The School of Medicine is led by Mary E. Klotman, M.D., Dean and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs. Dean Klotman works with a leadership team comprising twelve vice deans, a strategic planning officer, chief diversity and a communications officer, as well as department chairs and center and institute directors. Associate and assistant deans also assist the dean with the oversight and management of the School’s 2,500 clinical and basic science faculty, more than 1,600 MD, health professions and PhD students, and approximately 7,000 staff employees.
Leadership and Administration
Dean
Mary E. Klotman, MD
Office Name:
Office of the Dean
Campus mail:
DUMC 2927
Senior Leadership
Scott Gibson
Executive Vice Dean for Administration
L. Ebony Boulware, MD, MPH
Vice Dean for Translational Sciences
Ann Brown, MD, MHS
Vice Dean for Faculty
Edward Buckley, MD
Vice Dean for Education
Colin S. Duckett, PhD
Vice Dean for Basic Science
Adrian Hernandez, MD
Vice Dean and Executive Director, Duke Clinical Research Institute
Allan Kirk, MD, PhD
Vice Dean for the Section of Surgical Disciplines
Susanna Naggie, MD
Vice Dean for Clinical Research
Billy Newton, Jr.
Vice Dean, Finance and Resource Planning.
Theodore N. Pappas, MD
Vice Dean for Medical Affairs
Michael Pencina, PhD
Vice Dean for Data Science
Geeta Swamy, MD
Associate Vice President for Research, Duke University; Vice Dean for Scientific Integrity, School of Medicine
Jill Boy
Associate Dean and Chief Communications Officer
Stacy Palmer
Associate Dean for Strategic Planning and Chief of Staff
Judy Seidenstein
Associate Dean and Chief Diversity Officer
Associate Deans
Jennifer Averitt
Associate Dean for Medical Education Administration
Suresh Balu
Associate Dean for Innovation and Partnership
Monte Brown, MD
Associate Dean of Veterans Affairs
Cathleen Colon-Emeric MD, MHSc,
Associate Dean for Research Mentoring
Leonor Corsino, MD, MHS
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Thomas N. Denny, MSc, M.Phil
Associate Dean for Duke RTP Administration
Joanna Downer, PhD
Associate Dean for Research Development
Robert P. Drucker, MD
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
W. Gavin Foltz, JD
Associate Dean and Executive Director, Office of Research Contracts
Rasheed Gbadegesin, MD, MBBS
Associate Dean for Physician-Scientist Development
Betsy Hames, JM, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Associate Dean and Chief Human Resources Officer
Caroline Haynes, MD, PhD
Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Director, Student Affairs
Joseph Jackson, MD
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Nancy W. Knudsen MD
Associate Dean for Learning Environment and Well-being
Catherine Kuhn, MD
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Walter Kwiatek
Associate Dean, Information Technology
Stacey R. McCorison, MBA
Associate Dean, Medical Education Administration
Moria Montalbano
Associate Dean, Space Management & Research Resources
Aditee Narayan, MD
Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs
Eric Perakslis, PhD
Chief Research Technology Strategist
Svati Shah, MD, MHS
Associate Dean of Genomics
Denise Snyder
Associate Dean for Clinical Research
Katherine Stanley, MBA
Associate Dean for the Section of Surgical Disciplines
Beth Sullivan, PhD
Associate Dean for Research Training
Laurianne Torres
Associate Dean for Research Administration
Lisa Varani, CPA
Associate Dean for Finance
Megan von Isenburg
Associate Dean for Library Services
Delbert R. Wigfall, MD
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Linton Yee, MD
Associate Dean for Admissions