David P. Hajjar has been appointed senior executive vice dean and executive vice provost of Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC). The appointment was announced by WCMC Dean Antonio M. Gotto Jr. in July.

Hajjar has been serving as vice provost for faculty relations since 2000 and as executive vice dean since 2003. In his expanded role, he will assist the provost of medical affairs and dean of WCMC with all aspects of Weill Cornell's tripartite mission of research, teaching and patient care. Primarily focused on the research enterprise, Hajjar will also be responsible for faculty affairs and intercampus activities. In addition, he will assist the dean with program development related to the educational and clinical missions of the college.

Hajjar is also the dean of Weill Cornell's Graduate School of Medical Sciences, the Frank H.T. Rhodes Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Biology and Genetics, professor of biochemistry and professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at WCMC and the Graduate School of Medical Sciences.