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Our Faculty

Physicians, scientists and educators trained at leading institutions across the United States, the United Kingdom, India and Africa — drawn to USAIM by a shared belief that great medicine begins with great teaching.

Faculty Directory

Meet the People Who Will Teach You

USAIM employs more than 60 full-time and visiting faculty across the schools of Medicine, Pharmacy and Public Health. Use the filters below to explore by specialty.

Dr. Jonathan Whitmore

Dr. Jonathan Whitmore, MD, FACP

Dean & Professor of Internal Medicine

Former program director at a US academic medical center; 25 years of bedside teaching across three continents. Joint appointments in medical education and bioethics.

Internal Medicine
Dr. Priya Raghavan

Dr. Priya Raghavan, MD, PhD

Provost · Professor of Cardiology & Translational Research

Cardiologist and clinical researcher with 70+ peer-reviewed publications on cardiovascular disease in the Global South. Trained at AIIMS Delhi and Mass General.

Cardiology
Dr. Marcus Bellamy

Dr. Marcus Bellamy, PharmD

Chair, School of Pharmacy

Clinical pharmacologist focusing on rational prescribing, antimicrobial stewardship and chronic-disease pharmacotherapy. Doctorate from the University of Toronto.

Pharmacology
Dr. Amina Okonkwo

Dr. Amina Okonkwo, MD, MPH

Director, Master of Public Health Program

Public-health physician working at the intersection of small-island health systems, maternal health and climate resilience. WHO consultant.

Public Health
Dr. Lin-Mei Chen

Dr. Lin-Mei Chen, MD, FACS

Associate Dean · Professor of Surgery & Anatomy

Board-certified general surgeon and award-winning anatomy teacher; lead designer of USAIM's cadaveric and 3D anatomy curriculum. Trained at Johns Hopkins.

Surgery & Anatomy
Dr. Carlos Mendez

Dr. Carlos Mendez, MD, FAAP

Chair of Pediatrics

Pediatrician with international experience in neonatal care, child mental health and community pediatrics in resource-variable settings.

Pediatrics
Dr. Olivia Bennett

Dr. Olivia Bennett, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Medical Education

Internist and education-research specialist focused on small-group learning, clinical reasoning and assessment. Edinburgh-trained, Yale-fellowship.

Medical Education
Dr. Hassan Mwangi

Dr. Hassan Mwangi, MD, MSc

Vice Dean for Global Affairs

Infectious-disease physician and global-health policy specialist. Twenty years across WHO AFRO and the East African Community.

Global Health
Dr. Catherine Dubois

Dr. Catherine Dubois, MD

Registrar & Dean of Admissions

Family physician and admissions leader; previously a clerkship director at a leading Caribbean medical school. McGill-trained.

Family Medicine
Dr. Anand Krishnan

Dr. Anand Krishnan, PhD

Director, Tropical & Translational Research Center

Molecular biologist and translational researcher with 15+ years on vector-borne disease and marine pharmacology. PhD, University of Oxford.

Translational Research
Dr. Ravi Naidoo

Dr. Ravi Naidoo, MD, FRCS

Senior Lecturer · Surgery

General surgeon with subspecialty interest in laparoscopic techniques and trauma surgery in island and small-state contexts.

Surgery
Dr. Sarah Tanaka

Dr. Sarah Tanaka, PharmD, PhD

Senior Lecturer · Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmaceutical chemist working on natural-product drug discovery, with a focus on bioactive compounds from Seychelles' marine ecosystems.

Pharmaceutical Sciences
"Faculty are the heart of any medical school. At USAIM, our faculty are doctors who chose to teach because they could not imagine doing anything else."
— Office of Academic Affairs, USAIM
Distinguished Faculty

Honors & Achievements

Our faculty are recognized internationally for their contributions to clinical medicine, education and research.

Six Faculty Fellows

Of US, UK, Indian and South African specialty colleges including ACP, RCP, AAP, RCS and FCS-ECSA.

200+ Publications

Peer-reviewed publications by USAIM faculty across the past five years, in journals including The Lancet, JAMA Network and BMJ Global Health.

Teaching Awards

USAIM faculty have received WHO AFRO Teaching Excellence awards three years running.

Visiting Professors

Annually, ten visiting professors from US, UK and Indian institutions teach intensives on the Mahé campus.

Join the USAIM faculty

USAIM recruits exceptional clinicians, scientists and educators across all of our programs. We welcome inquiries from candidates internationally.