Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee for Diversity & Inclusive Excellence

The Committee for Diversity & Inclusive Excellence supports the College of Medicine’s mission for excellence in education, clinical practice and research innovation by promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. The committee advises the dean(s) on processes, policies and implementation and evaluation issues. This group meets monthly and includes mentors, clinicians, educators and experts within their fields.

Chair

Priscila Sato, PhD

Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, DUCOM

Vice-Chair

Anastasios Kapetanos, MD

Department of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network

Faculty Membership

Mary Ann Comunale, EdD

Department of Microbiology & Immunology, DUCOM

Carlos Cream, MD

Department of Medicine, UPMC Pinnacle Hospital

Elizabeth Cuevas, MD

Department of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network

Vanessa K. Ferrel, MD, MPH

Department of Medicine, Partnership Comprehensive Care Practice

Folasade Kehinde, MD

Department of Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Kheyandra Lewis, MD

Department of Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Nathalie May, MD

Department of Medicine: Division of Internal Medicine, Tower Health

Liang Oscar Qiang, MD, PhD

Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, DUCOM

Antonio Sanz-Clemente, PhD

Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, DUCOM

Reem Tarazi, PhD

Department of Psychiatry, Tower Health

Ex-officio Membership

Mary Anne Delaney, MD

Associate Director, ELAM

Annette Gadegbeku, MD

Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine, Tower Health

Rita Guevara, MD

Department of Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Danielle Kane

Executive Director, Marketing and Communications, DUCOM

Michele Kutzler, PhD

Associate Dean for Faculty; Professor of Medicine; Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, DUCOM

Leon McCrea, II, MD, MPH

Department of Family Medicine, Tower Health

Nancy Spector, MD

Associate Dean, Professional Development, DUCOM

Members/Guests

Ramesh Raghupathi, PhD

Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, DUCOM

Renee Turchi, MD

Department of Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Yanick Vibert

Department of Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee for Diversity & Inclusive Excellence

Chair

Vice-Chair

Anastasios Kapetanos, MD

Faculty Membership

Mary Ann Comunale, EdD

Carlos Cream, MD

Elizabeth Cuevas, MD

Kheyandra Lewis, MD

Ex-officio Membership

Danielle Kane

Members/Guests

Yanick Vibert

Administrative

Bernadette Campoli

Arlene Padolina

Students

Christianah Alli

Elijah Davis

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