Clinical Research and Public Health Faculty
Faculty Members
As a critical part of Creighton’s School of Medicine, the faculty within the Department of Clinical Research and Public Health will continue to grow and evolve. See a listing of current key faculty members below.
Primary Clinical Research Faculty

Jeffrey M. Curtis, MD, MPH
- Associate Professor
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Daniel G. Gridley, MD
- Assistant Dean, Clinical Research and Public Health
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Maureen R. Tierney, MD, MS
- Associate Dean, Clinical Research and Public Health
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Ryan W. Walters, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3335
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Secondary Clinical Research Faculty

Venkata Andukuri, MD, MPH
- Associate Professor
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John A. Aucar, MD
- Associate Professor
- 402.398.6788
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Dean V. Coonrod, MD, MPH
- Chair, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
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Pooja Doehrman, MD
- Assistant Professor
- 571.265.6028
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Kalyana C. Nandipati, MBBS
- Assistant Program Director, Surgery
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Poonam Sharma, MBBS
- Chair, Department of Pathology
- 402.280.4858
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Sanjay Pratap Singh, MBBS
- Chair, Department of Neurology
- 402.280.4399
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Manasa Velagapudi, MBBS
- Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
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Primary Public Health Faculty

Jason Beste, MD, MPH
- Executive Director, Arrupe Global Scholars and Partnerships Program
- 602.812.7270
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LaShaune Patrice Johnson, PhD
- Associate Professor
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Kate Lewis Nolt, MPH, PhD
- Assistant Professor
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Anne Mardis O'Keefe, MD, MPH
- Vice Chair, Public Health
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Dhitinut Ratnapradipa, PhD
- Program Director, Master of Public Health
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Mark D. Robinson, PhD
- Associate Professor
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Maureen R. Tierney, MD, MS
- Associate Dean, Clinical Research and Public Health
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Secondary Public Health Faculty

Jeffrey M. Curtis, MD, MPH
- Associate Professor
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Caron J. Gray, MD
- Director, Global Surgery Fellowship Program
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Amy L. McGaha, MD
- Chair, Department of Family & Community Medicine
- 402.280.4111
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Theresa A. Townley, MD
- Associate Professor
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