An Associate Professor in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science has attained independence, leadership, creativity, and significant achievements in Education, Research, Practice, or Administration. The following individuals achieved the academic rank of Associate Professor between Sept. 1, 2024, and Aug. 31, 2025.
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Stephen Aniskevich III, M.D.
Minnesota
Christy L. Hunt, D.O.
Florida
Klaus D. Torp, M.D.
Florida
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Santanu Bhattacharya, Ph.D.
Florida
Richard Kandasamy, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Anders Berglund, Ph.D.
Florida
Yingxue Ren, Ph.D.
Florida
Jaeyun Sung, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Associate Professor of Biostatistics
Brandon J. Coombes, Ph.D.
Minnesota
David M. Zahrieh, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Associate Professor of Cancer Biology
Krishna P. Bhat, Ph.D.
Arizona
Associate Professor of Dermatology
Addison M. Demer, M.D.
Minnesota
Thais P. Pincelli, M.D.
Florida
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Caitlin S. Brown, Pharm.D., R.Ph., M.P.H., BCCCP
Minnesota
Tobias Kummer, M.D.
Minnesota
Douglas E. Rappaport, M.D.
Arizona
Associate Professor of Health Services Research
Molly M. Jeffery, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Ben D. Pollock, Ph.D.
Florida
Cornelius A. Thiels, D.O., M.B.A.
Minnesota
Associate Professor of Immunology
Henrique Borges da Silva, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Aadel A. Chaudhuri, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Marion R. Curtis, Ph.D.
Arizona
Sylvie Girard, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Hu Zeng, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Nikola A. Baumann, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Joshua A. Bornhorst, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Jin Cheng, M.D., Ph.D.
Arizona
Dimitar K. Gavrilov, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Justin E. Juskewitch, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Ying-Chun Lo, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Wen Lu, M.D.
Minnesota
David S. McClintock, M.D.
Minnesota
David L. Murray, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Juliana Perez Botero, M.D.
Minnesota
Associate Professor of Medical Education
Lisa A. Marks, M.L.S., AHIP
Arizona
Associate Professor of Medical Genetics
Brendan C. Lanpher, M.D.
Minnesota
Associate Professor of Medical Physics
Luis E. Fong de los Santos, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Deanna Hasenauer, Ph.D.
Florida
Ziying Yin, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Associate Professor of Medicine
Moain Abu Dabrh, M.B., B.Ch., M.S.
Florida
Bassam G. Abu Jawdeh, M.D.
Arizona
Reza Arsanjani, M.D.
Arizona
Remzi Bag, M.D.
Florida
Nora Bennani, M.D.
Minnesota
Andrew J. Bentall, M.B., Ch.B., M.D.
Minnesota
Pooja Budhiraja, M.B.B.S.
Arizona
Sergio E. Chiarella, M.D.
Minnesota
Jennifer B. Cowart, M.D.
Florida
Aleksandar Denic, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Diane Donegan, M.D.
Minnesota
Liz A. Gilman, M.D., MSM
Minnesota
Samuel Han, M.D.
Minnesota
Talal Hilal, M.D.
Arizona
Anushka Irani, B.M., B.Ch., Ph.D.
Florida
Elizabeth A. Jacobsen, Ph.D.
Arizona
Tambi Jarmi, M.D.
Florida
Maan Jokhadar, M.D.
Minnesota
Lioudmila V. Karnatovskaia, M.D.
Minnesota
Andrea G. Kattah, M.D.
Minnesota
Diana J. Kelm, M.D.
Minnesota
Saad J. Kenderian, M.B., Ch.B.
Minnesota
Karina A. Keogh, M.D.
Minnesota
Jami A. Kinnucan, M.D.
Florida
Napat Leeaphorn, M.D.
Florida
Melissa A. Lyle, M.D.
Florida
Ellen C. Meltzer, M.D.
Arizona
Lida A. Mina, M.D.
Arizona
Bala Munipalli, M.D.
Florida
Sanjeev Nanda, M.D.
Minnesota
Philip N. Okafor, M.B.B.S.
Florida
Sandeep R. Pagali, M.D., M.P.H.
Minnesota
Parag C. Patel, M.D.
Florida
Kelly M. Pennington, M.D.
Minnesota
Lindsey M. Philpot, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Minnesota
Thanai Pongdee, M.D.
Minnesota
Samy M. Riad, M.D., M.S.
Minnesota
Mabel Ryder, M.D.
Minnesota
Adi S. Shah, M.B.B.S.
Minnesota
Konstantinos Siontis, M.D.
Minnesota
Mohamad Bassam Sonbol, M.D.
Arizona
Leigh L. Speicher, M.D., M.P.H.
Florida
Christopher R. Stephenson, M.D., M.H.P.E.
Minnesota
Gina A. Suh, M.D.
Minnesota
Bryan J. Taylor, Ph.D.
Florida
Leslie F. Thomas, M.D.
Arizona
Charat Thongprayoon, M.D.
Minnesota
Ericka E. Tung, M.D., M.P.H.
Minnesota
Vlad C. Vasile, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Iris Wang, M.D.
Minnesota
Yucai Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Richard O. White, M.D.
Florida
Associate Professor of Neurology
Farwa Ali, M.B.B.S.
Minnesota
Chia-Chun Chiang, M.D.
Minnesota
Jennifer E. Fugate, D.O.
Minnesota
Zafer Keser, M.D.
Minnesota
James P. Klaas, M.D.
Minnesota
Sebastian Lopez, M.D.
Florida
Vijay K. Ramanan, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Tania Gendron, Ph.D.
Florida
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Stephen Pirris, M.D.
Florida
Hojin Shin, Ph.D.
Minnesota
Associate Professor of Nursing
Samantha Conley, Ph.D., R.N.
Minnesota
Melissa D. Pinto, Ph.D., R.N.
Arizona
Associate Professor of Oncology
Roberto A. Leon-Ferre, M.D.
Minnesota
Konstantinos Leventakos, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Ciara O'Sullivan, M.B., B.Ch.
Minnesota
Katrina S. Pedersen, M.D.
Minnesota
Yucai Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Marie A. Di Nome, M.D.
Arizona
Joanne F. Shen, M.D.
Arizona
Lilly H. Wagner, M.D.
Minnesota
Associate Professor of Orthopedics
Kostas J. Economopoulos, M.D.
Arizona
Cedric J. Ortiguera, M.D.
Florida
Karan A. Patel, M.D.
Arizona
Arjun S. Sebastian, M.D.
Minnesota
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology
Brittany E. Howard, M.D.
Arizona
Josh Wiedermann, M.D.
Minnesota
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Wendy A. Allen-Rhoades, M.D., Ph.D.
Minnesota
Mira A. Kohorst, M.D.
Minnesota
Elizabeth H. Ristagno, M.D.
Minnesota
Chung Il I. Wi, M.D.
Minnesota
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Arjun P. Athreya, Ph.D., M.S.
Minnesota
Associate Professor of Pharmacy
Caitlin S. Brown, Pharm.D., R.Ph., M.P.H., BCCCP
Minnesota
Scott D. Nei, Pharm.D., R.Ph., BCCCP
Minnesota
Michael J. Schuh, Pharm.D., R.Ph.
Florida
Scott A. Soefje, Pharm.D., R.Ph.
Minnesota
Ryan W. Stevens, Pharm.D., R.Ph.
Minnesota
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
