Dr. Hwyda Arafat graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt with highest honors. Upon completing her residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Clinical Pathology, she joined the faculty of Ain Shams University as an instructor of Anatomy and Histology. She received her Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences (Histopathology/Biochemistry) and her PhD in Cell Biology and Immunology from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Arafat received her... Read More
Academic Assessment Technician, Academic Affairs
Administrative Coordinator, Associate Dean's Office - Clinical Education
Student Support Specialist - Clinical Education
Expertise
Community Health & Public Health
Health Promotion
Communications
Geoffrey Bove, DC, PhD, is a graduate of Hampshire College, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Dr. Bove's research interests broadly include the mechanisms and effects of manual therapies on painful conditions such as radiating pain, postoperative pain, and repetitive motion disorders. A major focus is on pain due to neural inflammation, including effects on autonomic axons, with an eye towards homeostasis. He has published manuscripts in such venues as Journal of Physiology, JAMA,... Read More
Expertise
Neurobiology
neuropathic pain
pain of endometriosis
human anatomy
neuromusculoskeletal diseases
homeostasis.
Kathryn Brandt
D.O., M.S., MedL
Chair of Primary Care Department
Dr. Brandt is a 1997 alumna of UNECOM and 2000 alumna of Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency and is certified in Family Medicine and Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. She was Osteopathic Director of Medical Education at Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency from 2001 - 2008 and was the founding Program Director of MDFMR's NMM Plus-One program and founding Medical Director of Maine-Dartmouth Collaborative Care Center from 2008 - 2012 at which time she came to UNECOM to chair the Department of Primary... Read More
Expertise
Community Health & Public Health
Program Management
Non-profit Management
social marketing
My entire career (and training), prior to joining the UNE team part time in 2015, has been faculty at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital. This has been as a researcher, educator, and physician.
Research- My group’s research can be divided into two areas, clinical and basic science.
Basic: Our basic science work has been, since the early 1990’s, focused on the development and clinical application of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). ... Read More
Expertise
Physician - Multidisciplinary Over 25 years practicing and teaching injury prevention (functional movement)
Cardiology
and internal medicine..
Basic Scientist - Pioneered and advanced for over two decades the imaging technology optical coherence tomography. It is FDA approved or in trials in ophthalmology
GI
Orthopedics
and GYN.
Clinical Scientist- In addition to clinical trials in OCT
have active trials ongoing in gait correction
patellofemoral syndrome
and scapular dysfunction.
Lori Brittle
MBA, IMBA
Director of Finance & Administration
Vin Buonocore
M.Ed.
Assistant Director of Medical Student Services
Vin is originally from East Haven, Connecticut, he earned his BS in Exercise Science from Springfield College and his M.Ed. in Higher Education and Student Affairs from the University of South Carolina. After spending more than five years as the Assistant Director of Orientation at the University of South Carolina Vin and his family moved back to New England to join the UNE COM team.
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Dr. Burge is a 1993 alumnus of Baylor College of Medicine and 1996 alumnus of the University of Iowa Family Medicine Residency in Waterloo. Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, Dr. Burge currently serves with MatureCare as the Medical Director of Evergreen Living and Rehabilitation Center in Saco.
He was an Associate Professor of Family Medicine at University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio from 1998 to 2002, before opening his own office in the San... Read More
Ling Cao
M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Graduate Faculty for the Graduate Studies of the Biomedical Sciences and Engineer (GSBSE) program, The Graduate School, University of Maine, ME
Expertise
Neuroimmunology and immunotoxicology.
Manager, COBRE Histology and Imaging Core
Peter graduated from UNE in 2013 with Bachelor of Science degrees in biochemistry and medical biology. Since that time, he has worked has a histology and microscopy specialist in UNE's Histology and Imaging Core. He is currently manager of the Core laboratory, which provides access to specialized instrumentation, technical expertise, and training for UNE investigators and their histology and imaging needs.Read More
Expertise
Tissue embedding
Paraffin/frozen sectioning
Special staining
Immunohistochemical/immunofluorescent staining
Confocal Microscopy
Protocol Development
Brightfield/Widefield Microscopy
Image Analysis and Quantitation
Jane Carreiro
D.O.
Dean College of Osteopathic Medicine and Vice President Health Affairs UNE
(207) 602-2898
Dr. Jane Carreiro is Vice President of Health Affairs and Dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of New England. She is a Tenured Professor who has served as Director of Graduate and Continuing Medical Education, and Chair of the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine.She has contributed to many clinical texts and authored Pediatric Manual Medicine and An Osteopathic Approach to Children, both of which have been translated into multiple languages. Dr. Carreiro has received numerous awards for teaching and service including the 2015 Andrew Taylor Still Medallion of Honor. Her clinical practice focuses on pediatric osteopathic manipulative medicine, and the non-pharmaceutical management of pain and other neuro-musculoskeletal disorders in children. She holds board certifications from both the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians and the American Osteopathic Board of Special Proficiency in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. Read More
Expertise
Board Certified in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. Research interests in Lumbosacral Anatomy and The Functional Arrangment of the Human Musculature.
pediatric musckuloskeletal medicine
innervation patterns of the spine sacrum and pelvis
otitis media
Robert R. Cawley
D.O., FCAP
Chair and Clinical Associate Professor
Expertise
Dermatopathology
immunohistochemistry
<br />surgical pathology
cytopathology.
Expertise
Information technology
software and technology
Audiovisual technology