Collaborative Leadership Groups | School of Medicine | School of Medicine | Case Western Reserve University

Our various groups and committees bring together healthcare experts, academic leaders and administrative professionals to collaborate with the Dean’s Office in advancing excellence in medical education, research and patient care. Each group is dedicated to a specific area of focus or institution. By fostering a multidisciplinary approach, these committees play a pivotal role in shaping policies, guiding strategic initiatives and ensuring the highest standards of quality and integrity across our medical community.

Basic Science Chairs

Mark Aulisio, PhD

Mark Aulisio, PhD

Department of Bioethics

Email: mark.aulisio@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.0724

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Hope Barkoukis, PhD

Department of Nutrition

Email: Hope.Barkoukis@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.2441

Fax: 216.368.6644

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Sudha Chakrapani, PhD

Department of Pharmacology

Email: sudha.chakrapani@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.3875

Fax: 216.368.558

Darin A Croft, PhD

Darin A Croft, PhD

Department of Anatomy

Email: dac34@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.5268

Office: W-G46 (Main), HEC-226G (Secondary)

J. Alan Diehl, PhD

J. Alan Diehl, PhD

Department of Biochemistry

Email: jad283@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.0268

Fax: 216.368.8845

Jonathan Haines, PhD

Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences

Email: jonathan.haines@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.0411

Dr. Clifford Harding

Clifford Harding, MD, PhD

Departments of Pathology, Anatomy, and Medicine

Email: cvh3@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.3611

Peter Hovmand, PhD, MSW

Director for the Community Health Integration (CHI)

Email: peter.hovmand@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.5437

Fax: 216.368.4348

Jonathan Karn

Jonathan Karn, PhD

Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology

Email: jonathan.karn@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.3915

Fax: 216.368.3055

Robert Kirsch

Robert Kirsch, PhD

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Email: robert.kirsch@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.4063

Xin Qi

Department of Physiology and Biophysics

Email: xin.qi2@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.4459

Fax: 216.368.5586

Gary Schwartz, MD

Director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Email: gks37@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.1994

Jonathan Smith, PhD

Jonathan Smith, PhD

Department of Molecular Medicine

Email: smithj4@ccf.org

Phone: 216.444.2248

Fax: 216.444.9404

Zhenghe “John” Wang

Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences

Email: zxw22@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.0446

Fax: 216.368.3432

Rong Xu

Director of the Center for AI in Drug Discovery

Email: rxx@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.0023

Fax: 216.368.0207

Ron Yu

Congrong "Ron" Yu, PhD

Department of Neurosciences

Email: congrong.yu@case.edu

Phone: 216.368.5159

Cleveland Clinic Chairs

Christopher Troianos, MD

Christopher Troianos, MD

Department of Anesthesiology

Allison Vidimos, MD

Allison Vidimos, MD

Department of Dermatology

Stephen Meldon, MD

Stephen Meldon, MD

Department of Emergency Medicine

Donald B. Ford, MD

Donald Ford, MD, MBA

Department of Family Medicine

Brian Mandell, MD, PhD

Brian Mandell, MD, PhD

Department of Medicine

Michael Steinmetz, MD

Michael Steinmetz, MD

Department of Neurological Surgery

Kerry Levin, MD

Kerry Levin, MD

Department of Neurology

Daniel Martin, MD

Daniel Martin, MD

Department of Ophthalmology

Brendan M. Patterson, MD

Brendan M. Patterson, MD

Department of Orthopaedics

Patrick Byrne, MD, MBA

Patrick Byrne, MD, MBA

Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Brian Rubin, MD, PhD

Brian Rubin, MD, PhD

Department of Pathology (Clinical)

Robert Wyllie, MD

Robert Wyllie, MD

Department of Pediatrics

Francois Bethoux, MD

Francois Bethoux, MD

Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Francis Papay, MD

Francis Papay, MD

Department of Plastic Surgery

Leopoldo Pozuelo, MD

Leopoldo Pozuelo, MD

Department of Psychiatry

John Suh, MD

Department of Radiation Oncology

Peter Liu, MD

Department of Radiology

Tristi Muir, MD

Tristi Muir, MD

Department of ObGyn/Reproductive Biology

R. Matthew Walsh, MD

R. Matthew Walsh, MD

Department of Surgery

Georges-Pascal Haber, MD, PhD

Georges-Pascal Haber, MD, PhD

Department of Urology

GMS Center Directors

Peter S. Hovmand, PhD

Gary Schwartz, MD

Lia Logio,MD

Rong Xu

MetroHealth Chairs

Luis Tollniche, MD Anesthesiology

Luis Tollniche, MD

Department of Surgery

Phone: 216.778.4809

Email: ltollinche@metrohealth.org

David R. Crowe, MD Dermatology

David R. Crowe, MD

Department Chair of Dermatology

Charles Emerman, MD Emergency Medicine

Charles Emerman, MD

Department Chair of Emergency Medicine

Catherine Curley, MD* Medicine

Catherine Curley, MD

Division Director of Hospital Medicine

Michael L. Kelly, MD Neurological Surgery

Michael L. Kelly, MD

Department of Neurological Surgery

Department of Bioethics

Email: mlk123@case.edu

Agnieszka A. Ardelt, MD, Ph.D

Agnieszka A. Ardelt, MD, PhD

Department Chair of Neurology

John H. Wilber, MD

John H. Wilber, MD

Department Chair of Orthopaedics

David Stepnick, MD

David Stepnick, MD

Department of Otolaryngology

Department of Plastic Surgery

Phone: 216.778.5791

Email: dstepnick@metrohealth.org

Agnes G. Loeffler, MD, PhD

Agnes G. Loeffler, MD, PhD

Department Chair of Pathology

Phone: 216-778-4131

Email: aloeffler@metrohealth.org

Aparna Roy, MBBS

Aparna Roy, MBBS

Department Chair of Pediatrics

Richard Wilson, MD*

Richard Wilson, MD

Department Chair of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Rajendra Badgaiyan, MD*

Rajendra Badgaiyan, MD

Department of Psychiatry

Email: rbadgaiyan@metrohealth.org

Venkataramu N. Krishnamurthy, MD

Venkataramu N. Krishnamurthy, MD

Department Chair of Radiology

Donald W. Wiper, MD

Donald W. Wiper, MD

Department Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Christopher McHenry, MD

Christopher McHenry, MD

Division Director of General Surgery