Global Health Center
Meet the Team

Meet the Global Health Center Team

Faculty

Maisam A. Abu-El-Haija, MD, MS

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Gewalin Aungaroon, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Electrocortical stimulation for functional mapping; clinical neuropharmacology

Andrea Z. Beaton, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Rheumatic fever/heart disease

Rachel S. Bensman, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Sepsis; resuscitation; health disparities; implementation science; quality improvement; medical education
Research Interests
Economic analyses; HRQOL; measurement development; outcome research; lupus

Emilia Connolly, DO

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Shelley R. Ehrlich, MD, ScD, MPH

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Environmental molecular and perinatal epidemiology; obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive medicine; endocrine disrupting chemicals; epigenetics;...
Research Interests
Medical education; quality improvement
Research Interests
Research autism; ADHD; health disparities; health equity

Tesfaye B. Mersha, PhD

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Quantitative and statistical genetics and genomics; genetic linkage, association and admixture analysis; expression analysis; network and pathway...
Research Interests
Innate immunity of the skin with a particular focus on epidermal biomarkers and antimicrobial peptides on the skin surface; role of coconut oil...

Krista Nee, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Nicholas Newman, DO, MS, FAAP

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Environmental health; asthma; ADHD; environmental justice; community engagement

Marielle Kabbouche Samaha, MD

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Headache; outcome studies; health improvement; clinical effectiveness

Arnold W. Strauss, MD

Emeritus, UC Department of Pediatrics

Elaine M. Urbina, MD, MS

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Effect of CV risk factors on non-invasive measures of the heart and arteries

Marissa M. Vawter-Lee, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics