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School of Medicine announces faculty promotions for 2025

The West Virginia University School of Medicine recently awarded more than 60 faculty members across 20 departments promotions that were effective July 1, 2025. Department faculty members awarded associate professor and professor status are as follows:

 Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry

  • Liv Miller, Psy.D. – professor
  • Daniel Farmer, D.O. – associate professor
  • Aliana Abascal, M.D. – associate professor
  • Cherelle Carrington, Ph.D. – associate professor
  • Nicholas Jasinski, Psy.D. – associate professor
  • Cierra Keith, Ph.D. – associate professor

Cardiology

  • Sudarshan Balla, MBBS – professor

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

  • J. Hunter Mehaffey, M.D. – associate professor

Dermatology

  • Zachary Zinn, M.D.  – professor
  • Vlad Codrea, M.D., Ph.D. – associate professor

Emergency Medicine

  • Peter "PS" Martin, M.D. – professor
  • Joseph Hansroth, M.D. – associate professor
  • Michael Shukis, M.D. – associate professor
  • Nicholas Chill, M.D.  – associate professor

Family Medicine

  • Carl Shrader, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. – professor
  • Kendra Unger, M.D., – professor
  • Jason Oreskovich, D.O. – associate professor
  • Shaylee Peckens, M.D. – associate professor
  • Courtney Pilkerton, M.D., Ph.D.  – associate professor
  • Amy Brenwalt, M.D.  – associate professor
  • Ruben Tinajero, Jr., Ph.D.  – associate professor

Human Performance

  • Jayne Brandel, Ph.D. – professor
  • Randall Bryner, Ed.D. – professor
  • Brian Scaife, OTD – associate professor
  • Brian Leary, Ph.D. – associate professor
  • Cheryl Brandmeir, PT – associate professor
  • Samantha Scarneo-Miller, Ph.D. – associate professor

Medicine

  • Swapna Gayam, M.D. – professor
  • Nathan Lerfald, M.D. – professor
  • Bethany Pellegrino, M.D. – professor
  • Megan Willard, M.D. – associate professor
  • Mona Ghias, M.D. – associate professor
  • Nadia Barghouthi, M.D. – associate professor
  • Khaled Shawwa, M.D. – associate professor
  • Hugo Carducci, Jr., D.O. – associate professor
  • Lindsay Sunzeri, M.D. – associate professor
  • Nicholas Mains, D.O. – associate professor
  • Leslie-Joy Romero, D.O. – associate professor

Neurology

  • Umer Najib, M.D. – professor
  • Muhammad Alvi, M.D. – professor
  • Ann Murray, M.D. – professor
  • Aman Dabir M.D. – associate professor

Neuroradiology

  • SoHyun Boo, M.D. – professor

Neuroscience Basic Science

  • Charles Anderson, Ph.D. – associate professor

Neurosurgery

  • Christopher Cifarelli, M.D., Ph.D. – professor
  • Cara Sedney, M.D. – professor

Otolaryngology

  • Tanya Fancy, M.D. – professor

Pathology Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine

  • Reima El Naili, M.D. – associate professor

Pediatrics

  • Casandra Arevalo Marcano, M.D. – associate professor
  • Lisa Costello, M.D. – associate professor
  • Casey McCluskey, M.D. – associate professor
  • Christopher Mercer, M.D. – associate professor
  • Ashley Meyer, D.O. – associate professor

Physiology and Pharmacology

  • Julie Lockman, Ph.D. – professor

Radiation Oncology

  • Jeffrey Ryckman, M.D. – associate professor

Surgery

  • Sebastian Brooke, M.D. – associate professor
  • Mary "Molly" Kledzik, M.D. – associate professor
  • Douglas Murken, M.D. – associate professor

Surgery (Charleston)

  • Shadi Abu Halimah, M.D. – professor

Urology

  • John Barnard, II, M.D. – associate professor
  • Ali Hajiran, M.D. – associate professor

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