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Leadership

Sue Cox, MD
Dean

Meet Dr. Cox

A nationally recognized leader in medical education, Dr. Cox previously served as planning dean and currently serves as dean. She also serves as the associate dean for accreditation, strategy and quality improvement. An obstetrician-gynecologist by training, Dr. Cox has shaped medical education for 30 years and previously served as executive vice dean of academics and chair of the Department of Medical Education at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. The lead designer of curriculum for Dell Med, Dr. Cox co-chaired the accreditation steering committee.

In 2019, she received the Association of American Medical Colleges Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award, recognizing faculty for distinguished contributions to medical education nationwide. Dr. Cox has received many awards for leadership, distinguished teaching and clinical work, including being listed among the Best Doctors in America.

Dr. Cox is known for emphasizing leadership skills, collaboration, innovation, problem-solving and cross-disciplinary teamwork with a focus on value-based healthcare.

Academic Leadership
	Gisele Abron, PhD Associate Dean, Admissions & Enrollment Management Email: gisele.abron@uthct.edu	Emmanuel Elueze, MD, PhD, MPA, FACP Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education & DIO Email: eelueze@uttyler.edu
	Crystal Bryce, PhD Associate Dean, Students and Academic Assessment Email: crystal.bryce@uthct.edu	Daniel Griffin, PhD Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education & Department Chair, Medical Education Email: daniel.griffin@uttyler.edu
	Steven Cox, MD President of University Practice Plan, Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, Professor of Surgery Email: scox@uttyler.edu	Jeffrey Pearl, MD, FACS Associate Dean, Professional Health Education Email: jeffrey.pearl@uthct.edu
	Rebeca Racataian-Gavan Associate Dean, Accreditation and Quality Improvement Email: rebeca.racataian-gavan@uthct.edu	Torry Tucker, PhD Associate Dean, Research Email: torry.tucker@uttyler.edu

Department Chairs
	Jarett Berry, MD Professor & Department Chair, Internal Medicine Email: jberry@uttyler.edu	Hishaam Ismael, MD Department Chair, Surgery Email: hishaam.ismael@uttyler.edu
	Robert Creath, MD Assistant Professor & Department Chair, Emergency Medicine Email: robert.creath@uttyler.edu	Valerie Smith, MD, MPH, FAAP Interim Department Chair, Pediatrics Email: valerie.smith@uttyler.edu
	Michelle Crum, PhD Division Chief, Preventive Medicine Email: michelle.crum@uttyler.edu	Sherilyn Willis Interim Department Chair, Women's Health Email: sherilyn.willis@uttyler.edu
	Paul Detwiler, MD Department Chair, Neurosurgery Email: pd15181@uttyler.edu	Dalia Nessim, MD Division Chief, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Email: dalia.nessim@uttyler.edu
	Daniel Griffin, PhD Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education & Department Chair, Medical Education Email: daniel.griffin@uttyler.edu	Ramachandra Reddy, MD Department Chair, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Email: ramachandra.reddy@uttyler.edu
	Jennifer Holman, MD Department Chair, Dermatology Email: jh14912@uttyler.edu	Karan P. Singh, PhD, FMSSANZ, FASA, FSMS Department Chair, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Email: karan.singh@uttyler.edu
	Mitsuo Ikebe, PhD Department Chair, Cellular & Molecular Biology Email: mitsuo.ikebe@uttyler.edu	Robert Tompkins, MD Department Chair, Family Medicine Email: robert.tompkins@uttyler.edu
	John Pouge Interim Department Chair, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Email: john.pogue@uttyler.edu	R. David Warters, MD, FASA Professor & Chair, Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Email: robert.warters@uttyler.edu
	Amy Rice, DO, MPH, MS, DiMM Department Chair, Preventative, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Email: amy.rice@uttyler.edu

Office of the Dean
	Sarah Buchanan Manager, Marketing & Communications Email: sarah.buchanan@uthct.edu	Bryan Pannagl Executive Director, Finance & Administration Email: bryan.pannagl@uttyler.edu
	Ronica Harper Director, Accreditation, Continuous Quality Improvement & Strategy Email: ronica.harper@uttyler.edu	Michelle Salge Director of the Dean's Office Email: michelle.salge@uthct.edu
	Lauren Miller Administrative Assistant III Email: lauren.miller@uttyler.edu	Gurinder Singh Senior Financial Analyst Email: gurinder.singh@uttyler.edu
	Michael Casias Talent Acquisition Specialist Email: michael.casias@uttyler.edu

