Office of Finance & Administration

Arnim Dontes is deputy dean for finance & administration at Yale School of Medicine (YSM). He joined YSM in July 2021, leading the medical school’s financial, budgetary, human resources, capital planning, information technology, and administrative functions across the medical school, and chairs YSM’s safety and security committee. In his role, he collaborates directly with the dean and deputy deans of the medical school, and the administrative and academic leadership teams within Yale University and the Yale New Haven Health System in setting strategic priorities and directing financial resources to support the educational, research, and clinical missions of the medical school. Prior to YSM, Mr. Dontes served as executive vice president for business affairs at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) from 2011 to 2021. While there, he directed more than 15 business and service-related departments, including accounting, budget & resource planning, contracts management, facilities management, financial affairs, general services, human resources, information technology, safety and business continuity, sponsored programs administration, supply chain management, and the university's police department. He served as the national chair elect, chair, and immediate past chair for the Association of American Medical College’s Group on Business Affairs from 2011 through 2014. For more than 20 years, Mr. Dontes also held leadership positions, including vice dean for administration, at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, where he was responsible for the financial and operational teams within the school's 30 basic science and clinical departments. Mr. Dontes earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and holds an MBA from the University of Illinois Chicago.

I began my healthcare career as a dialysis technician during my sophomore year of my undergraduate studies at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT.  After completing my degree I was promoted to Unit Administrator of the Bridgeport Dialysis unit and spent 12 total years ultimately achieving the title of Regional Director for the Southwestern Connecticut market.  After a 3 year hiatus from healthcare operations while working for a pharmaceutical manufacturer, I returned to operations in the field of Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine at Saint Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, CT.  This was an area that I truly enjoyed and in 2007 was awarded National Healing Corporations, Program Director of the Year honors at their national meeting in Orlando, Florida.  In 2009, I was asked to develop the R.A.C. (Recovery Audit Contractor) program as well as manage the Case Management department at for Saint Mary's Hospital which I accepted and successfully executed. In 2015, I shifted to the medical group within the organization and assumed responsibility for all surgical, medical specialty as well as primary care practices.  I was instrumental in stabilizing the practices and then driving significant growth in areas such as gastroenterology, surgery, and other specialties. In addition, I added new services such as Neurosurgery, Endocrine Surgery, Neurology, Podiatry, and other over my 5 years in that role. In summary, I possess over 30 years of healthcare operations management experience in the outpatient, inpatient and physician practice management areas.  I have been fortunate to have had these opportunities not only in different modalities but also in a wide range of specialties.  This has given me a well rounded view in healthcare which I call upon to serve me in my role here at Yale University.

Peggy joined Yale School of Medicine in July of 2023 as communications officer for the Office of Academic & Professional Development and the Office of Finance & Administration. She brings more than 20 years of experience in developing and executing strategic communications, employee engagement, and reputation management initiatives. Her background includes significant roles with Fortune 200 companies, public, private, nonprofit, and global nongovernmental organizations. Over the course of her career, Peggy honed an expertise in corporate social responsibility and demonstrating social impact with various organizations, including MetLife, Inc., AmeriCares, United Nations Association of the USA, U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd, and the Connecticut General Assembly. Peggy holds a bachelor's degree in mass communications and marketing from Franklin Pierce University, a master's degree in European Economic and Public Affairs from University College Dublin, and an executive education certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility: Strategies to Create Business and Social Value from Harvard Business School.

Interests include minimally invasive spine procedures with one day surgery specialty

Danielle Brooks is a dedicated, results-driven project management professional with over 8 years of experience in the healthcare industry delivering timely, quality and impactful results. Ms. Brooks is currently a Project Manager at Yale University School of Medicine in the Office of Project Management. Previously, she worked for Montefiore Medical Center in New York, leading a diverse portfolio of projects that focus on process standardization, quality of care and cost reduction. In 2015, Ms. Brooks facilitated the implementation of EPIC EMR, consolidating multiple patient applications into a single repository for the enterprise Contact Center. In 2014, Ms. Brooks was instrumental in leading the implementation of centralized appointment scheduling, referral coordination and insurance verification for eight medical specialties across the delivery network. Prior, from 2009-2011, Ms. Brooks was a Practice Manager at MidState Medical Center in Connecticut, leading a multidisciplinary team of provider and clinical support staff across two internal medicine practices. During her tenure, Ms. Brooks coordinated the implementation and adoption of the Allscripts TouchWorks EMR application from initial development through go-live and error resolution. In addition, she managed practice operations including volume forecasting, revenue cycle management, payroll, staff development, performance evaluation and applying organizational policies and procedures. Throughout her career, Ms. Brooks has developed tools used to ensure deliverables align with business goals, including reporting on operational performance, project status, financial performance, and tracking scope and risk. Ms. Brooks currently holds her Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, and received her MHA from St. Joseph's University and BS from Northeastern University.

