Administration Contacts
Administration Contacts
| Vice President of Health Affairs, Marshall University Dean, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine |
David Gozal, MD, MBA, PhD (Hon) | 304.691.1700 [email protected] |
| Vice Dean for Adiposity-Based Chronic Diseases | Shahrad Taheri, MBBS, PhD, FRCP | 304.691.1603 [email protected] |
| Vice Dean for Business Development | Ali Oliashirazi, MD | 304.691.1274 [email protected] |
| Vice Dean for Education | Paulette S. Wehner, MD | 304.691.1817 [email protected] |
| Vice Dean for Research | Gary O. Rankin, PhD | 304.696.7313 [email protected] |
| Vice Dean for Rural Health | Adam M. Franks, MD | 304.691.1165 [email protected] |
| Senior Associate Dean for Admissions, Advising & Student Life | Shelvy L. Campbell-Monroe, PhD, MPH | 304.691.1607 [email protected] |
| Senior Associate Dean for Admissions | Susan L. Flesher, MD | 304.696.4735 [email protected] |
| Senior Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education | Mohammed Ranavaya, MD, JD | 304.691.1170 [email protected] |
| Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Advancement | Darshana T. Shah, PhD | 304.691.8639 [email protected] |
| Senior Associate Dean for Government Affairs & Healthcare Policy | Cynthia Persily, PhD | 304.696.4816 [email protected] |
| Senior Associate Dean for Informatics & Population Analytics | Trupti Joshi, MBBS, ADB, MS, PhD | 304.696.4810 [email protected] |
| Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education | Nitin Puri, MD, PhD | 304.691.8828 [email protected] |
| Senior Associate Dean for Physician Collaboration & Student Engagement | Mark A. Studeny, MD | 304.691.8500 [email protected] |
| Associate Dean for Academic & Student Affairs | Marie Frazier, MD | 304.691.1300 [email protected] |
| Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs | Bisher O. Mustafa, MD | 304.691.1050 [email protected] |
| Associate Dean for Clinical Research | Juan R. Sanabria, MD | 304.691.1200 [email protected] |
| Associate Dean for Development & Alumni Affairs | Linda Holmes, MA | 304.691.1711 [email protected] |
| Associate Dean for Health Sciences Graduate Programs | Monica Valentovic, PhD | 304.696.7332 [email protected] |
| Associate Dean for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety | Elizabeth Saunders, MD | 304.691.1000 [email protected] |
| Assistant Dean for Clerkship Curriculum | Jennifer Gerlach, MD | 304.691.1374 [email protected] |
| Assistant Dean & Director of Graduate Medical Education | Amanda Jones, BA, C-TAGME | 304.691.1817 [email protected] |
| Assistant Dean for Preclerkship Curriculum | Todd Green, PhD | 304.696.3531 [email protected] |
| Assistant Dean for Residency Transition | Semeret T. Munie, MD | 304.691.1200 [email protected] |
| Assistant Dean of Sponsored Programs and External Affairs | J.T. Schneider, MBA | 304.691.8982 [email protected] |
| Assistant Dean for Student Research | Krista L. Denning, MD | 304.526.2145 [email protected] |
| Director of Animal Resources | Jill Khan, MA, DVM, MPH, DACLAM | 304.696.7374 [email protected] |
| Director of Enrollment Management | Valerie Moore, MEd, Interim | 304.691.1749 [email protected] |
| Director of Medical Education | Robbie Nance, MBA | 304.691.8592 [email protected] |
| Director of Physician Assistant Program | Ben Spurlock, MS, PA-C | 304.691.1979 [email protected] |
| Assistant Director, Student Financial Assistance | Parker Unroe, MBA | 304.691.8739 [email protected] |
| Registrar | Traci West-McCombs | 304.691.6940 [email protected] |
| Chair, Curriculum Committee | Lawrence Grover, PhD | 304.696.7328 [email protected] |
| Chair, Clerkship Committee | Semeret Munie, MD |
304.691.1200 [email protected] |
| Chair, Pre-Clerkship Committee | Todd Green, PhD | 304-696-3531 [email protected] |
Marshall Health Executive Management
| Chief Physician Executive, Marshall Health Network Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs, School of Medicine |
Larry D. Dial Jr., MD | 304.691.1602 [email protected] |
| Chief Engagement Officer, Marshall Health Network Vice Dean for Administration, School of Medicine |
Beth L. Hammers, MBA | 304.691.1712 [email protected] |
| Chief Medical Information Officer, Marshall Health Network | Shannon Browning, RPh, MD | 304.691.1066 [email protected] |
| Chief Financial Officer, Marshall Health Vice Dean for Finance, School of Medicine |
Matt Straub, MBA | 304.691.1284 [email protected] |
| Vice President of Information Services, Marshall Health Network Chief Information Officer, School of Medicine |
Michael J. McCarthy, MA | 304.691.1750 [email protected] |
| Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Marshall Health Network | Sheanna M. Spence, MS | 304.691.1639 [email protected] |
| Chief Operating Officer, Marshall Health Associate Dean for Administration, School of Medicine |
Nathan Ward, JD | 304.691.1705 [email protected] |
Department Chairs
| Anesthesiology | Jay Shepherd, MD | 304.691.1200 [email protected] |
| Biomedical Sciences | Gary O. Rankin, PhD, Interim | 304.696.7313 [email protected] |
| Cardiovascular Services | Mehiar El-Hamdani, MD | 304.691.1050 [email protected] |
| Dentistry, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Raj Khanna, DMD, MD | 304.691.1247 [email protected] |
| Dermatology | Shane E. Cook, MD | 304.691.1930 [email protected] |
| Family & Community Health | Adam M. Franks, MD | 304.691.1165 [email protected] |
| Internal Medicine | Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc | 304.691.1050 [email protected] |
| Medical Education | Nitin Puri, MD, PhD | 304.691.8828 [email protected] |
| Neurology | Paul Ferguson, MD | 304.691.1157 [email protected] |
| Neurosurgery | Nicolas Phan, MD | 304.691.1787 [email protected] |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | Hisham Keblawi, MD, Interim | 304.691.1400 [email protected] |
| Oncology | Mary T. Legenza, MD, FACS | 304.399.6500 [email protected] |
| Ophthalmology | Vishal Verma, MD | 304.691.8800 [email protected] |
| Orthopaedics | Ali Oliashirazi, MD | 304.691.1274 [email protected] |
| Pathology | Krista Denning, MD | 304.691.8860 [email protected] |
| Pediatrics | Rita M. Ryan, MD | 304.691.1371 [email protected] |
| Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine | Suzanne Holroyd, MD | 304.691.1500 [email protected] |
| Surgery | David A. Denning, MD | 304.691.1200 [email protected] |
| Urology | Justyn D. Blankenship, DO, Interim | 304.691.1900 [email protected] |