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 Anesthesiology 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 Pediatrics and of Pharmacology and Physiology |
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 |
| 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 |
