
Dean, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Chief Science Officer and Vice Chief Academic Officer, Advocate Health

Amit Acharya, BDS, MS, PhD, FAMIA
Leader, Midwest
President, Advocate Aurora Research Institute
Chief Research Officer and System Vice President, Advocate Aurora Health
Leader, Midwest
President, Advocate Aurora Research Institute
Chief Research Officer and System Vice President, Advocate Aurora Health


Cristina M. Furdui, PhD
Vice Dean, Basic and Pre-Clinical Science
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Molecular Medicine
Co-Director, Center for Redox Biology and Medicine
Co-Leader, Cancer Genetics and Metabolism Program, Atrium Health WFBCCC
Vice Dean, Basic and Pre-Clinical Science
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Molecular Medicine
Co-Director, Center for Redox Biology and Medicine
Co-Leader, Cancer Genetics and Metabolism Program, Atrium Health WFBCCC

Scott L. Furney, MD
Vice Dean, Academic Affairs, Charlotte
Clinical Professor, General Internal Medicine
Vice Dean, Academic Affairs, Charlotte
Clinical Professor, General Internal Medicine

Thomas Hansen, MD, FAAFP, MBA
Leader, Graduate Medical Education
Vice Chief Academic Officer, Clinical Training and Education
Designated Institutional Officer, Advocate Health

Eric S. Kirkendall, MD, MBI
Leader, Data Science
VP, Chief Medical Information Officer
Chief Information Officer, Academic Health, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Co-Director, Center for Healthcare Innovation
Professor, Pediatrics - Hospitalists
Leader, Data Science
VP, Chief Medical Information Officer
Chief Information Officer, Academic Health, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Co-Director, Center for Healthcare Innovation
Professor, Pediatrics - Hospitalists

Brenda Latham-Sadler, MD
Vice Dean, Justice Equity Inclusion and Diversity (JEDI)
Vice Chief Academic Officer, JEDI
Clinical Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Vice Dean, Justice Equity Inclusion and Diversity (JEDI)
Vice Chief Academic Officer, JEDI
Clinical Professor, Family and Community Medicine

Ruben Mesa, MD
Vice Dean, Cancer Programs
Senior Vice President, Atrium Health
President, Enterprise Cancer Service Line
Executive Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center Professor, Hematology and Oncology
Vice Dean, Cancer Programs
Senior Vice President, Atrium Health
President, Enterprise Cancer Service Line
Executive Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center Professor, Hematology and Oncology


Roy E. Strowd III, MEd, MD
Vice Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education
Associate Professor, Neurology
Vice Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education
Associate Professor, Neurology

Lynne E. Wagenknecht, DrPH
Vice Dean, Population Health Sciences
Director and Professor, Public Health Sciences
Vice Dean, Population Health Sciences
Director and Professor, Public Health Sciences
