BSD Senior Leadership Academy


The Biological Sciences Division established the Senior Leadership Academy for senior faculty leaders.  The 10 month program is dedicated to advancing professional and personal skills required to lead and manage in today’s complex academic, research and health care environment. The goal of this program is to equip senior faculty leaders including chairs and section chiefs with the knowledge, tools and resources to lead within our departments and division over the coming years.  Course modules include developing authentic leadership; School of Medicine finances & balancing the tripartite mission; change management; conflict management and performance management, and leading in the time of COVID-19.

 

Congratulations to the 2020 Graduates of the Academy!

Magdalena Anitescu, MD, PhD
Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Section Chief, Pain Medicine
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Ellen Choi, MD
Assistant Professor
Anesthesia and Critical Care
Interim Section Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology
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Jeanne DeCara, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Cardio-Oncology Program
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Fernando Goldenberg, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Director of Neuroscience Critical Care
Co-Director, Comprehensive Stroke Center
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John Hart, MD
Professor of Pathology
Section Chief, GI & Hepatic Pathology
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David Meltzer MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Section Chief, Hospital Medicine
Director, Center for Health and the Social Sciences

Jason Poston, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship Program
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Iris Romero, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
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Sonali Smith, MD
Professor of Medicine
Interim Chief, Hematology/Oncology
Director, Lymphoma Program
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Alberuni Zamah, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Section Chief, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility

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Talia Baker, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Surgical Director and Program Director, Liver Transplant Program
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Monica Christmas, MD
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Director of the Menopause Program
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Jessica Donington, MD
Professor of Surgery
Section Chief, Thoracic Surgery
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Olwen Hahn, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Hematology-Oncology Outpatient Clinic and Infusions Therapy Suite
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Michelle Josephson, MD
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Kidney Transplant
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Steven Montner, MD
Professor of Radiology
Vice-Chair, Radiology Operations
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Shyam Prabhakaran, MD, MS
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology
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Maryam Siddiqui, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Section Chief, General Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Debra Stulberg, MD
Associate Professor and Interim Chair of Family Medicine

Husam Balkhy, MD
Professor of Surgery
Director, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Cardiac Surgery
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Michael Coates, PhD
Professor of Organismal Biology & Anatomy
Chair, Committee on Evolutionary Biology
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Yoav Gilad, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Section Chief, Genetic Medicine
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Sadia Haider, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chief, Family Planning & Contraceptive Research
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Kay Macleod, PhD
Associate Professor, Ben May Department for Cancer Research
Chair, The Committee on Cancer Biology
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Sandeep Nathan, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program: Director, Coronary Care Unit
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K. Gautham Reddy, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program
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Christopher Skelly, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Section Chief, Vascular Surgery and  Endovascular Therapy
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Jennifer Wolf, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine
Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs & Diversity
Program Director, Hand Surgery Fellowship

Course Directors

Deborah Burnet, MD
Professor, Departments of Medicine & Pediatrics;
Section Chief, General Internal Medicine
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Mumtaz Darbar, MS
Vice Dean, Administration and Finance; Vice President for Clinical Practice Finance

Mohammed Minhaj, MD, MBA
Professor, Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care;
Vice-Chair for Finance & Operations; Associate Chair for Faculty Development
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Hannah Lawrence, MA
Assistant Dean for Faculty Advancement & Diversity

Tipu Puri, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology; Executive Medical Director for Clinical Operations –Adult Inpatient; Senior Medical Director–Advanced Practice Service

Chris Collins, PhD
Associate Dean for Leadership Development, Booth School of Business

Sandra Valaitis, MD
Professor, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology;
Chief, Section of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery;
Vice-Chair for Faculty Development and Promotions
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Karen Jackson, MA
Director for Faculty Affairs

2019 Graduates

Stefano Allesina, PhD
Professor, Ecology and Evolution

Daniel Arber, MD
Professor and Chair, Pathology

Anita Blanchard, MD
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Diana Bolotin, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine

David Chang, MD
Professor of Surgery

Christina Ciaccio, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Ronald Cohen, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine

Seenu Hariprasad, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Valluvan Jeevanandam, MD
Professor of Surgery

Jerome Klafta, MD
Professor of Anesthesia & Critical Care

Stacie Levine, MD
Professor of Medicine

Grace Mak, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery

Ross Milner, MD
Professor of Surgery

Gokhan Mutlu, MD
Professor of Medicine

Aytekin Oto, MD, MBA
Professor and Chair, Radiology

Julie Oyler, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine

Neethi Pinto, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Sarosh Rana, MD, MPH
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Arieh Shalhav, MD
Professor of Surgery

Shari Snow, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Jonathan Staley, PhD
Professor and Chair, Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology

Marie Tobin, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience;

Sandra Valaitis, MD
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Lisa Vinci, MD
Professor of Medicine