UICOMP Standing Committees
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Clinical and Adjunct Appointments and Promotions
- Jacqueline Fischer, MD, Chair – Medicine
- William Bond, MD – EM
- John Coon, MD – DFCM
- Michael Frasca, MD – Medicine
- Praveen Kumar, MD – Pediatrics
- Matthew Mischler, MD – Medicine
- Rahmat Na Allah, MD – DFCM
Committee on Committees
- Kelvin Wynn, MD, Chair – DFCM
- Richard C. Anderson, MD – Surgery
- Jalayne Lapke, MD – Pediatrics
- Annia Martial, MD – Medicine
- Francis McBee-Orzulak, MD – Medicine
- Mary Harvey, MD – Pediatrics
Faculty Appointments, Promotion and Tenure
- Kay Saving, MD, Chair – Pediatrics
- Peter Alahi, MD – Psychiatry
- Ken-ichiro Fukuchi, MD, PhD – CBP
- Amy Christison, MD – Pediatrics
- James Graumlich, MD -Medicine
- Krishna Veeravalli, PhD – CBP
Student Awards and Scholarships
- Michael Stevens, MD – Pediatrics
- Selasie Samuel Mortoti, MD – Medicine
- Lourdes Delgado-Serrano, MD, Chair – Pediatrics
- Jaymi Belcher (Support) – Student Affairs
- Eileen Doherty, PhD (Ex-Officio) – Academic Affairs
- Jessica Hanks, MD (Ex-Officio) – Med-Peds
- Liz Kellington, MS (Ex-Officio) – Academic Affairs
- Sergey Malchenko, MD, PhD – CBP
- Angela O’Bryant MSN, RN (Ex-Officio) – HSEP
- Daniel Robertson, MD – Surgery
- Asma Saleem, MD – DFCM
- Thembi Conner-Garcia, MD, MPH – HSEP
- Jenna Regan, PhD – HSEP
- Anamika Sengupta, PhD – HSEP
Research and Scholarship
Research and Scholarship Part 1
- M. Bento Soares – Chair – CBP
- Mansoor Ahmad, MD, Fellow – Medicine
- Collins Odhiambo, PhD – Pediatrics
- James Flippin, MD – Surgery
- Neil Price, PhD – CBP
- Sara Kelly, PhD, MPH – Pediatrics
- Vijay Kumar Damarla, MD – Medicine
- Amira Alfil, MD – Pediatrics
- Michelle Beekman, MD – Pediatrics
- William Bond, MD – EM
- Rebecca Byler Dann, MD – OB/GYN
- Tulika Chatterjee, MD – Medicine
- Subramanyan Chittivelu, MD – Medicine
- Amy Christison, MD – Pediatrics
- Sunita Dodani, MD – Center 4 Health Research
- Sarah Donohue, PhD – Administration
- Denise Francisco, MD – Medicine
Research and Scholarship Part 2
- Manu Gnanamony, PhD – Pediatrics
- Vaughn Hanna, MD – (Ex-Officio)
- Mohammad Imtiaz, MD – Medicine
- Manasa Kandula, MD – Medicine
- Sara Kelly, PhD – Pediatrics
- Muhammad Khattak, MD – Medicine
- Nitin Das Kunnathu Puthanveedu, MD – Medicine
- Deborah Lauseng, AMLS – Library
- Diana Londono, MD – Neurology
- Stephanie Madrigal (EX-Officio) – OSF
- Francis McBee-Orzulak, MD – Medicine
- Brinda Mehta, MD – Pediatrics
- Srinivas Puli, MD – Medicine
- Miguel Ramirez, MD – Surgery
- Shoji Samson, DO – Pediatrics
- Richard Tapping, PhD – HSEP
- Harma Turbendian, MD – Pediatrics
Faculty, Fellowships and Awards
- Jenna Regan, PhD, Chair – HSEP
- Joseph Mackey, MD – Pediatrics
- Amira Alfil, MD – Pediatrics
- Chad Evans, MD – Surgery
