Our Leadership

Our deans and top administrators are actively shaping the future of healthcare and policy in medical education.

They are involved in the development of federal, city, and state regulatory and public health policy; foster a stimulating academic environment for all faculty and students; and are committed to providing you with the training and support services you need to thrive.

Kenneth Steier, DO, MBA, MPH, MHA, MGH

Executive Dean and Chief Academic Officer; Professor of Medicine

Elizabeth Palmarozzi, DO, FACOFP

Founding Campus Dean; Professor of Family Medicine | Montana Campus

Arthur Prancan, PhD

Preclinical Dean; Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology | Harlem Campus

Stephen C. Jones, PhD

Associate Dean; Director, MS Program Middletown; Assistant Professor | Middletown Campus

Kartick Pramanik, PhD, BPharm, MPharm

Assistant Preclinical Dean; Director, MS Program Montana; Associate Professor of Pharmacology | Montana Campus

Nadege Dady, EdD

Dean of Student Affairs; Clinical Associate Professor | Harlem Campus

Frank Rose, Jr

Associate Dean of Students | Middletown Campus

Haley Denzer, MHA

Assistant Dean of Student Affairs | Montana Campus

Barbara Capozzi, DO

Clinical Dean; Associate Professor | Harlem Campus

Stephanie Zeszutek, DO, FACOG, RPh

Assistant Clinical Dean; Clinical Associate Professor | Montana Campus

Renee Reijo Pera, PhD

Dean of Research; Professor | Montana Campus

Stacey L. Fanning, PhD

Chair, Department of Basic Biomedical Sciences; Associate Professor in Immunology; Assistant Dean of Research; Assistant Director, MS Program | Harlem Campus

David Manna, PhD

Associate Chair, Basic Biomedical Sciences; Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology; Assistant Dean of Research | Middletown Campus

Piotr B. Kozlowski, MD, PhD, FCAP

Director of Pathologists' Assistant Program; Professor of Pathology | Harlem Campus

Tiffany Hensley-McBain, PhD

Associate Dean of Research; Assistant Professor | Montana Campus