As the dean of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, I am not currently accepting new patients. In my role, I focus on faculty retention, recruitment and engagement. Im leading an unprecedented recruitment process thats already underway and will continue through 2023-350 clinicians and 150 research scientists will join Ohio State to help fulfill the universitys goal of becoming one of the top 20 academic medical centers in the United States. Were attracting the best and brightest to join the outstanding physicians and scientists who lead the nation in fields ranging from regenerative medicine and wound healing to heart failure and spinal cord injury. We want to rapidly advance Columbus and Ohio State as a hub for research, patient care and educational innovation. My research interests include stem cell drug delivery, tissue engineering and outcomes research. As a funded investigator for over 25 years, I investigate the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying vascular disease. My goal is to identify and create new therapeutic targets to eventually use to improve patient care. Academic medicine is my passion, and Ohio State is my home. Our differentiated clinical programs and life-altering biomedical discoveries make my heart swell with Buckeye pride.