New Medical Faculty 2012

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