Executive Offices
Office of the President
Paul Klotman, M.D., FACP
Dr. Paul Klotman is the president, chief executive officer and executive dean of Baylor College of Medicine. The president has responsibility for all decision-making that affects the academic policies and administrative operations of the School, and for reporting directly to the Board of Trustees. Serving under the president’s authority are the department chairs and center and institute directors, the deans, associate deans and assistant deans, and the executive leadership team.
Jennifer Christner, M.D.
Dr. Christner is the Senior Dean, overseeing the Schools of Medicine and Health Professions, Simulation and Anatomy Education Cores, Medical Education Research and Scholarship, and Humanities Expression and Arts Lab. All deans and directors of these schools, divisions, and programs report up to Dr. Christner.
School of Medicine
Vice Deans
Nadia Ismail, M.D., M.P.H., M.Ed.
Gordon Schutze, M.D.
Admissions
Senior Associate Dean of Admissions
Jesus Vallejo, M.D.
Assistant Dean, Admissions
Sharonda J. Alston-Taylor, M.D.
Curriculum Office
Assistant Dean, Foundational Sciences
Cara A. Foldes, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Dean, Interprofessional Education
Anne Gill, D.Ph., M.S., R.N.
Assistant Dean, Clinical Sciences
Doris H. Kung, D.O.
Associate Dean, Foundational Sciences
David R. Rowley, Ph.D.
Director, Administrative Operations
Traneshia Parker
Office of Student Affairs
Associate Dean, Student Affairs
Edward Lee Poythress, M.D.
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Achilia Morrow, M.D.
Associate Dean, Academic Support Program
Andrea Gail Stolar, M.D.
Director of Discovery, Integration, Success, Community and Outreach (DISCO) Program
Steven Caloudas, Ph.D.
Senior Manager, Student Affairs
Patrick Lawrence Cardenas, Ed.D.
Lead, Discovery, Integration, Success, Community, and Outreach (DISCO) Program
Reginald Toussant, M.Ed.
Senior Academic Services Associate
Kelly Wood
Senior Coordinator, Business Operations
Yvette Farnum
Senior Coordinator, Academic Services
Melissa Chavarrilla
Coordinator, Program Management
Bianca Vorish
Dual Degree Programs
Associate Dean, Dual Degrees and Pathways Program
Sharon Plon, M.D., Ph.D.
M.D./M.B.A. Director
Christopher S. Brann, M.D. M.B.A
M.D./J.D. Program Director
Susan Raine, M.D., J.D., L.L.M.
Medical Scientist Training Program Administrative Operations Director
Krista Defalco, M.H.A., M.B.A.
M.D./Ph.D. Program Co-Director
Benjamin J. Frankfort, M.D., Ph.D.
M.D./Ph.D. Program Co-Director
Katherine Y. King, M.D., Ph.D.
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