Susan Adelman, MD, associate professor of surgery, has been elected to the American Medical Association Board of Trustees.
Seemant Chaturvedi, MD, assistant professor of neurology, has been appointed to the executive committee for the American Academy of Neurology section on stroke and vascular neurology. He also made two presentations to the American Academy of Neurology. They were entitled, "Circadian Variation in Ischemic Stroke Subtypes" and "PET Study of Serotonin Synthesis in Patients with Migraine-Related Stroke. He also made two presentations at the European Stroke Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland. Those presentations were "Stroke in Women Taking DepoProvera Contraception" and "Activated Protein C Resistance in Young African Americans with Stroke."
Harry Chugani, MD, professor of pediatrics, neurology and radiology, was an invited speaker at a conference entitled "The First Years Last Forever: Business Leaders’ Forum on Early Childhood Development" held in July.
Fernando Diaz, MD, PhD, professor and chair of neurological surgery, chaired the annual Michigan Association of Neurological Surgeons meeting in June.
Joseph Dogariu, PhD, director of admissions, presented "Diversity and Affirmative Action: Past, Present and Future" to the Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Student Affairs national conference. We was also an invited participant at the Gold and Macy Foundations where he presented "Selecting Humanistic Candidates for Medical School."
Joseph Dunbar, PhD, professor and chair of physiology, was the keynote speaker for the 95th annual meeting of the North Carolina Academy of Science.
Mark Evans, MD, professor and vice-chief of ob/gyn, and professor in pathology and the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, organized a Nobel Foundation Mini Symposium on Fetal Medicine in Stockholm, Sweden.
Kenneth Ginsburg, MD, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, has been chosen to participate in the first class of the Association of Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) and Solvay Pharmaceuticals Educational Scholars Development Program. The 15-month program is designed to help ob/gyn professors teach women’s health more effectively.
Alan Gruskin, MD, professor and chair of pediatrics, created the International Pediatric Chairs Association which held its first annual meeting in Amsterdam in August. In addition, Dr. Gruskin was asked by the American Academy of Pediatrics to be on the founding editorial board of its newest publication, Pediatric Grand Rounds.
Kenneth Honn, PhD, professor of radiation oncology, was awarded the Army Prostate Cancer Grant entitled "Bioactive Lipids: Role in Prostate Cancer Angiogenesis."
Mark Johnson, MD, associate professor in ob/gyn, pathology, and the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, was a featured speaker at the Nobel Foundation Mini Symposium on Fetal Medicine. He addressed prenatal evaluation and treatment of fetal obstructive uropathies.
Pamela Keenan, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences, was elected to fellow status in the American Psychological Association.
Priscilla Khoury, director of development and alumni affairs, has been chosen to participate in Leadership Detroit XX, a program that provides training for effective leadership in the 21st century.
Michael Klein, MD, professor of surgery, has been appointed surgeon-in-chief at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, where he will be responsible for all pediatric general surgery and all surgical services.
Sander Kushner, MD, assistant professor of family medicine, is among the first group of 50 physicians in the United States to learn a new less-invasive, no-scalpel procedure for vasectomies.
Kenneth Maiese, MD, associate professor in neurology, anatomy and cell biology, and the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, was an invited participant and discussant at the 21st Princeton Conference, "Momentum for the Next Millennium." This National Institutes of Health-sponsored conference focused on new research into cerebrovascular disease. Dr. Maiese was also selected as a Michigan University Faculty Investigator representative to participate in a series of forums hosted by Governor John Engler and the Kellogg and Dow Foundations to help formulate and maintain university and industry partnerships in the state of Michigan.
Faculty members from the department of neurological surgery attended the annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and made 32 presentations--more than any other neurosurgery department in the country.
William Pinsky, MD, associate dean for clinical affairs, has been appointed senior vice president and chief quality officer for The Detroit Medical Center.
Arthur Porter, MD, associate dean for health care initiatives, is president-elect of the American College of Radiation Oncology.
Krishna Sawhney, MD, associate professor of surgery, is president-elect of the Michigan State Medical Society. He will take over the presidency in June, 1999.
Craig Watson, MD, PhD, associate professor of neurology, made five presentations at the 23rd annual meeting of the Brazilian League of Epilepsy in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He also coordinated an interactive workshop there.
Peter Watson, Year IV student, has been elected to the American Medical Association House of Delegates representing the Michigan State Medical Society Medical Student Section.
Ross Zafonte, DO, assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, has been named associate chair of the department at the WSU School of Medicine. He has also been named chief of staff and senior medical director of The Detroit Medical Center’s Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan.