Academic Institute Administration

 EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION

H. Dirk Sostman, MD, FACR

Ernest Cockrell, Jr. Presidential Distinguished Chair
President, Academic Institute
Distinguished Member, Research Institute
Chief Academic Officer, Houston Methodist
Professor Emeritus of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College

Edward A. Jones, MBA
President and CEO, Research Institute
Chief Business Officer, Academic Institute
Senior Vice President, Houston Methodist

Dr. Tim Boone, MD, PhD

Timothy B. Boone, MD, PhD
Craig C. Brown and Suzanne H. Smith Centennial Chair in Medical Education, Houston Methodist
Chief Education Officer, Academic Institute
Professor of Urology, Academic Institute
Full Member, Research Institute
Director, Regenerative Medicine Program
Designated Institutional Official (DIO)
Weill Cornell Medical College

Rebecca Hall

Rebecca Hall, PhD
Vice President, Strategy and Academic Affairs
Academic Institute
Houston Methodist

Alecia Rister, MAcc, CPA
Vice President, Finance & CFO
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

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Pauline Todd, MBA, BSN, RN
Vice President, Operations
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Trevor Burt

Trevor M. Burt, MS, EdD
Vice President, Education Administration 
Education Institute
Houston Methodist

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION

Salim Allana

Salim Allana, MD
Director, Faculty and Research Development
Academic Institute
Houston Methodist

Raquel Bunge

Raquel Bunge
Director, Academic Office of Clinical Trials
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Shannan Hamlin

Shannan K. Hamlin, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, CCRN
Director, Center for Professional Excellence, Education Institute
Program Director, Department of Nursing Science
Houston Methodist

Hartman

Brenda Hartman
Director, Laboratory Operations
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Tanya Herzog, DVM, DACLAM
Director, Comparative Medicine
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Chris Lincoln

Christopher Lincoln, PhD
Translation and Quality Administrator
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Wanda Quezada

Wanda Quezada, CIP
Director, Regulatory Oversight
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Chris Ralls, MBA
Director, Continuing Medical Education
Education Institute
Houston Methodist

Ramirez

Israel Ramirez
Director, Grants and Contracts
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Valentina Rubio Calva

Valentina Rubio Calva, PhD
Director, Governance and Faculty Affairs
Academic Institute 
Houston Methodist

John Schultz, MBA
Director, Technology Transfer
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Tamara Smith

Tamara Smith, MBA
Director, Human Resources
Academic Institute
Houston Methodist

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Phillip Stewart, EdD, MBA
Director, Graduate Medical Education
Education Institute
Houston Methodist

Mohammad Saklayen

Mohammad Saklayen
Director, Academic Technology & Informatics Services
Research Institute
Houston Methodist

Jennifer Walker

Jennifer Walker
Director, Academic Communications
Academic Institute
Houston Methodist

Amy Wright

Amy Wright, MBA, EdD
Director, Educational Partnerships
Education Institute
Houston Methodist