TUSM Faculty Senate
The TUSM Faculty Senate is an elected body that represents faculty from all components of the School of Medicine, including basic science, clinical departments, and graduate programs. The Faculty Senate advises the dean on matters affecting the faculty, communicates with the Executive Council and standing committees, and may direct these bodies to investigate or take action on matters of concern to the faculty.
TUSM Faculty Senate Members
Senators are elected from departments for three-year terms and may be re-elected for a second three-year term. Terms begin July 1 and end June 30.
| Clinical Departments | Term Sequence | Faculty Senator |
| Anesthesia | 2026* | Pei-Shan Zhao |
| Dermatology | 2025* | Natalia Plotnikova |
| Emergency Medicine | 2025* | Nissa Ali |
| Family Medicine | 2025* | Brian Penti |
| Internal Medicine | 2025* | Maher Tabba |
| Neurology | 2026* | Deborah Green-Laroche |
| Neurosurgery | 2024 | Mina Safain |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 2025* | Jenny Ruan |
| Ophthalmology | 2026* | Catherine Choi |
| Orthopedic Surgery | 2026^ | Matthew Salzler |
| Otolaryngology | 2023* | Richard Wein |
| Pathology | 2025 | Haihui Liao |
| Pediatrics | 2025^ | Rachana Singh |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) | 2024^ | Nadia Zaman |
| Public Health & Community Medicine | 2025* | Libby Bradshaw |
| Psychiatry | 2024 | Paul Plasky |
| Radiation Oncology | 2026* | John Mignano |
| Radiology | 2024* | Susannah Kay |
| Rehabilitation Science (new DPT department) | 2026^ | Liana Wooten |
| Surgery | 2025^ | Thomas Schnelldorfer |
| Urology | 2024 | Tony Luongo |
| Affiliated Hospitals | ||
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital | 2026^ | TBD |
| Maine Medical Center | 2025^ | Robert Ecker |
| South Shore Hospital | 2026^ | Kamran Mansour |
| Tufts Medicine | 2026^ | TBD – new position |
| Basic Science Departments | ||
| Basic Science at Large | 2026^ | Brent Cochran |
| Basic Science at Large | 2026^ | Michael Malamy |
| Basic Science at Large | 2026^ | Alexei Degterev |
| Neuroscience | 2026* | Yongjie Yang |
| Developmental, Molecular & Chemical Biology | 2025 | Victor Hatini |
| Immunology | 2026* | David Greenblatt |
| Molecular Biology & Microbiology | 2025^ | Andrew Camilli |
| Medical Education | 2025^ | Najla Fiaturi |
2026* = 2nd term 2026^ = 1st term
TUSM Faculty Senate Committees
- Executive Committee: Libby Bradshaw, DO, MS (Chair), Yongjie Yang, PhD (Vice-Chair), Brent Cochran, PhD (Secretary); Larry Feig, PhD (Immediate Past-Chair), Henry Wortis, MD (Immediate Past-Secretary)
- Elections Committee
Schedule of 2024-2025 Meetings
Regularly scheduled meetings are held the 3rd Monday of the month, modified to the 4th Monday when there is a university holiday on the 3rd Monday. This academic year several meetings are being held in hybrid format (in-person and on Zoom). Faculty Senate meetings are open to the entire faculty and administration as non-voting attendees. The Faculty Senate may, upon decision of the chair, call for a closed session.
• Monday, September 30
• Monday, October 21 – 5:30-6:30 PM
• Monday, November 18 – 5:30-6:30 PM
• Monday, December 16 – 5:30-6:30 PM
• Monday, January 27 – 5:30-6:30 PM (4th Monday due to MLK Day)
• Monday, February 24 – 5:30-6:30 PM (4th Monday due to President’s Day)
• Monday, March 24 – 5:30-6:30 PM (4th Monday due to Evacuation Day & Spring Break)
• Monday, April 28 – 5:30-6:30 PM (4th Monday due to Patriot’s Day)
• Monday, May 19 – 5:30-6:30 PM
• Monday, June 16 – 5:30-6:30 PM
• Monday, July 21 – 5:30-6:30 PM (if needed)
If you would like to regularly receive notifications of Senate meetings and/or attend Senate meetings, please email TUSM.FacultySenate@tufts.edu.