Team Member Category: Educators Consortium

Joan Connell, MD, MPH, FAAP

Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics

Role: Associate Editor

Institution: University of North Dakota School of Medicine

Institutional Title:  Clinical Professor, Pediatrics

     Associate Professor, Family Medicine

Institutional Role:  Pediatrics

Omer Awan, MD, MPH

Course Board: Aquifer Radiology

Role: Teaching & Learning Lead

Institution: University of Maryland School of Medicine

Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Radiology

Institutional Role:Associate Vice Chair of Education

Rebecca E. Cantone, MD (she/her)

Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine

Role: Associate Editor

 

Institution:Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

Institutional Title:  Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Scappoose Family Medicine Clinic

Institutional Role:  Assistant Dean of UME Student Affairs, OHSU School of Medicine

Joanna Drowos, DO, MPH, MBA

Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine

Role: Associate Editor

 

Institution:Florida Atlantic University Schmidt College of Medicine

Institutional Title:  Associate Professor of Integrated Medical Science, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Institutional Role:  Director for the Clinical and Preventive Medicine Clerkship for 3rd year curriculum

Lavjay Butani, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics

Role: Associate Editor

Institution: UC Davis Health

Institutional Title:  Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Pediatrics,

Chief Division of Nephrology

Mentoring Director, Department of Pediatrics

Director of Student Development, Office of Medical Education

Professor, Department of Nephrology

Institutional Role:  Pediatric Nephrology

Category: Educators Consortium, Pediatrics, Associate Editor

Erica Taylor

Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics

Role: Teaching & Learning Lead

Institution: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Institutional Title: Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Institutional Role: Resident Liaison, Pediatrics Residency Program

Category: Educator Consortium, Pediatrics, Teaching & Learning Lead

Erin Zahradnik, MD

Geriatrics Course Board

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor (Former)

Cases Edited: Geriatrics Case 04 – 85-year-old female with dementia, Case 05 – 79-year old female with agitation, Case 07 – y8-year-old male with depression

Institution:University Chicago Medicine

Institutional Role: UChicago Faculty Physician, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Leah Sheridan, PhD

Course Board: Aquifer Sciences

Role: Science Lead

Institution: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

Institutional Title: Professor of Physiology

Institutional Role: Faculty, Instructor of Record Preclinical Curriculum

Siddhartha Gaddamanugu, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Radiology

Role: Assessment Lead, Former Case Editor

Institution: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Institutional Title: Clinical Associate Professor

 

Homan H. Wai, MD, FACP

Internal Medicine Board

Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine

Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor (Former)

Cases Edited: Internal Medicine 32: 39-year-old female with joint pain

Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Inova Campus

Institutional Role: Clerkship Director for the Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine Acting Internship Director,  Associate Professor of Medical Education, Hospitalist Physician

Juan Lessing, MD

Student Advisory Group

Course Board: Aquifer Diagnostic Excellence

Role: Associate Editor

Institution: University of Colorado School of Medicine

Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine

 

Matthew Miller, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Radiology

Role: Associate Editor

Institution: Allegheny Health Network

Institutional Role: Associate Residency Program Director; Breast Imaging Radiologist

Kathryn Denson, MD

Student Advisory Group

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Associate Editor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin

Institutional Title: Professor

 

Erin McMaster, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics

Role: Associate Editor, Case Author, Case Editor (former)

Institution: University of Massachusetts Medical School

Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Institutional Role: Pediatric Clerkship Director

Khiet Ngo, DO, MS

Course Board: Aquifer Sciences

Role: Clinical Lead (Leadership), Clinical Lead & Script Author (Pilot School)

Institution: Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Basic and Clinical Sciences, Medical Education

Institutional Role: Assistant Dean, Curricular Innovation

Haritha Pavuluri

Course Board: Aquifer High Value Care

Role: Student Board Member

Institution: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville

Institutional Role: Medical Student

Anticipated Graduation Date: 2022

Monica Edwards, MD, MPH, FACP

Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine

Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor (Former)

