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also received a Young Investigator Award from theSociety for Basic Urologic Research at its meetingin May.

Daniel J. Clauw (M.D. 1985),professor of rheumatology inthe Department of InternalMedicine, director of theChronic Pain and FatigueCenter, and director of theCenter for the Advancementof Clinical Research, wasappointed assistant dean forclinical and translational

research, effective September 1. Clauw will beresponsible for guiding and enhancing the qualityand quantity of clinical and translational researchefforts in the U-M Medical School.

Jonathan B. Demb, Ph.D., assistant professor ofophthalmology and visual sciences and of molec-ular, cellular and developmental biology, wasnamed an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation ResearchFellow in February for his work on the relationshipbetween cellular processes in the retina andvisual perception. Sloan Research Fellows arechosen as those who show the most outstandingpromise of making fundamental contributions tonew knowledge. Demb is investigating the cellularmechanisms for a property known as adaptation,which allows humans and animals to see underdifferent lighting conditions.

Victor J. DiRita, Ph.D., pro-fessor of microbiology andimmunology, is serving aschair of the Microbial Patho-genesis Division for theAmerican Society for Micro-biology. DiRita was alsorecently elected as chair-elect of the Gordon Confer-ence on Microbial Toxins and

Pathogenesis, the premier meeting on the topic.He will serve as vice chair in 2006 and as chair in2008.

N. Reed Dunnick, M.D., theFred Jenner Hodges Professorof Radiology and chair,Department of Radiology,has been named president ofthe Michigan RadiologicalSociety for 2004-05. Thegoals of the society are toserve all patients — and soci-ety in general — by maximiz-

ing the value of radiology, improving radiologicservices to patients and the medical community,

Thomas M. Annesley, Ph.D.,professor of pathology, waselected to a two-year term onthe board of directors of theAmerican Association for Clin-ical Chemistry, from 2004-06. Publisher of ClinicalChemistry, an internationaljournal of laboratory medi-cine and molecular diagnos-

tics, the association is an international scientific/medical society of clinical laboratory profession-als, physicians, research scientists and othersinvolved with clinical chemistry and related clini-cal laboratory science disciplines.

Valerie Castle, M.D. (Res-idency 1990), the RavitzFoundation Professor andchair of Pediatrics and Com-municable Diseases, waselected in May to the Societyof Pediatric Research Councilfor a term ending in 2007.The society is an organizationcommitted to encouraging

young investigators engaged in research that ben-efits children and impacts pediatric research atboth the national and international levels.

Ronald Chervin, M.D., direc-tor of the Sleep DisordersClinic and associate profes-sor of neurology, received the2004 Sleep Science Awardfrom the American Academyof Neurology for his work in sleep research. Chervin’sresearch tested a novel hypo-thesis that sleep-disordered

breathing interrupts sleep’s restorative process ona breath-to-breath basis, not just when breathingis completely obstructed.

Arul Chinnaiyan (M.D., Ph.D.1999), assistant professor ofpathology and of urology, hasbeen selected as the 2005Amgen Outstanding Investi-gator Awardee for meritoriousresearch in experimentalpathology. As the awardrecipient, Chinnaiyan will bethe featured speaker at the

meeting of the Federation of American Societiesfor Experimental Biology (FASEB) to be held inApril 2005. This annual award is funded byAmgen, Inc., and administered by the AmericanSociety for Investigative Pathology. Chinnaiyan

studying the socioeconomics of radiology, pro-moting high medical and ethical standards, andencouraging improved communication with andcontinuing education for radiologists.

Dee Fenner, M.D. (Residency1989), associate professorof obstetrics and gynecology,became president of theAssociation of Professors ofGynecology and Obstetrics inMarch 2004. Fenner isnationally recognized as aleader in medical educationand has published on the

use of problem-based learning and teaching andevaluating surgical skills. She has served as chairof the Undergraduate Education Committee forthe association, as well as on its board of direc-tors and the Task Force for Surgical Competency.

David Ferguson, M.D., Ph.D.,assistant professor of pathol-ogy, is the recipient of a2004 Kimmel Scholar Awardfor his research entitled“Genomic instability in can-cer: mechanisms of geneamplification and roles ofMre11.” Kimmel Scholars,selected by The Sidney

Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research, aresome of the most gifted young doctors involved incancer research today.

James L. Ferrara, M.D., pro-fessor of internal medicineand of pediatrics and com-municable diseases, hasbeen appointed by U-MPresident Mary Sue Colemanto a four-year term as a sen-ior fellow with the MichiganSociety of Fellows. The soci-ety was founded in 1970

with grants from the Ford Foundation and theHorace H. and Mary Rackham Fund, and providesfinancial and intellectual support to individualsselected for their professional promise and inter-disciplinary interests.

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Harry L.T. Mobley, Ph.D., an internationally known scientist who studies howbacteria cause urinary tract infections and peptic ulcers, has become thenew chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. His appoint-ment was effective July 1.

Mobley, who was also named the Frederick G. Novy Collegiate Professor ofMicrobiology and Immunology, comes to Michigan from the University ofMaryland School of Medicine, where, for the past 23 years, he studied howbacteria like E. coli, Proteus mirabilis and Helicobacter pylori infect their ani-mal hosts and produce disease. He also directed the school’s graduate pro-gram in microbiology and immunology.

