The Department of Medical Anatomical Sciences is currently chaired by Dr. James May. COMP faculty and staff involved in teaching the Anatomy courses in WesternU's Osteopathic Medicine curriculum are listed here with their contact information. For additional background information on selected faculty and staff, click on the name.
James May
Chair & Professor of Anatomy
PhD, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1974
jfmay@westernu.edu
Brion Benninger, MD, MSc
Vice-Chair & Professor of Anatomy
*COMP-Northwest
bbenninger@westernu.edu
Mohammed Al-Tikriti
Associate Professor of Anatomy
PhD, University of Tennessee, 1988
mal-tikriti@westernu.edu
Gerald Bales
Associate Professor of Anatomy
PhD, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1995
gbales@westernu.edu
Gerald Bertetta
Instructor of Anatomy
MA, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, 1978
gbertetta@westernu.edu
Amy Chew
Assistant Professor of Anatomy
PhD, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2005
achew@westernu.edu
Michelle Hovorka, M.S.
Instructor of Anatomy
*COMP-Northwest
mhovorka@westernu.edu
Brian Kraatz
Assistant Professor of Anatomy
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 2007
bkraatz@westernu.edu
Craig Kuehn
Professor of Anatomy
PhD, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1987
ckuehn@westernu.edu
William Merbs
Instructor of Anatomy
*COMP-Northwest
wmerbs@westernu.edu
Elizabeth Rega
Director of Strategic Alliances and Special Projects, Academic Affairs
Associate Professor of Anatomy
PhD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1995
erega@westernu.edu
Marian Safaoui
Assistant Professor of Anatomy
MD, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 1999
msafaoui@westernu.edu
Richard Sugerman
Professor of Anatomy
PhD, University of New Mexico, 1975
rsugerman@westernu.edu
Mathew Wedel
Assistant Professor of Anatomy
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 2007
mwedel@westernu.edu
Vicki Wedel
Assistant Professor of Anatomy
PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, 2006
vwedel@westernu.edu
Rafi Younoszai
Professor of Anatomy(Emeritus)&Social Medicine-COMP
Director-Center of Global & Community Health-WU
PhD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1971
ryounoszai@westernu.edu
Support Staff
Kelly Mack
Administrative Associate for Anatomy
(909)469-5310
kmack@westernu.edu
Shaylyn Potter
Administrative Assistant II
(541)259-0288
spotter@westernu.edu
Nik Matsler
Anatomy Technician
*COMP-Northwest
nmatsler@westernu.edu