School of Medicine Administration Contacts
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
504-988-5463
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
Ragan Gankendorff
Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Administration and Operations
rgankend@tulane.edu
Dana Keren
Executive Director of Administration and Operations
dkeren@tulane.edu
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
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
Senior Accountant
dtaylor7@tulane.edu
504-988-2170
Diane Gromelski, BPhilCom
Chief of Staff, Deans Office
dgromels@tulane.edu
504-988-9817
Kathryn Pierce
Executive Assistant to the Executive Dean
kpierce@tulane.edu
504-988-5463
Abby Perque
Executive Assistant to the Vice President and Chief Business Officer
aperque@tulane.edu
504-988-0255
Kristian Brown, MBA
AVP Finance & Decision Support
kbrown40@tulane.edu
504-988-6541
Monica Newland, M.Ed
Director of Strategic Initiatives and Project Management
mnewland1@tulane.edu
504-988-9135
Celso Cisneros, MACC
Director of Business Planning and Contract Management
ccisneros@tulane.edu
Dalton “Joe” Esneault
Assistant Vice President of Technology and Digital Transformation
desneaul@tulane.edu
Elaine Hamm, PHD
Executive in Residence
Ehamm1@tulane.edu
504-988-4286
Carolyn Scofield, MPS
Director, Communications & Marketing
cscofiel@tulane.edu
Bethany Jones
Web Designer II, Software Developer
bjones23@tulane.edu
