Departments

This section provides information for all departments and some sections in the School of Medicine. Each listing provides a roster of faculty, fellows, and associates, as well as descriptions of courses.

Courses designated a meet in the fall term only. Courses designated b meet in the spring term only. Courses enclosed in brackets are not offered in the current academic year.

Departments A - L

Departments M - Z

Yale Cancer Center

Office: WWW 205, 785.4095

Director
R. L. Edelson (Dermatology)

Professors
K. S. Anderson (Pharmacology), P. W. Askenase (Internal Medicine), R. E. Baron (Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation), L. M. Bartoshuk (Surgery), G. P. Beardsley (Pediatrics), J. R. Bender (Internal Medicine), N. Berliner (Internal Medicine), J. L. Bolognia (Dermatology), W. F. Boron (Cellular and Molecular Physiology), A. L. M. Bothwell (Immunobiology), K. Bottomly (Immunobiology), J. L. Boyer (Internal Medicine), D. E. Brash (Therapeutic Radiology), I. M. Braverman (Dermatology), A. E. Broadus (Internal Medicine), M. J. Caplan (Cellular and Molecular Physiology), D. Carter (Pathology), S. K. Chambers (Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences), Y.-C. Cheng (Pharmacology), Y. J. Choi (Pathology; Bridgeport Hospital), E. Chu (Internal Medicine; VA Cancer Center), L. Cooley (Genetics), J. Costa (Pathology), J. Craft (Internal Medicine), P. Cresswell (Immunobiology), M. R. Cullen (Internal Medicine), A. McBride Curtis (Diagnostic Radiology), P. De Camilli (Cell Biology), V. T. DeVita, Jr. (Internal Medicine), D. C. DiMaio (Genetics), T. P. Duffy (Internal Medicine), C. C. Duncan (Neurosurgery), J. S. Duncan (Diagnostic Radiology), R. L. Edelson (Dermatology), J. A. Elias (Internal Medicine), S. S. Ferro-Novick (Cell Biology), J. J. Fischer (Therapeutic Radiology), R. A. Flavell (Immunobiology), S. D. Flynn (Pathology), B. G. Forget (Internal Medicine), G. E. Friedlaender (Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation), J. E. Galán (Microbial Pathogenesis), A. Garen (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry), S. Ghosh (Immunobiology), P. M. Glazer (Therapeutic Radiology), B. G. Haffty (Therapeutic Radiology), A. D. Hamilton (Chemistry), G. L. Hammond (Surgery), P. W. Heald (Dermatology), R. B. Hochberg (Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences), S. Hockfield (Neurobiology), N. J. Holbrook (Internal Medicine), T. R. Holford (Epidemiology and Public Health), K. L. Insogna (Internal Medicine), S. Jacobs (Psychiatry), J. D. Jamieson (Cell Biology), M. Kashgarian (Pathology), S. V. Kasl (Epidemiology and Public Health), P. B. Kavathas (Laboratory Medicine), B. K. Kinder (Surgery), E. I. Kohorn (Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences; Emeritus), W. H. Konigsberg (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry), D. R. Lannin (Surgery), C. H. Lee-French (Diagnostic Radiology), D. J. Leffell (Dermatology), P. Lengyel (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry; Emeritus), A. B. Lerner (Dermatology; Emeritus), P. M. Lizardi (Pathology), K. B. Low (Therapeutic Radiology; Adjunct), B. Lytton (Surgery; Emeritus), J. A. Madri (Pathology), V. T. Marchesi (Pathology), S. M. McCarthy (Diagnostic Radiology), R. McCorkle (Nursing), P. McPhedran (Laboratory Medicine), I. S. Mellman (Cell Biology), I. G. Miller (Pediatrics), L. M. Milstone (Dermatology), I. M. Modlin (Surgery), J. S. Morrow (Pathology), F. Naftolin (Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences), R. Nath (Therapeutic Radiology), P. J. Novick (Cell Biology), R. J. Papac (Internal Medicine), H. A. Pearson (Pediatrics; Emeritus), J. A. Persing (Surgery), R. E. Peschel (Therapeutic Radiology), J. M. Piepmeier (Neurosurgery), J. S. Pober (Pathology), W. H. Prusoff (Pharmacology; Emeritus), C. M. Radding (Genetics), J. M. Rappeport (Internal Medicine), H. A. Risch (Epidemiology and Public Health), S. Rockwell (Therapeutic Radiology), J. K. Rose (Pathology), A. T. Rosenfield (Diagnostic Radiology), F. H. Ruddle (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology), N. H. Ruddle (Epidemiology and Public Health), W. D. Rupp (Therapeutic Radiology), P. Salovey (Psychology), A. C. Sartorelli (Pharmacology), C. T. Sasaki (Surgery), D. G. Schatz (Immunobiology), J. Schlessinger (Pharmacology), P. E. Schwartz (Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences), J. H. Seashore (Surgery), W. C. Sessa (Pharmacology), C. L. Slayman (Cellular and Molecular Physiology), B. R. Smith (Laboratory Medicine), E. L. Snyder (Vice Chair; Laboratory Medicine), M. Snyder (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology), Y. H. Son (Therapeutic Radiology), J. A. Steitz (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry), D. F. Stern (Pathology), J. A. J. Stolwijk (Epidemiology and Public Health; Emeritus), G. Sze (Diagnostic Radiology), P. J. Tattersall (Laboratory Medicine), R. E. Tigelaar (Dermatology), I. Tocino (Diagnostic Radiology), R. J. Touloukian (Surgery), R. Udelsman (Surgery), D. C. Ward (Genetics), R. M. Weiss (Surgery), S. M. Weissman (Genetics), K. R. Williams (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry; Adjunct), J. L. Wood (Chemistry), D. Zelterman (Epidemiology and Public Health)

