Promotions – September 2015

The following faculty promotions took effect Sept. 1 at UT Southwestern Medical Center. (Where more than one department is listed, the first is the primary appointment.)

Advanced Imaging Research Center/Radiology – Professor: Changho Choi, Ph.D.

Anesthesiology and Pain Management – Professor: Suzanne M. Dellaria, M.D.

Biochemistry – Professor: Chuo Chen, Ph.D.; Bruce Arthur Posner, Ph.D.; Noelle S. Williams, Ph.D.

Biophysics / Biochemistry – Associate Professor: Luke M. Rice, Ph.D.

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery – Associate Professor: Matthias Peltz, M.D.

Cell Biology – Professor: Barry Richard Botterman, Ph.D. Associate Professor: Alisa Johanna Winkler, Ph.D. Adjunct Associate Professor: John N. Phelan, Ph.D.

Clinical Sciences – Associate Professor: Jasmin A. Tiro, Ph.D.

Clinical Sciences/Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center – Professor: Xian-Jin Xie, Ph.D.

Dermatology – Associate Professor: Lu Quang Le, M.D. Clinical Professor: Jack Bernard Cohen, D.O.

Emergency Medicine – Associate Professor: Walter Louis Green, M.D.; John Patrick Pease, M.D.

Internal Medicine – Professor: David S. Balis, M.D.; Subhash Banerjee, M.D.; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, M.D.; Laura J. Collins, M.D.; Salahuddin Kazi, M.D.; David A. Minna, M.D.; Mary Elizabeth Paulk, M.D.; Fernando Torres, M.D.; Madhuri Vusirikala, M.D. Associate Professor: Tayo A. Addo, M.D.; John Turbeville Battaile, M.D.; Hsienchang Thomas Chiu, M.D.; Henning J. Drechsler, M.D.; Kerry Elizabeth Dunbar, M.D., Ph.D.; Linda Anne Feagins, M.D.; Jason Scott Fish, M.D.; Vaidehi Kaza, M.D.; Hsiao-Ching Li, M.D.; Shubhada Mithilesh, M.D.; Anand Kumar Rohatgi, M.D.; Rebecca Rojas, M.D.; Hesham A. Sadek, M.D., Ph.D.; Kamalanathan K. Sambandam, M.D.; Emilia Thomas, M.D.

Internal Medicine / Clinical Sciences – Professor: Eric Michael Mortensen, M.D. Associate Professor: Amit Singal, M.D.

Internal Medicine / Microbiology – Associate Professor: David E. Greenberg, M.D.

Neurology and Neurotherapeutics – Professor: Mark D. Johnson, M.D.; Jaya R. Trivedi, M.D.; Worthy R. Warnack, M.D. Associate Professor: Mary Quiceno, M.D.

Neurology Neurotherapeutics / Internal Medicine – Associate Professor: Robert Bachoo, M.D., Ph.D.

Neurology Neurotherapeutics / Psychiatry – Associate Professor: Kyle B. Womack, M.D.

Obstetrics and Gynecology – Professor: Brian M. Casey, M.D.; Clarice L. Grimes, M.D.; Mala Mahendroo, Ph.D.; Elysia Moschos, M.D.; Mary Jane Pearson, M.D.; Mayra J. Thompson, M.D. Associate Professor: David E. Rogers, M.D.

Ophthalmology – Professor: Yu-Guang He, M.D. Associate Professor: Danielle Marie Robertson, O.D., Ph.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery – Professor: Harry Kwang-Woo Kim, M.D. Associate Professor: William Joseph Robertson, M.D.

Pathology – Professor: Kelley Suzanne Carrick, M.D.; Sarah Frances Johnson-Welch, M.D. Associate Professor: Daniel Nussenzveig, M.D., Ph.D.

Pediatrics – Professor: Daniel C. Bowers, M.D.; Nancy R. Kelly, M.D., M.P.H.; Pamela Joy Okada, M.D.; Myra H. Wyckoff, M.D. Associate Professor: Cindy Darnell Bowens, M.D.; Timothy Scott Brannon, M.D., M.S.; Vasiliki V. Dimas, M.D.; Becky J. Ennis, M.D.; Joshua Daniel Koch, M.D.; Tanya Martinez Fernandez, M.D.; Rinarani Monish Sanghavi, M.D.

Pediatrics / Neurology and Neurotherapeutics – Professor: Patricia A. Evans, M.D., Ph.D.

Pharmacology – Associate Professor: Yihong Wan, Ph.D.

Physical Medication and Rehabilitation – Professor: Thiru M. Annaswamy, M.D. Associate Professor: Kelly M. Scott, M.D.; John Thottakara, M.D.

Physical Therapy – Professor: Ross Querry, Ph.D.

Plastic Surgery – Associate Professor: Sumeet Sorel Teotia, M.D.

Psychiatry – Professor: Adam M. Brenner, M.D.; Catherine Karni, M.D.; Alina M. Suris, Ph.D. Associate Professor: Jamie Alyson Becker, Ph.D.; Meredith Chapman, M.D.; Crista Wetherington Donewar, Ph.D.; Paul C. Glasier, Ph.D.; Laura Howe-Martin, Ph.D.; Michael P. Rafferty, M.D.; Saba Razi-Syed, M.D.; Kimberly D. Roaten, Ph.D.; Stacy M. Scannell, M.D.; Collin John Vas, M.D.; Alison D. Wilkinson, Ph.D. Clinical Professor: Steven Ray Krebaum, Ph.D. Clinical Associate Professor: Julie N. Germann, Ph.D.; Jane J. Miles, M.D.

Psychiatry / Neurology and Neurotherapeutics – Associate Professor: Lana L. Harder, Ph.D.

Radiation Oncology – Associate Professor: Jeffrey John Meyer, M.D.; Debabrata Saha, Ph.D.

Radiology – Associate Professor: Seth Michael Toomay, M.D.

Radiology / Neurology and Neurotherapeutics – Associate Professor: Roberta Novakovic, M.D.

Radiology / Urology – Professor: Clayton K. Trimmer, M.D.

Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center / Clinical Sciences – Professor: Keith Edward Argenbright, M.D.

Surgery – Professor: Robert Stanley Henry, M.D. Associate Professor: Glen Charles Balch, M.D.; Craig Olson, M.D.; Vinodh D. Ramjee, D.D.S.

Surgery / Pediatrics – Professor: Dev Mahendra Desai, M.D., Ph.D.

Surgery / Pharmacology – Professor: Rolf Andrew Brekken, Ph.D.