News Release

September 14, 2006

Contact: Carolyn Pennington, 860-679-4864
e-mail: cpennington@uchc.edu

UConn Health Center Faculty News

Tenures, Promotions and Appointments

FARMINGTON, CONN. – The University of Connecticut Health Center recently announced the following.

Faculty tenured:

• Cheryl Oncken, M.D., Department of Medicine

Faculty promoted to professor with tenure:

• Nilanjana Maulik, Ph.D., Department of Surgery

Faculty promoted to associate professor with tenure:

• Choukri Ben Mamoun, Ph.D., Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology
• David Han, Ph.D., Department of Cell Biology
• William Mohler, Ph.D., Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology
• Anthony Vella, Ph.D., Department of Immunology
• Nada Zecevic, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience

Faculty promoted to professor:

• Donald Maier, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Bruce Mayer, Ph.D., Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology
• Michael McNamee, M.D., Department of Medicine
• Brenda Nurse, M.D., Department of Medicine
• Stephen Schensul, Ph.D., Department of Community Medicine and Health Care
• John Votto, M.D., Department of Medicine
• Ronald Weiner, Ph.D., Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Therapeutics

Faculty promoted to associate professor:

• Christopher Clyne, M.D., Department of Medicine
• Leslie Curry, Ph.D., Department of Medicine
• Alan Douglass, M.D., Department of Family Medicine
• Michael Murphy, M.D., Department of Dermatology
• Peter Schnatz, D.O., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Jeanine Suchecki, M.D., Department of Surgery
• Nicholoas Warren, Sc.D., M.A.T., Department of Medicine
• Catherine Wiley, M.D., Department of Pediatrics

Faculty promoted to clinical professor:

• Jay Benson, M.D., Department of Medicine
• Jeffrey Cohen, M.D., Department of Surgery
• Andrew Packer, M.D., Department of Surgery

Faculty promoted to associate clinical professor:

• Stephen O’Brien, M.D., Department of Family Medicine
• Raymond Sullivan, M.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Olga Toro-Salazar, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
• Mark Versland, M.D., Department of Medicine

New faculty appointments:

• Richard Antonelli, M.D., associate clinical professor, Department of Pediatrics
• Audrey Chapman, Ph.D., professor, Community Medicine and Health Care
• Daniel Connor, M.D., professor, Department of Psychiatry
• John Currie, M.D., J.D., professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Jay Lieberman, M.D., professor and chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Fermina Mazzella, M.D., associate professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

The University of Connecticut Health Center includes the schools of medicine and dental medicine, John Dempsey Hospital, the UConn Medical Group and University Dentists. Founded in 1961, the Health Center pursues a mission of providing outstanding health care education in an environment of exemplary patient care, research and public service. To learn more about the UConn Health Center, visit our website at www.uchc.edu.

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