COM Faculty

Nancy Balash DPT

Assistant Professor Anatomy

E: nbalash@pnwu.edu

Ruth Bishop DO MPH

Assistant Professor Family Medicine

P: (509) 249-7761

E: rbishop@pnwu.edu

Albert Brady MD

Chair of Clinical Medicine/Professor of Internal Medicine

P: (509) 249-7840

E: abrady@pnwu.edu

Kathaleen Briggs Early PhD RDN CDCES

Professor of Nutrition

P: (509) 249-7721

E: kearly@pnwu.edu

Debra Callahan MD

Associate Professor of Pathology

P: 509-249-7741

E: dcallahan@pnwu.edu

Petr Cigner MBBS

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

E: pcigner@pnwu.edu

Holly Clark DMSc MPH PA-C

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

P: 509-249-7922

E: hhclark@pnwu.edu

Jessica Di Nizio DO

Assistant Professor of OPP

P: (509) 249-7834

E: jdinizio@pnwu.edu

Joseph DiMeo DO

Chair of Family Medicine/OPP

P: (509) 249-7915

E: jdimeo@pnwu.edu

William Elliott MD PhD

Chair of Biomedical Sciences

P: (509) 249-7726

E: welliott@pnwu.edu

Christian Heck PhD

Assistant Professor of Anatomy

P: 509-249-7793

E: check@pnwu.edu

Jonathan Hibbs MD

Chair of Internal Medicine/Professor

P: 5092497749

E: jonathanhibbs@pnwu.edu

Katheryn Hudon DO FAAP FACOP

Division Chief of Pediatrics

E: khudon@pnwu.edu

David Johnson DO

Assistant Professor Osteopathic Principles & Pract

P: (509) 249-7897

E: djohnson@pnwu.edu

Wade Justice MD

Assistant Professor Clinical Medicine

P: (509) 249-7761

E: wjustice@pnwu.edu

Katheryn Lauer MD

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

P: (509) 249-7761

E: klauer@pnwu.edu

Eric Lee PhD

Assistant Professor Biomedical Sciences

P: (509) 249-7742

E: elee@pnwu.edu

Stephen Litchfield DO

Assistant Professor of OPP

P: (509) 249-7784

E: slitchfield@pnwu.edu

Janelle Mapes PhD

Associate Professor of Anatomy

P: (509) 249-7763

E: jmapes@pnwu.edu

Crystal Martin DO

Assistant Professor Osteopathic Principles & Pract

P: (509) 249-7731

E: crystalmartin@pnwu.edu

Charles Martin PT DPT

Assistant Professor of Anatomy/Associated Faculty for the School of Physical Therapy

P: (509) 249-7761

E: cmartin@pnwu.edu

Elizabeth McMurtry DO FACEP

Associate Dean for Clinical Education

P: (509) 876-6646

E: emcmurtry@pnwu.edu

Nina Ngo DO

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

E: nngo@pnwu.edu

Jeffrey Novack PhD

Professor of Biomedical Sciences

P: (509) 249-7716

E: jnovack@pnwu.edu

Emily Oestreich PhD

Associate Dean for Preclinical Education

P: (509) 249-7743

E: eoestreich@pnwu.edu

Julie Randolph-Habecker PhD

Chief of Pathology & Professor of Pathology

P: (509) 249-7851

E: jhabecker@pnwu.edu

Diana Rhodes DVM PhD

Professor of Anatomy and COM Professor Emeritus

P: (509) 249-7737

E: drhodes@pnwu.edu

Katina Rue DO

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

E: krue@pnwu.edu

Michael Scott DO MPH FAAD FAOCPM FAOCD

Professor Clinical Medicine/Chief of Dermatology

P: (509) 249-7761

E: mjscott@pnwu.edu

Dan Selski PhD

Associate Professor of Anatomy

P: (509) 249-7860

E: dselski@pnwu.edu

Lisa Siino DO

Assistant Professor for OPP

P: 509-249-7781

E: lsiino@pnwu.edu

Robert Sorrells PhD

Manager-ODEI Data Reporting and Analysis, Professor Emeritus

P: (509) 249-7732

E: rsorrells@pnwu.edu

Brooke Steadman DO

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

E: bsteadman@pnwu.edu

Stephas, DHSC, PA-C, Anthony

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

E: astephas@pnwu.edu

Kimberly Taylor PhD

Chief of Microbiology

P: (509) 249-7712

E: ktaylor@pnwu.edu

Mark Taylor PhD

Chief / Professor of Cellular Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Director of MAMS Program

P: (509) 249-7712

E: mtaylor@pnwu.edu

Claire Templin DO FACOOG

Division Chief of OBGYN-Assistant Professor

E: ctemplin@pnwu.edu

Joel Thome PharmD BCACP

Associate Professor – Heritage University

P: (509) 249-7811

E: jthome@pnwu.edu

Kristi Trickett DO

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

E: ktrickett@pnwu.edu

Chair of Anatomy

Assistant Professor of Anatomy

P: 509-249-7953

E: nyoshioka@pnwu.edu

Kaelin Young PhD

Division Chief of Physiology

P: 509-248-7788

E: kyoung@pnwu.edu

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509-249-7803
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