The following are among the new faculty members at the University. Others will be introduced periodically in this space.
Timothy E. Hullar, M.D., joined the School of Medicine as assistant professor of otolaryngology after having completed his postgraduate training at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His clinical work focuses in diseases of the ear, and his research work focuses in the vestibular, or balance, system. Hullar earned a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in 1990 and a medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1996. Among his academic achievements, Hullar received the Outstanding Chief Resident Award from the Johns Hopkins University and was a Fulbright Scholar in Germany.
Sam B. Bhayani, M.D., joined the Division of Urologic Surgery as an assistant professor. Most recently, he served as an instructor in urology and fellow in laparoscopy at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Bhayani earned his medical degree from Washington University in 1996, and completed a residency in urologic surgery at the University in 2002. His specialty areas include laparoscopic nephrectomy, laparoscopic prostatectomy, urologic oncology, nerve-sparing prostatectomy, cystectomy, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, testicular cancer and laparoscopic lymph node dissection.
William G. Hawkins, M.D., joined the section of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery as an assistant professor after completing a surgical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Hawkins earned his medical degree from the State University of New York-Stony Brook in 1995. His specialty areas include multi-modality treatment of primary and metastatic malignancies of the liver and pancreas. He also completed a residency in surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2002.
Anna A. Kuang, M.D., joined the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery as an assistant professor. Most recently, she completed a craniofacial and pediatric surgery fellowship at the University of Washington. Her specialty areas include craniofacial surgery and general adult and pediatric plastic surgery. Her areas of clinical interest include craniosynostosis repair, distraction osteogenesis, cleft lip and palate repair and facial trauma reconstruction. She earned her medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in 1994.