“Harry Mobley is one of the world’s top researchers in microbial pathogenesis,a field of great scientific interest with important application in public healthand medicine,” says Allen S. Lichter, M.D., dean of the U-M Medical School.

Mobley is a fellow in the American Academy of Microbiology and chairs thePathogenesis and Host Response Mechanisms group of the AmericanSociety for Microbiology, the oldest and largest single life science society,with a membership of 42,000. He is a member of several editorial reviewboards and serves as a grant reviewer for the National Institutes of Health,the National Science Foundation and other organizations. Mobley is theauthor of more than 240 articles and abstracts in scientific journals, as wellas 32 book chapters.

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Gary Freed, M.D., the Percyand Mary Murphy Professorof Pediatrics and Child HealthDevelopment and professorof pediatrics and communi-cable diseases, has beenelected vice president andpresident-elect of the Societyof Pediatric Research. Freed

assumed his appointment as vice president inMay and will become president in 2006. The soci-ety is committed to encouraging young investiga-tors engaged in research that benefits childrenand impacts pediatric research at both thenational and international levels. Freed is alsoserving a four-year term on the National VaccineAdvisory Committee; members are appointed bythe director of the National Vaccine Program in theU.S. Department of Health & Human Services inconsultation with the National Academy ofSciences.

Vishal C. Gala (M.D. 1999),neurosurgery fellow, waselected in February as chairof the Accreditation Councilfor Graduate Medical Edu-cation’s Residency ReviewCommittee Resident Council,which comprises residentrepresentatives from all 27 ofthe council’s residency review

committees. Gala presently serves on the Resi-dency Review Committee for Neurosurgery. Gala’selection as chair also appoints him to a two-yearterm on the council’s board of directors. He is alsothe recipient of the Congress of NeurologicalSurgeons Wilder Penfield Clinical InvestigationFellowship and is currently pursuing a master’sdegree in public health.

David R. Gater Jr., M.D.,Ph.D., assistant professor ofphysical medicine and reha-bilitation and co-director ofthe U-M Spinal Cord InjuryCare System, and LisaDiPonio (M.D. 1995), clinicalinstructor in the Departmentof Physical Medicine andRehabilitation, were awardedthe Margaret Weber Providerof Choice Award last springfor their work with the Veteran’sAdministration Spinal CordInjury Primary Care team. Theaward is named for MargaretWeber, a Women’s ArmyCorps volunteer during WorldWar II who received her can-cer care in VA hospitals. Theaward recognizes DiPonioand Gater as the best service

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Janet Gilsdorf, M.D., profes-sor of pediatrics and infec-tious diseases, was chosenas the recipient of this year’sSarah Goddard Power Award.The award, which Gilsdorfreceived in February, is pre-sented by the University’sAcademic Women’s Caucusto a distinguished woman

faculty member to recognize leadership, scholar-ship and mentorship on behalf of women at theUniversity of Michigan.

David Gordon, M.D., profes-sor of pathology and associ-ate dean for diversity andcareer development, wasselected as one of the HaroldR. Johnson Diversity honoreesfor 2004. Established in1996, the award was namedin honor of Johnson, deanemeritus of the U-M School of

Social Work, to recognize faculty members whoseservice contributes to the development of a more culturally and ethnically diverse campuscommunity.

Carmen R. Green, M.D.(Residency 1992), associateprofessor of anesthesiology,and Maria J. Silveira, M.D.,a lecturer in the Departmentof Internal Medicine, wereappointed to the MichiganVisiting Nurse CorporationBoard of Trustees, effectiveApril 1. In addition, Greenwas awarded one of the firstsix Mayday Pain and SocietyFellowships in August. Thefellows, all from the U.S.or Canada, are establishedexperts in a wide range of pain management disci-plines. Green’s researchfocuses on pain manage-ment outcomes, disparities inpain care and physician vari-

ability in pain management decision-making.Silveira also was awarded the Robert WoodJohnson Generalist Scholar Award. She is exploringhow to improve the provision of palliative carethrough primary care.

Friedhelm Hildebrandt, M.D., the Frederick G.L.Huetwell Professor of the Cure and Prevention ofBirth Defects, received the 2004 E. Mead Johnson

Award from the Society forPediatric Research. The awardwas conferred in May duringthe society’s annual meeting.Since 1939, this prestigiousaward has honored individu-als who have made the most outstanding scientificachievements in the field ofpediatrics. It is the highest

recognition given for research by the PediatricAcademic Societies.

Raymond J. Hutchinson,M.D., professor of pediatricsand communicable diseases,has been appointed by theNational Cancer Institute to serve on the institute’sPediatric Central InstitutionalReview Board, whose man-date is to review all new NCI-sponsored phase 2 and

phase 3 clinical trials for children with cancerconducted by the Children’s Oncology Group.Members of the review board provide clinical, sci-entific and ethical expertise to the review of treat-ment protocols, especially the requirements toprotect the safety and welfare of children partici-pating in clinical trials.

