A complete list of new School of Medicine and School of Nursing faculty for 2012
School of Medicine
Aqeela Afzal, Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of neurological surgery
Francisco Aguirre, M.D.
Instructor in clinical obstetrics and gynecology
Neda Ahmadi, M.D.
Instructor in otolaryngology
Syed Toufeeq Ahmed, Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of biomedical informatics
Joseph A. Akamah, M.D., M.P.H., FACC
Assistant professor of medicine
Christine S. Allocco, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Cindy Kate Anderson, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Benjamin Lau Andrews, M.D.
Instructor in medicine
Linda K. Armstrong, D.O.
Instructor in radiology and radiological sciences
Thomas Michael Austin, M.D.
Assistant professor of anesthesiology
Brian D. Bales, M.D.
Instructor in emergency medicine
Christopher M. Baron, M.D.
Assistant professor of radiology and radiological sciences
Terrence J. Barrett, D.O.
Instructor in radiology and radiological sciences
Jeffrey C. Bassett, M.D.
Instructor in urologic surgery
Howard B.A. Baum, M.D.
Associate professor of clinical medicine
Deana Marci Beard, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Susan P. Bell, M.D.
Instructor in medicine
John Benjamin, M.B.B.S., M.P.H.
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Aaron D. Benson, M.D.
Instructor in urologic surgery
Sarah M. Benson, M.S.N., R.N.
Assistant in medicine
Amar B. Bhatt, M.D.
Instructor in clinical neurology
James W. Bodfish, Ph.D.
Research professor of hearing and speech sciences
Amy L. Bowser, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Richard A. Breeden, DPM
Senior associate in orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation
Steven E. Brooks, M.D.
Instructor in surgery
Michael A. Bryant, PA-C
Assistant in neurological surgery
Amanda K. Buck, Ph.D.
Instructor in radiology and radiological sciences
Susan Bursch, M.S.N.
Assistant in surgery
Ian R. Byram, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation
Juan A. Cabrera, M.D.
Assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Daphne Carlson-Bremer, Ph.D., D.V.M., M.P.V
Research assistant professor of preventive medicine
Adam W. Cates, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Rosette J. Chakkalakal, M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine
Lola B. Chambless, M.D.
Assistant professor of neurological surgery
Brian A. Chauder, Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of biochemistry
Neeta D. Chaudhary, M.D., Ph.D.
Instructor in surgery
Sivakumar Chinnadurai, M.D.
Assistant professor of otolaryngology
Sooja Cho, M.D.
Assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Cecilia P. Chung, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant professor of medicine
Debra Kay Cirone, M.S.N.
Assistant in anesthesiology
John B. Cleek, M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine
Lynn E. Moore Clement, M.S.N., R.N.
Assistant in medicine
Mark A. Cobb, M.D.
Assistant professor of neurological surgery
Douglas J. Connor, M.D.
Instructor in clinical orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation
Trisha L. Cooper, M.S.N.
Assistant in neurological surgery
Paulina Monika Cornatzer, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical medicine
Emily Cote, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Laura Swann Craddock, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Jun Dai, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of medicine
Jill M. Danford, M.D.
Instructor in clinical obstetrics and gynecology
April DeMers, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Bradley M. Dennis, M.D.
Instructor in surgery
Mohamed Mokhtar Desouki, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology
Laura Dixon, M.S.N.
Assistant in neurology
Paula Donahue, DPT, MBA, CLT
Research assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Stacy L. Dorris, M.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Richard D. Dortch, Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of radiology and radiological sciences
Elizabeth A. Dovec, M.D.
Instructor in surgery
Katherine A. Dykes, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology
Shannon C. Eastham, M.D.
Instructor in surgery
Emily Ann Eckert, M.S.N.
Research instructor in surgery
Wendy Drew Ellis, M.D.
Assistant professor of radiology and radiological sciences
QiPing Feng, Ph.D.
Research instructor in medicine
Lindy Fenlason, M.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Nicholas Ferrell, Ph.D.
