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