Robert P. Kelch (M.D. 1967,Residency 1970), U-M exec-utive vice president for med-ical affairs, chief executiveofficer of the U-M HealthSystem and past chair of theDepartment of Pediatrics andCommunicable Diseases,received the annual Founders’Award from the Midwest

Society for Pediatric Research at its annual meet-ing in St. Louis in October. The award recognizesKelch’s contributions to the advancement of pedi-atric research and to the career development ofpediatricians.

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Sean Morrison ReceivesPrestigious PresidentialEarly Career AwardAt a ceremony September 9 at the WhiteHouse, U-M Medical School researcher SeanMorrison, Ph.D., received a Presidential EarlyCareer Award for Scientists and Engineers.The award is the highest honor bestowed bythe U.S. government on scientists and engi-neers beginning their independent careers.Morrison, an associate professor of internalmedicine and of cell and developmental biol-ogy, is also a Howard Hughes MedicalInstitute investigator.

The Presidential Award was established byPresident Clinton in 1996. Eight federal agen-cies participate in the program and nominateresearchers for the awards, which are givenannually.

Morrison was nominated by the National Institutes of Health, through which hereceives funding to study the role of stem cells in peripheral nervous system devel-opment. The award was presented in recognition of Morrison’s research andextends funding of his work for five more years.

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By Harvey Feigenbaum, M.D.; Tom Ryan,M.D.; and William F. Armstrong, M.D., pro-fessor of medicine: Feigenbaum’s Echocardio-graphy, sixth edition. Lippincott,Williams andWilkins, Inc., 2004.

By Richard Rydell and William F. Bria, M.D.,assistant professor of internal medicine: ThePhysician-Computer Conundrum: Get Over It!HIMSS, 2004.

Edited by David L. Brown, M.D., assistantprofessor of plastic and reconstructive sur-gery, and Gregory H. Borschel, M.D., houseofficer in the Department of Plastic Surgery:The Michigan Manual of Plastic Surgery.Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Inc., 2004.

Edited by Charles Burant, M.D., Ph.D., asso-ciate professor of internal medicine: MedicalManagement of Type 2 Diabetes, fifth edition.American Diabetes Association, Inc., 2004.

By James A. O’Neill Jr., M.D.; Jay L. Grosfeld,M.D.; Eric W. Fonkalsrud, M.D.; Arnold G.Coran, M.D., professor of surgery and head ofthe section of pediatric surgery; and AnthonyA. Caldamore: Principles of Pediatric Surgery,second edition. Mosby, 2003.

By Edward F. Domino, M.D., professor emeri-tus of pharmacology: Sixty-One Years ofUniversity of Michigan Pharmacology, 1942-2003. HPP Books, 2004.

Edited by M. Sue Houston, Ph.D.; Jeffrey M.P.Holly, Ph.D.; and Eva L. Feldman, M.D., Ph.D.,professor of neurology: IGF and Nutrition inHealth and Disease. Humana Press, 2004.

Edited by William G. Finn, M.D., clinical asso-ciate professor of pathology, and Loann C.Peterson,M.D.: Hematopathology in Oncology.Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004.

Edited by Stacey Mills, M.D.; Darryl Carter,M.D.; Joel K. Greenson, M.D., professor of

pathology; Harold A. Oberman, M.D., profes-sor emeritus of pathology; Victor E. Reuter,M.D.; and Mark H. Stoler, M.D.: Sternberg’sDiagnostic Surgical Pathology, fourth edition.Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2004.

By James Hansell, Ph.D., adjunct assistantprofessor of psychology, and Lisa Damour,Ph.D.: Abnormal Psychology. John Wiley &Sons, Inc., 2005.

Edited by Joel J. Heidelbaugh, M.D., clinicalassistant professor of family medicine:Gastroenterology, volume 6, issue 3 of Clinicsin Family Practice. Elsevier, September 2004.

By Greg L. Henry, M.D., clinical professor ofemergency medicine; Andy Jagoda, M.D., clin-ical assistant professor of emergency medi-cine; Neal E. Little, M.D.; and Thomas R.Pellegrino, M.D.: Neurologic Emergencies: ASymptom-Oriented Approach, second edition.McGraw-Hill, 2003.

Edited by Maha Hussain, M.D., professor ofinternal medicine and urology: UrologicOncology: Seminars and Original Investigations,volume 21, issue 3. Elsevier Science, May 2003.

Edited by Howard Markel (M.D. 1986), Ph.D.,professor of pediatrics and communicable dis-eases and the George E.Wantz Professor of theHistory of Medicine, and Alexandra MinnaStern, Ph.D., assistant professor of gynecologyand obstetrics; by Dorothy Nelkin, Ph.D., andM. Susan Lindee, Ph.D.: The DNA Mystique:The Gene as a Cultural Icon, second edition.University of Michigan Press, 2004.

Edited by Juanita L. Merchant, M.D., Ph.D.,professor of internal medicine, Alison M.J.Buchan, Ph.D.; and Timothy C. Wang, M.D.:Gastrin in the New Millennium. CUREFoundation, 2004.

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Theodore S. Lawrence, M.D.,Ph.D., the Isadore LampeProfessor and chair of Radia-tion Oncology, has beenappointed to the Clinical TrialsWorking Group of the NationalCancer Advisory Board. Thegroup’s mission is to improvethe National Cancer Institute’snational clinical trial effort.

