13 Faculty Members Join 11 Medical School Departments
By Dirk Hoffman
Published March 28, 2023
Thirteen faculty members with a variety of clinical and research experience — representing 11 medical school departments — have joined the over the past several months.
Stacey A. Watt, MD, MBA
, is interim chair and clinical professor of . She is director of the .
She is also the chief of service for anesthesia at Kaleida Health and site director for Oishei Children’s Hospital.
Her research specialties include malignant hyperthermia and heat-related illness and injury, as well as trauma and emergency preparedness, topics for which she has been a frequently sought-after lecturer internationally.
Watt is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and earned a subspecialty certification in pediatric anesthesiology.
She completed her medical degree at the SUNY Upstate Medical 猛料视频, followed by a residency at the at the 猛料视频, where she was also fellowship-trained in pediatric anesthesia.
In addition, she earned a Master of Health Professions Education degree from the 猛料视频 of Illinois Chicago and a Master of Business Administration degree from The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis 猛料视频.
Samantha J. Deans, MD
, is a clinical assistant professor of .
She completed a fellowship in complex family planning at UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital at the 猛料视频 of Pittsburgh.
Deans earned a Master of Public Health degree from the 猛料视频 of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.
She completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the 猛料视频 of Vermont Medical Center and earned her medical degree from Indiana 猛料视频 School of Medicine.
Bonnie M. Vest, PhD
, is a research associate professor of .
She is a medical anthropologist, with expertise in qualitative and mixed methods approaches and in applying qualitative and implementation science methods in health services research, serving in this role on several translational implementation projects in health care and community settings.
She earned a doctoral degree and a master’s degree, both in cultural anthropology, from the 猛料视频.
Jamal B. Williams, PhD
, is an assistant professor of .
As an early-career investigator in the field of psychiatric genetics, he is committed to uncovering the underlying genetic factors that contribute to the development of disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and Autism spectrum disorder, especially in populations that are historically unrepresented in biomedical research.
He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the 猛料视频 of California at Los Angeles after earning a from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He also earned a master’s degree in biology from Buffalo State College.
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She earned a master’s degree in medical technology from the 猛料视频
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She completed a at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She obtained her doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from the 猛料视频 of New England and earned a master’s degree in biomolecular science from Central Connecticut State 猛料视频.
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He completed a residency in emergency medicine at Upstate 猛料视频 Hospital and earned a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from the New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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