Conference Chair:  Celia Dorantes Abalos, Esq.
Vice President, Multicultural Affairs, UMDNJ
abaloscd@umdnj.edu

Conference Director:  Anupam (Anu) Motiwala, MS, MBA, MPH
Director, Office of Policy and Project Management, UMDNJ
motiwala@umdnj.edu

Shazia Anam Akram, MPH
Founder and Chair, Board of Directors, The South Asian Health Project
s_nazanam@yahoo.com

Rohit R. Arora, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine and Professor of Pharmacology at the Chicago Medical School and Chief of Cardiology and Vice Chairman of Medicine at the North Chicago VA Medical Center
rohit.arora@med.va.gov

Diane Brown, PhD
Executive Director, UMDNJ-School of Public Health, Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities
brownd@umdnj.edu

Anita Chopra, MD,FACP,CMD
Director, Center for Aging, UMDNJ-SOM
chopraan@umdnj.edu

Kiron M. Das, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJMS
daskm@umdnj.edu

Sunanda Gaur, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Director, RWJMS AIDS Program
gaursu@umdnj.edu

Sunit P. Jariwala, MD
Recent Alumnus, UMDNJ-RWJMS and National Service Chair, American Association of Physicians of Indian origin, Medical Students/Residents/Fellows (AAPI-MSRF)
jariwasu@umdnj.edu

S. Jay Jayasankar, MD
President, Boston Medical Library, Former President, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI)
jaymd@massmed.org

Rajendra Kapila, MD
Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases, UMDNJ-NJMS
kapilara@umdnj.edu

Arnab Mukherjea, MPH
Co-Chair, Board of Directors (2004-2006), South Asian Public Health Association (SAPHA)
amukherjea@cal.berkeley.edu

Satish C. Mullick, DMD, MSD
Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, UMDNJ-NJDS
mullicsc@umdnj.edu

Jeff Naqvi, MBA
President, Interactive Network for Continuing Education
JNaqvi@ince.com

Maya Raghuwanshi, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division Of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism;
Director of Diabetes Clinic, UMDNJ-NJMS
raghuwmp@umdnj.edu

Suresh Raina, MD
Chief of Staff, University Hospital, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
raina@umdnj.edu

Nirmala Rajakumar, MD
UMDNJ-NJMS, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
rajakuni@umdnj.edu
nimi1114@yahoo.com

Alluru S. Reddi, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, UMDNJ-NJMS
reddias@umdnj.edu

Michelle Wien, DrPH, RD, CDE
Assistant Professor, Graduate Programs in Clinical Nutrition, UMDNJ-School of Health Related Professions
wienma@umdnj.edu