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Alumni Council

School of Medicine and Dentistry Alumni Council

The Alumni Council is the administrative body representing all alumni of the School of Medicine and Dentistry. It is advisory to the Dean and supportive of the faculty, administration, students and alumni.

The Council members serve four-year terms and represent all regions of the United States. The Council meets twice each year.

CEO, University of Rochester Medical Center and UR Medicine, Dean

David C. Linehan, M.D.

Current Position: CEO, University of Rochester Medical Center and UR Medicine, Dean School of Medicine and Dentistry, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, and Associate Director for Clinical Research at the Wilmot Cancer Institute.

Email: David_Linehan@urmc.rochester.edu

President

Jill Weimer ’97, ’04M (MS), ’06M (PhD)

Committee: Communications Committee, Chair and Executive Committee, Member

Medical/Scientific Specialty: Neuroscience

Current Position: Senior Director of Therapeutic Development and Scientist, Pediatrics and Rare Disease Group at Sanford Research; Professor, Department of Pediatrics at University of South Dakota; Chief Science Officer, Amicus Therapeutics.

Email: jill.weimer@sanfordhealth.org

Region: Sioux Falls, SD and Philadelphia, PA

Vice President

Allison Ramsey ’05M (MD), ’08M (Res), ’11 (Flw)

Committee: Executive Committee, Communications Committee

Medical/Scientific Specialty: Internal Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Current Position: Allergy & Immunology Specialist with Rochester Regional Health; Clinical assistant professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Email: allisoncramsey@gmail.com

Region: Rochester, NY

Members at Large

Nanaefua E. Afoh-Manin ’07M (MD)

Committee: Bridge Committee, Member

Medical Specialty: Emergency/Public Health

Current Position: Emergency Medicine Physician, Kaiser Permanente, Downey Medical Center, Founder, Shared Harvest Fund

Email: ceo@sharedharvestfund.org

Region: Los Angeles, CA

Bianca Duah ’24M (MD)

Committee: Bridge Committee, Member

Medical Specialty:

Current Position: Medical Student, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Email: Bianca_duah@urmc.Rochester.edu

Region: Rochester, NY

Paul Fine ’57, ’61M (MD), ’66M (Res)

Committee: Alumni Awards Committee, Member

Medical Specialty: Rheumatology

Current Position: Retired, Medical Director – MVP Health

Email: Pfine@rochester.rr.edu

Region: Rochester, NY

Edward Fox ’91, ’95M (MD)

Committee: Alumni Awards Committee, Member

Medical Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery, Musculoskeletal Oncology

Current Position: Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Email: efox1@hmc.psu.edu

Region: Hershey, PA

James M. Haley ’85M (MD), ’88M (Res)

Committee: Alumni Awards Committee, Member

Medical Specialty: Internal Medicine

Current Position: Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry; Retired, Internal Medicine Primary Care/Administration

Email: jmhaleyjmh@gmail.com

Region: Rochester, NY

Lauren Kozakiewicz '22M (MD), '25M (Res)

Committee: Communications Committee, Member

Medical Specialty: Anesthesiology

Current Position: Resident, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Email: Lauren_Kozakiewicz@URMC.Rochester.edu

Region: Rochester, NY

Alayna Loiselle ’07M (MS), ’09(PhD)

Committee: TBA

Medical Specialty: Musculoskeletal Research

Current Position: Associate Professor, University of Rochester

Email: alayna_loiselle@urmc.rochester.edu

Region: Rochester, NY

Kofi Mensah ’04M (BS), ’08M (MS), ’09(PhD), ’1M (MD)

Committee: Awards Committee, Member

Medical Specialty: Microbiology/Immunology

Current Position: Executive Director, Early Clinical Development, Bristol Myers Squibb

Email: kofi_mensah@urgrad.rochester.edu

Region: Medford, MA

Joanne Moreau ’07M (MD)

