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New Medical Faculty 2014

A complete list of new School of Medicine and School of Nursing faculty for 2014

School of Medicine

Firdos Ahmad, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of medicine

Shazma Ali, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Assistant in surgery

Bret Alvis, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of anesthesiology

Morgan D. Anderson, B.S., M.D.
Clinical fellow in radiology and radiological sciences

Narender Annapureddy, B.M.
Assistant professor of medicine

Sade Arinze, B.Sc., M.D.
Clinical fellow in medicine

Shanna A. Arnold, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Research instructor in pathology, microbiology and immunology

Sandeep S. Arora, M.B.B.S.
Instructor in clinical radiology and radiological sciences

Manuel Ascano Jr., B.S., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of biochemistry

Frank R. Avilucea, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation

Justin M. Bachmann, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in medicine

Naira Baregamian, B.A., M.D., M.S.M.
Assistant professor of surgery

April L. Barnado, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in medicine

Ben Barton, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical cardiac surgery

Sharmin Basher, B.S., M.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine

Gerasimos Bastas, B.S., M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation

Cosmin Bejan, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of biomedical informatics

Sarah E. Blumberg, B.S., M.S., Ed.D.
Assistant in pediatrics

Erica A. Bowton, B.S., Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of medical education and administration

Kathryn E. Bradley, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in clinical neurology

Elizabeth Bradshaw, B.S., M.S.
Assistant in medicine

Ashley Brady, B.A., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of medical education and administration

Debra Braun-Courville, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical pediatrics

Suzanne Brown, B.A., M.D., M.S.
Assistant professor of medicine

Suzanne N. Bryce, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in emergency medicine

Reuben A. Bueno Jr., B.A., M.D.
Associate professor of plastic surgery

Dylan T. Burnette, B.S., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of cell and developmental biology

Leslie Burton, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics

Jesse M. Byram, B.S., M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine

Belinda Caldwell, B.S., M.S.
Instructor in clinical obstetrics and gynecology

Maria E. Carlo, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in medicine

Megan F. Carns, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical pediatrics

John C. Champion, B.S.E., MBA, M.D.
Instructor in emergency medicine

Rakesh Chandra, B.S., M.D.
Associate professor of otolaryngology

Deepa Chandrasekaran, M.S., O.D.
Instructor in clinical ophthalmology and visual sciences

Cody Chastain, B.Sc., M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine

James G. Chelnis, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in ophthalmology and visual sciences

Guanhua Chen, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of biostatistics

David H. Chestnut, B.A., M.D.
Professor of anesthesiology

Kelsey Chinnadurai, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Assistant in anesthesiology

Jason Christensen, B.A., M.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics

Helen Chung-Hussain, B.S.
Instructor in clinical medicine

Matthew Clavenna, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in otolaryngology

Channing Clawson, B.S., M.N.S.
Assistant in surgery

Derek P. Claxton, B.S., Ph.D.
Research instructor in molecular physiology and biophysics

Kate Clouse, B.S., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of medicine

Ouida Collins, B.S., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Instructor in clinical medicine

Jennifer Craig, B.A., M.S.
Assistant in otolaryngology

Jennifer Crichton, A.D.N., M.S.N.
Assistant in anesthesiology

Kristina M. Crocker, A.S.N., B.S.N., M.S.N.
Assistant in physical medicine and rehabilitation

Christopher L. Cropsey, B.M., M.D.
Assistant professor of anesthesiology

George H. Crossley, B.S., M.S., M.D.
Associate professor of clinical medicine

Melissa E. Danko, B.A., M.D.
Assistant professor of pediatric surgery

Matthew Danter, M.D.
Instructor in cardiac surgery

Marco Davila, B.S., M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of medicine

Glen S. Davis, B.S., D.M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical oral and maxillofacial surgery

Stephen A. Deppen, B.S., M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of thoracic surgery

Mary DiMiceli, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of anesthesiology

