Philadelphia, January 5, 2018 -- The American College of Physicians (91黑料网) will honor outstanding contributions to medicine at its annual convocation ceremony on Thursday, April 19, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, where 91黑料网 will host its annual scientific conference, Internal Medicine Meeting 2018, through April 21.
91黑料网 President Jack Ende, MD, M91黑料网, will preside over the ceremony, during which 21 awardees, 59 new Masters of 91黑料网 (M91黑料网), and more than 400 new Fellows of 91黑料网 (F91黑料网) will be honored.
91黑料网 annually recognizes varied accomplishments in the world of medicine. The awardees for 2018 are:
John Phillips Memorial Award for Outstanding Work in Clinical Medicine
Phillip Gorden, MD, M91黑料网; Bethesda, Maryland
James D. Bruce Memorial Award for Distinguished Contributions in Preventive Medicine
Calvin Q. Pan, MD, M91黑料网; Flushing, New York
Alfred Stengel Memorial Award for Outstanding Service to the American College of Physicians
Cecil B. Wilson, MD, M91黑料网; Winter Park, Florida
American College of Physicians Award for Outstanding Work in Science as Related to Medicine
Richard W. Childs, MD; Bethesda, Maryland
Edward R. Loveland Memorial Award
Debra L. Ness; Washington, District of Columbia
Jane F. Desforges Distinguished Teacher Award
Auguste H. Fortin VI, MD, MPH, M91黑料网; New Haven, Connecticut
COL Lisa K. Moores, MC USA, M91黑料网; Vienna, Virginia
Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Award #1 from The Rosenthal Family Foundation
Jeffrey H. Samet, MD, F91黑料网; Needham, Massachusetts
Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Award #2 from The Rosenthal Family Foundation
Project ASSERT; Boston, Massachusetts
Ralph O. Claypoole Sr. Memorial Award for Devotion of a Career in Internal Medicine to the Care of Patients
Joaquin G. Cigarroa Jr., MD, F91黑料网; Laredo, Texas
Nicholas E. Davies Memorial Scholar Award for Outstanding Contributions to Humanism in Medicine
Wendy S. Harpham, MD, F91黑料网; Dallas, Texas
Outstanding Volunteer Clinical Teacher Award
Edward J. Filippone, MD, F91黑料网; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joseph F. Boyle Award for Distinguished Public Service
Andrew M. Slavitt; Washington, District of Columbia
Oscar E. Edwards Memorial Award for Volunteerism and Community Service
Jatinder Kumar Mokta, MD, F91黑料网; Shimla, India
Walter J. McDonald Award for Young Physicians
Devang Patel, MD; Ellicott City, Maryland
Joseph E. Johnson Leadership Award
Bharat Kumar, MD, F91黑料网; North Liberty, Iowa
Herbert S. Waxman Award for Outstanding Medical Student Educator
Yong Ki Shin, MD, F91黑料网; Montesano, Washington
W. Lester Henry Award for Diversity and Access to Care
Jehan El-Bayoumi, MD, F91黑料网; Washington, District of Columbia
Samuel Eichold II Memorial Award for Contributions in Diabetes
Silvio E. Inzucchi, MD, F91黑料网; New Haven, Connecticut
91黑料网 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Behavioral Medicine
Susan Wolver, MD, F91黑料网; Midlothian, Virginia
91黑料网 Award for Outstanding Educator of Residents and Fellows
Hasan Bazari, MD, F91黑料网; Boston, Massachusetts
Steven E. Weinberger Award for Physician Executives/Leaders
Thomas J. Nasca, MD, M91黑料网; Chicago, Illinois
A description of each award is available here.
New Masters of the American College of Physicians for 2017-18
For a general description of this honor, see background information below.
