School of Medicine - Faculty Affairs

Council of the School of Medicine

Toni M. Ganzel, M.D., M.B.A., Interim Dean, Chair

Fred Roisen, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology

Mark V. Boswell, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Ronald Gregg, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Daniel Danzl, M.D., Professor and Chair, Emergency Medicine

James O'Brien, M.D., Professor and Chair, Family and Geriatric Medicine

Jesse Roman, M.D., Professor and Chair, Medicine

David W. Hein, Ph.D., Professor and Interim Chair, Microbiology and Immunology

Jonathan Hodes, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor and Acting Chair, Neurological Surgery

Robert Friedland, M.D., Professor and Chair, Neurology

Sharmila Makhija, M.D., Professor and Chair, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health

Henry Kaplan, M.D., Professor and Chair, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Craig Roberts, M.D., Professor and Chair, Orthopedic Surgery

Ronald Elin, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Gerard P. Rabalais, M.D., MHA, Professor and Chair, Pediatrics

David W. Hein, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Irving G. Joshua, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Physiology and Biophysics

Allan Tasman, M.D., Professor and Chair, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Shiao Y. Woo, M.D., Professor and Chair, Radiation Oncology

Gregory C. Postel, M.D., Professor and Chair, Radiology

Kelly McMasters, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Surgery

Murali K. Ankem, M.D., Professor and Chair, Urology

Vandra Harris, Medical Student

Erik Korte, Graduate Student

  School of Medicine Representatives to the University Faculty Senate

Nobuyuki Kuwabara, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology

Forest Arnold, D.O., Assistant Professor, Medicine

Sham Kakar, Ph.D., Professor, Physiology and Biophysics

Steven Nakajima, M.D., Associate Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health

Pamela Feldhoff, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Lawrence Hunt, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology

Saeed Jortani, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Bradley Keller, M.D., Professor, Pediatrics

Rona Roberts, M.D., Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Steven Myers, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Richard Downs, M.D., Assistant Professor, Radiology

Lawrence Hunt, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology

  Faculty Forum

Toni M. Ganzel, M.D., M.B.A., Interim Dean, Chair

George Mower, Ph.D., Professor, Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology

Heidi Koenig, M.D., Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

James Wittliff, Ph.D., Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Ray Orthober, M.D., Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

Paul Simmons, Ph.D., Clinical Professor, Family and Geriatric Medicine

Christopher Sweeney, M.D., Associate Professor, Medicine

Barbara Head, Ph.D., R.N., Assistant Professor, Medicine

Rakesh Gopinathannair, M.D., Assistant Professor, Medicine

Pascale Alard, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Immunology

Michal Hetman, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery

Vinay Puri, M.D., Professor of Neurology

Michael Milam, M.D., Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health

Hui Shao, M.D., Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Michael Voor, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

James Miller, Ph.D., Professor, Pathology and Laborabory Medicine

Kupper Wintergest, M.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

John Stutts, M.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Melissa Currie, M.D., Associate Professor, Pediatrics

LaCreis R. Kidd, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Stanley D'Souza, Ph.D., Professor, Physiology and Biophysics

Jennifer Le, M.D., Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

David Wilson, M.S., Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology

Chin Ng, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Radiology

Julie Goldman, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor, Surgery

Jeremy Tonkin, M.D., Assistant Professor, Urology

Sneha Pampati, Medical Student

Nicholas Nelson, Graduate Student

Amanda Pocratscy, Graduate Student

Robert Friedland, M.D., Professor and Chair, Neurology, Medical Council Representataive

Ronald Gregg, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Council Representative

 Educational Policy Committee

Monica Ann Shaw, M.D., Associate Dean for Medical Education, Chair

 Elected Members:

Jennifer Koch, M.D., Assistant Professor, Medicine

Pradip Patel, M.D., Associate Professor, Pediatrics

W. Michael Williams, M.D., Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Jennifer Brueckner, Ph.D., Professor, Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology

Sarah Hawkins, 2nd year medical student

Nate Hicks, 3rd year medical student

Tony Mozer, 4th year medical student

Members Appointed by the Dean:

Rebecca Tamas, M.D., Instructor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Mary Fallat, M.D., Professor, Surgery **

Dale Schushke, Ph.D., Professor, Physiology and Biophysics

Richard Miller, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology

 Performance Criteria and Economic Welfare Committee

Nobuyuki Kuwabara, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, Chair

Deborah Davis, D.N.S., Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Kristine Krueger, M.D., Professor, Medicine

Joseph Parker, Jr., M.D., Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Nancy Martin, Ph.D., Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Patrick Harris, Ph.D., Professor, Physiology and Biophysics

Jeffrey King, M.D., Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health

Craig Silverman, M.D., Professor, Radiation Oncology

Rules, Policies, and Credentials Committee

Eva Markham, Ed.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

J. Pat Moore, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology

Jill Preminger, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Surgery

Michael Mills, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology

Rita Coram, M.D., Assistant Professor, Medicine

Houda Alatassi, M.D., Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Eric Burton, M.D., Assistant Professor, Neurology

