Dean  Gregory C. Postel, MD

Gregory Postel, MD, became the senior vice president for health affairs and Christian R. Holmes Professor and dean of the College of Medicine on August 19, 2024. Dr. Postel previously served as president of the University of Toledo since July 2020. Prior to that, he served for a year as interim president and four years as executive vice president for health affairs at the University of Louisville (UofL). An interventional neuroradiologist, Dr.Postel served for 18 years as chair of the UofL School of Medicine Department of Radiology and was vice dean for clinical affairs and chair of the board at University Medical Center in Louisville. He was the founding board chair and later chief executive officer of University of Louisville Physicians. Dr. Postel is the 54th dean since the College of Medicine was founded in 1819.

Dr. Postel has 30 years of progressively responsible experience in university administration, governance, academic medicine, teaching, and the support of research. He led an accomplished career as an academic interventional neuroradiologist and served 18 years as chair of the Department of Radiology at the UofL School of Medicine. As president at the University of Toledo, he created UToledo Health, established Ohio’s first facility-based Medicaid supplemental payment program, moved the university from R2 to R1 Carnegie classification in research, and crafted a revised affiliation agreement with its community hospital system partner.

Dr. Postel attended the College of Wooster and received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University. He completed his residency in radiology at the Cleveland Clinic and a fellowship in neuroradiology at the Mayo Clinic.

The Louisville Top Doc and UofL Resident Teacher of the Year also earned a certificate of achievement from the Academy of Radiology Leadership and Management, the UofL Student Government Association President’s Award, and a Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education Resolution of Honor. Prior to joining UC, Dr. Postel was on the executive committees of the Toledo Regional Growth Partnership and Connect Toledo, a nonprofit organization that connected public and private investment to facilitate the implementation of the Downtown Toledo Master Plan and other community priorities. Dr. Postel has served as a board member of the Toledo Museum of Art, the Louisville Orchestra, and the American Red Cross.