Cases Edited: Internal Medicine 13: 65-year-old woman for annual physical

Institution: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine

Institutional Role: Clerkship Director for the Internal Medicine Clerkship, Course Director of Prevention and Screening Curriculum, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Jennifer Bierman, MD

Roles: Co-Student Engagement Lead, Case Author, Case Editor (former)

Past Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine

Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 15: 50-year-old man with cough and nasal congestion

Institution: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Institutional Role: Associate Professor of Medicine; Clerkship Director

Katherine Chretien, MD

Role: Case Author

Former Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine

Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 26: 58-year-old man with altered mental status and experiencing homelessness

Institution: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Institutional Role: Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Professor of Medicine

Melissa Manzer, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Radiology

Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor (former)

Institution: Nebraska Medical Center

Institutional Title: Associate Professor

Institutional Role: Associate Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program Director, Medical Student Education Coordinator

Darshita Bhatia, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics

Role: Assessment Lead

Institution: Inova Medical Group

Stephen Scott, MD, MPH

Consortium President, Member-At-Large

Dr. Stephen Scott joined Aquifer as Consortium President in June of 2022. In this role, Dr. Scott serves as a key member of the Executive Team and is responsible for all aspects of the Aquifer Consortium’s membership and engagement strategy in support of Aquifer’s mission, vision, and values.

Dr. Scott first became involved with Aquifer in 2007 and has been an active member of the Aquifer Family Medicine Course Board. Most recently, Dr. Scott served Aquifer as an Academic Director for Engagement. Dr. Scott is the Senior Associate Dean of Educational Affairs and Accreditation at the TCU School of Medicine in Fort Worth, Texas. Previously, he served as the Associate Dean for Student Affairs at Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar.

Dr. Scott is the recipient of multiple grants and awards for educational leadership and innovation. He and his wife Melissa have two daughters. Steve enjoys playing the piano, the arts, reading, and exploring the world with family and friends.

Cases Authored: Family Medicine 14: 35-year-old woman with missed period

Valerie Lang, MD, MHPE

Current Roles: Academic Director of Clinical Decision Making Assessment, Case Author, Assessment Author

Former Role: Editor-in-Chief (Aquifer Internal Medicine), Academic Director for Assessment, Case Editor, Sciences Contributor

Cases Authored: High Value Care 01: 45-year-old man – The importance of clinical reasoning, Internal Medicine 12: 55-year-old man with lower abdominal pain, Internal Medicine 25: 75-year-old woman with altered mental status

Aquifer Courses Authored: Aquifer Excellence courses on writing clinical decision cases and MCQs.

Other Aquifer Contributions: development of Aquifer Diagnostic Excellence cases

Institution: University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

Institutional Title: Associate Professor

Institutional Role: Director, Meliora in Medicine; Director of Faculty Development, Hospital Medicine Division; Senior Assoc. Division Chief, Hospital Medicine

Robin English, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Sciences, Aquifer Pediatrics (former)

Role: Clinical Lead (Sciences), Pilot School Clinical Lead (Sciences), Case Author (Pediatrics), Associate Editor (Pediatrics- former)

Cases Authored: Pediatrics 02: Infant female well-child visits (2, 6, and 9 months)

Institution: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

Institutional Title: Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Institutional Role: Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education

 

Kathleen Lane, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Diagnostic Excellence

Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor

Institution: University of Minnesota Medical School, Division of General Internal Medicine

Institutional Title: Assistant Professor

 

Andrew Olson, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Diagnostic Excellence

Role: Senior Director, Case Author

Cases Authored: DX Mini-Case 01A: Pediatrics, DX Mini-Case 05A: Internal Medicine, Diagnostic Excellence 01: Two women with iron-deficiency anemia

Institution: University of Minnesota Medical School

Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics

 

David Harris, PhD

Course Board: Aquifer Sciences

Role: Science Lead

Institution: University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Physiology

Institutional Role: Module Director for Year One

Tracy Fulton, PhD

Course Board: Aquifer Sciences

Role: Science Lead, Pilot School Basic Science Lead (Case Author)

