Julian E. Stelzer, PhD |
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Program Director Dr. Stelzer is the director of the Medical Physiology program. He received his PhD from Oregon State University and is a Professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics. His research is focused on the molecular mechanisms of contractile dysfunction in genetic and acquired cardiomyopathies. Dr. Stelzer teaches cardiovascular physiology in four courses within the MSMP curriculum. In his time at Case Western, he has served on several School of Medicine committees. He's been a steering committee member of the CWRU Medical School Admissions Committee since 2013 and currently serves as the chair for that committee. |
George R. Dubyak, PhD |
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Professor Dr. Dubyak received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and speliazes in signal transduction by extracellular nucleotides and inflammasomes in innate immunity and inflammation. |
Jeffrey L. Garvin, PhD |
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Professor Dr. Garvin received his PhD from Duke University and trained at the National Institutes of Health. He joined the Department of Physiology and Biophysics in 2012. Before coming to CWRU, he was the Division Head of Hypertension and Vascular Research in the Henry Ford Health System, one of the largest healthcare delivery systems in Michigan. Dr. Garvin has been involved in medical education from his first appointment in the Henry Ford Healthcare System. There he trained both internal medical residents and Nephrology fellows. Since joining the CWRU faculty, he has taught first and third year medical students, interviewed applicants to the CWRU School of Medicine, and has been an advisor to MS students in the Medical Physiology program. |
Stephen W. Jones, PhD |
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Professor Dr. Jones received his PhD from Cornell Univertiy and specializes in voltage-dependent channels, the basis of electrical activity and signalling in neurons and other "excitable" cells |
Joseph C. LaManna, PhD |
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Professor Dr. LaManna completed his undergraduate education at Georgetown University before completing his PhD in Physiology & Pharmacology at Duke University. He has been at CWRU for 40 years including more than 25 years as a PI with independent NIH-funded research. In that time, he has authored more than 200 peer reviewed publications. His research focus is brain vascular and metabolic physiology with his most recent work concerning the processes of angioplasty (capillary adaptation), and the role of ketones in brain metabolism. As the former Chair of the Anatomy Department, he established the Clinical Anatomy program. As a member of the organizing team for the Master of Science in Medical Physiology program, he has participated in the teaching and administration of the program since its inception. Dr. LaManna has advised pre-professional, medical, and dental students for over 25 years |
Andrea Romani, MD, PhD |
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Associate Professor, Director of Curriculum for Medical Physiology Program Dr. Romani received his MD from the University of Siena before completing his PhD in Experimental and Molecular Pathology at the Universities of Turin and Siena. He has been with Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Physiology & Biophysics since 1989, starting as a postdoctoral fellow. He has been involved with the Medical Physiology program since its inception, serving in various capacities including Assistant Director, Director of Admissions, and now as Director of Curriculum. Dr. Romani is the Course Director for the MSMP core curriculum, as well as for the Clinical Reasoning and Pathophysiology courses. As a faculty advisor, he has worked with well over 200 students. In addition to his roles with the MSMP program, Dr. Romani has been the Director of the Graduate Student Admissions Committee (PhD programs) and a member of the Interviewing Committees for both the MD and MSTP programs since 2011. |
Corey Smith, PhD |
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Professor, Graduate Program Director for Doctoral Program Dr. Smith is the Graduate Program Director for PhD education for the Physiology and Biophysics training program and leader of Block 2 – Neurology for the Medical Physiology program. He has served as course director for PhD-level courses, as the admissions director for the Physiology and Biophysics training program, and as a member of the admissions committee for the Biomedical Sciences Training Program (BSTP). Dr. Smith is currently a member of the Graduate Advisory Committee for the School of Medicine PhD training programs and teaches courses within the PhD training program, the MSMP program, and the School of Medicine MD curriculum. He has served as an academic advisor for the MSMP program since its inception and has hosted several MSMP students for independent study research projects. His research interests include peripheral nervous systems, synaptic physiology, and neuromodulation of cardiovascular function. |
William P. Schilling, PhD |
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Professor, Department Vice Chair Dr. Schilling received his PhD from the Medical University of South Carolina and post-doctoral training at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. After starting his career at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Dr. Schilling joined the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at CWRU in 1995. He has been involved in medical and graduate student education and training for the last 40 years. He has served on the CWRU School of Medicine MD Student Admissions Committee and the Interview Committee for the last six years and has been actively involved in teaching, advising, and mentoring MS students in the Medical Physiology program since 2014. |
Jessica C. Taylor, PhD |
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Assistant Professor Dr. Taylor received her PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Missouri. She teaches in multiple blocks of the MSMP core curriculum - spanning cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and exercise physiology - in addition to leading activities for Block 8. Dr. Taylor is the course director for the Exercise Physiology course (second year elective) and she also teaches respiratory and gastrointestinal pathophysiology in the Physiological Basis for Disease electives. Prior to joining the department, Dr. Taylor taught at William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine and served on their Admissions Committee for five years. She has advised both pre-professional and professional students over the past six years and currently serves as a member of the Admissions Committee and the Committee for Medical Education here at CWRU’s School of Medicine. |
