Department of Medicine Faculty Honors - 2007-08

New Appointees To Endowed Chairs And Professorships: 

Anna Lois Waters Endowed Chair in Rheumatology - Robert H. Carter, MD

Ruth Lawson Hanson Chair of Medicine in Diabetes and Metabolism -
Stuart J. Frank, MD

Eleanor E. Kidd Chair for Primary Care Medicine - Douglas Carroll Tilt, MD

Tinsley R. Harrison Endowed Professor in Medical Research Education -
Gustavo Heudebert, MD

Faculty Elected To Southern Society For Clinical Investigation

Sumant Chugh, MD, FASN

Britt B. Newsome, MD, MSPH

Ivan D. Maya, MD, FACP

The Max Cooper Award For Research Excellence

Jeroan J. Allison, MD

S. Louis Bridges, Jr., MD, PhD

John C. Chatham, PhD

Paul A. Goepfert, MD

The C. Glenn Cobbs, MD - Edwin A. Rutsky, MD Award For Clinical Excellence

David S. Gettinger, MD

Louis W. Heck, Jr., MD

Craig J. Hoesley, MD

James E. Johnson, MD

F. Stanford Massie, MD

Peter G. Pappas, MD

Mark A. Stafford, MD

Jose A. Tallaj, MD

Ashita J. Tolwani, MD

Lisa L. Willett, MD

The Department Of Medicine Awards In Recognition Of Teaching Excellence

Outstanding Teaching Divisions

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine

Division of General Internal Medicine

Division of Infectious Diseases

Top Ten Teacher Awards

William A. Curry, MD

Mark T. Dransfield, MD

Andrew E. Epstein, MD

Carlos Estrada, MD

Gustavo R. Heudebert, MD

Craig J. Hoesley, MD

James E. Johnson, MD

Jason L. Morris, MD

Ashita J. Tolwani, MD

Lisa L. Willett, MD

Outstanding Teachers in the Divisions

Cardiovascular Disease

Robert P Robichaux, MD

Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics

Douglas Heimburger, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

T. Brooks Vaughan, MD

Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Brendan M. McGuire, MD

General Internal Medicine

F. Stanford Massie Jr, MD

Gerontology, Geriatric & Palliative Care

Kellie L. Flood, MD

Hematology & Oncology

Lisle M. Nabell, MD

Infectious Diseases

Peter G. Pappas, MD

Nephrology

Denyse Thornley-Brown, MD

Preventive Medicine

Stefan G Kertesz, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine

K. Randall Young, MD

Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology

Louis W. Heck, Jr., MD
 

Hughes Evans, MD, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education announced that Craig Hoesley, MD has been appointed Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, effective July 1, 2008.  Dr. Hoesley will be taking over the position previously held by Roger Berkow, MD, who has provided outstanding leadership in many areas of medical education, both locally and nationally.  Dr. Hoesley is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases.  He has been the clerkship director of the Internal Medicine clerkship for many years, garnering many teaching awards both individually and for the clerkship.  His teaching has been singled out on a yearly basis both at the annual Argus Society awards ceremony as well as at many graduations and other university-wide events.  He has played a key role on medical education committees at UAB and currently chairs the Integrated Medical Sciences subcommittee of the Medical Education Committee.  In addition, his involvement and leadership extend nationally.  His organizational skills, leadership abilities, and reputation as an outstanding and compassionate clinician make him an excellent choice for this position.

On Thursday, May 1, Patricia Goode, MD (second from left) received the Continence Care Champion award from the National Association For Continence (NAFC). The presentation was made by geriatrician Catherine DuBeau, MD, who is currently serving on the NAFC Board of Directors and a past Continence Care Champion award recipient.  NAFC bestows this award upon leaders in the field of incontinence through their accomplishments in research, advancement of clinical practice, and education. The AGS Board of Directors nominated members of its society who play an integral role in the development of continence care. Subsequently, a specially selected committee comprised of members of the NAFC Board of Directors chose Dr. Goode from the original nominees.

Delighted to induct Dr. Goode into NAFC’s Continence Care Champion Hall of Fame, Executive Director Nancy Muller shares one of the many reasons Dr. Goode stood out during the selection process of this award, stating, “[Dr. Goode’s] classroom teaching experience has demonstrated the breadth of her talents and intellect, to include such tough topics as the medical ethics of ‘medical futility’ and ‘assisted dying.’”