Associate Professors
D. J. Austin (Chemistry), A. E. Bale (Genetics), S. J. Baserga (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry), E. H. Bradley (Epidemiology and Public Health), R. R. Breaker (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology), B. A. Burtness (Internal Medicine), M. Cappello (Pediatrics), E. B. Claus (Epidemiology and Public Health), J. Concato (Internal Medicine), D. L. Cooper (Internal Medicine), C. M. Crews (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology), A. de Lotbinière (Neurosurgery), F. d’Errico (Therapeutic Radiology), M. P. DiGiovanna (Internal Medicine), H. E. Foster (Surgery), J. R. Gruen (Pediatrics), C. Hashimoto (Cell Biology), R. Homer (Pathology), J. P. Knisely (Therapeutic Radiology), M. T. Knobf (Nursing), D. S. Krause (Laboratory Medicine), J. Lacy (Internal Medicine), E. Lolis (Pharmacology), S. T. Mayne (Epidemiology and Public Health), J. M. McNiff (Dermatology), J. R. Murren (Internal Medicine), V. Parkash (Pathology), J. V. Pasacreta (Nursing), A. S. Perkins (Pathology), W. M. Philbrick (Internal Medicine), G. Pizzorno (Internal Medicine), J. S. Pollak (Diagnostic Radiology), H. G. Prigerson (Psychiatry), M. B. Qumsiyeh (Genetics), C. A. Redlich (Internal Medicine), D. L. Rimm (Pathology), H. M. Rinder (Laboratory Medicine), K. B. Roberts (Therapeutic Radiology), D. A. Ross (Surgery), D. M. Rothstein (Internal Medicine), T. J. Rutherford (Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences), R. R. Salem (Surgery), D. J. Schonfeld (Pediatrics), M. J. Shlomchik (Laboratory Medicine), S. Somlo (Internal Medicine), M. J. Stern (Genetics), H. Sun (Genetics), J. B. Sweasy (Therapeutic Radiology), G. Tallini (Pathology), J. G. Thomson (Surgery), J. Van Hoff (Pediatrics), A. M. Vignery (Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation), L. D. Wilson (Therapeutic Radiology), S. L. Wolin (Cell Biology), J. J. Wysolmerski (Internal Medicine), T. Xu (Genetics), H. Zhang (Genetics), H. Zhao (Epidemiology and Public Health), T. Zheng (Epidemiology and Public Health), W. Zheng (Pathology)