Research instructor in medicine
Susan Ficken, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Rachel Fissell, M.D., M.S.
Assistant professor of medicine
William Henry Fissell, M.D.
Associate professor of clinical medicine
Erin Flaherty, M.D.
Instructor in clinical anesthesiology
Kevin Dale Flemmons, M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine
Kim Frank, M.Ed.
Assistant in pediatrics
Jerry M. Franklin, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Assistant professor of clinical medicine
Nicole Y. Franklin, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical psychiatry
Andrew R. Fras, M.D.
Instructor in orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation
Walter R. Frontera, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Cary Fu, M.D.
Assistant professor of neurology
Shanna Gaither, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Maalobeeka Gangopadhyay, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical psychiatry
Jacqueline N. Gauthier, M.S.N.
Assistant in pediatrics
Lan Lin Gellert, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology
Nan Gentry, M.S.N.
Instructor in clinical obstetrics and gynecology
Jennifer M. Giltnane, M.D., Ph.D.
Instructor in pathology, microbiology and immunology
Glenn T. Gobbel, Ph.D., D.V.M.
Research assistant professor of medicine
Meredith Golden, P.A.
Assistant in anesthesiology
Houston F. Graves, M.D., J.D.
Instructor in radiology and radiological sciences
Susan Leigh Greenhut, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical medicine
Carol A. Griffin, M.S.N.
Instructor in obstetrics and gynecology
Barbara Jackson Grimm, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Patrick J. Grohar, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Brad A. Grueter, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of anesthesiology
Carrie Alicia Grueter, Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of anesthesiology
Maria Hadjifrangiskou, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology
Mersiha Hadziahmetovic, M.D.
Assistant professor of radiation oncology
Kenya M. Hall, R.N.
Assistant in medicine
Mohamed H. Hassanein, Ph.D.
Research instructor in medicine
Katie R. Hausmann, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical medicine
Deborah Hawkins, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Nicola L. Hempel, M.S.N.
Assistant in surgery
Meghan Hendrickson, M.S.N.
Instructor in clinical obstetrics and gynecology
Antonio Hernandez, M.D.
Associate professor of clinical anesthesiology
Ciria Quintero Hernandez, M.D., Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of neurology
Matthew D. Hess, M.D.
Instructor in orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation
Kent K. Higdon, M.D.
Assistant professor of plastic surgery
Jonathan Holt, D.O., M.S.
Assistant professor of biomedical informatics
Charles Louis Huddleston, M.D.
Assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Sean G. Hughes, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical medicine
Olivia A. Hutul, M.D.
Instructor in clinical obstetrics and gynecology
Hyun Seok Hwang, Ph.D.
Research instructor in medicine
Kamran Idrees, M.D., FACS
Assistant professor of surgery
Stephanie Israel, M.D.
Instructor in clinical pediatrics
Kaitlin C. James, M.D.
Assistant professor of neurology
Sarah Sanders Jaser, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Angela L. Jefferson, Ph.D.
Associate professor of neurology
Peilin Jia, Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of biomedical informatics
Susan Oommen John, M.D.
Instructor in clinical pediatrics
David P. Johnson, M.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Jennifer A. Johnson, D.O.
Instructor in pediatrics
Benjamin J. Johnston, M.D.
Instructor in clinical otolaryngology
Edmond K. Kabagambe, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Associate professor of clinical medicine
Li Kang, Ph.D.
Research instructor in molecular physiology and biophysics
Ariel D. Kappa, M.S.N.
Assistant in anesthesiology
Mary Ann Keenan, DMP
Associate in radiology and radiological sciences
Jennifer Kennedy, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Deepa Varshney Keriwala, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of clinical medicine
Donghak Kim, Ph.D.
Research associate professor of biochemistry
Anna Kirk, M.S.N.
Instructor in clinical obstetrics and gynecology
Jennifer Konopka, Ph.D.
Instructor in pediatrics
Avinash B. Kumar, M.B.B.S.
Associate professor of clinical anesthesiology
Scott J. Kutscher, M.D.