- Venkat Kakollu, MD – Medicine
- Muhammad Khattak, MD – Medicine
- Mary Beth Ross, MD – Pediatrics
- Gauri Shevatekar, MBBS – DFCM
- Richard Tapping, PhD – HSEP
- Neelam Verma, MD – OB/GYN
- Kaninika Verma, MD – Medicine
- Denise Francisco, MD – Medicine
- Meghana Nadiger, MD – Pediatrics
Student Promotions (PCSP)
Student Promotions (PCSP) Part 1
- Kelvin Wynn, MD, Chair – DFCM
- Cecilia Albaro, MD – Pediatrics
- Richard Anderson, MD – Surgery
- Soujanya Bogarapu, MD – Pediatrics
- Eileen Doherty, PhD (Ex-Officio) – Academic Affairs
- Michael Frasca, MD – Medicine
- Deepshikha Garg, MD – Medicine
- Jessica Hanks, MD (Ex-Officio) – Medicine
- Liz Kellington, MS (Ex-Officio) – Academic Affairs
- Michael Lafontaine, PhD (Ex-Officio) – HSEP
- Peter Phan, MD – Medicine
- Yolanda Renfroe, MD – OB/GYN
- Monzurul Roni, PhD – HSEP
- K.C. Rosburg, MD – Pediatrics
Student Promotions (PCSP) Part 2
- Shoji Samson, DO – Pediatrics
- Timothy Schaefer, MD – EM
- M. Bento Soares, PhD – CBP
- Janice Tamplin, MS (Ex-Officio) – Academic Affairs
- Greg Tudor, MD – EM
- Harma Turbendian, MD – Surgery
- Kevin Wombacher, PhD – (Ex-Officio) HSEP
- Nyssa Catton (Ex-Officio) – Academic Affairs
- Loni Wenzel (Ex-Officio) – Academic Affairs
- Reyna Ulrich (Ex-Officio) – HSEP
- Christopher Jaurez – Class of 2025 – Student
- Milon Hutcinson – Class of 2026 – Student
- Evan Strandquist – Class of 2027 – Student
- Perry Tonoff – Class of 2028 – Student
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Part 1
- Elsa Vazquez-Melendez, MD, Co-Chair – Med -Peds
- Kelvin Wynn, MD, Co-Chair – DFCM
- M. Bento Soares, MD – CBP
- Thembi Conner-Garcia, MD – HSEP
- Eileen Doherty, PhD – Student Affairs
- Patty Eandi, Support
- Yelena Nersesyan, MD – CBP
- Jenna Regan, PhD – HSEP
- Monzurul Roni, PhD – HSEP
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Part 2
- Shoji Samson, DO – Pediatrics
- Gauri Shevatekar, MD – DFCM
- Reyna Ulrich, PhD – HSEP
- Chen Wang, MD – Surgery
- Rim Shrestha, PhD – Medicine
- Sharjeel Ahmad, MD – Medicine
- Thomas Boyd, MD – Pyschiatry
- Udit Verma, MD, FACP – Medicine
Committee on Graduate Medical Education
Committee on Graduate Medical Education Part 1
- John Hafner, MD – Emergency Medicine
- Abdalhai Alshoubi, M.D. – Surgery
- Richard Anderson, MD – Surgery
- Laura Brown, MD – Surgery
- Subramanyam Chittivelu, MD – Medcine
- Sonu Dhillon, MD – Medicne
- Kevin Fahey, MD – Radiology
- Ryan Finkenbine, MD – Psychiatry
- Tiffani Franada, MD – Neurology
- Jonathan Gehlbach, MD – Pediatrics
- John Irish, MD – Radiology
- Tayyaba Irshad, MD – Medicine
- Jawad Javed, MD – Pediatrics
- Bhavana Kandikattu, MD – Pediatrics
- Jorge Kattah, MD – Neurology
- Harleena Kendhari,MD – Pediatrics
- Todd Kettering, DO – DFCM
Committee on Graduate Medical Education Part 2
- Meredith Lagouros, DO – DFCM