Robert Disantis, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical medicine

Christopher H. Dodd, B.S., Ph.D., M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical pediatrics

Rowena J. Dolor, B.A., M.D., M.H.S.
Adjunct associate professor of medicine

Laura  L. Dugan, B.S., M.D.
Professor of medicine

Katherine E. Eder, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in clinical neurology

Jacob Eichenberger, B.S., M.D.
Research fellow trainee

Eugene C. Eiland, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in emergency medicine

Christopher S. English, B.A., M.S., M.D.
Instructor in medicine

Swathi Eyyunni, B.S., D.O.
Assistant professor of clinical pediatrics

Daniel Fabbri, B.S., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of biomedical informatics

Laura Fairbrother, B.S., M.S.
Assistant in pediatrics

Luke R. Finck, B.S., M.A., Ed.D.
Instructor in medical education and administration

English C. Flack, B.S., M.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical pediatrics

Mara Fleischer, B.A., Psy.D.
Assistant professor of clinical psychiatry

Lauren Fletcher, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Assistant in surgery

Thomas L. Force, A.B., M.D.
Professor of medicine

John R. Foster, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in clinical anesthesiology

Leslie C. Fowler, B.A., M.Ed.
Assistant in anesthesiology

Matthew S. Freiberg, B.S., M.D., M.Sc.
Associate professor of clinical medicine

Cristi L. Galindo, B.S., Ph.D., MBA
Research assistant professor of medicine

Ryan Gant, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine

Jacquelyn Garner, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Assistant in anesthesiology

LaTamara Q. Garrett, B.S., M.S.
Assistant in pediatrics

Justin A. Godown, B.S.Ch.E., M.D.
Instructor of pediatrics

Maria Golson, B.S., Ph.D.
Instructor in medicine

Raul Gonzalez, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in pathology, microbiology and immunology

Caitlin M. Grabarits, B.A., M.G.C.
Associate in obstetrics and gynecology

Justin M. Gregory, B.S., M.D.
Clinical fellow in pediatrics

Shawn A. Gregory, B.S., M.D., M.M.S.
Associate professor of clinical medicine

Jennifer H. Gutierrez, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in clinical anesthesiology

Adam Guttentag, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical radiology and radiological sciences

Susan H. Guttentag, B.A., M.D.
Professor of pediatrics

Nicholas A. Haglund, B.A., B.S., M.D.
Instructor in medicine

Robert Hall, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine

Stephen Halliday, B.S., M.D.
Clinical fellow in medicine

Ariella Hanker, B.S., Ph.D.
Research instructor in medicine

Lara B. Harvey, B.A., M.D., M.P.H.
Instructor in clinical obstetrics and gynecology

Michael Harvey, B.S., Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of neurological surgery

Leah H. Harwell, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Assistant in anesthesiology

John Heaphy, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in otolaryngology

Josh M. Heck, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in radiology and radiological sciences

Mark G. Heidel, M.D.
Clinical fellow in radiology and radiological sciences sciences

Adam Hicks, B.Med.Sc., D.P.M.
Senior associate in orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation

Timothy J. Hohman, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Research instructor in neurology

Nona M. Hollenbaugh, B.S., D.O.
Instructor in clinical anesthesiology

Lynn Holliday, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in clinical medicine

Ellen M. House, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of psychiatry

Matthew O. Hubbard, B.S., M.D., M.S.
Instructor in surgery

Elizabeth L. Huggins, B.S., M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine

Michaela G. Ibach, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in clinical pediatrics

Nara G. Ingram, M.D., Ph.D.
Instructor in psychiatry

Nitin B. Jain, M.B., M.S.P.H.
Associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation

Douglas B. Johnson, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine

Brittany Jones, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical pediatrics

Benjamin E. Jordan, M.D.
Clinical fellow in radiology and radiological sciences

Steven A. Kahn, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in surgery

Clayton A. Kaiser, B.S.E., M.D.
Assistant professor of cardiac surgery

Arion Kennedy, B.S., Ph.D.
Research instructor in molecular physiology and biophysics

