CONGRATULATIONS TO FACULTY WHO HAVE EARNED TENURE OR PROMOTION!
We are pleased to announce the latest promotions awarded for the 2025-2026 promotion cycle. We are truly fortunate to have such incredibly talented, passionate, dedicated, and accomplished faculty in the College of Medicine-Tucson.
Thank you to the department coordinators, the department Tenure and Promotion Committees, the College Tenure and Promotion Committee, and the College Faculty Affairs Office for the extraordinary work they did on behalf of our colleagues who earned this recognition.
Please join us in congratulating your colleagues.
Galen Garcia, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Ryan Matika, MD
Promoted to Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Samata Paidy, MD
Promoted to Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Heidi Tavel, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
James Proffitt, PhD
Promoted to Associate Professor, Educator Scholar
Daniel Beskind, MD
Promoted to Professor, Clinical Scholar
Bradley Dreifuss, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Philipp Hannan, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor, Clinical Series
Rachel Munn, DO
Promoted to Associate Professor, Clinical Series
Adrienne Yarnish, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Anna Alkozei, PhD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Julie Armin, PhD
Promoted to Associate Professor, Tenure Eligible
Justin Wilson, PhD
Promoted to Associate Professor, Tenure Eligible
Adnan Abbasi, MD
Promoted to Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Avin Aggrawal, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Bujji Ainapurapu, MD
Promoted to Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Akshay Amaraneni, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Junaid Arshad, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor, Clinical Scholar
Muhammad Husnain, MD
Associate Professor, Clinical Scholar
Michael Insel, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Sharad Khurana, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor, Clinical Scholar
Rajesh Kotagiri, MD
Promoted to Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Saad Kubba, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Joshua Malo, MD
Promoted to Professor, Clinical Scholar
Laura Meinke, MD
Promoted to Professor, Clinical Scholar
Talal Moukabary, MD
Promoted to Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Karen Parker, MD, PhD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Indu Partha, MD
Promoted to Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Anil Potharaju, MD
Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Talha Riaz, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Venkata Rokkam, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Aaron Scott, MD
Promoted to Professor, Clinical Scholar
Puneet Shroff, MD
Promoted to Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Jennifer Stern, PhD
Promoted to Associate Professor, Tenure Eligible
Tejo Vemulapalli, MD
Promoted to Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Ernest Vina, MD
Promoted to Professor, Clinical Scholar
Anthony Witten, DO
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Ryan Christopher Wong, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Lalitha Madhavan, MD, PhD
Promoted to Professor, Tenured
Lynn Coppola, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor, Clinical Scholar
Nicholas Bonazza, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Michael Miller, MD
Promoted to Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Sharon Stanley, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Audrey Baker, MD
Promoted to Professor, Educator Scholar
Candace Reveles, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor, Clinical Scholar
Rachel Charles, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Cindy Chin, MD
Promoted to Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Walaa Elfar, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Helene Felman, MD
Promoted to Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Rees 'Chip' Lee, MD
Promoted to Professor, Clinical Scholar
Jeffrey Rein, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Sunil Sinha, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Loanne Tran, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Laurel Truscott, MD
Promoted to Associate Professor, Clinical Scholar
Lucinda Rankin, PhD
Promoted to Professor, Educator Scholar
Michael Grandner, PhD
Promoted to Professor, Tenured
Noshene Ranjbar, MD
Promoted to Professor, Educator Scholar
Mihai Iancu, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Christopher Miller, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Carrie Luu, MD
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Lusine Mesropyan, DO
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Series
Stephanie Worrell, MD
Promoted to Clinical Professor, Clinical Series