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Katz Faculty Milestones honored at Annual Celebration

By Katz Communications

Jul. 17, 2024

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