New appointments, promotions, change of status, renewals and secondary appointments in the School of Medicine for December 2019.
New Appointments (Omaha):
- John (Tony) Pesavento, MD, as Special Assistant Professor, Special Faculty, in the Department of Psychiatry.
- Niranjan Kc, MBBS, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Psychiatry.
- Lilly Stoller, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Psychiatry.
- Yon J. Chong, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Psychiatry.
- Michael Egger, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Psychiatry.
- Omar Abdul-Rahman, MD, as Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Pediatrics.
New Appointments (Phoenix):
- Barry L. Irons, MD, as Assistant Professor, Health Sciences Associated Faculty, clinician educator, non-tenure track, in the Department of Psychiatry.
- Michael Miller, MD, as Associate Professor, Health Sciences Associated Faculty, clinician educator, non-tenure track, in the Department of Medicine.
- Jeffrey Miller, MD, as Assistant Professor, Health Sciences Associated Faculty, clinician educator, non-tenure track, in the Department of Medicine.
- Thomas Whiting, DO, as Instructor, Health Sciences Associated Faculty, clinician educator, non-tenure track, in the Department of Emergency Medicine.
- Jennifer Robblee, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Neurology.
- Holly A. Shill, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Neurology.
- Daren Kest, DO, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Neurology.
- Ravindu Gunatilake, MD, as Assistant Professor, Health Sciences Associated Faculty, clinician educator, non-tenure track, in the Department of OB/GYN.
- David Z. Wang, DO, as Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Neurology.
- Julie Augenstein, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Pediatrics.
- Alexandra Fox, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Anesthesiology.
- Arthur Yushuva, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Surgery.
- Raul Osorio, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of OB/GYN.
- Karen Yeager, DO, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Pediatrics.
- Paula McPhail, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Pediatrics.
- Shayne Tomisato, MD, as Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Psychiatry.
- David Cherney, MD, as Instructor, Health Sciences Associated Faculty, Clinician Educator, non-tenure track, in the Department of Anesthesiology.
- Mark MacElwee, MD, as Assistant Professor, Health Sciences Associated Faculty, Clinician Educator, non-tenure track, in the Department of Medicine.
- Craig VanderWyst, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Pediatrics.
- Dannah Raz, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, Contributed Service, in the Department of Pediatrics.
- Kathleen Norman, MD, as Assistant Professor, Health Sciences Associated Faculty, Clinician Educator, non-tenure track, in the Department of OB/GYN.
- 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):
- Richard Runge, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, in the Department of Pathology.
- Gregory Kean, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, in the Department of Psychiatry.
- Sriramamurthy Ravipati, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, in the Department of Psychiatry.
- Edward Kolb, MD, as Assistant Clinical Professor, in the Department of Pediatrics.
Change of Status (Phoenix):
- Vasudha Bhavaraju, MD, from Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics to Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics.
- 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):
- 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.