Arnold Epstein, MD, and Frank Speizer, MD, were among the 60 new members elected to the Institute of Medicine. With their election, Epstein and Speizer made a commitment to volunteer on committees engaged in a broad range of health policy issues. Epstein’s work focuses on quality and accessible care for disadvantaged populations, racial disparities in care, public reporting of quality performance data and Medicaid policies. Co-director of Channing Lab, Speizer leads the BWH-based Nurses Health Study, and researches the natural history of the development of chronic respiratory diseases and environmental health impacts of common air pollutants.
Caren Solomon, MD, has been named a deputy editor of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). At the NEJM, Solomon is working on a new series entitled “Issues in Clinical Practice,” which provides evidence-based reviews of issues pertaining to primary and specialty physicians. Her tasks include soliciting, reviewing and editing such articles. Dr. Solomon also reviews original articles, particularly in primary care and women’s health, and works on the NEJM’s case discussion series, “Clinical Problem Solving.” Dr. Solomon will see patients at BWH’s Women’s Health Center and to be involved in research at the hospital.
Donald S. Baim, MD, Director of the CIMIT, won the Career Achievement Award at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Symposium in Washington D.C. Baim was the first recipient chosen by a group of peers, instead of the TCT board.
Chief of Diabetes and Metabolism, Ronald A. Arky, MD, is the recipient of the Award for Health Education from the American Medical Association. Arky is recognized for his leadership in education and dedication to care by developing comprehensive services and cost effective care for minority diabetes patients. The award, which is supported by a grant from the John P. McGovern Foundation, was established to recognize and encourage health education activities of practicing physicians.
Senior Physician and Professor of Medicine, Anthony L. Komaroff, MD, organized a two-day State of the Science Conference on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, in October. The conference focused on recent research in neuroendocrinology, cognition, chronic pain, sleep, immunology, autonomic physiology and assessment of functional status, and was attended by more than 300 people.
Michael E. Weinblatt, MD, of the Rheumatology and Immunology Department recently authored The Arthritis Action Program: An Integrated Plan of Traditional and Complementary Therapies, published by Simon and Schuster. He also wrote Treatment of Rheumatic Diseases: Companion to Kelley’s Textbook of Rheumatology (Second Edition), published by W.B. Saunders.
Paula Johnson, MD, MPH, of the Department of Medicine, and Judy Ann Bigby, MD, received a grant from the 2000 HMS Fund for Women’s Health. Johnson’s study, The Impact of One-Stop Comprehensive Care on the Quality of Care for Minority Women, was one of 11 projects that received grants from Center of Excellence in Women’s Health.
Harvard Medical School’s Second Annual Dean’s Community Service Award recipients included Jim Yong Kim, PhD, MD, HMS instructor in Medicine, and assistant professor of Medical Anthropology and Chi-Cheng Huang, MD, trainee in the Harvard Combined Residency Program in Medicine/ Pediatrics. Each awardee’s community service program will receive $1000. Kim’s community service project is Partners in Health, and Huang chose The Bolivia Street Children Home Fund.
Executive vice chairman of Radiology Pablo R. Ros, MD, MPH, received the Award of Distinction, the highest honor of the Mexican Federation of Radiological Studies. Ros serves as the Radiological Society of North America’s liaison to the Mexican Radiological Society, and directs its annual scientific program and educational course in Mexico City each year. In the past year, Ros has also won Gold Medals from the Swiss and Spanish Radiological Societies for his contributions to the educational programs in each country.