Dr. Goode is a physician and professor of medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She serves as the Education Director of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, the Clinical Training Coordinator of Geriatric Medicine, and as a member of the UAB Genitourinary and Genitorectal Disorders Centers Executive Committee. Her investigations include behavioral treatment for overactive bladder in men, mobility among older African Americans and Whites, and perioperative pelvic floor rehabilitation. She has published 62 manuscripts in peer reviewed journals, authored or contributed chapters for 17 books in this field, and presented dozens of papers at scientific national and international meetings.

Nanda is New President of Society of Geriatric Cardiology  2008

 Navin C. Nanda, MD, Professor, UAB Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Director of the UAB Heart Station/Echocardiography Laboratories and senior scientist in the UAB Center for Aging, has been named president of the Society of Geriatric Cardiology by its board of directors.

Nanda, who will hold the position for one year, is internationally known for his pioneering work in echocardiography and for advancing the development of cardiology.
“It is a distinct honor to be named president of the society,” Nanda said. “With the support of my colleagues, I hope to be able to advance the society with initiatives that fulfill its mission to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease in older people and improve the care of older adults with cardiovascular disease.”

Nanda has been at UAB since 1984. He has more than 700 scientific publications, authored 13 books and video textbooks and has given more than 2,000 lectures and presentations. He also has been listed in Best Doctors in America since 1994.  In addition to his work with the Society of Geriatric Cardiology, Nanda is editor-in-chief of Echocardiography: A Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques, and is founding president of the American Association of Cardiologists of Indian Origin.
He also has served two terms as a director of the Association of Black Cardiologists, is a Fellow of the Society of Geriatric Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and president and Distinguished Fellow of the International Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound.

Nanda was the first recipient of the Tufts University Award in Echocardiography, and he received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2006. He also has received The Bridge Award from the Association of Black Cardiologists, Citizen of Rome by the mayor of Rome, Italy, the Andreas R. Gruntzig Award by the Swiss Society of Cardiology, the Prince of Echocardiography of the Heart and Blood Vessels award by the Italian Society of Echocardiography and the Echocardiographer of the Millennium award from the Argentinean Society of Cardiology. He also has been honored by the United Arab Emirates and the Emirates Society of Cardiology for pioneering lifetime contributions to the advancement of cardiology.

 Nanda is a graduate of Bombay University and received his training in cardiology at National Heart Hospital in London and at the University of Rochester in Rochester, N.Y.

The Society of Geriatric Cardiology is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. It was founded in 1987 and today is the leading association in the world focusing on the special issues and needs of geriatric cardiology.  

DOM Faculty Recognized at 13th Annual Argus Awards Presentations

 On Monday, April 28th, the University of Alabama School of Medicine hosted the 13th Annual Argus Awards presented by the University of Alabama Medical Alumni Association.  During the evening, mentors, courses, professors, and clerkships were all recognized for their outstanding service to medical education.  A large number of Department of Medicine faculty were chosen for Argus awards.

 Class of 2011

Best Lecturer in Cardiovascular:  Dr. Barry Rayburn

Best Lecturer in Pulmonary:  Dr. James Johnson

Best Lecturer in Fundamentals II:  Dr. Julian  C.
     Rayner

Best Organ System Module Directors: 
     Dr. Barry Rayburn (co-winner)
 

Class of 2010

Best Lecturer in Nutrition:  Dr. Douglas Heimburger

Best Lecturer in Bacteriology:  Dr. Craig Hoesley

Best Course Director:  Dr. Douglas Heimburger

Correlative Pathology Awards for Class of 2009

Best Lecturer in Pulmonary Pathology: 
     Dr. Jim Johnson

Best Lecturer in Urinary/Renal Pathology: 
     Dr. Ashita Tolwani
 

Birmingham Campus Awards for the Class of 2009

Best Resident/Intern in Internal Medicine: 
     Dr. Bryan Wells
Best Attending in Internal Medicine: 
     Dr. Craig Hoesley

Best Clerkship:  Internal Medicine
 

Class of 2008 (all campuses):

Best Department:  Internal Medicine

Special Award:

Dr. Christopher Truss Award for Service: 
Dr. Christopher Truss

Mentor honorees for 2007—2008 academic year:

