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After three decades in basic science, a biologist circles back to medicine
The poet William Carlos Williams exalted the ordinary: “So much depends,” he wrote, “upon/a red wheel/barrow.” Seen from the vantage point of Pietro De Camilli, M.D., the seemingly unremarkable fact that cell membranes can bend into different shapes is likewise...
Pediatric Surgery announces arrival of new section chief
In March, the School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital (YNHCH) announced the appointment of Michael G. Caty, M.D., M.M.M., as chief of the Section of Pediatric Surgery and surgeon-in-chief at YNHCH.Caty...
Specialist in pancreatic cancer lauded for outstanding patient care
Ronald R. Salem, M.D., Lampman Professor of Surgery, professor of diagnostic radiology, and chief of the medical school’s Section of Surgical Oncology, is the recipient of the 2011 David J. Leffell Prize for Clinical...
Expert on the effects of post-traumatic stress named the inaugural Greenberg Professor
Steven M. Southwick, M.D., a widely recognized expert on the psychological and neurobiological effects of extreme psychological trauma, has been named the inaugural Greenberg Professor of Psychiatry, Post-Traumatic...
Biostatistician, substance abuse researcher is appointed Susan Dwight Bliss Professor
Heping Zhang, Ph.D., a specialist in research on substance use, statistical methods in genetic studies of substance use, and research training in mental health epidemiology, has been appointed as the Susan Dwight Bliss...
Biostatistician who focuses on genetics and molecular biology named Hiscock Professor
Hongyu Zhao, Ph.D., a biostatistician whose work is focused on developing mathematical, statistical, computational, and visualization tools needed to address scientific problems in molecular biology and genetics, has...
Environmental health scientist with a focus on cancer risks is designated Bliss Professor
Tongzhang Zheng, D.Sc., has been named the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Environmental Health Sciences in the School of Public Health. Zheng studies environmental pollution and human health, particularly in cancer...
Out & About
January 27, 2012 A reception was held in the medical school’s Historical Library honoring the appointment of Steven M. Southwick, M.D., as the first Greenberg Professor of Psychiatry, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Resilience (see related story). The professorship was created in 2010 with a gift from Glenn H. Greenberg, of the Yale College Class of 1968. (From left) Linda Vester Greenberg; Glenn Greenberg; Robert J. Alpern, M.D., dean and Ensign Professor of Medicine; and Southwick, also professor in the Child Study Center.
February 24, 2012 More than 70 second-year medical students participated in the production of this year’s Second-Year Show, titled “The iPocalypse.” Jessi Gold playing Margaret J. Bia, M.D., professor of medicine and director of the medical school’s Clinical Skills Program.
Alex Kula sang and played the guitar in the show’s finale.
Kelsey Loeliger and the Class of 2014 sang and danced in the show’s final musical number.
Samantha Wang, one of the show’s directors, played an evil management consultant hired by Deputy Dean for Education Richard Belitsky, M.D., the Harold W. Jockers Associate Professor of Medical Education and associate professor of psychiatry, who devises a plan to eliminate the venerable Yale System of medical education.
Loeliger (left) and Juliet Fraser (right) in the musical number “Defying Belitsky.”
February 28, 2012 At a panel discussion called “Personalized Medicine: How Far Off?”, sponsored jointly by Yale’s Office of Cooperative Research and the New Haven-based bioscience advocacy group CURE (Connecticut United for Research Excellence), medical school faculty and biotech entrepreneurs discussed the status and trajectory of medicine in the post-genomic age. Richard P. Lifton, M.D., Ph.D., chair and Sterling Professor of Genetics and professor of medicine.
Paul R. Pescatello, J.D., Ph.D., CEO of CURE, moderated the discussion.
Thomas J. Lynch, M.D., Richard Sackler and Jonathan Sackler Professor of Medicine, director of Yale Cancer Center, and physician-in-chief of Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven.
March 16, 2012 Each spring, fourth-year students at medical schools across the country eagerly anticipate Match Day, when students receive word of acceptance in residency training programs. At Yale, medical students gathered with friends, family, and faculty members in Harkness Ballroom to await the news. Alisse Hauspurg and a friend share a hug.
(From left) Alicia Little, Charisse Orme, and Katherine Uyhazi.
Julius Oatts (left) and Lilangi Ediriwickrema.
Whitney Sheen.
(From left) Adelina Hung, Fayola Edwards, and Odayme Quesada.
April 9, 2012 This year’s David J. Leffell Prize for Clinical Excellence was awarded to Ronald R. Salem, M.D., Lampman Professor of Surgery professor of diagnostic radiology, and chief of the Section of Surgical Oncology (see related story, page 2). Pictured here at a reception in the medical school’s Historical Library are (from left) Salem’s mother-in-law, Blanche Feldman; Salem; Salem’s wife, Sharon Salem; and son, Daniel Salem.
