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