Susan M. Cox, M.D. Academy of Distinguished Educators
The Susan M. Cox, M.D. Academy of Distinguished Educators recognizes the school’s most outstanding educators and educational leaders, and to foster the growing community of Dell Med teachers at the leading edge of medical education.
We welcome our newest members, inducted on September 29, 2025, during the Dell Med Educational Innovation, Research, and Awards Symposium. Congrats to our 2025 inductees! (pictured above).
*On October 3, 2022, the Dell Med Academy of Distinguished Educators was renamed to honor one of its founding members, and is now known as the Susan M. Cox, M.D. Academy of Distinguished Educators.
Academy Services
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Academy Members
- Ammar Ahmed, M.D., FAAD - Department of Internal Medicine
- Valli Annamalai, M.D. - Department of Pediatrics
- Swati Avashia, M.D, M.D.- Department of Population Health
- Alison Brooks, M.D., FACOG - Department of Women's Health
- Kimberly Brown, M.D., FACS - Department of Surgery & Perioperative Care
- Nalinda Charnsangavej, M.D. - Department of Pediatrics
- Zachary Chipman, M.D. - Department of Women's Health
- Jadranko Corak, M.D. - Department of Internal Medicine
- Stephanie Corliss, Ph.D. - Department of Medical Education
- Lucia Diaz, M.D. - Department of Pediatrics & Internal Medicine
- Stephen Deputy, M.D.- Department of Neurology
- Kent Ellington, M.D. - Department of Neurology
- Kristin Escamilla, M.D. - Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
- Arnie Fenrich, M.D. - Department of Pediatrics
- Lauren Gambill, M.D., MPA - Department of Pediatrics
- Erica Garcia-Pittman, M.D., FAPA - Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
- Shailaja Hayden, M.D. - Department of Medicine
- Michael Hole, M.D., MBA - Department of Pediatrics
- Parker Hudson, M.D., MPH - Department of Internal Medicine
- Sujit Iyer, M.D. - Department of Medical Education & Pediatrics
- Clarissa Johnston, M.D., FACP - Department of Internal Medicine & Medical Education
- Mrinalini Kulkarni-Date, M.D. - Department of Internal Medicine
- John Luk, M.D. - Departments of Medical Education & Pediatrics
- Jonathan MacClements, M.D. - Departments of Medical Education & Population Health
- Alefiyah Malbari, M.D. - Department of Pediatrics
- Tim Mercer, M.D., MPH - Department of Population Health & Internal Medicine
- Beth Miller, M.D. - Department of Internal Medicine
- Maria Monge, M.D., FACP - Department of Pediatrics
- Christopher Moreland, M.D. - Department of Internal Medicine
- Alejandro Moreno, M.D. - Department of Internal Medicine
- Paul Nader, M.D. - Department of Internal Medicine
- Jeffrey Newport, M.D., M.S. - Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Women's Health
- B. Alan Rampy, D.O., Ph.D. - Departments of Medical Education & Diagnostic Medicine
- Robin Reister, M.D. - Department of Internal Medicine
- Daniel Richards, M.D. - Department of Pediatrics
- E. Steve Roach, M.D. - Department of Neurology & Pediatrics
- George Rodgers, M.D. - Department of Internal Medicine
- Sherine Salib, M.D., FACP, FACP- Department of Internal Medicine
- Dana Sprute, M.D., MPH - Department of Population Health
- Sarah Stayer, M.D., MPH - Department of Internal Medicine
- Steve Steffensen, M.D. - Department of Medical Education, Neurology & Population Health
- Steven A. Taylor, M.D. - Academy Director, Department of Medical Education & Internal Medicine
- Lynn Thoreson, D.O. - Department of Pediatrics
- Pooja Varshney, M.D. - Department of Pediatrics
- Emily Vinas, Ed.D. - Department of Women's Health
- Greg Wallingford, M.D. - Department of Internal Medicine
- Amanda White, M.D. - Department of Women's Health
- LuAnn Wilkerson, Ed.D. - Department of Medical Education
- M. Yvette Williams-Brown, M.D., MMSc - Department of Women's Health
- Chris Wyatt, M.D. - Department of Surgery & Perioperative Care
Names in bold are also members of the The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., Academy of Health Science Education
Susan M. Cox, M.D. Academy of Distinguished Educators Documents
Charter | Bylaws | Organizational Chart
Dell Med Educational Innovation, Research & Awards Symposium
Prior Symposium Awardee lists: 2025 I 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019