Faculty Advisors

Each student entering the MD/PhD Program at UMass Medical School is assigned an advisor who remains with them for the entire program in both medical and graduate school.  Their role is to advise and support the student during all phases of the program, directing them to beneficial services when needed.  Below please find more information about them.

 Dr. Scharham Akbarian
http://www.umassmed.edu/igp/faculty/akbarian.cfm		  Psychiatry 1st Year Student Advisor
Dr. Hardy Kornfeld, M.D
http://labs.umassmed.edu/kornfeldlab/ 		 Pulmonary Medicine 2nd Year Student Advisor
Dr. Silvia Corvera, M.D.
http://www.umassmed.edu/faculty/show.cfm?faculty=267 		 Molecular Medicine 3rd Year Student Advisor
Dr. Peter Newburger, M.D.
http://www.umassmed.edu/igp/faculty/newburger.cfm 		 Pediatric Oncology  4th Year Student Advisor
Dr. Steven Grossman, M.D., PhD
http://www.umassmed.edu/faculty/show.cfm?faculty=234 		 Cancer Biology  5th Year Student Advisor
Dr. Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.
http://www.umassmed.edu/faculty/show.cfm?faculty=296		 Molecular Medicine   6th Year Student Advisor
Dr. JeanMarie Houghton, M.D., PhD
http://www.umassmed.edu/faculty/show.cfm?faculty=323 		 Gastroenterology  7th Year Student Advisor
Dr. Elliot Androphy, M.D.
http://www.umassmed.edu/faculty/show.cfm?faculty=292		 Medicine/Dermatology 7th Year+ Student Advisor