AY2022 Awards and Honors
Tejumola Adegoke, MD, MPH, assistant professor of obstetrics & gynecology, was named a 2022 inaugural MACE Fellow by the Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences (MACE) Foundation.
Diana Anderson, MD, M.Arch, a neurology instructor, has received an Alzheimer’s Association Clinical Scientist Fellowship. The three-year, $155,000.00 award will support her research project, “Health Outcomes of Transitional Space Design for Older Adults with Dementia.”
Sabrina A. Assoumou, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine was named the inaugural Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Professor of Medicine.
Tracy Battaglia, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine, was named a Komen Scholar by Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization. The Komen Scholars are the foremost experts in laboratory research, clinical practice, public health and patient advocacy.
Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, FACC, FAHA, professor of medicine and epidemiology, has been awarded the Eric N. Prystowsky, MD Advocate for Patients Award from StopAfib, the leading patient advocacy group for atrial fibrillation.
Toby Chai, MD, professor and chair of urology, received the Rodney Appell Continence Care Champion Award from the National Association for Continence. This award recognizes an outstanding clinic or individual on the basis of contributions to research, clinical practice standards, and education in the field of incontinence. Chai also received a Distinguished Service Award from the American Urological Association for exemplary contributions to the science of urology and advocacy for urological research.
Nancy Clinton, MBA, administrative director of the Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, received a 2022 Perkins Award for distinguished service to the University. She is one of three winners of this annual award administered by BU’s Faculty Council.
Anand K. Devaiah, MD, professor of otolaryngology-head & neck surgery and neurosurgery, was elected to the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) Board of Governors representing the Fellows in the Society of University Otolaryngologists. As a Specialty Society Governor, he will serve a three-year term as a liaison between the fellows of the college and the members of the Board of Governors including participating in workshops and meetings.
Jean Francis, MD, associate professor of medicine, received an Excellence in Transplant and Nephrology award by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), which honors members of their community who have been outstanding in the promotion of kidney health and the fight against kidney disease.
Mikel Garcia-Marcos, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry, received the 2022 John J. Abel Award in Pharmacology from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) in recognition of his high impact and innovative work in the area of cellular signaling.
Louis C. Gerstenfeld, PhD, professor of orthopaedic surgery and medicine, was selected as the as the 2022 recipient of the inaugural Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) International Section of Fracture Repair (ISFR) Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors highly accomplished individuals who have throughout their career demonstrated and promoted the highest values of the ORS ISFR (collaboration, diversity, mentorship, innovation, scientific excellence) in their leadership, service, education and professional relationships.
David M. Greer, MD, MA, professor and chair of neurology, received the 2022 A.B. Baker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Neurological Education by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), which recognizes national accomplishment in the field of neurological education. According to the AAN, the awardee not only demonstrates leadership and devotion to neurological education, but also someone who has published widely and influenced generations of trainees.
Ali Guermazi, MD, professor of radiology, was named editor of Skeletal Radiology. In this nine-year position, he will serve as vice editor for six years and move to editor-in-chief for the final three years.
Sage E. Hawn, PhD, a second-year T32 postdoctoral fellow at the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and BUSM’s department of psychiatry, received the 2022 Donald F. Klein Early Career Investigator Award from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), which honors an early career investigator for the best original research paper on neurobiology, psychopharmacology, psychosocial treatments, or experimental psychopathology of anxiety disorders and depression.
Natasha Hochberg, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine, received the 2021 Bailey K. Ashford Medal from the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, which is given annually for distinguished work in tropical medicine.
Alice K. Jacobs, MD, FACC, FAHA, MSCAI, professor of medicine, received the James B. Herrick Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cardiology by the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Council on Clinical Cardiology, which honors a physician whose scientific achievements have contributed profoundly to the advancement and practice of clinical cardiology.
Naomi Y. Ko, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine, received the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, which 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.
Maryann MacNeil, MA, assistant professor of anatomy & neurobiology, was recognized with BUSM’s highest teaching honor, the 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. It was established in recognition of the exceptional teaching and devotion to students exemplified by Stanley L. Robbins, MD, former professor and chair of pathology.
Jeffrey Markuns, MD, assistant professor of family medicine, was selected by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) to become the Regional President of the North American Region of the World Association of Family Doctors (WONCA) from 2021-2023.
Marcia Ratner, PhD, DABT, assistant professor of pharmacology & experimental therapeutics, was elected to serve as councilor for the Neurotoxicology Specialty Section (NTSS) of the Society of Toxicology (SOT). Councilors are members of the executive committee who are elected for a two-year term.
Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, professor of radiology and vice chair for academic affairs in the department of radiology, has been named president of the Massachusetts Radiological Society July 2021-June 2022 (state chapter of the American College of Radiology); president-elect, Association of University Radiologists, May 2022-April 2023; president, Association of University Radiologists, April 2023-April 2024; and subspecialty chair, American College of Radiology Commission on Breast Imaging.
Andrew Taylor, PhD, associate dean for research and professor and vice chair for research in the department of ophthalmology, has been elected a councilor for the 2023-26 term for the Society for Leukocyte Biology, a USA-based international organization that promotes original research and providing an annual meeting for the multidisciplinary integration of knowledge and concepts in the fields of leukocyte biology and host defense.
Paul Tornetta III, MD, FAAOS, professor and chair of Orthopaedic Surgery, was named Second Vice President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) Board of Directors. His role is the first in a four-year volunteer commitment that will include serving as president of the Academy in 2024-2025.
Nicole Trepanowski, MD Class of 2023, has received the Melanoma Research Foundation Medical Student Grant, American Academy of Dermatology Diversity Mentorship Grant, Skin of Color Society Observership Award, a Massachusetts Medical Society Community Service Grant and The Society for Investigative Dermatology 2022 Travel Grant Award.
Michael Wallace, PhD, assistant professor of anatomy & neurobiology, received the Peter Paul Career Development Professorship, which recognizes faculty for their extraordinary accomplishments in their areas of study, passion for the creation and transmission of new knowledge, efforts to enhance the student experience, and potential to develop into outstanding faculty members.