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2023-2024 UMMC Promotions and Tenure

Published on Monday, July 1, 2024

More than 80 current Medical Center faculty will begin the new academic year with a promotion in rank, newly granted tenure, or both. Faculty are listed alphabetically, by school, in rank order of professor with tenure, associate professor with tenure, professor, and associate professor.

School of Dentistry
Niping Wang
Niping Wang
Professor of Periodontics and Preventive Sciences with Tenure
Stephen Gandy
Stephen Gandy
Promotion to Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Pathology
Deepti Janorkar
Deepti Janorkar
Promotion to Associate Professor of Advanced General Dentistry
Firas Mourad
Firas Mourad
Promotion to Associate Professor of Care Planning and Restorative Sciences
Cynthia Senior
Cynthia Senior
Promotion to Associate Professor of Dental Hygiene
School of Health Related Professions
Angela Burrell
Angela Burrell
Promotion to Professor of Health Administration
Michael Brown
Michael Brown
Promotion to Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
School of Medicine
Erin Dehon
Erin Dehon
Professor of Emergency Medicine with Tenure
Richard Duszak
Richard Duszak
Professor of Radiology with Tenure
Candace Howard
Candace Howard
Promotion to Professor of Radiology with Tenure
Cynthia Karlson
Cynthia Karlson

Promotion to Professor of Pediatrics with Tenure
Gustavo Luzardo
Gustavo Luzardo

Promotion to Professor of Neurosurgery with Tenure
Chad Washington
Chad Washington

Promotion to Professor of Neurosurgery with Tenure
Licy Cardozo Yanes
Licy Cardozo Yanes

Promotion to Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology with Tenure
Xinchun Zhou
Xinchun Zhou

Promotion to Professor of Pathology with Tenure
Svenja Albrecht
Svenja Albrecht

Promotion to Professor of Medicine
Josie Bidwell
Josie Bidwell

Promotion to Professor of Preventive Medicine
Dongmei Cui
Dongmei Cui

Promotion to Professor of Advanced Biomedical Education
Austin Harrison
Austin Harrison

Promotion to Professor of Pediatrics
Yue Lu
Yue Lu

Promotion to Professor of Advanced Biomedical Education
Charles Paine
Charles Paine

Promotion to Professor of Pediatrics
Anand Prem
Anand Prem

Promotion to Professor of Anesthesiology
Lori Reed
Lori Reed

Promotion to Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Mildred Ridgway
Mildred Ridgway

Promotion to Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dustin Sarver
Dustin Sarver
Promotion to Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Melissa Scholes
Melissa Scholes

Promotion to Professor of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery

Laura Vearrier
Laura Vearrier

Promotion to Professor of Emergency Medicine
Sarika Jain
Sarika Jain

Associate Professor of Pathology with Tenure
Sally Huskinson
Sally Huskinson

Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior with Tenure
Utsav Nandi
Utsav Nandi

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine with Tenure
Ana Palei
Ana Palei

Associate Professor of Surgery with Tenure
Josh Speed
Josh Speed

Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics with Tenure
Jorge Vidal
Jorge Vidal

Associate Professor of Cell & Molecular Biology with Tenure
Lorena Amaral
Lorena Amaral

Promotion to Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Emily Boothe
Emily Boothe

Promotion to Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Maria Bueno Rios
Maria Bueno Rios

Promotion to Associate Professor of Medicine
Allison Cruse
Allison Cruse

Promotion to Associate Professor of Dermatology
Alex Da Silva
Alex Da Silva
Promotion to Associate Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
Mauricio De Castro Pretelt
Mauricio De Castro Pretelt

Promotion to Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Neil Duggar
Neil Duggar

Promotion to Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
Scott Gibson
Scott Gibson

Promotion to Associate Professor of Medicine
Manasa Gunturu
Manasa Gunturu

Promotion to Associate Professor of Neurology
Jimmy Hamilton
Jimmy Hamilton

Promotion to Associate Professor of Medicine
Drew Hayslett
Drew Hayslett

Promotion to Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Mitchell Hobbs
Mitchell Hobbs

Promotion to Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Laura Sestokas Humphries
Laura Sestokas Humphries

Promotion to Associate Professor of Surgery
Sara Johnston
Sara Johnston

Promotion to Associate Professor of Pathology
Jasmine Kency
Jasmine Kency

Promotion to Associate Professor of Medicine
Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar

Promotion to Associate Professor of Surgery
Michael Marlin
Michael Marlin

Promotion to Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Seema McKenzie
Seema McKenzie

Promotion to Associate Professor of Medicine
Chelsea Mockbee
Chelsea Mockbee

Promotion to Associate Professor of Dermatology
Jarrett Morgan
Jarrett Morgan

Promotion to Associate Professor of Medicine
Patrick Newman
Patrick Newman

Promotion to Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Charalampos Pantazopoulos
Charalampos Pantazopoulos
Promotion to Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Lampros Papadimitriou
Lampros Papadimitriou

Promotion to Associate Professor of Medicine
Adam Protos
Adam Protos

Promotion to Associate Professor of Surgery
Jeremy Rainey
Jeremy Rainey

Promotion to Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Lauren Rowe-Hobbs
Lauren Rowe-Hobbs

Promotion to Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Sameer Sharma
Sameer Sharma

Promotion to Associate Professor of Neurology
Elizabeth Sims
Elizabeth Sims

Promotion to Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Kevin Sullivan
Kevin Sullivan
Promotion to Associate Professor of Medicine
Athanasios Tsiouris
Athanasios Tsiouris
Promotion to Associate Professor of Surgery
Channing Twyner
Channing Twyner

Promotion to Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Jennifer Villacorta
Jennifer Villacorta

Promotion to Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Caroline Walker
Caroline Walker

Promotion to Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Courtney Walker
Courtney Walker

Promotion to Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Brandon Weatherly
Brandon Weatherly
Promotion to Associate Professor of Radiology
Kristin Weaver
Kristin Weaver

Promotion to Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Jason Williams
Jason Williams

Promotion to Associate Professor of Radiology
Nilda Williams
Nilda Williams

Promotion to Associate Professor of Radiology
School of Nursing
Angela Duck
Angela Duck

Associate Professor of Nursing with Tenure
Michelle Palokas
Michelle Palokas

Promotion to Professor of Nursing
Derek Holt
Derek Holt

Promotion to Associate Professor of Nursing
Melissa Klamm
Melissa Klamm

Promotion to Associate Professor of Nursing
Robyn MacSorley
Robyn MacSorley

Promotion to Associate Professor of Nursing
School of Population Health
Seth Lirette
Seth Lirette
Associate Professor of Data Science with Tenure
William Hillegass
William Hillegass
Promotion to Professor of Data Science
Lori Ward
Lori Ward
Promotion to Associate Professor of Population Health Science
Charles Chima
Charles Chima
Promotion to Associate Professor of Population Health Science