George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Promotions List

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Effective July 1, 2018

 

AT THE RANK OF PROFESSOR:

Shireen Atabaki, MD, MPH ’98, promoted to professor of pediatrics

Brian Choi, MD, MBA, promoted to professor of medicine and of radiology

Katherine Chretien, MD, CERT ’07, promoted to professor of medicine

Joshua Corbin (tenured), PhD, promoted to professor of pediatrics and of pharmacology and physiology (tenured)

Adam Friedman, MD, promoted to professor of dermatology

Terry Kind, MD, MPH, CERT ’05, promoted to professor of pediatrics

Marco Mercader, MD, promoted to professor of medicine

Diego Preciado (tenured), MD, PhD, promoted to professor of surgery, and of pediatrics and of genomics and precision medicine (tenured)

Babak Sarani, MD ’97, RESD ’04, promoted to professor of surgery, and of emergency medicine

 

AT THE RANK OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR:

Nicholas Ah Mew, MD, promoted to associate professor of pediatrics

Cherinne Arundel, MD, CERT ’10, promoted to associate professor of medicine

Andrea Badillo, MD ’00, RESD ’09, promoted to associate professor of surgery and of pediatrics

Nailah Coleman, MD, promoted to associate professor of pediatrics

Laurie Conklin, MD, CERT ’16, promoted to associate professor of pediatrics

Nathan Dean, MD, promoted to associate professor of pediatrics

Niti Dham, MD, promoted to associate professor of pediatrics

Daniela Drago, PhD, MSc, promoted to associate professor of clinical research and leadership

Lowell Frank, MD, promoted to associate professor of pediatrics

Zhe Han, PhD, granted tenure as associate professor of pediatrics

Kenneth Harwood, PhD, granted tenure as associate professor of clinical research and leadership, and of health, human function, and rehabilitation sciences

Aisha Liferidge, MD, MPH, promoted to associate professor of emergency medicine and of health policy and management

Eleanor Mackey, PhD, promoted to associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of pediatrics with tenure

Trudy Mallinson, PhD, granted tenure as associate professor of clinical research and leadership

Gaby Moawad, MD, promoted to associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology

Maureen Monaghan, PhD, MHS ’13, MEd, promoted to associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of pediatrics with tenure

Bao-Ngoc Nguyen, MD, promoted to associate professor of surgery

Laura Olivieri, MD, promoted to associate professor of pediatrics with tenure

Gurusher Panjrath, MD, promoted to associate professor of medicine

Dinesh Pillai, MD, promoted to associate professor of pediatrics

Joseph Scafidi, DO, promoted to associate professor of neurology and of pediatrics with tenure

Karun Sharma, MD, PhD, promoted to associate professor of pediatrics

Jason Triplett, PhD, promoted to associate professor of pediatrics and of pharmacology and physiology with tenure

Janelle Vaughns, MD, BA ’91, promoted to associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine and of pediatrics

Elizabeth Wells, MD ’06, MHS, promoted to associate professor of neurology and of pediatrics

 

AT THE RANK OF ASSOCIATE RESEARCH PROFESSOR:

Heather Gordish-Dressman, PhD, promoted to associate research professor of genomics and precision medicine and of pediatrics

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