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 Curtis](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Curtis-Jeffrey.jpg)
Jeffrey M. Curtis, MD, MPH
- Associate Professor
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![Daniel Gridley](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2022-02/DRGridley.jpg?itok=KvWfGQPx)
Daniel G. Gridley, MD
- Assistant Dean, Clinical Research and Public Health
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![Maureen Tierney](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2022-01/Tierney.jpg?itok=x9syqHSz)
Maureen R. Tierney, MD, MS
- Associate Dean, Clinical Research and Public Health
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![Ryan Walters](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/rwalters.jpg)
Ryan W. Walters, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3335
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Secondary Clinical Research Faculty
![Venkata Andukuri](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Andukuri_Giri-1-365-web.jpg)
Venkata Andukuri, MD, MPH
- Associate Professor
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![John Aucar](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/cu-profile-generic_1.jpg)
John A. Aucar, MD
- Associate Professor
- 402.398.6788
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![Dean Coonrod](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Dean-Coonrod.jpg)
Dean V. Coonrod, MD, MPH
- Chair, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
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![Pooja Doehrman](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Doehman-Pooja.jpg)
Pooja Doehrman, MD
- Assistant Professor
- 571.265.6028
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![Poonam Sharma](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2022-03/directory-default.jpg?itok=JW9t33Mk)
Poonam Sharma, MBBS
- Chair, Department of Pathology
- 402.280.4858
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![Sanjay Singh](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/SOM_Singh_Sanjay.jpg)
Sanjay Pratap Singh, MBBS
- Chair, Department of Neurology
- 402.280.4399
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![Manasa Velagapudi](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Velagapudi_Manasa-365-web.jpg)
Manasa Velagapudi, MBBS
- Associate Professor
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Primary Public Health Faculty
![Jason Beste](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/jason-beste-profile.jpg)
Jason Beste, MD, MPH
- Executive Director, Arrupe Global Scholars and Partnerships Program
- 602.812.7270
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![Anne O'Keefe](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Anne-OKeefe.jpg)
Anne Mardis O'Keefe, MD, MPH
- Vice Chair, Public Health
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![Dhitinut Ratnapradipa](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/D-Ratnapradipa.jpg)
Dhitinut Ratnapradipa, PhD
- Program Director, Master of Public Health
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![Mark Robinson](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Mark-Robinson.jpg)
Mark D. Robinson, PhD
- Associate Professor
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![Maureen Tierney](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2022-01/Tierney.jpg?itok=x9syqHSz)
Maureen R. Tierney, MD, MS
- Associate Dean, Clinical Research and Public Health
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Secondary Public Health Faculty
![Jeffrey Curtis](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Curtis-Jeffrey.jpg)
Jeffrey M. Curtis, MD, MPH
- Associate Professor
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![Caron Gray](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/SOM_Gray_Caron.jpg)
Caron J. Gray, MD
- Director, Global Surgery Fellowship Program
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![Theresa Townley](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/townley-theresa.jpg)
Theresa A. Townley, MD
- Associate Professor
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