Assistant Professors
L. Alexander (Epidemiology and Public Health), E. Bahceci (Internal Medicine), A. M. Bennett (Pharmacology), F. J. Giordano (Internal Medicine), M. Girardi (Dermatology), M. J. Harding (Comparative Medicine), S. A. Higgins (Therapeutic Radiology), L. J. Horvath (Diagnostic Radiology), P. Hui (Pathology), M. L. Irwin (Epidemiology and Public Health), A. Iwasaki (Epidemiology and Public Health), B. A. Jones (Epidemiology and Public Health), H. Kluger (Internal Medicine), A. J. Koleske (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry), S. Kummar (Internal Medicine), H. Lin (Epidemiology and Public Health), G. Mor (Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences), W. W. Mothes (Microbial Pathogenesis), L. E. Philpotts (Diagnostic Radiology), S. J. Santacroce (Nursing), S. Seropian (Internal Medicine), W. D. Shlomchik (Internal Medicine), F. J. Slack (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology), B. S. Sleight (Pediatrics), D. P. Tuck (Pathology), J. Yang (Surgery), Z. Yin (Internal Medicine), H. Yu (Epidemiology and Public Health), Y. Zhu (Epidemiology and Public Health)

Senior Research Scientists
P. J. Flory (Genetics), R. Halaban (Dermatology), J. M. Pawelek (Dermatology)

Research Scientists
T. Ashley (Genetics), C. L. Berger (Dermatology), J. L. Brandsma (Comparative Medicine), P. L. Bray-Ward (Genetics), B. Cartmel (Epidemiology and Public Health), D. B. Fischer (Therapeutic Radiology), C. Howe (Pathology), A. Khanna-Gupta (Internal Medicine), J. M. McGrath (Comparative Medicine), W. J. McMurray (Laboratory Medicine), P. M. Schwartz (Dermatology), N. Wei (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology)

Associate Research Scientists
R. L. Camp (Pathology), D. Cao (Internal Medicine), B. A. Davis (Cellular and Molecular Physiology), H. G. Foellmer (Immunobiology), X.-Y. Fu (Pathology), R. L. Fuleihan (Pediatrics), P. A. Havre (Therapeutic Radiology), J. G. Howe (Laboratory Medicine), F. J. Hsu (Internal Medicine), Z. Hu (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry), N. Kadan-Lottick (Pediatrics), B. L. King (Therapeutic Radiology), E. T. Matloff (Genetics), D. Ostapenko (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry), D. Pradhan (Pathology)

Clinical Professors
S. Ariyan (Surgery), M. Arons (Surgery), T. N. Byrne (Neurology), M. G. Curnen (Epidemiology and Public Health), L. R. Farber (Internal Medicine), D. S. Fischer (Internal Medicine), R. S. Stahl (Surgery)

Associate Clinical Professors
D. J. S. Beardsley (Pediatrics), S. N. Bobrow (Internal Medicine), J. J. Ciarcia (Psychiatry), C. T. Donovan (Nursing), A. J. Graham (Surgery), S. Imaeda (Dermatology), A. L. Levy (Internal Medicine), W. B. Lundberg, Jr. (Internal Medicine), S. A. Stein (Surgery)

Assistant Clinical Professors
P. A. Barcewicz (Surgery), T. M. Fynan (Internal Medicine), K. A. Haedicke (Internal Medicine), N. R. Horowitz (Surgery), M. E. Katz (Internal Medicine), J. F. Kveton (Surgery), R. A. Lowlicht (Surgery), J. P. O’Connell (Internal Medicine), M. F. Perkal (Surgery), J. C. Salomon (Surgery), R. F. Schlessel (Surgery)

