The faculty and administration at St. Matthew's University bring in-depth experience and knowledge to the challenge of medical education.

All St. Matthew's University faculty have an advanced medical and/or doctoral degree (MD, MBBS, PhD) with postgraduate training in a medical or academic speciality, as well as demonstrated experience in teaching and/or research.

In addition to a 7:1 student-to-faculty ratio, St. Matthew's University faculty are full-time and devoted exclusively to their teaching mission.
Board of Trustees
  • John P. Docherty, M.D. (Chairman)
  • W. Christopher Croley, M.D.
  • John Crocker
  • Bernard Raxlen, M.D.
  • Dr. Spencer Amory, M.D.
Administration
  • Chief Academic Officer - Maurice Clifton, M.D., M.S.Ed, M.B.A
  • Senior Advisor - John Marvin, M.B.A.
  • Dean of Clinical Sciences - David R. Salter, M.D.
  • Dean of Basic Sciences - Basu Amitabha, M.B.B.S., M.D.
  • Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Basic Sciences - Xenia Sotiriou, Ph.D.
  • Associate Dean of Clinical Students - Terrence Reid, Ed.D.
  • Associate Dean of Clinical Sciences - Mark Doherty, Ph.D.
  • U.K. Associate Dean - Hasan Tahir, M.B.B.S., M.Sc.
  • Chief Financial Officer - Terry Moya
  • Director of Admissions - Adriana Marin-Negron
  • Director of Information Technology - Ripley Eldridge
  • Registrar - Gloria Miranda-Avila
  • Library Director - Michael G. Gillespie, M.L.I.S.

Chief Academic Officer

Maurice Clifton
Maurice Clifton
MD, MSEd, MBA

Chief Academic Officer

Dean

Amitabha Basu
Amitabha Basu
Amitabha Basu, MBBS, MD (Path), M. Clin.Ed (Edin), MPH (Edinburgh)

Dean of Basic Sciences, Professor Pathology and the Chair.

David Robert Salter
David Robert Salter
M.D., F.R.C.S. (c), F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C.

SMU Dean of Clinical Sciences, Chairman of the Department of Surgery

Associate Dean

Maribel A. Aurelio
Maribel A. Aurelio
M.D.

Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Associate Professor, Preclinical Sciences Chairperson, Department of Preclinical Sciences and Pharmacology

Mark Stephen Doherty
Mark Stephen Doherty
BSJ, MSPE, PhD

Associate Dean, Clinical Sciences / Alumni Director

Terrence Reid
Terrence Reid
Doctor of Education, Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Arts

Associate Dean of Clinical Students

Assistant Dean

Dr. Pritam Biswas
Dr. Pritam Biswas
MBBS, MD

Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs Assistant Professor of Medical Pharmacology & Clinical Therapeutics, St Matthews University School of Medicine.

Senior Advisor

John D. Marvin
John D. Marvin
B.S., M.B.A.

Senior Advisor

Amitabha Basu
Amitabha Basu
Amitabha Basu, MBBS, MD (Path), M. Clin.Ed (Edin), MPH (Edinburgh)

Dean of Basic Sciences, Professor Pathology and the Chair.

Dr Narendra Padmanabha Nayak
Dr Narendra Padmanabha Nayak
MBBS. MD

Associate Professor

Dr Sukumar T.K
Dr Sukumar T.K
MBBS, M.D

Assistant Professor of Medical Microbiology & Immunology. Coordinator Basic Life Support Training centre

Dr. Gimena Marzan
Dr. Gimena Marzan

Assistant Professor Preclinical Science, Pediatrician

Dr. Inna Shypilova
Dr. Inna Shypilova
MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Medical Biochemistry; Biochemistry Examinations And Scheduling; Nbme Proctor

Dr. Jaime Edgardo Mendoza
Dr. Jaime Edgardo Mendoza

Associate Professor of Behavioural Sciences

Dr. Jon Hojnoski, M.D., F.A.C.E.P.
Dr. Jon Hojnoski
M.D., F.A.C.E.P.

Dean of Clinical Sciences

Dr. Praghosh Chhetri (MBBS, MD, MSc)
Dr. Praghosh Chhetri
(MBBS, MD, MSc)

Assistant Professor of Medical Physiology

Dr. Prajna Barke
Dr. Prajna Barke
MBBS, MD

Professor & Course Director of Physiology

Dr. Pritam Biswas
Dr. Pritam Biswas
MBBS, MD

Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs Assistant Professor of Medical Pharmacology & Clinical Therapeutics, St Matthews University School of Medicine.

Dr. Robertus Hilgers
Dr. Robertus Hilgers
Ph.D.

Assistant Professor Pharmacology

Dr. Romina Paola Kulberg
Dr. Romina Paola Kulberg
M.D.

Assistant Professor Preclinical Science and Behavioral Science, Pediatrician, Child Development Specialist

Dr. Stephanie E. King
Dr. Stephanie E. King
Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Medical Genetics, Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Gabriel D. Dakubo
Gabriel D. Dakubo
BSc (Hons), MB, ChB

Professor of Histology and Cell Biology

Maribel A. Aurelio
Maribel A. Aurelio
M.D.

Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Associate Professor, Preclinical Sciences Chairperson, Department of Preclinical Sciences and Pharmacology

Samal Nauhria
Samal Nauhria
MBBS, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology

Seetharama Rao
Seetharama Rao
M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.G. E

Professor and Chairman, Anatomical Sciences

Vasantha Kumar
Vasantha Kumar
MSc, PhD

Associate Professor of Histology & Cell Biology

Xenia Sotiriou
Xenia Sotiriou
PhD

Director, Center for Learning Enhancement