College of Osteopathic Medicine Advisory Board

Chairperson

Nicole Wadsworth, D.O., FACOEP, FACEP
Dean, NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine

New York Board Members

Juan Acosta, D.O.
Emergency Medicine Physician, St. Catherine's of Sienna Hospital

Marsha Alexander, D.O.
Psychiatrist, Private Practice

Irfan Buddha
Head of North American Sales, Aerogen

Elissa J. Charbonneau, D.O., M.S. ('88)
Chief Medical Officer, Encompass Health Corporation

Humayun J. Chaudhry, D.O.
President and CEO, Federation of State Medical Boards

Raysha Crawford, D.O.

Daniel Ferrara, D.O. ('86)
Vice Chair, New York Institute of Technology Board of Trustees

Jason M. Golbin, D.O., M.B.A., M.S. ('00)
Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President, Catholic Health

Murray Goldstein, D.O.
Retired, NIH;
Founding NYITCOM Member

Elizabeth Haines, D.O. ('05)
Chief of Quality and Patient Safety Officer, Hassenfeld Children's Hospital NYU Langone

Cindy Hoffman, D.O. ('85)
Dermatology, Private Practice

Helen Irving, RN, M.B.A.
CEO, Schwarzman Animal Medical Center

Michael Keane, J.D.
Director/Partner, Garfunkel Wild, P.C.

Arthur Klein, M.D.

Andrea Klemes, D.O. ('87)
Chief Medical Officer, MDVIP

Atul Kukar, D.O. ('00)
Chief, Division of Cardiology, Mt. Sinai Queens;
Associate Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine

Krishan Kumar, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine;
Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, NUMC

Kevin O'Connor, D.O. ('92)

Kate Maitland

John Rimmer, D.O. ('05)
System Chief Medical Officer, Carepoint Health System

Sonia Rivera-Martinez, D.O. ('02)
Director, NYIT Community Free Clinic and Outreach;
Associate Professor, NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine

Robert Rizzuto
Director, Dining Services, New York Institute of Technology

Francis Russo

Steven H. Silber, M.S., MHCM, D.O. ('82)
Regional Medical Director, New York-Presbyterian Medical Group, Brooklyn

Philip Spadafora, D.O. ('89)
Long Island Professional Medical Services

Domenick Sportelli, D.O. ('09)
NJ Advanced Psychiatry;
Associate Program Director, Prime Health Psychiatry Residency

Norman Sveilich, D.O.
Private Practice

Philip Volpe, D.O. ('83)
Retired, U.S. Army

Alan Wong, D.O. ('03)
Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, Mount Sinai South Nassau

Arkansas Board Members

Ritter Arnold
President, Rittwood Farms

Chris Barber
President and CEO, St. Bernards Healthcare

Andrew Berner
President, Jetton General Contracting

Kent Bridger
Market President, Simmons Bank

Lynita Cooksey, Ph.D.
Provost (Retired), Arkansas State University

Elaine Gillespie, M.D.
Medical Directory, Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield

Gary Harpole
Managing Partner, Halsey Thrasher Harpole

Sam Lynd
CEO, NEA Baptist Health System

Jerry Morgan
Market President, First National Bank

Mickey Seeman
Owner, Sunbelt Finance, LLC

Todd Shields, Ph.D.
Chancellor, Arkansas State University

Ramona Taylor
Director of Development, Crittenden Memorial Foundation

Mark Young
President and CEO, Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce