Faculty

Meet the Team

The faculty has been carefully selected based on their commitment to primary care, working with the underserved and community health.

Stephen J. Spann, M.D., MBA
Founding Dean, College of Medicine & Vice President for Medical Affairs

Humana Endowed Dean's Chair in Medicine

Clinical Professor, Family Medicine
Lani K. Ackerman, M.D.
Clinical Professor, Clinical Sciences
Omolola E. Adepoju, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Director of the Humana Integrated Health System Sciences Institute

Clinical Associate Professor
Bettina M. Beech, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.
Clinical Professor, Population Health
James H. Bray, Ph.D.
Chair, Behavioral and Social Sciences

Clinical Professor, Psychology
Donald A. Briscoe, M.D., FAAFP
Director, Advanced Clerkships

Director, Transition to Residency

Clinical Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Marino A. Bruce, Ph.D., M.S.R.C., M.Div.
Associate Dean, Research

Clinical Professor, Sociology and Population Health
David S. Buck, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Dean for Community Health

Clinical Professor, Family Medicine
Michelle A. Carroll Turpin, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Admissions

Clinical Associate Professor, Pharmacology
Summer Chavez, D.O., M.P.H., M.P.M.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Tameka A. Clemons, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Biochemistry
Jerome Crowder, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Medical Anthropology
David F. Curtis, Ph.D.
Chief Behavioral Health Officer

Clinical Associate Professor
Bill Elder, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor, Psychology
Sara R. Elkins, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology
Jamie M. Everett, M.D.
Associate Professor, Pathology
Gregorio Gomez, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Immunology
Diana Grair, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Maureen O. Grissom, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology
Shayne N. Hassler, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Cell Biology & Genetics
Claudine D. Johnson, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor,

Director, Household-Centered Care Program
Kristin Kassaw, M.D.
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs

Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Ben King, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Frené LaCour-Chestnut, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Camille M. Leugers, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Adult Medicine
Jacqueline Levesque, A.Ed.
Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education & Faculty Affairs

Clinical Associate Professor
Winston Liaw, M.D., M.P.H.
Chair, Health Systems & Population Health Sciences

Clinical Professor, Family Medicine
Jiangtao Luo, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Terence P. Ma, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Assistant Dean for Assessment and Quality Improvement

Clinical Professor
Jasna Marjanovic, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor, Pharmacology
Saralyn McMorris, LCSW
Clinical Assistant Professor
Sarat Munjuluri, M.D., M.S.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Woods Nash, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Bioethics & Medical Humanities
Bich-May Nguyen, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP
Clinical Associate Professor, Course Director of Physicians, Patients, and Populations (PPP)
Pooja Patel, M.D., M.P.H., M.M.S., FACOG
Director, OBGYN Clerkship

Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Kimberly A. Pilkinton, M.D., M.P.H., FACOG
Interim Associate Dean for Medical Education

Associate Professor, Clinical Faculty Obstetrics and Gynecology
David Raskin, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Microbiology
Brian C. Reed, M.D.
Chair, Clinical Sciences

Clinical Professor, Family Medicine
Kevin C. Rowland, Ph.D.
Chair, Biomedical Sciences

Clinical Professor, Physiology
Chakravarthy M. Sadacharan, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor, Anatomy
Stephen Scott, M.D., M.P.H.
Senior Associate Dean for Education

Clinical Professor, Clinical Sciences
Suzan Skef, M.D., M.S.
Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship Director

Clinical Associate Professor
Ashley M. Smith, Psy.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology
Steven Starks, M.D., MBA, DFAPA
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Kenya Steele, M.D.
Assistant Dean, Outreach and Student Pathways

Clinical Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Maryam Vasefi, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Neuroscience
Natarajan Venkatayan, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Mohamed Zebda, D.O., M.P.H.
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Amber Zulfiqar, M.D., M.Ed.
Clinical Associate Professor

Director for Longitudinal Primary Care Course

Join the Team

Our mission is driven by passion and a commitment to providing cutting-edge education and research opportunities for future health care leaders. The Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine is recruiting the next wave of faculty and staff who share our vision for the future. We offer outstanding career opportunities and great benefits.

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Meet the Team

Stephen J. Spann, M.D., MBA

Lani K. Ackerman, M.D.

Omolola E. Adepoju, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Bettina M. Beech, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.

James H. Bray, Ph.D.

Donald A. Briscoe, M.D., FAAFP

Marino A. Bruce, Ph.D., M.S.R.C., M.Div.

David S. Buck, M.D., M.P.H.

Michelle A. Carroll Turpin, Ph.D.

Summer Chavez, D.O., M.P.H., M.P.M.

Tameka A. Clemons, Ph.D.

Jerome Crowder, Ph.D.

David F. Curtis, Ph.D.

Bill Elder, Ph.D.

Sara R. Elkins, Ph.D.

Jamie M. Everett, M.D.

Gregorio Gomez, Ph.D.

Diana Grair, M.D.

Maureen O. Grissom, Ph.D.

Shayne N. Hassler, Ph.D.

Claudine D. Johnson, M.D.

Kristin Kassaw, M.D.

Ben King, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Frené LaCour-Chestnut, M.D.

Camille M. Leugers, M.D.

Jacqueline Levesque, A.Ed.

Winston Liaw, M.D., M.P.H.

Jiangtao Luo, Ph.D.

Terence P. Ma, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Jasna Marjanovic, Ph.D.

Saralyn McMorris, LCSW

Sarat Munjuluri, M.D., M.S.

Woods Nash, M.P.H., Ph.D.

Bich-May Nguyen, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP

Pooja Patel, M.D., M.P.H., M.M.S., FACOG

Kimberly A. Pilkinton, M.D., M.P.H., FACOG

David Raskin, Ph.D.

Brian C. Reed, M.D.

Kevin C. Rowland, Ph.D.

Chakravarthy M. Sadacharan, Ph.D.

Stephen Scott, M.D., M.P.H.

Suzan Skef, M.D., M.S.

Ashley M. Smith, Psy.D.

Steven Starks, M.D., MBA, DFAPA

Kenya Steele, M.D.

Maryam Vasefi, Ph.D.

Natarajan Venkatayan, M.D.

Mohamed Zebda, D.O., M.P.H.

Amber Zulfiqar, M.D., M.Ed.

Join the Team