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School of Medicine announces faculty promotions for 2023

The West Virginia University School of Medicine recently awarded faculty members promotions that were effective July 1, 2023. Additionally, several faculty members were awarded emeriti status. 

The School’s professors emeriti are:

  • Laura Gibson, Ph.D. – professor emerita
  • John Barnett, Ph.D. – professor emeritus
  • Sanford Emery, M.D. – professor emeritus
  • Richard Dattola, M.D. – clinical associate professor emeritus
  • Judie Charlton, M.D. – clinical professor emerita

Sixty faculty members from 22 different departments across three campuses were awarded promotions. They are:

Anesthesiology

  • Daniel Sloyer, M.D. – associate professor

Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry

  • Robin Pollini, Ph.D. – professor
  • Andrea Doyle, Ph.D. – associate professor
  • David Scarisbrick, Ph.D. – associate professor
  • Jenna Wallace, Psy.D. – associate professor

Behavioral Medicine (Charleston)

  • Jessica Luzier, Ph.D.– professor

Behavioral Medicine (Eastern)

  • Jocelyn Stokes, Ph.D. – associate professor

Biochemistry

  • Peter Stoilov, Ph.D.– professor
  • Aaron Robart, Ph.D. – associate professor with tenure

Emergency Medicine

  • Christopher Kiefer, M.D.– professor

Family Medicine

  • Amie Ashcraft, Ph.D. – associate professor

Family Medicine (Charleston)

  • Mary Ann Maurer, D.O.– associate professor

Human Performance

  • Lori Sherlock, Ed.D. -- professor
  • SueAnn Woods, Ph.D.– associate professor
  • Yu Jen Chang, Ph.D. – associate professor
  • Megan Burkart, DPT – associate professor
  • Megan McDougal, M.S. – associate professor
  • Miriam Leary, Ph.D. – associate professor

Medicine

  • Sarah Hadique, M.D. – professor
  • Robert Stansbury, M.D. -- professor
  • Ankit Sakhuja, M.D. – associate professor
  • Abbas Ali, M.D. – associate professor
  • Irfan Zeb, M.D. – associate professor
  • Ronald Pellegrino, M.D. – associate professor
  • Ziad Dimachkie, M.D. – associate professor
  • Jennifer Giordano, D.O. – associate professor
  • Rachel Leonard, M.D. – associate professor
  • Anthony Parravani, Jr., M.D. – associate professor
  • Janna Baker-Rodgers – associate professor
  • Jenna Sizemore, M.D. – associate professor

Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology

  • Cory Robinson, Ph.D .– professor with tenure
  • Timothy Eubank, Ph.D .– professor with tenure
  • Chi Keung “Edwin” Wan, Ph.D .– associate professor with tenure

Neurology

  • Zubeda Sheikh, M.D. – associate professor
  • Eric Seachrist, M.D. – associate professor

Neuroradiology

  • Rashi Mehta, M.D. – professor

Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine

  • Sarah Dotson, M.D. – associate professor
  • Krisa Pfaendler, M.D. – associate professor

Ophthalmology

  • Saravanan Kolandaivelu, Ph.D. – associate professor with tenure
  • Bradley Thuro, M.D. – associate professor

Otolaryngology

  • Jeffson Chung, M.D. – associate professor
  • Christopher Bailey, M.D., Ph.D. – associate professor
  • Meghan Turner, M.D. – associate professor

Pediatrics

  • Salwa Gendi, M.D. – associate professor
  • Francis Casey, III, M.D. – associate professor
  • Cortney Menchini, M.D. – associate professor
  • Brian Peppers, D.O., Ph.D. – associate professor
  • Shipra Gupta, M.D. – associate professor
  • Richard Brant, M.D. – associate professor

Pediatrics (Charleston)

  • Mohamad Badawi, M.D. – associate professor
  • Pratikkmar Patel, M.D. – associate professor
  • John Bishara, D.O. – associate professor

Physiology and Pharmacology

  • Salik Hussain, Ph.D. – associate professor with tenure

Radiology

  • Cathy Kim, M.D. – associate professor
  • Brian Markovich, M.D. – associate professor
  • Daniel Martin, M.D. – associate professor

Surgery

  • Salim Abunnaja, M.D. – associate professor
  • James Bardes, M.D. – associate professor
  • Lauren Dudas, M.D.– associate professor 

Surgery (Charleston)

  • Kelly Rennie, M.D. – assistant professor

For more information about the School of Medicine, visit medicine.wvu.edu.