FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of
North Texas Health Science Center http://hsc.unt.edu, Fort Worth's medical
school and more, recently announced new appointments to its administrative
staff.
Thomas Yorio is now executive vice president of academic affairs and
research. Yorio joined the Health Science Center in 1977. He received his
doctorate in pharmacology from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a
Bachelor of Science in biology and chemistry from Herbert H. Lehman
College.
Jamboor Vishwanatha has been appointed dean of the Graduate School of
Biomedical Sciences. He started at the Health Science Center in 2004. He
earned his doctorate in biology from the University of South Carolina, and
both Master and Bachelor of Science degrees in genetics from the University
of Agricultural Sciences in Bangalore, India.
Randall Jones recently was named president and chief executive officer
of UNT Health. Jones joined the Health Science Center in 2000.
M. Christine Kalish has been named vice president and chief of staff.
Kalish has been with the Health Science Center since 2004. She earned a
Master of Business Administration degree from Texas Christian University's
M.J. Neeley School of Business and a Bachelor of Science degree in health
services administration from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center at Dallas.
Jean Tips has been promoted to vice president of the Department of
Marketing and Communications. A graduate of the University of Kansas
William Allen White School of Journalism with a Bachelor of Science, Tips
joined the Health Science Center in 2005.
Rand Horsman has been promoted to associate vice president of Human
Resources. Horsman has been at the Health Science Center since 1987. He has
a Bachelor of Business Arts degree from Texas A&I University and a Master
of Liberal Arts degree from Texas Christian University.
Sanjay Awasthi is the Health Science Center's new associate vice
president of clinical research. He received his Medicinae Doctor (Doctor of
Medicine) degree from the University of Texas Southwestern and a Bachelor
of Arts in biochemistry from University of Texas at Austin. He comes to the
Health Science Center from University of Texas at Arlington, where he
taught general chemistry and enzymology.
Michael Mueller, who started at the Health Science Center in 2006, has
been promoted to assistant vice president of budgeting. He has a Bachelor
of Business Administration degree in international business and economics
from Sam Houston State University and is currently pursuing an Executive
Master of Business Administration degree from Texas Christian University
with an expected completion date of December 2008.
Stephen Barrett has been named assistant vice president of facilities
management. Barrett joined the Health Science Center staff in 1999. He
received a Bachelor of Science in construction technology from Texas State
University - San Marcos and is currently working on an Executive Master of
Business Administration degree at Texas Christian University.
Elwyn Grimes has been named chief of obstetrics and gynecology at John
Peter Smith Hospital and a professor on the Health Science Center faculty.
He has a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Jackson State
University, and his Medicinae Doctor (Doctor of Medicine) degree is from
Meharry Medical College.
Laurel Slezak, C.P.A., who started with the University of North Texas
System in 2005, is the new director of the Health Science Center's
Department of Internal Audit. Slezak holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
commerce and accounting from DePaul University and attended graduate school
at Northern Illinois University. (Photos are available on request.)
University of North Texas Health Science Center
The University of North Texas Health Science Center is composed of the
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Graduate School of Biomedical
Sciences, the School of Public Health, and the School of Health
Professions. The center's Institutes for Discovery conduct leading-edge
research on select health issues, including vision, aging, cancer, heart
disease, physical medicine and public health. This year, the Texas College
of Osteopathic Medicine was named a top 50 medical school in primary care
by U.S. News and World Report for the sixth consecutive year. The
institution contributes almost $500 million to Tarrant County and Texas
economies annually. For more information, go to http://www.hsc.unt.edu.
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