Nauder Faraday named senior associate dean of faculty development

Nauder Faraday, a professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, has been named senior associate dean of faculty development. Faraday is director of Perioperative Genomic and Translational Research, director of the Perioperative Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Laboratory, and director of the Clinical Research Core for his department. He has a long-standing commitment to mentorship and career development.

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