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  3. Recent Faculty Appointments – January 2026

Recent Faculty Appointments – January 2026

Please join us in welcoming these recent additions to the College of Medicine faculty.

Department of Internal Medicine

Vishnu Kumar, M.D.

Dr. Vishnu Kumar

Vishnu Kumar, M.D., has joined the Department of Internal Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Dr. Kumar received his medical degree from S.R.M. Medical College Hospital and Research Center in Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India. He completed his internal medicine residency and fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at SUNY Upstate Medical University in New York, where he also served as Chief Gastroenterology Fellow. He went on to complete a fellowship in advanced therapeutic endoscopy at Northwell/Staten Island University Hospital in New York.

Dr. Kumar’s professional interests include pancreaticobiliary disorders, minimally invasive therapeutic procedures such as peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and EUS-guided interventions.


Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Constance Chapman, M.D., MPH, M.S.

Dr. Constance Chapman

Constance Chapman, M.D., MPH, M.S., has joined the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology as an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Chapman earned her medical degree at The Ohio State University and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Lehigh Valley Health Network. She also earned a Master of Public Health from Tulane University, as well as a Master of Science from Case Western Reserve University.

Most recently, Dr. Chapman practiced in Monticello, Arkansas, where she was the Medical Director in the Department of Obstetrics at Baptist Health – Drew County Hospital.

Posted by Tamara Robinson on January 26, 2026

Filed Under: Faculty Updates

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