Lawrence also has been asked to serve on theNCI’s Board of Scientific Counselors. This group isresponsible for overseeing intramural programactivities at the institute.

Howard Markel (M.D. 1986),Ph.D., the George E. WantzProfessor of the History ofMedicine, professor of pedi-atrics and communicable dis-eases, and director of theU-M Center for the History ofMedicine, was named in Aprilto the leadership council ofPhysicians and Lawyers for

National Drug Policy. A union of the nation’s lead-ing physicians, attorneys and judges, the councilworks to promote a public health approach to thecountry’s substance abuse policies at both thestate and federal levels.

David Motto, M.D., Ph.D., alecturer in the Department ofPediatrics and CommunicableDiseases, is the 2004 recipi-ent of the American Societyfor Pediatric Hematology/Oncology’s Young InvestigatorAward for his abstract“Targeted ADAMTS13 defi-ciency in Mice does not result

in congenital thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).”Motto presented his abstract at the PediatricAcademic Society’s annual meeting in May.

Jack M. Parent, M.D., assis-tant professor of neurology,received the 2004 Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award fromthe American Academy ofNeurology, an association ofmore than 18,000 neurolo-gists and neuroscience pro-fessionals, at the academy’sannual meeting in April.

Named for two epileptologists who made out-standing contributions to the epilepsy field, theaward recognizes physicians in the early stages of

their careers who have made an independent con-tribution to epilepsy research.

Elisabeth Quint, M.D., a clin-ical associate professor ofobstetrics and gynecology,has been named assistantdean for clinical faculty, effec-tive August 15. Quint willfocus on policies and proce-dures related to the clinicaltrack and the appointmentand promotion processes,

among other duties. She has been a member ofthe Advisory Committee for Clinical Track Appoint-ments and Promotions since 2001, serving aschair from 2002-04.

James K. Richardson, M.D.(Residency 1990), associateprofessor of physical medi-cine and rehabilitation, wasawarded the 2003 BraddomResearch Award in Februaryat the annual meeting of the Association of AcademicPhysiatrists. The award’s purpose is to encourage

research by recognizing an individual who, overthe previous decade, has conducted research thathas had the most significant impact on the science and practice of physical medicine andrehabilitation.

Public Health Pioneer Myron Wegman Dies at 95Myron E. Wegman, M.D., professor emeritus of pedi-atrics and communicable diseases and dean emeritusof the U-M School of Public Health, died April 14 atage 95.

Wegman’s distinguished career spanned sevendecades and included periods as a full-time clinicalpediatrician as well as more than 50 years in the pub-lic health field, including serving as dean of theUniversity of Michigan School of Public Health from1960-74. He was appointed to the medical schoolfaculty in 1961.

Wegman began his career as a pediatric consultant in Maryland and later servedwith the New York City Health Department. He spent eight years at the PanAmerican Sanitary Bureau (now the Pan American Health Organization), theregional office of the World Health Organization, and was secretary general for hislast three years there. Wegman’s academic career included appointments at theYale University School of Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Schools of Hygiene andMedicine, Cornell University School of Medicine, Columbia University School ofPublic Health, and the School of Tropical Medicine of the University of Puerto Rico.He also served as chair and professor of pediatrics of the Louisiana StateUniversity School of Medicine, and as president of the American Public HealthAssociation in 1972.

An early proponent of broad training programs to modernize maternal and childhealth care, Wegman began publishing an annual summary of vital statistics — asynthesis of government records on births, fertility rates, infant mortality and otherdata — in Pediatrics in 1949, a task he continued until 1997.

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Edited by Gilbert S. Omenn, M.D., Ph.D.,professor of molecular medicine and genet-ics and of human genetics: Proteomics, vol-ume 5, winter 2005. Wiley-VCH.

By Scott Ransom, D.O., associate professorin health management and policy and inobstetrics and gynecology: The HealthcareQuality Book: Vision, Strategy and Tools.Health Administration Press, 2005.

By Julia E. Richards, Ph.D., associate profes-sor of ophthalmology and visual sciencesand of epidemiology, and R. Scott Hawley:The Human Genome: A User’s Guide, secondedition. Elsevier, 2005.

Edited by Phillip E. Rodgers, M.D., assistantprofessor of family medicine: Palliative Care,volume 6, number 2 of Clinics in FamilyPractice. Elsevier, June 2004.

Edited by David S. Rosen, M.D., clinical pro-fessor of pediatrics and communicable dis-ease, and Michael Rich, M.D.: TheAdolescent Male, volume 14, number 3 ofAdolescent Medicine: State of the ArtReviews. Hanley & Belfus/Elsevier, 2003.

By Marshal Shlafer, Ph.D., professor of phar-macology: Pharmacology PreTest Self-Assessment and Review, eleventh edition.McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division,2005.

Edited by David T. Stern, M.D., Ph.D., associ-ate professor of internal medicine: The Use ofHuman Subjects in Research Conference:Comparing Core Values in the People’sRepublic of China and the United States, vol-ume 15, number 1, of The Journal of ClinicalEthics. Norman Quist, Spring 2004.

By Gail Winger, Ph.D., senior research scien-tist, Department of Pharmacology; James H.Woods, Ph.D., professor of pharmacologyand of psychology; and Frederick G.

