Transitions: Comings and Goings, Appointments and Promotions

BW/F Neurosurgery

E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD

E. Antonio "Nino" Chiocca, MD, PhD, began as chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals on Aug. 1.

Chiocca (pronounced "Key-o-ka") joins BW/F from Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Cancer Hospital. He will also serve as co-director of the BW/F Institute for Neurosciences and the surgical oncology discipline leader of the DF/BWCC Neuro-oncology Disease Center.

Chiocca has served as chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery and the Dardinger Family Professor of Oncologic Neurosurgery at Ohio State since 2004, where he is renowned for his exceptional vision and high standards as a leader. His many accomplishments at OSU include growing the number of faculty from two to 26, many of whom hold national and international leadership positions, and revitalizing the department to become a nationally recognized program in care and research. He also has increased the number of neurosurgical procedures performed annually at OSU, from less than 500 to nearly 3,500.

Under his leadership in research, NIH funding to the department has grown, placing it in the top 15 in terms of NIH funding in the past three years. Chiocca's own research interests include biological advances that enable technical innovations in the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system, functional genomics in brain tumors and gene therapy strategies.

Born in Padua, Italy, Chiocca completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at El Paso, his medical degree at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and his postdoctoral degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He completed his residency in neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Susan Watson

BWH Development Office
Susan Watson was named senior director of Communications and Donor Relations in the BWH Development Office in June.

Watson, who has most recently held leadership positions at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Red Cross, will oversee a team of 12 staff responsible for communication that supports the hospital's philanthropic efforts and stewardship. The team produces multiple publications, including Brigham and Women's Magazine, BRInk magazine, the BWH Art Daily Planner, the Honor Roll of Donors and the hospital's annual report.

A skilled communications professional and storyteller, Watson spent the first decade of her career as a broadcast journalist before delving into marketing and promotions work for magazines. In addition to directing marketing and communications at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., she has served as director of Marketing and Visibility for the American Red Cross National Headquarters.

Watson earned her bachelor's degree from Simmons College.

HMS Names Professors and Associate Professors
Congratulations to the following staff who have been appointed professors and associate professors at Harvard Medical School:

Paul Sax, MD, Professor of Medicine

David Williams, MD, Professor of Medicine

Nancy Cook, ScD, MS, Professor of Medicine

I-Min Lee, MBBS, ScD, Professor of Medicine

Stuart Lipsitz, ScD, Professor of Medicine

Mel B. Feany, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology

Daniel H. Solomon, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine

George L. Mutter, MD, Professor of Pathology

Jeffrey A. Golden, MD, Professor of Pathology

Atul A. Gawande, MD, MPH, Professor of Surgery

Peter H. Stone, MD, Professor of Medicine

Reisa A. Sperling, MD, MMSc, Professor of Neurology

Abrar Qureshi, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Dermatology

Allen Kachalia, MD, JD, Associate Professor of Medicine

Michael Landzberg, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine

Alireza Khademhosseini, PhD, MASc, Associate Professor of Medicine (Primary), Associate Professor of Health Sciences and Technology (Secondary)

Michelle Hirsch, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology

Michelle Albert, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine