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.
Catherine Iola and J. Smith Michael Distinguished Professorship of Urology
J. SMITH MICHAEL was president and board chairman of the First National Bank of Aberdeen, later acquired by Equitable Trust Company. Mr. Michael died in 1978. With his wife, CATHERINE IOLA MICHAEL, he was a generous donor to the Brady Urological Institute where he had been a patient. Both grew…
William Thomas Gerrard, Mario Anthony Duhon & Jennifer and John Chalsty Professorship in Urology
WILLIAM THOMAS GERRARD, MARIO ANTHONY DUHON, and JOHN and JENNIFER CHALSTY, all of whom have been faced with the reality of cancer, joined forces to underwrite genetic research on hereditary prostate cancer through endowment of this professorship and to honor Hopkins faculty members William Isaacs, a highly regarded molecular geneticist,…
R. Christian B. Evensen Professorship in Urology at the Brady Urological Institute
R. CHRISTIAN B. EVENSEN is the founding and managing partner of Flintridge Capital Investments, an algorithmic trading firm, and Flintridge Capital Technologies, which develops these technologies, located in Glendale, California. Chris has spent the majority of his career structuring corporate investments, real estate investments, and derivatives. He was founder and…
DONALD S. COFFEY, SOM 1964 (PhD), the Catherine Iola and J. Smith Michael Distinguished Professor of Urology, has been at Hopkins since 1959. A prominent urological scientist, Dr. Coffey is a professor of urology, oncology, pharmacology, and molecular sciences, and is also a member of the principal professional staff at…
THOMAS J.K. TUNG, MD, earned his medical degree from the National Taiwan University College of Medicine in 1960. After finishing his surgical residency at National Taiwan University Hospital in 1964, Dr. Tung went to Massachusetts General Hospital as a surgical fellow. In 1967, he came to The Johns Hopkins Hospital…
Richard J. Traystman Professorship in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
RICHARD J. TRAYSTMAN, Med 1971 (PhD), was a member of the School of Medicine faculty from 1972 to 2003, holding the title of University Distinguished Research Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, and serving as his department's senior vice chairman for research and director of research laboratories. Dr. Traystman's…
Mark C. Rogers Chair in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
MARK C. ROGERS arrived at Johns Hopkins in 1977 to become director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, after training in pediatrics, cardiology, anesthesiology, and critical care medicine. In 1980, he was named anesthesiologist-in-chief. Leading the Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine for the next 12 years, Dr. Rogers propelled both…
Mark M. Ravitch, M.D. Endowed Professorship in Surgery
MARK M. RAVITCH, Med 1934, one of the founding fathers of modern pediatric surgery, recalled that as a young college graduate he was disappointed when his application to Harvard Medical School was rejected. He later realized that the decision was "the greatest good fortune that could have come to me."…
Arthur B. and Patricia B. Modell Professorship in Thoracic Surgery
ARTHUR B. MODELL, who died in 2012, was known as a bold, competitive, compassionate entrepreneur. He purchased the Cleveland Browns in 1961, and six years later became the only elected NFL president in the league’s history. In 1968 as chairman of the Owner’s Labor Committee, Mr. Modell successfully negotiated the…
Dr. EDWARD D. MILLER was named chief executive officer of Johns Hopkins Medicine, the 13th dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and vice president for medicine of The Johns Hopkins University in January 1997. His appointment followed a year-long national search for the first-ever CEO of Johns…
Julius H. Jacobson, II, M.D., Professorship in Vascular Surgery
JULIUS H. JACOBSON II, Med 1952, is considered to be the preeminent pioneer in microsurgery. Dr. Jacobson initially pursued graduate work in cell physiology and then entered the School of Medicine, where he excelled. He applied the basic science graduate training in his innovative use of microscopes during surgery. In…
JACOB C. HANDELSMAN was born and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He received his undergraduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University in 1940 and in the same year was admitted to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Handelsman and his wife, Shirley, married shortly before he received his…
