Eighteen School of Medicine faculty were honored Jan. 29 at the 2009 Distinguished Faculty Awards ceremony at the Eric P. Newman Education Center.
This is the second year for the awards, which were created to recognize outstanding achievements in clinical care, community service, research and teaching.
Photo by Robert Boston
Eugene H. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D. (left), professor of psychiatry, and Abby S. Hollander, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, congratulate each other after receiving Distinguished Faculty Awards Jan. 29. Rubin and Hollander were among 18 faculty honored for patient care, education, research and community service. More photos from the event can be found at mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/13415.html.
The 18 recipients were selected from 49 nominees.
“These dedicated and talented individuals have made significant and lasting contributions to the School of Medicine,” said Larry J. Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine. “Our awardees’ efforts have touched the personal and professional lives of countless patients, families, colleagues and trainees. In the process, they have enriched our academic community and beyond in immeasurable ways.”
The award recipients are as follows:
Distinguished Clinician Awards
L. Michael Brunt, M.D., professor of surgery
Steven A. Edmundowicz, M.D., professor of medicine
Diane F. Merritt, M.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology
Robert J. Rothbaum, M.D., professor of pediatrics
René Tempelhoff, M.D., professor of anesthesiology and of neurological surgery
Distinguished Educator Awards
Clinical Fellow Mentoring
Gerald Medoff, M.D., emeritus professor of medicine and of microbiology
Graduate Student Teaching
Carolyn Baum, Ph.D., the Elias Michael Director of the Program in Occupational Therapy and professor of occupational therapy and of neurology
House Staff Teaching
Eugene H. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D., professor of psychiatry
Postdoctoral Research Mentoring
Andrew C. Heath, D. Phil., the Spencer T. Olin Professor of Psychiatry and associate professor of genetics
Distinguished Community Service Awards
F. Sessions Cole, M.D., the Park J. White, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics and professor of cell biology and physiology
David B. Gray, Ph.D., associate professor of occupational therapy and of neurology
Abby S. Hollander, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics
Distinguished Investigator Awards
Maurizio Corbetta, M.D., the Norman J. Stupp Professor of Neurology and professor of radiology and of anatomy and neurobiology
Fanxin Long, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and of developmental biology
Robert P. Mecham, Ph.D., the Alumni Endowed Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology and professor of medicine, of pediatrics and of biomedical engineering
Kenneth M. Murphy, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pathology and immunology
Joseph H. Steinbach, Ph.D., the Russell D. and Mary B. Shelden Professor of Anesthesiology and professor of anatomy and neurobiology
The Daniel P. Schuster Award for Distinguished Work in Clinical and Translational Science
Michael R. DeBaun, M.D., the Ferring Family Chair in Pediatric Cancer and Related Disorders and professor of pediatrics, of neurology and of biostatistics