Lecturers
I. Black (Chemistry), I. A. Dawson (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology)

Affiliate Members of the Yale Cancer Center
J. Booss (Professor), J. A. Kirchner (Professor Emeritus), P. L. Weinstein (Professor), C. R. Roy (Associate Professor), H. M. Spinelli (Associate Professor), W. J. Baker (Assistant Professor), D. E. Fass (Assistant Professor), S. N. Rabinowe (Assistant Professor), N. Dainiak (Clinical Professor), K. A. Johnson (Clinical Professor), P. E. Perillie (Clinical Professor), H. Abrams (Associate Clinical Professor), R. B. Cooper (Associate Clinical Professor), A. H. Knowlton (Associate Clinical Professor), J. F. Pezzimenti (Associate Clinical Professor), P. S. Berger (Assistant Clinical Professor), M. E. Dailey (Assistant Clinical Professor), S. A. DelPrete (Assistant Clinical Professor), R. J. Garvey (Assistant Clinical Professor), D. Hollister, Jr. (Assistant Clinical Professor), A. H. Rosenberg (Assistant Clinical Professor), M. Rosman (Assistant Clinical Professor), S. O. Shah (Assistant Clinical Professor), A. L. Silber (Assistant Clinical Professor), M. Sznol (Assistant Clinical Professor), D. B. Boyd (Clinical Instructor), M. S. Dhami (Clinical Instructor), K. A. Dressler (Clinical Instructor), G. A. Reznikoff (Clinical Instructor), M. B. Abrams, M. H. Bar, D. S. Berger, R. J. Bernasek, J. J. Borruso, D. S. Brandt, N. S. Cohen, E. A. Duda, S. Duerr, S. F. Dunbar, R. B. Erichson, R. S. Folman, K. Jagathambal, R. A. Kloss, G. Kopelson, G. Kruger, J. F. Levine, K. M. S. Lo, I. S. Lowenthal, M. C. Magnifico, J. P. Malefatto, R. Nadkarni, W. E. Pleban, L. R. Saberski, K. L. Sacks, J. S. Silver, D. Slater, J. A. Spera, N. Strombakis, I. Tepler, V. M. Tjan-Wettstein, D. P. Tuck, B. A. Ward, D. Wasson, D. H. Witt

The Yale Cancer Center is one of thirty-nine NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the nation and the only one in Southern New England. The center supports a $100 million research base to promote translational research through collaborations between and within eleven basic, epidemiological, and clinical research programs. Basic research programs in molecular oncology, molecular virology, cancer prevention and control, immunology, cell biology, and developmental therapeutics are integrated with clinical research and teaching programs in breast cancer, cancer genetics, hematologic malignancies and stem cell transplantation, therapeutic radiology, and ovarian cancer. The center also supports fourteen shared facilities that are available for oncological research: flow cytometry, cesium-137 irradiator, critical technologies, rapid case ascertainment, tissue culture, animal genomics service, clinical trials office, biostatistics, mass spectrometry, cancer genetic counseling, DNA microarray, tissue microarray, a molecular epidemiology shared resource, and vector production. Information regarding patient care, research, and cancer prevention and control may be obtained by telephoning 203.785.4095.

School of Nursing

The following courses in the School of Nursing are offered to interested medical students. For more information, please contact Acting Associate Dean Kathleen A. Knafl at the School of Nursing, 203.785.2399.

Nursing 625b, Children with Chronic Conditions/Disabilities and Their Families. This course provides students with a forum to discuss theoretical concepts of illness in relation to a family-centered model of care for children and adolescents with a chronic condition/disability and their families. Relevant issues and such topics as service delivery, financing of care, and legislative and health policy issues are explored. Emphasis is placed on the role of advanced practice nursing in the provision of health care for children and adolescents with a chronic condition. Open with permission of the instructor. One and one-half hours per week. S. Santacroce.

