The Medical College of Georgia Faculty Senate Executive Committee will be responsible for establishing an interface of communication between the faculty and the administration and other groups in order that the activity, mission, and business of the Medical College of Georgia will be facilitated. The Medical College of Georgia Faculty Senate Executive Committee will be responsible for preparation of the agenda for meetings of the Medical College of Georgia Faculty Senate. The dean is asked to report to the Executive Committee of the Medical College of Georgia Faculty Senate on all matters of strategic planning of the Medical College of Georgia, as well as on budgetary issues and hospital, clinics, and AUMA relations.

Committee Membership

President:
Vishal Arora, MD, Medicine (2025)

President Elect:
Eric Lewkowiez, MD, Psychiatry (2025)

Vice President:
Almira Vazdarjanova, PhD, Pharmacology & Toxicology (2025)

Secretary:
Cassandre Perard, DO, Medicine (2025)

Past President:
Julie Dahl-Smith, DO, Family Medicine (2025)

Senator-at-Large:
Afshin Ameri, MD, Pediatrics (2025)
William Bates, MD, Radiology & Imaging (2025)
Wendy Bollag, PhD, Physiology (2025)
Locke Bryan, MD, Medicine (2025)
Rodger MacArthur, MD, Medicine (2026)
Laura Mulloy, DO, Medicine (2025)
Vincent J.B. Robinson, MD, Medicine (2025)
Richard Sams, MD, Family Medicine (2026)
Shruti Sharma, PhD, CBGM (2025)
Ariel VanLeuven, MCG/UGA Partnership (2025)

Ex-Officio:
David Hess, MD, Dean, Medical College of Georgia