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Monica Peek,MD Named as Bucksbaum Faculty Fellow
Monica Peek, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Section of General Internal Medicine) has been chosen as one of the first Bucksbaum Faculty Fellows. Dr. Peek is an outstanding clinician and health service researcher who studies the influence of race and culture on the doctor-patient relationship.
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Linda Druelinger,MD Named Chief, Section of Emergency Medicine
The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the appointment of Linda Druelinger, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine as Chief of the Section of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Druelinger has been serving in an interim capacity since April 2011 and has demonstrated outstanding leadership and academic vision for the Section. She will work closely with Departmental and Medical Center leadership to further improve the Department's operations in the emergency room while continuing to develop the Section's educational and research activities.
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Janet Rowley to Receive Japan Prize
Janet Davison Rowley, MD, Blum-Riese Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology and Human Genetics, will share the 2012 Japan Prize for Healthcare and Medical Technology with Brian J. Druker, MD, from the Oregon Health and Science University, and Nicholas B. Lydon, PhD, formerly with Novartis.
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Elbert Huang,MD to direct new DOM Center for Translational and Policy Research of Chronic Diseases
Elbert Huang, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine (Section of General Medicine) will direct the new Center for Translational and Policy Research of Chronic Diseases.
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Top Japanese scientist leaving government post to move to the University of Chicago Medical Center
Yusuke Nakamura, MD, PhD, Secretary General in the Japanese Government's Office of Medical Innovation and a professor of molecular medicine at Tokyo University's Human Genome Center, has stepped down from his leadership position in the Japanese Cabinet Secretariat. He will join the faculty at the University of Chicago in April 2012.
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Lucy Godley,MD,Ph.D Elected to ASCI
Lucy Godley, MD,Ph.D , Associate Professor of Medicine (Section of Hematology/Oncology ) has been elected to the prestigious American Society of Clinical Investigation ( ASCI). This honor recognizes Dr. Godley's important contributions as a leader in cancer biology research particularly in the fields of DNA methylation and hematopoietic malignancies.
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Chicago Magazine Recognizes 32 DOM Faculty as Top Doctors
In it's annual survey of the best MD's in the Chicagoland area, Chicago magazine's January 2012 edition has recognized 32 Department of Medicine faculty as "Top Doctors."
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Valerie Press,MD Named 2011 Top Hospitalist
Valerie Press,MD , Instructor (Section of Hospital Medicine) was recently named as one of the Top Hospitalists for 2011 by the American College of Physicians- Hospitalist for her significant contributions to the field of hospital medicine, in particular her dedication towards improving the health of underserved patients in the South Side community.
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Bana Jabri,MD,PhD- Named DOM Vice Chair for Basic Research
Dr. Bana Jabri, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine (Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition) has been named as Vice Chair for Research (Basic) for the Department of Medicine effective December 1, 2011. Bana joins Vice Chairs, Dr. Julian Solway and Dr. Ravi Salgia, as part of the newly reorganized DOM Research Advisory Committee. In her role, Bana will work with them to coordinate, enhance and advance research in the DOM through the development of new programs and initiatives to serve the needs of DOM researchers as well as provide leadership in defining opportunities for research growth and strategic goals in the Department.
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