Nursing 633a, Health Promotion in Children. This lecture/seminar course is designed to introduce the student to the primary care of children from infancy through preadolescence. Concepts and theories related to well-child care are explored. Clinical applications of the theories and principles of preventive and optimal health care are emphasized. Open with permission of the instructor. One and one-half hours per week. P. Jackson Allen.

Nursing 723a, Concepts and Principles of Aging. This elective course is designed as a multidisciplinary course that introduces students to the major concepts and principles of gerontology and to a variety of biopsychosocial theories on aging. Delivery systems of care for the elderly are explored along with the current social policy initiatives as they relate to the elderly. Research initiatives are discussed, and students are urged to explore issues of eldercare in their own specialty/discipline as well as in related disciplines. One and one-half hours per week. C. Auerhahn.

[Nursing 729b, Alternative and Complementary Therapies. Alternative and complementary therapies are medical interventions not usually taught in medical or nursing schools and are not generally available in U.S. hospitals. Despite the fact that such therapies as herbs, vitamins, meditation, massage, acupuncture, and therapeutic touch are usually paid for by consumers, approximately one in three adults in the United States used such treatments in 1990. Neither advocates nor opponents can afford to remain ignorant of the growing body of literature on the clinical and cost effectiveness of these therapies. This elective course offers the opportunity to examine the literature and to discuss the clinical implications of published studies. One hour per week. L. Pellico, P. Potter. Not offered spring term 2004.]

[Nursing 731a (RLST 976a), Spirituality in Health Care. A growing number of Americans report that they pray daily and that they want their health-care providers to pray with them and for them. This elective course addresses this trend by providing an introduction to the spiritual dimension of caring. Issues of health and illness, curing and caring, the power of belief, and the spiritual healing practices of major religious traditions are examined. The course has a multicultural and interdisciplinary focus and provides an introduction to spiritual assessment in health-care settings. One and one-half hours per week. Not offered fall term 2003.]

Nursing 733b, Living with Dying. Advances in treatment and technology have transformed the clinical course of many terminal illnesses. A growing number of people with terminal illness are living longer than ever before. Home care, shorter length of stay, and restrictions on admissions because of managed care have become a health-care delivery reality for individuals with even the most serious illnesses. health-care providers need a comprehensive understanding of the individual and family experiences across an illness trajectory as clients adapt to living with disease and the possibility of death. This course develops practitioners’ cultural and gender awareness, understanding, and competencies in creating environments to relieve suffering for individuals and their families across settings. Emphasis is on nonpharmacologic interventions to relieve suffering, including spiritual, interpersonal, and sociocultural. The course is structured with the premise that relief from suffering, meaning, and transcendence at the end of life are best achieved and understood through the interpersonal use of narrative techniques, like storytelling, to facilitate communication. One and one-half hours per week. R. McCorkle.

[Nursing 765a,b/Health Policy and Administration 575a,b/Internal Medicine 196, Advanced Concepts in Home Care. This course focuses on topics that address the current issues in the field of home health-care practice. Home care is examined from the perspective of its place within a changing health-care delivery system. Issues that confront both the clinician and the manager in home care practice are discussed from a multispecialty perspective. Open with permission of the instructor. Two hours per week. Not offered 2003–2004.]

Nursing 769a, Advanced Concepts and Principles of Diabetes Care. This seminar focuses on the concepts and principles of diabetes managed care based on the American Diabetes Association Standards of Care (2002). It includes principles of primary care (screening, early detection, intervention, patient education), secondary care principles related to diabetes management, tertiary care related to complications, various treatment modalities, patient education, and self-care. These concepts and principles of care are presented relative to type of diabetes (insulin dependent, noninsulin dependent, gestational and pregnancy, and secondary), age, developmental stage, duration of disease, and ethnicity. A multidisciplinary approach to care issues is emphasized, incorporating the contributions of other disciplines in the collaborative management of diabetes. Important aspects of living with a chronic illness such as the psychological, social, occupational, and economic are also emphasized. Open with permission of the instructor. Two hours per week. G. Melkus, coordinator.

