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faculty news The lates t accompl i shment s of our di s t ingui shed facul ty HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY On Feb. 1, Howard Ozer, MD, PhD, joined Illinois Medicine as chief of the section of hematology and oncology and associate director of clinical research in the Cancer Center. Previously, Ozer was Eason Chair, chief of hematology/oncology and cancer center director at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City. He has also served as director of the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University in Atlanta; director of the cancer center at MCP Hahnemann University in Philadelphia (now part of Drexel University College of Medicine); chief of oncology, professor of medicine and associate director of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill; and an associate professor of medicine at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y. Ozer is an authority in the use of white blood cell growth factors and an expert in lymphoma treat- OZER NEW CHIEF FOR ment. He has published more than 300 articles in the area of biology and therapeutics in the leukemias and lymphomas, with particular emphasis on biological therapies. HECHT HONORED WITH RESEARCH AWARD A professor of medicine and chief of digestive disease and nutrition, Gail Hecht, MD, received the 2009 American Physiological Society Takeda Dis- tinguished Research Award from the APS gastrointestinal and liver physiology section. The award recognizes an outstanding inves- tigator who is internationally recognized for contribu- tions to research in areas represented by the section. DUDLEY NAMED CARDIOLOGY LEADER Samuel Dudley, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and chief of the section of cardiol- ogy, recently was inducted into the Association of University Cardiologists, which is limited to an active membership of 125 academic cardiologists from the United States who are elected by their peers. The AUC's members traditionally are leading investigators in cardiovascular disease. KATTAH WINS STROKE AWARD Jorge Kattah, MD, professor and head of neurol- ogy at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, was honored with an Innovation Award from the editors of Stroke, the medical journal published by the American Heart Association. Kattah was the sec- ond-prize winner of this year's award in honor of his work as lead author of the research paper "HINTS to Diagnose Stroke in the Acute Vestibular Syndrome," which was published in Stroke last year. PSYCHOLOGICAL CITATION FOR PLISKIN Neil Pliskin '79, PhD, professor of clinical psy- chiatry and neurology, di- rector of the neurobehavior program and neuropsychol- ogy service and co-director of the Center for Cognitive Medicine, received the American Psychological Association's Presidential Citation in recognition of his distinguished service to psychology as an advocate, scientist, educator and practitioner of clinical neuropsychology, particularly his advocacy efforts to enhance the public's access to neuropsychological services. MAKI A TRUSTEE OF MENOPAUSE SOCIETY An associate professor of psychiatry and psychol- ogy and director of women's mental health research, Pauline M. Maki, PhD, serves on the board of trustees of the North American Menopause Society, a 2,000-member organization dedicated to promoting the health and quality of life of women through an understanding of menopause. Maki also serves on the editorial board of the society's journal, Menopause. STROKE LEADERSHIP FOR GORELICK The John S. Garvin Professor and head of neurology and rehabilitation, Philip B. Gorelick, MPH '88, MD, has been named a co-chair of the National Stroke Association Transient Ischemic Attack Expert Panel Group, which is developing national recommen- dations for the management of TIA. He also has been appointed the coordinator of the American Heart Association Stroke Synergium Pre- vention Work Group and has been named co-chair of the World Federation of Neurology Applied Research Group. SCHRAUFNAGEL NAMED THORACIC PRESIDENT A professor of medicine and pathology and fellowship program director in the section of pulmo- nary, critical care, sleep and aller- gy, Dean Schraufnagel, MD, Res '77, began his one-year term as president of the American Tho- racic Society in May. The ATC is an international scientific society with 15,000 members that focuses on respiratory and critical care medicine. Schraufnagel previously chaired the society's audit and finance committee, Web editorial board and program and budget committee and has served on numerous other committees. THOMAS PRESIDENT-ELECT FOR OTOLARYNGOLOGY– HEAD AND NECK SURGERY J. Regan Thomas, MD, Francis Lederer Professor and head of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery, will begin a one-year term as president of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery in September. With more than 12,000 members, the AAO–HNS is the world's largest organization repre- senting specialists who treat the ear, nose, throat and related structures of the head and neck. I L L INOI S MEDICINE | 17

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