Eleven faculty members receive promotions for 2017-18 academic year

Eleven faculty members at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville have received promotions that take effect July 1.

The promotion process is a rigorous review of the faculty members' clinical accomplishments; scholarship of teaching and learning; research; and service to the university, society and the profession. These advancements recognize their valuable contributions to the University of Florida, UF COMJ, the state of Florida and the nation.

Promotion to professor (tenured)

• Barry Steinberg, MD, PhD, DDS
  Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  Specialty: oral and maxillofacial surgery

Promotion to clinical professor 

• Rui P. Fernandes, MD, DMD
  Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  Specialty: head and neck microvascular surgery; head and neck surgical oncology; oral and maxillofacial surgery
• Jerry P. Matteo, MD
  Department of Radiology
  Specialty: diagnostic radiology; vascular and interventional radiology
• Joseph R. Shiber, MD
  Department of Emergency Medicine
  Specialty: critical care medicine; emergency medicine; surgical critical care

Promotion to clinical associate professor  

• Carlos A. Arango, MD
  Department of Community Health and Family Medicine
  Specialty: pediatrics
• Silvio W. de Melo, Jr., MD
  Department of Medicine
  Specialty: gastroenterology
• Reetu Grewal, MD
  Department of Community Health and Family Medicine
  Specialty: family medicine; hospice and palliative medicine
• Faheem W. Guirgis, MD
  Department of Emergency Medicine
  Specialty: emergency medicine
• Sukhwinder J. Sandhu, MD
  Department of Radiology
  Specialty: diagnostic radiology; neuroradiology
• Vandana K. Seeram, MD
  Department of Medicine
  Specialty: pulmonary and critical care medicine
• David J. Skarupa, MD
  Department of Surgery
  Specialty: surgery; surgical critical care

Carlos A. Arango, M.D.

Rui P. Fernandes, M.D., D.M.D., FACS, FRCS

Reetu Grewal, M.D.

Faheem W. Guirgis, M.D., FACEP

Jerry P. Matteo, M.D.

Vandana K. Seeram, M.B.B.S. (M.D.)

Joseph R. Shiber, M.D.

David J. Skarupa, M.D., FACS

Barry Steinberg, M.D., Ph.D., D.D.S., FACS