Recent achievements of Feinberg School of Medicine faculty and leaders
Oluwateniola E. Brown, MD, ’18 GME, assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Division of Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery and of Medical Education, has been named a Harold Amos Scholar by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, receiving a four-year postdoctoral research award. The Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program fosters support for individuals from historically marginalized backgrounds to become leaders in academic medicine and science by recognizing scholars who have attained high levels of academic leadership and serve as role models for future generations of investigators.
John Pandolfino, MD, chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the Department of Medicine and the Hans Popper Professor of Medicine, has been honored with this year’s American Gastroenterological Association Distinguished Mentor Award. The award recognizes Pandolfino’s significant contributions to the field of esophageal motility disorders and his valuable mentorship.
Glenn Ramsey, MD, director of Transfusion Medicine and professor of Pathology-Transfusion Medicine and Hemostasis in the Department of Pathology, received the College of American Pathologists Lifetime Achievement Award in May 2024 for his years of service and outstanding contributions in the area of transfusion medicine.
Tina Tan, MD, professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and medical director of the International Patient and Destination Services Program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, received the NCCN Award for Outstanding Contribution from the National Cancer Collaborative Network in July 2024.
Rajit Basu, MD, MS, chief of Critical Care in the Department of Pediatrics and the Posy and John Krehbiel Professor in Critical Care Medicine, received the Presidential Citation from the Society of Critical Care Medicine in August 2024.
Joshua Rosenow, MD, professor of Neurological Surgery, Neurology, and of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, received the Presidential Award from the North American Neuromodulation Society in October 2024.
Debra Weese-Mayer, ’79 ’81 GME, MD, The Beatrice Cummings Mayer Professor of Pediatric Autonomic Medicine and professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Critical Care, has been named a Fellow of the American Thoracic Society.
Eve Feinberg, MD, professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, has received the Women’s Council Distinguished Service Award from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
Uchenna Ewulonu, MD, assistant professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Hospital-Based Medicine, received the 2024 Pediatric Hospital Medicine Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award from the American Pediatric Association.
Mohammad Hosseini, PhD, assistant professor of Preventive Medicine in the Division of Biostatistics & Informatics, was elected to the board of directors of the Association for Professional and Practical Ethics.
Dana M. Thompson, MD, MS, MBA, chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology in the Department of Otolaryngology and the Lauren D. Holinger, MD, Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology, has been inducted into the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and Foundation’s Hall of Distinction for her commitment to actualizing patient centric, value-based, and equitable care delivery models.
Johanna Melo-Cardenas, ’18 PhD, assistant professor of Pathology, is the recipient of a Career Development Achievement Award from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). The Career Development Achievement Awards go to select scientists who have received LLS research grants through the Career Development Program (CDP). These awards recognize investigators at different stages of their careers whose innovative scientific work has the power to improve outcomes for blood cancer patients for decades to come.
Amy Paller, MS, MD, chair of the Department of Dermatology, Director of Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-Based Center, and Walter J. Hamlin Professor of Dermatology in the Division of Pediatric Dermatology, was recently elected president of the American Dermatological Association (ADA). The ADA is the largest, most influential, and most representative of all dermatologic associations.
Linda Teplin, PhD, vice chair for research in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, the Owen L. Coon Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, received the 2024 American Public Health Association Award for Excellence for her lifelong research on the racial and ethnic disparities in incarceration and their consequences for mental and physical health.
