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The Department of Clinical Sciences is currently chaired by Dr. Marcel Fraix. COMP faculty and staff who oversee the Clinical Science portion of 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.

 

Obstetrics & Gynecology

 

Lony Castro, MD
Chair & Professor of OB/GYN
University of California, San Francisco, CA, 1980
lcastro@westernu.edu

Joseph Gambone, DO, MPH
Professor of OB/GYN
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, PA, 1974
jgambone@westernu.edu


Pathology

 

Cyrus Parsa, DO
Chair & Professor of Pathology
University of Health Sciences, Kansas City, MO, 1970
cparsa@westernu.edu

Robert Orlando, MD
Professor of Pathology
University of Chicago Hospital & Clinics, Chicago, Il, 1971
rorlando@westernu.edu

Jin Guo, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology
MD, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China, 1986
jguo@westernu.edu


Pediatrics

 

Lisa Warren, DO
Chair & Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, 2001
lwarren@westernu.edu

Alissa Craft, DO
Vice Chair & Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO, 1992
acraft@westernu.edu

Mariam Fahim, DO
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, 2003
mfahim@westernu.edu


Psychiatry

 

C.W. Christopher Heh, MD
Chair of Psychiatry
University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX, 1985
cheh@westernu.edu

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Yadi Fernandez-Sweeny, PsyD, MS
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Clinical Psychologist, Western Diabetes Institute (WDI)
Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education & Psychology, Los Angeles, CA, 1998
yfernandez-sweeny@westernu.edu


Surgery

 

Vivian Davis, DO
Chair & Associate Professor of Surgery
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1982
vdavis@westernu.edu

Marian Safaoui
Assistant Professor of Surgery
MD, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 1999
msafaoui@westernu.edu

Hossein Shayan, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 2001
hshayan@westernu.edu

Ancel J. Rogers, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 1979
ajrogers@westernu.edu


Support Staff

 

June Guerrero

June Guerrero
Administrative Assistant III
jguerrero@westernu.edu