Meet the Staff

Graduate Medical Sciences administration is an indispensable part of the BUSM community. Our staff supports the education, success and well-being of over 900 graduate students and postdocs throughout their career at Boston University School of Medicine. Please visit our office or use the directory below.

GMS Leadership

Deborah J. Stearns-Kurosawa, PhD Associate Provost/Dean ad interim Associate Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Contact Kimberly for an appointment

Dr. Stearns-Kurosawa joined Boston University School of Medicine in 2008 in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. Prior to that she led research at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and was chief research scientist at a pharmaceutical corporation in Tokyo. Her research interests focus on the pathophysiology of infections and coagulation complications.

Assistant Deans

	Theresa A. Davies, PhD Assistant Dean, Graduate Affairs Director, MS Oral Health Sciences Program Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences & Education
	Andrew Henderson, PhD Assistant Dean, Doctoral Programs Professor of Medicine
	Barbara Schreiber, PhD Assistant Dean, Alumni Affairs Associate Professor of Biochemistry
	Gregory A. Viglianti, PhD Assistant  Dean, Operations Associate Professor of Microbiology

Directors

	Gwynneth Offner, PhD Director,  MS Medical Sciences Program Associate Professor of Medicine
	Fadie Coleman, MA, PhD Director, BLCS Program Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences & Education
	M. Isabel Dominguez, PhD Director, Summer Training as Research Scholars Assistant Professor of Medicine
	Brigitte Ritter, PhD Director, Data Tracking & Grant Support Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
	Farrah Belizaire, MS Associate Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Student Services

	Millie Agosto Registrar

Graduate Affairs

	Kimberly Arena Associate Director, Graduate Student Affairs Executive Assistant to the Associate Provost
	Shuchita Rao, MS Manager, Admissions

Financial and Administrative Operations

Israel De La Cruz Associate Director, Finance

Post-Doctoral Affairs

	Sarah Hokanson, PhD Assistant Provost, Professional Development and Postdoctoral Affairs

Administrative Staff

	Jorge Fortin PhD Program Coordinator
	Nancy Ferrer-Tatkowska Program Coordinator
	Ying-Ju Lai, MFA MAMS Program Coordinator
	DJ King Marketing & Communications Specialist
	Sara Frazier Public Relations Associate