Faculty

Meet the Team

The faculty has been carefully selected based on their commitment to primary care, working with the underserved and community health.

Stephen J. Spann, M.D., MBA
Founding Dean, College of Medicine & Vice President for Medical Affairs

Humana Endowed Dean's Chair in Medicine

Clinical Professor, Family Medicine
Donald A. Briscoe, M.D., FAAFP
Associate Dean, Medical Education

Clinical Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Marino A. Bruce, Ph.D., M.S.R.C., M.Div.
Associate Dean, Research

Clinical Professor, Sociology and Population Health
David S. Buck, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Dean for Community Health

Clinical Professor, Family Medicine
Bill Elder, Ph.D.
Chair, Behavioral & Social Sciences

Clinical Professor, Psychology
Jacqueline Levesque, A.Ed.
Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education & Faculty Affairs

Clinical Associate Professor
Winston Liaw, M.D., M.P.H.
Chair, Health Systems & Population Health Sciences

Clinical Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Brian C. Reed, M.D.
Chair, Clinical Sciences

Clinical Professor, Family Medicine
Kevin C. Rowland, Ph.D.
Chair, Biomedical Sciences

Clinical Professor, Physiology
LeChauncy D. Woodard, M.D., M.P.H.
Founding Director of the Humana Integrated Health System Sciences Institute

Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine
Omolola E. Adepoju, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor

Research Director, Humana Institute
Bettina M. Beech, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.
Clinical Professor, Population Health
Joel S. Blumberg, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Michelle A. Carroll Turpin, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Admissions

Clinical Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
Summer Chavez, D.O., M.P.H., M.P.M.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Tameka A. Clemons, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Biochemistry
Jerome Crowder, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Medical Anthropology
David F. Curtis, Ph.D.
Chief Behavioral Health Officer

Clinical Associate Professor
Brian Dzwonek, Ed.D.
Assistant Dean, Assessment and Quality Improvement

Clinical Assistant Professor
Thomas Gest, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor, Anatomy
Lauren R. Gilbert, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Public Health
Gregorio Gomez, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Immunology
Diana Grair, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Maureen O. Grissom, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology
Shayne N. Hassler, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Cell Biology & Genetics
Kathryn V. Horn, M.D.
Clinical Professor, Family Medicine
Claudine D. Johnson, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor,

Director, Household-Centered Care Program
Kristin Kassaw, M.D.
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs

Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Ben King, Ph.D. M.P.H.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Frene' Lacour-Chestnut, M.D.
Associate Professor

Director, Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship
Bhavna Lall, M.D., M.P.H., M.P.A.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Adult Medicine
Emaan Lehardy, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Camille M. Leugers, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Adult Medicine
Jiangtao Luo, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Woods Nash, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Bioethics & Medical Humanities
Bich-May Nguyen, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP
Clinical Associate Professor, Course Director of Physicians, Patients, and Populations (PPP)
Kimberly A. Pilkinton, M.D., M.P.H., FACOG
Associate Professor, Clinical Faculty Obstetrics and Gynecology
David Raskin, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Microbiology
Chakravarthy M. Sadacharan, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor, Anatomy
Ashley M. Smith, Psy.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology
Steven Starks, M.D., FAPA
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Kenya Steele, M.D.
Assistant Dean, Outreach and Student Pathways

Clinical Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Natarajan Venkatayan, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Mohamed Zebda, D.O., M.P.H.
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Amber Zulfiqar, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor

Director for Longitudinal Primary Care Course

Join the Team

Our mission is driven by passion and a commitment to providing cutting-edge education and research opportunities for future health care leaders. The Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine is recruiting the next wave of faculty and staff who share our vision for the future. We offer outstanding career opportunities and great benefits.

Elevate Your Career at UH

University of Houston is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action and Equal Access Employer.

Meet the Team

Stephen J. Spann, M.D., MBA

Donald A. Briscoe, M.D., FAAFP

Marino A. Bruce, Ph.D., M.S.R.C., M.Div.

David S. Buck, M.D., M.P.H.

Bill Elder, Ph.D.

Jacqueline Levesque, A.Ed.

Winston Liaw, M.D., M.P.H.

Brian C. Reed, M.D.

Kevin C. Rowland, Ph.D.

LeChauncy D. Woodard, M.D., M.P.H.

Omolola E. Adepoju, M.P.H., Ph.D.

Bettina M. Beech, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.

Joel S. Blumberg, M.D.

Michelle A. Carroll Turpin, Ph.D.

Summer Chavez, D.O., M.P.H., M.P.M.

Tameka A. Clemons, Ph.D.

Jerome Crowder, Ph.D.

David F. Curtis, Ph.D.

Brian Dzwonek, Ed.D.

Thomas Gest, Ph.D.

Lauren R. Gilbert, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Gregorio Gomez, Ph.D.

Diana Grair, M.D.

Maureen O. Grissom, Ph.D.

Shayne N. Hassler, Ph.D.

Kathryn V. Horn, M.D.

Claudine D. Johnson, M.D.

Kristin Kassaw, M.D.

Ben King, Ph.D. M.P.H.

Frene' Lacour-Chestnut, M.D.

Bhavna Lall, M.D., M.P.H., M.P.A.

Emaan Lehardy, Ph.D.

Camille M. Leugers, M.D.

Jiangtao Luo, Ph.D.

Woods Nash, M.P.H., Ph.D.

Bich-May Nguyen, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP

Kimberly A. Pilkinton, M.D., M.P.H., FACOG

David Raskin, Ph.D.

Chakravarthy M. Sadacharan, Ph.D.

Ashley M. Smith, Psy.D.

Steven Starks, M.D., FAPA

Kenya Steele, M.D.

Natarajan Venkatayan, M.D.

Mohamed Zebda, D.O., M.P.H.

Amber Zulfiqar, M.D.

Join the Team