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News from the School of Medicine-Kansas City
News from the School of Medicine-Kansas City
News from the School of Nursing, School of Allied Health and Center on Aging
News from the School of Nursing
News from the School of Allied Health
News from the Kansas Cancer Institute
News from the Executive Vice Chancellor’s Office
The next CenterNet Conference will be from 11 a.m. to noon June 11 in 1025 Orr-Major. Griffin Rodgers, MD, chief of molecular hematology at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, will discuss "Modulation of Endogenous Gene Expression: Application of the Severe Beta-Globin Disorders." W. Marston Linehan, MD, head of urologic oncology in the division
of clinical sciences at the National Cancer Institute, will discuss "Genetic Basis of Kidney Cancer: Clinical and Biological Implications."
News from the School of Medicine-Kansas City
Student Voice, a committee of the Medical Student Assembly, recently presented the annual Student Voice Teaching Awards, which recognize those instructors and departments that excel in their educational endeavors and enhance the learning experience for medical students. The following are award recipients for 1996-97. Class of 2000 — Outstanding overall professor: C. Randy Thomas, PhD, anatomy and cell biology. Best course: Gross Anatomy. Excellence in teaching: James Calvet, PhD, biochemistry; Robert Klein, PhD, cell and tissue biology; Christine Moranetz, PhD, clinical sciences I; William Bartholome, MD, MTS, clinical sciences II; Louis Wetzel, PhD, gross anatomy; Diane Durham, neuroscience; and John Wood, PhD, physiology. Class of 1999 — Outstanding overall professor: James Fishback, MD, pathology and laboratory medicine. Best course: General pathology. Excellence in teaching: John Wisner Jr., MD, behavioral science; James Fishback, MD, general pathology; Dolores Furtado, PhD, microbiology; Thomas Pazdernik, PhD, pharmacology; Daniel Hinthorn, MD, FACP, physical diagnosis; and Janet Woodroof, MD, systemic pathology. Class of 1998 — Excellence in teaching: Family medicine, Mark Meyer, MD, and Rebecca Ruble, MD, attendings, and Sherri LeRoy, MD, and Brian MacGillivray, MD, residents; Medicine, Daniel Hinthorn, MD, Marvin Dunn, MD, Patrick Moriarty, MD, and R. Neil Schmike, MD, attendings, and Oscar Aquilar, MD, Vinod Velakaturi, MD, David Jones, MD, and Michael Conner, MD, residents; Obstetrics and gynecology, Lynn Norton, MD, and John Calkins, MD, attendings, and Oscar Aquirre, MD, and Wendy Ewing, MD, residents; Pediatrics, Robert Trueworthy, MD, Pam Shaw, MD, and Leone Mattioli, MD, attendings, and Karen West, MD, Timothy Williamson, MD, and Eric Saberhagen, MD, residents; Psychiatry, David Ermer, MD, and Douglas Ambrose, MD, attendings, and Michael Leeson, MD, PhD, and Inga Polyak, MD, residents; and Surgery, William Jewell, MD, Steve Wilkinson, MD, and John Weigel, MD, attendings, and Douglas Green, MD, Kirk Hance, MD, Harlan Opie, MD, and Brent Steward, MD, residents.
Jeff Reese, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, was a panel member at a June 5 University of Missouri-Kansas City Communiversity discussion on "Issues of Cloning."
Donald Smith, MS, research associate of medicine; Christopher Cohick, MS, research assistant of molecular and integrative physiology; and Herbert Lindsley, MD, professor of medicine, are the co-authors of "Research Report: Optimization of Cellular ELISA for Assay of Surface Antigens on Human Synoviocytes," which was published in BioTechniques (1997), 22(5):952-957. The authors appplied for and were granted a U.S. patent (#5,587,321) in December 1996 for the design of a tissue culture plate, which reduces evaporation from peripheral wells.
Gary Doolittle, MD, assistant professor of medicine, discussed "Evaluating Telemedicine" at the
May 27-29 annual meeting of the International Society of Technology Assessment in Barcelona, Spain.
News from the School of Medicine-Kansas City
Ivan Damjanov, MD, PhD, professor and chair of pathology and laboratory medicine, was an invited speaker at the fourth Copenhagen Workshop on Carcinoma In Situ and Cancer of the Testis
May 18-21 in Copenhagen, Denmark.Jared Grantham, MD, professor of medicine and biochemistry and molecular biology, was recently named a University Distinguished Professor at KU. Grantham, who has served KU Medical Center for more than 25 years, is known internationally as an outstanding investigative nephrologist who has made numerous contributions to the understanding of kidney function and polycystic kidney disease. After receiving his medical degree from the KU School of Medicine in 1962 and serving an internship and residency at KU Medical Center, he was a fellow and staff investigator at the National Heart Institute’s Laboratory of Kidney and Electrolyte Metabolism. In 1969, he returned to KU Medical Center as an assistant professor. From 1970 to 1996, he was director of the division of nephrology. In 1975 he was named a professor. While at KU Medical Center, Grantham has been a Macy scholar in Cambridge, England, and a visiting scientist at the National Heart Institute. He has received continuous grant funding from the National Institutes of Health for 25 years. He has participated as a committee member and an officer of several societies, including the American Heart Association, American Society of Nephrology and Polycystic Kidney Research Foundation. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He serves on the editorial boards of several scientific journals and is the original editor of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. He has received numerous awards, including the Dolph Simons Award in Biomedical Sciences from the Higuchi Endowment of KU in 1987; Award of Merit from the American Heart Association in 1988; Distinguished Alumnus Award from the KU Medical Alumni Association in 1992; Homer W. Smith Award for Most Outstanding Nephrologist of the Year from the American Society of Nephrology and New York Heart Association in 1992; Laureate Award from the American College of Physicians in 1993; Chancellors Club Research Award in 1994; and Jared J. Grantham Distinguished Achievement Award from the Polycystic Kidney Research Foundation in 1997. To be named a University Distinguished Professor, recipients must meet a number of criteria. Among the requirements are that nominees rank among the most distinguished scholars in the country and posseses an international reputation; have a proven record of interest and concern with the growth and success of their institutions, colleagues and students; and demonstrate an interest in the activities of other departments related to their own. Two other faculty at KU are University Distinguished Professors: Gilbert Greenwald, PhD, professor emeritus of molecular and integrative physiology, and Donald Goodwin, MD, professor emeritus of psychiatry and behavioral sciences.
