Thomas Jefferson University

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Founded in 1824, Jefferson Medical College,  now the Sidney Kimmel Medical College, has awarded more than 31,000 medical degrees and has more living graduates than any other private medical school in the nation. It offers both undergraduate medical education programs and innovative joint degree programs to more than 1,000 students each year.

The Sidney Kimmel Medical College is recognized for its balanced approach to medical education, and approximately one out of four to one out of five applicants throughout the U.S. apply to Jefferson.

College & Department Leadership

Dean

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Steven Herrine, MD
Interim Anthony F. and Gertrude M. DePalma Dean,
Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Deans/Senior Leadership

David Abraham, MD

David Abraham, PhD
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education & Academic Affairs

Kate Berg, MD

Katherine Berg MD, MPH
Associate Dean Assessment, Undergraduate Medical Education & Academic Affairs

John Caruso, MD

John Caruso, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education & Affiliations

Kristen DeSimone, MD

Kristin DeSimone, MD
Associate Dean, Student Affairs & Career Counseling

Gretchen Diemer, MD

Gretchen Diemer, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education & Affiliations

Ronald Hall, MD

Ronald V. Hall, MD
Assistant Dean, Diversity & Student Diversity Programs, RCSSC

Judd Hollander, MD

Judd Hollander, MD
Associate Dean, Strategic Health Initiatives

Abigail Kay, MD

Abigail Kay, MD
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education & Academic Affairs

Bon Ku, MD

Bon Ku, MD
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education & Academic Affairs

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Wayne Bond Lau, MD
Associate Dean, Student Affairs & Career Counseling

Leonard Levine, MD

Leonard Levine, MD
Associate Dean, Student Affairs & Career Counseling

Bernard Lopez, MD

Bernard Lopez, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Diversity & Community Engagement, Associate Provost Diversity & Inclusion

Karen Novielli, MD

Karen Novielli, MD
Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs (TJU) & Vice Dean, Faculty Affairs (SKMC)

Dimitrios Papanagnou, MD

Dimitrios Papanagnou, MD
Associate Dean, Faculty Development & Assistant Provost for Faculty Development

Charles Pohl, MD

Charles Pohl, MD
Vice Dean Student Affairs & Career Counseling
Vice Provost, Student Affairs

Russo-provost

Stefani Russo, MD
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs & Career Counseling

John Spandorfer, MD

John Spandorfer, MD
Roger Daniels Associate Dean for Professionalism in Medicine

Brian Squilla, MBA

Brian Squilla, MBA
Vice Dean for Administration

Michael Stillman, MD

Michael Stillman, MD
Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education & Academic Affairs

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Howard Weitz, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education & Academic Affairs

David Whellan, MD

David Whellan, MD
Associate Dean, Clinical Research & Senior Associate Provost for Clinical Research

Alliric Willis, MD

Alliric Willis, MD
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs

Deborah Ziring, MD

Deborah Ziring, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education & Academic Affairs

Department Chairs

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David Brousseau, MD
Pediatrics

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Theodore Christopher, MD
Emergency Medicine

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David Cognetti, MD
Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

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Sandra Dayaratna, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology

Adam Dicker, MD, PhD

Adam Dicker, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncology

Robert Diecidue, DMD, MD

Robert Diecidue, DMD, MD
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Dentistry

George Valko, MD (interim)

Anna Flattau, MD
Family & Community Medicine

Leonard Gomella, MD
Ana Maria Lopez

Michael Green, MD
Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine

Julia Haller, MD

Julia Haller, MD
Ophthalmology

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Steven Herrine, MD
Medical Education

Gregory Kane, MD
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Matthew Keller, MD
Dermatology & Cutaneous Biology

Kelly-provost

W. Kevin Kelly, DO
Medical Oncology

John Lauriello, MD

John Lauriello, MD
Psychiatry & Human Behavior

Steven McMahon, PhD

Steven McMahon, PhD
Associate Dean, Basic Science Research
Senior Associate Provost for Programmatic Science
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Monti-provost

Daniel Monti, MD
Integrative Medicine & Nutritional Sciences

Robert Rosenwasser, MD

Robert Rosenwasser, MD
Neurological Surgery

Abdolmohamad Rostami, MD, PhD
Roth-provost

Christopher Roth, MD
Radiology & Molecular Imaging

Matthias Schnell, PhD

Matthias Schnell, PhD
Microbiology & Immunology

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Richard Smeyne, PhD
Neuroscience

Stephen Peiper, MD

Charalambos Solomides, MD
Pathology & Genomic Medicine

Alexander Vaccaro, MD

Alexander Vaccaro, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery

Scott Waldman, MD, PhD

Scott Waldman, MD, PhD
Pharmacology, Physiology, & Cancer Biology

Steve Williams

Steve Williams, MD
Rehabilitation Medicine

Charles Yeo, MD