Faculty and Staff

Name Telephone Email
CHAIR
Col Christopher Zahn, USAF, MD, Professor

295-3430

czahn@usuhs.mil
VICE CHAIR
Col Anthony Propst, USAF, MC, Associate Professor

295-6860

Anthony.Propst@usuhs.mil
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Tracy Smith

295-3430

tsmith@usuhs.mil
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Tanya Christian
Donna Tatham
295-3777
295-9692
tchristian@usuhs.mil
dtatham@usuhs.mil
EDUCATION DIVISION
Name Telephone Email
Col Christopher Zahn, USAF, MC, Professor & Head 295-3430 czahn@usuhs.mil
William H. J. Haffner, M.D., Chair-Committee on Academic Promotions and Tenure, OBGYN, Professor 295-3886 whaffner@usuhs.mil
Col John Fischer, USAF MC, Associate Professor, Program Director, Uniformed Services University 295-6860 jfischer@usuhs.mil
Katerina Shvartsman, MD, Assistant Professor, Fourth Year Student Clerkship Coordinator 295-3777 Katerina.Shvartsman@usuhs.mil
Laura Ramsay, MD, LCDR, USN, MC, Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Clerkships (Third Year Students) 295-6009 Laura.Ramsay@usuhs.mil
UNIFORMED SERVICES RESIDENCY IN OB/GYN
Name Telephone Email
Col John Fischer, USAF MC, Associate Professor, Program Director, Uniformed Services University 295-6860 jfischer@usuhs.mil
Loretta Neal, Associate Residency Coordinator 295-2045 Loretta.m.smith@amedd.army.mil
Loretta.Neal.VOL@usuhs.mil
RESEARCH DIVISION- FACULTY
Name Telephone Email
William Catherino, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Division of Research, Associate Professor 295-3126 wcatherino@usuhs.mil
John Wu, Ph.D., Associate Professor 295-9691 twu@usuhs.mil
Viqar Syed, Ph.D., Assistant Professor 295-3128 vsyed@usuhs.mil
Sibyl Swift, Ph.D, Postdoctoral Fellow 295-0796 sswift@usuhs.mil
RESEARCH DIVISION- ASSOCIATED PERSONNEL
Name Telephone Email
Madelaine Clark 295-0796 mclark@usuhs.mil
Leyla Kavandi 295-3471 leyla.kavandi.ctr@usuhs.mil
Huyen Nguyen 295-3471 huyen.nguyen@usuhs.mil
Minnie Malik, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate 295-3117 mmalik@usuhs.mil
Joy Webb 295-9840 jwebb@usuhs.mil
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
Name Telephone Email
VICE CHAIR
Col Anthony Propst, USAF, MC, Director, Continuing Education, Associate Professor

295-6860

Anthony.Propst@usuhs.mil

Contacts

COL Christopher M. Zahn, MD, USAF, MC
Professor and Interim Chair,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
301-295-3430
FAX: 301-295-0419

Ms. Tracy Smith
Administrative Officer
(301) 295-3430
FAX: (301) 295-0419
tsmith@usuhs.mil

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