Faculty Appointments and Promotions - March 6, 2006

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Appointment to Professor

James D. Duffy, M.B., Ch.B., Professor of Psychiatry in Public Health. (Dr. Duffy is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

Atilla Ertan, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine. (Dr. Ertan is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

Randolph W. Evans, M.D., Clinical Professor of Neurology. (Dr. Evans is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

Stephen I. Esses, M.D., Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery. (Dr. Esses is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

Jaime Gateno, M.D., D.D.S., Professor of Clinical Surgery (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery). (Dr. Gateno is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

Leonard H. Goldberg, M.D., Clinical Professor of Dermatology. (Dr. Goldberg is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

Olga Greengard, Ph.D., Adjunct Research Professor of Pharmacology in Pediatrics. (Dr. Greengard is Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Pharmacology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.)

Robert G. Grossman, M.D., Professor of Neurological Surgery. (Dr. Grossman is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

Eric J. Haufrect, M.D., Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. (Dr. Haufrect is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

Raymond H. Kaufman, M.D., Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. (Dr. Kaufman is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

Jon Morgenstern, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry. (Dr. Morgenstern is Professor of Clinical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.)

Eugenie A.M.T. Obbens, Ph.D., M.D., Professor of Clinical Neurology.

Pier Paolo Pandolfi M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. (Dr. Pandolfi is on staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.)

John O.F. Roehm, M.D., Clinical Professor of Radiology. (Dr. Roehm is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

Michael G. Stewart, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Otorhinolaryngology with tenure.

Bin S. Teh, M.B., B.S., Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology in Radiology. (Dr. Teh is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

William D. Travis, M.D., Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. (Dr. Travis is on staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.)

Luz A. Venta, M.D., Clinical Professor of Radiology. (Dr. Venta is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

Promotion to Professor

Andrea F. Abramson, M.D., Professor of Clinical Radiology. (Dr. Abramson is on staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.)

David W. Altchek, M.D., Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery. (Dr. Altchek is on staff at Hospital for Special Surgery.)

Hans Gerdes, M.D., Professor of Clinical Medicine. (Dr. Gerdes is on staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.)

Paul M. Heerdt, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Anesthesiology (primary appointment) and Professor of Pharmacology (secondary appointment). (Dr. Heerdt is on staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.)

Davise H. Larone, Ph.D., Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (primary appointment) and Professor of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology (secondary appointment).

Samuel J. Mann, M.D., Professor of Clinical Medicine.

Robert Sassoon, M.D., Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Gary Schwartz, M.D., Professor of Medicine. (Dr. Schwartz is on staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.)

Lawrence H. Schwartz, M.D., Professor of Radiology. (Dr. Schwartz is on staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.)

Beate Schwer, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology and Immunology with tenure.

Appointment to Associate Professor

Elizabeth A. Capezuti, Ph.D., R.N., Adjunct Associate Professor of Gerontological Nursing in Medicine. (Dr. Capezuti’s primary affiliation is at New York University.)

James R. Davis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. (Dr. Davis is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

Paraskevi Giannakakou, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacology in Medicine.

Barry N. Hyman, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine. (Dr. Hyman is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

Dara G. Jamieson, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology.

Richard P. Klucznik, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology. (Dr. Klucznik is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

Samuel W. Law II, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. (Dr. Law is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

Mohsen Mirabi, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry. (Dr. Mirabi is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

Christopher Murtagh, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Public Health (Courtesy). (Dr. Murtagh is the Associate Research Director of the Center for Home Care Policy and Research at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York.)

Arnold dela Cruz Paulino, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology. (Dr. Paulino is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

Tia Powell, M.D., Associate Professor of Public Health (Courtesy). (Dr. Powell is the Executive Director of the New York State Task Force on Life and the Law.)

Robert J. Rosati, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Public Health (Courtesy). (Dr. Rosati is the Director of Outcomes Analysis and Research at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York.)

Ron Tintner, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology. (Dr. Tintner is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

Francisco J. Valero-Cuevas, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Applied Biomechanics in Orthopaedic Surgery. (Dr. Valero-Cuevas’ primary academic appointment is Associate Professor with tenure in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University, Ithaca.)

Donald G. Weilbaecher, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. (Dr. Weilbaecher is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.)

Promotion to Associate Professor

Carol Aghajanian, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine. (Dr. Aghajanian is on staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.)

Linda D. Applegarth, E.D., Associate Professor of Psychology in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology (primary appointment) and Associate Professor of Psychology in Clinical Reproductive Medicine (secondary appointment).

W. Clay Bracken, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor of Biochemistry.

Ronald P. DeMatteo, M.D., Associate Professor of Surgery. (Dr. DeMatteo is on staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.)

Sabine Ehrt, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology.

Paraskevi Giannakakou, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacology in Medicine.

Marc J. Gollub, M.D., Associate Professor of Radiology. (Dr. Gollub is on staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.)

Gunnar K. Gouras, M.D., Associate Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience.

Alexandra S. Heerdt, M.D., MPH., Associate Professor of Surgery. (Dr. Heerdt is on staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.)

William R. Jarnagin, M.D., Associate Professor of Surgery. (Dr. Jarnagin is on staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.)

Ashutosh Kacker, M.B.B.S., Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology.

Bo Liu, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor of Cell Biology in Surgery.

Elizabeth A. Morris, M.D., Associate Professor of Radiology. (Dr. Morris is on staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.)

Craig H. Moskowitz, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine. (Dr. Moskowitz is on staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.)

Kishwer Nehal, M.D., Associate Professor of Dermatology. (Dr. Nehal is on staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center).

Edyta C. Pirog, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

Deborah Schrag, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor of Public Health. (Dr. Schrag is on staff at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center).

Barry Shaktman, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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