Adam King, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical anesthesiology

Austin Kirschner, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., M.D.
Assistant professor of radiation oncology

Kathleen Koehler, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Assistant in anesthesiology

Yaa A. Kumah-Crystal, B.A., M.A., M.D.
Research fellow in biomedical informatics

Oscar Kuruvilla, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in ophthalmology and visual sciences

Elizabeth Lake, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical neurology

Wendell Lake, B.S., M.S., M.D.
Instructor in clinical neurological surgery

Hind Lal, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of medicine

Vita Lamberson, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in clinical pediatrics

Lisa Langmesser, B.S., M.S., M.H.S.
Assistant in urologic surgery

Cenchrea Lanier, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine

Louise Lantier, M.E., Ph.D.
Research instructor in molecular physiology and biophysics

Richard W. LaRue, B.S., M.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine

Joni E. Lee, B.S.
Assistant in pediatric surgery

Charles Lei, B.A., M.D.
Assistant professor of emergency medicine

Avriel Linane, B.S., D.O.
Instructor in clinical neurology

Reid Longmuir, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences

Weifeng Luo, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Research instructor of surgery

Mark Lusco, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology

Camila B. Lyon, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of anesthesiology

Tracy Marien, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in urologic surgery

Phillip R. Mason, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation

Kelley J. Mast, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology

Ryota Masuzaki, M.D., Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of surgery

Lindsay Mayberry, B.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Satterwhiter Research Instructor in Medicine

Robert L. McFeeters, B.S., Ph.D.
Visiting associate professor of biochemistry

Lindsey C. McKernan, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of clinical psychiatry

Robert W. McMinn, D.D.S.
Assistant professor of clinical oral and maxillofacial surgery

Antje Mefferd, M.A., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of hearing and speech sciences

Amina I. Merchant, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in Surgery

Natasa Miljkovic, M.D., M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation

Smriti Mishra, Ph.D.
Research instructor in molecular physiology and biophysics

Gioconda J. Mojica, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences

Kelvin A. Moses, B.S., Ph.D., M.D.
Assistant professor of urologic surgery

Javid J. Moslehi, B.A., M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine

Jonathan D. Mosley, B.S., M.D., Ph.D.
Instructor in medicine

Anamika B. Mukherjee, B.S., M.S., M.D.
Instructor in clinical pediatrics

Young-Jae Nam, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of medicine

George E. Nelson, A.B., M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine

Tamasyn Nelson, B.A., D.O.
Assistant professor of pediatrics

Amy M. Nguyen, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in otolaryngology

Maribeth R. Nicholson, B.S., M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant professor of pediatrics

Alexandria N. Nickless, B.A., D.O.
Instructor in clinical anesthesiology

Jennifer Noto, B.S., Ph.D.
Research instructor in medicine

Amanda Olson, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in clinical medicine

Brock O’Neil, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in urologic surgery

Robyn B. Packer, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Assistant in anesthesiology

Lindsay Pagano, B.A., M.D.
Clinical fellow in pediatrics

Peter Paik, B.S., M.A., M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical medicine

Leah M. Parrish, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Assistant in surgery

Shriji Patel, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in ophthalmology and visual sciences

Ira E. Phillips III, S.B., A.M., M.D.
Assistant professor of psychiatry

Richard A. Pierce, B.S., Ph.D., M.D.
Assistant professor of surgery

Monica Pierson, B.S.N., M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical pediatrics

Piotr P. Pilarski, A.B., M.D.
Clinical fellow in medicine

Jennifer S. Poole, B.A., M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical medicine

Thomas W. Popp, B.A., D.D.S.
Assistant professor of clinical oral and maxillofacial surgery

Anna E. Prestwich, B.A., M.S.N.
Assistant in surgery

Norman C. Quesada, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical medicine

