NSU Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dr. George L. Hanbury II is President and Chief Executive Officer of Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In addition to his duties as President and CEO, he is also a Professor for NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship. Prior to his appointment as President, Dr. Hanbury served as NSU’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for 12 years. Before entering higher education administration, Dr. Hanbury led a successful 30-year career as City Manager of the cities of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Portsmouth and Virginia Beach, Va.; and as Assistant City Manager of Norfolk, Va.
Health Professions Division Chancellor Interim, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
As the Chancellor of Nova Southeastern University’s Health Professions Division (NSU-HPD), Dr. Fred Lippman is an extraordinary health care CEO who is responsible for six colleges: osteopathic medicine, allied health and nursing, pharmacy, dental medicine, optometry, and medicine sciences. Those colleges enroll thousands of young professional students, and they are staffed by 1,370 faculty and non-faculty employees.
Founding Dean / Professor of Surgery, NSU College of Allopathic Medicine
Dr. Johannes Vieweg joined NSU from the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville, where he served as the Wayne and Marti Huizenga Endowed Research Scholar's Chair, director of the UF Prostate Disease Center and founding chairman of the UF Department of Urology.
Dr. Vieweg is board certified by the American Board of Urology and served a five-year term as chair of the American Urological Association’s Research Council. He received his medical degree from the Technical University of Munich, Germany in 1978.
Dean, NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
Elaine M. Wallace, D.O., M.S., M.S., M.S., M.S., was appointed dean of NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine in January 2015.
Dr. Wallace served in various capacities at the College during the past 15 years, most recently as executive associate dean (2009-15), professor of osteopathic principles and practice (2000-15), clinical professor for family medicine (2000-15) and staff physician for NSU’s Sanford L. Ziff Health Care Center (2000-15).
Dean, NSU Dr. Pallavi Patel College Health Care Sciences
Stanley Wilson, B.S., P.T., M.S., Ed.D., CEAS, associate professor and dean of NSU’s Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences, originally joined NSU as an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy in 1996. Dr. Wilson then served in several roles within the department such as associate dean for academic affairs, associate dean for rehabilitation services, and chair of the Department of Physical Therapy. He was named dean of the College of Healthcare Sciences in October, 2013.