.D in higher education administration at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Over the last 20 years she has worked with schools and their staffs to develop supervise and evaluate Library media programs. She has been an adjunct professor at Nova University for over 15 years teaching Library Educational Media Courses. At her time there she sponsored reading readiness projects, and developed educational policies for the library. She was also selected and served on the committee to evaluate the on-line databases for library media services for all public schools in Miami-Dade.

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Dr. Patricia Brumley earned her M.A. in Library and Information Studies at Florida State University. She has also earned her B.S in special education, M.S in elementary education and Ph.D in higher education administration at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Over the last 20 years she has worked with schools and their staffs to develop supervise and evaluate Library media programs. She has been an adjunct professor at Nova University for over 15 years teaching Library Educational Media Courses. At her time there she sponsored reading readiness projects, and developed educational policies for the library. She was also selected and served on the committee to evaluate the on-line databases for library media services for all public schools in Miami-Dade.

Dr. Samira Abdul Wajid completed her MBBS from MS Ramaiah Medical College and Research Centre, Bangalore and Residency MD in Microbiology and Immunology from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. Also she is trained as a diabetologist by Public Health Foundation of India recognised by IDF, Brussels and has also has done courses in Hospital Infection Prevention and Control. She has a vast teaching and administrative experience.

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Dr. Joseph Jillwin graduated from Kasturba Medical College at Manipal University with his M.Sc in 2009. In 2019 he earned his PhD in Medical Microbiology from P.G.I.M.E.R IN Chandigarh. In 2018 he was a Demonstrator in Medical Microbiology at the Government Medical College & Hospital in Chandigarh. Dr. Jillwin has also worked at the Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh as a Senior Research Fellow.

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Dr. Virginia De Frías received her Bachelor’s in Science with a major in Bio Chemistry in 1986, and in  1999 she received her PhD in Basic Science with a focus in Pharmacology, from Universidad Central de Venezuela. From 1999 to 2018 she was a professor of physiology to undergraduate students at Universidad Central de Venezuela. She has also been a professor of Pharmacology in post graduate studies at Central University of Venezuela from 2002 – 2018. She was also the Professor of Neuroscience to students in the Residency programs of Neurology and Psychiatry from 2005 – 2013.

Dr. Samith Ahmed completed his MBBS from KMC, Mangalore part of Manipal University, followed by MD residency in Pathology from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. He has hands on Oncology training from KIDWAI, Bangalore and Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai and also in Diabetology from IDRF Chennai in Collaboration with WDF, Denmark. He has a vast teaching experience both in India and the Caribbean. He is an avid researcher and has more than a dozen publications.

Graduated from Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nasik, India. Completed M.D in Pathology from SKN medical college, Pune, India. Previously worked as Assistant lecturer at LTMC medical college and Hospital. Also Gained experience in Clinical hematology in Hemat-Oncology department of Bombay Hospital and Medical college, Mumbai.

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Dr. Vijayshankar earned his MD in Pharmacology from Manipur University. He has given a number of presentations and participated in many workshops and conferences. His MD thesis is titled “Evaluation of Anti Gastric Ulcer and Anti Microbial Property of Impatiens Balsamina Linn.”

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Dr. Virginia De Frías received her Bachelor’s in Science with a major in Bio Chemistry in 1986, and in  1999 she received her PhD in Basic Science with a focus in Pharmacology, from Universidad Central de Venezuela. From 1999 to 2018 she was a professor of physiology to undergraduate students at Universidad Central de Venezuela. She has also been a professor of Pharmacology in post graduate studies at Central University of Venezuela from 2002 – 2018. She was also the Professor of Neuroscience to students in the Residency programs of Neurology and Psychiatry from 2005 – 2013.

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Dr. Mayank Gupta completed his M.B.B.S and one year of Compulsory Rotatory Internship at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College in Mumbai, India. He has years of teaching experience for medical students, and is ECFMG Certified.

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Dr. Nwachukwu started his career as a Medical Laboratory Scientist at the University of Nigeria where he earned his bachelor’s degree. He proceeded to earn his MD from All Saints University College of Medicine in Saint Vincent, where he was recognized as the best graduating student in Basic Medical Sciences. Dr. Nwachukwu recently completed his Master’s degree in Clinical Pharmacology at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Nigeria. He was conferred an Outstanding Performance Award from the Nigerian Medical Association.

Licensed by both the Medical Laboratory Sciences Council of Nigeria, and the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, Dr. Nwachukwu is certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists.

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