Administration
College of Medicine Leadership
Jeffrey S. La Rochelle, M.D., MPH
Dean, Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine
(251) 341-3030, CSAB 170
jeffrey.larochelle@southalabama.edu
Abu-Bakr Al-Mehdi, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Medical Education
(251) 341-3891
mehdi@southalabama.edu
Natalie Bauer, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Admissions
(251) 461-1567
nbauer@southalabama.edu
Judy Blair-Elortegui, M.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and ACGME Designated Institutional Official
(DIO)
(251) 471-7206
jblair@health.southalabama.edu
Laura Boatright, M.D.
Assistant Dean for Medical Education
(251) 380-2710
lboatright@southalabama.edu
Christopher Davies, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research
(251) 341-3826
cdavies@southalabama.edu
Timothy Gilbert, Ed.D.
Associate Dean for Accreditation and Planning
(251) 460-6597
tgilbert@southalabama.edu
T.J. Hundley, M.D.
Associate Dean for Medical Education
(251) 414-8166
tjhundley@health.southalabama.edu
Maya Mirzoeva
Associate Dean, Finance & Administration
(251) 460-7195, ext. 6-7802
mirzoeva@southalabama.edu
Binata Mukherjee, M.D., MBA
Assistant Dean for Faculty and Professional Development
(251) 460-6102
bmukherjee@southalabama.edu
Melody Petty, M.D., MPH, FAAP
Assistant Dean for Health Advancement
(251) 471-7117
mlpetty@health.southalabama.edu
Laventrice Ridgeway, Ed.D.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
(251) 460-7174
lsridgeway@southalabama.edu
Jeffrey S. Sosnowski, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Medical Education
(251) 414-8166
jsosnowski@southalabama.edu
R. Franklin Trimm, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean
(251) 341-4072
rftrimm@southalabama.edu
David Weber, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Medical Education
(251) 460-6840
dweber@southalabama.edu
David S. Williams, Ph.D., MPA
Assistant Dean, Institutional and Academic Success
(251) 460-6770
dwilliams@southalabama.edu
Emily Wilson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development
(251) 341-3087
emilyw@southalabama.edu