Dean Antonio M. Gotto Jr. has announced the promotion of Dr. David P. Hajjar to senior executive vice dean and executive vice provost of Weill Cornell Medical College, effective immediately.
Dr. Hajjar has been serving Weill Cornell as vice provost for faculty relations since 2000 and as executive vice dean since 2003. In his expanded role as senior executive vice dean and executive vice provost, Dr. Hajjar will be responsible for assisting the provost of medical affairs and dean of the Medical College with all aspects of Weill Cornell's tri-partite mission. Primarily focused on the research enterprise, Dr. Hajjar will also be responsible for faculty affairs and intercampus activities. In addition, he will assist the dean with program development related to the educational and clinical missions of the College.
Dr. Hajjar is also the dean of Weill Cornell's Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and the Frank H.T. Rhodes Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Biology and Genetics, professor of biochemistry, and professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences.
Dr. Hajjar received his B.A. degree in 1974 from the American International College, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in biochemistry in 1977 and 1978, respectively, from the University of New Hampshire. He came to Cornell in 1978 as a research associate in biochemistry and pathology, and was promoted to assistant professor in 1981, associate professor in 1984 and professor in 1989. In 1986, at the age of 33, he was awarded tenure, the youngest faculty member to be granted such an honor. In 1995, Dr. Hajjar became the founding director of the Center of Vascular Biology at Cornell University Medical College. In 1997, he was appointed dean of the Graduate School of Medical Sciences and the Frank H.T. Rhodes Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Biology and Genetics. To date, he has published more than 130 research papers on the pathogenesis of heart disease. He is considered an international authority in this area of research and has received many honors. Dr. Hajjar was appointed vice provost for faculty relations in 2000 and executive vice dean in 2003. In these positions, he has assumed a leadership role in the administration of research at Weill Cornell, and has played a central role in the development and implementation of Strategic Plan III.
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