Faculty 2007-2008

Chair: Syed M. Mohiuddin, M.D. - Richard W. Booth, MD, Professor and Chair

CHIEF: Thomas B. Casale, M.D., Professor of Medicine

Jeffrey Stokes, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine	Robert G. Townley, M.D., Professor of Medicine and of Medical Microbiology
Againdra K. Bewtra, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine and of Pharmacology	*Devendra K. Agrawal, Ph.D., Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Medicine and Pharmacology
*Patrick C. Swanson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology and of Medicine	*Larry Jung, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics
*Secondary in Medicine

CARDIOLOGY [402] (280-4566)

CHIEF: Dennis J. Esterbrooks, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine and Radiology

Amy Arouni, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine	*Scott Fletcher, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics and of Medicine
W. Paul Biddle, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine	Joseph D. Lynch, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine
*Shirley A. Blanchard, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy and of Medicine	Aryan N. Mooss, M.D., Professor of Medicine
Richard W. Booth, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Medicine [RETIRED]	Chandra K. Nair, M.D., Professor of Medicine
Richard Clark, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine	Nazih N. Kadri, M.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine (Part-Time)
Michael G. Del Core, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine	Thomas J. Lanspa, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine
Tom T. Hee, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine	Karen S. Rovang, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine
*Daniel E. Hilleman, Pharm.D., Professor of Pharmacy Practice and of Medicine	Xuedong Shen, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine
M. Jeffrey Holmberg, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine	Michael H. Sketch, Sr., M.D., Professor Emeritus of Medicine [RETIRED]
Claire B. Hunter, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine	Mark A. Williams, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and Lecturer of Physical Education and Exercise Science
Nancy K. Koster, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine	Mark P. Woodruff, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine
Syed M. Mohiuddin, M.D.. Richard W. Booth, MD, Professor and Chair

*Secondary appointment in Medicine

DERMATOLOGY [402] (280-5600)

CHIEF: Christopher J. Huerter, M.D , Associate Professor of Dermatology

James M. Shehan, M.D., Assistant Professor of Dermatology	Ramon M. Fusaro, M.D., Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Dermatology and of Preventive Medicine and Public Health (Part-time)

ENDOCRINOLOGY [402] (280-4321)

CHIEF: Robert R. Recker, M.D. Professor of Medicine and Clinical Professor of Peridontics (School of Dentistry)

Mohammed P. Akhter, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine and of Comprehensive Dental Care (School of Dentistry)	J. Christopher Gallagher, M.D., Professor of Medicine
Robert J. Anderson, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences	Gleb Haynatzki, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine
Laura Armas, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine	Marc S. Rendell, M.D., Professor of Medicine
	Robert P. Heaney, M.D., Professor of Medicine and John A. Creighton University Professor
Diane Cullen, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and of Biomedical Sciences	*Joan Lappe, Ph.D., Professor of Nursing and of Medicine
Andjela Drincic, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine	Gary Guioshan Xiao, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Peng Xiao, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine	Lanjuan Zhao, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine

*Secondary Appointment in Medicine

GASTROENTEROLOGY [402] (449-4690)

INTERIM CHIEF: Syed Bin-Sagheer, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine

John J. O’Brien, M.D., Professor of Medicine	Stephen J. Lanspa, M.D., Professor of Medicine and of Preventive Medicine & Public Health
Joseph M. Holthaus, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Medicine [RETIRED]

GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE [402] (280-4180)

CHIEF: Anna Maio, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine

Temple Brannan, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine	*Michael S. Monaghan, Pharm.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and of Medicine
	*Richard L. O'Brien, M.D. University Professor, Professor of Medicine and of Medical Microbiology
Michael Davidian, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine	*Michele A. Poepping-Faulkner , Pharm.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and of Medicine
*Christopher J. Destache, Pharm. D., Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and of Medicine	Joann L. (Derby) Porter, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine
Viseslav Drincic, M.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine [Part-time]	Eugene C. Rich, M.D., Tenet Professor of Medicine
Joleen Fixley, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine	Henry Sakowski, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine
Devin Fox, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine	Gregory Schafer, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine
Steven Gonzalez, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine	Stuart Schlanger, M.D., Assistant Instructor of Medicine [Part-Time]
Timothy J. Griffin, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine
Claudia G. Harrington, M.D., Instructor of Medicine	Anand Deshmukh, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine
Edward A. Horowitz, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine and of Medical Microbiology	Susan Constantino, M.D., Adjunct Instructor of Medicine
Bruce L. Houghton, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine	Theresa Townley, M.D., MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Kathryn (Katie) Huggett, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine	Ann L. Polich, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine
Carolyn Manhart, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine	Rugmini Warrier, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine
Scott Menolascino, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine	James T. Frock, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine

*Secondary Appointment in Medicine

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY [402] (280-4364)

CHIEF: Peter Silberstein, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine

*Henry T. Lynch, M.D., Professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Health and of Medicine

*Stephen Thome, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Preventive Medicine

*Secondary Appointment in Medicine

INFECTIOUS DISEASES [402] (280-4180)

CHIEF: Gary L. Gorby, M.D, Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Microbiology

Marvin J. Bittner, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Microbiology

*Martha J. Gentry-Nielsen, Ph.D., Professor of Medical Microbiology and of Medicine

Akhilesh Sharma, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine

Laurel C. Preheim, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Medical Microbiology

*Secondary Appointment in Medicine

NEPHROLOGY [402] (341-3141)

CHIEF: Robert W. Dunlay, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology

Khalid Bashir, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine
J. Dan Egan, M.D., Adjunct Professor of Medicine [Part-Time]	*William B. Jeffries, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacology, of Medicine, and of Biochemistry
Muhammad Firoz, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine	Richard J. Lund, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine

*Secondary Appointment in Medicine

PULMONARY-CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE [402] (449-4486)

CHIEF: Dan Schuller, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine

Alfred W. Brody, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Medicine [RETIRED]	*Mark A. Malesker, Pharm.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and of Medicine
	Lee E. Morrow, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine
Naresh A. Dewan, M.D., Professor of Medicine	Tammy Wichman, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine
Robert E. Wear, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine	Saiprakash Venkateshiah, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine

*Secondary appointment in Medicine

RHEUMATOLOGY [402] (280-5600)

CO-CHIEFS: John A. Hurley, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine
Jay G. Kenik, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine

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