Faculty & Staff

Our faculty and staff take great pride in the physician assistant profession, value the art of medicine, the importance of PA education, and represent some of the best qualified physician assistants in the community. And you can see it in their commitment to our students, and to providing cutting edge didactic and clinical training. Contact the administration office to help you through the admissions process, direct you through financial aid and help in any way they can.

 

Paula Pashkoff

Paula Boyle, MS, PA-C

Director, Physician Assistant ManhattanAssistant Professor, Physician Assistant Manhattan

Danielle Varney, MS, PA-C

Associate Program Director, Physician Assistant ManhattanAssistant Professor, Physician Assistant Manhattan
Zachary Gerut

Zachary Gerut, MD

Medical Director, Physician Assistant Manhattan
Victor Politi

Victor Politi, MD, MBA, FACP, FACEP

Medical Director, Physician Assistant ManhattanMedical Director, Physician Assistant Middletown
Joseph Tommasino

Joseph F. Faiella-Tommasino, PhD, PA-C

Vice President of PA Program Development and OperationsChairman of Physician Assistant Programs Northeast Division
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Mary Flanagan-Kundle, DPA, PA-C

Co-Chair, Physician Assistant ProgramsChair of Assessment and Remediation, Physician Assistant Long IslandAssociate Professor, Physician Assistant Programs
Headshot of James Van Rhee smiling.

James Van Rhee, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA

Director of Remediation and Assessment, Physician Assistant ProgramsAssociate Professor, Physician Assistant Programs
Dan Boyle

Daniel Boyle, Ph.D.

Director Behavioral Health Track, Physician Assistant ManhattanAssociate Professor, Physician Assistant Programs
Steven Jacobs

Steven Jacobs, MS, PA-C

Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant ManhattanClinical Coordinator , Physician Assistant Manhattan
Headshot of Erin Armellino smiling.

Erin Armellino , MS, PA-C

Instructional Faculty, Physician Assistant Manhattan
Tyler Carle

Tyler Carle, MS, PA-C

Academic Coordinator, Physician Assistant ManhattanAssistant Professor, Physician Assistant Manhattan
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Mazal Magad, MS, PA-C

Instructional Faculty, Physician Assistant Programs
Greg Bednar

Gregory Bednar, MS, PA-C

Instructional Faculty, Physician Assistant ManhattanAcademic Coordinator, Physician Assistant Programs
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Suzan Bignami, DHSc., PA-C

Clinical Coordinator, Physician Assistant ProgramsAssistant Professor, Physician Assistant Programs
Headshot of Samantha Hellerman smiling.

Samantha Hellerman, MS, PA-C

Instructional Faculty, Physician Assistant Manhattan
Jehona Marku-Podvorica

Jehona Marku-Podvorica, DMSc, MS, PA-C

Academic Faculty, Physician Assistant ManhattanFaculty Instructor, Physician Assistant Programs