Whiddon COM faculty receive promotion and awarded tenure

In recognition of their excellence in scholarship, teaching and service, Whiddon College of Medicine faculty received approval for promotion and were awarded tenure at the USA Board of Trustees meeting on June 7. New academic ranks will be effective Aug. 15. 

Join us in congratulating these faculty members for their outstanding achievements.

Tenure:

• Santanu Dasgupta, Ph.D. – Pathology
• Meghan E. Hermance, Ph.D. – Microbiology and Immunology

Promotion to Professor:

• Charles W. Hartin Jr., M.D. – Surgery and joint in Pediatrics
• Nicolette P. Holliday, M.D. – Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Terry J. Hundley Jr., M.D. – Internal Medicine
• Rosemary J. Klecker, M.D. – Radiology

Promotion to Professor, Research:

• Viktor G. Solodushko, Ph.D. – Pharmacology

Promotion to Associate Professor:

• Santanu Dasgupta, Ph.D. – Pathology
• Nita S. Davis, M.D. – Pediatrics
• Luis del Pozo-Yauner, M.D., Ph.D. – Pathology
• Christopher M. Francis, Ph.D. – Physiology and Cell Biology
• Meghan E. Hermance, Ph.D. – Microbiology and Immunology
• Robert P. Kobelja, M.D. – Neurology
• Yann-Leei L. Lee, M.D. – Surgery
• Brett S. Martin, M.D., MBA – Radiology and joint in Neurosurgery
• Maryann I. Mbaka, M.D. – Surgery
• Benjamin R. Niland, M.D. – Internal Medicine
• Karen J. Parsell, M.D. – Pediatrics
• William M. Perez, M.D. – Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Walker B. Plash, M.D. - Emergency Medicine
• Jai D. Thakur, M.D. – Neurosurgery
• Ashley Y. Williams Hogue, M.D. – Surgery