The Lewis Katz School of Medicine recently celebrated the promotion, tenure, and retirement of faculty who reached these milestones for the coming academic year. This event highlighted the school's innovative spirit and bold strides in medical education, through the accomplishments and commitment of its exceptional educators. Amy J. Goldberg, MD, FACS, the Marjorie Joy Katz Dean, shared her heartfelt thanks to the faculty, their families, friends, and mentors, recognizing the incredible support that fuels their dedication and professional growth.
“Our students are better-educated, better-prepared, because of you. Our programs and program content are top-notch because you make them so,” she said. “I am so very grateful for the contributions you have made to the Lewis Katz School of Medicine and our entire community – all the good that you have done.”
The long-term commitment and significant contributions of our faculty have cemented Katz’s reputation as a leading medical school. Check out the photos from the event here.
Promotions to Assistant Professor
Nicholas Lyssenko, PhD: Assistant Professor (Research), Alzheimer's Center at Temple (ACT)
Amy Safran-Henderson, AuD: Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Promotions to Associate Professor
Sanam Baghshomali, MD: Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Neurology
Tanise Branche, MD: Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Divya Chillapalli, MD: Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Joanna Choi, MD: Associate Professor of Clinical Family and Community Medicine, Family and Community Medicine
Amy Cruz, MD: Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Edward DaVeiga, MD: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Medicine-GIM
Sanjiv Dewan, MD: Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Surgery-General
Yogesh Gupta, DO: Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology, Radiology
Shin Kang, PhD: Associate Professor of Neural Sciences, Neural Sciences
Sheetal Koul, MBBS: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Medicine-Nephrology
Caitlyn LaBella, MD: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Medicine-Hospitalist
Vladimir Lakhter, DO: Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine-Cardiology
Shane Lee, MD: Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology, Radiology
Noah Levinson, MD: Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Neurology
Mark Malamood, MD: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Medicine-Gastroenterology
Hillel Maresky, MD: Associate Professor of Radiology, Radiology
Brionna Matt, DO: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Medicine-Infectious Diseases
Lauren Monaco, MD: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Medicine-Hospitalist
Kristopher Philogene, MD: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Medicine-Hospitalist
Ravishankar Raman, MBBS: Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Surgery-Cardiovascular
Gustavo Fernandez Romero, MD: Associate Professor of Clinical Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, TMS-Pulmonary
Vishal Saxena, MD: Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
James Stefano, MD: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Medicine-Hospitalist
Vincent Tam, PhD: Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Inflammation, Microbiology, Immunology and Inflammation
Chaim Tuckman, MD: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Medicine-Hospitalist
Janice Yackoski, MD: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Medicine-GIM
Ling Yang, PhD: Associate Professor of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry
Promotions to Professor
Kamardeen Alao, MBBS: Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
Ashish Bains, MBBS: Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Monica Busuioc, MD, PhD: Professor of Clinical Medicine, Medicine-Hospitalist
Elizabeth Dauer, MD: Professor of Clinical Surgery, Surgery-Trauma
Michelle Duncan, MD: Professor of Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Adam Ehrlich, MD, MPH: Professor of Medicine, Medicine-Gastroenterology
Carol Ann Glowacki, MD: Professor of Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Sharon Herring, MD, MPH: Professor of Medicine, Medicine
Arundathi Jayatilleke, MD: Professor of Medicine, Medicine-Rheumatology
Cory Keller, DO: Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
Riya Kuklani, DDS: Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Carla Lopinto-Khoury, MD: Professor of Clinical Neurology, Neurology
Joseph McComb, DO: Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
Maria Munoz-Allen, MD: Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
Matthew Philp, MD: Professor of Clinical Surgery, Surgery-General
Hannah Ravreby, MD: Professor of Clinical Medicine, Medicine-Hospitalist
Adam Reese, MD: Professor of Urology, Urology
Maria Elena Vega Sanchez, MD: Professor of Clinical Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, TMS-Pulmonary
Cagla Tukel, PhD: Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Inflammation, Microbiology, Immunology and Inflammation
Newly-tenured Faculty
Shin Kang, PhD: Associate Professor, Neural Sciences
Ilker Sariyer, PhD: Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Inflammation
Vincent Tam, PhD: Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Inflammation
Ling Yang, PhD: Associate Professor, Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry
Retiring Faculty
Charles Bongiorno, MD: Department of Medicine – 12 Years of Service
Michael Selzer, MD, PhD: Department of Neural Sciences – 15 Years of Service
Thomas Santora, MD: Department of Surgery – 20 Years of Service
Georgios Charatzoglou, MD: Department of Anesthesiology – 22 Years of Service
Pekka Mooar, MD: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine – 22 Years of Service
Brenda Horwitz, MD: Department of Medicine – 31 Years of Service
Benjamin Krevsky, MD: Department of Medicine – 40 Years of Service