Mary McDermott, MD, ’92 GME, and Shyam Prabhakaran, MD, were each awarded funding of more than $1 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Frank Gonzalez-Crussi, MD, professor emeritus in Pathology and former head of laboratories at Children’s Memorial Hospital, is the first American to receive the Merck Literary Award in the essay category for his book “Carrying the Heart. Exploring the Worlds Within Us.”
Dudley S. Childress, PhD, professor emeritus of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, passed away on August 6. He was a pioneer in prosthetic, orthotic and assistive device technology.
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.