2019-20 Dahod Awards Announced
Congratulations to Drs. Dennis Jones, Sovannarith Korm, Joshua D. Campbell, Bob Varelas and William Evan Johnson!
Category: Faculty Affairs
Mary Daly, MD, Named President of the New England Ophthalmological Society
Dr. Daly is the sixth woman and the first VA chief to hold this position since the Society’s inception in 1884.
Jennifer Luebke, PhD, Appointed Waterhouse Professor and Chair, Anatomy & Neurobiology
Her work, continuously funded for more than 20 years, has identified specific characteristics of neurons and mechanisms underlying vulnerability of neurons in normal and pathological aging.
John Polk Appointed Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion
He will lead the BUSM Diversity & Inclusion Office staff and a team of Assistant Deans, working closely with their counterparts at SPH and GSDM on the Medical Campus and with Associate Provost of Diversity & Inclusion Crystal Williams.
Susan White Named PA Program Director
Most recently serving as Director ad interim, Dr. White has been with the PA program since its inception in 2013 as Director of Didactic Education.
2019 BUMC Faculty Promotions to Associate Professor Announced
Thirty-two faculty members have been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor. See the full list.
Genevieve L. Preer, MD, Receives Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
This award is presented to faculty who best demonstrate the foundation’s ideals of outstanding compassion in the delivery of care, respect for patients, their families and health-care colleagues, as well as clinical excellence.
Christine Reardon, MD, Receives Stanley L. Robbins Award for Excellence in Teaching
The annual award honors an outstanding educator and acknowledges the importance of teaching skills and commitment to students and education.
2019 Educators of the Year Named
Congratulations to Melissa D. DiPetrillo, MD; Steven C. Borkan, MD; Kathleen Swenson, MS, MPH; and Karen Symes, PhD.
Ann McKee Named Warren Distinguished Professor
The Warren Professorship is the highest recognition that Boston University bestows on a faculty member.