Sixteen faculty members receive promotions for 2021-2022

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Eric Conde

Published On

June 23, 2021

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Sixteen faculty members of the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville have been promoted, effective Thursday, July 1, 2021.

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.

Promotion to professor

Ziad Awad, MD, department of surgery

Charles Haddad, MD, department of community health and family medicine

Judella Haddad-Lacle, MD, department of community health and family medicine

Gladys Velarde, MD, department of medicine

Promotion to associate professor

Ahmad Alkhasawneh, MBBS, department of pathology and laboratory medicine

Brian Celso, PhD, department of surgery

Zachary Deutch, MD, department of anesthesiology

Peter Fiester, MD, department of radiology

Patrick Natter, MD, department of radiology

Salam Salman, MD, DDS, department of oral and maxillofacial surgery

Saurin Shah, MD, department of anesthesiology

Sophia Sheikh, MD, department of emergency medicine

Paul Wasserman, DO, department of radiology

Brian Yorkgitis, DO, department of surgery

Lara Zuberi, MBBS, department of medicine

Promotion to research associate professor

Lori Bilello, PhD, department of medicine

Featured Faculty

Ahmad N. Alkhasawneh, MBBS (MD)

Associate Professor
Medical Director, Gastrointestinal Pathology; Medical Director, Hematopathology and Flow Cytometry

Ziad T. Awad, MD, F.A.C.S.

Professor
Associate Chair, Clinical Operations; Chief, Division of General Surgery; Medical Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Program; Program Director, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship

Lori A. Bilello, PhD, MBA, MHS

Research Associate Professor
Associate Director, Urban Health Alliance

Brian G. Celso, PhD

Associate Professor

Peter J. Fiester, MD

Associate Professor
Director, CT Quality

Charles J. Haddad, MD

Emeritus Professor

Judella E. Haddad-Lacle, MD

Emeritus Professor

Patrick E. Natter, MD

Associate Professor

Saurin J. Shah, MD

Associate Professor

Sophia S. Sheikh, MD

Associate Professor

Gladys P. Velarde, MD, FACC, FAHA

Professor
Medical Director, Women's Cardiovascular Heart Program; Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship

Brian Yorkgitis, DO, FACS

Associate Professor
Associate Chair for Community Outreach, Department of Surgery; Associate Director, Trauma One Flight Operations; Medical Director, Pediatrics Trauma; Associate Medical Director, Trauma Program