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Leadership and Administration

Dean Murtha draws on the expertise of diverse leaders who are dedicated to fulfilling the missions of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in education, patient care, research, community and global health, and administration.

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Dean Amy P. Murtha

Amy P. Murtha, MD

Dean, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

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Keith Lewis, RPh, MD

Vice Dean, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Chair, and Professor

Emailkl837@rwjms.rutgers.edu

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Carla Hailey Penn

Carla Hailey Penn, MS

Chief of Staff/Executive Manager

Emailcmh333@rwjms.rutgers.edu

Inclusion and Diversity

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Patricia N. Whitley-Williams, MD, FAAP

Senior Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion, Professor of Pediatrics, and Chief, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases

Phone732-235-7894

Emailwhitlepn@rutgers.edu

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Education

Carol Terregino

Carol A. Terregino, MD

Senior Associate Dean for Education and Academic Affairs and Professor

Emailterregca@rutgers.edu

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Patient Care

Justin Sambol

Justin T. Sambol, MD, MBA

Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs

Emailsambol@njms.rutgers.edu

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Research

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Céline Gélinas, PhD

Senior Associate Dean for Research, Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Resident Faculty, Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine

Areas of ExpertiseSignaling pathways and therapeutic targets in cancer and HIV latency

Emailgelinace@rutgers.edu

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Shawna Hudson, PhD, FSBM

Shawna Hudson, PhD, FSBM

Director, RWJMS Center Advancing Research and Evaluation for Person-Centered Care (CARE-PC), Senior Associate Dean for Population Health Research, Professor, Vice Chair of Research and Henry Rutgers Chair of Family Medicine and Community Health, Vice Chancellor for Dissemination and Implementation Science, Rutgers Health, and Associate Director, NJ Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science (NJ ACTS)

Emailhudsonsh@rwjms.rutgers.edu

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Community and Global Health

Eric Jahn

Eric G. Jahn, MD

Senior Associate Dean for Community and Global Health and Associate Professor

Emailjahneg@rutgers.edu

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Administration

Phil Mesisca

Phil Mesisca, MBA

Executive Vice Dean for Finance and Administration

Emailmesisca@rbhs.rutgers.edu

Rhonda Smith

Rhonda M. Smith, PhD

Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Affairs

Emailmccathrm@rwjms.rutgers.edu

John Drudy

John J. Drudy, MBA, CRA

Director of Financial Operations

Emaildrudyjj@rwjms.rutgers.edu

Georgia Kyrifides

Georgia Kyrifides, PE, MS

Director of Operations

Emailgeorgia.kyrifides@rutgers.edu

Maged Mohamed

Maged Mohamed, MBA

Director of the Office of Information Technology

Emailmohamemm@rwjms.rutgers.edu

Beth Salamon

Beth Sienkiewicz Salamon, MEd

Director of Communications and Public Affairs

Emailes753@rwjms.rutgers.edu

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