DEAN, UCI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WHY: UCI Health colorectal surgeon and pioneer in minimally invasive surgery, named dean in 2017.
IN THE NEWS: In February, estate of Audrey Steele Burnand gifted $57.8M to UCI to fund the creation of a new campus-wide center that will pursue research into the causes and treatment of depression.
QUOTABLE: Of those plans, said “I think it’s an extraordinarily exciting development to have a major investment like this in an area in which UCI has so many traditional strengths. Our objective will be to execute on a full spectrum of research—from basic science to translational studies to clinical trials.”
