SOM and UCR Health New Hires and Promotions Announced

The UCR School of Medicine has announced a variety of new hires and promotions at the Dean's Town Hall on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. A total of 13 academic and 20 staff hires were announced as well as seven academic promotions and two staff promotions.

New Academic Hires

Dr. Basima Abdul-Razak, Assistant Clinical Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Hind Al-Azawi, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences

Dr. Haresh Gandhi, Chief Resident, St. Bernadine

Dr. Andrew Hwang, Internal Medicine Hospitalist

Dr. Powen Hsueh, Pediatric Hospitalist

Dr. Michelle Korn, Pediatric Hospitalist

Dr. Scott Pegan, Professor, Biomedical Sciences

Dr. Komaldeep Singh, Chief Resident, RCH

Dr. Maycky Tang, Chief Resident, RCH

Dr. Daniel Teraguchi, Associate Dean, Student Affairs

Dr. John Vuong, Postdoctoral Scholar

Dr. Bailong Zhang, Pediatric Hospitalist

Dr. Natalie Zlebnik, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences

New Academic Promotions

Dr. Ann Cheney, Associate Professor

Dr. Sadikah Behbehani, Health Sciences Associate Professor

Dr. Darren Freeman, Health Sciences Associate Professor

Dr. Marcus Kaul, Professor

Dr. Mohammad Kharazmi, Health Sciences Associate Professor

Dr. Kimberly Lakes, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

Dr. Andrew Subica, Associate Professor

New Staff Hires

Liz Alday, Registrar & Career Services Specialist

Arpy Barsemian, Administrative Fellow

Angelica Bazan, Sr. Financial & Administrative Analyst

Omar Castaneda, Scholarly Activity Coordinator

Amber Christiansen, Administrative Assistant, Pediatrics

Roberta Cole, Administrative Assistant, Neuroscience

Adriana Espinoza, Medical Assistant/Patient Coordinator, Women’s Health

Lawren Green, Medical Assistant/Patient Care Coordinator

Amy Gu, Sr. Financial & Administrative Analyst

Jovanna Hernandez, Administrative Assistant, Internal Medicine

Stephanie Horn, Clerkship Program Coordinator

Montrice James, Sr. Analyst, Sponsored Research & Programs

Soyeon Jin, Marketing Coordinator

Celine Patterson, Administrative Fellow

Dylan Smith, Controller

Jakquelyn Sullivan, Executive Assistant to the Dean

Humberto Santiago, Event Planner Specialist

Monique Tessier, Executive Administrative Specialist

Cristina Urdiano, Medical Assistant/Patient Care Coordinator

Maribel Velarde, Executive Administrative Specialist