Associate & Assistant Deans

From admitting graduate and medical students, to guiding the careers of the faculty from appointment to promotion, as well as ensuring we conduct our research, teaching and clinical care with the highest ethical standards, the associate and assistant deans of the Medical School are appointed to manage specific aspects of the administration of the Medical School and are available to guide and support our faculty, staff, students and trainees.

These highly regarded leaders are appointed through a careful process that culminates in the approval of the University’s Board of Regents.

Associate Deans

J. Sybil Biermann, M.D.

J. Sybil Biermann, M.D.

Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Designated Institutional Official, Graduate Medical Education, U-M Health System
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
David J. Brown, M.D.

David J. Brown, M.D.

Associate Vice President and Associate Dean for Health Equity and Inclusion
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Kathleen L. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.

Kathleen L. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Physician Scientist Education and Training
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Professor of Internal Medicine and Microbiology and Immunology
Karl J. Jepsen, Ph.D.

Karl J. Jepsen, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Research
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Julie Lumeng, M.D.

Julie Lumeng, M.D.

Associate Dean for Research, Medical School
Assistant Vice President for Research-Clinical and Human Subjects Research, University of Michigan
Executive Director, Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research
Thomas P. Borders Family Research Professor of Child Behavior and Development
Professor of Pediatrics
Seetha U. Monrad, M.D.

Seetha U. Monrad, M.D.

Associate Dean for Medical Student Education
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine and Learning Health Sciences

Assistant Deans

David W. Healy, M.B.B.S.

David W. Healy, M.D.

Assistant Dean for the Office of Continuing Medical Education and Lifelong Learning
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Erin L. McKean, M.D., MBA, FACS

Erin L. McKean, M.D., MBA

Assistant Dean for Student Services
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Neurosurgery
Division Chief, Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery
Laurel E. Moore, M.D.

Laurel E. Moore, M.D.

Assistant Dean for Clinical Track Faculty
Professor of Anesthesiology and Neurosurgery
Kanakadurga Singer, M.A., M.D.

Kanakadurga Singer, M.A., M.D.

Assistant Dean for Tenure Track Faculty
Valerie Castle Opipari, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Anna Suk-Fong Lok, M.D.

Anna Suk-Fong Lok, M.D.

Assistant Dean for Clinical Research
Alice Lohrman Andrews Research Professor of Hepatology
Department of Internal Medicine