Leadership Team
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Dean Christopher Cooper
Dr. Christopher Cooper was appointed as The University of Toledo’s executive vice president for clinical affairs and dean of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences in 2014 following a national search.
Cooper is a Distinguished University Professor who joined the Medical College of Ohio in 1994 and previously served as chair of the UToledo Department of Medicine. He reports to the president regarding clinical matters and to the provost for matters concerning the college’s academic mission.
He completed his residency training and a cardiology fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, an internationally recognized hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School. Read more.
Office: MLB 213
Email: christopher.cooper@utoledo.edu
Phone: 419.383.4243
Reporting to the Dean
Shaza Aouthmany, M.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Designated Institutional Official (DIO)
Kristopher Brickman, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Innovation and Simulation
Chief Physician Executive, UTP
Jason F. Huntley, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Development
James Kleshinski, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affiliation
Jeremy Laukka, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
David Walczak
Assistant Dean for Finance & Administration
Kandace Williams, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean for COMLS Graduate Programs
Carolina Wishner, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Dean for the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Randall Worth, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Admissions
Jian-Ting Zhang, Ph.D.
Interim Senior Associate Dean for Research
PreClinical and Basic Science Department Chairs
David Giovannucci, Ph.D.
Medical Education
Bina Joe, Ph.D.
Physiology & Pharmacology
Robert Smith, M.D., Ph.D.
Neurosciences
Psychiatry
Kevin Pan, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Jian-Ting Zhang, Ph.D.
Cell and Cancer Biology
Clinical Science Department Chairs
Basil Akpunonu, M.D.
Internal Medicine (Interim)
Imran Ali, M.D.
Neurology
Bruce A. Barnett, M.D.
Pediatrics (Interim)
William Davis, D.D.S., M.S.
Dentistry
Haitham Elsamaloty, M.D.
Radiology
Stephen Grider, D.O.
Emergency Medicine
Amira Gohara, M.D.
Pathology
Kimberly Jenkins, M.D.
Anesthesiology
Mersiha Hadziahmetovic, M.D.
Radiation Oncology
Jason Schroeder, M.D.
Surgery (Interim)
Puneet Sindhwani, M.D.
Urology
Martin Skie, M.D.
Orthopedics
Linda Speer, M.D.
Family Medicine
James Van Hook, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology
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