Committee: Communications Committee, Member

Medical Specialty: Allergist/Immunologist/Food Allergy Specialist

Current Position: Allergist at Latitude Food Allergy Care

Email: joanne.moreau@hotmail.com

Region: Brooklyn, NY

Jeannette Perez-Rossello '95M (MD)

Committee: Alumni Awards Committee, Member

Medical Specialty: Microbiology/Immunology

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Pediatric Radiologist, Boston Children’s Hospital

Email: jeannette.perez-rossello@childrens.harvard.edu

Region: Boston, MA

Denia Ramirez-Montealegre '01M (MPH), '04M (MS), '07M (PhD), '12M (Res)

Committee: Communications Committee, Member

Medical Specialty: Public Health/Genetics

Current Position: Pediatric Neurologist, University of Tennessee Medical Center

Email: dramirez@utmck.edu

Region: Knoxville, TN

Bryan V. Redmond '18M (MS), '26M (MD), '26M (PhD)

Committee: Awards Committee, Bridge Committee, Member

Medical Specialty: Medicine and Neuroscience

Current Position: MD/PhD Student, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Email: bryan_redmond@urmc.rochester.edu

Region: Rochester, NY

Michal Shaposhinikov ‘25M (PhD)

Committee: Bridge Committee, Member

Medical Specialty: PhD-Cellular, Molecular Pharmacology/Physiology

Current Position: PhD Candidate, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Email: Michal_Shaposhnikov@URMC.rochester.edu

Region: Rochester, NY

Aisha Siebert ‘16M (PhD), ’18M (MD)

Committee: Bridge Committee, Member

Medical Specialty: Surgeon-Scientist, Urology

Current Position: Resident Physician

Email: aishalynn@gmail.com

Region: Chicago, IL

Ernest Smith ’97M (MS), ’99M (PhD)

Committee: Executive Committee, Chair Bridge Committee

Medical Specialty: Microbiology and Immunology

Current Position: Senior VP, Research and Chief Scientific Officer at Vaccinex, Inc.

Email: esmith@vaccinex.com

Region: Rochester, NY

Jennifer Stripay ’14M (MS), ’16M (PhD)

Committee: Alumni Council, Ex-Officio Immediate Past President

Medical Specialty: Neuromedicine

Current Position: Leader of Scientific Communications, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital

Email: jennifer.stripay@stjude.org

Region: Memphis, TN

Jeffrey Stone ’87, ’91M (MD)

Committee: Communications Committee, Member

Medical Specialty: Radiology

Current Position: Interventional Neuroradiologist, Mayo Clinic Florida

Email: Stone.jeffrey@mayo.edu

Region: Jacksonville, FL

Thomas Tesoriero ’81M (MD)

Committee: Executive Committee, Chair Awards Committee, Member

Medical Specialty: Internal Medicine

Current Position: Retired, Primary Care Physician at Kaiser Permanente in Washington, DC (1984 – 2015)

Email: thomastesoriero@gmail.com

Region: Washington, D.C.

AnnaLynn Williams '08, '19M (PhD)

Committee: Communications Committee, Member

Medical Specialty: Epidemiology

Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Rochester Department of Surgery

Email: Annalynn_Williams@URMC.Rochester.edu

Region: Rochester, NY

Michael Zuscik '89 (MS), '93M (PhD)

Committee: Communications Committee, Member

Medical Specialty: Orthopedics

Current Position: Mark Clayton Professor and Vice Chair of Research Orthopaedics, University of Colorado

Email: Michael.Zuscik@cuanschutz.edu

Region: Aurora, CO

Ex Officio Members

David C. Linehan, M.D.
CEO, University of Rochester Medical Center and UR Medicine, Dean, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University Vice President for Health Sciences

Email: David_Linehan@URMC.Rochester.edu

Eric Vaughn, M.Ed.
Director of Career Services, Graduate Education & Postdoctoral Affairs, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry