The UAB Medicine Leadership Development Office (LDO) recently recognized 11 individuals in its ninth cohort of its LEading, Advancing, Developing (LEAD) program. The fall 2026 graduates received their certificates on Sept. 3.
The purpose of the LEAD program is to build ongoing faculty leadership capability, help retain key faculty, and ensure sustainable faculty success. LEAD is designed for associate professors and is offered in the fall and spring.
The 9th cohort of LEAD includes:
- John “Bradley” Barger, Ph.D., Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology
- Molly Fleece, M.D., Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
- Siddhartha “Sid” Gaddamanugu, M.D., Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Imaging Section
- Ronnie “Matt” Gravett, M.D., MSPH, FIDSA, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
- Claretha “Clare” Lyas, M.D., Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
- Bernadette Marquez-Nostra, Ph.D., Department of Radiology, Division of Advanced Medical Imaging Research
- Sravanti Rangaraju, M.D., Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology
- Lauren Shea, M.D., Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology
- Carlie Somerville, M.D., Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of General Internal Medicine
- “K” Kadambari Vijaykumar, M.D., MBBS, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
- Angela Wahl, Ph.D., Department of Microbiology
Learn more about the Leadership Development Office and its programs at Leadership Development Office - Heersink School of Medicine | UAB.