Calcific Aortic Stenosis: Bringing Discoveries from the Lab to the Clinic In its seminar series supporting translational research efforts at Northwestern, the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Science (NUCATS) Institute recently featured Nalini Rajamannan, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology. Her talk, “Calcific Aortic Stenosis: A Disease Ready for Primetime,” traced[…]

Opening Doors tells the stories of four pioneering African American surgeons and educators who exemplify excellence in their fields and believe in continuing the journey of excellence through the education and mentoring of younger physicians and surgeons. Dr. Pugh modestly expressed disbelief at being included in the exhibit with such “larger than life” surgeon/educator pioneers.[…]