Department News of Recent Promotions

Last updated July 21^st, 2021.

September 1^st, 2021

"Heidi Schaefer, MD" Heidi Schaefer, MD,

Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology

August 1^st, 2021

"Corey Batson, MD" Corey Batson, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine

July 1^st, 2021

Deanna Edwards, PhD

Research Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology

Janna Landsperger, MSN,

Senior Associate in Medicine, Division of Allergy/Pulmonary

"Brian Lehmann PhD" Brian Lehmann, PhD

Research Associate Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology

"Cosby Stone, MD, MPH" Cosby Stone, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy/Pulmonary

"Milner Staub, MD" Milner Staub, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases

"Bonnie Ann Sarrell, MD" Bonnie Sarrell, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology

June 1^st, 2021

"Andrew Glazer, PhD" Andrew Glazer, PhD,

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology

Quinn Wells, MD, MSCI, PharmD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Jane Ferguson, PhD ,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

"Lindsay Mayberry, PhD" Lindsy Mayberry, PhD,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine

May 1^st, 2021

"Leslie S. Gewin, MD" Leslie Gewin, MD,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology

April 1^st, 2021

"Jonathan Kropski, MD" Jonathan Kropski, MD ,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy/Pulmonary

"Jill Pulley, MBA" Jill Pulley, MBA,

Research Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy/Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

February 1^st, 2021

Barbara Gisella Carranza Leon, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, & Metabolism

"Xingyi Guo, PhD" Xingyi Guo, PhD,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Epidemiology

"Lydia Wroblewski, PhD" Lydia Wroblewski, PhD,

Research Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology

"Jill Pulley, MBA" Jill Pulley, MBA,

Research Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy/Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

January 1^st, 2021

"Yingchang (Kevin) Lu, MD, PhD" Yingchang (Kevin) Lu, MD, PhD ,

Research Assistant Professor, Division of Genetic Medicine

"Dungeng Peng, PhD," Dungeng Peng, PhD,

Research Assistant Professor, Division of Clinical Pharmacology

"Vasiliy Polosukhin, MD, MPH" Vasiiliy Polosukhin, MD, PhD

Research Professor, Division of Allergy/Pulmonary

December 1^st, 2020

"Kristin Ciombar, MD, MSCI" Kristin Ciombor, MD, MSCI

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology

"Dana Cardin, MD, MSCI" Dana Cardin, MD, MSCI

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of hematology/Oncology

"Pingsheng Wu, PhD" Pingsheng Wu, PhD

Research Professor, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

November 1^st, 2020

"Scott A. Smith, Md, PhD" Scott A. Smith, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases

July 1^st, 2020

"E. Michelle Southard-Smith, PhD" Michelle Southard-Smith, PhD

Professor of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine

"Lea K. Davis, PhD" Lea K. Davis, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine

"Beatrice P. Concepcion, MD" Beatrice Concepcion, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension

June 1^st, 2020

"Amanda S. Mixon, MD, MPH" Amanda S. Mixon, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine

"Karen Bloch, MD, MPH" Karen Bloch, MD, MPH

Karen Bloch, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases

"Eiman Jahangir, MD, MPH" Eiman Jahangir, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

C. Henrique Serezani, PhD

Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases

May 31^st, 2020

Meenakshi Madhur , MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology

May 1^st, 2020

"Daniel Munoz, MD" Daniel Munoz, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

"Jayant Bagai, MD" Jayant Bagai, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular

"Kelly Schlendorf, MD" Kelly Schlendorf, MD

Associate Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Fiona Harrison, PhD

Associate Professor, Division of Diabetes/Endocrinology

April 1^st, 2020

"Henry Okafor, MD" Henry Okafor, MD,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Evan Brittain, MD, MSCI,

Associate Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Douglas Johnson, MD, MSCI

Associate Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology

March 1^st, 2020

Dr. Kayherine Beckermann Carolina Sierra, PhD

Research Instructor in Medicine

Dr. Kayherine Beckermann Kathryn Beckermann, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology

February 1^st, 2020

Dr. Meredith Pugh Fabien Maldonado, MD

Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

January 1^st, 2020

Kasey Vickers, PhD

Associate Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Tuya Pal, MD,

Professor, Division of Genetic Medicine

Dr. Dawn Israel Dawn Israel, PhD,

Research Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology

Meridith Pugh, MD, MSCI,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy/Pulmonary

December 1^st, 2019

Dr. Justin Balko Justin Balko, PhD,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Epidemiology

October 1^st, 2019

Dr. Melinda Aldrich Melinda Aldrich, PhD, MPH,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine

Dr. JPamela Hull Pamela C. Hull, PhD,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Epidemiology

August 15^th, 2019

Dr. James Jackson James Jackson, PsyD,

Research Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy/Pulmonary

August 1^st, 2019

Dr. April Pettit April Pettit, MD,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases

Dr. Edward Vasilevskis Eduard Vasilevskis, MD, MPH,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine

July 1^st, 2019

Dr. Consuelo Wilkins Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI, Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine

Dr. Marcella Brissova Marcela Brissova, PhD, Research Professor of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, & Metabolism

Dr. Lindsay Bischoff Lindsay Bischoff, MD,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolisms

June 1^st, 2019

Dr. Roberto Vanacore Roberto Vanacore, PhD,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology

May 1^st, 2019

Dr. Javid Moslehi Javid Moslehi, MD,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

April 1^st, 2019

Dr. Cecelia P. Chung Cecilia Chung, MD, MPH,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology

March 1^st, 2019

John Koethe, M.D. John Koethe, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases

January 1^st, 2019

Dr. Christine Lovly Christine Lovly, M.D., PhD,

Associate Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology

Kathryn M. Dahir, M.D. Kathryn M, Dahir, MD,

Professor of Medicine, Division of Diabetes/Endocrinology

Joseph Fanning, Ph.D. Joseph Fanning, PhD

Associate Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health

Muteeb Ghaffar, M.D., Muteeb Ghaffar, MD,

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health

November 1^st, 2018

Holly Algood, Ph.D. Holly Algood, PhD,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases

Luis Okamoto, M.D. Luis Okamoto, MD,

Research Assistant Professor, Division of Clinical Pharmacology

C. Wester Williams, M.D., Ph.D. C. William Wester, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases

October 1^st, 2018

George Crossley, M.D. George Crossley, MD

Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Charles Spurlock, Ph.D. Charles Spurlock, PhD,

Research Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology

August 1^st, 2018

Patty Wright, MD,

Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases

Reid Ness, M.D., M.P.H., Reid Ness, MD, MPH,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Michael Savona, M.D. Michael Savona, MD,

Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology

July 1^st, 2018

Walter Clair, M.D., M.P.H., Walter Clair, MD, MPH,

Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Sumi Misra, MD, MPH Sumathi Misra, MD, MPH,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health

Martha Shrubsole, Ph.D., Martha Shrubsole, PhD,

Research Professor of Medicine, Division of Epidemiology

Julie Sterling, M.D., Julie Sterling, PhD,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology

May 1^st, 2018

Loren Lipworth, Sc.D., Loren Lipworth, ScD,

Research Professor of Medicine, Division of Epidemiology

Lisa Mendes, M.D. Lisa Mendes, MD,

Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

April 1^st, 2018

Julie Bastarache, M.D., Julie Bastarache, MD,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care

January 1^st, 2018

James Luther, M.D., James M. Luther, MD, MSCI,

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology

Mark P. de Caestecker, M.B.B.S., Ph.D. Mark P. de Caestecker, MBBS, PhD,

Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology