Congratulations to Faculty Receiving Promotions, Tenure in 2018

At a ceremony last week at the Colonnade Club, UVA School of Medicine Dean David Wilkes congratulated faculty who have been promoted or received tenure in 2018. Please see below a list of faculty receiving promotions and/or tenure, in addition to photos from last week’s celebration of their accomplishments.

Congratulations to all!

2017-2018 Promotions & Tenure

Promotion to Associate Professor

• Adli Mazhar,PhD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
• Heather Asthagiri, MD, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• Matthew Barrett, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology
• Lindsay Bazydlo, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology
• Mark Beenhakker,PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology
• Brendan Bowman, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
• Elizabeth Bradley, PhD, Associate Professor of Medical Education
• Juliana Bueno, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging
• Julia den Hartog, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
• Bimal Desai, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology
• Colleen Druzgal, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
• Joshua Eby, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
• Alban Gaultier, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience
• Alejandro Gru, MD, Associate Professor of Pathology
• Winston Gwathmey, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Michael Hainstock, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
• Michael Hanley, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging
• Rachel Hays, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
• David Kashatus, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
• Jamie Kennedy, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
• Jennifer Kirby, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine
• Maria Kirzhner, MD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
• Daniel Landes, MD, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology
• Leigh Lather, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
• James Martindale, PhD, Associate Professor of Medical Education
• Shetal Padia, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
• Kwon-SikPark , PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
• Patcharin Pramoonjago, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology
• Girija Ramakrishnan, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine
• Tinsley Rucker, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine
• Rebecca Scharf, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
• Binit Shah, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology
• Amit Shahane, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
• Aditya Sharma, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
• Rahul Sharma, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine
• Yevgeniy (Eugene) Shildkrot, MD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
• Shayna Showalter, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery
• Brooke Vergales, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
• Gay Wehrli, MD, Associate Professor of Pathology

Promotion to Associate Professor and the Award of Tenure

• Andrew Southerland, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology 

The Award of Tenure

• Curtis Argo, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
• Brian Behm, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
• James Browne, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Forrest Calland, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery
• Nathan Charlton, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
• Alison Criss, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
• Nicole Deal, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Rebecca Dillingham, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
• Andrew Dudley, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
• Myla Goldman, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology
• Peter Kasson, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
• Wilson Miller, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging
• Christopher Moore, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
• Neeral Shah, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
• Adam Shimer, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
• James Stone, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging
• Matthew Trowbridge, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Promotion to Professor

• Kristen Atkins, MD, Professor of Pathology
• Todd Bauer, MD, Professor of Surgery
• Randal Blank, MD, PhD, Professor of Anesthesiology
• Mark DeBoer, MD, Professor of Pediatrics
• Brant Isakson, PhD, Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
• Alexander Krupnick, MD, Professor of Surgery
• Scott Lim, MD, Professor of Medicine
• Keith Littlewood, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology
• Lawrence Merkel Jr., MD, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
• Margaret Plews-Ogan, MD, Professor of Medicine
• Jacob Raphael, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology
• Costi Sifri, MD, Professor of Medicine
• Eunice Singletary, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine
• Mohamed Tiouririne, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology
• Nassima Tiouririne, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences

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