DME Faculty
Yoon Soo Park, PhD
Ilene B. Harris Endowed Professor and Department Head
Ara Tekian, PhD, MHPE
Professor and Director of International Programs
David Ansari, PhD
Associate Professor
Shawn Conner-Rondot, PhD
Associate Director of International Affairs
Lauren Maggio, PhD
Professor and Director of Research
Timothy Murphy, PhD
Professor of Philosophy in the Biomedical Sciences
Sandy Sufian, PhD
Kristi Kirschner, MD
Clinical Professor
Maura Polansky, PhD, MHPE
Lisa Meeks, PhD
Brian Gin, MD, PhD
Laura Hirshfield, PhD
Michael Blackie, PhD
Nicole Perez, PhD
PSU Faculty
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Osaree Akaraborworn, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.(T)
Director, Master of Science Program in Health Professions Education
Assoc. Prof. Veerapong Vattanavanit, M.D.
Asst. Prof. Krishna Suvarnabhumi, M.D.
Lecturer, Master of Science Program in Health Professions Education
Assoc. Prof. Arnuparp Lekhakula, M.D., M.S., FRCP(T)
Tipaporn Thongmak, M.D.