Congratulations to the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences faculty members on their promotion and/or tenure, and to the 2022 class of emeriti faculty.
At the rank of Professor:
Alyssa Abo, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and of Emergency Medicine
Jillian Catalanotti, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and of Health Policy and Management
Anne Chiaramello, PhD, Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Matthew Colonnese, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology
Nina Deutsch, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and of Pediatrics
Nobuyuki Ishibashi, MD, Professor with Tenure of Pediatrics and of Pharmacology and Physiology
Nadia Khati, MD, Professor of Radiology
Raymond Lucas, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine
Ramesh Mazhari, MD, RESD ’02, FEL ’06, MS ’12, Professor of Medicine
Andrew Meltzer, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine
Travis O’Brien, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology
Albert Oh, MD, Professor of Surgery and of Pediatrics
Chima Oluigbo, MBBS, Professor of Neurological Surgery and of Pediatrics and of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Gurusher Panjrath, MD, Professor of Medicine
Monica Pearl, MD, Professor of Radiology and of Pediatrics
Sophie Pestieau, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and of Pediatrics
Deepa Rastogi, MBBS, Professor with Tenure of Pediatrics
Tommie Robinson, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics
Brian Rood, MD, Professor of Pediatrics
Natasha Shur, MD, Professor of Pediatrics
Jonathan Silverberg, MD, PhD, MPH, Professor of Dermatology
Suzan Song, MD, PhD, MPH, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
M. Reza Taheri, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology
Laura Tosi, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and of Pediatrics
Can Yerebakan, MD, Professor of Surgery and of Pediatrics
Wenge Zhu, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
SMHS Regular Faculty Promoted and/or Tenured — effective July 1, 2022 At the rank of Associate Professor with or without Tenure
Homa Ahmadzia, MD/MPH ’08, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and of Global Health
Nickie Andescavage, MD, Associate Professor with Tenure of Pediatrics
Ramez Andrawis, MBBCh, Associate Professor of Urology
Sonal Batra, MD, MST, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and of Health Policy and Management
Diana Bharucha-Goebel, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Nicole Chappell, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sandra Cuzzi, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Blachy Dávila Saldaña, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Rohini Ganjoo, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences and of Physician Assistant Studies
Tenagne Haile-Mariam, MD, RESD ’97, CERT ’19, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Benjamin Hanisch, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Eric Heinz, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Linda Herbert, PhD, Associate Professor with Tenure of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and of Pediatrics
Hope Jackson, MD ’09, RESD ’16, CERT ’14, Associate Professor of Surgery
Elias Karroum, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Angela Lee, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and of Pediatrics
Mary Maiberger, MD, Associate Professor of Dermatology
Kathryn Marko, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Allison Markowsky, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Paige McDonald, EdD, Associate Professor with Tenure of Clinical Research and Leadership
Francis O’Connell, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Chavon Onumah, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine
Ahdeah Pajoohesh-Ganji, PhD ’05, BS ’97, Associate Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Kathleen Parr, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Vishal Patel, MD, Associate Professor of Dermatology and of Medicine
James Phillips, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Adrienne Poon, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine
Nikki Posnack, PhD ’09, Associate Professor with Tenure of Pediatrics and of Pharmacology and Physiology
Douglas Postels, MD, Tenured Associate Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine and of Pediatrics
Christina Prather, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
Tova Ronis, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Mariam Said, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Shawn Sarin, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology and of Surgery
Eglal Shalaby-Rana, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology and of Pediatrics
Elizabeth Sherwin, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Michael Shoykhet, MD, PhD, Associate Professor with Tenure of Pediatrics
Dimitri Sigounas, MD, Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Barbara Speller-Brown, DNP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Hemalatha Srinivasalu, MBBS, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Punam Thakkar, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery
Rosemary Thomas-Mohtat, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and of Emergency Medicine
Laura Tochen, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine and of Pediatrics
Chinwe Unegbu, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and of Pediatrics
Jennifer Webb, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
SMHS Specialized Faculty Promoted — effective July 1, 2022 At the rank of Professor:
Robin Doroshow, MD, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Sermsak Lolak, MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
At the rank of Associate Professor:
Beda Brichacek, PhD, Research Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine
Jacob Dan, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Mark Hanson, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Lynn Kataria, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Dale Lee, MD, Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Research & Leadership
Timothy McCall, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership
Michael Mintz, MD ’94, RESD ’97, CERT ’05, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and of Pediatrics
Daniel Newman, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Teodoro Reyes, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and of Pediatrics
Friedhelm Sandbrink, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Cathy Scheiner, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine and of Pediatrics
Yijun Shao, PhD, Research Associate Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership
Stephanie Todd, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Li Wang, MD, PhD, Research Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Terri Workman, PhD, Research Associate Professor of Clinical Research & Leadership
Caroline Wright, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and of Pediatrics
At the rank of Assistant Professor:
Jason McKay, MPA, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
SMHS Emeriti Faculty — effective July 1, 2022 (except where otherwise indicated)
Allistair Abraham, MD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics (effective October 2022)
João Ascensão, MD, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Medicine and of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine
Anthony Caputy, MD, Professor Emeritus of Neurological Surgery
Vincent Chiappinelli, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology and Physiology (effective January 2022)
May Chin, MD, RESD ’82, Professor Emerita of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Lawrence Cohen, MD, Clinical Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
Allen Dyer, MD, PhD,Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Renee Jenkins, MD, Adjunct Professor Emerita of Pediatrics
John Keiser, MD, Associate Professor Emeritus of Pathology
Benny Kerzner, MBBCh, Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
Bennett Lavenstein, MD, Professor Emeritus of Neurology and of Pediatrics
Linda Leatherbury, MD, Professor Emerita of Pediatrics
Parvathi Mohan, MBBS, Professor Emerita of Pediatrics
Richard Nicklas, MD, Clinical Professor Emeritus of Medicine
Margaret Plack, EdD, DPT, Professor Emeritus of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences
Jack Vanderhoek, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
