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July 2026 Appointments & Promotions

Please congratulate these faculty members on their recently approved appointments and promotions.

Approved by school-specific APT committees, the Provost’s Office, and the President’s Office. Promotions effective 9/1/26 unless otherwise noted. * denotes pending tenure approval by the Board of Regents, to be effective 9/1/26.  

Professors

Alok Dabi, MD, FAAN
Promotion to Professor of Clinical Practice
Department of Neurology, John Sealy School of Medicine

Bartosz Szczesny, PhD
Promoted to Professor, Tenure Track
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John Sealy School of Medicine

Associate Professors

Elizabeth Caldwell, PhD, RN, CNE
Appointed to Associate Professor of Instruction
Department of Graduate Studies, School of Nursing

Kerwin Matthew Kolheffer, MS, PA (ASCP)CM
Appointed to Associate Professor of Instruction
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, School of Health Professions 

Peter McCaffrey, MD, MS, FACP
Promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Practice
Departments of Pathology and Radiology, John Sealy School of Medicine

Muhammad Raja, MD
Promotion to Associate Professor of Clinical Practice
Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine and Internal Medicine, John Sealy School of Medicine
Appointment approved in May 2026

Courtney Woolsey, PhD
Promoted to Associate Professor, Tenure Track
Department of Microbiology & Immunology, John Sealy School of Medicine