Administrative Affairs
4 faculty members have received University Term Professorship awards; 14 others have been promoted.
Four University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville faculty members have received University Term Professorship awards from the UF Provost’s Office. These physicians have displayed distinguished careers that place them among the leaders in their discipline.
UF President Kent Fuchs announced the University Term Professorship award in 2016 to further recognize and reward faculty achievements. Each year, the university makes 250 Term Professorships available to the colleges. The Provost’s Office apportions the professorships based on the number of eligible faculty in a given college.
The College of Medicine – Jacksonville was allocated four awards for eligible tenure-track assistant, associate and full professors in their fifth year of service or longer. Each University Term Professorship award lasts three academic years. Holders of the award may add “University Term Professor” to their academic titles for the duration of the award.
The University Term Professors for academic years 2019-2022 are:
James D. Cury, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
James W. Dennis, M.D.
Professor, Department of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Michael O. Gayle, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Critical Care
Barry Steinberg, M.D., Ph.D., D.D.S., FACS
Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Current University Term Professors at the College of Medicine – Jacksonville include Alan Berger, M.D.; Linda Edwards, M.D.; Mark Hudak, M.D.; Arshag Mooradian, M.D.; Guy Benrubi, M.D.; Robert Percy, M.D.; Mobeen Rathore, M.D.; David Vukich, M.D.
Past University Term Professors include Phyllis Hendry, M.D., FAAP, FACEP; Andrew Kaunitz, M.D., FACOG; Shahla Masood, M.D., Renu Sharma, M.D.; and Robert Wears, M.D., Ph.D.
PROMOTIONS
This summer, we announced the promotion of 14 faculty members of the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville. Three assumed the rank of professor and 11 become associate professors.
The promotions, which took effect July 1, were the result of a rigorous review of the faculty members’ clinical accomplishments; scholarship of teaching and learning; research; and service to the university, society and the profession.
Promotion to professor
David A. Caro, M.D., department of emergency medicine
Joseph A. Costa, D.O., department of urology
Ayesha Mirza, M.D., department of pediatrics
Promotion to associate professor
Agnes E. Aysola, M.D., department of pathology and laboratory medicine
Alexandra D. Beier, D.O., department of neurosurgery
Josef Cortez, M.D., department of pediatrics
David J. Ebler, M.D., FACS, department of surgery
Amie Hoefnagel, M.D., department of anesthesiology
Jay Khadpe, M.D., department of emergency medicine
John D. Murray, M.D., department of surgery
Nathan J. Ranalli, M.D., department of neurosurgery
Dinesh Rao, M.D., department of radiology
Jinous Saremian, M.D., department of pathology and laboratory medicine
Daryoush Tavanaiepour, M.D., department of neurosurgery
SERVICE PIN AWARDS
In June, 17 faculty members received Service Pin Awards, which are given annually to those who reach certain milestones for continuous service. Following are this year’s recipients, who have achieved either 30, 20 or 10 years of service at the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville.
30 years
Lily Cuevas, M.D., department of pediatrics
James Dennis, M.D., department of surgery
20 years
Thomas Kunisaki, M.D., department of emergency medicine
Michael Pulley, M.D., Ph.D., department of neurology
Barry Steinberg, M.D., Ph.D., D.D.S., department of oral and maxillofacial surgery
10 years
Neil Alviedo, M.D., department of pediatrics
Agnes Aysola, M.D., department of pathology and laboratory medicine
Felix Banadera, M.D., department of pediatrics
Steven Cuffe, M.D., department of psychiatry
Elizabeth DeVos, M.D., M.P.H., department of emergency medicine
Diana Edgar, M.D., department of radiology
Dalys Eneida Castro, M.D., department of radiology
Charles Heilig, M.D., department of medicine
Gurjit Kaeley, M.D., department of medicine
Kelly Komatz, M.D., M.P.H., department of pediatrics
Nedda Maltby, M.D., department of pediatrics
Kristin Taylor, M.D., department of radiology