Program Administration
Ambika Mathur, Ph.D.
Tony Shields, M.D., Ph.D.
Michael Stellini, M.D., M.S.
Robert Pauley, Ph.D.
Deborah Casebolt
Deanna Dona
Ambika Mathur, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Combined Degree Programs & Postdoctoral Affairs
1128 Scott Hall
Phone: 313-577-6872
Fax: 313-577-8796
amathur@med.wayne.edu
Assistant's Name: Deanna Dona
Dr. Mathur is a Professor at the Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics and Assistant Dean of the MD/PhD Combined Degree Programs & Postdoctoral Affairs. A tumor immunologist by training. Dr. Mathur is involved in research and trainin in international health, immunology, and complementary medicine. She is Associate Director of the Institute of Medical Education, where she co-directs the Pediatric Global Health Graduate Certificate. Dr. Mathur has also written a book series for children, and is deeply committed to promoting literacy among children.
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Tony Shields, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Director for Integrated Research Curriculum
shieldsa@karmamos.org
Dr. Shields is the Associate Center Director for Clinical Research at Karmanos Cancer Institute. His research focuses on the development and testing of tracers for use with positron emission tomography (PET) for the assessment of a variety of tumors (e.g. brain, lung, breast, and prostate cancers) and their response to treatment. His clinical work focuses on the development of new drug therapies for the treatment of solid tumors, especially GI cancers.
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Michael Stellini, M.D., M.S.
Asssociate Director for Integrated Clinical Curriculum
MStellini@med.wayne.edu
Dr. Stellini is a graduate of WSU School of Medicine and also has a Master's degree in Clinical Nutrition.
He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and Chief of the department's Section of Palliative Medicine, as well as the Medical Co-director of the Hospice at Karmanos Cancer Institute and Associate Director for Clinical Practice in the WSU Center to Advance Palliative care Excellence (CAPE). His academic interests are in undergraduate and graduate education and symptom management, particularly around end of life.
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Robert Pauley, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
rpauley@med.wayne.edu
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Deborah Casebolt
Manager
dcasebol@med.wayne.edu
Deborah has been with the department for five years. She oversees tuition and fees payments and Personnel processing for all our Graduate Students here in the School of Medicine. Deborah is a great resource for information on tuition and fee payments, health benefits and financial aid.
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Deanna Dona
Program Specialist
ddona@med.wayne.edu
Deanna has been with the department for seven years. She oversees admissions for all the PhD and MD/PhD students in the School of Medicine. She is a great resource for obtaining and exchanging information on registration, course information and room scheduling.