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Physician Refresher/Re-entry Program Faculty & Staff

The Physician Refresher/Re-entry program's faculty and staff are dedicated to helping physicians achieve their career goals, whether they're returning to clinical practice or preparing to start a residency program. Participants also have access to alumni who assist with career counseling.


Staff

Angelina Ditri

Director, Continuing Medical Education

Joyce Collins, MA

Associate Director, Communications & Coalitions

Jeaneen Snow

Program Coordinator, Continuing Medical Education

 
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Committee

Drexel Physician Refresher/Re-entry Committee Member - Nielufar Varjavand, MD

Nielufar Varjavand, MD

Professor, Department of Medicine

Carolyn Giordano, PhD, FASAHP, FNAP

Carolyn Giordano, PhD, FASAHP, FNAP

Associate Dean of Assessment and Evaluation; Associate Professor, Family, Community, & Preventive Medicine

Robert A. Koenigsberg, DO

Robert Koenigsberg, DO, FAOCR

Professor of Radiology, St. Christophers Hospital for Children

Donna N. McNelis, PhD

Donna N. McNelis, PhD

Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Associate Dean for Professionalism and Continuing Education; Director, Behavioral Healthcare Education

Drexel Physician Refresher/Re-entry Committee Member - Steven Peitzman

Steven Peitzman, MD

Former Professor of Medicine

Drexel Physician Refresher/Re-entry Committee Member - Barbara Schindler, MD

Barbara Schindler, MD

Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Clinical/research interests: consultation-liaison psychiatry/psychosomatic medicine; substance abuse in women; medical education; addictive disorders in women; psychiatric evaluation; psychosomatic medicine; women's mental health

Office of Faculty Team: Tamar Simpser

Tamar Simpser, MBA

Office of Faculty Administrator

Bruce D. Wartman

Bruce D. Wartman, MS Ed

Manager of Educational Development and Instructional Design, Technology in Medical Education, Center for Professionalism and Communication in Health Care, Health Care Communication and Professional Formation Programs

Michael S. Weingarten, MD, MBA, FACS

Michael S. Weingarten, MD, MBA, FACS

Professor, Department of Surgery

 
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Dedicated Preceptors / Mentors

Martin J. Glynn, MD, MBA

Martin J. Glynn, MD, MBA

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Drexel Physician Refresher/Re-entry Faculty - Nielufar Varjavand, MD

Nielufar Varjavand, MD

Professor, Department of Medicine

William C. Woodward, DO

William Christopher Woodward, DO

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

 
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Past Faculty Contributors

David Aizenberg, MD, Former Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency

David B. Cooperberg, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Christof Daetwyler, MD, Former Associate Professor, Department of Family, Community and Preventive Medicine

Dipak Delvadia, DO, Former Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Mark J. Greco, MD, Former Volunteer Faculty, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Robert Koenigsberg, DO, FAOCR, Professor, Department of Radiologic Sciences; Former Program Director, Radiology Residency

Burton Landau, PhD, Former Associate Dean for Medical Education

Dennis H. Novack, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine

Gary Okum, MD, Emeritus Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine

Kathleen Ryan, MD, Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Medical Education – Simulation

Donna Sandfort, EdD, Director of Administrative Services

Arnold Smolen, PhD, Associate Dean for Information Technology

Mark Woodland, MD, MS, Former Vice Dean for Graduate Medical Education

Jay Yanoff, PhD, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Former Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education

 
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   The Drexel University College of Medicine Physician Refresher Course is an impressive clinical training experience. Taking the course made me more confident to start my clinical work. Also, this program will provide you with the opportunity to meet physicians from all over the world.   
Xianda Zhao - 2022
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