LEADERSHIP NEW PHYSICIANS Cardiac surgery
MICHAEL G. EARING, MD, has been named Section Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital. He also directs UChicago Medicine’s Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program.
Anesthesiology ELIZABETH STARKER, MD Ophthalmology BIRVA SHAH, OD
SEAN PINNEY, MD, is the new Co-Director of the UChicago Medicine Heart and Vascular Center and Director of the Advanced Heart Failure, Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program.
Orthopaedic surgery ALLISON MAYFIELD, MD BRADLEY ZARLING, MD MAHMOUD OKASH, MD Cardiology
Urology LUKE REYNOLDS, MD
ZENITH JAMERIA, MD ARUN KANNAN, MD ANDREW OEHLER, MD
Physical medicine and rehabilitation DAVID WEISS, MD
Hematology/oncology BENJAMIN DERMAN, MD BRIAN HEISS, MD
Psychiatry MALCOLM VANDREVALA, MD
VINOD KONDRAGUNTA, MD
Radiation oncologist STEVEN CHMURA, MD, PHD, was named Scientific Director for the UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center Cancer Clinical Trials Office. DEBRA STULBERG, MD, was
named Chair of the Department of Family Medicine.
PADMA RAJAGOPAL, MD JONATHAN TRUJILLO, MD
HONORS
Infectious diseases MAGGIE COLLISON, MD GREGORY OLSON, MD Internal medicine RAJEEV ANCHAN, MD Neurology ELISHEVA COLEMAN, MD Pediatric neurology RYAN COATES, MD Pulmonary medicine SIVASUBRAMANIUM BHAVANI, MD LUCAS KIMMIG, MD JULIE LIN, MD Nephrology SAMANTHA GUNNING, MD Obstetrics and gynecology
KATRINA LEE, MD
MICHELLE M. LE BEAU, PHD,
Director of the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, received the 2020 AACR-Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research from the American Association for Cancer Research. She is also the recipient of the 2020 Henry M. Stratton Medal from the American Society of Hematology (ASH) for her contributions to basic hematology research.
Pediatric hematologist/oncologist JENNIFER was named 2020 Researcher of the Year by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
MCNEER, MD,
Oncologist WENDY STOCK, MD, was selected for a 2020 American Society of Hematology Mentor Award for her contributions to the professional development of numerous hematology trainees at various stages in their careers. Radiation oncologist STANLEY LIAUW, MD, was named a Fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
Gastroenterologist RUSSELL COHEN, MD, and advanced practice nurse MICHELE RUBIN, MSN, APRN, were recognized by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation as recipients of the 2020 Uniting to Care & Cure Award. The award recognizes members of the IBD professional community who go above and beyond to support the foundation’s mission to improve patient quality of life and find cures for inflammatory bowel disease. Oncologist RITA NANDA, MD, was invited by the Society of Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) to serve as a member of the SITC Cancer Immunotherapy Guidelines Breast Cancer Expert Panel, reflecting her expertise and national visibility.
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