UH Med Now - Faculty

When Jonathan Carino was a Pearl City High School student, he never thought he’d end up walking the halls of the John A. Burns School of Medicine as a first-year student. “Growing up, the health care I was used to was traditional and plant-based from my grandma,” Carino remembers. “When we got sick, grandma would […]

Jerris R. Hedges became dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine 15 years ago, inheriting a school facing immediate challenges. During the next decade and a half, under Dean Hedges’ leadership, JABSOM would grow class sizes, offer robust scholarships, and expand its reach beyond Oʻahu, while uniting the school with the rest of […]

For more than 25 years, Dr. Sue Steinemann has helped craft and execute the vision of the John A. Burns School of Medicine’s surgical department. Dr. Steinemann moved to Hawaiʻi and started as a critical and surgical care fellow in 1996. Citing the quality of the teaching at JABSOM and the diverse patient population, she […]

The root of some serious health problems can start with your teeth. “There’s such a big link now between dental health and other medical problems,” said Dr. Jill Omori, Director of the Office of Medical Education at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. Dr. Omori points to issues traced back to oral health, like […]

“Lifelong learning is her passion.” That’s what Pauline Mashima, graduate chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), shared about her mentor, CSD professor Dorothy Craven. Craven knew she always wanted to be a teacher, which was driven by her passion of helping others. She piqued a particular interest in speech-language pathology after […]

Dr. Lee Buenconsejo-Lum has been named Acting Dean of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), effective January 1, 2023 to February 28, 2023, and as Interim Dean effective March 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Provost Michael Bruno announced Dr. Buenconsejo-Lum will serve […]