Dr. Latimore is Yale School of Medicine’s first deputy dean for diversity and inclusion and its first chief diversity officer. He is devoted to Inclusive Excellence within medical and academic spaces and to improving the climate of Yale School of Medicine’s learning and working environments. He is responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive strategic plan to nurture the success of each member of the YSM community by providing mentorship, sponsorship, and collaborative opportunities. He also inspires prospective students, trainees, staff, and faculty from all backgrounds to apply to YSM’s programs by sharing remarkable stories about our community and the exceptional offerings and resources of YSM. He is co-chair of the YSM Program for Art in Public Spaces, which has commissioned new works of art featuring YSM leaders and alumni and has hosted public exhibits that feature artwork by and about members of the YSM community. Dr. Latimore joined Yale in 2017 from the University of California, Davis School of Medicine, where he was associate dean for student and resident diversity. After obtaining his medical degree at University of California, Davis School of Medicine and completing his residency in internal medicine at University of California, Davis Medical Center, he worked as a physician specializing in HIV care with The Permanente Medical Group in South Sacramento, CA where he also trained medical students and residents. His transition to academic medicine began with his appointment as associate program director for the UC Davis internal medicine residency program followed by his appointment as the inaugural director of medical student diversity at UC Davis in 2008.

Dr. Lisa Lattanza is the Ensign Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at the Yale School of Medicine. She obtained her medical degree at the Medical College of Ohio (now the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences). She did her internship at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, completed her residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Missouri Kansas City and did a fellowship in hand surgery at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons/Roosevelt Hospital. She did additional fellowship training in pediatric hand and upper extremity at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, Texas. She joined the faculty of UCSF in 1999. Although Lattanza treats all conditions and traumatic injuries in the upper extremity, she specializes in post-traumatic and congenital reconstruction for pediatric and adult elbow problems, treating patients from around the country and across the globe. She is a world- renowned leader in patient-specific 3D surgical planning and technology for deformity correction. She utilized her expertise in this area when she led a team to perform the first elbow-to-elbow transplant in the world in 2016, transplanting a patient’s left elbow into his right arm to give him one functioning extremity after a devastating accident. Using 3D computing, she also pioneered a new classification system and approach to the treatment of Chronic Monteggia Fracture Dislocations in children. Lattanza frequently travels to Nicaragua and other countries on mission trips to perform hand surgery and is eager to expand upon the global initiatives already in place in the department. Lattanza’s research interests include 3D surgical planning for deformity correction, elbow instability and other post-traumatic elbow conditions in children and adults, and diversity in orthopaedic surgery, specifically the underrepresentation of women. When she began her appointment at the School of Medicine in September 2019, she became one of only two current female chairs of orthopaedics in the U.S. In 2009, she co-founded the Perry Outreach Program to increase exposure of high school girls to orthopaedic surgery and biomechanical engineering. Now known as the Perry Initiative, the program is named after Lattanza’s mentor, Jacquelin Perry, MD, who was one of the first women orthopaedic surgeons in the country. It began with 18 high school girls in San Francisco and has now reached over 17,000 high school, college, and medical students across the country. Lattanza’s research has shown that young women who complete the program are applying and matching to orthopaedic surgery residencies at a rate of about 24%, compared to the national average of about 14%. Her goal is to reach 30% within the next three years. Lattanza has received numerous awards for both her clinical care and outreach efforts. She received UCSF’s Compassionate Physician award in 2013 and Exceptional Physician Award in 2014, the Jefferson Award for Community Service in 2014, and has been ranked by her peers as a Bay Area Top Physician for multiple years. In addition, she received the Diversity Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in 2021. She was also chosen as the Medical University of Ohio Distinguished Alumni in 2024. In addition to her other leadership roles, she served as president of the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society in 2017 and is active in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and the American Orthopaedic Association.

Megan is the Head of Access and Delivery Services at Yale's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library. She collaborates with members of the Access and Delivery Services team to ensure students, faculty, and staff are able to access collection materials quickly and efficiently via VPN, Interlibrary Loan, Mail to Address, BorrowDirect, and more. Megan has a Masters of Information degree from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and a Bachelor's degree in Studio Art from Palm Beach Atlantic University.

Dr. Nozetz was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. She attended college at McGill University, medical school at Upstate Medical University and completed her pediatric residency training at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital. She went on to become a pediatric Chief Resident at YNHCH and has stayed on as a general pediatrician at YNHCH. She sees patients at 150 Sargent Drive, Fair Haven Community Health Center, the Well-Baby nursery at 20 York Street and the Pediatric Lead Clinic on Telehealth. Her interests lie in lead toxicity, integrative medicine, the care of children with special health care needs, and medical education.

Juan Carlos Perez Lozada, MD, is an interventional radiologist who says he enjoys the minimally invasive aspect of his work that allows patients to recover rapidly.“The extensive variety of pathology each day makes this field my passion,” Dr. Perez Lozada says. “My favorite part of interventional radiology is the scope and breadth of clinical conditions and procedures that I can treat and the constant innovation of my field. I love that I still am able to guide and counsel patients in clinic and be part of their treatment team.” He says he always lets his patients know that their well-being is his priority. “I want them to be safe regardless of the procedure. I want the best treatment possible regardless of the specialty that will take care of them,” he says. “The best patient is the one that has knowledge of their options.” Dr. Perez Lozada offers uterine fibroid embolization, spine interventions, pain management and nerve blocks, dialysis interventions, management of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, and interventional oncology.

Abby joined Yale School of Medicine in November 2017, from Yale School of Management, where she had spent six years as Special Assistant to the Dean. Prior to that, she was Director of Alumni Affairs at Yale Law School. Before returning to Yale, where Abby attended college and law school, Abby spent two years clerking for judges and eleven years as a lawyer for the federal government, predominantly focusing on firearms and explosives law and policy. Outside of work, Abby is on the board of the New Haven Preservation Trust, and also is active with the Safe Streets Coalition of New Haven and League of Women Voters.