Assistant professor of neurology
Cheryl L. Laffer, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of clinical medicine
Jennifer Lane, M.D.
Instructor in clinical medicine
Deborah A. Lannigan, Ph.D.
Research associate professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology
Erin J. Leahy, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical medicine
Brian Lehmann, Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of biochemistry
Christoph U. Lehmann, M.D.
Professor of clinical pediatrics
Jeffrey Levea, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical medicine
Allison Limpert, Ph.D.
Research instructor in biochemistry
Carrie Holloway Lind, M.D.
Instructor in pediatrics
Jeffrey S. Litt, M.D.
Instructor in surgery
Christi Locklear, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Carlos Lopez, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of cancer biology
Amanda Lorinc, M.D.
Assistant professor of anesthesiology
Christine M. Lovly, M.D., Ph.D.
Instructor in medicine
Jamie Lowe, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Adam L. Luginbuhl, M.D.
Instructor in clinical otolaryngology
Yu Luo, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of radiology and radiological sciences
Ian G. Macara, Ph.D.
Professor of cell and developmental biology
Christine MacLean, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Meenakshi S. Madhur, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of medicine
Bernardo A. Mainou, Ph.D.
Instructor in pediatrics
Khubaib Mapara, M.D.
Assistant professor of surgery
Christina Marasco, Ph.D.
Instructor in medical education and administration
Sijo Mathew, Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of medicine
James H. McCrory, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical pediatrics
Janel R. McLean, Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of cell and developmental biology
Catherine Ann Kelly McQueen, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate professor of clinical anesthesiology
Katharine McReynolds, R.N., M.Sc., M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Stephanie Mehr, M.S.N.
Assistant in anesthesiology
Susan M. Mijka, Ph.D.
Research associate professor of medicine
Lisa D. Milam, M.S.N.
Instructor in clinical obstetrics and gynecology
Matthew Mizukawa, D.M.D.
Assistant professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery
J. Mocco, M.D., M.S.
Associate professor of neurological surgery
Meredith J. Montero Brandt, M.D.
Instructor in otolaryngology
Alicia Katherine Morgans, M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine
Julie A. Moyers, M.D.
Instructor in radiology and radiological sciences
Jennifer C. Muckala, M.A.
Assistant in otolaryngology
Kaushik Mukherjee, M.D.
Instructor in surgery
Alison C. Mullaly, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology
Robert Cory Myers, MSN, MSSW
Assistant in psychiatry
Terunaga Nakagawa, M.D., Ph.D.
Research associate professor of molecular physiology and biophysics
Sarah Jean Nechuta, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assistant professor of medicine
Daniel R. Nelson, M.D.
Instructor in orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation
Carol Lynn Nestler, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Cynthia Netherton, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology
Gregor Neuert, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics
J. Michael Newton, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology
James H. Nichols, Ph.D.
Professor of clinical pathology, microbiology and immunology
Stephen E. Nicolson, M.D.
Assistant professor of psychiatry
Anne J. Nohl, PAC
Assistant in medicine
Timothy C. Nunez, M.D.
Associate professor of surgery
Tetsuro Oba, M.D., Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation
Henry E. Okafor, M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine
Luis E. Okamoto, M.D.
Research instructor in medicine
Reed A. Omary, M.D.
Professor of radiology and radiological sciences
David James Osborn, M.D.
Instructor in urologic surgery
Nancy Osburn, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology
Vrajesh V. Parekh, Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology
Serk In Park, Ph.D., D.D.S.
Assistant professor of medicine
Sarah Swyers Parker, M.D.
Instructor in pediatrics
Matthew Peachey, M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine
Christy F. Pearce, M.D.
Assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology
Kiffany J. Peggs, M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine
Julie S. Pendergast, Ph.D.
Research instructor in medicine
Jennifer L. Pendergrast, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Edward B. Penn, M.D.
Instructor in otolaryngology
Edward C. Perry, M.D.
Instructor in clinical neurological surgery
Joel M. Phares, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical medicine
Margaret Elizabeth Phillips, M.D.