Dr. Richard Allman, Dr. Laura Bachmann, Dr. John Baddley, Dr. Joseph Barney

Dr. Donna Bearden, Dr. Analia Castiglioni, Dr. Stuart Cohen, Dr. Andrew Duxbury

Dr. Amit Gaggar, Dr. Paul Goepfert, Dr. Craig Hoesley, Dr. Thomas Houston

Dr. John Kennedy, Dr. Michael Kilby, Dr. David Kimberlin, Dr. Kevin Leon

Dr. Katie Romp, Dr. Harry Schroeder, Jr., Dr. Waid Shelton, Dr. Erin Snyder

Dr. Brooks Vaughan, III, Dr. David Warnock

Edward W. Hook, III, MD, Professor in Infectious Diseases, has received the annual 2008 Thomas Parran Award from the American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association at the 2008 National STD prevention Conference in Chicago, IL on March 12th.  The Thomas Parran Award recognizes lifetime accomplishments in prevention and research in STDs.  It is named for Thomas Parran, the groundbreaking U.S. Surgeon General who first made the country aware of its uncontrolled syphilis epidemic in the 1930s and 1940s and is the architect of modern approaches to STD prevention. 

O. Dale Williams, PhD, Professor and Associate Director, Preventive Medicine, has been selected as a Fellow of the Society for Clinical Trials.  The Society established this new title in 2006 to acknowledge and recognize Society members who have made significant contributions to the advancement of clinical trials and who have the admiration of an entire generation of peers.  Nominees were evaluated on the basis of their contributions to the advancement of clinical trials in one of more of the following areas:  methodological development; trial coordination, conduct or leadership; education; ethics; promotion of a better understanding by the general public of the importance of randomized clinical trials; and/or service to the Society.  The Awards Ceremony will be held on May 19th in St. Louis.

Three Department of Medicine Faculty Receive Dean’s
Mentoring Awards

Ray Ideker, MD, PhD

John Mountz, MD, PhD

Dr. Ray Ideker, Professor, Cardiovascular Disease, Dr. John Mountz, Professor, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, and Dr. Dale Williams, Professor, Preventive Medicine, were selected as recipients of the inaugural Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentorship.   “This award recognizes faculty members who have been outstanding mentors, advisors and role models to the students and trainees with whom they have worked,” said Bryan Noe, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School and creator of the award.

This past fall, the Graduate School invited current and former undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to nominate faculty whom they believe provided excellent mentorship. For a faculty member to be selected for the award, at least three letters of nomination had to be submitted on their behalf.

The schools with selected faculty are Education, Nursing, Medicine, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Social & Behavioral Sciences and the Joint Health Science departments.

The nominators were asked to consider personal characteristics, excellence in teaching and communication and mentoring characteristics in considering whom to recommend for the award.  Among the characteristics of an outstanding mentor documented in the nomination letters:   demonstrates effective leadership skills, Is enthusiastic, Is respectful, makes difficult information and concepts understandable, welcomes questions and alternative interpretations, believes in the importance of mentoring, provides inspiration and optimism, encourages creative thinking, celebrates trainee successes, and  serves as a role model.

Nephrology Faculty Elected to Southern Society for Clinical Investigation

Sumant Chugh, MD, FASN, Associate Professor, Division of Nephrology, was born in Chandigarh India, and received his medical degree from Christian Medical College in Ludhiana, India, in 1990. He did his residency in Internal Medicine at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, India and at Newton – Wellesley Hospital, Newton MA, followed by a Nephrology Fellowship at Boston University Medical Center. He was appointed Instructor in Medicine at Boston University in 1999, and then moved to Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine as Assistant Professor of Medicine in 2000. He joined the Division of Nephrology at UAB as Associate Professor of Medicine in 2007. He is a prior recipient of the ASN Carl W. Gottschalk Research Scholar Award (2002), the NKF Young Investigator Grant Award (2004) and the Faculty Recognition Award (2004), and has been a NIH funded investigator since 2001.
 

Britt B. Newsome, MD, MSPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology, received his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia and completed his residency and internship at UAB.   He completed a fellowship from the Agency for Health Research and Quality, National Research Service Award Fellowship in Health Services and Outcomes Research, Division of Preventive Medicine in 2004 and a fellowship in the Division of Nephrology in 2006.  Dr. Newsome received his MSPH degree at UAB School of Public Health in 2005.  His research   focuses on racial disparities and quality improvement for patients with chronic kidney disease.

Ivan D. Maya, MD, FACP, Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology, received his medical degree from the Juan N. Corpas School of Medicine, Suba, D. E. Columbia and completed his internship and residency at UAB in 1997.  He completed his fellowship in 2004 in the Division of Nephrology.  Dr. Maya, who has a secondary appointment in the Department of Radiology, was appointed Associate Director of Interventional Nephrology in 2004.