New Professors
Professorships
The following individuals achieved the academic rank of Professor between Sept. 1, 2020, and Aug. 31, 2021.
Professor of Anesthesiology
Steven R. Clendenen, M.D.
Florida
William J. Mauermann, M.D.
Minnesota
Susan M. Moeschler, M.D.
Minnesota
Brian W. Pickering, M.B., B.Ch.
Minnesota
Mark D. Rollins, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Josep M. Domingo Domenech, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Jinghua Hu, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Hamid R. Tizhoosh, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Professor of Cancer Biology
Baoan Ji, M.D., Ph.D.
Florida
Professor of Dermatology
Afsaneh Alavi, M.D.
Minnesota
Aleksandar Sekulic, M.D., Ph.D.
Arizona
David L. Swanson, M.D.
Arizona
Professor of Family Medicine
John M. Wilkinson, M.D.
Minnesota
Professor of History of Medicine
Christopher J. Boes, M.D.
Minnesota
Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mariam (Priya) P. Alexander, M.D.
Minnesota
Rondell P, Graham, M.B.B.S.
Minnesota
Dragan Jevremovic, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Sandra S. Richter, M.D.
Florida
David S. Viswanatha, M.D.
Minnesota
Professor of Medical Education
Nirusha Lachman, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Professor of Medical Genetics
Ralitza H. Gavrilova, M.D.
Minnesota
Professor of Medicine
Philippe R. Bauer, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Atta Behfar, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Victor Bernet, M.D.
Florida
Mitesh J. Borad, M.D.
Arizona
Alan H. Bryce, M.D.
Arizona
Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba, M.D.
Arizona
Januario E. Castro, M.D.
Arizona
Naseema Gangat, M.B.B.S.
Minnesota
Jeffrey B. Geske, M.D.
Minnesota
Ronald S. Go, M.D.
Minnesota
Leigh G. Griffiths, Ph.D., MRCVS
Minnesota
William L. Hasler, M.D.
Arizona
Latonya J. Hickson, M.D.
Florida
Jinghua Hu, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Margaret M. Johnson, M.D.
Florida
Nandita Khera, M.D., M.P.H.
Arizona
Juliana (Jewel) M. Kling, M.D., M.P.H.
Arizona
Vivek Kumbhari, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D.
Florida
Grace Lin, M.D., M.B.A.
Minnesota
Esther Lutgens, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
John (Jack) C. O'Horo, M.D., M.P.H.
Minnesota
Victor E. Ortega, M.D., Ph.D.
Arizona
Mrinal S. Patnaik, M.B.B.S.
Minnesota
Luis F. Porrata, M.D.
Minnesota
Rajiv K. Pruthi, M.B.B.S.
Minnesota
Priya Sampathkumar, M.D.
Minnesota
Erik K. St. Louis, M.D.
Minnesota
Imad M. Tleyjeh
Minnesota
Prathibha Varkey, M.B.B.S., M.B.A.
Minnesota
Professor of Neurology
Pablo R. Castillo, M.D.
Florida
John J. Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Maciej M. Mrugala, M.D., Ph.D.
Arizona
Erik K. St. Louis, M.D.
Minnesota
Professor of Neurosurgery
Benjamin D. Elder, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Professor of Oncology
Saranya Chumsri, M.D.
Florida
Roxana S. Dronca, M.D.
Florida
Professor of Orthopedics
Kenton R. Kaufman, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Michael J. Taunton, M.D.
Minnesota
Professor of Pharmacology
Akhilesh Pandey, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Evette S. Radisky, Ph.D.
Florida
Eugenia Trushina, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Professor of Physiology
Aleksey Matveyenko, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Joao Passos, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Professor of Preventive Medicine
Prathibha Varkey, M.B.B.S., M.B.A.
Minnesota
Professor of Psychiatry
Osama A. Abulseoud, M.D.
Arizona
Bhanuprakash (Bhanu) Kolla, M.D.
Minnesota
Mark D. Williams, M.D.
Minnesota
Professor of Psychology
Michael R. Basso, Ph.D., L.P.
Minnesota
Professor of Radiation Oncology
Daniel J. Ma, M.D.
Minnesota
Sean S. Park, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Professor of Radiology
Kathleen (Kathy) R. Brandt, M.D.
Minnesota
Isabel O. Cortopassi, M.D.
Florida
Nirvikar (Nirvi) Dahiya, M.D.
Arizona
Christopher Francois, M.D.
Minnesota
Benjamin (Matthew) M. Howe, M.D.
Minnesota
Christopher H. Hunt, M.D.
Minnesota
Ayse Tuba Kendi, M.D.
Minnesota
Patricia (Pat) A. Rhyner, M.D.
Florida
John Thomas, M.B.B.S., M.D.
Minnesota
Christopher P. Wood, M.D.
Minnesota
Professor of Surgery
Enrique (Fernando) F. Elli, M.D.
Florida
Kellie L. Mathis, M.D.
Minnesota
Travis J. McKenzie, M.D.
Minnesota
John A. Stauffer, M.D.
Florida
Timucin Taner, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Professor of Urology
Matthew K. Tollefson, M.D.
Minnesota
