Tenure, Promotion, and Appointment of WCM Faculty-- October 2025

The Office of Faculty Affairs is proud to announce our awards of Tenure, Promotion, Endowed Appointment, and New Appointments of Weill Cornell Medicine faculty for October 2025.

Tenure and Promotion

Iliyan Iliev, Ph.D.--Professor of Immunology in Medicine

Promotion

Professor

Christopher Barbieri, M.D., Ph.D.--Professor of Urology
Elizabeth Grill, Psy.D.--Professor of Psychology in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Arun Jesudian, M.D.--Professor of Clinical Medicine

Associate Professor

Sebastian Carrasco, D.V.M., Ph.D.--Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine in Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
June Chan, B.Sc., M.B.,B.S.--Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Lisa Gfrerer, M.D., Ph.D.--Associate Professor of Surgery (Plastic Surgery)
Sebron Harrison, M.D.--Associate Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery
Nicole Lamparello, M.D.--Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology
Kyungmouk Lee, M.D.--Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology
Michelle Loy, M.D.--Associate Professor of Pediatrics in Clinical Medicine
Anna Orr, Ph.D.--Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Jennifer Soo Hoo, M.D.--Associate Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine

Assistant Professor

Paula Marn-Acevedo, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Pier Nuzzo, M.D., Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Research in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Alexander Sirney, D.O.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Michael Turman, Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry
Fan Yang, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Jason Hoellwarth, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery

New Appointment

Professor

Alessandro Fichera, M.D.--Professor of Surgery
J Mocco, M.D.--Professor of Neurological Surgery (Pending Appointment at Rank)

Associate Professor

Sangil Lee, M.D.--Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine (Pending Appointment at Rank)
Paolo Cotzia, M.D.--Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Pending Appointment at Rank)

Assistant Professor

Rima Abhyankar, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Abhinav Bhalla, M.B.,B.S.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Danial Ceasar, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ilan Cerna-Turoff, Ph.D.--Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in Emergency Medicine
Joshua Craft, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Claire Davenport, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Luis De Carvalho Paixao, B.M.,B.Ch.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Nicholas Harris, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Michela Isono, D.O.--Assistant Professor of Family Medicine in Clinical Medicine
"Mia Kanak , M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine"
Dinesh Kannabhiran, M.B.,B.S.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Zuhair Khan, D.O.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine
Janine Lebofsky, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Tiffany Lei, M.D.--Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Samuel Ruder , M.D.--Assistant Professor of Medicine

Instructor

Guillermo Barragan, Ph.D.--Instructor in Pharmacology
Charlene Minaya, Ph.D.--Instructor of Psychology in Psychiatry
Mark Amirtharaj, M.D.--Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery
Stephane Owusu-Sarpong, M.D.--Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery

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