Tara Ramachandra, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in otolaryngology

Swati D. Rane, B.E., M.S., Ph.D.
Instructor in radiology and radiological sciences

Peter F. Rebeiro, B.A., Sc.M., M.H.S., Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of medicine

Sujana K. Reddy, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in clinical medicine

Matthias L. Riess, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of clinical anesthesiology

Rhonda Rippy, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Assistant in anesthesiology

Jordan D. Rupp, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in emergency medicine

Denise Sadler, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Assistant in anesthesiology

Blake Saltaformaggio, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in radiology and radiological sciences

Kim Sandler, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in radiology and radiological sciences

Michael R. Savona, B.A., M.D.
Associate professor of medicine

Aditi Saxena, B.S., M.D.
Clinical fellow in medicine

Kristen R. Scarpato, B.A., M.P.H., M.D.
Instructor in urologic surgery

Jonathan E. Schmitz, A.B., M.Phil., Ph.D., M.D.
Instructor in pathology, microbiology and immunology

Andrew Shaw, B.Sc., M.B.B.S.
Professor of anesthesiology

Quanhu Sheng, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Research instructor in cancer biology

M. Benjamin Shoemaker, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in medicine

Yuval Silberman, B.A., Ph.D.
Research instructor in molecular physiology and biophysics

Bantayehu Sileshi, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of anesthesiology

Kira Simpson, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Assistant in surgery

Christopher M. Sizemore, B.S., D.O.
Assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology

David S. Smith, B.S., A.M., Ph.D.
Research assistant professor in radiology and radiological sciences

Christopher M. Sobey, B.A., M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical anesthesiology

Jenna H. Sobey, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of anesthesiology

Brooke Soden, B.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of otolaryngology

Lance Spacek, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in medicine

Thomas K. Spain Jr., B.S., M.D.
Instructor in medicine

Lucy B. Spalluto, B.A., M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical radiology and radiological sciences

Karen E. Speck, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of pediatric surgery

Steven S. Spires, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine

John Staubitz, B.S., M.Ed.
Assistant in pediatrics

Jaron Sullivan, B.A., M.D.
Assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation

Bong Hwan Sung, M.S., Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of cancer biology

Sunya M. Sweeney, B.A., M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical oral and maxillofacial surgery

Michael F. Tabone, B.S., D.O.
Clinical fellow in radiology and radiological sciences

Zheng Zheng Tang, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of biostatistics

Kirk Thame, M.B.B.S.
Associate professor of clinical pediatrics

Timothy H. Thomas, B.M.E., M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical pediatrics

Jennifer L. Thompson, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology

Natalie J. Thornburg, B.S., Ph.D.
Research instructor of pediatrics

Hilary A. Tindle, B.A., M.D., M.P.H.
Associate professor of medicine

Molly Truesdale, B.A., M.S.N.
Assistant in surgery

Andrea C. Tullos, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Instructor in clinical obstetrics and gynecology

Pilar Vetsch, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Assistant in urologic surgery

Anna Vinson, B.S., Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of biochemistry

Rifat Wahab, D.O., B.S., M.D.
Instructor in radiology and radiological sciences

David W. Walsh, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical medicine

Xiaojing Wang, B.A., Ph.D.
Research instructor in biomedical informatics

Lauren A. Weaver, B.A., M.S.
Assistant in pediatrics

Wei-Qi Wei, M.Med., Ph.D.
Instructor in biomedical informatics

Holly Westervelt, B.A., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of clinical neurology

Amanda L. Whiteman, B.A., B.S.N., M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine

Paul S. Whiting, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation

Christine C. Whitmore, B.S., M.A., Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of health policy

Krista L. Wilhelmson, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in surgery

Tiffany A. Wills, B.S., Ph.D.
Research instructor in molecular physiology and biophysics

Jo Ellen Wilson, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in psychiatry

Emily B. Winberry, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in clinical pediatrics

