Three Feinberg faculty members have been inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI):
Josh Levitsky, MD, ’08 MS, professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Huiping Liu, MD, PhD, associate professor of Pharmacology and of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology.
Daniela Ladner, MD, MPH, the John Benjamin Murphy Professor of Surgery and vice chair of research and innovation in the Department of Surgery.
Two Feinberg faculty members have been inducted into the Association of American Physicians (AAP):
Mercedes Carnethon, PhD, the vice chair and Mary Harris Thompson Professor of Preventive Medicine and of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, has been awarded the Paula H. Stern Award for Outstanding Women in Science and Medicine by the Northwestern Medical Women Faculty Organization.
Stephanie Eisenbarth, MD, PhD, chief of Allergy and Immunology in the Department of Medicine and the Roy and Elaine Patterson Professor of Medicine.
Sandra Weintraub, PhD, professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Division of Psychology and associate director of the Northwestern Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center in the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease, was recently appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law.
Daniel Arango, PhD, assistant professor of Pharmacology and member of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, was among just 15 scientists named Searle Scholars for 2023. The Searle Scholars Program supports high-risk, high-reward research in the biomedical sciences and chemistry.
Mario Shields, PhD, research assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, has received the first Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University Diversity Scholars Award, established to actively support the growth and success of high-achieving, academically ambitious postdoctoral fellows and non-tenure track faculty who are underrepresented in medicine.
Eric Russell, MD, professor of Radiology, Neurological Surgery, Otolaryngology, and Neurology in the Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, received the lifetime achievement award from the American Board of Radiology for his decades of service in education.
Joseph Bass, MD, PhD, the Charles F. Kettering Professor of Medicine and chief of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine in the Department of Medicine, was awarded the Roy O. Greep Award for Outstanding Research from the Endocrine Society for his contributions to research in endocrinology, and also received the Sleep Research Society’s Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award, which recognizes a seminal research discovery that has significantly impacted the sleep and circadian research field.
Vitaliy Poylin, MD, associate professor of Surgery, was a recipient of the 2023 Northwestern Medicine Humanitarian Award.
Senta Berggruen, MD, associate professor of Radiology and Medical Education, was awarded the Society of Abdominal Radiology’s Inaugural Diversity Equity and Inclusion Achievement Award.
Each year, Feinberg’s Medical Faculty Council recognizes the importance of mentorship with the Mentor of the Year Award. This year’s recipients include:
Judith Moskowitz, PhD, MPH, professor of Medical Social Sciences, and
Daniela Ladner, MD, MPH, the John Benjamin Murphy Professor of Surgery and vice chair of research and innovation in the Department of Surgery.
Feinberg’s chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society welcomed new faculty members in a ceremony on March 15, recognizing outstanding educational achievement and significant contributions to medicine:
Apkar Apkarian, PhD, director of the Center for Translational Pain Research and professor of Neuroscience, Anesthesiology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation;
Brenda Bohnsack, MD, PhD, the Lillian Sherman Cowen Reiger and Harold L.S. Cowen Research Professor of Pediatric Ophthalmology and chief of Pediatric Ophthalmology in the Department of Ophthalmology;
Daniel Borja-Cacho, MD, ‘22 MSc, assistant professor of Surgery in the Division of Organ Transplantation; and
Patricia Franklin, MD, MPH, MBA, of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology and of Orthopaedic Surgery.
