Meet the Leadership

Wafa Tawackoli, PhD
Wafa Tawackoli, PhD
Program Director, Master of Science in Regenerative Medicine

Deepti Lall, PhD
Deepti Lall, PhD
Assistant Program Director, Master of Science in Regenerative Medicine

Clive N. Svendsen, PhD
Clive N. Svendsen, PhD
Executive Director
Meet the Faculty and Staff

Arun Sharma, PhD
Arun Sharma, PhD
Teaching Faculty

Athanasia Panopoulos, PhD
Athanasia Panopoulos, PhD
Teaching Faculty

Dhruv Sareen, PhD
Dhruv Sareen, PhD
Teaching Faculty

Dmitriy Sheyn, PhD
Dmitriy Sheyn, PhD
Teaching Faculty

Loren Ornelas, MBA
Loren Ornelas, MBA
Teaching Faculty

Maedeh Mozneb, PhD
Maedeh Mozneb, PhD
Teaching Faculty

Maria G. Otero, PhD
Maria G. Otero, PhD
Teaching Faculty

Michael Lewis, MD
Michael Lewis, MD
Teaching Faculty

Michael Workman, PhD
Michael Workman, PhD
Teaching Faculty

Pablo Avalos, MD
Pablo Avalos, MD
Teaching Faculty

Robert Barrett, PhD
Robert Barrett, PhD
Teaching Faculty

Ruchi Shah, PhD
Ruchi Shah, PhD
Teaching Faculty

Mechauna Thierry, MBA
Mechauna Thierry, MBA
Program Manager, MS Degrees

Katherine Aragon, MSHA
Katherine Aragon, MSHA
Program Administrator

Victor Jackson
Victor Jackson
Student Financial Services Administrator
Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).
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