Steering Committee
The Steering Committee provides overall leadership and recommendations for program development in all areas and sets the strategic direction for the Center.
Dennis Foretia, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS
Director – Center for Multicultural and Global Health
Associate Director of the UTHSC Global Surgery Institute
Nia N. Zalamea, MD, FACS
Associate Director – Center for Multicultural and Global Health
Director, UTHSC Global Surgery Institute
Austin Dalgo, MD, MA
Associate Director – Center for Multicultural and Global Health
Director, Center for Bioethics and Health Equity
Mukta Panda, MD, MACP, FRCP-London
Professor, Medicine and Medical Education
Assistant Dean, Well-Being and Medical Student Education
Claire L. Simpson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Genetics, Genomics and Informatics
Steve Boggs, MD, MBA, FASA
Professor and Chair
Anesthesiology
Mark C. Bugnitz, MD
Professor
Pediatrics, Peds Critical Care
Sandra L. R. Arnold, MD, MSc
Professor, Pediatrics
Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Daniel R. Wells, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine and Pediatrics
Program Director, Med-Peds Residency
Bill Novick, MD
Professor
Surgery
Michael A. Whitt, PhD
Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry
Associate Dean and Chair, Medical Education
Andrew J. Griffith, MD, PhD
Senior Associate Dean, Research
College of Medicine
Natascha Thompson, MD
Associate Dean
Graduate Medical Education