Leadership
Board of Directors
Maya Rose Therattil MD, MS (President)
Maya Rose has been actively engaged with Friends of St. John’s Medical College Inc. for over two decades and has served on its Board of Directors since 2016. A proud Johnite from the Batch of ’92, she is a dedicated physiatrist with a deep passion for neurorehabilitation and for mentoring medical students and residents. She currently serves as Pathway Director for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA, and as Chair of the PM&R Department at Penn Medicine Princeton Health. She considers herself deeply fortunate to combine her enduring connection to St. John’s with her commitment to global, community-based physiatry through her work with the Unit of Hope and the Department of PM&R at St. John’s Medical College.
Peter D’Sa MD (Secretary)
“Pedro” is die hard Johnite from the batch of 1974. After graduating from St. John’s medical school, he completed his residency and fellowship from Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. Peter was a founding partner of All Island Gastroenterology in Long Island, New York. He currently practices in Hudson, NY.
He was one of the first official Secretaries of the North American chapter in 1983-84. Around the turn of the century, he served as Secretary again, and then President.
Peter is a founding member and on the Board of Directors of the Goodworks Charitable foundation in Alabama as well as the President of St. Andrews charities in NY. He is always ready to help a good cause.
Mohan Peter MD (Treasurer)
Mohan Peter MD belongs to the Pioneer Batch (1963) at St. John’s Medical College in Bangalore, India. After graduation, he moved to the USA and trained in Cardio-Thoracic surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. During his 30 year career, Mohan served as Staff Surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH., Fellow at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Mn., Assistant Professor of Surgery at Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, NH., Head of Cardiac Surgery at York Hospital, York, Pa., and Founder and Principal Cardiac Surgeon of de novo Cardiac Surgery Program at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh,WI. Following his 30 year career in Cardiac Surgery Mohan was a leadership coach for twelve years from 2005 with title of Adjunct Professor at the Raymond Mason School of Business in the College of William and Mary at Williamsburg, VA. Mohan was also actively involved in the startup and development of First Capital Bank in York PA which subsequently became part of Truist Bank Holdings. During his career, Mohan served as Member of Board of Directors of First Capital bank, President of a local chapter of the American Heart Association, President of the County Medical Society and Delegate to the Pennsylvania State Medical Society.
Brian Martis MD, MBA
Dr. Brian Martis is a psychiatrist and healthcare leader with over 25 years of experience in mental health care, clinical research, and system-level leadership. He has dedicated most of his career to serving Veterans and is also a Professor of Psychiatry at UC San Diego School of Medicine. His clinical expertise includes trauma-related and treatment-resistant disorders, with a strong focus on improving access, safety, and quality in healthcare delivery.
A grateful alumnus of St. John’s Medical College (Batch of 1984), Dr. Martis is proud to support the FOSJ mission to strengthen key areas like rural health and geriatric medicine in St. John’s. He is also passionate about mentoring and coaching early career Johnites in their career journeys.
Roy M. Joseph MD
Dr. Roy M. Joseph is a board-certified gastroenterologist with over 35 years of experience in managing complex digestive and liver disorders from the batch of ’80. He graduated of St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, India in 1986. He completed his residency in Brooklyn, New York and subsequently a fellowship training in gastroenterology, liver disease and Nutrition. Dr. Joseph is affiliated with Digestive Health Associates of Texas in Denton, Texas and is committed to clinical excellence in patient care and education.