- Teresa Lynch, MD – Medicine
- Jane Maksimovic, MD – Radiology
- Matthew Mischler, MD – Med/Peds
- Sudhir Mungee, MD – Medicine
- Peter Phan, MD – Medicine
- Laura Smith, MD – DFCM
- Manu Sood, MD – Pediatrics
- Marc Squillante, DO – Emergency Medicine
- Sidney Stewart, MD – Medicine
- Stephen Thompson, MD – OB/GYN
- Andrew Tsung, MD – Neurosurgery
- Neelam Verma, MD – OB/GYN
- Lawrence Wang, MD – Radiology
- Ann Willemsem-Dunlap, PhD – Emergency Medicine (Jump)
- Kelvin Wynn, MD – DFCM
Ex Officio and Alternates
Ex Officio and Alternates Part 1
Ex-Officio Voting Members
- Teresa Lynch, M.D. – Medicine
- Francis McBee Orzulak, M.D. – Medicine/MedPeds
- Marc Squillante, DO – Emergency Medicine
Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members
- Meenakshy Aiyer, M.D. – Regional Dean
- Robert Sparrow, M.D. – Medicine
- Neil Mehta, M.D. – Surgery
- Jessica Hanks, M.D. – HSEP
- Lauren Keeton – GME
- Mary Gomez, D.D.S.
- Kevin Wombacher, PhD – Academic Affairs
- Lydia Ugwu, PhD – Admin Affairs
- Leslie Hammersmith – Academic Affairs
- Rowana Robles – GME
Alternates
Alternates
- Robin Alley, MD – Surgery
- Rick Anderson, MD – DFCM
- Brian Bambeger, MD – Med/Peds
- Michele Beekman, MD – Pediatrics
- Chetan Bhardwaj, MD – Medicine
- Shruti Chakravarthy, MD – OB/GYN
- Jay Clore, PhD – Psychiatry
- Aaron Costerian, MD – DFCM
- Aaron Delgado, MD – Pediatrics
- Tim Fahey, MD – Radiology
- Dan Gans, MD – Radiology
- William Hauter MD – Surgery
- Emily Horvath, MD – Medicine
- Manasa Kandula, MD – Medicine
- Stephanie KOK, MD – Emergency Medicine
- Dejan Maksimovic, DO – DFCM
- Daniel Martin, MD – Medicine
- Ed Martinez, MD – Pediatrics
- Zohra Moeenuddin, MD – Pediatrics
- Rooma Nankani, MD – Medicine
- Gregory Podolej, MD – Emergency Medicine
- Nicole Rau, MD – Pediatrics
- Elias Samaha, MD – Neurology
- Nadia Shaikh, MD – Pediatrics
- Mehwish Sheikh, MD – Pediatrics
- Mary Stapel, MD – Pediatrics
- Greg Tudor, MD – Emergency Medicine
- Patrick Whitten, MD – Medicine
Advisory Committee on Continuing Medical Education
Advisory Committee on Continuing Medical Education Part 1
- Larry Lindahl, MD, Chair – Medicine
- Sharjeel Ahmad, MD – Medicine
- George Beranek, MD – EM
- Brian Bostwick, MD – Medicine
- Joshua Croland, MD – OB/GYN
- Deepshikha Garg, MD – Medicine
- Lydia Ugwu, PhD (Ex-Officio) – Administration
- Felicia Couri, DO – Medicine
- Jessica Hanks, MD (Ex-Officio) – Medicine
- Gary Kerber, MD – DFCM
Advisory Committee on Continuing Medical Education Part 2
- Praveen Kumar, MBBS – Pediatrics
- Brian McIntyre, EdD – Psychiatry
- Jessica Tonozzi, MD – DFCM
- Elsa Vasquez-Melendez, MD – Medicine
- Kelvin Wynn, MD – DFCM
- Sandy Arreguin – Support
- James Graumlich, MD – Medicine
- Brian Bamberger, MD – Medicine
- Neelam Verma, MD – OBGYN
- Vishal Kumar, MD – Surgery