Hofmann, Ph.D.: A Handbook on Drug andAlcohol Abuse: The Biomedical Aspects, fourthedition. Oxford University Press, 2004. ByKwen-Jen Chang, Ph.D.; Frank Porreca, Ph.D.;and James H. Woods, Ph.D.: The DeltaReceptor. Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2004.

Edited by J. Stuart Wolf Jr., M.D., associateprofessor of urology, and Rolf Muschter, M.D.,Ph.D.: Alternative Techniques of MinimallyInvasive and Noninvasive Urologic TissueAblation, volume 17, number 8, of the Journalof Endourology. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2003.

Edited by Stephen Y. Nakada, M.D., and J.Stuart Wolf Jr., M.D.: HALS in Urology: A 5-Year Critical Update, volume 18, number 4 ofthe Journal of Endourology. Mary Ann Liebert,2004.

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William Smith (Ph.D. 1971),the Minor J. Coon Professorand chair of BiologicalChemistry, has received the2004 State of MichiganScientist of the Year Award.The award is given as a partof Impression 5 ScienceCenter’s Tribute to Scienceand Technology Award Pro-

gram. Impression 5, located in Lansing, created theTribute to Science and Technology Awards programin 1981 to honor individuals who have made sig-nificant contributions to science and technology inthe state of Michigan. Individuals are selected fortheir personal standards of excellence, significantsocietal contributions and outstanding profes-sional achievements.

Michele Swanson, Ph.D.,associate professor of micro-biology and immunology, waselected vice chair for the2006 Federation of AmericanSocieties for ExperimentalBiology (FASEB) meeting on “Microbial Pathogenesis:Mechanisms of InfectiousDisease.” Swanson will serve

as chair of the meeting in 2008.

Denise Tate, Ph.D., a profes-sor of physical medicine andrehabilitation and co-directorof the Model Spinal CordInjury Care System, receivedthe Essie Morgan ExcellenceAward from the AmericanAssociation of Spinal CordInjury Psychologists andSocial Workers at its annual

meeting in September. Tate was recognized foroutstanding leadership and scholarship in theareas of psychosocial adjustment and rehabilita-tion of persons with spinal cord impairment. Theaward is named for Essie Morgan, a pioneer in thefield of social work who worked in the VeteransAdministration system with spinal cord injurypatients.

Courtney Thornburg, M.D., alecturer in the Department ofPediatrics and Communi-cable Diseases, has beenselected to participate in the2004 Clinical ResearchTraining Institute, sponsoredby the American Society ofHematology. Launched in2003, the institute is a year-

long program designed to provide a small numberof promising hematology and hematology/oncol-ogy trainees and junior faculty physicians with ahead start in patient-oriented research. ➤

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Michigan’s Continuing MedicalEducation CalendarWinter 2005J A N U A R Y

22 American Society of Hematology Update 2005 Dearborn Inn, Dearborn

30-Feb. 4 29th Annual Midwinter Family PracticeBoyne Highlands Inn, Harbor Springs

30-Feb. 4 The 8th Practical Updates in AnesthesiologyFiesta Americana, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

F E B R U A R Y6-11 7th Annual Radiology at the Seashore: A Practical Update

LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort, Naples, Florida11-12 Advanced Trauma Life Support — Student Course

Towsley Center, Ann Arbor24-27 GI/Liver Wrap Up

The Registry Resort, Naples, Florida28-March 4 11th Annual Radiology in the Desert

Boulders Resort, Carefree, Arizona

M A R C H4 Clinical Informatics

Towsley Center, Ann Arbor 12 Advances in Sleep Medicine

The Dearborn Inn, Dearborn12 Head & Neck Radiology

The Dearborn Inn, Dearborn 19 Advanced Trauma Life Support — Refresher Course

Towsley Center, Ann Arbor19 9th Annual Common Problems in Office Practice

The Dearborn Inn, Dearborn

A P R I L8-9 Advanced Trauma Life Support — Instructor Course

Towsley Center, Ann Arbor14-15 Annual Clinical Update in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Towsley Center, Ann Arbor18-20 Management of the Difficult Airway with Hands-On Workshops

DoubleTree La Posada Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona

Course dates may change. For information on course content, dates and locations, visitMedical Education’s Web site at www.med.umich.edu/meded, call (734) 763-1400 or(800) 800-0666, or e-mail OCME@umich.edu.

CorrectionThe spring/summer 2004 issue ofMedicine at Michigan reported in ClassNotes that Calvin Williams (M.D. 1955)was 86 years of age upon his death onJanuary 2, 2004.Williams was, in fact, 76.Our apologies.

Thomas W. Wakefield, M.D.(Residency 1984), the S.Martin Lindenauer CollegiateProfessor of Vascular Surgery,has been named president-elect of the American VenousForum for the 2005-06 aca-demic year. Founded in1988, the forum provides anacademic colloquium to

physicians interested in research, education andclinical investigation in the field of venous dis-eases. The mission of the forum is to improve thecare of patients with venous and lymphatic disor-ders through education and the exchange of information.

