College of Medicine congratulates newly promoted faculty members

College of Medicine congratulates newly promoted faculty members

The College of Medicine congratulates 22 faculty members who were promoted in rank following action by the NEOMED Board of Trustees on June 20.

"Our newly promoted faculty members have demonstrated exceptional dedication to advancing medical knowledge and improving patient care," said Dean Marc Basson, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A. " Through their scholarly work, compassionate patient care and innovative educational practices, they have significantly advanced our mission to train the next generation of medical leaders."

Here are those who were promoted and their new titles.

• Michael Appleman, M.A.Ed., assistant professor of family and community medicine
• Jennifer Biber, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics
• Kenneth Bono, M.D., associate professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery
• Walter Chlysta, M.D., professor of clinical surgery
• Ashley Heaney, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine
• Saira Ismail, M.D., associate professor of clinical family and community medicine
• Anita Jeyakumar, M.D., professor of surgery
• Cheryl Johnson, M.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology
• Wasim Khan, M.D., professor of clinical pediatrics
• Thomas Kinney, M.D., professor of clinical emergency medicine
• Vivek Mathur, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine
• Muhammad Momen, M.D., associate professor of clinical psychiatry
• Anantha Padmanabhan, M.D., associate professor of clinical surgery
• Scott Poland, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine
• Ramnath Ramanathan, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine
• Troy Sands, M.D., professor of clinical pediatrics
• Katherine Tatar, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine
• Jeannine Taylor, Ph.D., assistant professor of family and community medicine
• Ingrid Weigold, Ph.D., adjunct professor of family and community medicine
• Andrew Yocum, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine
• Adel Youssef, M.D., associate professor of clinical internal medicine
• Erick Zoumberakis, M.D., professor of clinical emergency medicine