Our leaders

The College of Medicine Dean’s Office is home to Dean, Vice Dean, Medical Education and Student Affairs. Department chairs in Anatomy and Neurobiology, Family and Community Medicine, Internal Medicine, Integrative Medical Sciences and Psychiatry are part of the Dean’s leadership team.

Office of the Dean


Marc Basson, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A. Dean
Professor of Surgery
Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology

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Eugene Mowad, M.D.
Vice Dean and Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics

Darcie Flower, M.B.A.
Senior Executive Director, Operations

Academic Affairs

Sebastian Diaz, Ph.D., J.D.
Associate Dean, Quality Initiatives
Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine


Khiet D. Ngo, D.O.
Associate Dean for Clinical Faculty Affairs
Associate Professor of Pediatrics


Douglas Moses, M.D., ’95
Associate Dean, Admissions and Student Affairs
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics

William Demas, M.D.
Assistant Dean, Student Support and EnrichmentProfessor of Radiology

Medical Education

Amy Wilson-Delfosse, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean, Medical Education
Professor of Biomedical Sciences


Khiet Ngo, D.O., M.S.
Associate Dean for Clinical Education
Associate Professor of Pediatrics


Leah Sheridan, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Medical Education
Professor of Biomedical Sciences

Department chairs


Jennifer Baccon, M.D., Ph.D.,
M.H.C.M.

Chair, Pathology
Professor and Chair of Pathology

Paul Hartung, Ph.D.
Interim Co-chair, Family and Community Medicine
Professor, Family and Community Medicine


Brooke Babyak, M.D.
Interim Co-chair, Family and Community Medicine
Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine

William Demas, M.D.
Chair, Radiology
Professor of Radiology

Edward M. Ferris, M.D., FACOG
Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Nicholas Jouriles, M.D.
Chair, Emergency Medicine
Professor of Emergency Medicine

Jeffrey Junko, M.D. (’00)
Chair, Orthopaedics
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Shefali Mahesh, M.D., M.B.A.
Chair of Clinical Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics

Matthew L. Moorman, M.D., M.B.A.
Chair, Surgery
Professor of Surgery

Mehool Patel, M.D., M.B.A. (’98)
Chair and Professor, Internal Medicine

Dr. Hans Thewissen

Hans Thewissen, Ph.D.
Chair and Ingalls-Brown Professor, Anatomy and Neurobiology
Chair, Biomedical Sciences

Joe Varley, M.D.
Interim Chair and Professor, Psychiatry