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Vice Dean's Staff

Administration

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Michael W. Brands, PhD

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

706-721-9785

mbrands@augusta.edu

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Andria Thomas, PhD

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

706-721-9730

athomas@augusta.edu

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Sandra Bragg

  • Administrative Assistant III

706-737-1561

sabragg@augusta.edu

Admissions

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Kelli Braun, MD

  • Associate Dean for Admissions

kbraun@augusta.edu


Experiential Learning

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Matthew Lyon, MD

  • Associate Dean, Experiential Learning

mlyon@augusta.edu


Curriculum

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Shilpa Brown, MD

  • Associate Dean for Curriculum

706-446-4986

spbrown@augusta.edu

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Chris Fly, MD

  • Assistant Dean, Associate Professor
  • Enrichment

706-721-1776

cfly@augusta.edu

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J. Ned Pruitt II, MD

  • Assistant Dean, Professor
  • Clinical Integration

706-721-4020

jpruitt@augusta.edu

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Nicole Winston, EdD, PharmD

  • Assistant Dean, Associate Professor
  • Foundations

706-721-9462

nwinston@augusta.edu

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Wanda Jirau-Rosaly, MD

  • Assistant Dean, Associate Professor
  • Advanced Foundations

706-721-4078

wjiraurosaly@augusta.edu

Evaluation, Accreditation & CQI

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Andria M. Thomas, PhD

  • Senior Associate Dean, Evaluation, Accreditation, & CQI
  • Professor, Medicine

706-721-9730

athomas@augusta.edu

Office #GB3329
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Ashley Saucier, MD

  • Assistant Dean, Evaluation, Accreditation & CQI
  • Associate Professor, Family Medicine

706-721-2855

asaucier@augusta.edu

Office #GB3347

 

Faculty Development

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Michelle Krupp, EdD, MS

  • Associate Dean, Faculty Development
  • & Educational Research

Student Affairs

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Jennifer Tucker, MD

  • Associate Dean for Student Affairs

jetucker@augusta.edu

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Leila Stallworth, MD

  • Assistant Dean for Career Advising

lstallwo@augusta.edu

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Lynne Coule, MD

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

gfalls@augusta.edu

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Tracy Casanova, PhD

  • Assistant Dean, Learner Well-Being

tcasanova@augusta.edu

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Eric Lewkowiez, MD

  • Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Clerkship Class Dean

elewkowiez@augusta.edu

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Christopher M. Watson, MD

  • Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Enrichment Class Dean

chwatson@augusta.edu

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Lashon Sturgis, MD

  • Assistant Dean for Academic Advising

lsturgis@augusta.edu

 

Office For Student Success

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Vanessa Spearman-McCarthy, MD

  • Associate Dean of Belonging & Inclusivity

mcg_belonging_inclusivity@augusta.edu

 

Regional Campuses

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Kathryn Martin, PhD, MPA

  • Associate Dean for Regional Campuses

katmartin@augusta.edu

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Paul Brock, MD, FACS

  • Campus Associate Dean: Northwest

pbrock@augusta.edu

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Dixon Freeman, MD

  • Campus Assistant Dean, Northwest

difreeman@augusta.edu

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Douglas Patten, MD

  • Campus Associate Dean: Southwest

dpatten@augusta.edu

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Koosh Desai, MD

  • Campus Assistant Dean: Southwest

kdesai@augusta.edu

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Denise Kornegay

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

dkornega@augusta.edu


USG MD/PhD Program

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David Stepp, PhD

  • Director, MD/PhD Program

dstepp@augusta.edu

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Lawrence Layman, MD

  • Co-director, MD/PhD Program

lalayman@augusta.edu

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