Recognizing Recently Promoted Faculty

Posted in GUMC Stories

Congratulations to our full-time faculty at the School of Health, School of Nursing and School of Medicine who were recently promoted to the rank of associate professor and professor.

Promoted Faculty

Leslie Arceneaux, DNP, School of Nursing, promoted to associate professor

Michael C. Brachfeld, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, promoted to associate professor

Selena Briggs, MD, PhD, Department of Otolaryngology, promoted to professor

Jason Chang, MD, Department of Neurology, promoted to associate professor

Min Deng, MD, Department of Dermatology, promoted to associate professor

Celene Domitrovich, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, promoted to professor

Nathan J. Edwards, PhD, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, promoted to professor (already tenured)

Udeme Ekong, MD, Department of Surgery, promoted to professor

Javairiah Fatima, MD, Department of Surgery, promoted to professor

Aviram Giladi, MD, Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, promoted to associate professor

Gultekin Gollu, PhD, Department of Health Management and Policy, promoted to associate professor

Kristi D. Graves, PhD, Department of Oncology, promoted to professor (already tenured)

Felicia Hamilton, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, promoted to associate professor

Cecil Han, PhD, Department of Oncology, promoted to associate professor and granted tenure

Ryan Hankins, MD, Department of Urology, promoted to associate professor

Kathryn Marie Hart, MD, Department of Family Medicine, promoted to professor

Ali Hendi, MD, Department of Dermatology, promoted to associate professor

Michael Hoa, MD, Department of Otolaryngology, promoted to professor

Alejandra Hurtado De Mendoza, PhD, Department of Oncology, promoted to associate professor and granted tenure

Sarah Knight Marvar, PhD, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, promoted to associate professor

Ewa Krawczyk, PhD, Department of Pathology, promoted to associate professor

Pranay Krishnan, MD, Department of Radiology, promoted to professor

Mark Lin, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology, promoted to professor

Mark Mattar, MD, Department of Medicine, promoted to professor

Karen L. McCrea, DNP, School of Nursing, promoted to associate professor

Michael Morse, MD, Department of Psychiatry, promoted to associate professor

Jennifer Murray, MD, Department of Pediatrics, promoted to associate professor

Kirstiaan Nevin, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, promoted to associate professor

Jill Kristine Ogg-Gress, DNP, School of Nursing, promoted to associate professor

Alexander Papolos, MD, Department of Medicine, promoted to associate professor

John Partridge, PhD, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, promoted to professor

Clint Pettit, MD, Department of Medicine, promoted to associate professor

Negiin Pourafshar, MD, Department of Medicine, promoted to associate professor

Pejman Radkani, MD, Department of Surgery, promoted to associate professor

Anirudh Rao, MD, Department of Medicine, promoted to associate professor

Raj Ratwani, PhD, Department of Emergency Medicine, promoted to professor

Dean S. Rosenthal, PhD, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, promoted to professor (already tenured)

Ankit Shah, MD, Department of Medicine, promoted to associate professor

Ayesha N. Shajahan-Haq, PhD, Department of Oncology, promoted to associate professor and granted tenure

Blythe D. Shepard, PhD, Department of Human Science, promoted to associate professor and granted tenure

Maral K. Skelsey, MD, Department of Dermatology, promoted to professor

Philippa Soskin, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, promoted to associate professor

Rachael D. Sussman, MD, Department of Urology, promoted to associate professor

Athanasios Thomaides, MD, Medicine promoted to associate professor

Catherine C. Tierney, DNP, School of Nursing, promoted to associate professor

Jennifer Verbesey, MD, Department of Surgery, promoted to associate professor

Adam Visconti, MD, Department of Family Medicine, promoted to associate professor

Lauren Wiesner, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, promoted to associate professor

Melody R. Wilkinson, DNP, School of Nursing, promoted to professor

J. Corey Williams, MD, Department of Psychiatry, promoted to associate professor

Eric Wisotzky, MD, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, promoted to professor

Edilma L. Yearwood, PhD, School of Nursing, promoted to professor (already tenured)

Arash R. Zandieh, MD, Department of Radiology, promoted to associate professor

Elke Jones Zschaebitz, DPN, School of Nursing, promoted to associate professor