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 2023 emeriti faculty.
SMHS Regular Faculty Promoted and/or Tenured — effective July 1, 2023
At the rank of Professor:
Amir Afkhami, MD, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Madison Berl, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and of Pediatrics
Priti Bhansali, MD, Professor of Pediatrics
Ellen Costello, PhD, PT, Professor of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences
Andrew Dauber, MD, MMSc , Professor of Pediatrics
Shriprasad Deshpande, MBBS, Professor of Pediatrics
Ashraf Harahsheh, MBBS, Professor of Pediatrics
Anitha John, MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics
Anita Krishnan, MD, Professor with Tenure of Pediatrics
John Lichtenberger, MD, Professor of Radiology
Zurab Nadareishvili, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Gustavo Nino, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, and of Genomics and Precision Medicine
Brian Reilly, MD, Professor of Surgery and of Pediatrics
Karun Sharma, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology and of Pediatrics
Nicholas Shworak, MD, PhD, MA ’22, Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology
Marc Siegel, MD, Professor of Medicine
Lamia Soghier, MBBCh, Professor of Pediatrics
Amy Weintrob, MD, Professor of Medicine
Elizabeth Wells, MD ’06, Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, and of Pediatrics
Keith Wroblewski, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology
SMHS Regular Faculty Promoted and/or Tenured — effective July 1, 2023
At the rank of Associate Professor with or without tenure:
Marlet Bazemore, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and of Pediatrics
Marisa Birkmeier, DPT, Associate Professor of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences
Amy Caggiula, MD ’10, BA ’04, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Daniel Casella, MD, Associate Professor of Urology and of Pediatrics
Jaepyeong Cha, PhD, Associate Professor with Tenure of Pediatrics
Shayna Coburn, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and of Pediatrics
Kevin Davey, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Robert Dingeman, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, and of Pediatrics
Yuliya Domnina, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Katie Donnelly, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, and of Emergency Medicine
Danielle Dooley, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Aaran Drake, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Alexandra Espinel, MD ’10, Associate Professor of Surgery and of Pediatrics
Kofi Essel, MD ’10, MPH ’17, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Jordan Estroff, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery
Olanrewaju Falusi, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Leigh Frame, PhD, MHS, Associate Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership, and of Physician Assistant Studies
Vicki Freedenberg, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Giuliana Geng-Ramos, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, and of Pediatrics
Taha Gholipour, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Mamta Gupta, PhD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, and of Dermatology
Rana Hamdy, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Steven Hardy, PhD, Associate Professor with Tenure of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and of Pediatrics
Dana Harrar, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, and of Pediatrics
Galadriel Hovel-Miner, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine
Cyril Jacquot, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology, and of Pediatrics
Maneesh Jain, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
Lenore Jarvis, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, and of Emergency Medicine
Holly Jonely, ScD, MPT, Associate Professor of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences
Sonal Kalburgi, DO, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Ulrich Koch, PhD, Associate Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership
Ioannis Koutroulis, MD, PhD, MBA, Associate Professor with Tenure of Pediatrics, and of Emergency Medicine and of Genomics and Precision Medicine
John Lafleur, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Salim Lala, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery
Yue-Hin Loke, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Melissa Long, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Lia Losonczy, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, and of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Hui Lu, PhD, Associate Professor with Tenure of Pharmacology and Physiology
Rebecca Lynch, PhD, Associate Professor with Tenure of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine
Christian Nagy, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
Victor Nava, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology
Jonathon Nelson, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, and of Pediatrics
Anita Patel, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Elisha Peterson, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, and of Pediatrics
Raymond Pla, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Cara Pugliese, PhD, Associate Professor with Tenure of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and of Pediatrics
Yuan Rao, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology
Juan Reyes, MD ’04, MPH ’00, Associate Professor of Medicine
Arnold Sansevere, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, and of Pediatrics
Jacqueline Sanz, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and of Pediatrics
Howard Straker, EdD ’18, MPH, PA-C, Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies, and of Prevention and Community Health
John Strang, PsyD, Associate Professor with Tenure of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and of Pediatrics
Karolyn Teufel, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
Anita Vincent, MD ’11, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
David Yamane, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, and of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Gregory Yurasek, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Jonathan Zember, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, and of Pediatrics
Xian Zhao, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, and of Emergency Medicine
SMHS Specialized Faculty Promoted — effective July 1, 2023
At the rank of Professor:
Jeffrey Becker, MD ’88, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Anelia Horvath, PhD, Research Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Amy Lewanda, MD, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Bruno Petinaux, MD, Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
Keith Sterling, MD, Clinical Professor of Radiology
Zirong Zhao, MD, PhD, Clinical Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
At the rank of Associate Professor:
Marjorie Brennan, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Ian Chua, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Candice Dawes, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Andrea Estrada, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Eduardo Fox, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Shweta Gidwani, MBBS, Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Beata Jablonska, PhD, PharmD, Research Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Robel Kahsay, PhD, Research Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Eyby Leon Janampa, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, and of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences
Nathan McGwin, MSHS ’13, CERT ’13, Clinical Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
Nathalie Quion, MD, MPH, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Navid Rashid, MD ’00, BA ’96, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Christopher Rossi, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology, and of Pediatrics
Andreas Sideridis, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
Susma Vaidya, MD, MPH, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Caroll Vazquez-Colon, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, and of Pediatrics
At the rank of Assistant Professor:
Geneva Cleveland, OD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Laura Evans, MSN, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences
Carissa Garcia, MPA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
SMHS Emeriti Faculty — effective July 1, 2023
Ellen Hamburger, MD, Associate Professor Emerita of Pediatrics
Eugenie Heitmiller, MD, Professor Emerita of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, and of Pediatrics
Stanley Knoll, MD, Clinical Professor Emeritus of Surgery
Burt Littman, MD, Clinical Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Charles Macri, MD, Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lisa Martin, MD, Associate Professor Emerita of Medicine
Sally Moody, PhD, Professor Emerita of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Michael Phillips, MD, Clinical Professor Emeritus of Urology
David Powers, MD, Clinical Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sylvia Silver, DA, Professor Emerita of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine, of Pathology, of Preventive and Community Health, and of Medicine Pediatrics
Gary Simon, MD, PhD, Walter G. Ross Professor Emeritus of Clinical Sciences
Anthony Venbrux, MD, Professor Emeritus of Radiology and of Surgery
Linda Werling, PhD, Professor Emerita of Pharmacology and Physiology
Bernhard Wiedermann, MD, Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
