The Department of Medicine diversity leadership teams include these faculty leaders.
Faculty Development and Diversity
Laura Svetkey, MD, MHS
Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Diversity
Kimberly Dorman
Special Assistant to Dr. Svetkey
Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee
Kimberley Evans, MD
Associate Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Diversity
Chair, Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee
Julius Wilder, MD, PhD
Vice Chair, Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee, focusing on Black faculty initiative
Vice Chief of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Gastroenterology
David Ortiz-Melo, MD
Vice Chair, Minority Recruitment and Retention Commitee, focusing on Latino faculty Initiative
Omobonike Oloruntoba-Sanders, MD
Trainee Liaison
Program for Women in Internal Medicine
Daniella Zipkin, MD
Associate Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Diversity
Chair, Program for Women in Internal Medicine
Jennifer Rymer, MD, MBA, MHS, FAHA, FACC
Trainee Liaison
Stepping In 4-Respect
John Duronville, MD
Stepping In 4-Respect facilitator
Civility Champions
Jane Gagliardi, MD
Civility Champion debrief facilitator
Vice Chiefs for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Larry R. Jackson, MD
Vice Chief, Cardiology Division
Bryan Batch, MD
Vice Chief, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition Division
Fatima Syed, MD
Vice Chief, General Internal Medicine Division
Sonya Patel-Nguyen, MD
Vice Chief, Hospitalist Medicine Division
Yoon Hie Kim, MD
Vice Chief, Geriatrics Division
Phuong Doan, MD
Vice Chief, Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy Division
John Strouse, MD, PhD
Vice Chief, Hematology Division
Lance Okeke, MD, MPH
Vice Chief, Infectious Diseases Division
Daniel George, MD
Vice Chief, Medical Oncology Division
Gentzon Hall, MD, PhD
Vice Chief, Nephrology Division
Karen Jooste, MD, MPH
Vice Chief, Palliative Care Division
Isaretta Riley, MD
Vice Chief, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Division
Sophia Weinmann, MD
Vice Chief, Rheumatology and Immunology Division