Internal Medicine Department
Vladimir Berthaud, M.D., MPH
Professor and Division Chief of Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
vberthaud@mmc.edu
Business, Finance and Administration
Research Faculty
Rajbir Singh, MBBS
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Co- Director, Center for Women’s Health Research
Executive Director, Center of Excellence for Clinical and Translational Research
Executive Director, Precision Medicine and Health Trials Design
Director, Regulatory Compliance Office, NIH AIM-AHEAD Consortium
Co-Director, Center for Women’s Health Research
Co-Investigator, NIH AIM-AHEAD Leadership Core Southeast Hub
Chair, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Meharry Medical College
rsingh@mmc.edu
Prevention Research Unit
Zudi-Mwak Takizala, M.D., MBA, MPH
Director of Clinical Operations and Ryan White Program
Department of Internal Medicine
ztakizala@mmc.edu
Meharry Community Wellness Center
Erlete Ascencao, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
erlete.ascencao@mmc.edu
Keisha Ashmeade, Ed.D., MSPH, FNP-BC, AAHIVS
Nurse Practitioner
Clinic Manager
kashmeade@mmc.edu
Alicia Batson, M.D.
Psychiatrist
Ethel Harris, DDS, MPH, FACD
Assistant Professor
Director of Oral Health Services
eharris@mmc.edu
Livette Johnson, M.D.
Associate Professor
lsjohnson@mmc.edu
Sheena Simon, DNP, APRN, NP-C
Clinical Research Coordinator-II
Nurse Practitione
ssimon@mmc.edu
Zudi-Mwak Takizala, M.D., MBA, MPH
Director of Clinical Operations and Ryan White Program
Department of Internal Medicine
ztakizala@mmc.edu
Sickle Cell Center
Sanford Barsky, M.D.
Professor, Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology
sbarsky@mmc.edu
Ronlanda Foley, RN,BSN,MSN,
Registered Nurse
rfoley@mmc.edu
Sonya Inman
Medical Assistant
sinman@mmc.edu
Robin Jacob, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
robin.jacob@mmc.edu
Celestine Mgbemere, MD, MSPH, MT
Medical Technologist II
cmgbemere@mmc.edu
Robert Mushi, PhD, MT(ASCP), M.T.
Lab Supervisor
rmushi@mmc.edu
Lisa Walker
Program Coordinator