2025 School of Medicine and Health Sciences Promotion and Tenure, and Emeriti Faculty List

Congratulations to the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences faculty members on their promotion and/or tenure, and to the Class of 2025 emeriti faculty.

SMHS Regular Faculty Promoted and/or Tenured — Effective July 1, 2025

At the rank of Professor:

Name Title
Cherinne Arundel, MD Professor of Medicine
Aisha Barber, MD Professor of Pediatrics
Mandi Chapman, PhD ’20 Professor of Medicine and of Prevention and Community Health
Sarah Clauss, MD Professor of Pediatrics
Katherine Douglass, MD, MPH ’07 Professor of Emergency Medicine and of Global Health
Stephen Gray, MD, MSPH Professor of Surgery
Joshua Kanter, MD Professor of Pediatrics
Ryan Keneally, MD Professor of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Angelike Liappis, MD ’96 Professor of Medicine and of Microbiology, Immunology & Tropical Medicine
Paul Lin, MD Professor of Surgery
Jeffrey Lukish, MD Professor of Surgery and of Pediatrics
Suvankar Majumdar, MBBCh Professor of Pediatrics
John Schreiber, MD Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine and of Pediatrics 
Lisa Schwartz, EdD ’10 Professor of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences
Sangeeta Sule, MD, PhD Professor of Pediatrics
Christine Teal, MD Professor of Surgery
Aisha Terry, MD, MPH Professor of Emergency Medicine and of Health Policy and Management
Jason Triplett, PhD Professor of Pediatrics and of Pharmacology and Physiology
Uyen Truong, MD Professor of Pediatrics
Danielle Vaziri, MD ’02, RESD ’08 Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and of Medicine
Irene Zohn, PhD Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and of Medicine

At the rank of Associate Professor with or without tenure:

Name Title
Tania Ahluwalia, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics and of Emergency Medicine
Nia Bodrick, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Justin Burton, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Tacy Downing, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Melissa Dvorsky, PhD Tenured Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and of Pediatrics
Craig Futterman, MD, BS ’78 Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Christina Grant, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Anne Inge, PhD Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and of Pediatrics
Seiji Ito, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Jane Kim, MD Associate Professor of Radiology and of Pediatrics
Jaclyn Kline, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics and of Emergency Medicine
Ndelela Mbuyi, MD Associate Professor of Medicine
Juma Mbwana, MD Associate Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine and of Pediatrics
Anita Mehta, MD Associate Professor of Radiology
Samah Nassereddine, MD Associate Professor of Medicine
Matthew Ng, MD Associate Professor of Surgery
Emily Niu, MD Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and of Pediatrics
Bao Puente, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Antonio Puente, PhD Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Megan Quintana, MD Associate Professor of Surgery
Karl Saardi, MD Associate Professor of Dermatology
Leigh Sepeta, PhD Tenured Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and of Pediatrics
Sheetal Sheth, MD, RESD ’10 Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maho Shibata, PhD Tenured Associate Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Brett Shook, PhD Tenured Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and of Dermatology
Stacey Stokes, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Andrew Waberski, MD Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and of Pediatrics
Kitman Wai, MD, CERT ’23 Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Maranda Ward, EdD ’17, MPH Associate Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership
Jessica Weisz, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Uni Wong, MD Associate Professor of Medicine

SMHS Specialized Faculty Promoted — effective July 1, 2025

At the rank of Professor:

Name Title
Elena Boley, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine
Dale Coddington, MD Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Catherine Crone, MD Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Nader Dakak, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine
Craig DeWolfe, MD Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Heather Gordish-Dressman, PhD Research Professor of Pediatrics
Shannon Kelly, MD Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and of Pediatrics
Charanjit Khurana, MD, MPH ’03 Clinical Professor of Medicine
Suzanne Levin, MD ’96 Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Humain Li, MD, PhD Clinical Professor of Medicine
Matthew Mintz, MD ’94, RESD ’97, CERT ’05 Clinical Professor of Medicine
Hans Moore, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine
Nargiz Muganlinskaya, MD, MBA ’24 Clinical Professor of Medicine
Ashesh Patel, MD, RESD ’99 Clinical Professor of Medicine
Mary Revenis, MD Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Eric Rosenthal, MD/MPH ’99 Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Carole Samango-Sprouse, EdD ’86, MA ’77 Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Sona Sehgal, MD Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Pamela Steele, MD, MPH Clinical Professor of Medicine
Pranoot Tanpaiboon, MD Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics
Christopher Unger, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine

At the rank of Associate Professor:

Name Title
ElShadey Bekele, MD, MPH Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Jose Bordon, MD, PhD Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Lucy Chang, MD, RESD ’89 Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Yan Cheng, PhD Research Associate Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership
Rebekah Conroy, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Augusto Corella, MD, RESD ’01 Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Josepheen Cruz, MD, PhD Research Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Tricia Desvarieux, MD, CERT ’21 Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Grace Henry, EdD ’12 Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine
Jessica Herstek, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Theresa Jerussi, MS ’00 Adjunct Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
Jessica Nash, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Kathryn O’Connell, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Marianna Papademetriou, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Lekshmi Narayan Raghavakurup, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Kamaldeen Muili, PhD Adjunct Associate Professor of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences
Noah Raizman, MD, RESD ’11 Clinical Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
Katherine Saavedra, MSHS/MPH ’15 Adjunct Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
Horacio Schapiro, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Teena Sebastian, MBBS Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Stephanie Sharps, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Xiaofang Wu, MD Research Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Joseph Zahn, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology

SMHS Emeritus Faculty — effective July 1, 2025, except where indicated

Name Title
Leo Chalupa, PhD Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology and Physiology
Harold Frazier II, MD Professor Emeritus of Urology (effective Aug. 1, 2024)
Jay Greenberg, MD Clinical Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
Pamela Hinds, PhD, MSN Professor Emerita of Pediatrics
Mohamad Jaafar, MD Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology and of Pediatrics
Susan LeLacheur, DPH ’08, MPH ’89, BS ’80 Professor Emerita of Physician Assistant Studies
Joyce Maring, EdD, DPT Professor Emerita of Health, Human Function & Rehabilitation Sciences (effective August 1, 2025)
Bruce Markle, MD Associate Professor Emeritus of Radiology and of Pediatrics
Jeffrey Moak, MD Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
Kurt Newman, MD Professor Emeritus of Surgery and of Pediatrics
Eglal Shalaby-Rana, MD Associate Professor Emerita of Radiology and of Pediatrics
Eric Wargotz, MD Clinical Professor Emeritus of Pathology
William Weglicki, MD Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Gil Wernovsky, MD Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
John Zinner, MD Clinical Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

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