Administration

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The Tulane University School of Medicine administrators and staff are committed to helping students, faculty, and staff carry out the school's mission - excellence in the pursuit of knowledge, superior teaching and research, and distinguished professional accomplishment.

Administration

Lee Hamm, MD
Senior Vice President and Dean
lhamm@tulane.edu
504-988-5462

Patrice "Patrick" Delafontaine, MD
Executive Dean
pdelafon@ tulane.edu
504-988-5459

Michael Patriarca, MBA, MS, FACHE
Vice President and Chief Business Officer
mpatriarca@tulane.edu  
504-988-1527

James Zanewicz, JD, LLM, RTTP 
Chief Strategy Officer
zanewicz@tulane.edu
504-919-3800

Aaron S. Dumont, MD, MBA, FACS, FAHA, FAANS
Associate Dean and Vice President of Health System Clinical Affairs
adumont2@tulane.edu
504-988-5565

Chayan Chakraborti, MD, FACP, SFHM
Associate Dean for Education and Academic Affairs
cchakrab@tulane.edu
504-988-6191

M. "Tonette" Krousel-Wood, MD, MSPH
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Associate Dean for Public Health and Medical Education-MD/MPH program
mawood@tulane.edu
504-988-5328

Chad Roy, PhD, MSPH
Associate Dean for Research
croy@tulane.edu
504-988-0465

Vivian Fonseca, MD
Associate Dean for Clinical Research Training
vfonseca@tulane.edu
504-988-6270

Paul Gladden, MD
Designated Institutional Official (DIO), Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education
pgladden@tulane.edu

Elma I. LeDoux, MD, FACP, FACC
Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs
eledoux@tulane.edu
504-988-5331

Cindy A Morris, PhD
Associate Dean for Admissions
cmorris2@tulane.edu
504-988-8245

Gabriella Pridjian MD
Associate Dean for Surgical Services
pridjian@tulane.edu
504-988-2145

Robert Garry, Jr., PhD
Associate Dean for BMS Graduate Program
rfgarry@tulane.edu
504-988-5226

Heather L. Machado, PhD
Assistant Dean for BMS Graduate Program
hmachado@tulane.edu
504-988-1753

Derek Pociask, PhD
Director for BMS Graduate Education
dpociask@tulane.edu

Cecilia Gambala, MD
Assistant Dean for Clinical Education
cgambal@tulane.edu
504-988-5217

Guenevere Rae, MS, PhD
Assistant Dean for Basic Science Education
Assistant Director of the Office of Medical Education
grae@tulane.edu

Staff

Sue Pollack, MS, MPH
Assistant Dean for Administration
Associate Chair of Medicine
spollac@tulane.edu
504-988-6541

Bennetta C. Horne, MS
Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs
bhorne1@tulane.edu
504-988-7401

Erin Goodrow, MBA
Senior Business Data Analyst
egoodrow@tulane.edu
504-988-1702

Rhonda Coignet, MBA
Senior Director for Graduate Medical Education
rhondac@tulane.edu
504-988-2663

Andrew Barton, MS
Director, Clinical Research Programs
abarton1@tulane.edu
504-988-9038

Joshua Besson, MBA
Budget Director
jbesson@tulane.edu
504-988-7372

Elizabeth Davis, JD, CHC, CHPC, CCEP
Director, 340B Compliance & Audit
edavis23@tulane.edu
504-988-0500

Jennifer W. Gibson, PhD
Director of Accreditation and Special Programs
jwgibson@tulane.edu
504-988-6699

Marla Lampp
Director of Research Operations
mlampp@tulane.edu
504-988-9128

Lee U Hays
Special Projects Manager
lhays@tulane.edu
504-988-6445

Dawn Taylor, MS
Accountant III
dtaylor7@tulane.edu
504-988-2170

Diane Gromelski, BPhilCom
Senior Aide to the Sr. VP/Dean
dgromels@tulane.edu
504-988-9817

Kathryn Pierce
Exec. Asst. to the Vice President & COO and the Executive Dean
kpierce@tulane.edu
504-988-5463

Abby Perque
Executive Administrative Assistant to the Dean's Office
aperque@tulane.edu
504-988-5462

Katherine Dupree
Project Assistant
Office of Multicultural Affairs
kdupree2@tulane.edu

Elaine Hamm, PHD
Executive in Residence
Ehamm1@tulane.edu
504-988-4286

Carolyn Scofield, MPS
Asst. Director, Communications & Marketing
cscofiel@tulane.edu 

Maggie Gentry
Clinical Marketing Manager
mgentry1@tulane.edu 

Bethany Jones
Web Designer
bjones23@tulane.edu 


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