Trustees grant faculty appointments, promotions

At the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees meeting Oct. 2, the following faculty members were appointed with tenure or promoted with tenure, effective Oct. 2 unless otherwise indicated.

Appointment with Tenure

Craig A. Buchman, MD, to professor of otolaryngology (head and neck surgery) in the School of Medicine;
Scott H. Frey, PhD, to professor of occupational therapy in the School of Medicine;
Farshid Guilak, PhD, to professor of orthopaedic surgery in the School of Medicine (effective Jan. 1, 2016);
Munish C. Gupta, MD, to professor of orthopaedic surgery in the School of Medicine;
Durga P. Mohapatra, PhD, to associate professor of anesthesiology in the School of Medicine;
David H. Perlmutter, MD, to professor of pediatrics in the School of Medicine (effective Dec. 1, 2015);
Lori Setton, PhD, to professor of biomedical engineering in the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences;
Richard D. Vierstra, PhD, to professor of biology in Arts & Sciences; and

Adia Harvey Wingfield, PhD, to professor of sociology in Arts & Sciences.

In addition, Brett D. Wick, PhD, was appointed associate professor of mathematics in Arts & Sciences earlier this year, and began Sept. 1.

Promotion with Tenure

Ana Maria Arbeláez, MD, to associate professor of pediatrics in the School of Medicine;
Abhinav Diwan, MD, to associate professor of medicine in the School of Medicine (effective Jan. 1, 2016);
Ira McCarthy Hall, PhD, to associate professor of medicine in the School of Medicine;
Hing Hung H. Lai, MD, to associate professor of surgery (urologic surgery) in the School of Medicine;
Camillo Padoa-Schioppa, PhD, to associate professor of neurobiology in the School of Medicine;
Mary C. Politi, PhD, to associate professor of surgery (public health sciences) in the School of Medicine; and
Ting Wang, PhD, to associate professor of genetics in the School of Medicine.