Promotion, Appointment, and Tenure Committee

Keith Davis, Ph.D., Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Douglas Dean, Ph.D., Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Rifaat El-Mallakh, M.D., Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Carolyn Klinge, Ph.D., Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Ron Paul, M.D., Professor, Pediatrics

David Doukas, M.D., Professor, Family and Geriatric Medicine

Huang Ge Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Microbiology and Immunology

Mirzada Kurbasic, M.D., Professor, Pediatrics

Kenneth McLeish, M.D., Professor, Medicine

Nigel Cooper, M.D., Professor, Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology

 Research Committee

Michele Kosiewicz, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, Chair

David Samuelson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Craig McClain, M.D., Professor, Medicine

Glenn McGregor, M.D., Professer, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Lonnie Sears, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Maureen McCall, M.D., Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Sham Kakar, Ph.D., Professor, Physiology and Biophysics

Michael Hughes, M.D., Assistant Professor, Surgery

 Student Admissions Committee

Stephen Wheeler, M.D., Associate Professor, Family and Geriatric Medicine and Associate Dean for Admissions, Chair

 Elected Members:

Salvatore Bertolone, M.D., Professor, Pediatrics

Andrew Roberts, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Physiology and Biophysics

Ferrell Campbell, Ph.D., Professor, Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology

Steven Ellis, Ph.D., Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Robert Caudill, M.D., Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Monica Shaw, M.D., Associate Professor, Medicine

Nolan Boyd, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Surgery

Angela Wetherton, M.D., Assistant Professor, Family and Geriatric Medicine

Cyrita Haines, 2nd year medical student

Ryan Jones, 3rd year medical student

David Strickland, 4th year medical student

Members Appointed by the Dean:

V. Faye Jones, M.D., Professor, Pediatrics

Laurie Ballew, M.D., Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Christina Butler, M.D., Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Rafael Fernandez-Botran, M.D., Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Stephanie Gibson, M.D., Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Steve Houghland, M.D., Associate Professor, Medicine

Vinay Puri, M.D., Professor, Neurology

Sheldon Bond, M.D., Professor, Surgery

Michael Ostapchuk, M.D., Associate Professor, Family and Geriatric Medicine

Laura Clark, M.D., Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Kenneth Holtzapple, M.D., Community Representative

Donald Pomeroy, M.D., Community Representative

Daniel Varga, M.D., Community Representative

Shorye Payne, M.D., Community Representative

Jignesh N. Shaw, M.D., Community Representative

Raymond Orthober, M.D., Community Representative

Janet Honchell, M.D., Community Representative

Michael Needleman, M.D., Community Representative

Lowell Katz, M.D., Community Representative

Stephanie Hill Dailey, M.D., Community Representative

Andrew Hidgon, 2nd year medical student

Shakira Powell, 3rd year medical student

 Student Academic Grievance Committee

Colleen Ryan, M.D., Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Richard Miller, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology

Phillip Bressoud, M.D., Associate Professor, Medicine

Elaine Martin, M.D., Associate Professor, Pediatrics

David Lominadze, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Physiology and Biophysics

Samuel Scott, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology

Jewell Gaulding, 2nd year medical student

Kaitlin Gibler, 3rd year medical student

John Fox, 4th year medical student

Matthew Hamilton, Graduate Student

Brynn Dombroski, Graduate Student

Ali Al Maqableh, Graduate Student

Professor Brenda Hart, Director of Student Affairs, J. B. Speed School of Enginnering, Grievance Officer

Student Promotions Committee

Michael Ostapchuk, M.D., Associate Professor of Family and Geriatric Medicine, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Student Affairs, Chair

Guillermo Rougier, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology

Michael Heine, M.D., Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Steven Ellis, Ph.D., Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Melissa Platt, M.D., Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

Jeri Reid, M.D., Associate Professor, Family and Geriatric Medicine

Amy Holthouser, M.D., Assistant Professor, Medicine

Yousef Abu-Kwaik, Ph.D., Professor, Microbiology and Immunology

Michael Park, M.D., Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery

Rita Fleming, M.D., Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health

Shigeo Tamiya, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Mana Moghadamfalahi, M.D., Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Pradip Patel, M.D., Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Donald Nerland, Ph.D., Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Jeffrey Falcone, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Physiology and Biophysics

Theodore Feldmann, M.D., Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Tracy VanMeter, M.D., Assistant Professor, Radiology

Michael McCafferty, M.D., Associate Professor, Surgery

Ashley Dickinson, 2nd year medical student

Brittney Richardson, 3rd year medical student

Rick Semones, 4th year medical student

Student Prizes and Awards Committee

Mary Jo White, Director of Student Affairs, Chair

Steven Wheeler, M.D., Associate Professor, Family and Geriatric Medicine and Associate Dean for Admissions

John Roberts, M.D., Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Rita Colella, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology

 Student Travel Advisory Committee

Mary Jo White, Director of Student Affairs, Chair