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Internal Medicine

Our mission is to provide students with a strong foundation in the curriculum of internal medicine and prepare them to become lifelong learners while serving their communities and practicing osteopathic medicine in an evidence-based compassionate manner. Our vision is be the leader in osteopathic internal medicine education by developing and delivering an innovative and integrated curriculum across the continuum of physician training. We are dedicated to being mentors and role models in the areas of research, patient care and community outreach.


Departmental Contact
Dvonn Forte, MBA
dforte@westernu.edu

Faculty & Staff

Portrait of Emmanuel Katsaros, DO, FACR

Emmanuel Katsaros, DO, FACR

COMP

Chair & Professor of Internal Medicine

ekatsaros@westernu.edu

Portrait of Nishita Patel, MD, FACP

Nishita Patel, MD, FACP

COMP

Vice Chair & Professor of Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease

npatel2@westernu.edu

Portrait of Paul Aversano, DO

Paul Aversano, DO

COMP-Northwest

Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine/Neurology
Government Relations

paversano@westernu.edu

Portrait of Edward V. Barnes II, MD, FACP

Edward V. Barnes II, MD, FACP

COMP

Vice-Dean, College Affairs
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension

ebarnes@westernu.edu

Portrait of David Clark, DO

David Clark, DO

COMP-Northwest

Assistant Professor of Neurology

clarkd@westernu.edu

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Adam M. Dost, DO, MPH

COMP

Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine

dosta@westernu.edu

Portrait of Q. Liya Leng, MD

Q. Liya Leng, MD

COMP-Northwest

Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine

qleng@westernu.edu

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Leonard A. Mankin, MD, FACP

COMP-Northwest

Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine

lmankin@westernu.edu

Portrait of Katrina Platt, DO

Katrina Platt, DO

COMP

Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine

kplatt@westernu.edu

Portrait of Andrew S. Pumerantz, DO, FACP

Andrew S. Pumerantz, DO, FACP

COMP

Professor of Internal Medicine and Population Health
Director, Population Health

apumerantz@westernu.edu

Portrait of Airani Sathananthan, MD

Airani Sathananthan, MD

COMP

Professor of Internal Medicine Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

asathananthan@westernu.edu

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Joel Trambley, MD, PhD

COMP

Program Director, Internal Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine

jtrambley@westernu.edu

Support Staff

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Dvonn Forte, MBA

COMP

Administrative Assistant I

dforte@westernu.edu