Pediatrician DAVID STEVENSON, senior associate dean for academic affairs, has taken on the additional and broader role of vice dean of the School of Medicine.

SARAH DONALDSON, the Catharine and Howard Avery Professor of Radiation Oncology, was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the Radiological Society of Northern America (RSNA), the world’s largest radiology professional society.

ROBERT NEGRIN, professor of medicine (bone marrow transplantation), was recently installed as the president of the American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation Society at the group’s annual meeting in Honolulu.

KARL BLUME, professor of medicine, emeritus, has received the American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation’s highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award

JOHN D. SCANDLING, professor of Medicine (nephrology), recently received the National Kidney Foundation of Northern California’s highest honor, the Champion of Hope Award, for his contributions to that organization, including chairmanship of the Medical Advisory Board.

SANJIV “SAM” GAMBHIR, professor of radiology and director of the Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS), recently received at ceremonies in London the prestigious Hounsfield Medal for his work in Molecular Imaging. Gambhir’s research focuses on multimodality molecular imaging with an emphasis on novel strategies for cancer diagnostics and management.

MICHAEL LONGAKER, the Deane P. and Louise Mitchell Professor, has been elected president-elect of the Society of University Surgeons.

TOM KRUMMEL, the Emile Holman Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at SUMC and Susan B. Ford Surgeon-in-Chief at LPCH was elected the secretary-treasurer of the prestigious Halstead Society. He will serve a 3-year term, then become vice president, and in 2009-10 he will serve as president.

Appointments & Promotions:

MICHAEL HARBOUR has been promoted to clinical associate professor of medicine.

FRANK LONGO has been appointed to professor of neurology and neurological sciences. [See story]

ANDREW B. NEVINS has been promoted to clinical assistant professor of medicine.

MARK A. SINGLETON has been promoted to adjunct clinical professor of anesthesia.

LASZLO VASZAR has been promoted to clinical assistant professor (affiliated) of medicine.

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