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Alumni VPCAT Senior Mentors

Welcome to our Alumni VPCAT Senior Mentors page. Here, we honor the exceptional VPCAT senior mentors who have contributed to our program. Their invaluable guidance and mentorship have profoundly shaped the journeys of our scholars.

 

Barbara B. Brown, PhD


Title: Adjunct Professor, Psychology

Mentor Tenure: 2018-2019

Email: barbara.brown@fcs.utah.edu 

Michael B. Cohen, MD


Title: Professor, Pathology, Wake Forest School of Medicine | Adjunct Professor, Orthopaedics, University of Utah

Mentor Tenure: 2013-2017

Email: mbcohen@wakehealth.edu 

Rena D'Souza, DDS, MS, PhD


Title: Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH

Mentor Tenure: 2018-2020

Email: rena.dsouza@hsc.utah.edu

Julie M. Fritz, PhD, PT, ATC


Title: Distinguished Professor, Physical Therapy & Athletic Training | Associate Dean for Research, College of Health | Adjunct Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Mentor Tenure: 2015-2020

Email: julie.fritz@hsc.utah.edu 

Adi V. Gundlapalli, MD, PhD


Title: Chief Public Health Informatics Officer at the Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (CSELS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Adjunct Professor, Internal Medicine & Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah

Mentor Tenure: 2016-2018

Email: adi.gundlapalli@hsc.utah.edu 

Kimberly E. Hanson, MD, MHS


Title: Professor, Infectious Disease | Adjunct Professor, Pathology | Section Chief, Clinical Microbiology, ARUP Laboratories | Medical Director, Mycology, ARUP Laboratories

Mentor Tenure: 2014-2019

Email: kim.hanson@hsc.utah.edu

Jakob D. Jensen, PhD


Title: Professor, Communication | Associate Chair, Department of Communication | Member, Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, Huntsman Cancer Institute

Mentor Tenure: 2018-2019

Email: jakob.jensen@bsh.utah.edu 

Kimberly A. Kaphingst, SCD


Title: Professor, Communication | Associate VP for Research, University of Utah | Member, Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, Huntsman Cancer Institute

Mentor Tenure: 2018-2019

Email: kim.kaphingst@hci.utah.edu

Kristen A. Keefe, PhD


Title: Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology | Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, College of Pharmacy | Assistant Vice President, Office for Faculty, University of Utah Health

Mentor Tenure: 2015-2019

Email: k.keefe@utah.edu 

Janice M. Morse, RN, PhD, FAAN


Title: Professor Emeritus, Nursing

Mentor Tenure: 2014-2019

Email: jan.morse@nurse.utah.edu 

Leigh A. Neumayer, MD, MS, FACS


Title: Professor & Chair, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine – Jacksonville, University of Florida

Mentor Tenure: 2013-2014

Email: leigh.neumayer@jax.ufl.edu 

Siam Oottamasathien, MD


Title: Associate Professor, Surgery, Harvard Medical School | Director of Innovation and Technology Development & Wellness Officer, Department of Urology, Boston Children’s Hospital

Mentor Tenure: 2015-2017

Email: siam.oottamasathien@childrens.harvard.edu 

John D. Phillips, PhD


Title: Professor, Hematology | Adjunct Associate Professor, Pathology

Mentor Tenure: 2013-2021

Email: john.phillips@hsc.utah.edu 

Matthew T. Rondina, MD, MS


Title: Professor, Hematology | Director, Molecular Medicine (U2M2) Program | Adjunct Professor, Pathology | Medical Director, Thrombosis Service, George E. Whalen Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Mentor Tenure: 2020-2023

Email: matthew.rondina@hsc.utah.edu 

Michael A. Rubin, MD, PhD, MS


Title: Director, VPCAT Research Scholars Program | Professor and Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs & Development, Internal Medicine

Mentor Tenure: 2014-2017

Email: michael.rubin@hsc.utah.edu 

Bert N. Uchino, PhD


Title: Professor, Psychology

Mentor Tenure: 2016-2017

Email: bert.uchino@psych.utah.edu 

Michael W. Varner, MD


Title: Professor Emeritus, Obstetrics & Gynecology

Mentor Tenure: 2020-2023

Email: michael.varner@hsc.utah.edu 

Paul C. Young, MD


Title: Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics

Mentor Tenure: 2007-2015 (PCAT & VPCAT)

Email: paul.young@hsc.utah.edu