Peter A. Ward (M.D. 1960,Residency 1963), the GodfreyD. Stobbe Professor andchair of Pathology, has beenelected president of theSociety for Leukocyte Biologyfor 2004-05, the premiersociety devoted to the explo-ration of cellular and molecu-lar biology of leukocytes and

host defense, as well as publisher of the Journalof Leukocyte Biology. In addition, the Associationof Pathology Chairs has honored Ward with itsDistinguished Service Award. Ward also waselected to the board of directors of the Federationof American Societies for Experimental Biology asthe representative of the American Society forInvestigative Pathology for a four-year term begin-ning July 1.

David B. Weiss, M.D. (Res-idency 2001) (pictured),chief resident in the Depart-ment of Orthopaedic Surgeryand Vanika Lath, M.D., a res-ident in the Department ofInternal Medicine, Rheuma-tology Section, have beennamed Pfizer Scholars in PainManagement. The award hon-

ors outstanding physicians for their importantcontributions to research and patient care in painmanagement.

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the 2004 Career Achievements in MedicalEducation Award for his outstanding work as a cli-nician-educator. Woolliscroft was recognized for alifetime of contributions which have profoundlyadvanced the art and science of medicine andmedical education at the U-M Health System.

Eric Zemper, Ph.D., aresearch fellow in the Depart-ment of Physical Medicineand Rehabilitation, receivedthe 2003 Ernest W. JohnsonExcellence in Research WritingAward from the journalExcellence in Writing. Theaward is given for the bestpaper whose first author is in

training as a medical student, resident or fellow.Zemper’s paper, “A Two-Year Prospective Study ofRelative Risk of a Second Cerebral Concussion,” was

published in the September 2003 issue of the Amer-ican Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

Brian Zink, M.D., associateprofessor of emergency medi-cine, is the new associatedean for student programs.Zink will provide leadershipfor all U-M Medical Schoolprograms which supportmedical students, includingadmissions, financial aid, ori-entation, counseling, grad-

uation and medical student research. Zink hasserved as assistant dean for medical studentcareer development since 1999.

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Daniel S. Wechsler, M.D.,Ph.D., associate professor ofpediatrics and communi-cable diseases, was recentlyappointed to the CancerMolecular PathobiologyStudy Section, Center forScientific Review, at theNational Institutes of Health.Wechsler will be a member ofthe study section through June2006.

James O. Woolliscroft, M.D.(Residency 1980), executiveassociate dean, the Lyle C.Roll Professor of Medicine andprofessor of internal medicine,was honored by the Society ofGeneral Internal Medicine with

Two Medical School FacultyElected Members of the Instituteof MedicineTwo University of Michigan Medical School fac-ulty members are among 65 new members ofthe Institute of Medicine of the NationalAcademies.

Rowena Matthews, Ph.D., the G. RobertGreenberg Distinguished University Professorof Biological Chemistry and a research profes-sor in the Life Sciences Institute and BiophysicsResearch Division, is a protein chemist whohas studied the mechanisms of enzymes,including methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase.This enzyme catalyzes a critical step in the bio-chemical chain reaction within cells that con-verts homocysteine to an essential amino acidcalled methionine. Her work contributed to thediscoveries that folic acid lowers the risk of car-diovascular disease.

Matthews also is a leading authority in under-standing how vitamin-containing enzymesfunction in the body. In 2002, she was electedto the National Academy of Sciences.

Michael Mulholland, M.D., Ph.D., theFrederick A. Coller Distinguished Professor andchair of the Department of Surgery, is also sur-geon-in-chief of University Hospital. Much ofMulholland’s clinical interests focus on gas-trointestinal surgery, including laparoscopicsurgery and surgical endoscopy. Special inter-

ests include pancreaticobiliary disease, inflam-matory bowel disease, gastric diseases andadvanced laparoscopic surgery. Mulholland’sresearch interests include neurocrine control ofdigestive activity.

Mulholland is the senior editor of the textbookSurgery: Scientific Principles and Practice,which has become the leading text in the field.

Members of the institute are elected through ahighly selective process that recognizes peoplewho have made major contributions to theadvancement of the medical sciences, healthcare and public health. “Election is consideredone of the highest honors in the fields of med-icine and health,” says IOM president HarveyFineberg. The institute’s total active member-ship is 1,416, as well as 76 individuals electedto foreign associate membership. The Universityof Michigan is home to 32 current IOM mem-bers, with 20 coming from the medical school.

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Medical School Inaugurates Five EndowedProfessorshipsIn recent months, the University of Michigan Medical School has honored five faculty members by naming them the first holders of newly established professorships.

The J. Griswold Ruth andMargery Hopkins RuthProfessorship in InternalMedicineOn April 21, David J. Pinsky, M.D., wasinstalled as the first J. Griswold Ruth andMargery Hopkins Ruth Professor of InternalMedicine. Pinsky was appointed chief ofMichigan’s Division of Cardiology in 2003. Hebrings to the faculty clinical expertise innuclear cardiology and research interests inthe field of vascular biology.

Pinsky received his M.D. from Ohio StateUniversity in 1985. He completed a residencyat Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, fol-lowed by a research fellowship there in heartfailure. At Columbia-Presbyterian MedicalCenter he completed a clinical cardiology fel-lowship as well as postdoctoral work in vascu-lar biology and a fellowship in nuclearcardiology. He served on the medical faculty ofColumbia University from 1993 to 2000.

