From admitting graduate and medical students, to guiding the careers of the faculty from appointment to promotion, as well as ensuring we conduct our research, teaching and clinical care with the highest ethical standards, the associate and assistant deans of the Medical School are appointed to manage specific aspects of the administration of the Medical School and are available to guide and support our faculty, staff, students and trainees.
These highly regarded leaders are appointed through a careful process that culminates in the approval of the University’s Board of Regents.
Associate Deans

Steven J. Bernstein, M.D., MPH
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Research Scientist, Department of Health Management and Policy
Chief Quality Officer, University of Michigan Health System

J. Sybil Biermann, M.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Designated Institutional Official, Graduate Medical Education, U-M Health System
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

David J. Brown, M.D.
Associate Vice President and Associate Dean for Health Equity and Inclusion
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Kathleen L. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Physician Scientist Education and Training
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Professor of Internal Medicine and Microbiology and Immunology
Teri A. Grieb, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research Strategy
Senior Director for Research, Medical School

Jacqueline S. Jeruss, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Regulatory Affairs
Associate Professor of Surgery, Pathology and Biomedical Engineering

Sachin Kheterpal, M.D., MBA
Associate Dean for Research Information Technology
Professor of Anesthesiology

Julie Lumeng, M.D.
Associate Dean for Research, Medical School
Assistant Vice President for Research-Clinical and Human Subjects Research, University of Michigan
Executive Director, Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research
Thomas P. Borders Family Research Professor of Child Behavior and Development
Professor of Pediatrics

Rajesh S. Mangrulkar, M.D.
Marguerite S. Roll Professor of Medical Education
Associate Dean for Medical Student Education
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Learning Health Sciences

Mary X.D. O’Riordan, Ph.D.
Frederick C. Neidhardt Collegiate Professor
Associate Dean for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Assistant Deans

Kevin Chi Chung, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Dean for Instructional Faculty
Professor, Department of Surgery



David W. Healy, M.D.
Assistant Dean for the Office of Continuing Medical Education and Lifelong Learning
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

Erin L. McKean, M.D., MBA
Assistant Dean for Student Services
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Neurosurgery
Division Chief, Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery

Seetha U. Monrad, M.D.
Assistant Dean for Assessment, Evaluation and Quality Improvement
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Learning Health Sciences

Lisa A. Prosser, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Research Faculty
Professor of Pediatrics and Health Management and Policy


Anna Suk-Fong Lok, M.D.
Assistant Dean for Clinical Research
Alice Lohrman Andrews Research Professor of Hepatology
Department of Internal Medicine