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