Institution: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine

Institutional Title: Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Institutional Role: Professional School Director, Biochemistry; Course Director

 

Amy Wilson-Delfosse, PhD

Course Board: Aquifer Sciences

Role: Senior Director

Institution: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Institutional Title: Professor of Pharmacology

Institutional Role: Associate Dean for Curriculum

 

James Nixon, MD, MHPE

Course Board: Aquifer Sciences

Current Role: Clinical Lead (Sciences), Case Author

Former Roles: Co-Senior Director (Sciences), Senior Director (Internal Medicine)

Cases Authored: High Value Care 02: 25-year-old woman – Making diagnostic testing count, Internal Medicine 01: 49-year-old man with chest pain

Institution: University of Minnesota Medical School

Institutional Title: Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of General Internal Medicine

Institutional Role: Vice Chair of Education, Department of Medicine

Jennifer Koay White, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Radiology

Role: Associate Editor

Institution: West Virginia University School of Medicine

Institutional Title: Associate Professor

Pauline Germaine, DO

Course Board: Aquifer Radiology

Role: Curriculum Lead, Associate Editor (former)

Institution: Rowan University

Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Radiology

Institutional Role: Vice-Chair of Research and Education

Jeffery Hogg, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Radiology

Role: Senior Director, Former Assessment Lead, Case Author

Cases Authored: Radiology 18: Professionalism in Radiology

Institution: West Virginia University School of Medicine

Institutional Title: Professor of Radiology

Institutional Role: Director of Medical Student Education in Radiology

 

Jamie Sutherell, MD, MEd

Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics

Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor (former)

Institution: Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Division of Cardiology

Institutional Role: Associate Dean of Student Affairs

 

Melissa Held, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics

Role: Curriculum Lead, Associate Editor (former)

Institution: University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center

Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Institutional Role: Associate Dean of Student Affairs

Jenny Wright, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine

Current Roles: Curriculum Lead, Case Author

Former Roles: Associate Editor, Case Editor

Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 06: 45-year-old man with hypertension; Internal Medicine 10: 48-year-old woman with diarrhea and dizziness (Assistant Author)

Institution: University of Washington

Institutional Role: Associate Professor of Medicine

Kendell Novoa-Takara, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine

Role: Associate Editor, Case Author, Case Editor (former)

Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 21: 78-year-old man with fever, lethargy, and anorexia

Institution: University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix

Institutional Title: Clinical Associate Professor

Institutional Role: Core Subintern Selectives Director

Lisa Calvo, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine

Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor (former)

Institution: University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Medicine

Institutional Role: Interim Associate Dean of Medical Education; Course Director for Practice of Medicine (clinical skills course for first-year students)

Amy E. Blatt, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine

Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor

Cases Edited: Internal Medicine 10: 48-year-old woman with diarrhea and dizziness

Institution: University of Rochester Medical Center

Institutional Title: Associate Editor

Institutional Role: Internal Medicine Clerkship Director; Associate Director of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics Residency Program

Irene Alexandraki, MD, MPH, FACP

Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine

Role: Associate Editor, Case Author

Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 20: 48-year-old woman with HIV

Institution: Florida State University College of Medicine

Institutional Title: Professor

Institutional Role: Clerkship Director

Shobhina Chheda, MD, MPH

Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine

Role: Teaching & Learning Lead, Case Editor (former)

Institution: University of Wisconsin

Joseph Wayne, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine

Current Roles: Assessment Lead, Case Author

Former Roles: Associate Editor, Case Editor

Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 21: 78-year-old man with fever, lethargy, and anorexia

Institution: Albany Medical College

Institutional Title: Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics

Institutional Role: Clerkship director Internal Medicine; Associate Program Director Internal Medicine Residency Program

Kirk Bronander, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine

Current Role: Senior Director, Case Author

Former Roles: Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor

Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 02: 60-year-old woman with chest pain

Institution: University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

Institutional Title: Professor

Institutional Role: Curriculum Director

 

