Nine faculty members recently graduated from UAB Medicine’s LEading Advancing Developing (LEAD) spring 2025 program. The program, presented by the UAB Medicine Leadership Development Office, recognized its graduates at a ceremony on March 13, 2025.

The purpose of LEAD is to build ongoing faculty leadership capability, retain key faculty, and ensure sustainable faculty success. LEAD is offered in the fall and spring and is geared toward mid-level faculty within UAB Medicine, including associate professors.

"Each cohort of LEAD provides an opportunity for discussion and networking around relevant leadership topics and similar experiences with other associate professors," said Kellie Carter, Ph.D., Chief Leadership Development Specialist. 

The LEAD spring 2025 graduates include:

Jane Allendorfer, Ph.D., Department of Neurology
Ekaterina Bakradze, M.D., Department of Neurology
Tyler Gaston, M.D., Department of Neurology
Romi Gupta, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Jianmei Leavenworth, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Neurosurgery
Michael Lyerly, M.D., Department of Neurology
Marissa Natelson-Love, M.D., Department of Neurology
Ashley Reno, Psy.D., ABPP-CN, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology
Soumya Sivaraman, M.D., Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology

Learn more about the Leadership Development Office and its programs at Leadership Development Office - Heersink School of Medicine | UAB.