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Every year the Health Sciences program honors an outstanding undergraduate student and graduate student for their excellence in academics, service, and leadership. Katherine Lemming was the recipient of the health sciences outstanding undergraduate student award.
Jay Salpekar, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was interviewed by Medical Xpress about his research research examining whether psychiatric illness was more prominent in children who were unresponsive to anti-seizure medications and had seizures in the temporal…
Aviva Ellenstein, M.D., assistant clinical professor of neurology, was quoted for an article in Everyday Health's Health Matters with Dr. Sanjay Gupta about treatment options for patients with Parkinson's Disease.
Dr. Frank Miller served the SMHS community for more than 40 years, shaping the future careers of generations of medical students, including Luckmann. In his role as dean of students and curricular affairs from 1966 to 1973, Miller paved the way for women to enter medical school, markedly…
Alex Stagnaro-Green, M.D., senior associate dean for education and professor of medicine and obstetrics-gynecology, co-authored a commentary published in The Lancet, calling for greater public health policies to eradicate iodine deficiency in the U.K. and other developed countries, including the…
The American Psychiatric Association has presented Paramjit T. Joshi, M.D., with a Special Presidential Commendation for her long-standing contributions to psychiatric medicine, education and research, her international leadership on the mental health of children and adolescents, and her…
Rachel Moon, M.D., professor of pediatrics, commented on research finding that SIDS risk increased with co-sleeping. Moon was quoted by CBS News, Live Science and Examiner.com.
Hamid Shokoohi, M.D., assistant clinical professor of emergency medicine, discussed the benefits of using ultrasound-guided IV placement verses using a central line when staff cannot connect to a peripheral vein.
Ivor Horn, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, was featured by MedCity News as one of six thought leaders in the area of patient engagement.
Robert Hawley, Ph.D., chair of anatomy and cell biology, King Fahd Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology, and professor of anatomy and regenerative biology, was featured in Value-based Care in Myeloma for his recent research published in the Journal of American Hematology that may help…