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Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and Marshall Health are pleased to introduce our newest faculty members for 2016. Welcome to the Marshall family!

For more information or to refer a patient, call the Physician Referral Line at 304-691-5333.

DENTISTRY, ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

Jonathan D. Hill, D.D.S.

Clinical Interests: General dentistryFaculty Rank: Assistant ProfessorDental Degree: West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.For Appointments: Call Marshall Dentistry & Oral Surgery at 304-691-1247.

Joey A. Roy, D.D.S.

Clinical Interests: General dentistry, operative dentistryFaculty Rank: Associate ProfessorDental Degree: West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.For Appointments: Call Marshall Dentistry & Oral Surgery at 304-691-1247.

FAMILY & COMMUNITY HEALTH

Matthew Q. Christiansen, M.D.

Clinical Interests: Health policy, primary careFaculty Rank: Assistant ProfessorMedical Degree: Marshall University Training: Marshall University (residency)For Appointments: Call Marshall Family Medicine at 304-691-1100 (start date 9/1/16).

Matthew B. Curry, M.D.

Clinical Interests: International health, primary care, travel medicineFaculty Rank: Assistant ProfessorMedical Degree: Marshall UniversityTraining: Marshall University (residency)For Appointments: Call Marshall Family Medicine at 304-691-1100.

Carolyn A. Curtis, M.D.

Clinical Interests: International health, primary care, travel medicineFaculty Rank: Assistant ProfessorMedical Degree: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Ga.Training: Marshall University (residency)For Appointments: Call Marshall Family Medicine at 304-691-1100.

INTERNAL MEDICINE

Muhammed O. Jamil, MD

Clinical Interests: Hematology/OncologyFaculty Rank: Assistant ProfessorMedical Degree: Dow Medical College, Karachi, PakistanTraining: Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, W.Va. (residency); University of Alabama,Birmingham, Ala. (fellowship)Certifications: American Board of Internal MedicineFor Appointments: Call Marshall Internal Medicine at 304-691-1000.

Stephen Roy, M.D.

Clinical Interests: General internal medicineFaculty Rank: Assistant ProfessorMedical Degree: Marshall UniversityTraining: Marshall University (residency)For Appointments: Call Marshall Internal Medicine at 304-691-1000 (start date 9/1/16).

Katherine J. Steele, M.D.

Clinical Interests: International health, primary care, travel medicineFaculty Rank: Assistant ProfessorMedical Degree: Marshall UniversityTraining: Marshall University (residency) For Appointments: Call Marshall Family Medicine at 304-691-1100.

L. Eric Carter, D.O.

Clinical Interests: GastroenterologyFaculty Rank: Assistant ProfessorMedical Degree: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, W.Va.Training: Marshall University (residency); East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tenn. (fellowship)For Appointments: Call Marshall Internal Medicine at 304-691-1000.

Amro Al-Astal, MDClinical Interests: PulmonologyFaculty Rank: Assistant ProfessorMedical Degree: Universität Hamburg, Fachbereich Medizin, GermanyTraining: Makassed Hospital, Jerusalem (residency and internship); Medical University of Ohio,Toledo (residency and fellowship)Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, subspecialty certifications in Critical Care Medicine,Pulmonary Disease, Sleep MedicineFor Appointments: Call Marshall Internal Medicine at 304-691-1000.

Iheanyichukwu Ogu, M.D.

Clinical Interests: NephrologyFaculty Rank: Assistant ProfessorMedical Degree: University of Port Harcourt, NigeriaTraining: Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass. (residency); Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Tenn. (fellowship) For Appointments: Call Marshall Internal Medicine at 304-691-1000.

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NEUROLOGY

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

OPHTHALMOLOGY

Maya Bitar, MD

Clinical Interests: General ophthalmology; corneaFaculty Rank: Assistant ProfessorMedical Degree: Jesuit Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, LebanonTraining: University Hospital Hotel-Dieu de France, Beirut (surgery internship); University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky. (residency); Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit (internship); Schepens Eye Research Institute – Harvard Medical School, Boston (research fellowship); Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary of Illinois Chicago (fellowship); University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C. (cornea fellowship)Certifications: American Board of OphthalmologyFor Appointments: Call Marshall Eye Surgeons at 304-691-8800 (start date 9/1/16).

