The Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development and the School of Medicine (SOM) Nominating Committee are delighted to announce the results of the 2021 SOM Standing Committees Election.

Additionally, on behalf of the Dean’s Office, we thank the Nominating Committee, each of the faculty who stood for election, and each of you who voted. Thank you for recognizing the importance of the elections in medical school governance!
Please join us in congratulating the faculty below on their recent election.
SOM Admissions Committee
Shannelle Campbell, MD, MPH – Surgery
Mehmet Kesimer, PhD – Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
SOM Education Committee
Susan Martinelli, MD – Anesthesiology
SOM Student Progress Committee
Stuart Gold, MD – Pediatrics
Raymond Pickles, PhD – Microbiology and Immunology
SOM Committee to Review Appointments and Promotions to Associate Professor
Nilu Goonetilleke, PhD – Microbiology and Immunology
Louise Henderson, PhD, MSPH – Radiology
Angela Smith, MD, MS – Urology
SOM Committee to Review Appointments and Promotions to Full Professor
Ellen Jones, MD, PhD – Radiation Oncology
Hendree Jones, PhD, MA – Obstetrics and Gynecology
Thomas Kash, PhD – Pharmacology
Mehmet Kesimer, PhD – Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Scott Randell, PhD – Cell Biology and Physiology
SOM Committee to Review Promotions of Fixed Term Faculty
Kristy Borawski, MD – Urology
William Goodnight, MD – Obstetrics and Gynecology
Christopher Gregory, PhD – Genetics
Concetta Lupa, MD – Anesthesiology and Pediatrics
Herbert Whinna, MD, PhD – Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Becky White, MD, MPH – Medicine
SOM Post-Tenure Review Committee
Paola Alvarez Gehrig, MD – Obstetrics and Gynecology
Karen Mohlke, PhD – Genetics
Please also join us in sending a special thank you to our colleagues finishing their terms of service on these committees. We appreciate your contributions!
If you are interested in future service on one of the UNC School of Medicine Standing Committees, please reach out to Morgan Resnick-Kahle, Assistant Director for Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, at morgan_resnick-kahle@med.unc.edu.