Dean's News
Dean Charges Search Committees
It is my understanding that it has generally not been customary for the Dean to supply a written charge to search committees.
Search: Chair, Department of Medicine
The Dean's charge to the search committee is posted here in full.
School Honors Faculty for 25 Years of Service
School of Medicine faculty receive 25-year service awards.
Bingham Clinic welcomes three new faculty members
Three new faculty members join the Bingham Clinic, which provides outpatient psychiatric services for local children and for children throughout the region.
Halperin receives award for new program development
School of Medicine Dean Dr. Edward Halperin has received a Kentuckiana Metroversity Award for Instructional Development.
Hiram C. Polk, Jr. selected as dedication recipient for the 60th volume of Surgical Forum
Hiram C. Polk, Jr., former chair of the University of Louisville Department of Surgery, and Ben A. Reid Senior Professor of Surgery, has been selected as the dedication recipient for the 60th volume of the journal Surgical Forum. The issue is devoted to the best in surgical research for 2009.
Susan Galandiuk named president-elect of Society of Pelvic Surgeons
Susan Galandiuk, professor of surgery at UofL, has been named president-elect of the Society of Pelvic Surgeons, an international organization developed by and for specialists in urology, obstetrics and gynecology and general surgery. Under Galandiuk's leadership, the annual meeting of the society will also come to Louisville in July 2011.
Dean charges search committee
The Department of Orthopedic Surgery has made significant progress under the wise and sustained leadership of Dr. John Johnson. It has generally not been customary for the University of Louisville medical school dean to supply a written charge to search committees. In my opinion, this is a custom which ought not to be continued. Clearly provided instructions to the search committee are likely to facilitate your work and achieve a work product, for me, which will match my expectations. To this end, I provide the following charge to the search committee for the Chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery of the University of Louisville School of Medicine.
Banerjee receives high honor from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Timir Banerjee, clinical professor of neurological surgery at the University of Louisville, has been named the recipient of the 2010 Humanitarian Award of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS).
Matthew Williams receives Richard E. Clark Award from Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Matthew Williams, assistant professor of surgery, was honored with the first Richard E. Clark Award, recognizing the best use of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons database for the year, at the annual STS meeting.
Bolli receives prestigious award from the American Heart Association
Roberto Bolli, Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and Vice Chair for Research in UofL’s Department of Medicine, has been named the recipient of the Award of Meritorious Achievement of the American Heart Association.
Bolli receives prestigious award from the American Heart Association
Roberto Bolli, Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and Vice Chair for Research in UofL’s Department of Medicine, has been named the recipient of the Award of Meritorious Achievement of the American Heart Association.
Grant to support research of blinding diseases
Support from the Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) will enable UofL scientists and clinician-scientists to continue exploring the causes, treatment and prevention of several blinding diseases.
UofL leaders honored as Business First Partners in Health Care
Twenty-one leaders from the University of Louisville Health Sciences Center are among this year’s most influential health care business leaders in Greater Louisville, an honor bestowed annually by Business First Magazine. UofL President James Ramsey was also honored.
UofL medical students do well on Match Day, begin planning for life after medical school
University of Louisville medical students celebrated Match Day on Thursday, March 18, with festivities at the Greater Louisville Medical Society Building. The highlight, of course, was opening their envelopes from the National Residency Match Program (NRMP), when students found out where they had matched for residency training. A total of 135 UofL students participated in the Match this year and 94 percent of UofL students successfully matched.
Rabinowits receives research award from ASCO
Guilherme Rabinowits, an assistant professor of hematology/ oncology at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and Director of Head and Neck Medical Oncology at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, will receive a Career Development Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) to establish an independent clinical cancer research program.
Wright wins prestigious award for book
UofL Depression Center director, Jesse Wright, MD, PhD, was awarded the 2009 British Medical Association Medical Book Award in the mental health category for his book, “Cognitive Behavior-Therapy for Severe Mental Illness: An Illustrated Guide.”
Houghton receives grant from the National Parkinson Foundation
David Houghton, MD, MPH, an assistant professor in the Division of Movement Disorders within the Department of Neurology, has received a grant of $111,986 from the National Parkinson Foundation to study and evaluate the benefits of standard land-based physical therapy versus aquatic-based physical therapy for the improvement of balance and stability in patients with moderate to severe Parkinson’s disease.
Houghton receives grant from the National Parkinson Foundation
David Houghton, MD, MPH, an assistant professor in the Division of Movement Disorders within the Department of Neurology, has received a grant of $111,986 from the National Parkinson Foundation to study and evaluate the benefits of standard land-based physical therapy versus aquatic-based physical therapy for the improvement of balance and stability in patients with moderate to severe Parkinson’s disease.
Charge to the Search Committee Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health
Bagaitkar Nominated Outstanding Student Researcher
UofL Graduate Student Juhi Bagaitkar is nominated Outstanding Student Researcher by the Society of Leukocyte Biology.
Bagaitkar Nominated Outstanding Student Researcher
UofL Graduate Student Juhi Bagaitkar is nominated Outstanding Student Researcher by the Society of Leukocyte Biology.
Bagaitkar Nominated Outstanding Student Researcher
UofL Graduate Student Juhi Bagaitkar is nominated Outstanding Student Researcher by the Society of Leukocyte Biology.
UofL dermatology chief awarded national Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Jeffrey P. Callen, chief of the Division of Dermatology at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, has been named the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient by the Medical Dermatology Society.
UofL research cited for second time by American Association for the Advancement of Science
AAAS’s Science Signaling chooses work as ‘Editors’ Choice’
UofL research cited for second time by American Association for the Advancement of Science
AAAS’s Science Signaling chooses work as ‘Editors’ Choice’
UofL Area Health Education Centers’ faculty, students make $6.8 million economic impact
Health Sciences Center faculty and students have a $6.8 million economic impact in the four regions of Kentucky served by UofL Area Health Education Centers.
UofL Area Health Education Centers’ faculty, students make $6.8 million economic impact
Health Sciences Center faculty and students have a $6.8 million economic impact in the four regions of Kentucky served by UofL Area Health Education Centers.
UofL Area Health Education Centers’ faculty, students make $6.8 million economic impact
Health Sciences Center faculty and students have a $6.8 million economic impact in the four regions of Kentucky served by UofL Area Health Education Centers.
UofL Area Health Education Centers’ faculty, students make $6.8 million economic impact
Health Sciences Center faculty and students have a $6.8 million economic impact in the four regions of Kentucky served by UofL Area Health Education Centers.
Debate on ethical challenges of health care reform highlights Gheens Foundation Visiting Scholars Week
Two of the nation’s leading experts in medical ethics will be in Louisville March 21-25 for the Gheens Foundation Visiting Scholars Week at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.