A well-recognized investigator in the field ofendothelial cell function in vascular disease,Pinsky focuses his research on the molecularmechanism of ischemia and reperfusion injury— injury due to lack of blood supply and/ordue to the restoration of blood supply. He hasrapidly emerged as one of the country’s lead-ing cardiovascular scientists of his generation.

His research is considered to be highly originaland elegantly focused on understanding themechanisms of ischemic vascular injury anddeveloping new targets for protection on a cel-lular level.

J. Griswold Ruth (M.D. 1936), a Benton Harborphysician who died in 1996, and his wife,Margery, who died in 2000, established theprofessorship to express their gratitude for theeducation Ruth received at Michigan’s medicalschool, and the enormous impact that educa-tion had on his career and on their livestogether. The J. Griswold Ruth, M.D., andMargery Hopkins Ruth Endowed ScholarshipFund for medical students, established at thesame time, reflects the Ruths’ strong desire tohelp prepare the physicians of the future.

The George D. ZuidemaProfessorship in SurgeryApril 26 marked the inauguration of theGeorge D. Zuidema Professorship in Surgery.John D. Birkmeyer, M.D., a professor of sur-gery, was named the first Zuidema Professor.

Birkmeyer received his medical degree fromHarvard Medical School in 1989, then com-pleted a general surgery residency and an NIH-funded research fellowship in medicalinformatics at Dartmouth Medical School. Hejoined the Dartmouth faculty in 1996 andwent on to become associate professor of sur-gery and chief of the Section of GeneralSurgery. In January of this year, he joined theU-M faculty as a professor of surgery, with a

Gretchen Ruth Batra (daughter of J. Griswold and Margery Hopkins Ruth), David Pinsky and Tom Ruth (son ofthe Ruths)

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Pinsky is a well-recognizedinvestigator in the field ofendothelial cell function in

vascular disease who focuseshis research on the molecularmechanism of ischemia and

reperfusion injury.

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clinical practice focused on advanced laparo-scopic surgery.

Birkmeyer’s research has focused on surgicaloutcomes, quality of care, and health policy;he has authored more than 90 articles forpeer-reviewed publications, including the NewEngland Journal of Medicine, Lancet and theJournal of the American Medical Association.He is on the editorial board of the journalSurgery and serves as a principal investigatoron grants from the Agency for HealthcareResearch and Quality and the National CancerInstitute, both aimed at understanding whysurgical outcomes vary among hospitals andsurgeons.

The Zuidema Professorship in Surgery was cre-ated to honor George D. Zuidema, M.D., whoenjoyed a long and fruitful career at Michigan.During his tenure, the new University Hospitalwas built, as well as two medical researchbuildings and the Cancer and Geriatric Centerbuilding. Throughout his career, Zuidema main-tained his interest in general surgery — includ-ing portal hypertension, gastrointestinaldiseases and trauma — as well as interests inhealth care research and administration.Zuidema’s skill as a surgeon, and his dedica-tion as a researcher, educator and administra-tor at the University of Michigan, continue tomake a difference to this day.

The Herbert Sloan CollegiateProfessorship in CardiacSurgeryA pioneer in thoracic surgery, Herbert E. Sloan,M.D. (Residency 1949), has devoted hiscareer to medicine at Michigan, and to forgingone of the finest thoracic surgery services in the country. On May 6, a collegiate ➤

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Birkmeyer’s research has focused on surgical

outcomes, quality of care,and health policy; he is

currently investigating why surgical outcomes vary among

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professorship in Sloan’s name was inaugu-rated, and G. Michael Deeb, M.D., a nationallyand internationally recognized surgeon, educa-tor and investigator, was named the first holderof the Sloan Professorship.

Deeb earned his medical degree from theUniversity of Pittsburgh in 1975, where he alsocompleted a residency in cardiothoracic sur-gery. He served on the faculty of TempleUniversity for four years before coming to theUniversity of Michigan in 1986 as an assistantprofessor of surgery. He was named professorin 1996. His exceptional work at Michigan hasincluded positions as director of theHeart/Lung Transplant and Artificial DevicesProgram and director of adult cardiac surgery.In 1995, Deeb established the aortic valveand aneurysm clinic in the Department ofSurgery; one year later, he was named co-director of the Heart Care Program.

Deeb’s clinical interests include transplanta-tion and adult cardiac surgery, with emphasison thoracic aortic disease. He has extensiveinterest and experience in aortic arch surgeryand hypothermic circulatory arrest for aorticreplacement. He assisted in the establishmentof the International Registry for AorticDissection, and is considered a leadingauthority on aortic valves, aortic aneurysmsand aortic dissections. Deeb was among thefirst surgeons in the country to successfullyperform a heart/lung transplant, single anddouble lung transplants, and to insert a totalartificial heart and implantable mechanicalassist device.

Throughout a career that began at U-M in1949 and ended with his 1987 retirement,Herbert Sloan’s tireless work here has con-

tributed to dramatic advances in the field ofthoracic surgery. He was among the first of thenation’s thoracic surgeons to perform success-ful open-heart surgery in its earliest days, themid-1950s. The Society of Thoracic Surgeonshonored Sloan with a Distinguished ServiceAward and established the Herbert SloanCommemorative Lectureship in Thoracic andVascular Surgery in his honor. He also receivedDistinguished Service Awards from the JohnsHopkins University School of Medicine andfrom the University of Michigan Medical CenterAlumni Society.

