Named Deanships, Directorships, and Professorships
Endowed positions have a personal and lasting impact.
Natalia Trayanova, Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Trayanova’s research centers around understanding the normal and pathological electrophysiological and electromechanical behavior of the heart. She is the Murray B. Sachs Professor.
Arturo Casadevall, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dr. Casadevall’s groundbreaking work on infectious diseases is widely known. He has received several of the highest honors in medicine and health, and holds the Alfred and Jill Sommer Professorship and Chairmanship.
Dr. Chung, the inaugural Charles D. Miller Professor, joined the Hopkins faculty in the Department of Political Science in 2004, where she teaches courses in comparative politics and East Asian politics.
Professor Wang, the R. Clayton Emory Chair in Real Estate and Infrastructure, joined the Carey Business School in 2014 and leads the Edward St. John Real Estate Program.
Ashani T. Weeraratna, Bloomberg School of Public Health and School of Medicine
Ashani T. Weeraratna, Ph.D., is the E.V. McCollum Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, and co-leader of the Cancer Invasion and Metastasis Program at the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.
John W. Baldwin & Jenny Jochens Chair in European, Medieval or Nordic History
PETER BALDWIN has written widely on the comparative historical development of the modern state, across Europe and the US. He has attempted to understand contemporary issues in historical perspective, whether that be the class coalitions that cemented the modern welfare state, the 19C public health strategies that provided the template…
Karen Peetz is a seasoned financial services executive who served as Chief Administrative Officer of Citigroup from 2020 to 2023, where she led the firm’s global Transformation, Data, Controls, and Regulatory Engagement efforts. Prior to Citi, she spent nearly 20 years at The Bank of New York (BNY), ultimately serving…
Dr. Florence Sabin Professorship in Infectious Diseases
DR. FLORENCE RENA SABIN was born in 1871 in Colorado and grew up in Colorado, Illinois, and Vermont. Her family members were strong proponents of women’s education, and both she and her older sister, Mary, attended Smith College. Dr. Sabin decided to become a doctor and worked for three years…
David M. Rubenstein Endowed Professorship in Multiple Sclerosis
DAVID M. RUBENSTEIN is Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest and most successful private investment firms. Established in 1987, Carlyle now manages $435 billion from 29 offices around the world. Mr. Rubenstein is a Baltimore native and is the Chairman, CEO, and principal owner of…
David Robinson Professorship in Vestibular Neurology
DAVID A. ROBINSON, PHD, was a founding member of Johns Hopkins University’s Department of Biomedical Engineering and a distinguished service professor emeritus of ophthalmology, biomedical engineering, and neuroscience. Dr. Robinson, who retired in 1993, studied electrical engineering at Johns Hopkins and received his master’s and Ph.D. degrees in 1956 and…
Guy McKhann, M.D. Associate Professorship in Neurology
GUY MEAD MCKHANN, MD was born on March 20, 1932, in Boston, Massachusetts. His grandfather was a country doctor in Ohio and both of his parents were professors of pediatrics. He attended Harvard University and the Yale School of Medicine, and completed his residency in neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital.…
Sheikh Khalifa Professorship in Acute Stroke Diagnoses and Management in the Department of Neurology
THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AND JOHNS HOPKINS: A Shared Mission to Improve Health and Education Around the World With health as one of the six national priorities for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Johns Hopkins Medicine shares their vision to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages. For…
THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AND JOHNS HOPKINS: A Shared Mission to Improve Health and Education Around the World With health as one of the six national priorities for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Johns Hopkins Medicine shares their vision to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages. For…
Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute Professorship in Stroke Treatment, Recovery and Rehabilitation
THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AND JOHNS HOPKINS: A Shared Mission to Improve Health and Education Around the World With health as one of the six national priorities for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Johns Hopkins Medicine shares their vision to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages. For…
The Fred and Janet Sanfilippo Professorship in Pathology
JANET AND FRED SANFILIPPO, M.D., PH.D. were regarded as the “first family” of the Department of Pathology at Johns Hopkins University from 1993 to 2000. During this period, Dr. Sanfilippo served as the Baxley Professor and Director of the Department of Pathology and as Pathologist-in-Chief at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.…
The Leela and Belur S. Bhagavan, M.D. Professorship in Pathology
LEELA AND BELUR S. BHAGAVAN, M.D. dedicated their lives to learning, teaching, and advancing the welfare of others through fearless inquiry, intellectual rigor, and a spirit of inclusivity, compassion, generosity, and joy. Dr. Belur S. Bhagavan was born in Holenarsipur, India. He received his undergraduate education at Vijaya College, followed…
Frank B. Walsh Professorship in Neuro-Ophthalmology
FRANK B. WALSH has been called one of the most distinguished ophthalmologists of the 20th century. With the publication of a landmark text in 1947, Dr. Walsh created the specialty of clinical neuro-ophthalmology, which concentrates on the diagnosis and care of patients with nervous system disorders that affect the eye…
