Dell Medical School Experts

Steven Abrams
Interim Assistant Dean of Admissions, Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School
sabrams@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 495 4700
Expertise: pediatrics, mineral requirements of children of all ages, growth of preterm infants and the use of specialized nutritional practices,

Ricardo C Ainslie
M. K. Hage Centennial Professor in Education, Counseling Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education
rainslie@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0364, +1 512 471 4407
Expertise: Explores the intersection of psychology and culture through such topics as the psychological experience of immigration, ethnic conflicts and the impact of violence within communities, and the relationship between individual and collective identity. Is also interested in US-Mexico health, including addressing health disparities.

Coburn H Allen
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School
challen@seton.org
Expertise: Infectious diseases, pediatrics, pediatric emergency medicine.

Darlene Bhavnani
Assistant Professor of Population Health, Department of Population Health, Dell Medical School
darlene.bhavnani@austin.utexas.edu

Kevin Bozic
Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School
kevin.bozic@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 495 5089
Expertise: management of patients with arthritis of the hip and knee, health policy and health care services research, healthcare technology assessment, cost-effectiveness analysis, shared medical decision making, and value-based payment and delivery models
Kasey Claborn
Associate Professor, School of Social Work
kasey.claborn@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Kasey Claborn is a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant professor of Social Work and Psychiatry at The University of Texas at Austin. She is the Steve Hicks Fellow of Addiction and Recovery Services and Director for the Addictions Research Institute. Claborn is the Principal Investigator for several projects funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Health Resources and Services Administration. Claborns research focuses on improving the addiction system of care through community based participatory research methods and system science. She has expertise in drug policy, designing and building digital technologies to improve care coordination and community overdose prevention efforts. In 2021, Claborn received an international award from Google for her work in building innovative technologies for social impact. Claborns current work seeks to use innovative methods to combine traditional and non-traditional overdose surveillance methods to inform data-driven community response.
https://ari.socialwork.utexas.edu/dr-kasey-claborn/

Stephanie B Corliss
Assistant Dean for Educational Evaluation, Assessment, and Research, Department of Medical Education, Dell Medical School
stephanie.corliss@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 495 5673
Rosario C Deleon
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Dell Medical School
rosario.deleon@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 324 3560

Robert A Duke
Marlene and Morton Meyerson Centennial Professor, Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music, College of Fine Arts
bobduke@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0972
Expertise: Human learning and behavior; procedural memory consolidation; skill learning

Jane C Edmond
Department Chair, Ophthalmology, Dell Medical School
jane.edmond@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 495 5681, +1 512 495 5682

Charles Fraser
Department Chair, Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School
charles.fraser@austin.utexas.edu
Kelly S Gettig
Associate Provider, Department of Neurology, Dell Medical School
kelly.gettig@austin.utexas.edu

Emily S Greenspahn
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Dell Medical School
emily.greenspahn@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 324 3315

Z Leah Harris
Department Chair, Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School
zena.harris@austin.utexas.edu
+1 240 426 7428, +1 512 324 0595

Martin Harris
Vice President, Health Enterprise and Chief Business Officer, Dell Medical School
martin.harris@austin.utexas.edu

Michael Hole
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School
michael.hole@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 3687, +1 512 495 3023

Mini Kahlon
Associate Professor of Population Health, Department of Population Health, Dell Medical School
mkahlon@austin.utexas.edu

Anjum Khurshid
Affiliate Faculty, Department of Population Health, Dell Medical School
anjum.khurshid@austin.utexas.edu

Lisa C Kirsch
Senior Policy Director, Dell Medical School
lisa.kirsch@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 796 3807
Expertise: health care delivery and payment, Medicaid, children's health insurance

Karl M Koenig
Division Chief, Orthopaedics, Executive Director of the Integrated Practice Unit for Musculoskeletal Care, Associate Professor of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School
karl.koenig@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 495 5113

John S Kuo
Department Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Dell Medical School
john.kuo@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 495 5557, +1 512 495 5559

Jonathan E Macclements
Senior Associate Dean and DIO of Graduate Medical Education, Department of Medical Education, Dell Medical School
jonathan.macclements@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 495 5104

Michael S Mackert
Director of the Center for Health Communication, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
mackert@utexas.edu
+1 512 348 8490
Expertise: telemedicine; health communication; health literacy and online communities; health communication; communicating about complex health issues; audience targeting; tailoring messages; media campaigns; translating research into practice; social media; tobacco cessation; opioid overdose prevention; men's role in prenatal health

Jewel Mullen
Associate Dean for Health Equity, Dell Medical School
jewel.mullen@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 495 5110

Elizabeth A Nelson
Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, Department of Medical Education, Dell Medical School
beth.nelson@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 495 5106

Charles B Nemeroff
The Matthew P. Nemeroff Endowed Chair, Dell Medical School
cnemeroff@austin.utexas.edu
Amy Papermaster
Associate Provider, Women's Health Institute, UT Health Austin, Department of Women's Health, Dell Medical School
amy.papermaster@austin.utexas.edu

Michael P Pignone
Affiliate Faculty, Department of Population Health, Dell Medical School
pignone@austin.utexas.edu

Ruben Rathnasingham
Assistant Dean for Health Product Innovation, Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School
rubenr@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 495 5045

David Ring
Associate Dean for Comprehensive Care, Dell Medical School
david.ring@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 495 5067

Elizabeth Teisberg
Professor of Medical Education, Department of Medical Education, Dell Medical School
teisberg@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 495 5179
Expertise: value-based health care strategy,

Scott Wallace
High Value Healthcare Specialist, Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School
scott.wallace@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 495 5127, +1 708 267 6564
Expertise: value-based health care delivery, Experience Group research tool, health IT, chronic care models, outcomes measurement, innovation and financing issues in health care, policy

Thomas Yankeelov
Director of Cancer Imaging Research, LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes, Dell Medical School
thomas.yankeelov@utexas.edu
+1 512 417 1733
Expertise: advanced imaging methods for the early identification, assessment and prediction of tumors and their response to therapy
Christopher M Ziebell
Affiliate Faculty, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School
christopher.ziebell@austin.utexas.edu