Anna Belkina The Faculty Affairs Office is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Director of the Flow Cytometry Core Anna Belkina, MD, PhD, has been named Distinguished Faculty of the Month for February. Belkina received her PhD in molecular medicine from the school of medicine in 2012 and then […]
Raymond Nicks The Dean’s Office is pleased to announce that Raymond Nicks, MS, has been named Distinguished Staff of the Month for February. A research fellow in the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and CTE Center, Ray joined the BU community in 2016. His nominators say, “Ray has stepped into many leadership roles, going far above […]
Study finds, “Standardizing protocols can promote equity in health care delivery, ensuring every patient receives consistent, equitable care.”
Event showcased the work of 84 students across all class years.
December 2024 Faculty Promotions Congratulations to the following Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty on their recent appointment or promotion. Associate Professor Bang-Bon Koo, PhD, Anatomy & Neurobiology, specializes in developing, validating and translating novel neuroimaging biomarkers and informatics approaches to investigate normal and pathological brain states. His current research focuses on examining brain […]
Key recommendations: Current medical approaches to diagnosing obesity rely on BMI which is not a reliable measure of health or illness at the individual level. This can result in misdiagnosis with negative consequences for people living with obesity and wider society. The commission on Clinical Obesity recommends a new, nuanced approach where measures of body […]
Delirium is characterized by an acute change in cognition, accompanied by either altered consciousness or disorganized thinking. The condition is common in the post-surgical intensive care unit (ICU) setting, affecting up to 50-70% of those admitted, depending on individual risk profiles. ICU delirium can be associated with a multitude of factors including underlying and acute […]
At the end of each academic year, BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine recognizes faculty and staff for their excellence in mentoring, teaching and service. In the spirit of gratitude and reflection we invite you to nominate faculty and staff for the following awards: Educator of the Year: Recognizes BU Chobanian & Avedisian School […]
Congratulations to the following Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty on their recent appointment or promotion. Associate Professor Donald Hess, MD, Surgery, is a leader in bariatric surgery, quality improvement and resident education. He has been the chief of bariatric surgery since 2004 during which he has participated in many university research initiatives, including Dr. […]
Congratulations to the following Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty on their recent appointment or promotion. Professor Mark Conrad, MD, MMSc, Surgery, is a vascular surgeon who studies aortic aneurysm repair, specifically the endovascular management of acute type B aortic dissection and the long-term anatomic response after treatment. He published one of the first series […]