2022 Endowed Positions

Created by UH friends and supporters as a lasting tribute to a loved one or a show of gratitude for outstanding care, Endowed Chairs, Directors and Master Clinicians fuel the UH mission, providing a perpetual source of funds for education, research and discovery. These prestigious titles also offer unique opportunities to recruit and retain top physician-scientists and to recognize top talent.

In 2022, UH established 12 new endowed positions and celebrated the appointments of more than 25 caregivers to endowed titles in an open-air tent ceremony at UH Ahuja Medical Center. To learn more, visit UHGiving.org/endowedpositions

143 endowed positions (as of 12/31/2022)

12 positions established in 2022

JOHN B. LALLY FAMILY MASTER CLINICIAN IN FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA AND VASCULAR CARE

Established: February 11, 2022 | Appointee: Heather Gornik, MD

• Donors: The John and Louise Lally Family Foundation, with support from the Dr. Donald J. and Ruth W. Goodman Philanthropic Fund of the Cleveland Foundation

JANE AND HENRY MEYER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DISTINGUISHED CHAIR

Established: February 11, 2022 | Appointee: Cliff A. Megerian, MD, FACS

• Donor: Jane Meyer

PATRICIA AND KENNETH I. CLEVELAND MASTER CLINICIAN IN HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY

Established: February 11, 2022 | Appointee: Suresh Mendpara, MD, MBA

• Donors: Ken Cleveland Foundation, with support from the Dr. Donald J. and Ruth W. Goodman Philanthropic Fund of the Cleveland Foundation

LUBRIZOL ENDOWED DIRECTOR FOR EDUCATION

Established: April 7, 2022

• Donors: The Lubrizol Foundation, with matching funds from the Rainbow Babies & Children’s Foundation

SUSAN STERN TURIEL CHAIR IN SUPPORTIVE AND PALLIATIVE ONCOLOGY CARE

Established: April 7, 2022

• Donors: Joseph Stern, Successor Trustee of Susan Stern Turiel Declaration of Trust, with support from the Dr. Donald J. and Ruth W. Goodman Philanthropic Fund of the Cleveland Foundation

RUHLMAN FAMILY CHAIR IN MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE

Established: May 18, 2022 | Appointee: Giancarlo Mari, MD, MBA

• Donors: Ruhlman Family, with matching funds from the Rainbow Babies & Children’s Foundation

CONNOR ENDOWED DIRECTOR OF REPRODUCTIVE WELL-BEING

Established: May 18, 2022 | Appointee: Christine Kaiser, DACM, Lac, LCH, FABORM

• Donor: Connor Foundation

DANIEL I. SIMON, MD, CHAIR IN CARDIOVASCULAR EXCELLENCE

Established: August 17, 2022 | Appointee: Eiran Gorodeski, MD, MPH

• Donors: Jane and Jim Wolf and the Wolf Family Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland

NANCY AND DONALD MALTBY MASTER CLINICIAN IN BREAST HEALTH

Established: June 23, 2022

• Donors: Nancy D. and Donald G. Maltby, along with many friends and support from the Dr. Donald J. and Ruth W. Goodman Philanthropic Fund of the Cleveland Foundation

CYNTHIA F. BEARER, MD, PHD, CHAIR OF NEURO-NEONATOLOGY

Established: June 23, 2022

• Donors: Cynthia F. Bearer, MD, PhD, with matching funds from the Rainbow Babies & Children’s Foundation

LINDA SANDHAUS, MD, AND ROLAND PHILIP, MD, CHAIR IN PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE

Established: November 9, 2022

• Donors: Linda Sandhaus, MD, and Roland Philip, MD

SYLVIA K. REITMAN CHAIR IN DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION

Established: November 9, 2022

• Donors: Robert S. and Sylvia K. Reitman, with matching funds from the JobsOhio Cleveland Innovation District