The Department of Clinical Sciences consists of the Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Surgery. Its faculty members are engaged in the development and delivery of pre-clinical and clinical curriculum. During the pre-clinical years, department faculty members work with the Office of the Provost to integrate clinically relevant information with the basic medical sciences via the systems-based approach. In the clinical years, department faculty members work with the Clinical Education Department to develop clinical clerkships and curriculum. In addition to their efforts in the pre-clinical and clinical curriculum, members of the Clinical Sciences Department are also active in their respective clinical discipline and participate in research. The Mission of the Clinical Sciences Department at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) is to prepare students to become technically competent, culturally sensitive, professional and compassionate physicians who are prepared for graduate medical education, who are life long learners and will serve society by providing comprehensive, patient-centered healthcare with the distinctive osteopathic philosophy. This is accomplished through excellence in curriculum, translational research, service, osteopathic clinical practice and the enhancement of osteopathic graduate medical education. Chaya Prasad, MD is the Chair for and heads the Clinical Sciences Department. Please click on the name of the faculty member for additional information.

Chaya Prasad, MD, MBA

Chair, Clinical Sciences Department
Associate Professor of Pathology
COMP-Pomona

cprasad@westernu.edu

Neurology

Paul Aversano, DO

Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine/Neurology
Government Relations
COMP-Northwest

paversano@westernu.edu

David A. Clark, DO

Assistant Professor of Neurology
COMP-Northwest

clarkd@westernu.edu

Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/Gyn)

Anita Nelson, MD

Chair & Professor of OB/GYN
COMP-Pomona

nelsona@westernu.edu

Pathology

Cyrus Parsa, DO

Chair & Professor of Pathology
COMP-Pomona

cparsa@westernu.edu

Robert Orlando, MD

Professor of Pathology
COMP-Pomona

rorlando@westernu.edu

Jin Guo, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology
COMP-Pomona

jguo@westernu.edu

Vincent Mesa, DO

Assistant Professor of Pathology
COMP-Northwest

vmesa@westernu.edu

Pediatrics

Elisabeth Guenther, MD, MPH

Professor
COMP-Northwest

eguenther@westernu.edu

Mariam Fahim, DO

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
COMP-Pomona

mfahim@westernu.edu

Mary Ann Magoun, DO

Assistant Professor of NMM/OMM and Pediatrics
COMP-Pomona

mmagoun@westernu.edu

Lisa Warren, DO

Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
COMP-Pomona

lwarren@westernu.edu

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R)

Marcel P. Fraix, DO, MBA, FAAPMR

Assistant Dean, Strategic Initiative & Population Health
Chair and Professor, PM&R
COMP-Pomona

mfraix@westernu.edu

Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Yadi Fernandez-Sweeny, PsyD, MS, CRNA

Chair and Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry
COMP-Pomona

yfernandezsweeny@westernu.edu

Mandilin Hudson, DO

Assistant Professor of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry
COMP-Northwest

hudsonm@westernu.edu

Surgery

Vivian Davis, DO

Chair & Professor of Surgery
COMP-Pomona

vdavis@westernu.edu

Marian Safaoui, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
COMP-Pomona

msafaoui@westernu.edu

SuPPORT STAFF

Mary Guenthart

Administrative Assistant III
COMP-Pomona

mguenthart@westernu.edu