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Basic Medical Sciences Faculty

The Department of Basic Medical Sciences is chaired by Dr. Nissar A. Darmani. COMP faculty and staff responsible for the Basic Medical Science portion of WesternU's Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine curriculum are listed here with their contact information. For additional background information on selected faculty and staff, click on the name.

Nissar A. Darmani Nissar A. Darmani - Assistant Dean of Basic Medical Science and Research, Chair of Basic Medical Sciences & Professor of Pharmacology
PhD, University of Wales (UWIST), 1988
ndarmani@westernu.edu
Gerald R. Thrush Gerald R. Thrush - Assistant Chair of Basic Medical Sciences & Professor of Immunology
PhD, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1990
gthrush@westernu.edu
Xiaoning Bi Xiaoning Bi - Associate Professor of Physiology
PhD, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 1996
xbi@westernu.edu
Rajivinder S. Brar Rajivinder S. Brar - Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
PhD, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1998
DO, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glendale, AZ, 2003
rbrar@westernu.edu
Jeffrey Felton
Jeffrey Felton - Professor of Microbiology
PhD, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 1980
jfelton@westernu.edu
Duane Foley
Duane Foley - Professor of Physiology
PhD, University of California, Davis, 1975
dfoley@westernu.edu
University Seal Roger Gallegos - Assistant Professor of Physiology
PhD, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1997
rgallegos@westernu.edu
University Seal Steven Henriksen - Professor of Pharmacology
PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 1973
shenriksen@westernu.edu
Jin-Shan Hu Jin-Shan Hu - Associate Professor of Biochemistry
PhD, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 1995
jshu@westernu.edu
Raj P. Kandpal Raj P. Kandpal - Associate Professor of Biochemistry
PhD, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1985
rkandpal@westernu.edu
James Martin
Katherine Mitsouras - Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
PhD, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 2001
kmitsouras@westernu.edu
Beatrice Saviola
Manal A. Swairjo Manal A. Swairjo - Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
Ph.D., Boston University School of Medicine, 1996
mswairjo@westernu.edu
Vishwanth Venketaraman

Edward Wagner
Donald Waters
Stanley Wong
Stanley Wong - Professor of Pharmacology
PhD, University of Wisconsin, School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI, 1979
swong@westernu.edu

Support Staff

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Nona Williamson - Administrative Associate for BMS
(909)469-5595
nwilliamson@westernu.edu
Kristine King Kristine King - Administrative Assistant for BMS
(909) 706-3483
kking@westernu.edu
Last Updated:07/09/2008