Amit Pahwa, MD

Course Board: Aquifer High Value Care

Role: Teaching & Learning Lead, Associate Editor, Case Author

Cases Authored: High Value Care 09: 66-year-old woman – Redefining value at end of life

Institution: John Hopkins University

Jimmy Beck, MD, MEd

Course Board: Aquifer High Value Care

Role: Curriculum Lead, Associate Editor

Institution: University of Washington- Seattle Children’s Hospital

Institutional Title: Assistant Professor

Institutional Role: Pediatric Hospitalist

Heather Harrell, MD

Course Board: Aquifer High Value Care

Role: Senior Director, Case Author

Cases Authored: High Value Care 03: 65-year-old woman – Adult preventive care and value, High Value Care 12: 17-year-old female – Paying for value: Insurance Part 2

Institution: University of Florida

Quratulain Syed, MD, AGSF

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Associate Editor

Institution: JenCare Senior Health Center

Position: Primary Care Physician

 

Amit Shah, MD, FACP

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Senior Director, Editor in Chief, Case Author, Associate Editor (former)

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 04: 85-year-old woman with dementia, Geriatrics 12: 78-year-old woman and falls, Geriatrics 15: 75-year-old man with abdominal pain, Geriatrics 17: 86-year-old woman with pneumonia

Institution: Mayo Clinic, Phoenix

Institutional Title: Assistant Professor

Institutional Role: Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs

Becky Powers, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Associate Editor

Institution: South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) and The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio

Institutional Role: Assistant Professor

Lauren Gleason, MD, MPH

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Associate Editor

Institution: University of Chicago

Institutional Title: Assistant Professor

 

Mandi Sehgal, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Teaching & Learning Lead, Case Author

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 16: 87-year-old man with low back pain

Institution: Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Geriatric Medicine

Ravishankar Ramaswamy, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Assessment Lead, Case Author

Cases Authored: Geriatrics 22: 74-year-old man and hazards of hospitalization: geriatric patient safety in the acute care setting

Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Institutional Title: Associate Professor

Institutional Role: Clerkship Director

Rosanne Leipzig, MD, PhD

Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics

Role: Curriculum Lead, Senior Director (Formerly)

Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jordan White, MD, MPH

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Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine

Role: Curriculum Lead, Associate Editor, Case Editor (former)

Institution: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Medical Science

Institutional Role: Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Tomoko Sairenji, MD, MS

Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine

Role: Associate Editor

Institution: University of Washington

Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

Martha Seagrave, PA-C

Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine

Role: Associate Editor, Case Author

Cases Authored: Family Medicine 20: 28-year-old woman with abdominal pain

Institution: Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont

Institutional Title: Associate Professor

Institutional Role: Director of Medical Student Education in Family Medicine

Elizabeth Brown, MD, MPH, IBCLC

Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine

Current Roles: Teaching & Learning Lead, Case Author, Case Editor (former)

Cases Authored: Family Medicine 21: 12-year-old female with fever

Institution: University of Rochester

Institutional Title: Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine

Institution Role: Director Medical Student Education, Dept. of Family Medicine; Global Health Pathway Director; Clerkship Director

 

Jason Chao, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine

Role: Assessment Lead, Case Author, Case Editor (former)

Cases Authored: Family Medicine 02: 55-year-old man wellness visit

Institution: Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Institutional Title: Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health

Institutional Role: Clerkship Director

 

Katie Margo, MD

Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine

Role: Senior Director, Curriculum Lead, Case Author, Associate Editor (former)

Cases Authored: Family Medicine 05: 30-year-old woman with palpitations

Institution: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Institutional Title: Associate Professor Emeritus

David Anthony, MD, M.Sc.

Role: Academic Director of Curriculum, Senior Director, Case Author (former)

Cases Authored: Family Medicine 26: 55-year-old man with fatigue, Family Medicine 29: 72-year-old man with dementia

Institution: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Family Medicine

Institutional Role: Vice-Chair of Research and Education