Department Chairs

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Gerald M. Wilson, PhD
Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Dermatology
Jason J. Rose, MD, MBA
Acting Chair, Department of Dermatology
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Dean for Innovation and Physician Science Development

Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine
Elias R. Melhem, MD
Dean John M. Dennis Chair of Radiology
Professor, Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Emergency Medicine
Brian J. Browne, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Physician-in-Chief for Statewide Emergency Medicine Services

Epidemiology & Public Health
Jay S. Magaziner, PhD, MSHyg
Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health
Director, Center For Research On Aging
Family & Community Medicine
David L. Stewart, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Family & Community Medicine

Medical & Research Technology
Sanford A. Stass, MD
Chair, Department of Medical & Research Technology
Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology

Medicine
Stephen M. Davis, MBBS, FRCP, FACE, MACP
Theodore E. Woodward Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine
Director, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Vice President of Clinical Translational Science

Microbiology & Immunology
James B. Kaper, PhD
Chair, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
James and Carolyn Frenkil Distinguished Dean's Professor
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs

Neurobiology
Asaf Keller, PhD
Donald E. Wilson, MD, MACP Distinguished Professor and Chair of Neurobiology
Associate Director, Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine

Neurology
Peter B. Crino, MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Neurology
Dr. Richard and Kathryn Taylor Endowed Professor of Neurology

Neurosurgery
Graeme F. Woodworth, MD
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
Howard M. Eisenberg, MD Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery
Director, Brain Tumor Treatment & Research Center

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Irina Burd, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Lisa S. Schocket, MD
Interim Chair, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Medical Director, University of Maryland Eye Associates

Orthopaedics
R. Frank Henn, MD
Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Orthopedics
Residency Program Director, Department of Orthopaedics
Director, Program in Sports Medicine

Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Rodney J. Taylor, MD, MPH
Bruce and Isobel Cleland Chair of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Professor, Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Pathology
Sanford A. Stass, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology
Chair, Department of Medical & Research Technology

Pediatrics
Steven J. Czinn, MD
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Drs. Rouben and Violet Jiji Endowed Professor
Director, University of Maryland Children's Hospital

Pharmacology
Margaret M. McCarthy, PhD
Chair, Department of Pharmacology
James and Carolyn Frenkil Dean's Professor
Director for the Program in Neuroscience

Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science
Victoria G. Marchese, PhD, PT
Chair, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Jane Kroh Satterfield Endowed Professor of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science

Physiology
Marc Simard, MD, PhD
Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Physiology
Dr. Bizhan Aarabi Professor of Neurotrauma
Psychiatry
Jill RachBeisel, MD
Dr. Irving J. Taylor Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry

Radiation Oncology
William F. Regine, MD, FACR, FACRO
Isadore & Fannie Schneider Foxman Chair of Radiation Oncology
Professor, Radiation Oncology
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
President, University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc.

Surgery
Christine Lau, MD, MBA
Dr. Robert W. Buxton Chair of Surgery
Professor, Surgery
Surgeon-in-Chief, University of Maryland Medical Center