Byline: Nicole Mladic
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Leading Inflammatory Skin Disease Expert Named Chair of Dermatology
Leading inflammatory skin disease expert Wilson Liao, MD, professor and associate vice chair of research in the Department of Dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), has been named chair and Walter J. Hamlin Professor of Dermatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, effective May 1, 2027.
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Alpern Named Chair of Pediatrics
Elizabeth “Libby” Alpern, MD, MSCE, has been named the Founders’ Board Centennial Chair of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
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Pioneering Brain Injury Expert and Leading Voice in Rehabilitation Medicine Named New Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Nationally recognized brain injury expert and distinguished physiatrist Flora Hammond, MD, chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Indiana University School of Medicine and chief of medical affairs at the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, has been named the Paul B. Magnuson Professor and chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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Eminent Epidemiologist Mercedes Carnethon Named Chair of Preventive Medicine
Mercedes Carnethon, PhD, vice chair and Mary Harris Thompson Professor of Preventive Medicine and co-chair of the Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure Committee at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, has been named chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine, effective September 1.
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Lloyd-Jones Announces He is Stepping Down as Chair of Preventive Medicine
Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, the Eileen M. Foell Professor, has announced that he will be stepping down as chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at the end of this academic year, after 15 years of service in the role.
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New Leadership in the Department of Medicine
Douglas E. Vaughan, MD, has announced his intention to step down as chair of The Department of Medicine, effective September 1; Susan Quaggin, MD, has been named as his successor.
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Automated Reminders Increase Rate of Colon Cancer Screenings in Low-Income Communities
A Northwestern Medicine study finds more frequent testing combined with automated reminders yields dramatic improvements in colorectal cancer screening rates among low-income and minority communities.
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MRI Shows How Learning is an Active Process
Study finds that decisions individuals make during learning greatly influence how well the brain retains information.
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Talented Group of New PhD Students Arrives on Campus
More than 70 students join programs ranging in focus from neuroscience to clinical psychiatry.