Ashley Zawodniak, D.O.

Clinical Interests: General internal medicineFaculty Rank: Assistant ProfessorMedical Degree: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, W.Va.Training: Marshall University (residency)For Appointments: Call Marshall Internal Medicine at 304-691-1000.

Vikram Shivkumar, M.D.

Clinical Interests: Movement disorders, Parkinson’s disease Faculty Rank: Assistant ProfessorMedical Degree: Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Maharashtra, India Training: University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio (residency and fellowship)For Appointments: Call Marshall Neurology at 304-691-1787.

Jared Brownfield, M.D.

Clinical Interests: General obstetrics & gynecologyFaculty Rank: Assistant ProfessorMedical Degree: Marshall UniversityTraining: Marshall University (residency)For Appointments: Call Marshall Obstetrics & Gynecology at 304-691-1400.

Manik Goel, MD

Clinical Interests: General ophthalmology; glaucomaFaculty Rank: Assistant ProfessorMedical Degree: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New DelhiTraining: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (residency and internship); Washington University in St. Louis (internship); University of Pittsburgh (glaucoma fellowship); St. Mary’s Hospital, St. Louis (residency); Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Fla. (glaucoma research fellowship)For Appointments: Call Marshall Eye Surgeons at 304-691-8800 (start date 9/1/16).

Rene S. Rodriguez-Sains, M.D., FACS

Clinical Interests: Ophthalmic oncology, ophthalmic plastic & reconstructive surgeryFaculty Rank: Associate ProfessorMedical Degree: New York University School of Medicine, New YorkTraining: Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital at Cornell University Medical Center, New York (residency & fellowship); New York Hospital at Cornell University Medical Center, New York (fellowship)Certifications: American Board of OphthalmologyFor Appointments: Call Marshall Eye Surgeons at 304-691-8800.

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For more information or to refer a patient, call the Physician Referral Line at 304-691-5333.

ORTHOPAEDICS

Amy L. Garmestani, M.D.

Clinical Interests: Perioperative medicineFaculty Rank: Assistant ProfessorMedical Degree: Marshall UniversityTraining: Marshall University (residency)Certifications: American Board of Family MedicineFor Appointments: Call Marshall Orthopaedics at 304-691-1262.

PSYCHIATRY & BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE

SURGERY

Juan Sanabria, M.D.

Prior to being scheduled to utilize the services offered by the Appalachian Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) which include: Biostatistics/Study Design Clinics (BSDC), IRB Clinic, Clinical Informatics Warehouse (CAW), or the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) you must agree to acknowledge, by citation, the support received from any of the ACTSI clinics in any current and future publication that results from the services provided.

Clinical Interests: Surgical oncologyFaculty Rank: ProfessorMedical Degree: Colegio Mayor de Ntra Sra del Rosario, Bogotá, Columbia; MD International Medical Graduate Program, University of TorontoTraining: Toronto General and Mount Sinai Hospitals, Toronto (residency); Mount Sinai Hospital (fellowship); University of Toronto (fellowship)Certifications: American Board of SurgeryFor Appointments: Call Marshall Surgery at 304-691-1200.

James L. Thomas, DPM

Clinical Interests: Podiatry, reconstructive foot and ankle surgeryFaculty Rank: Professor Podiatry Degree: California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francsico Training: St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Milwaukee (residency) Certifications: American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery For Appointments: Call Marshall Orthopaedics at 304-691-1262.

Edward A. Dachowski Jr., M.D., FAPA

Clinical Interests: Child & adolescent psychiatryFaculty Rank: Assistant ProfessorMedical Degree: Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College, PhiladelphiaTraining: Wright State University, School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio (residency); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh (fellowship)Certifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child and Adolescent PsychiatryFor Appointments: Call Marshall Psychiatry at 304-691-1500.

Mark H. Cooper, M.D., Ph.D., FACS

Clinical Interests: Cardiothoracic surgery; robotic servicesFaculty Rank: Assistant ProfessorMedical Degree: University of Leeds, Leeds, EnglandTraining: Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas (residency); University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisc. (residency); University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. (fellowship)Certifications: American Board of Surgery; American Board of Thoracic SurgeryFor Appointments: Call Marshall Surgery at 304-691-1200.