Ali Shilatifard, PhD, has been named the Robert Francis Furchgott Professor of Biochemistry and the Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics.
Jeremiah Stamler, MD, founding chair and professor emeritus of Preventive Medicine, was named the 2014 recipient of the American Heart Association’s Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award.
Michel Kliot, MD, an expert and leader in peripheral nerve disorders, joined Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine as a professor in Neurological Surgery.
Sherman Elias, MD, ’78 GME, former chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology and professor emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology-Clinical Genetics, passed away on July 14. He was 67.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Lake Forest Hospital continue to earn national recognition as part of the U.S. News & World Report ranking of America’s Best Hospitals.
With 29 researchers on the list – six of them scientists from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine – Northwestern ranks 14th among institutions with the highest number of highly cited researchers.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has joined a research network funded by the American Heart Association to promote cardiovascular health and prevent death from heart disease and strokes.
Brigid Dolan, MD, and Bernice Ruo, MD, both assistant professors in General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, received the 2014 Augusta Webster Fellowship.