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William Osler Patient Oriented Research Award
This award from the Perelman School of Medicine recognizes those with the highest values of scholarship, teaching, innovation, commitment to service, leadership, inclusion, and dedication to patient care for research that directly impacts clinical medicine.Recipient, Katalin Susztak, MD, PhD in recognition of her discoveries fundamental towards defining critical genes, cell types and mechanisms of chronic kidney disease, with great translational relevance and therapeutic potential.
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2021 PSOM Clinical Research Lifetime Achievement Award
This award recognizes a clinical research professional who during their lifetime at Penn has made consistently superior contributions of outstanding significance to the field of clinical research at the University of Pennsylvania.
Recipient, Debbra A. Grier BSN, RN, MBA, CCRP in recognition of her tremendous experience in the clinical research profession and her contributions to training the next generation of clinical research professionals.
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Radhika Srinivasan Award for Humanism and Professionalism in Medicine
The award, created in 2005, is to recognize and honor distinguished faculty of the Department of Medicine who are exemplars for humanism and professionalism in medicine. The award is named in memory of Dr. Radhika Srinivasan, a former Gastroenterologist at University of Pennsylvania and a strong advocate for the GI health of women and minorities vulnerable to health disparities.
Recipient, Nwamaka (Amaka) Eneanya, MD, MS in recognition of the impact both locally and nationally to overcome disparities in healthcare delivery.
- Pheo Para Alliance Designates Penn Medicine Neuro-Endocrine Tumor Program as a Center of Excellence
Recipient, Debbie Cohen, MD, who leads the Penn Medicine Neuroendocrine Tumor Center, and our entire multi-disciplinary team.
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Alfred Newton Richards Award
This international recognition is presented every two years by the International Society for Nephrology for "outstanding basic research in fields relevant to nephroloy.
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Recipient, Katalin Susztak, MD, PhD in recognition of repeatedly groundbreaking work using the modern tools of genomics, epigenetics, cell and molecular biology has identified new kidney cells, and found previously unrecognized genes and mechanisms that point toward an understanding of common progressive kidney diseases.
- The Renal Electrolyte & Hypertension Division at the University of Pennsylvania, Outstanding Renal Fellow Award
Recipient, Ryan Spiardi, DO: This award is presented to the Nephrology fellow who exemplifies the outstanding clinician educator, providing compassionate patient care, and demonstrating a commitment to teaching medical students and residents.
- The Renal Electrolyte & Hypertension Division at the University of Pennsylvania Humanism Award
Recipient, Meghan Lacovara, MD: This award recognizes a nephrology trainee who best exhibits humanistic qualities in patient care: integrity, compassion, empathy, altruism, and respect for the individual.
- The Renal Electrolyte & Hypertension Division at the University of Pennsylvania, J. Russell Elkinton Faculty Teaching Award
Recipient, Abdallah Geara, MD: This award recognizes the faculty member who excels in teaching and positively influences the lives and careers of students, turning young doctors into specialists in that field.
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First Place, National Young Investigators Forum, Clinical Research
This award recognizes research fellows for their excellence in clinical research.
Recipient, Christina Wang, MD, MSCE for her project, Time-Varying Dynamics of Plasma Refill Rate and Risk of Hypotension During Maintenance Hemodialysis.
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ASPA Speaker at the AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting
The Premier Meeting for Physician-Scientists, this meeting is the combined annual gathering of attendees from the Association of American Physicians, the American Society for Clinical Investigation, and the American Physician Scientists Association and features presentations of high-level discoveries from distinguished researchers.
Honoree: Katalin Susztak, MD, PhD recognized as instrumental in defining genetic, epigenetic transcriptional changes in diseased human kidneys.
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Samuel Martin Health Evaluation Sciences Research Award from the Perelman School of Medicine
This award recognizes achievement in the health evaluation sciences, including bioethics, biostatistics, epidemiology, health services research, and related fields. This area of research is designed to improve the organization, delivery, and financing of health care; to discover new knowledge about the clinical and social basis of disease and its treatment; and to understand the ethical and social implications of the work of the health professions.
Recipient, Peter Reese, MD, MSCE for his outstanding contributions to extending the benefits of organ transplantation to ever-wider circles of patients who might not have benefited in the past and important contributions to health behavior change in transplantation and nephrology in the area of medication non-adherence.
- The Renal Electrolyte & Hypertension Division at the University of Pennsylvania, Outstanding Renal Fellow Award
Recipient, Kevin Fay, MD: This award is presented to the Nephrology fellow who exemplifies the outstanding clinician educator, providing compassionate patient care, and demonstrating a commitment to teaching medical students and residents.
- The Renal Electrolyte & Hypertension Division at the University of Pennsylvania Humanism Award
Recipient, Bader Kfoury, MD: This award recognizes a nephrology trainee who best exhibits humanistic qualities in patient care: integrity, compassion, empathy, altruism, and respect for the individual.
- The Renal Electrolyte & Hypertension Division at the University of Pennsylvania, J. Russell Elkinton Faculty Teaching Award
Recipient, Abdallah Geara, MD: This award recognizes the faculty member who excels in teaching and positively influences the lives and careers of students, turning young doctors into specialists in that field.
- Department of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine Robert Austrian Award Award for Basic Science Research
Recipient, Junnan Wu, MD, PhD
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The National Kidney Foundation J. Michael Lazarus Award
This award was established to honor Dr. J. Michael Lazarus for his major contributions to the clinical science and care of dialysis patients, and to recognize individuals whose research has yielded novel insights related to renal replacement therapy. Recipient, Laura Dember, MD in recognition of achievements and contributions to patient-oriented research in chronic kidney disease with a particular focus on interventions to improve clinical outcomes for patients treated with maintenance hemodialysis.
- American Society of Transplantation, Innovation Award
Recipient, Peter Reese, MD, MSCE (accepted on behalf of the THINKER trial team) for research on using hepatitis-C-infected kidneys for transplantation.
- National Minority Quality Forum Honoree "40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health"
Recipient, Amaka Eneanya, MD, MPH recognized as representing the next generation of American thought leaders in reducing health disparities.