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“Surgery for the New Century,” a
scientific symposium honoring Lazar J. Greenfield, M.D., for
his fifteen years of dynamic leadership as chair of the Department
of Surgery, was held in Ann Arbor May 2-3. The highlight of
the symposium was Greenfield’s delivery of the 71st
annual William J. Mayo Lecture.
Medical Student Scholarship Honors Mel BarclayThe Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
along with its faculty and alumni/ae, have established the
Mel Barclay, M.D. Medical Student Scholarship in honor of
the popular associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology
who, for over 30 years, has served as director of medical
student education within the Department. Barclay is retiring
in January 2003. Students Vote Four Professors “Most Outstanding”
Thomas Gelehrter, M.D., professor of human genetics and chair, Department of Human Genetics; Thomas Gest, Ph.D., associate professor of anatomy; John McReynolds, M.D., professor of physiology, Department of Physiology; and Ameed Raoof, M.D., Ph.D., lecturer, Cell and Developmental Biology, were each voted “Most Outstanding Professor” by the Class of 2005 for the fall semester in recognition of excellence in teaching.
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Neil
Alexander, M.D., associate professor of internal
medicine and geriatric medicine and director of the U-M
Geriatrics Center’s Mobility Research Center, has
received a J. William Fulbright Research Award for 2001-02,
based in Jerusalem, Israel. Alexander’s research
focuses on assessing and improving mobility in older adults.
Currently, he is working with a number of American and
Israeli agencies to establish a fall risk-reduction project
for older adults attending a day care center. Alexander
will also serve as a visiting professor at Hebrew University
in Jerusalem.
Dean
Brenner, M.D., professor in the Department of
Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, will serve
as chairperson of the Clinical Oncology Study Section,
Center for Scientific Review, at the National Institutes
of Health. Members of the study section are selected on
the basis of their demonstrated competence and achievement
in their scientific discipline as evidenced by the quality
of research accomplishments, publications in scientific
journals, and other significant scientific activities,
achievements and honors. 
Andrzej
Dlugosz, M.D., associate professor, Department
of Dermatology, and director, Skin Cancer Basic Science
Program, was elected in April 2002 to the American Society
for Clinical Investigation, an honor society of physician-scientists
who translate findings in the laboratory to the realm
of clinical practice. Its 2,600 members are rigorously
selected from the upper ranks of academic and corporate
healthcare. Dlugosz’s research focuses on invasive
basal cell carcinoma.
Dee
Fenner, M.D. (Residency 1989), associate professor
of obstetrics and gynecology, was recently appointed director
of the Division of Gynecology and associate chair of Surgical
Ser-vices in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Her previous academic positions have been on the faculty
of Rush Medical College and the University of Washington.
Rajendra
Mehta, M.D., clinical assistant professor of
cardiology in the Cardiovascular Center, is the recipient
of the American College of Cardiology W. Proctor Harvey,
M.D., Young Teacher Award. The award was established to
identify, recognize and honor young members of the College
each year who have distinguished themselves by their dedication
and skill in teaching. Mehta received the award at the
College’s annual convocation in March.
Juanita
Merchant, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of
internal medicine and physiology, was honored with a Special
Recognition Award at an April 12, 2002, conference dedicated
to “Women of Color in Health, Science and Technology.”
Sponsored by Career Communications Group, the award recognizes
Merchant for her career accomplishments and dedication
to helping minorities succeed in health, science and technology.
Cassandra
Milling, M.D., lecturer, Department of Neurology,
is the winner of the 2002-03 American Academy of Neurology
Education and Research Foundation’s Clinical Research
Training Fellowship. The two-year fellowship is designed
to address the critical need to train the next generation
of clinical researchers. Milling’s research focuses
on the usefulness of the electroencephalogram recorded
during sleep in pinpointing the area of the brain from
which epileptic seizures originate. 
Henriette
Remmer, Ph.D., has been appointed director of
the Protein Structure Core in the Biomedical Research
Core Facilities. Remmer served as the director of Protein
Services in the Protein Sciences Facility at the University
of Illinois-Urbana before coming to Michigan. In that
role, she helped lead the development and implementation
of a state-of-the-art facility for investigators requiring
a broad range of support in all areas of protein structure.
Denise
G. Tate, Ph.D., associate professor, Department
of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, presented the
Inaugural Kenneth L. Estabrook Distinguished Research
Scientist Lectureship on defining quality of life in rehabilitation
medicine in November 2001, at the New Jersey’s Kessler
Institute for Rehabilitation where actor Christopher Reeve
received inpatient rehabilitation following his spinal
cord injury in 1995. The talk focused on the need to develop
better measures to assess health-related quality of life
for patients with physical disabilities. Representatives
of major federal agencies including the National Institutes
of Health and the National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research also attended the lectureship.
Henry
Tong, M.D. (Residency 1999), lecturer and research
fellow in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
was recently selected by the Association of Academic Physiatrists
to take part in their young leaders program. The program
elects only a few young physiatrists who have potential
leadership qualities to further train them in leadership
and management skills.
Peter
A. Ward (M.D. 1960, Residency 1963), Godfrey
D. Stobbe Professor and Chairman, Department of Pathology,
has been designated a lifetime “National Associate”
to the National Academy of Sciences for his extraordinary
service as advisor to the National Academy in matters
of science, engineering and health. The Academy is one
of the largest professional scientific organizations in
the U.S. 
Ann
L. Whall, Ph.D., professor in the School of Nursing,
associate director of the Geriatrics Center and faculty
associate of the Institute of Gerontology, has been awarded
a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award. Whall will work
in the United Kingdom at the University of Ulster in Belfast,
Northern Ireland to address problem behavior in dementia.
The findings will be used to help predict aggressive physical
behaviors in persons institutionalized with dementia.
Gregory
T. Wolf, M.D. (Residency 1973), chair of the
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery,
received a Presidential Citation from the American Head
and Neck Society at its annual meeting in May. This award
recognizes Wolf’s pioneering role in introducing
the concept of organ preservation by the use of combined
chemotherapy and radiation therapy, an approach that has
revolutionized the treatment of head and neck cancer patients.
The Society is the single largest organization in North
America for the advancement of research and education
in head and neck oncology. 
Rowena
G. Matthews, Ph.D., the G. Robert Greenberg Distinguished
University Professor of Biological Chemistry, is one of 72
new members elected April 30 to the prestigious National Academy
of Sciences. 
