LGBTQ+ Student Support

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LGBTQ+ Student Support

At Rutgers Health, we are dedicated to the advancement of LGBTQ+ health and well-being. This directory of faculty across our academic health center represents a listing of key volunteer mentors and advisors poised to offer support and guidance to LGBTQ+ students as they navigate the path from scholarship to an enriching career. Rutgers Health students are encouraged to reach out to these faculty mentors directly to connect.

Gloria Bachmann

Gloria A. Bachmann (She/Her/Hers)

Professor and Associate Dean, Women’s Health

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Sari Bentsianov

Sari Bentsianov (She/Her/Hers)

Assistant Professor and Section Chief of Adolescent Medicine

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Preeti Bharaj

Preeti Bharaj (She/Her/Hers)

Instructor

New Jersey Medical School

Joseph Boney (He/Him/His)

RBHS Lecturer

School of Nursing

Jose G. Centeno (He/Him/His)

Professor, Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences

School of Health Professions

Rosa Chaviano Moran

Rosa Chaviano Moran (She/Her/Hers)

Associate Dean

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

David Cohen

David Cohen (He/Him/His)

Associate Professor of Medicine and Vice-Chair for Education

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Aviva Cohn (She/Her/Hers)

Department of Endocrinology

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Jonathan Czeresnia (He/Him/His)

Assistant Professor, Infectious Disease

New Jersey Medical School

Michelle DallaPiazza

Michelle DallaPiazza (She/Her/Hers)

Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Disease and Director, Transgender Health Program

New Jersey Medical School

Aaron Dallman

Aaron Dallman (They/Them/Theirs)

Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences

School of Health Professions

Nick Denunzio

Nick DeNunzio (He/Him/His)

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School