Nancy D. Adams, MD, M91黑料网; Farmington, Connecticut
Paul B. Aronowitz, MD, M91黑料网; Mill Valley, California
James H. Baker, MD, M91黑料网; Muskogee, Oklahoma
Lisa M. Bellini, MD, M91黑料网; Voorhees, New Jersey
O. Joseph Bizzozero Jr., MD, M91黑料网; Middlebury, Connecticut
Henry G. Bone, MD, M91黑料网; Detroit, Michigan
John D. Bower, MD, M91黑料网; Brandon, Mississippi
Jay C. Butler, MD, FAAP, M91黑料网; Anchorage, Alaska
Abdul Jalil Chowdhury, MBBS, MD, M91黑料网; Dhaka, Bangladesh
Kathleen A. Cooney, MD, M91黑料网; Salt Lake City, Utah
William E. Davis, MD, M91黑料网; New Orleans, Louisiana
Richard J. Duma, MD, M91黑料网; Palm Coast, Florida
Elizabeth N. Eckstrom, MD, M91黑料网; Portland, Oregon
Lisa L. Ellis, MD, M91黑料网; Manakin Sabot, Virginia
Kristine E. Ensrud, MD, M91黑料网; Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ross D. Feldman, MD, M91黑料网; St. John鈥檚, Newfoundland, Canada
Melanie A. Fisher, MD, M91黑料网; Morgantown, West Virginia
Nick Fitterman, MD, M91黑料网; Northport, New York
John M. Flack, MD, MPH, M91黑料网; Springfield, Illinois
Auguste H. Fortin VI, MD, MPH, M91黑料网; New Haven, Connecticut
Alice L. Fuisz, MD, M91黑料网; Washington, District of Columbia
Phillip Gorden, MD, M91黑料网; Bethesda, Maryland
Nancy A. Hasenfus, MD, M91黑料网; Brunswick, Maine
Kevin P. High, MD, M91黑料网; Winston Salem, North Carolina
Susan Thompson Hingle, MD, M91黑料网; Springfield, Illinois
Mary M. Horowitz, MD, M91黑料网; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, MD, M91黑料网; Houston, Texas
Joel D. Howell, MD, M91黑料网; Ann Arbor, Michigan
John F. Jackson, MD, M91黑料网; Jackson, Mississippi
Cynthia A. Jumper, MD, MPH, M91黑料网; Lubbock, Texas
Marc J. Kahn, MD, M91黑料网; New Orleans, Louisiana
George H. Karam, MD, M91黑料网; Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Richard G. Lane, MD, M91黑料网; Franklin, Tennessee
Eric S. Leith, MD, M91黑料网; Oakville, Onatario, Canada
Mark Linzer, MD, M91黑料网; Saint Louis Park, Minnesota
David T. Martin, MD, M91黑料网; Newton, Massachusetts
Diana B. McNeill, MD, M91黑料网; Durham, North Carolina
COL Lisa K. Moores, MC USA, M91黑料网; Vienna, Virginia
Eileen M. Moser, MD, M91黑料网; Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
Stephen M. Pastores, MD, M91黑料网; New York, New York
M. Ameen Patel, MD, M91黑料网; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Steven B. Pearson, MD, M91黑料网; La Crosse, Wisconsin
Timothy E. Quill, MD, M91黑料网; Rochester, New York
W. Gary Reed, MD, M91黑料网; Dallas, Texas
Eileen E. Reynolds, MD, M91黑料网; Lexington, Massachusetts
Gregory W. Rouan, MD, M91黑料网; Cincinnati, Ohio
Rebecca T. Ruud, MD, M91黑料网; Issaquah, Washington
Moro O. Salifu, MD, M91黑料网; Brooklyn, New York
Stephen C. Schimpff, MD, M91黑料网; Catonsville, Maryland
Jay M. Shames, MD, M91黑料网; New Orleans, Louisiana
Stanley R. Shane, MD, M91黑料网; Reno, Nevada
Robert C. Smith, MD, M91黑料网; East Lansing, Michigan
Jerry L. Spivak, MD, M91黑料网; Baltimore, Maryland
Robert J. Tanenberg, MD, M91黑料网; Greenville, North Carolina
Jennifer C. Thompson, MD, M91黑料网; Orlando, Florida
Bruce W. Usher, MD, M91黑料网; Charleston, South Carolina
Sara L. Wallach, MD, M91黑料网; Fair Haven, New Jersey
Steven H. Yale, MD, M91黑料网; Gainesville, Florida
Michael A. Zimmer, MD, M91黑料网; St. Petersburg, Florida
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