Vice Dean's Staff

Michael W. Brands, PhD

• Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
• Regents’ Professor of Physiology

Andria Thomas, PhD

• Academic Affairs Administrator
• Sr. Associate Dean, Evaluation, Accreditation, & CQI

Sandra Bragg

• Administrative Assistant III

Kelli Braun, MD

• Associate Dean for Admissions

Matthew Lyon, MD

• Associate Dean, Experiential Learning

Shilpa Brown, MD

• Associate Dean for Curriculum

Chris Fly, MD

• Assistant Dean, Associate Professor
• Enrichment

J. Ned Pruitt II, MD

• Assistant Dean, Professor
• Clinical Integration

Nicole Winston, EdD, PharmD

• Assistant Dean, Associate Professor
• Foundations

Wanda Jirau-Rosaly, MD

• Assistant Dean, Associate Professor
• Advanced Foundations

Michelle Krupp, EdD, MS

• Associate Dean, Faculty Development
• & Educational Research

Jennifer Tucker, MD

• Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Leila Stallworth, MD

• Assistant Dean for Career Advising

Lynne Coule, MD

• Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Pre-Clerkship Class Dean

Tracy Casanova, PhD

• Assistant Dean, Learner Well-Being

Eric Lewkowiez, MD

• Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Clerkship Class Dean

Christopher M. Watson, MD

• Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Enrichment Class Dean

Lashon Sturgis, MD

• Assistant Dean for Academic Advising

Vanessa Spearman-McCarthy, MD

• Associate Dean of Belonging & Inclusivity

Kathryn Martin, PhD, MPA

• Associate Dean for Regional Campuses

Paul Brock, MD, FACS

• Campus Associate Dean: Northwest

Dixon Freeman, MD

• Campus Assistant Dean, Northwest

Douglas Patten, MD

• Campus Associate Dean: Southwest

Koosh Desai, MD

• Campus Assistant Dean: Southwest

Denise Kornegay

• Associate Dean and Executive Director of Georgia Statewide Area Health Education Centers

David Stepp, PhD

• Director, MD/PhD Program

Lawrence Layman, MD

• Co-director, MD/PhD Program