{"id":236810,"date":"2025-10-27T10:14:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=236810"},"modified":"2025-10-27T10:14:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:14:03","slug":"faculty-in-the-spotlight-fall-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/10\/faculty-in-the-spotlight-fall-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty in the Spotlight \u2013 Fall 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Kiki Nissen, senior associate dean for Faculty Affairs and associate dean for Graduate Medical Education at UConn School of Medicine, is proud to announce the <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/faculty-spotlight\/\">Faculty in the Spotlight<\/a> for the fall of 2025. Nissen thanks these three faculty members for their excellent contributions to advancing academic medicine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Faculty Spotlight Fall 2025: Brett Sloan, MD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/207jdJGCOP4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nThe Fall 2025 faculty honorees are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_236813\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236813\" style=\"width: 148px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-236813  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Brett-sloan-head-shot-e1760989118812-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Brett Sloan photo.\" width=\"148\" height=\"213\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Brett-sloan-head-shot-e1760989118812-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Brett-sloan-head-shot-e1760989118812-291x420.jpg 291w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Brett-sloan-head-shot-e1760989118812.jpg 370w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 148px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 148\/213;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Brett Sloan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Brett Sloan, MD, FAAD, <\/strong>professor of dermatology and director of the Dermatology Residency Program, is being honored for his outstanding leadership in medical education, as well as his advocacy for veterans with disabilities, a cause he champions through frequent local and national speaking engagements and active participation on key institutional committees. He was nominated by Dr. Steven Angus.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_233258\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-233258\" style=\"width: 155px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-233258 img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/weber-michael_UCH_2025-01-21_09-crop-800x1000-1-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Michael Weber studio portrait\" width=\"155\" height=\"194\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/weber-michael_UCH_2025-01-21_09-crop-800x1000-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/weber-michael_UCH_2025-01-21_09-crop-800x1000-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/weber-michael_UCH_2025-01-21_09-crop-800x1000-1-336x420.jpg 336w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/weber-michael_UCH_2025-01-21_09-crop-800x1000-1-532x665.jpg 532w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/weber-michael_UCH_2025-01-21_09-crop-800x1000-1.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 155px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 155\/194;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-233258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Michael Weber.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Michael Weber, MD, <\/strong>professor of orthopaedic surgery, is an internationally recognized orthopaedic spine surgeon chosen for his pioneering research in spinal tumor management and surgical innovation, which has led to over 200 publications and earned him the prestigious 2025 Luiz Vialle AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor Award. He was nominated by Dr. Ernesto Canalis and Dr. Isaac Moss<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_236814\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236814\" style=\"width: 153px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-236814  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/li-guangfu_UCH_2025-02-12_08-scaled-e1760988632341-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Guangfu Li image \" width=\"153\" height=\"205\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/li-guangfu_UCH_2025-02-12_08-scaled-e1760988632341-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/li-guangfu_UCH_2025-02-12_08-scaled-e1760988632341-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/li-guangfu_UCH_2025-02-12_08-scaled-e1760988632341-768x1029.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/li-guangfu_UCH_2025-02-12_08-scaled-e1760988632341-314x420.jpg 314w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/li-guangfu_UCH_2025-02-12_08-scaled-e1760988632341-497x665.jpg 497w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/li-guangfu_UCH_2025-02-12_08-scaled-e1760988632341.jpg 896w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 153px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 153\/205;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guangfu Li, Ph.D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Guangfu Li, Ph.D., DVM, <\/strong>professor of surgery, was recently named the Carole and Ray Neag Innovation Professor. He is honored for his exceptional research leadership, his development of patented cancer therapies, and his commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration, all of which exemplify UConn Health\u2019s core values of collegiality, curiosity, and collaboration. He was nominated by Dr. Kevin Staveley-O\u2019Carroll.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>About Faculty Spotlight<br \/>\n<\/strong>Faculty Spotlight celebrates the recent notable accomplishments of UConn School of Medicine\u2019s faculty across patient care, research, and education at UConn Health, Connecticut\u2019s only public academic medical center. Recipients are selected from numerous nominations received from department chairs, center directors, and educational leadership across UConn\u2019s medical school.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UConn School of Medicine Applauds the Excellence of its Faculty Members Dr. S. 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