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 gozal@marshall.edu
Vice Dean for Addiction Sciences & Recovery	Stephen M. Petrany, MD	304.691.1165 petrany@marshall.edu
Vice Dean for Basic Sciences	Gary O. Rankin, PhD	304.696.7313 rankin@marshall.edu
Vice Dean for Business Development	Ali Oliashirazi, MD	304.691.1274 oliashirazi@marshall.edu
Vice Dean for Government Relations & Health Care Policy	James B. Becker, MD	304.691.1602 becker1@marshall.edu
Vice Dean for Graduate Medical Education	Paulette S. Wehner, MD	304.691.1817 wehner@marshall.edu
Vice Dean for Medical Education	Bobby L. Miller, MD	304.691.1313 miller12@marshall.edu
Vice Dean for Research & Graduate Education	Uma Sundaram, MD	304.691.1841 sundaramu@marshall.edu
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs	Joseph W. Werthammer, MD	304.691.1602 werthammer@marshall.edu
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education	Nitin Puri, MD/PhD	304.691.8828 purin@marshall.edu
Senior Associate Dean for Physician Collaboration & Student Engagement	Mark A. Studeny, MD	304.691.8500 studeny@marshall.edu
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs	Marie Frazier, MD	304.691.1300 frazierm@marshall.edu
Associate Dean for Admissions	Christine Gilkerson, MD	304.691.1000 gilkers6@marshall.edu
Associate Dean for Admissions Director of the Robert C. Byrd Center for Rural Health	Jennifer Plymale, MA	304.691.1182 plymale@marshall.edu
Associate Dean for Clinical Research	Juan R. Sanabria, MD	304.691.1200 sanabriaj@marshall.edu
Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education	Mohammed Ranavaya, MD, JD	304.691.1170 ranavaya@marshall.edu
Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion	Shelvy Campbell-Monroe, PhD	304.691.1607 campbels@marshall.edu
Associate Dean for Diversity	Leonard White, MD	304.691.1050 whitel@marshall.edu
Associate Dean for Faculty Advancement	Darshana Shah, PhD	304.691.8639 shah@marshall.edu
Associate Dean for Student Affairs	Amy Smith, BSN, MEd	304.691.8684 smith305@marshall.edu
Assistant Dean for Admissions & Student Affairs	Cindy Warren, MA	304.691.1738 800.544.8514 warren@marshall.edu
Assistant Dean for Assessment & Evaluation	Nancy Norton, MD	304.696.7349 norton2@marshall.edu
Assistant Dean for Clinical Research	Usha Murughiyan, MBBS	304.691.6812 murughiyan@marshall.edu
Assistant Dean of Longitudinal Curriculum	Jennifer Gerlach, MD	304.691.1374 kayser6@marshall.edu
Assistant Dean of Sponsored Programs and External Affairs	J.T. Schneider, MBA	304.691.8982 schneider7@marshall.edu
Director of Animal Resources	Richard J. Probst, DVM, MPH	304.696.7374 probstr@marshall.edu
Director of Development & Alumni Affairs	Linda Holmes, MA	304.691.1711 holmes@marshall.edu
Director of Graduate Medical Education	Amanda Jones, BA, C-TAGME	304.691.1817 cartmel1@marshall.edu
Director of Medical Education	Paul Ferguson, MD	304.691.1762 ferguson71@marshall.edu
Director of Physician Assistant Program	Ginger Boles, MS, PA-C	304.691.1979 bolesg@marshall.edu
Assistant Director, Student Financial Services	Kourteny Sandefur	304.691.8739 sandefurk@marshall.edu
Registrar	Traci West-McCombs	304.691.6940 west12@marshall.edu
Chair, Curriculum Committee	Lawrence Grover, PhD	304.696.7328 grover@marshall.edu
Chair, Clerkship Committee	Hisham Keblawi, MD	304.691.1400 hkeblawi@marshall.edu
Chair, Pre-Clerkship Committee	Nancy Norton, MD	304.696.7349 norton2@marshall.edu

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 dial5@marshall.edu
Chief Integration & External Affairs Officer, Marshall Health Network Vice Dean for Administration, School of Medicine	Beth L. Hammers, MBA	304.691.1712 bhammers@marshall.edu
Chief Medical Information Officer	Shannon Browning, RPh, MD	304.691.1066 fudge1@marshall.edu
Chief Financial Officer, Marshall Health Vice Dean for Finance, School of Medicine	Matt Straub, MBA	304.691.1284 straub3@marshall.edu
Vice President of Information Services, Marshall Health Network Chief Information Officer, School of Medicine	Michael J. McCarthy, MA	304.691.1750 mccarthy@marshall.edu
Chief Marketing Officer	Sheanna M. Spence, MS	304.691.1639 smith566@marshall.edu
Chief Operating Officer, Marshall Health Associate Dean for Administration, School of Medicine	Nathan Ward, JD	304.691.1705 ward85@marshall.edu

Department Chairs

Anesthesiology	Jay Shepherd, MD	304.691.1200 shepherd9@marshall.edu
Biomedical Sciences	Gary O. Rankin, PhD	304.696.7313 rankin@marshall.edu
Cardiovascular Services	Mehiar El-Hamdani, MD	304.691.1050 elhamdani@marshall.edu
Clinical & Translational Sciences	Uma Sundaram, MD	304.691.1841 sundaramu@marshall.edu
Dentistry, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery	Raj Khanna, DMD, MD	304.691.1247 rkhanna@marshall.edu
Dermatology	Shane E. Cook, MD	304.691.1930 cook232@marshall.edu
Family & Community Health	Adam M. Franks, MD	304.691.1165 franks1@marshall.edu
Internal Medicine	Bisher Mustafa, MD	304.691.1050 mustafab@marshall.edu
Neurology	Paul Ferguson, MD	304.691.1157 ferguson71@marshall.edu
Neurosurgery	Nicolas Phan, MD	304.691.1787 phann@marshall.edu
Obstetrics & Gynecology	David Jude, MD	304.691.1460 jude@marshall.edu
Oncology	James C. Jensen, MD	304.523.6421 jensenj@marshall.edu
Ophthalmology	Vishal Verma, MD	304.691.8800 verma1@marshall.edu
Orthopaedics	Ali Oliashirazi, MD	304.691.1274 oliashirazi@marshall.edu
Pathology	Krista Denning, MD	304.691.8860 haught5@marshall.edu
Pediatrics	Susan L. Flesher, MD	304.691.1300 nine@marshall.edu
Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine	Suzanne Holroyd, MD	304.691.1500 holroyds@marshall.edu
Surgery	David A. Denning, MD	304.691.1200 denning@marshall.edu
Urology	Lawrence M. Wyner, MD	304.691.1900 wyner@marshall.edu