Staff Excellence Awardees
Tayla Beckles, Program Associate, Center for Faculty Excellence
Kiara R. Caldwell, Assistant Director, Admissions, Department of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences
Allison Cannon, Laboratory Manager, Department of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences
Michelle A. Dorsey, CCMA, Lead Medical Assistant, Department of Medicine
Jessie D. Guillaume, Registration Associate, Office of Student Affairs, MD Program
Kerrie Samantha Lashley, MS, Gross Anatomy Laboratory Manager, and Adjunct Anatomy Instructor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Denise J. Lewis, RN, BSN, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Nurse Coordinator, Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Rachel Moyes, Data Analyst, Office of Evaluation, MD Program
Katherine Spaulding, MBA, Senior Program Manager, Physician Assistant Program
Sherrida V. Taylor, Research Program Associate, Department of
Pharmacology and Physiology
Faculty Awardees
Distinguished Teacher Award
Amir Afkhami, MD '03, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and of Global Health
Distinguished Service Award
Alberto Bosque-Pardos, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine
W. Scott Schroth Mentor Award
Kofi Essel, MD ’11, MPH ’17, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Distinguished Teacher Award
Susan LeLacheur, DrPH ’08, MPH ’89, Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
Distinguished Teacher Award
Ahdeah Pajoohesh-Ganji, PhD ’05, BS ’97, Associate Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Diversity and Inclusion Award
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine (MITM), Accepted by Sanjay Maggirwar, PhD, Professor and Chair, MITM
Faculty Research Awardees
Elaine H. Snyder Cancer Research Award
Katherine Bakshian Chiappinelli, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine, GW Cancer Center
Early Career Clinical Scientist Research Achievement Award
Nathan Cohen, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine and of Pediatrics
Early Career Basic Scientist Research Achievement Award
Hui Lu, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology
Distinguished Researcher Award
Brandon Kohrt, MD, PhD, RESD ’13, Charles and Sonia Akman Professor of Global Psychiatry, Director of the Center for Global Mental Health Equity, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and of Global Health
Pillar Awardees
Andrew Becker, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Jeffrey Michael Bethony, PhD, Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Monica Burmicky, MS, Associate Director, Office of Student Professional Enrichment
Justin Caalim, Senior Endpoint Engineer, GW MFA Information Systems and Technology
James N. DeBritz, MD, Director of Orthopaedic Trauma at GW Hospital, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Jasmine N. Duncan, Faculty Practice Plan Manager II, Department of Emergency Medicine
Rohini Ganjoo, PhD, Director of MLS Program; Associate Professor of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences and of Physician Assistant Studies
Andrew Garrett, MD, MPH, Section Chief for Academic Emergency Health Operations, Associate Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership, of Emergency Medicine, and of Global Health
Jessica Gelfarb, MSW, LICSW, Oncology Social Worker, GW Cancer Center
Debra Herrmann, DHSc, PA-C ’01, MPH ’01, CERT ’10, Director of the Center for Faculty Excellence, Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
Viktoriya Karakcheyeva, MD, MS, Director of Behavioral Health Services, GW Resiliency and Well-Being Center
Tanya P. Keys, Executive Director, Practice Operations, Community Primary Care
Norman H. Lee, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology and of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Khalil Nader, FNP-C, MSN, Nurse Practitioner, Immediate and Primary Care
Stephen O. Olowoye, PhD, SMHS Web Lead, Communications and Marketing, Online Strategy and User Experience
Hellen A. Olumilua, Director, SMHS Administration and Operations, Office of Resource Management and Operations
Jillian Ong, Director of Information Security and CISO, GW MFA IS&T Information Security
Chavon M. Onumah, MD, MEd, MPH, CERT ’16, Internal Medicine Residency Program Director, Associate Professor of Medicine
Jacquelyne Pryor, MBA, Administrative Manager, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Heather Richards, Associate Program Director of Clinical Education, Department of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences
Karl Saardi, MD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology
John Shafer, B. Music, Education Manager, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Richard W. Slaughter Jr., Epic Clinical Application Lead and Interim Manager, Department of Information Systems and Technology
Howard O. Straker, EdD ’18, PA-C, MPH, CERT ’06, Director, Physician Assistant/Master of Public Health Program, Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies and of Prevention and Community Health
Anjali Talwalkar, MD, MPH, Associate Director of Population and ommunity Health, Center for Population Health Sciences and Health Equity
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 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
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