Instructor in ophthalmology and visual sciences
Shelley W. Ploch, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Kenneth P. Powell, M.D.
Instructor in orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation
Jennifer Gloeckner Powers, M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine
Andrea K. Primm, M.S.N.
Assistant in anesthesiology
Andrea J. Pruijssers, Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of pediatrics
Meredith Evans Pugh, M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine
Gopathy Purushothaman, Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of cell and developmental biology
Ai-Dong Qi, M.D., Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of biochemistry
Jun Qian, Ph.D.
Research instructor in medicine
Ramnarayan Ramachandran, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of hearing and speech sciences
Nagendra Ramanna, M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine
Carla E. Ransom, M.D.
Assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology
Leon Raskin, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of medicine
Elena Rehl, M.D.
Instructor in surgery
Nicholas J. Reiter, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of biochemistry
Tonia Rex, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences
Chad Ryan Ritch, M.D.
Instructor in urologic surgery
Marilyn A. Robinson, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical pediatrics
Samantha K. Roland, M.D.
Instructor in ophthalmology and visual sciences
Joann Romano-Keeler, M.D., M.S.
Instructor in pediatrics
Connie K.Y. Root, R.N.
Assistant in medicine
Susan S. Salazar, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology
Blake Salmony, M.S.N., N.P.
Assistant in medicine
Andrew W. Scharf, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical medicine
Tara Scherer, M.D.
Instructor in emergency medicine
Kelly H. Schlendorf, M.D., M.H.S.
Assistant professor of medicine
John S. Schneider, M.D.,
Instructor in clinical otolaryngology
Rohan J. Shah, M.D.
Instructor in ophthalmology and visual sciences
Aaron C. Shaver, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology
Edward R. Sherwood, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of anesthesiology
Chong Y. Shin, D.D.S.
Assistant professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery
Ashley Shoemaker, M.D.
Instructor in pediatrics
Sepideh Shokouhi, Ph.D.
Instructor in radiology and radiological sciences
Anjali T. Sibley, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical medicine
Angela Reynolds Simon, LCSW
Assistant in psychiatry
Lea Anne Smith, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Kristen M. Snyder, M.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Stephanie J. Sohl Robinette, Ph.D.
Research instructor in medicine
Christy Carpenter Sparkman, M.S.N., R.N.
Assistant in medicine
Natalie M. Spradlin, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical medicine
Jeffrey M. Spraggins, Ph.D.
Research instructor in biochemistry
Jacqueline Stafford, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology
Alacia T. Stainbrook, Ph.D.
Assistant in pediatrics
Mark P. Steele, M.D.
Professor of medicine
Beatrice M. Stefanescu, M.D., M.S.
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Daniel J. Stinner, M.D.
Instructor in orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation
Thomas P. Stricker, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology
Christopher M. Stutz, M.D.
Assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation
Laura S. Taylor, M.D.
Instructor in radiology and radiological sciences
Warren Taylor, M.D.
Associate professor of clinical psychiatry
Thomas A. Thompson, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical medicine
Isaac Thomsen, M.D.
Instructor in pediatrics
Vikram Tiwari, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of anesthesiology
Theodore F. Towse, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Justin Harris Turner, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor of otolaryngology
Babac Vahabzadeh, M.D.
Instructor in medicine
Robert S. Valet, M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine
Raf Van de Plas, Ph.D.
Research instructor in biochemistry
Sara L. Van Driest, M.D., Ph.D.,
Instructor in pediatrics
Jared Vaughn, M.S.N.
Associate in orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation
Amber Velasquez, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Kasey C. Vickers, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of medicine
Frank W. Virgin, M.D.
Assistant professor of otolaryngology
John M. Virostko, Ph.D.
Instructor in radiology and radiological sciences
Thuy L. Vu, M.D.
Instructor in radiology and radiological sciences
Deborah Wallace, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Michele M. Walsh, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical pediatrics
Michelle Walther, M.D.
