Seven faculty members receive promotions for 2020-2021

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July 2, 2020

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Seven faculty members at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville have received promotions that took effect Wednesday, July 1. Three assumed the rank of professor and four became associate professors.

The promotion process is a rigorous review of the faculty members' clinical accomplishments; scholarship of teaching and learning; research; and service to the university, society and the profession.

“The promotions recognize their valuable contributions to the University of Florida, the College of Medicine – Jacksonville, the state of Florida and the nation,” said Leon L. Haley Jr., MD, MHSA, dean of the college and CEO of UF Health Jacksonville. “Please help me congratulate these individuals as we look forward to their future achievements.”

Promotion to professor

Phillip Aldana, MD, department of neurosurgery
Sandeep Grover, MD, department of ophthalmology
Dat Pham, MD, department of medicine

Promotion to associate professor

Arun Gopinath, MD, department of pathology and laboratory medicine
Carmen Isache, MD, department of medicine
Firas Madbak, MD, department of surgery
Andrew Shannon, MD, department of emergency medicine

Featured Faculty

Philipp R. Aldana, MD, FAANS, FAAP

Professor
Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery

Arun Gopinath, MBBS (MD)

Associate Professor
Medical Director, Head and Neck Pathology

Sandeep Grover, MD

Professor
Associate Chair, Department of Ophthalmology; Medical Director, Ophthalmology Trauma Service; Clerkship Director

Carmen L. Isache, MD

Associate Professor
Program Director, Infectious Disease Fellowship

Firas G. Madbak, MD, FACS, FCCM, FCCP

Associate Professor
Chief, Division of Acute Care Surgery; Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship