The Team

Jaison Lawrence Alexander Santhi, M.D.
PGY1 Internal Medicine Resident
Mercy Catholic Medical Center

Sohiel Deshpande, M.D.
PGY 3 Internal Medicine Resident
Mercy Catholic Medical Center
Advisor: Health Promoter Medical Consultant

Stanley Yong, M.D.
PGY-3
Mercy Catholic Medical Center
Advisor: African Health Promoter

Hassan Ali, M.D.
PGY-3
Mercy Catholic Medical Center
Advisor: African Health Promoter

Alexandra Boc, M.D.
PGY-2
Mercy Catholic Medical Center
Advisor: Hispanic Health Promoter

Darsh Patel, M.D.
PGY-2
Mercy Catholic Medical Center
Advisor: Rural/Mobile Health Promoter

Jaison Alexander Lawrence Santhi, M.D.
PGY-2
Mercy Catholic Medical Center
Advisor: BIPOC Health Promoter

Adamya Aggarwal ’26
Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology
Washington University-St. Louis

Alexis Rainis ‘29
Biology

Amanda McMillen '28
Chemistry and Neuroscience Major

Anothony Gargani '26
Biology Major

Andrew Nguyen '27
Pharmacy

Anthony Gargani ‘26
Biology

Andren Chen '26
Biology

Artiom Butuc ’26
Biochemisry

Barbara Scaccia Liscano '26
Biology

Ben Gabrieliants '26
Biology

Christ Do ‘26
Pharmacy

Dominic Lane ‘29
Neuroscience, Physics

Dominic Zaffino '26
Biology

Ean Hudak ‘26
Biomedical Sciences

Emily O'Donnell ‘29
Neuroscience, Economics

Emma Anderson ’26
Biology

Enoch Liu '28
Data Science and Mathematics Major

Fiona Chen (Drexel) ‘28
Biology

Fredy Abboud '26
Biology

Gigi Eden ‘29
Biology

Gina Gazzara ’26
Biology

Ian McCauley ‘28
Biology

Isabella Jimenez '27
Biology Major

Isabel Mejia ‘27
Health Sciences

Isis Texidor (LaSalle) ‘28
Business Administration

Jacob Fox ‘27
Biology

Jessica Canedo ‘29
Biochemistry

Jessica Haddad ’26
Biology

Joel Issac ’26
Pharmacy

John Khoury ‘29
Biology

Jose Torres Cruz ‘28
Biology

Josh Frantz ‘26
Exercise Physiology

Juniper Haglund ‘28
Biomedical Sciences

Justin Bautista ‘27
Biomedical Sciences

Keshav Patel ‘29
Chemistry

Lainie Galdo '27
Chemical Biology

Laila Waters ‘29
Health Sciences

Lauren Zile ‘27
Biology

Leah Edgar ‘28
Biology

Maggie Fleming ‘27
Biology

Maggie Pulliam ’27
Biology

Maria Gutierrez ‘27
Biology

Nathan Frey ‘29
Biology

Nicole Torres ‘27
Biology

Nouhad Khoury ’26
Biology

Owen Hao ‘29
Pharmacy

Prenin George ‘26
Pharmacy

Rachel Vemula '27
Environmental Science

Riley Joslin ‘28
Neuroscience

Santino Diana ’26
Biology

Sarah Koh ‘28
Biology

Sebastian-Bigas Sedas ‘29
Biology

Siqi Liu ‘29
Biology

Skyler Reka ‘27
Biology

Spencer Mathers ‘28
Biology

Sun Daneil ‘29
Biology

Sydney Wynn ’26
Biology

Tara Miller ‘26
Biology

Tessa Ingraham ‘29
Biology

Timothy Trapp ’26
Biomedical Sciences

Aidan Fogarty
Cooper Medical School
Rowan University
Camden, NJ

Asad Ali
Physician Assistant Program
Saint Joseph’s University

Bridget McNierney
MBA
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Year 2
Philadelphia, PA

Caroline Curtin
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Chris Antoniello
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

Daniel DiSandro
Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Temple University

David Grana
Jefferson Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Year 2
Philadelphia, PA

Isabella Stefanic
Cooper Medical School
Rowan University
Camden, NJ

Jeremy Muhr
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

Joel Koshy
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

Joseph Kelly
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Philadelphia, PA

Joseph Tracy
Medical School
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Year 1
Philadelphia, PA

Kevin Schaeffer
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

Lauren Monahan
Physician Assistant Program
Thomas Jefferson University

Samuel Ruiz
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

Shrijal Desai
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

Sidney Schornstein
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

Teagan McCarthy
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Philadelphia, PA

Neena George
Marin Reka
Ghizal Halim
Lukas Coppolino
Eden Weathers
Elijah Bourgault
Ekisha Tandon 
Avonlea Warner
Ruiying Zheng 
Nicholas Morici 
Gabriella Pizzo 
Nangsa Z’Ningray
Elaine Varughese 
Christian Manness
Chiarra Mazza
Rhesa Vemula
Vidhur Varada 

