Academic Chairs

The academic chairs listed below are categorized by their respective school.

School of Medicine & Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Department Chairs

Gregory L. Almond, M.D., M.P.H. '00, M.S. '00

Chair, Emergency Medicine; Professor of Clinical, Emergency Medicine | School of MedicineVice Chancellor for External Academic Relations

David E. Asprinio, M.D.

Chair, Orthopedic Surgery; Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery; Professor, Pharmacology | School of Medicine

Muhammad S. Choudhury, M.D., FACS

Chair of Urology, Urology; Professor, Urology | School of Medicine

Joseph D. Etlinger, Ph.D.

Chair, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical Sciences

Stephen J. Ferrando, M.D.

Chair, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Edith Har Esh Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences | School of Medicine

Chirag D. Gandhi, M.D., FACS, FAANS

Chair, Neurosurgery; Professor, Neurosurgery; Professor, Radiology; Professor, Neurology | School of Medicine

Robert C. Holland, M.D., M.H.A.

Chair, Rehabilitation Medicine; Catherine and Vladislav P. Hinterbuchner Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine | School of Medicine

Marina K. Holz, Ph.D., M.P.H. '23

Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Interim Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Biomedical Sciences

Mark D. Hurwitz, M.D., FASTRO, FACRO

Chair, Radiation Medicine; Professor, Radiation Medicine | School of Medicine

Kelly A. Hutcheson, M.D., M.B.A.

Chair, Ophthalmology; Professor, Ophthalmology | School of Medicine

Humayun K. Islam, M.D., Ph.D.

Chair, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology; Professor, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology | Biomedical SciencesAssociate Professor, Medicine | School of Medicine

Steven L. Lansman, M.D., Ph.D.

Chair, Surgery; The Felicien M. Steichen, M.D., Professor, Surgery | School of Medicine

Edward Lebovics, M.D.

Interim Chair, Medicine; Sarah C. Upham Professor of Gastroenterology; Director, Medicine - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Diseases | School of Medicine

Zvi Lefkovitz, M.D.

Chair, Radiology; Professor of Clinical Radiology; Director, Radiology | School of Medicine

Christopher S. Leonard, Ph.D.

Interim Chair, Physiology; Professor, Physiology | Biomedical Sciences

Tracey A. Milligan, M.D., M.S.

Chair, Neurology; Professor, Neurology | School of Medicine

Augustine L. Moscatello, M.D., M.S.

Chair, Otolaryngology; Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology | School of Medicine

Peter J. Panzica, M.D.

Chair, Anesthesiology; Associate Professor, Anesthesiology | School of Medicine

Bijan Safai, M.D., D.Sc.

Chair, Dermatology; Professor, Dermatology | School of Medicine

Michal Laniado Schwartzman, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Chair, Pharmacology; Professor, Pharmacology | Biomedical SciencesAssociate Professor, Ophthalmology; Professor, Medicine | School of Medicine

Lori W. Solomon, M.D. '99, M.P.H. '09

Chair, Family and Community Medicine; Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine | School of MedicineDirector of the Family Health Center

Sean Shaheen Tedjarati, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.

Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Clinical Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology | School of Medicine

School of Health Sciences and Practice Department Chairs

Sambit Mohapatra, Ph.D., M.S., PT

Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences ; Professor, Physical Therapy | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Janet Dolot, M.S., D.P.T., Dr.P.H.’ 14, PT, OCS

Division Chief, Physical Therapy; Associate Professor, Physical Therapy; Program Director | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences; Division Chief, Speech Language Pathology; Academic Program Director, Speech Language Pathology; Associate Professor, Speech Language Pathology; Director of Speech Perception and Production Lab, Speech Language Pathology | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Kenneth A. Knapp, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, Public Health; Director, Dr.P.H. Program, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & PracticeDirector, Center for Long-Term Care