The following faculty members received new appointments or were promoted during the months of July and August 2018.
New Appointments
Instructors
Vanesa Aguiar-Pulido, Ph.D.--Instructor in Neuroscience
Abdul-Aziz Ahmed, M.D.--Instructor in Emergency Medicine
Alejandro Amor-Coarasa, Ph.D.--Instructor of Radiopharmaceutical Sciences in Radiology
Daryl Banton, M.D.--Instructor in Anesthesiology
David Bodnar, M.D.--Instructor in Emergency Medicine
Jessica Buicko, M.D.--Instructor in Surgery
Keith Chadwick, M.D.--Instructor in Otolaryngology
Yvonne Chak, M.D.--Instructor in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Puja Chebrolu, M.D.--Instructor in Medicine
Louis Cooper, M.B.A., M.D.--Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine
Francesca Dimou, M.D.--Instructor in Surgery
Elijah Douglass, M.D.--Instructor in Medicine
Carol Fiore, M.S.Ed.--Instructor of Physician Assistant Studies in Surgery
Brett Fischer, M.D.--Instructor in Medicine
Kenneth Flax, M.D.--Instructor in Anesthesiology
Cameron Gibson, M.D.--Instructor in Surgery
Jacqueline Gofshteyn, M.D.--Instructor in Pediatrics
Luis Gonzalez, M.D., M.P.H.--Instructor in Ophthalmology
Laura Gonzalez-Conty, M.D.--Instructor in Psychiatry
Irina Grishina, Ph.D.--Visiting Instructor in Cell and Developmental Biology
John Harrington, M.D.--Instructor in Medicine
Danny Issa, M.D.--Instructor in Medicine
Anyanate Jack, M.P.H., M.D.--Instructor in Medicine
Fabrice Jaffre, Ph.D.--Instructor of Cell and Developmental Biology in Surgery
Anne Katz, M.D.--Instructor in Emergency Medicine
Seyed Khalili, M.D.--Instructor in Medicine
Kyle Kovacs, M.D.--Instructor in Ophthalmology
Shenela Lakhani, M.Sc.--Instructor in Neuroscience
Jennifer Linden, Ph.D.--Instructor in Neuroscience
Michael Lizardi, M.D.--Instructor in Medicine
Rachelle Lodescar, M.D.--Instructor in Surgery
Yang Long, M.D.--Instructor in Anesthesiology
Anthony Longhini, M.D.--Instructor in Anesthesiology
Mark Lundquist, Ph.D.--Instructor of Pharmacology in Medicine
Joseph Mailman, M.D.--Instructor in Medicine
Tanveer Makker, M.D.--Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine
Junnie Mark-Kobashi, M.D.--Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine
Jeffrey Mayer, M.D.--Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine
Danielle McCullough, M.D.--Instructor in Anesthesiology
Patrick McGarry, M.D.--Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine
Angelica Meinhofer, Ph.D.--Instructor in Healthcare Policy and Research
Samyukta Mullangi, M.B.A., M.D.--Instructor in Healthcare Policy and Research
Thomas Naparst, M.D.--Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine
Menimabasi Ndaessien, D.O.--Instructor in Emergency Medicine
Ugochi Nwosu, M.D.--Instructor in Medicine
Marcia Paddock, Ph.D., M.D.--Instructor in Medicine
Jared Rich, M.D.--Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine
Seyed Safavynia, Ph.D., M.D.--Instructor in Anesthesiology
Nina Schatz-Siemers, D.O.--Instructor in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Shaily Shah, M.D.--Instructor in Ophthalmology
Amy Shaw, M.D.--Instructor in Medicine
Mark Suguitan, M.D.--Instructor in Emergency Medicine
Anika Tandon, M.D.--Instructor in Ophthalmology
Lisa Torres, M.B.,B.Ch., B.A.O.--Instructor in Medicine
Stephen Tse, M.D.--Instructor in Ophthalmology
Lindsay Victoria, Ph.D.--Instructor of Psychology in Psychiatry
Elvira Villafuerte, M.D.--Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine
Charles Vorkas, M.D.--Instructor in Medicine
Rona Wang, M.B.A., M.D.--Instructor in Emergency Medicine
Emily Wasserman, M.D.--Instructor in Pediatrics
Nicolina Wawrin, M.P.H., M.D.--Instructor in Pediatrics
Stephanie Weiss, D.O.--Instructor in Ophthalmology
Gena Won, M.D.--Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine
Pon-Hsiu Yeh, M.D.--Instructor in Emergency Medicine
Anne Yim, M.D.--Instructor in Clinical Emergency Medicine
Julie Zhao, M.D.--Instructor in Emergency Medicine
Fangfei Zheng, M.D.--Instructor in Medicine
Assistant Professors
Nicole Milano, M.A.--Assistant Archivist
Josyann Abisaab, M.D.--Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Karen Acker, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Christopher Agrusa, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Surgery
Elizabeth Allen, Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry
Edward Amores, M.D., M.B.A.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Poonam Awatramani, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Renae Beaumont, Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry
Rebecca Berger, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Medicine
Andrea Betesh, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Medicine
Lauren Blatt, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Amelia Bond, Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Healthcare Policy and Research
Andrew Brandmaier, M.D., Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Jennifer Bress, Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry
Alice Caesar, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Daisi Choi, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Sunday Clark, M.P.H., Sc.D.--Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Research in Emergency Medicine
Rebecca Corwin, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
John Costandi, D.M.D., M.D.--Assistant Professor of Surgery (Dentistry, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery)
Genevieve Crane, M.D., Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Ruth Creber, Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Healthcare Policy and Research
Antonio Dajer, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Brock Daniels, M.P.H., M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Kathryn Dean, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Elaina DellaCava, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Robert DeSimone, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Steven DiBiase, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology (Interim)
Joanna Escalon, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Robert Fakheri, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Basma Faris, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Brenna Farmer, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Jose Fernandez, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Johanna Ferreira, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Eugene Festa, Ph.D., M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Mia Friedman, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Ivancarmine Gambardella, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery
Li Gan, Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Neuroscience (Interim)
Flavio Gaudio, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Nicholas Genova, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Ranjan Ginde, D.O.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Marcus Goncalves, Ph.D., M.D.--Assistant Professor of Medicine
Susana Gonzalez, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Medicine (Interim)
Peter Greenwald, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Ashley Gregg, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Kevin Gurcharran, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Alexis Halpern, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Maria Hanna, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Michele Haughton, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Theresa Hetzler, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Interim)
Hanson Hsu, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Barrie Huberman, Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics in Clinical Medicine (Interim)
Abhishek Jaywant, Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Neuropsychology in Psychiatry
