Office of the Dean

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Sonja Harris-Haywood, M.D., M.S., MA

Dean, School of Medicine
Interim Designated Institutional Official (DIO)

sharrishaywood@mmc.edu

Dean’s Senior Leadership Team

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Samuel Evans Adunyah, Ph.D.

Chair and Professor
Contact PI, Meharry-Vanderbilt-TSU Cancer Partnership
Contact-PI/PD, Meharry, RCMI Health Disparities Research Center

sadunyah@mmc.edu

Dr. Leslie Appiah

Leslie Appiah, M.D.

Chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Executive Director of the Center for Women’s Health Research

leslie.appiah@mmc.edu

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Billy R. Ballard, DDS, MD, FCAP, FASCP, FAAOMP, ABOMP

Assistant Dean for Continuing Medical Education

brballard@mmc.edu

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Sanford Barsky, M.D.

Professor, Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology

sbarsky@mmc.edu

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Xylina Bean, M.D.

Professor and Chair

xbean@mmc.edu

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Chandravanu Dash, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Physiology
Director, ENVIT Program

cdash@mmc.edu

Dean’s Administrative Office Team

Malinda Bronaugh-Owens

Malinda Bronaugh-Owens

CQI Program Manager

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Andrew Hillman, M.D., MBA

Director (Faculty)

andrew.hillman@mmc.edu

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Beth Kinsey

Executive Associate

beth.kinsey@mmc.edu

Monica Taylor

Monica Taylor

Senior Program Coordinator

mstaylor@mmc.edu

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Kendra Thompson

Program Manager

kendra.thompson@mmc.edu

Angela White, MBA

Angela White

Manager- Affiliations

angela.white@mmc.edu

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