Faculty Receive Awards for 2003 Contributions

Kyung Cho, M.D., William Martel Collegiate Professor of Radiology and director of the Vascular/Interventional Radiology Fellowship Program, received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Medical Education in recognition of his many contributions to the field of medical teaching at both the University of Michigan Medical School and at medical schools throughout the world. Cho has introduced new teaching methodologies that are now widely practiced throughout the U.S. and other countries.

Virginia Simson Nelson, M.D. (Residency 1985), clinical professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and co-director of the U-M Pediatric Home Ventilator Program, was awarded the Medical School Community Service Award. Nelson has served as physician and chief medical advisor for Trail's Edge Camp for ventilator-dependent children since its inception.

Gary Freed, M.D., the Percy J. Murphy and Mary C. Murphy Professor in Pediatrics for Child Health Delivery and professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, received the Dean's Award for Achievement in Clinical and Health Services Research in recognition of his commitment to research on health care delivery to children. Freed is the youngest endowed professor in the history of the Medical School, and in his first five years here has developed a major research unit, the Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, and has greatly contributed to health care delivery to children on a national level.

Zhaohui Xu, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological chemistry and assistant research scientist in the Life Sciences Institute, was honored with the Dean's Award for Achievement in Basic Science Research for his crystallography research. Xu is one of the original members of the Medical School 's Biological Sciences Scholars Program. He is on his way to solving his sixth crystalline structure.

Eagle Selwa Chandler

Kim Eagle, M.D., the Albion Walter Hewlett Professor of Internal Medicine; Linda Selwa (M.D. 1986, Residency 1990), associate professor of neurology; and William Chandler (M.D. 1971, Residency 1977), professor of neurosurgery, were the recipients of the Outstanding Clinician Award. Eagle is a leading authority on cardiovascular risk stratification of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery and has chaired the effort to develop national guidelines on the topic for the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. Selwa has developed innovative programs in the Department of Neurology to improve patient care and outreach, such as the "Same Day Service Program" which improves access to the clinic for patients who require urgent evaluations. Chandler focuses his clinical work on cerebrovascular disorders, brain tumors and pituitary disorders, and has gained a national and international reputation for his excellent clinical care, particularly in the management of pituitary diseases.

Robert Bartlett (M.D. 1963), professor of general and thoracic surgery in the Department of Surgery and chief of the Critical Care Division, was honored with the Innovations Award for his development of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, a modified heart-lung machine used for patients with acute heart or lung failure. The outcomes for many types of neonatal lung failure have reversed from 90 percent mortality to 90 percent survival as a result of ECMO technology.

N. Carey Engleberg, M.D., professor of internal medicine, was the recipient of the Kaiser Permanente Teaching Award for Pre-Clinical Education for his dedication and passion in teaching medical students. Engleberg has been active in U-M curriculum development and, for the past seven years, has also served on several committees of the National Board of Medical Examiners.

Douglas Gelb, M.D., Ph.D., clinical professor of neurology, was awarded the Kaiser Permanente Teaching Award for Clinical Education for his thorough, dedicated approach to teaching medical students both in lectures and during rounds. Gelb's textbook Introduction to Clinical Neurology, first published in 1995, is highly respected in the field.

Don Clewell, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, received the Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Award in Biomedical Research for his work on the emergence and dissemination of multiple antibiotic resistance in bacteria. His studies have added to the understanding of the basic biology of plasmids, as well as provided invaluable insights into the nature of antibiotic resistance in clinical settings.