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2025 News
Laura Chen assumes role as course director of Phase 3 Inpatient Acting Internships–Pediatrics
Phase 3 of the SMPH ForWard Curriculum is dedicated to specialty-specific competency development and internship preparation with opportunities for individualized electives, career advising, and special projects. Laura Chen, MD, assistant professor, Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex …
Pediatric Diabetes team attends T1D Exchange Collaborative
The Pediatric Diabetes team attended the annual Learning Sessions for the T1D Exchange QI Collaborative in Chicago on November 11. The conference is a multidisciplinary gathering of clinical and research team members from the more …
Pelin Cengiz and team wins Meriter Foundation Grant for Healthy Little Eyes project
Pelin Cengiz, MD, professor, Division of Critical Care, and her team members Bikash Pattnaik, MD, associate professor, and Ryan McAdams, MD, professor, both in the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, have been awarded $99,970 from the …
Adam Bauer wins Meriter Foundation Grant for neonatal lung ultrasound research
Adam Bauer, MD, associate professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, has been awarded a one-year Meriter Foundation grant of $28,838 for his project entitled, “Lung Ultrasound to Predict Extubation Success in Neonates.” The grant began in …
Marcos Isidoro-Ayza receives international research award from the Wildlife Disease Association
Marcos Isidoro-Ayza, DVM, postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Infectious Diseases, member of the Klein Research Group, was awarded $5,000 for the “Graduate Student Research Recognition Award (SRRA)” by the Wildlife Disease Association (WDA) Conference in Canberra, …
Justin Sena elected to SMPH Committee on Academic Staff Issues
The SMPH Committee on Academic Staff Issues (CASI) advises the dean on the formulation and review of all policies and procedures concerning the school’s staff members, including academic, university, and CHS/CT faculty interests. Justin Sena, …
Jami Simpson selected for Excellence in Fellowship Program Administration Award
Jami Simpson, graduate medical education (GME) program manager with the Allergy and Immunology Fellowship, was recently selected for an Excellence in Fellowship Program Administration Award from the Association for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program …
Jonathon Wong wins international GI award
Jonathon Wong, DO, assistant professor, Divisions of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, and of Global Pediatrics, was a recipient of the “First World Congress Therapeutic Endoscopy Video Award” at the World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition …
Courtney Gaberino wins first place at 20th Annual Respiratory Disease Young Investigators’ Forum
Courtney Gaberino, MD, clinical instructor in the Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology and a member of the Jackson Research Group, recently attended the 20th Annual Respiratory Disease Young Investigators’ Forum in Denver, Colorado, where she received first place for …