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Leadership

Sue Cox, MD
Dean

Meet Dr. Cox

A nationally recognized leader in medical education, Dr. Cox previously served as planning dean and currently serves as interim dean. She also serves as the associate dean for accreditation, strategy and quality improvement. An obstetrician-gynecologist by training, Dr. Cox has shaped medical education for 30 years and previously served as executive vice dean of academics and chair of the Department of Medical Education at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. The lead designer of curriculum for Dell Med, Dr. Cox co-chaired the accreditation steering committee.

In 2019, she received the Association of American Medical Colleges Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award, recognizing faculty for distinguished contributions to medical education nationwide. Dr. Cox has received many awards for leadership, distinguished teaching and clinical work, including being listed among the Best Doctors in America.

Dr. Cox is known for emphasizing leadership skills, collaboration, innovation, problem-solving and cross-disciplinary teamwork with a focus on value-based healthcare.

Academic Leadership
	Gisele Abron, PhD Associate Dean, Admissions, Recruitment & Pathways Email: gisele.abron@uthct.edu	Emmanuel Elueze, MD, PhD, MPA, FACP Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education & DIO Email: eelueze@uttyler.edu
	Crystal Bryce, PhD Associate Dean, Student Affairs Email: crystal.bryce@uthct.edu	Daniel Griffin, PhD Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education & Department Chair, Medical Education Email: daniel.griffin@uttyler.edu
	Steven Cox, MD President of University Practice Plan, Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, Professor of Surgery Email: scox@uttyler.edu	Jeffrey Pearl, MD, FACS Associate Dean, Professional Health Education Email: jeffrey.pearl@uthct.edu
		Torry Tucker, PhD Associate Dean, Research Email: torry.tucker@uttyler.edu

Department Chairs
	Jarett Berry, MD Professor & Department Chair, Internal Medicine Email: jberry@uttyler.edu	Hishaam Ismael, MD Department Chair, Surgery Email: hishaam.ismael@uttyler.edu
	Robert Creath, MD Assistant Professor & Department Chair, Emergency Medicine Email: robert.creath@uttyler.edu	Jamie Librizzi, MD Department Chair, Children's and Women's Health Email: jamie.librizzi@uttyler.edu
	Michelle Crum, PhD Division Chief, Preventive Medicine Email: michelle.crum@uttyler.edu	Cheryl McCullumsmith, MD, PhD Department Chair, Robert M. Rogers Department of Psychiatry Email: cheryl.mccullumsmith@uttyler.edu
	Paul Detwiler, MD Department Chair, Neurosurgery	Dalia Nessim, MD Division Chief, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Email: dalia.nessim@uttyler.edu
	Daniel Griffin, PhD Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education & Department Chair, Medical Education Email: daniel.griffin@uttyler.edu	Ramachandra Reddy, MD Department Chair, Cardiothoraic Surgery Email: ramachandra.reddy@uttyler.edu
	Jennifer Holman, MD Department Chair, Dermatology	Karan Singh, PhD Department Chair, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Email: karan.singh@uttyler.edu
	Mitsuo Ikebe, PhD Department Chair, Cellular & Molelcular Biology Email: mitsuo.ikebe@uttyler.edu	Robert Tompkins, MD Department Chair, Family Medicine Email: robert.tompkins@uttyler.edu
		R. David Warters, MD, FASA Professor & Chair, Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Email: robert.warters@uttyler.edu

Administration Support
	Sarah Buchanan Manager, Marketing & Communications Email: sarah.buchanan@uthct.edu	Bryan Pannagl Executive Director, Finance & Administration Email: bryan.pannagl@uttyler.edu
	Ronica Harper Program Manager, Accreditation, Quality & Planning Email: ronica.harper@uttyler.edu	Michelle Salge Director of the Dean's Office Email: michelle.salge@uthct.edu
	Lauren Miller Administrative Assistant II Email: lauren.miller@uttyler.edu

Undergraduate Medical Education Leadership
	Andrea Cooley, DO, FACOS Assistant Dean, Clinical Experiences and Assistant Professor, Medical Education Email: andrea.cooley@uthct.edu	Daniel Griffin, PhD Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education & Department Chair, Medical Education Email: daniel.griffin@uttyler.edu
	Rebeca Racataian-Gavan, MD Assistant Dean, Clinical Competence Email: rebeca.racataian-gavan@uthct.edu	David Rice, MD Assistant Dean, Foundation Sciences Email: david.rice@uthct.edu

Undergraduate Medical Education Faculty & Staff
	Chaynee Atwood, MBA Sr. Program Coordinator, Academic Affairs Email: andrea.cooley@uthct.edu	Pamela Lucchesi, PhD Professor and Director of Faculty Development Email: pamela.lucchesi@uthct.edu
	Carlos Martinez Diaz, MS Anatomist Instructor Email:carlos.martinezdiaz@uttyler.edu	Josh Pazos Simulation Operations Specialist Email: joshua.pazos@uttyler.edu
	Christie Hazelwood Simulated Patient Educator Email: christie.hazelwood@uttyler.edu	Philip Pippin, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Email: philip.pippin@uttyler.edu
	Natalie Hicks Program Coordinator Email: natalie.hicks@uttyler.edu	Demidmaa Tuvdendorj, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine Email: demidmaa.tuvdendorj@uthct.edu
	Corey Landers Sr. Data Analyst, Assessment & Evaluation Email: corey.landers@uthct.edu	Yvonne Valentine Program Coordinator, SMILE Center Email: yvonne.valentine@uttyler.edu
	Jeffrey Levin, MD Director, Population Health & System Science Email: jeffrey.levin@uthct.edu	Takova Wallace-Gay, PharmD Associate Professor and Director, Interprofessional Education Email: twallacegay@uttyler.edu
	Karen Lewis, PhD, MAEd, CHSE Director, SP Program & Clinical Skills Email: karen.lewis@uthct.edu	Roland Williams IT Support Partner Email: roland.williams@uttyler.edu
	Wesley Lockhart Operational Director, Simulation Email: wesley.lockhart@uthct.edu

Leadership

Sue Cox, MDDean

Academic Leadership

Department Chairs

Administration Support

Undergraduate Medical Education Leadership

Undergraduate Medical Education Faculty & Staff

Sue Cox, MD
Dean