APPOINTMENTS & ACCOLADES
What an Honor Ronald Dubner Research Prize of the International Association for the Study of Pain — an honor that’s been awarded to only 10 researchers in the world since 1993. Akiyama is Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Anatomy & Cell Biology. His research focuses on the neural mechanisms of itch and pain. N. David Charkes, MD, was honored
with the 2014 de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, recognizing his outstanding contributions to the field. Charkes is Emeritus Professor of Radiology and Professor of Medicine. John Davidyock, MD, SFHM, has been
honored as the tri-state region’s Top Academic Hospitalist by the Society of Hospital Medicine. Davidyock is Chief of the Section of Hospital Medicine and Vice Chair of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement at Temple University Hospital. Hormoz Ehya, MD, Chief of
Cytopathology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, received the 2014 L.C. Tao Educator Award of the American Cytopathology Society. This award recognizes exemplary contributions to cytopathology education. Larry R. Kaiser, MD, FACS,
Temple University’s health system CEO and medical school dean, was named one of Becker’s Hospital Review’s top 100 “Physician Leaders Hospitals and TK Name, MD,of PhD Health Systems,” 2014. 8
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Robert Lux, Senior Vice President and Health
System CFO, was named one of Becker’s Hospital Review’s 150 “Hospital and Health System CFOs to Know” for 2014, signifying excellence in financial management. Stephen Permut, MD, JD, has been
appointed Chair-Elect of the American Medical Association, the nation’s largest and most influential physician organization. Permut is Chair of Family and Community Medicine and former Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affiliations at Temple. Elias Siraj, MD, FACP, FACE,
received the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists’ Outstanding Service Award for significant contributions to endocrinology education in Ethiopia. Director of the Endocrinology Fellowship Program at Temple, Siraj played a key role in the launch of Ethopia’s first endocrinology fellowship training program. David Wald, DO, received the
2014 Distinguished Educator Award of the Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine, a national organization committed to enhancing medical student education in emergency medicine. Robert Uzzo, MD, FACS, received
the 2014 American Urologic Association’s Residents’ Committee Teaching Award, recognizing outstanding urology educators. Uzzo is Chair of the Department of Surgery and the G.W. Pepper Chair in Cancer Research at Fox Chase.
Elias Siraj, MD, FACP, FACE
Wafik El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP, an international leader in translational research, has been appointed Deputy Cancer Center Director for Translational Research and Co-Program Leader in Developmental Therapeutics at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Most recently, El-Diery served as Chief of the Hematology/ Oncology Division at Penn State University’s Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He was also Associate Director for Translational Research at the Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute. Herbert Cushing, MD, FACP, has been appointed Chief Medical Officer of Temple University Hospital. As senior physician executive, he will provide strategic and clinical oversight for functions related to quality, safety, value, population health, and physician engagement. Before coming to Temple, Cushing was Indiana University Hospital’s Chief Medical Officer. He was also Indiana University School of Medicine’s Associate Dean of Student Affairs. James Helstrom, MD, MBA, has been named Chief Medical Officer at Fox Chase Cancer Center. In this role, he will provide leadership, direction, and planning for the Center’s clinical activities and oversee its quality, performance improvement, and patient safety programs. An anesthesiologist with solid healthcare business acumen, Helstrom has been on staff at Fox Chase since 2008.
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Tasuku Akiyama, PhD, is recipient of the 2014
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