2024-2025 ALP-RH Cohort

Petros Benias, MD
Associate Professor, Gastroenterology
Co-Chief for Endoscopy
VP of Clinical Operations for Gastroenterology
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Craig Bollig, MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Division Chief of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Tammy Chung, PhD
Professor, Psychiatry
Director, Center for Population Behavioral Health
Institute for Health Care Policy & Aging Research

Natalie Colimon-Fitzgerald, MBA
Senior Director of Administration
Institute for Health Care Policy & Aging Research

Michelle Edelstein
Director, Marketing and Communication
School of Public Health

Frank Giannelli, PhD, PA-C
Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies
Director, Rutgers HOPE Clinic
School of Health Professions

Brian Greer, PhD, BCBA-D
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Director, Severe Behavior Program of CSH–RUCARES
Associate Director, CSH–RUCARES
Assistant Director, RUCARES
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Brain Health Institute

Bob Gross, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurosurgery
Chair, Neurosurgery
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

William Hu, MD, PhD, FAAN
Associate Professor, Neurology
Director of Center for Healthy Aging Research at IFH
Institute for Health Care Policy & Aging Research


Chavi Eve Karkowsky, MS, FACOG
Associate Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Women’s Health
Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs
Interim Chief of Service for OBGYN
New Jersey Medical School

J. Chad Knight, FACHE
COO, UCHC
University Behavioral Healthcare

George Kotsakis, DDS, Pd.Dc
Professor, Oral Biology
Assistant Dean
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Dee Magnoni, MLS
Executive Director
Institute for Health Care Policy & Aging Research

Sara Morelli, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Women’s Health
Interim Chair, Department of OBGYN and Reproductive Health
New Jersey Medical School

Yekaterina (Kate) Opsha, PharmD, AACC, FHFSA, HF-Cert
Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice & Administration
Ernesto Mario School of Pharmacy

Rafael Pérez-Figueroa, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Urban-Global Public Health
Associate Dean for Community Engagement, Population Health, and Public Health Service
School of Public Health

Shelby Pitts, DNP, APN, RN, WHNP-BC
Assistant Professor, Entry-Baccalaureate Nursing Practice
Assistant Dean
School of Nursing

Wendy Purcell, PhD, FRSA
Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice
Vice-Chair Education, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health & Justice
School of Public Health

Steven Toth, DMD
Associate Professor, Diagnostic Sciences
Director
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Arvind Trindade, MD, FASGE, FACG
Professor, Gastroenterology
VP of GI Clinical Operations for RWJBarnabas Health Southern Region
Co-Chief of Endoscopy RWJUH
Director of Endoscopic Research RWJMS
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Persephone Vargas, DNP, APN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC
Associate Professor, Advanced Nursing Practice
Interim Associate Dean
School of Nursing

Michael Vives, MD
Professor, Orthopaedics
Clinical Vice Chair
Chief, Division of Spine Surgery
New Jersey Medical School

Sandra Weisser, MSEd
Director of Administration
Office of Clinical Affairs
New Jersey Medical School

Alex Wong, MD, FACS
Professor, Surgery
Vice Chair of Research
New Jersey Medical School

David Zald, PhD
Professor, Psychiatry
Director, Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School