Said Ibrahim, MD, MPH, MBA
Anthony F. and Gertrude M. DePalma Dean,
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Office of the Provost
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Founded in 1824, Jefferson Medical College, now the Sidney Kimmel Medical College, has awarded more than 31,000 medical degrees and has more living graduates than any other private medical school in the nation. It offers both undergraduate medical education programs and innovative joint degree programs to more than 1,000 students each year.
The Sidney Kimmel Medical College is recognized for its balanced approach to medical education, and approximately one out of four to one out of five applicants throughout the U.S. apply to Sidney Kimmel Medical College.
College & Department Leadership
Steven Herrine, MD
Vice Dean, Academic Affairs &
Undergraduate Medical Education
Alisa LoSasso, MD
Vice Dean, Admissions
Douglas McGee, DO
Vice Dean, Graduate Medical Education & Affiliations
Karen Novielli, MD
Vice Dean, Faculty Affairs &
Professional Development
Charles Pohl, MD
Vice Dean, Student Affairs &
Career Counseling
Brian Squilla, MBA
Vice Dean, Administration
Bernard Lopez, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Diversity
& Community Engagement
Howard Weitz, MD
Senior Associate Dean,
Special Initiatives
Bernard L. Segal Endowed Professorship in Clinical Cardiology
John Caruso, MD
Senior Associate Dean,
Graduate Medical Education
Kristin DeSimone, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Student Affairs
& Career Counseling
Steven McMahon, PhD
Senior Associate Dean,
Basic Science Research
Dimitrios Papanagnou, MD
Senior Associate Dean,
Faculty Development
David Whellan, MD
Senior Associate Dean,
Clinical Research
James C. Wilson Professorship in Medicine
Deborah Ziring, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs &
Undergraduate Medical Education
Department Chairs
David Brousseau, MD, MS
Pediatrics
Robert L. Brent Professor in Pediatrics
Joseph Bavaria, MD
Cardiac Surgery
Theodore Christopher, MD
Emergency Medicine
Green Family Foundation and
John & Patricia Walsh Professor in Emergency Medicine
David Cognetti, MD
Otolaryngology/
Head & Neck Surgery
Herbert Kean, MD Professor in Otolaryngology
Sandra Dayaratna, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Adam Dicker, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncology
Robert Diecidue, DMD, MD
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Dentistry
D. Walter Cohen & Claire H. Reichlin Professor in Dental Biosciences
Anna Flattau, MD
Family & Community Medicine
Alumni Professor in Family Medicine
Leonard Gomella, MD
Urology
Bernard W. Godwin, Jr. Professor in Prostate Cancer
Michael Green, MD, MBA
Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
James Donald Wentzler, MD Professor
Julia Haller, MD
Ophthalmology
Steven Herrine, MD
Medical Education
Gregory Kane, MD
Medicine
Jane & Leonard Korman Professor in Pulmonary Medicine
Matthew Keller, MD
Dermatology & Cutaneous Biology
W. Kevin Kelly, DO
Medical Oncology
John Lauriello, MD
Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Daniel Lieberman Professor in Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Steven McMahon, PhD
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Senior Associate Dean, Basic Science Research
Elias Melhem, MD
Radiology & Molecular Imaging
Robert Rosenwasser, MD
Neurological Surgery
Jewell L. Osterholm, MD Professor in Neurological Surgery
Abdolmohamad Rostami, MD, PhD
Neurology
Nicholas J. Maiale Distinguished Professor in Neurology
Matthias Schnell, PhD
Microbiology & Immunology
Dr. V. Watson Pugh & Frances Plimpton Pugh Professor in Microbiology & Immunology
Richard Smeyne, PhD
Neuroscience
Charalambos Solomides, MD
Pathology & Genomic Medicine
Alexander Vaccaro, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery
Richard H. Rothman Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
Scott Waldman, MD, PhD
Pharmacology, Physiology, & Cancer Biology
Samuel M.V. Hamilton Family Professor
Steve Williams, MD
Rehabilitation Medicine
Michie Professor in Rehabilitation Medicine
Charles Yeo, MD
Surgery
Samuel D. Gross Professor in Surgery