The Herbert Sloan Collegiate Professorshipwas established by friends, faculty and grate-ful patients to honor the career achievementsof this great Michigan physician.

The Robert W. BrearProfessorship in NeurologyRobert Brear lived a quiet life. A pattern makerat General Motors for four decades, he nevermarried, had only a few friends and lived sim-ply and frugally in a small house in Rochester,Michigan. But Brear had two secret passions:a talent and drive for investing that filled hishours, and a desire to make a difference in theworld.

Brear died in 2001. Early the following year,the University of Michigan was contacted byBrear’s lawyer with surprising news: his clienthad left his entire estate — nearly $4 million —to the Department of Neurology in the medicalschool, apparently in appreciation for the carehis father had received from a University ofMichigan physician many years earlier. On June23, David J. Fink, M.D., was installed as thefirst Brear Professor of Neurology.

Fink received his undergraduate degree fromYale and his medical degree from the HarvardMedical School in 1974. Following an intern-ship and residency in internal medicine at theMassachusetts General Hospital and a post-doctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of

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Deeb’s clinical interests include transplantation andadult cardiac surgery, with

emphasis on thoracic aorticdisease. He is considered aleading authority on aortic

valves, aortic aneurysms andaortic dissections.

A leader in the field of gene therapy for neurological

disease, Fink has devotedmuch of his career to the development of modifiedviruses that can be used

as vectors to deliver genes to the nervous system.

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Health, he completed a residency in neurology at the University ofCalifornia, San Francisco. He is board-certified in both internal medicineand neurology.

Fink joined the U-M Department ofNeurology in 1982. In 1994, hemoved to the University of Pittsburghwhere he served as professor of neu-rology and professor of moleculargenetics and biochemistry. In March2004, Fink returned to Michigan.

A leader in the field of gene therapyfor neurological disease, Fink hasdevoted much of his career to thedevelopment of modified viruses thatcan be used as vectors to delivergenes to the nervous system. In col-laboration with his wife, Marina Mata,M.D., also a professor of neurology, hehas published studies of gene trans-fer in animal models of Parkinson’sdisease, spinal cord and nerve rootinjury, peripheral neuropathy andchronic pain. The first application ofthis novel approach to the treatmentof pain is moving toward a humantrial.

The William K. andDelores S. BrehmProfessorship in Type 1Diabetes ResearchOn October 21, the U-M Medical School inau-gurated the William K. and Delores S. BrehmProfessorship in Type 1 Diabetes Research,and installed Peter Arvan, M.D., as the firstBrehm Professor.

Arvan received his undergraduate degree fromCornell University and his medical degree andhis doctorate in cell biology in 1984 from theYale University School of Medicine. After com-pleting an internship in internal medicine atthe North Carolina Memorial Hospital inChapel Hill, he pursued his residency andresearch fellowship in endocrinology at Yale.Arvan served for eight years on the faculty ofHarvard University, and for seven years on thefaculty of the Albert Einstein College ofMedicine in the Bronx. He came to the

University of Michigan, together with his entireresearch team, in 2003.

Arvan’s laboratory is focused on increasingmedicine’s understanding of insulin, its syn-thesis, its secretion and how pancreatic betacells survive both in normal individuals andpeople with diabetes. He is the principal inves-

tigator on two NIH-funded RO1 grants,and a recipient of an AmericanDiabetes Association Award and aCareer Scientist Award. His bibliographyreflects 43 peer-reviewed publicationsin highly regarded scientific journals. Heacts as a reviewer for 15 specialty jour-nals and is currently on the board of thepublications Thyroid and the AmericanJournal of Physiology: Endocrinologyand Metabolism. He is a member ofnumerous national and internationalscientific societies and is frequentlyinvited to speak at national and inter-national conferences. Arvan has lec-tured in cell biology and histology aswell as in endocrinology and patho-physiology. In the one year he has beenat Michigan,Arvan is already making hismark as an extraordinary clinician, atireless researcher, and a devoted men-tor to the University of Michigan med-ical students he teaches and thepost-doctoral candidates with whom heworks.

This professorship is the result of theprofound generosity and commitmentof William and Dolores “Dee” Brehm,whose involvement with the U-MMedical School began over 50 yearsago when Dee, then a student atEastern Michigan University, was diag-

nosed with diabetes at University Hospital. Theexcellent care she received then, together withMichigan’s longtime, stellar reputation for care-ful, intrepid research in the field of endocrinemedicine and the Brehms’ fervent desire tohelp find a cure for the disease, led theBrehms to establish the professorship. BillBrehm is chairman emeritus of SRA Inter-national, a pioneering information technologyconsulting and systems integration companybased in Fairfax, Virginia.

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Front: Bill and Dee BrehmBack: Peter Arvan with son, Timothy Arvan, and wife, Amy Chang

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Arvan’s laboratory is focused on increasing

medicine’s understanding of insulin, its synthesis, its

secretion, and how pancreaticbeta cells survive both in normal individuals and people with diabetes.