Saint James School of Medicine’s faculty is made up of accomplished medical professionals dedicated to scientific instruction and academic excellence. All faculty members hold an M.D., a Ph.D., or both. Many of our teachers are medical school professors from the US and Canada, who have moved to the Caribbean to enjoy the laid back island lifestyle and follow their vocation of teaching medical students to become the physicians of the future. Saint James School of Medicine faculty offer you tutoring, mentoring, one-on-one guidance, and research support.
“It’s definitely a very rigorous academic schedule, it keeps you on your toes…the subjects you are learning are very intense, and it’s quite challenging so it’s really good to have a good faculty behind you. ”
Joanne N., student, Saint James School of Medicine
Academic Leadership
Dr. Jose Ramirez
Department: Academic Leadership
Title: Provost
Degree: MD
Dr. Devang Gujarathi
Department: Academic Leadership
Title: Dean of Clinical Sciences
Degree: MD
Dr. Monzer Yazji
Department: Academic Leadership
Title: Dean of Clinical Sciences- Southwest Region
Degree: MD, FACP
Dr. Ravinder Kenue
Department: Academic Leadership
Title: Associate Executive Dean of Basic Sciences
Degree: Ph.D., MS
Dr. Branka Filipovic
Department: Academic Leadership
Title: Head of Research
Degree: MD
Dr. Praveen Renumala
Department: Academic Leadership
Title: Assistant Dean of Student Affairs – Clinical Sciences
Degree: MD
Clerkship Directors
Dr. Fred Tiesenga
Department: Clinical Faculty
Title: Core Clerkship Director (Surgery)
Location: West Suburban Medical Center
Degree: MD
Department: Clinical Faculty
Title: Core Clerkship Director (OB-Gyn)
Location: South Texas Health Systems
Degree: MD, FACOG
Dr. Teresa J. Poprawski
Department: Clinical Faculty
Title: Core Clerkship Director (Psychiatry)
Location: Hartgrove Hospital, Chicago
Degree: MD
Dr. Ruksana S. Nazneen
Department: Clinical Faculty
Title: Core Clerkship Director (Family Medicine)
Location: Jackson Park Hospital, Chicago
Degree: MD
Dr. Nicholas Pereira
Department: Clinical Faculty
Title: Core Clerkship Director (Pediatrics)
Location: South Texas Health System
Degree: MD
Dr. PADMINI BHADRIRAJU
Department: Clinical Faculty
Title: Core Clerkship Director (Internal Medicine)
Location: South Texas Health System
Degree: MD
Anguilla Campus
DR. Claude-Bernard Iliou
Dean of Basic Sciences
Degree: MD
Area of Specialization: Anesthesiology
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: BSRC, Pharmacology, Neuroscience, Physiology
Honors / Awards: Medical Directorship Chronic Pain Support Group of Southwest Florida
Dr. Purna Singh
Dean of Administration
Degree: Ph.D
Area of Specialization: Physiology
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Physiology & RHM1
Dr. Melchor Bareng
Dean of Student Affairs
Degree: Ph.D
Area of Specialization: Cell Biology
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Histology
Honors/Awards: Researcher of the Year – 2004 and 2012, Leadership Awardee – 2004
Dr. Mykhailo Vysochyn
Degree: MD and Ph.D
Area of Specialization: Biology/Biochemistry, Internal medicine
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: PDCM, CCBS2, Biochemistry
Dr. Yeshwanth Rao
Degree: MD
Area of Specialization: Pharmacology
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Pharmacology, Medical ethics
Honors/Awards: FAIMER Fellowship (from CMC, Ludhiana, 2013), Australian Executive Endeavour Fellowship (from James Cook University, 2016)
Dr. Kateryna Shyshkova
Degree: MD and Ph.D
Area of Specialization: Internal medicine
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: PDCM, CCBS4
Degree: MD
Area of Specialization: Pathology
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Pathology
Dr. Sunil Holla
Degree: MD
Area of Specialization: Anatomy, Medical Education, Family Medicine
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Anatomy and Embryology, CCBS1 (Clinical Correlations of Basic Science)
Dr. Linda Banks
Degree: Ph.D
Area of Specialization: Clinical Psychology
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Medical Psychology, Behavioural Science, Ethics
Honors/Awards: MBE MEMBER OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, 2020 Awardee, Anguilla Badge of Honour and Queen’s Certificate, Government of Anguilla, 2019 Honouree, The Diamond Award for outstanding Contributions to Anguilla’s Culture, Native Sons Production, Kool FM 103.3, 2019 Honouree, The Rock Awards, Extraordinary Accomplishments in Literature, Department of Youth and Culture, 2018 Grand Marshall , 40th Anniversary Carnival for pioneering and ongoing involvement , 2014 Pioneer in Radio Broadcasting in Anguilla, Kool FM, 2014 Caribbean Women of Distinction, Caribbean American Research Foundation, 2010 Commonwealth Women as Agents of Change, Soroptimist International, UK, 2010 Pinnacle Award, NCOCA, National Coalition of Caribbean Assoc., Wash DC, 2008 Honouree, ANSARNY, Anguilla St Kitts Nevis Associations Reunion, New York,2006 1991 Woman of The Year Award, Anguilla, 1992 Biographee – 5,000 Personalities of the World, 1983 Malcolm X – Fannie Lou Hamer Black Student Leadership Award, The Pennsylvania State University, 1983 Biographee – Who’s Who in The World, 1982 Associate Member – Sigma Xi Society, 1974