Chairs & Executive Members

Herbert Patrick, MD MSEE
Jefferson Health
NE Intensive Division
Critical Care Medicine, Chair
Person Ethics Committee 

John J. Rangel
CFO, Specialized Bicycles 

Peter A. Clark, S.J., Ph.D
Director, Ex-Officio
The Institute of Clinical Bioethics

Board Members

Ann Marie Jursca Keffer, MSW
Manager, Constituent Leadership
Catholic Relief Services

Christopher Lai, DMD
Orthodontist
Kellyn Hodges Orthodontics, Bala Cynwyd, PA

David Baukol, D.D.S.
Baukol & Associate
Chicago, Illinois

Harvey M. Levin, MAI
President, Keystone Appraisal Co. (retired)

Megan Brown, R.S.M., D.Min.
Chair of the Institute of Clinical Bioethics
Instructor/Spiritual Director
Delaware Valley Intercommunity Formation Program
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas

Michael Kowalski, D.O.
Chair of Emergency Medicine
Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA

Krysta Contino, M.D.
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, New Jersey

Kathleen Carr
Senior Commercial Consultant
Keystone Appraisal Company

Kim Bruce, MBA
Managing Director - West & North Florida Region
CIBC Bank USA

Joseph L. Mintzer, MSW
Chief Operating Officer at Gene Therapy Program
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Salvatore Moffa, M.D.
Thoracic and Cardiac Surgeon
Vice President of Medical Affairs/CMO
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Somerset, NJ

Susan Cusack, Ph.D.
Former CEO
Mercy Health System

Allen Gustafson, D.Min.
CEO Gustafson Foundation
Woodridge, Illinois

Ankit Patel, M.A.
Senior Consultant
Meditology Services, LLC.
Philadelphia / Atlanta (Headquarters)

Samuel Schadt, D.O.
Larkan Medical Center
Miami, Florida

Captain Luke Surry, M.D.
San Antonio Military Medical Center
San Antonio, TX

Dominic Moffa, MBA.
Vice Chair
Executive Vice President
Chief Strategy Officer
Geisinger Medical Center, PA

Brian G. Swift, Pharm.D, MBA
Vice President, CPO
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sister Donna Watto, RSM
Vice President of Mission and Values
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
Darby, Pennsylvania

Richard McCouch, S.J.
Professor of History
St. Joseph's Preparatory School

Daniel DiSandro
Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Temple University

Secretary of Board

Steven Silver
Research and Development Coordinator
Institute of Clinical Bioethics

Connor Stinson, D.O.
Internal Medicine PG-1
Maine Line Health

Harsh Bhatt, M.D.
Resident Physician, Internal Medicine
Mercy Catholic Medical Center
Darby, PA

Margherita Brusca, Ph.D.
Bioethics Consultant
Tel Aviv, Israel

Mohit Butaney, MD
Bioethics Consultant
Dublin, Ireland

Nimmy Mathew, M.D.
Hospitalist
TidalHealth Peninsula Regional
100 E. Carroll St.
Salisbury, MD. 21801

Patrick Laird, D.O.
Orthopedic Surgery
PG-1
Broward Health Medical Center

Karthik Ramireddy MD
Hospitalist
TidalHealth Peninsula Regional
100 E. Carroll St.

Kevin Capuzzi, J.D.
Legal Associate
Benesch Law Firm
Philadelphia, PA

Sandra M. Fabregas Troche, PhD, MPC  
Doctoral Candidate  
Pontificio Ateneo Regina Apostolorum 
Romae, Italy

Shubham Agrawal, M.D.
3rd year Resident in Internal Medicine
Mercy Catholic Medical Center

Sohiel Deshpande, M.D.
3rd Year Resident in Internal Medicine
Mercy Catholic Medical  Center

Salisbury, MD. 21801

Paul Chummar C. CMI
Professor of Medical Ethics
The Catholic University of Eastern Africa
Nairobi, Kenya

Sonul Gulati, D.O.
Specializing in Critical Care Medicine
Jefferson/Rowan University
Sewell, NJ

Yong Li, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medical Ethics
Dean of the Department of Medical Humanities
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China

James O'Sullivan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Theology
Theology Department
Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA

Yub Raj Sedhai, MD
Chief Medical Resident and Clinical Instructor
Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners/Michigan State University
Grand Rapids, MI

Weyin Shi, M.D.
Associate Professor Ontology
Department of Oncology
Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Shanjeev Kumar Rajeshkumar, M.D.
2nd Year Resident in Internal Medicine
Mercy Catholic Medical Center

Shrikanth Sampath, M.D.
2nd Year Resident in Internal Medicine
Mercy Catholic Medical Center

Aubrey Kenefick, M.D.
1st Year Resident Jefferson Health NE