Undergraduate Medical Education Leadership
	Andrea Cooley, DO, FACOS Assistant Dean, Clinical Experiences and Assistant Professor, Medical Education Email: andrea.cooley@uthct.edu	Daniel Griffin, PhD Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education & Department Chair, Medical Education Email: daniel.griffin@uttyler.edu
		David Rice, MD Assistant Dean, Foundation Sciences Email: david.rice@uthct.edu

Undergraduate Medical Education Faculty & Staff
	Kristian Andrews Clinical Assessment Team Specialist Email: kristian.andrews@uttyler.edu	Chaynee Atwood, MBA Sr. Program Coordinator, Academic Affairs Email:chaynee.atwood@uttyler.edu
	David August Clerkship Director, Psychiatry Email: david.august@uttyler.edu	Nikki Bouwer, MBChB, Mmed Basic Science Educator Email: nikki.bouwer@uttyler.edu
	Jessica Bracks Clerkship Director, Family Medicine Email: jessica.bracks@uttyler.edu	Rebecca Cali Clerkship Director, Surgery Email: rebecca.cali@uttyler.edu
	LaCresha Campbell Program Coordinator Email: lacresha.campbell@uttyler.edu	Stephanie Daugherty, PhD Basic Science Educator Email: sdaugherty@uttyler.edu
	D'Anne DeWitt Coordinator, Academic & Faculty Affairs Email: virginia.dewitt@uttyler.edu	Carlos Martinez Diaz, MS Anatomist Instructor Email:carlos.martinezdiaz@uttyler.edu
	Mikalea Fillmore Clinical Assessment Team Specialist Email: mikalea.fillmore@uttyler.edu	Christiana Guthrie Director, Academic Affairs Email: christiana.guthrie@uthct.edu
	Christie Hazelwood Simulated Patient Educator Email: christie.hazelwood@uttyler.edu	Tera Hernandez Clinical Assessment Team Specialist Email: tera.hernandez@uttyler.edu
	Preston Hill Medical Director, Simulation Email: tpreston.hill@uttyler.edu	Seth Holland Program Director, Physician Assistant Email: seth.holland@uttyler.edu
	Leo Holm Clerkship Director, Clinical and Rural Medicine, Phase 2 Email: leo.holm@uttyler.edu	Yvonne Johnson Program Coordinator, SMILE Center Email: yvonne.johnson@uttyler.edu
	Gregory LaMay EMT, Instructor of Medical Education Email: gregory.lamay@uttyler.edu	Jeffrey Levin, MD Director, Population Health & System Science Email: jeffrey.levin@uthct.edu
	Karen Lewis, PhD, MAEd, CHSE Director, Simulated Patient Program & Clinical Skills Email: karen.lewis@uthct.edu	Wesley Lockhart Operational Director, Simulation Email: wesley.lockhart@uthct.edu
	Pamela Lucchesi, PhD Professor and Director of Faculty Development Email: pamela.lucchesi@uthct.edu	Jo Beth Morrison Administrative Assistant, Medical Education Email: jo.morrison@uttyler.edu
	Scott Norwood Clerkship Director, Surgery Email: scottie.norwood@uttyler.edu	Stephen Patrick Clerkship Director, Obstetrician and Gynecology Email: stephen.patrick@uttyler.edu
	Josh Pazos Simulation Operations Specialist Email: joshua.pazos@uttyler.edu	David Pearson Basic Science Educator Email: david.pearson@uttyler.edu
	Philip Pippin, MD Director, Clinical and Rural Medicine Phase 1 Email: philip.pippin@uttyler.edu	Jamie Propes Senior Program Coordinator Email: jamie.propes@uttyler.edu
	Reebekah Robinson Program Coordinator Email: reebekah.robinson@uttyler.edu	Martha Ross Program Coordinator Email: martha.ross@uttyler.edu
	Steve Sims Simulation Operations Specialist Email: steve.sims@uttyler.edu	Lindsey Stockton Clerkship Director, Internal Medicine Email: lindsey.stockton@uttyler.edu
	Utsab Subedi Assistant Professor, Medical Education Email: utsab.subedi@uttyler.edu	Demidmaa Tuvdendorj, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine Email: demidmaa.tuvdendorj@uthct.edu
	Cassidy Viramontes Coordinator, Academic and Faculty Support Email: cassidy@viramontes@uttyler.edu	Takova Wallace-Gay, PharmD Associate Professor and Director, Interprofessional Education Email: twallacegay@uttyler.edu

Leadership

Sue Cox, MDDean

Academic Leadership

Department Chairs

Office of the Dean

Undergraduate Medical Education Leadership

Undergraduate Medical Education Faculty & Staff

Sue Cox, MD
Dean