Sandeep Vansal
Professor of Pharmacology
Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine
Biography
Dr. Vansal received his B.S. in Pharmacy from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia and his Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology from the School of Pharmacy at the University of Mississippi. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and subsequently, joined the faculty of Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Long Island University. He worked there for over eight years educating and mentoring Pharm.D. and Master of Science students in Physiology and Pharmacology. Subsequently, Dr. Vansal served as a faculty member at Touro College of Pharmacy, New York for over three years before moving to Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Pharmacy where he was a faculty member as well as Director of the Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Vansal joined the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine South Georgia campus as an inaugural faculty member in 2019. Dr. Vansal’s research interests include anti-obesity treatments and anticancer properties of phytochemicals. He has authored peer-reviewed publications in the areas of basic pharmacology and pharmacy education. He is passionate about teaching and helping students succeed. Dr. Vansal is also a registered pharmacist.