infection; development of obesity and metabolic syndrome in response to maternal and fetal undernutrition, stress, or infection. Judy A. Shea, Ph.D., associate dean of medical education research and professor of medicine in the internal medicine di-
Judy A. Shea, Ph.D.
vision, was the recipient of the 2011 Career Achievement in Medical Education Award of the Society of General Internal Medicine. In particular, the Society noted Shea’s work in evaluating medical programs and developing instruments to measure efficacy. Shea also received this year’s John P. Hubbard Award from the National Board of Medical Examiners for her sustained contributions to advancing the methodology of evaluation in medicine. According to the award committee, her work has had “substantial impact on medical education processes and in multiple organizations.” Jason L. Schwartz, associate fellow at the Center for Bioethics and doctoral candidate in the Department of History and Sociology of Science in the School of Arts & Sciences, was elected to the board of directors of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. The society is the national professional organization for
scholars in clinical and academic bioethics and the medical humanities. Thomas Sollecito, D.D.M., chair of the Department of Oral Medicine in Penn’s School of Dental Medicine and chief of the oral medicine service at HUP, was named president of the board of trustees of the American Academy of Oral Medicine. He has been active in leadership roles on the board over the past several years. Scott O. Trerotola, M.D. ’86, the Stanley Baum Professor of Radiology and professor of surgery, received the 2011 Leaders in Innovation Award from the Society of Interventional Radiology. The honor recognizes an individual who has conceptualized and implemented an idea that has had an impact on the practice of interventional radiology. Trerotola, who is also associate chair and chief of vascular and interventional radiology, holds eight patents on devices for interventional procedures. His extensive contributions to the field of hemodialysis access interventions have helped shape the role of interventional radiology in this field. Trerotola also received the 2010 Louis Duhring Outstanding Clinical Specialist Award,
Scott O. Trerotola, M.D.
one of the annual Awards of Excellence presented by the School of Medicine to the medical faculty. Kelly C. Wade, M.D., Ph.D., G.M.E. ’03, a neonatologist at Pennsylvania Hospital and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, was named Physician of the Year by PROLC, a local organization that promotes, supports, and protects breastfeeding. Wade, an academic clinical assistant professor, worked with nurses and lactation consultants to create an education module that supports NICU babies and their parents in establishing breastfeeding. She also ensures that medical students learn about breastfeeding during their training. As a neonatologist, Wade advocates for breast milk as the gold standard for premature babies. Alan J. Wein, M.D., received the Ferdinand C. Valentine Award in Urology from the Section on Urology of the New York Academy of Medicine. Chief of the division of urology, Wein serves as director of HUP’s Urology Residency Program. The award selection committee noted Wein’s “uncanny ability to sift through huge volumes of data and extract those which drive clinical practice. He is one of the world’s great technical urological surgeons.” Wein is a former vice president of the American Board of Urology and is editor in chief of Campbell-Walsh Urology, considered the gold standard in the field. Zhaolan (Joe) Zhou, Ph.D., assistant professor of genetics, was one of 12 investigators across the nation who received 2010 Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) from the National Institute of Mental Health. Individual awards are made in the vicinity of $2.5 million over five years. Zhou will use mouse models to examine the molecular underpinnings that link early life stress and subsequent mental illness.
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