May 17 Faculty Appointments/Promotions

Congratulations to the following DOM Faculty Members on their initial appointments/promotions at Boston University School of Medicine:

Initial Appointments

Deborah Afezolli M.D. – Instructor of Medicine in General Internal Medicine

Daniel Belz M.D., M.P.H. – Instructor of Medicine in General Internal Medicine

Hugo Carmona M.D. – Instructor of Medicine in General Internal Medicine

Raagini Jawa M.D.  – Instructor of Medicine in General Internal Medicine

Ashley Tran M.D. – Instructor of Medicine in General Internal Medicine

Samantha Zullow M.D. – Instructor of Medicine in General Internal Medicine

Anisha Varma-Wilson M.D. – Assistant Professor of Medicine in Gastroenterology

Nir Ayalon M.D. - Assistant Professor of Medicine in Cardiology

Vassiliki Pravodelov M.D. – Instructor of Medicine in Geriatrics

Jason Fox ANP-BC – Instructor of Medicine in General Internal Medicine

Radha Govindraj M.D. – Instructor of Medicine in General Internal Medicine

Perry Pratt M.D. – Instructor of Medicine in General Internal Medicine

Promotions

Gretchen Gignac M.D. – Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in Hematology & Medical Oncology

Jose Fuster Ortuno Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Medicine in Cardiology

April 17 Faculty Appointments/Promotions

 
Congratulations to the following DOM Faculty Members on their initial appointments/promotions at Boston University School of Medicine:

Initial Appointments

Asher Tulsky, MD- Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine

Stephanie Foley, MSN, FNP-C- Instructor of Medicine, Section of Cardiology

Miren Guenechea Sola, MD- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary

Marcin Trojanowski, MD- Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology

Annie Lee, MSN, MPH, CRNP- Instructor of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine

Ayse Sahin Efe, MD- Instructor of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology

Promotions

Monica Bharel, MD- Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine

Peter Everett, MD- Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology

J Mark Sloan, MD- Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology

Hanni Menn Josephy, MD- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Nephrology

Joshua Safer MD, honored by Massachusetts Medical Society

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Joshua D. Safer, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Section of Endocrinology, has been honored by the Massachusetts Medical Society as the 2017 recipient of the society’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health Award. This honor recognizes individuals that have made outstanding contributions to LGBT health. Dr. Safer will receive the award at the Society’s LGBT Networking Event on October 26, 2017. Read more https://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/2017/03/14/massachusetts-medical-society-honors-joshua-safer/

Benjamin Wolozin, MD, PhD receives Jack Spivack Excellence in Neurosciences Award 2017

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Benjamin Wolozin, MD, PhD, is the recipient of the Jack Spivack Excellence in Neurosciences Award for 2017. The award was established in 2013 to recognize and support the research of an outstanding faculty member conducting clinical or basic research in Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, and other neurological disorders. Wolozin’s discovery of the essential role of RNA binding proteins in the pathophysiology of tauopathies, including Alzheimer’s, has changed the way we understand these diseases.

Joseph P. Mizgerd, ScD receives 2017 Wing Tat Lee award

 

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Joseph P. Mizgerd, ScD, Director of the Pulmonary Center, Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, and Biochemistry, will study Rhinovirus C, a recently discovered respiratory virus that may be an important cause of pneumonia and may exacerbate asthma, especially in children.