Richard Jones, Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Immunology in Medicine
Rupa Juthani, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Julia Katsuura, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Andrew Kesselman, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Konstantin Khariton, D.O.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
AnnMarie Kieber-Emmons, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Medicine
Benjamin Klass, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Megan Kovac, Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry
Anna Kowalczyk-Kim, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Charles Kwon, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Richard Lappin, Ph.D., M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Jessica Latzman, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Andrea Lee, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Regina Lee, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Kristen Leeman, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Amy Lemelman, Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry
Benjamin Liechty, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Sophia Lin, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
James Littlejohn, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Zhanna Livshits, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Dana Lukin, Ph.D., M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Interim)
Stephen McCullough, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Jeffrey McMahon, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Nisha Mehta-Naik, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Shlomo Minkowitz, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Renu Mital, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Mike Mizrahi, D.O.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine
Tessa Murante, M.Ed., D.O.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Ariella Nadler, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Neel Naik, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Carolyn Newberry, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Medicine
Lisa Newman, M.D., M.P.H.--Assistant Professor of Surgery (Interim)
Douglas Nixon, M.B.,B.S., D.Phil.--Assistant Professor of Medicine (Interim)
Sarah Oh, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Matthew O'Neill, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Mary Paretti, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Doru Paul, M.D., Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Interim)
Niveditha Pinnamaneni, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Christy Pomeranz, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Margaret Pulju, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Veronica Ramirez-Ramon, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Joseph Rella, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Kimberly Resnick, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Anthony Rosen, M.P.H., M.D.--Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Jessica Rotman, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Miguel Rougvie, Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Virology Research in Medicine
Shira Sachs, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Medicine
Gayle Salama, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Kartik Sampath, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Medicine
David Scales, M.D., Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Medicine
Sam Senturia, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Koji Shido, Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Regenerative Medicine Research in Medicine
Jessica Simberlund, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Matthew Smith-Raska, Ph.D., M.D.--Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Jennifer Soo Hoo, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine
Jonathan St. George, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Peter Steel, M.B.,B.S.--Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Madeline Sterling, M.P.H., M.D.--Assistant Professor of Medicine
Arabela Stock, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Interim)
Thelma Sugranes, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Radhika Sundararajan, Ph.D., M.D.--Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Sri Hari Sundararajan, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Vivien Tam, D.O.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Robert Tanouye, M.D., M.B.A.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Amilcar Tirado, M.B.A., M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Priyanka Tiwari, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Dennis Toy, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Charles Tyshkov, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Emilie Vander Haar, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Mary Vernov, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Elizabeth Weidman, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Radiology
Kaitlin Weisiger, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Lucy Willis, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Pomin Yeung, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Hongwu Zheng, Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Research in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Associate Professors
Wallace Carter, M.D.--Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Rama Rao, M.D.--Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Rahul Sharma, M.D., M.B.A.--Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Michael Stern, M.D.--Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Professors
Shankar Vallabhajosula, Ph.D.--Adjunct Professor of Radiochemistry and Radiopharmacy in Radiology
Promotions
Assistant Professors
Kimberly Bloom-Feshbach, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Medicine
Esther Cheng, D.O.--Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Jigar Contractor, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Medicine
Jonathan Drover, Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Research in Neuroscience
Brendan Finnerty, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Surgery
Elizabeth Fouts-Palmer, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Michael Gao, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Medicine
Deena Horn, D.P.M.--Assistant Professor of Podiatry in Clinical Surgery
Flonza Isa, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Medicine
Dhruv Khullar, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Healthcare Policy and Research
Aram Kim, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Medicine
Daniel Lakoff, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Nevena Lucic, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Irina Matei, Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Research in Pediatrics
Parimal Patel, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Mohammad Piracha, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Mahendranauth Samaru, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Nicole Sandover, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Emily Taylor, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Vincent Uy, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Stephanie Vecino, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Kevin Walsh, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Sarah Yu, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Associate Professors
Thomas Ciecierega, M.D.--Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Reem Sharaiha, M.B.,B.S.--Associate Professor of Medicine
Professors
Susan Ball, M.D., M.P.H.--Professor of Clinical Medicine
Samuel Merrick, M.D.--Professor of Clinical Medicine