Cheyenne L. Wiseman, B.A., M.D.
Clinical fellow in orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation

Jeannie M. Wood, B.S., M.S.N.
Assistant in oral and maxillofacial surgery

Megan Wood, B.S., M.D.
Instructor in otolaryngology

Andrew R. Wooldridge, B.Eng., M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine

Kathleene T. Wooldridge, B.A., M.D.
Instructor in medicine

Tiffany Woynaroski, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of hearing and speech sciences

Aaron Yang, B.S., M.D.
Assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation

Ran Ye, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Research instructor in pharmacology

Maame Y. Yiadom, A.B., M.P.H., M.D.
Assistant professor of emergency medicine

Kathryn Zahour, B.A., M.S., M.S.N.
Assistant in surgery

Nusrat A. Zaman, B.A., M.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics

Marija Zanic, Ph.D
Assistant professor of cell and developmental biology

Rinat Zaynagetdinov, M.D., Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of medicine

Jana Zbinden, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Assistant in surgery

Qin Zhang, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Research instructor in medicine

Jing Zhu, M.B., M.Med., Ph.D.
Research instructor of surgery

Xiaodong Zhu, B.A., M.Sc.
Research instructor in cell and developmental biology

School of Nursing

Meghan Anderson, M.S.N., CPNP-AC
Instructor in clinical nursing

Carole Bartoo, M.S.N., R.N., AGNPCNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing

Susan Beaird, M.S.N., CPNP-PC
Instructor in clinical nursing

Denise Billingsley, M.S.N., FNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing

Cherry Chassan, D.N.P., ACNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing

Courtney Cook, D.N.P., ACPN-BC
Instructor in nursing

Mary Eva Dye, M.S.N., NNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing

Catherine Evans, M.S.N., FNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing

Paula Foster, M.S.W., LCSW
Assistant in clinical nursing (social work)

Amy Hall, M.S.N., NNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing

Jill Harris, M.S.N., R.N.
Instructor in nursing

Amy Hunt, M.S.N., CPNP-AC
Instructor in clinical nursing

Catherine Ivory, Ph.D., RNC-OB, RN-BC
Assistant professor of nursing

Pamela Jones, D.N.P., R.N., NEA-BC
Associate professor of nursing

April Kapu, D.N.P., ACNP-BC, FAANP
Associate professor of clinical nursing

Desiree Krass, M.S.N., CPNP-AC, CCRN, CPN
Instructor in clinical nursing

Lauren King, M.S.N., CPNP-AC
Instructor in clinical nursing

Kristel Lassiter, M.S.N., NNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing

Aimee L. Longo, M.S.N., NNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing

Katie W. Luck, M.S.N., CPNP
Instructor in clinical nursing

Cathy Maxwell, Ph.D., R.N.
Assistant professor of nursing

Jane Miller, M.S.N., CPNP
Instructor in clinical nursing

Jeremy Neal, Ph.D., R.N., CNM
Assistant professor of nursing

Lesley Ann Owen, M.S.N., R.N.
Instructor in nursing

Annette Pacetti, M.S.N., NNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing

Mary Lauren Pfieffer, M.S.N., FNP-BC
Instructor in nursing

Rebecca Pryjmak, M.S.N., CPNP-PC
Instructor in clinical nursing

Bethany Rhoten, Ph.D., ACPN-BC
Assistant professor of nursing

Amy Robertson, M.S.N., FNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing

Jessica Simpson, M.S.N., NNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing

Claire Slone, M.S.N., NNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing

Judson Smith, M.S.N., FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC
Instructor in nursing

LeTizia Smith, M.S.N., PMHNP-BC
Instructor in nursing

Jannyse Starks, D.N.P., FNP-BC
Instructor in nursing

Tamara J. Wallace, D.N.P., NNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing

Cristina Warren, M.S.N., R.N.
Instructor in clinical nursing

Sarah Wilkerson, M.S.N., CPNP
Instructor in clinical nursing