Consultants

Cardiology: Richard Katz, MD ABIM, Cardiology

Dermatology: Karla Gayer, MD ABIM, Derm

Forensic Toxicology: Col. Aaron Jacobs, PhD  Biochemistry, B.S. Chemistry, M.S. Biochemistry, MMBA

Col. Aaron Jacobs, PhD is the Division Chief of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Division of Forensic Toxicology. He will be available for consultation and the Fellows will learn Forensic Toxicology from his staff during their rotation at USUHS.

Gastroenterology: Marie Borum, MD, MPH, EdD ABIM, GI, Geriatrics

Hyperbaric Medicine: Jeffrey P. Smith, MD ABIM , ABEM, Hyperbaric Oxygen Practitioner Certification

Laboratory Toxicology: Sveta Chernestokova, PhD M.S. Chemistry, PhD, Chemistry

Sveta Chernestokova, PhD has been a Research Associate in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD since 1996. She is an innovative and highly motivated research scientist with solid background in analytical chemistry, organic chemistry and clinical pharmacology. She has extensive experience in quantitative analytical method development/validation by chromatography (reversed phase, ion-exchange, size exclusion)/mass spectrometry in a GLP setting. She also has over ten years of research in analytical chemistry and clinical pharmacology. She will be responsible for teaching laboratory toxicology to the Medical Toxicology Fellows during their rotation at USUHS.

Nephrology: Lakhmir Chawla, MD ABIM, Renal Diseases/ HTN, Critical Care

Ophthalmology: Craig Geist, MD Ophthamology

Pathology: Arnold Schwartz, MD, PhD Anatomical Pathology and Clinical Pathology

Pharmacology: Vince Chiappinella, PhD PhD – Neuropharmacology

Public Health: Rebecca Parkin PhD, MPH MPH, PhD: Epidemiology

Pulmonary Medicine: Morgan D. Delaney, MD Internal Medicine, Pulmonary

Surgery: Frederick J. Brody, MD General Surgery

Disaster/Mass Casualty Management: Marina Moses, Dr.PH MS, Environmental Health Science, Doctorate in Public Health

Hazardous Materials/Mass Exposure to Toxins Bruno Petineaux, MD, ABEM

Biostatistics/Epidemiology: William A. Watson, PharmD Clinical Pharmacist, ABAT boarded

Botany: James A. Duke, PhD PhD in Botany; 35 years as botanist with U.S. Department of Agriculture; extensively published in area of medicinal herbs

Herpetology: Bela J. Demeter, PhD, Biologist, herpetologist, National Zoological Park, Washington DC

Industrial Hygiene/Health Physicist: Peter LaPuma, PhD Environmental Engineering Sciences 1998, currently Assistant Professor in the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health at USUHS

Mycology: David Farr, PhD

Mycologist at U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (ARS); curator of ARS' U.S. National Fungus Collections.

 Zoology/Veterinarian: Michael Davenport, BS

BS Zoology 1970, has worked at the National Zoological Park, Washington DC since 1972 in roles including curator and collection manager, Department of Herpetology.