About the committee:


To facilitate change specific to the needs of faculty, the committee for faculty affairs and well-being was created. This group meets quarterly to discuss best practices and surface initiatives for consideration. New members are welcome.

Courtney M Tomblinson, MD


Positions Held:
  • Associate Dean for Faculty Development, College of Medicine
  • Associate Professor of Radiology, Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology

Rachel Daniels, PhD


Positions Held:
  • Director of Organizational Well-Being

Karen L Roper, PhD, MS


Positions Held:
  • Assistant Professor
  • Director of KAN
  • Assoc. Director of Research, Division of Research

Caitlin S Briggs, MD


Positions Held:
  • Assistant Professor

John Carib Gensel, PhD


Positions Held:
  • Director-Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC)
  • Professor of Physiology
  • SCoBIRC Endowed Chair #5.

Lillian Sims, PhD


Positions Held:
  • Assistant Professor
  • Director of Medical Student Research

Timothy J Ainger, PhD


Positions Held:
  • Associate Professor

Ahmed A. Bahrani, PhD


Positions Held:
  • Assistant Professor

Alissa C Briggs, PhD


Positions Held:
  • Associate Professor
  • Coaches for Kids Endowed Research Professor

Claire Collins, MD


Positions Held:
  • GME Resident

Trevor P. Creamer, PhD


Positions Held:
  • Professor
  • Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs - Basic Sciences
  • Director of Graduate Studies

Mareen C Dennis, MS, LPP


Positions Held:
  • Associate Professor

Christopher I Doty, MD, MAAEM, FAAEM, FACEP


Positions Held:
  • Tenured Professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Vice Chair of Education, Emergency Medicine

Tricia I Fredericks, MD


Positions Held:
  • Associate Professor
  • Assistant Fellowship Director - Gynecologic Oncology

Kourtney T Grant, MD


Positions Held:
  • Assistant Professor
  • Assistant Residency Program Director

Diana L Heiman, MD


Positions Held:
  • Professor
  • Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs – Clinical Sciences

Archana Kudrimoti, MBBS, MPH


Positions Held:
  • Professor
  • Residency Program Director-Lexington Campus

Young-Sam Lee, PhD


Positions Held:
  • Associate Professor

Zabeen Mahuwala MD, FAAN, FACNS, FAES


Positions Held:
  • Associate Professor Neurology
  • Fellowship Director Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Vice Chair Resilience and Wellness Committee

Sara B. Police, PhD


Positions Held:
  • Associate Professor
  • Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences
  • Director of Nutritional Sciences Education

Andrew E Poore, MD


Positions Held:
  • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Deborah Reed-Thurston, MD


Positions Held:
  • Assistant Professor

Asha N Shenoi, MD


Positions Held:
  • Professor
  • Associate Dean for Learning Environment, GME

Jennifer Shinn, PhD, CCC-A, F-AAA


Positions Held:
  • Professor
  • Chief of Audiology
  • Director of Newborn Hearing

Thitinart Sithisarn, MD, PhD


Positions Held:
  • Associate Professor

Saman Sizdahkhani, MD


Positions Held:
  • Assistant Professor

Savannah Walker, MD


Positions Held:
  • Assistant Professor

Angela Webb, MD


Positions Held:
  • Clinical Faculty
  • Vice Chair for Wellness, Internal Medicine