News from the School of Nursing, School of Allied Health and Center on Aging
Cynthia Teel, RN, PhD, assistant professor in the School of Nursing; Winnie Dunn, OTR, PhD, professor and chair of occupational therapy education; Susan Jackson, PhD, assistant professor of
hearing and speech; and Pamela Duncan, PT, PhD, director of research in the Center on Aging, are
the co-authors of "The Role of the Environment in Fostering Independence: Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Developing an Instrument," which was published in Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation (1997), 4, 28-40.
News from the School of Nursing
At the next School of Nursing Research Colloquium, Lauren Aaronson, RN, PhD, professor and associate dean for research, will discuss "Has the Null Hypothesis Come to Naught?" Her presentation will be from 1:30 to 3 p.m. June 20 in Taylor Auditorium.
News from the School of Allied Health
Colette Thomas, former student, and Susan Jackson, PhD, assistant professor of hearing speech, are the co-authors of "The Validity of Reading Comprehension Therapy Materials," which was published in the Journal of Communication Disorders (1997), 30, 231-243.
Robert Whitman, PhD, RRT, RPFT, director of the pulmonary sleep diagnostic laboratory, was voted Outstanding Educator at KU Medical Center by the respiratory care graduating class of 1997.
News from KU Hospital
All male KU Medical Center employees, students, faculty and staff are invited to attend Men’s Day from 1 to 4 p.m. June 13 in 5010 KU Hospital. The event is sponsored by mother/baby labor and delivery and human resources. Kevin Nasseri, MD, resident in urology, will discuss "What You Always Wanted to Know About Prostate Cancer" at 1 p.m. Edward Hunter, PhD, clinical assistant professor of psychology, will discuss "Men Working With Women" at 2 p.m. Mercedes Bern-Klug, MSW, MA, research associate in the Center on Aging, will discuss "Aging Parents/In-Laws" at 3 p.m. For more information, contact Susan Nielsen via e-mail at snielsen or by phone at ext. 5653.
KU Hospital has established a quality council to oversee its organizational improvement initiatives. In accordance with the hospital’s organizational improvement plan, approved by the council on hospital governance during the first quarter of 1997, the responsibilities of the quality council include: 1. Define and communicate strategic vision for organizational improvement. 2. Develop and implement measures of success. 3. Monitor organization performance. 4. Align institutional policies with strategic vision. 5. Dedicate resources to improvement efforts. 6. Lead change. 7. Review and approve reward and recognition systems. The council members are: Irene Cumming, chief exectuve officer chair; Romano Delcore, MD, associate professor of surgery; James Kindscher, MD, associate professor of anesthesiology; Patrick Moriarty, MD, clinical assistant professor of medicine; Keith Warren, MD, assistant professor of ophthalmology; Susan Fry, RN, MEd, chief operating officer; Scott Glasrud, chief financial officer; Bob Page-Adams, associate hospital administrator; and Tom Valuck, MD, associate hospital adminsitrator.
News from the Kansas Cancer Institute
The next Kansas Cancer Institute Research Round Table will be at noon June 17 in Lied Auditorium. James Shull, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the Eppley Cancer Research Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, will be the speaker. He will discuss "Estrogen-Induced Neoplasia: Genetic Susceptibility and Modulation by Dietary Factors."
Carol Fabian, MD, professor of medicine in the division of clinical oncology and medical director of the KU Cancer Center, presented "Short-Term Development of Breast Cancer Is Predicted by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and Cellular Biomarkers" May 19 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology 33rd annual meeting in Denver. Her co-authors on the study were Carola Zalles, MD, a consultant with the National Cancer Institute chemoprevention trial; Sahar Kamel, PhD, research assistant professor of medicine; and Bruce Kimler, PhD, professor of radiation oncology.
Miscellaneous News
Theresa Klinkenberg, associate university director of administration, was promoted to university director of administration June 1. She replaces Richard Mann who left KU in November to become vice president for administration at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Klinkenberg, a 15-year KU employee, will have financial oversight of departments reporting directly to Chancellor Robert Hemenway, capital improvement projects on both Lawrence and Medical Center campuses, and development of bond issues. Additionally, she will be the university’s fiscal liaison to the KU Athletic Corp. and KU Endowment Association.
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