Dr. Aleksandar Dusic
Degree: MD
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Physiology, Ethics, Microbiology, epidemiology, BSRC
Dr. Kiran Singh Rajput
Degree: MBBS, MD Pathology
Area of Specialization: Pathology
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Pathology
Dr. De Frias Montero
Degree: PhD
Area of Specialization: Pharmacology, Neuroscience
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Pharmacology, Neuroscience
Dr. Iryna Vyshnytska
Dr. Aisha Andrewin
Degree: MBBS, MSPH, MSc.Public Health in Disasters
Degree: MD
Area of Specialization: Microbiology
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Microbiology
Degree: MBBS, MS
Area of Specialization: Anatomy
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Anatomy
St Vincent Campus
Dr. Alexey Pryakhin
Dean of Basic Sciences
Degree: MD and Ph.D
Area of Specialization: Human Anatomy
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Anatomy&Embryology
Dr. Daphne Santhosh
Dean of Administration
Degree: Ph.D, MS (Molecular medicine) and M.Sc (Medical Microbiology)
Area of Specialization: Clinical microbiology and Immunology, Molecular Medicine
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Microbiology and Immunology
DR. Mirjana MilUtinovic
Dean of Student Affairs
Degree: MD, MS
Area of Specialization: Ophthalmology
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Neuroscience and PDCM, earlier CCBS4 and MD5
Dr. Dmitrii Bolgov
Degree: MD and Ph.D
Area of Specialization: Pharmacology, Physiology, CCBS2.
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Physiology, CCBS2, RHM2.
Dr. Natalia Bolgova
Degree: MD
Area of Specialization: Radiology, X-ray, Physical diagnosis
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: PDCM
Dr. Sunitha Namani
Degree: Ph.D
Area of Specialization: Medical Physiology
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Human Physiology
Dr. Victoria Minakova
Degree: Ph.D
Area of Specialization: Biochemistry, Toxicology
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Biochemistry&Genetics, RHM 1
Dr. Rajni Rathore
Degree: MD
Area of Specialization: Pharmacology
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Pharmacology
Honors/Awards: First Prize Oral presentation award in “Treatments and Outcomes of Cardiac Arrhythmias after Myocardial Infarction: A prospective, Follow up study in a Tertiary- care hospital” presented at 4th International and 7th National Conference of Indian Society for Rational Pharmacotherapeutics (ISRPTCON- 2015 , Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh)
Dr. Laxman Nadithe
Degree: MD, Carrebian Association of Medical Certification
Area of Specialization: Pharmacology
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Pharmacology & Basic Science Review Course
Dr. Shahid Rangrej
Degree: MD
Area of Specialization: ANATOMY, EMBRYOLOGY, HISTOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: HISTOLOGY, ANATOMY
Dr. Mishka Duncan-Adams
Degree: MD
Area of Specialization: Paediatrics/ Paediatric Neurology
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Behavioural Sciences
Dr. Phani Kathari
Degree: MBBS
Area of Specialization: Internal medicine
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Basic science review course, Microbiology and immunology
Honors/Awards: Professionalism award 2009 St. George university Outstanding tutor award 2010 St. George university Best Lecture Award 2015 American University is St Vincent
Dr. Sathyanarayana Namani
Degree: Ph.D
Area of Specialization: Human Anatomy, Histology, Neuro Anatomy and Embryology
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Human Anatomy
Honors/Awards: SAS Eminent Fellow Member (SEFM)-2021
Dr. Elizabeth Bibby
Degree: MD, MSc
Area of Specialization: Family Medicine
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Embryology, Genetics and CCBS (PDCM for a semester)
Dr. Jennifer George
Degree: MD, Msc
Area of Specialization: Epidemiology
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Epidemiology/Embryology
Dr. Maria Picu
Degree: MD, FACP, LMCC
Area of Specialization: Pathology
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Pathology, BSRC, CCBS4
Honors/Awards: Academic Scholarship, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Craiova, 1977-1983, Honors in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Oncology, Obstetrics7 Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Histology and Preventive Medicine, 1977-1983
Dr. Sreenivasa Gadireddy
Degree: MD, Pg. Diploma, Clinical Neurology, UCL, Pg. Diploma, Sleep medicine, Oxford and Pg. C in Clinical pathology, Massachusetts
Area of Specialization: Neurology with Sleep medicine and Clinical Pathology
Subjects teaching/taught at SJSM: Physical Diagnosis, Basic Pathology and CCBS
