Global Health Center
Meet the Team

Meet the Global Health Center Team

Faculty

A photo of Maisam Abu-El-Haija.

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

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
A photo of Gewalin Aungaroon.

Gewalin Aungaroon, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Electrocortical stimulation for functional mapping; clinical neuropharmacology
A photo of Andrea Beaton.

Andrea Z. Beaton, MD

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

Rachel S. Bensman, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Sepsis; resuscitation; health disparities; implementation science; quality improvement; medical education
Hermine Brunner

Hermine I. Brunner, MD, MSc, MBA

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Economic analyses; HRQOL; measurement development; outcome research; lupus
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A photo of Emilia Connolly.

Emilia Connolly, DO

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
A photo of Shelley Ehrlich.

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;...
A photo of Javier Gonzalez del Rey.

Javier A. Gonzalez del Rey, DIO, MD, MEd

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Medical education; quality improvement
This is a photo of Kelly Kamimura-Nishimura.

Kelly Kamimura-Nishimura, MD, MS

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Research autism; ADHD; health disparities; health equity
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Tesfaye Mersha

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...
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A photo of Vivek Narendran.

Vivek Narendran, MD, MRCP, MBA

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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...
A photo of Krista Nee.

Krista Nee, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
A photo of Nicholas Newman.

Nicholas Newman, DO, MS, FAAP

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Environmental health; asthma; ADHD; environmental justice; community engagement
A photo of Marielle Kabbouche.

Marielle Kabbouche Samaha, MD, FAAN, FAHS

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Headache; outcome studies; health improvement; clinical effectiveness
A photo of Elizabeth Schlaudecker.

Elizabeth P. Schlaudecker, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
A photo of Dr. Arnold Strauss.

Arnold W. Strauss, MD

Emeritus, UC Department of Pediatrics
A photo of Elaine Urbina.

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
A photo of Marissa M. Vawter.

Marissa M. Vawter-Lee, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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