Leadership Team
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Dean Imran Ali
Dr. Imran Ali was appointed as The University of Toledo’s interim dean of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences in July 2024. In March 2025, he was named permanent dean.
Ali joined the faculty of the then Medical College of Ohio in 1996. He has held a number of administrative positions throughout his career, most recently as Clair Martig Endowed Chair in the Department of Neurology, vice dean for undergraduate medical education and the inaugural chair of the Department of Medical Education. He also has served as senior associate dean for academic affairs, associate dean for medical education, professionalism and diversity, and assistant dean for clinical undergraduate medical education.
Office: MLB 213
Email: imran.ali@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
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 Inclusion and Opportunity
Randall Worth, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Admissions
Jian-Ting Zhang, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Research
PreClinical and Basic Science Department Chairs
David Giovannucci, Ph.D.
Medical Education
Bina Joe, Ph.D.
Physiology & Pharmacology
Kevin Pan, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Robert Smith, M.D., Ph.D.
Neurosciences and Psychiatry
Jian-Ting Zhang, Ph.D.
Cell and Cancer Biology
Clinical Science Department Chairs
Basil Akpunonu, M.D.
Internal Medicine
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
Deepa Mukundan, M.D.
Pediatrics
Noor A. Pirzada, M.D.
Neurology (Interim)
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
Organizational Chart (PDF) Staff Office of the Dean Homepage