Thirty New Faculty Begin UA Careers in Department of Medicine since July 1

A total of 30 new faculty members have started their practices, teaching and/or research careers in the UA Department of Medicine since July 1, across our 13 divisions and the Informatics section under the UAHS Center for Biomedical Informatics and Biostatistics. They include a division chief, associate dean for student affairs, ICU medical director, and three investigators for the new UAHS Center for Disparities in Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism.

A number of others are scheduled to start by the end of the year.

Pictured right: (1st row) Drs. Julie Bauman, Dawn Coletta, George Fantry, Lori Fantry, Jung-Wei Fan; (2nd row) Drs. Mathew Hutchinson, Murali Kodali, Drew Kurtzman, Bhupinder Natt, and Serena Scott; (3rd row) Drs. Vivian Shi, Simran Sindhu, Chyi Chyi Chong, Charisse Te, and Hannah Tiu; (4th row) Drs. Priyanka S. Dudani, Aaron Fernandes, Carlos Tafich-Rios, Neha Jaswal and Hrishikesh Kulkarni.

New hires in FY2016-17 include:

  • Hani Babiker, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology (Hem/Onc)
  • Julie Bauman, MD, MPH, Professor and Division Chief, Hem/Onc
  • Chyi Chyi Chong, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology
  • Shariq Chudhri, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology
  • Dawn Coletta, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (Endocrinology), and Investigator, UAHS Center for Disparities in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
  • Prathab Devaraj, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Gastroenterology
  • Priyanka Dudani, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Inpatient Medicine
  • Sima Ehasani Chimeh, MD, Assistant Professor, Hem/Onc
  • Razan El Ramahi, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatrics, General Internal and Palliative Medicine (GGP)
  • Jung-Wei Fan, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Informatics
  • George Fantry, MD, Associate Professor, Medicine (and Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Admissions - COM)
  • Lori Fantry, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
  • Aaron Fernandes, MD, Assistant Professor, Inpatient Medicine
  • Mathew Hutchinson, MD, Professor, Division of Cardiology
  • Neha Jaswal, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Inpatient Medicine
  • Murali Kodali, MD, Assistant Professor, Hem/Onc
  • Drew Kurtzman, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Dermatology
  • Paul Langlais, PhD, Assistant Professor, Endocrinology, and Investigator, UAHS Center for Disparities in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism​
  • Bhupinder Natt, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine (PACCS), and Medical Director, Medical ICU at Banner – University Medical Center South
  • Elle Ross, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, GGP
  • Serena Scott, MD, Assistant Professor, GGP
  • Aaron Scott, MD, Assistant Professor, Hem/Onc
  • Vivian Shi, MD, Assistant Professor, Dermatology
  • Simran Sindhu, MD, Assistant Professor, Hem/Onc
  • Anup Srivistava, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Division of Translational and Regenerative Medicine (Translational)
  • Srinath Sundararajan, MD, Assistant Professor, Hem/Onc
  • Carlos Tafich-Rios, MD, Assistant Professor, GGP
  • Charisse Te, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Endocrinology
  • Hannah Tiu, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Nephrology
  • Wayne Willis, PhD, Associate Professor, Endocrinology, and Investigator, UAHS Center for Disparities in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism​

Also hired as administrator for the UAHS Center for Disparities in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism was Oscar D. Parra, who started Aug. 29, and is affiliated with the Division of Endocrinology.

Other 2016 recruits to the UA Department of Medicine include (click here to read about many of them):

ALSO SEE:
"Dermatology Welcomes Drs. Kurtzman and Shi" | Posted: Aug. 31, 2016
"Host of New Department of Medicine Hires Named, More to Come" | Posted: June 9, 2016

Release Date: 
09/29/2016 - 12:00pm