Nursing 849a, Family Systems and Perspectives Relevant to Health Care. This course provides theoretical perspectives on family structures, family development, and family systems that influence the health of the individual in the context of the community. Techniques in assessment of family functioning, vulnerabilities, and strengths provide the basis for developing strategies of intervention, crisis management, referral, and integration of multiple systems of care. Selected family problems are analyzed within the theoretical perspectives with examples for clinical and policy interventions. Open with permission of the instructor. Three hours per week for seven weeks. K. Knafl.

Nursing 961a, Health Policy for Public and Private Sectors. This course examines health policy in public and private sectors. Its goal is to prepare advanced practice nurses with the knowledge and skills needed to be effective health policy analysts and advocates. The course covers health-care policy formation and implementation, with a focus on federal and state entities. Comparative analysis of health-care systems in other countries is included. Required for all doctoral students. Open to others with permission of the instructor. Three hours per week. S. Cohen.

Postgraduate Study

Graduate medical education in clinical departments is based upon the residency training programs of the Yale-New Haven Medical Center. Initial appointments are offered in Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine Primary Care, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Otolaryngology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry, Surgery, Therapeutic Radiology, and Urology; appointments are made through the National Resident Matching Program or the appropriate specialty matching program (Neurology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Urology). Residencies are also offered in Dentistry. Subspecialty residency programs are offered in the following specialties:

Anesthesiology
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Child Psychiatry
Dermatology
Diagnostic Radiology
Emergency Medicine
Internal Medicine
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Nuclear Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (AP/CP)
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Psychiatry
Transplant Surgery
Vascular Surgery

The School and the hospital are joined in the establishment and management of an Office of Graduate Medical Education of Yale-New Haven Medical Center. Residents at the Yale-New Haven Hospital and the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, are enrolled as postgraduate students in the School of Medicine in addition to their hospital appointments. In most of the clinical departments, a limited number of fellowships for research or clinical training are also available.

Detailed information concerning residency programs may be obtained from the chair of the appropriate department. Applicants must be graduates of an approved medical school in the United States or Canada or have successfully completed the requirements of the ECFMG and have a valid ECFMG certificate. General information may be obtained by visiting the Yale-New Haven Medical Center Graduate Medical Education Web site (http://www.ynhh.org/med_prof/grad_med.html/) or the Yale University School of Medicine site (http://info.med.yale.edu/ysm/departments/) and visiting the appropriate department.

Continuing Education

Yale School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education as a provider of continuing medical education. The school offers a variety of continuing education programs directed both at practicing physicians and at physicians whose interest is in the basic sciences.

Courses offered include: (a) review courses and symposia designed to present advances in the diagnosis and management of selected disorders of general interest; (b) courses of interest to physicians in a particular specialty; and (c) courses dealing with matters of public health and its administration, developed by the faculty of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health.

Yale faculty also present a large number of teaching conferences at community hospitals throughout Connecticut, most of which qualify for continuing education credits. In addition, the regularly scheduled educational conferences of the Yale-New Haven Medical Center are open to all physicians. The School of Medicine also facilitates the presentation of continuing education programs for allied health personnel.

The Yale-New Haven Medical Center Weekly Schedule of Events, published by the Office of Continuing Medical Education, contains the most timely and detailed listing of all of these events. It can be accessed at http://info.med.yale.edu/calendar/.

Also available for physicians and certain other health-care workers is a correspondence course, The Medical Letter/Yale School of Medicine CME Program. This is based upon the contents of The Medical Letter, a well-known and widely circulated biweekly medical publication. The examination program is developed twice a year and is edited and supervised within the Office of Continuing Medical Education.

Inquiries should be addressed to the Office of Continuing Medical Education, PO Box 208052, New Haven CT 06520-8052, telephone 203.785.4578.

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