School of Medicine Faculty Appointments — December 2019

New appointments, promotions, change of status, renewals and secondary appointments in the School of Medicine for December 2019.

New Appointments (Omaha):

1. John (Tony) Pesavento, MD, as Special Assistant Professor, Special Faculty, in the Department of Psychiatry.
2. Niranjan Kc, MBBS, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Psychiatry.
3. Lilly Stoller, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Psychiatry.
4. Yon J. Chong, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Psychiatry.
5. Michael Egger, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Psychiatry.
6. Omar Abdul-Rahman, MD, as Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Pediatrics.

New Appointments (Phoenix):

1. Barry L. Irons, MD, as Assistant Professor, Health Sciences Associated Faculty, clinician educator, non-tenure track, in the Department of Psychiatry.
2. Michael Miller, MD, as Associate Professor, Health Sciences Associated Faculty, clinician educator, non-tenure track, in the Department of Medicine.
3. Jeffrey Miller, MD, as Assistant Professor, Health Sciences Associated Faculty, clinician educator, non-tenure track, in the Department of Medicine.
4. Thomas Whiting, DO, as Instructor, Health Sciences Associated Faculty, clinician educator, non-tenure track, in the Department of Emergency Medicine.
5. Jennifer Robblee, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Neurology.
6. Holly A. Shill, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Neurology.
7. Daren Kest, DO, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Neurology.
8. Ravindu Gunatilake, MD, as Assistant Professor, Health Sciences Associated Faculty, clinician educator, non-tenure track, in the Department of OB/GYN.
9. David Z. Wang, DO, as Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Neurology.
10. Julie Augenstein, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Pediatrics.
11. Alexandra Fox, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Anesthesiology.
12. Arthur Yushuva, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Surgery.
13. Raul Osorio, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of OB/GYN.
14. Karen Yeager, DO, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Pediatrics.
15. Paula McPhail, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Pediatrics.
16. Shayne Tomisato, MD, as Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Psychiatry.
17. David Cherney, MD, as Instructor, Health Sciences Associated Faculty, Clinician Educator, non-tenure track, in the Department of Anesthesiology.
18. Mark MacElwee, MD, as Assistant Professor, Health Sciences Associated Faculty, Clinician Educator, non-tenure track, in the Department of Medicine.
19. Craig VanderWyst, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Pediatrics.
20. Dannah Raz, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Pediatrics.
21. Kathleen Norman, MD, as Assistant Professor, Health Sciences Associated Faculty, Clinician Educator, non-tenure track, in the Department of OB/GYN.
22. Anne Yvonne Ferguson, MSHS, PA-C, as Assistant Professor, Health Sciences Associated Faculty, Clinician Educator, non-tenure track, in the Department of Radiology.

Contributed Service Renewals (Omaha):

1. Richard Runge, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, in the Department of Pathology.
2. Gregory Kean, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, in the Department of Psychiatry.
3. Sriramamurthy Ravipati, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, in the Department of Psychiatry.
4. Edward Kolb, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, in the Department of Pediatrics.

Change of Status (Phoenix):

1. Vasudha Bhavaraju, MD, from Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics to Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics.
2. Brigham Willis, MD, from Associate Professor, Health Sciences Associated Faculty, clinician educator, non-tenure track in the Department of Pediatrics to Associate Clinical Professor, Contributed Service in the Department of Pediatrics.

Secondary Renewal (Omaha):

1. Sonia Rocha-Sanchez, MS, PhD, MBA, as Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Rocha-Sanchez has a primary appointment in the School of Dentistry, Department of Oral Biology.

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