Instructor in emergency medicine
Jonathan Porter Wanderer, M.D.
Instructor in anesthesiology
Jeremy L. Warner, M.D., M.S.
Assistant professor of medicine
Cynthia M. Wasden, M.S.N., R.N.
Assistant in medicine
Brian S. Wasserman, M.D.
Research instructor in medicine
Steven A. Webber, M.B.Ch.B., MRCP
Professor of pediatrics
John C. Wellons, M.D.
Professor of clinical neurological surgery
Melissa F. Wellons, M.D.
Assistant professor of medicine
Georgia L. Wiesner, M.D., M.S.
Professor of medicine
Consuelo H. Wilkins, M.D., M.S.C.I.
Associate professor of medicine
Kenneth Leon Wilkins, M.D.
Instructor in clinical medicine
Abby Marie Williams, M.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Joseph C. Williams, M.S.N.
Assistant in anesthesiology
Jerry Scott Wilson, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical psychiatry
Dana Compte Wirth, M.S.N.
Assistant in medicine
Eric D. Wirtz, M.D.
Instructor in otolaryngology
Rachel Wise, M.S.N.
Assistant in surgery
Cynthia C. Woodall, M.D.
Assistant professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology
Jiawen Wu, Ph.D.
Research instructor in neurology
James Lawrence Wynn, M.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Verena Wyvill, M.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Shilin Yang, M.D., Ph.D.
Research instructor in medicine
John D. York, Ph.D.
Professor of biochemistry
Sally Jane York, M.D.
Associate professor of clinical medicine
Elizabeth Young, M.S.N.
Assistant in neurology
Syeda Sadia Zaidi, M.B.B.S.
Assistant professor of medicine
Chengwen Zhou, Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of neurology
He Zhu, Ph.D.
Research assistant professor of radiology and radiological sciences
Zhongliang Zu, Ph.D.
Instructor in radiology and radiological sciences
School of Nursing
Michelle Ardisson, DNP, ACNP-BC
Assistant professor of nursing
Leslie W. Binford, M.S.N., R.N.
Lecturer in nursing
Anna M. Brown, M.S.N., PNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing
Theresa Cressman, M.S.N., ACNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing
Caryn C. Dixon, M.S.N., FNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing
Rhonda R. Hollins-Dortch, M.S.N., FNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing
Cathy H. Ivory, Ph.D., RNC-OB
Assistant professor of nursing
Christian R. Ketel, M.S.N., ANP-C
Instructor in clinical nursing
Angela J. Lane, M.S.N., PNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing
Amy E. Ledvina, M.S.N., FNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing
Kari Littrell, M.S.N., CPNP, NNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing
Cathy Maxwell, Ph.D., R.N.
Research Associate in nursing
Brandi L. McClain, M.S.N., PNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing
Natasha McClure, M.S.N., PNP-BC
Instructor in nursing
Meredith A. Morgan, M.S.N., ACNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing
Celia B. Morse, M.S.N., MT(ASCP), NP-C
Instructor in clinical nursing
Amanda Mouvery, M.S.N., CPNP
Instructor in clinical nursing
Mary S. Phillips, M.S.N., PMHNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing
Susan L. Romano, M.S.N., R.N.
Instructor in clinical nursing
Aaron Scott, M.S.N., FNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing
Megan Shifrin, M.S.N., ACNP-BC
Instructor in nursing
Kyla A. Stripling, M.S.N., ACNP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing
Margaret C. Taylor, M.S.N., CNM
Instructor in clinical nursing
Rose Vick, M.S.N., PHMNP-BC
Instructor in nursing
Lisa Marie Wands, Ph.D., R.N.
Research associate in nursing
Angela Weaver, M.S.N., PNP-C
Instructor in nursing
Brian B. Widmar, Ph.D., ACNP-BC, CCRN
Assistant professor of nursing
Sherry Wright, M.S.N., ANP-BC
Instructor in clinical nursing
Carol Ziegler, D.N.P., NP-C
Assistant professor of nursing