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Tell us about your awards and accomplishments, or those of your colleagues. Send your contributions to Sara Selis by e-mail selis@stanford.edu or fax (650) 723-7172, or call her at (650) 723-7798.

CRAIG T. ALBANESE was appointed professor of surgery and, by courtesy, of pediatrics at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and professor, by courtesy, of obstetrics and gynecology at Stanford. Albanese has achieved national prominence as a pioneer in pediatric endoscopic surgery and fetal surgery. He co-authored the leading textbook on pediatric minimal-access surgery and has served on key committees and as president of the International Pediatric Endosurgery Group. Albanese is division chief of pediatric general surgery at the medical center and director of pediatric surgical services at Packard hospital. He previously served on the faculty at UC-San Francisco, where he co-directed the Fetal Diagnosis and Research Group.

NATALIE RASGON was appointed associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. Her research has focused on the effects of estrogen replacement therapy on mood, cognition and cerebral metabolism in aging women and endocrine aspects of mood disorders, both unipolar and bipolar. She has provided new evidence of the protective role of estrogen in postmenopausal women at risk for cognitive decline. She has been an acting associate professor at Stanford since September, and she is associate director of the Women's Wellness Program. She previously served at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and directed the Menopause-Related Mood Disorders Program.

DEBRA IKEDA, associate professor of radiology (diagnostic radiology), received the Editor's Recognition Award, a Certificate of Recognition for Distinguished Service, as an editorial board member of the Journal of Women's Imaging. The award recognizes dedication and significant contributions to the journal, which focuses on all clinical imaging modalities as well as health-care policy and economic issues related to women's imaging. The journal serves a wide variety of specialists including internists, gynecologists, surgeons, oncologists, pathologists and radiologists. Ikeda serves as director of breast imaging at the medical center.

JOHN A. KERNER, professor of pediatrics, received the 2003 Joseph St. Geme Jr. Education Award from the Western Society for Pediatric Research. The prestigious biannual award, established in 1957 and sponsored by Ross Laboratories, recognizes outstanding achievement and long-term commitment on behalf of pediatric education. Kerner, who directs the nutrition support team in the division of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at Packard hospital, is the second Stanford faculty member to receive the award. It was presented to Kerner at the Western Society for Pediatric Research's annual meeting, held in January in Carmel, Calif.

ANNE M. DUBIN was promoted to associate professor of pediatrics (pediatric cardiology) at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Dubin is medical director of the electrophysiological service at Packard. Her research focuses on fetal and pediatric arrhythmias and the use of radiofrequency ablation in older children. In 2001 and 2002, she authored or co-authored several articles published in journals including the American Journal of Cardiology, the Journal of Electrocardiology, Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatrics. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Cardiology.

CHRISTINA MORA MANGANO, chief of the division of cardiovascular anesthesia, was promoted to professor of anesthesia. Her clinical responsibilities include managing emergency cases and complex cardiovascular cases such as heart and lung transplants. Since 1992 she has been an associate examiner for the American Board of Anesthesiology. She served as committee chair and member of the board of directors of the Society for Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, and also served as program chair for the society's 2001 and 2002 annual meetings. Mora Mangano is currently developing a large multicenter registry database related to cardiovascular anesthesia.

DAVID ROSENTHAL was promoted to associate professor of pediatrics (pediatric cardiology) at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Rosenthal directs Packard Hospital's pediatric heart-failure program. He has achieved distinction nationally as a leader in pediatric heart-failure treatment. He has presented data at national meetings comparing heart failure in patients with cardiomyopathy versus congenital heart disease and has extended this work to develop Web-based educational tools for physicians who treat these patients. His research includes studies of cardiomyopathy as induced by anthracyclines and other forms of therapy for childhood cancer.

DAVID TONG was promoted to associate professor of neurology and neurological sciences and, by courtesy, of neurosurgery at the medical center. Tong is associate director of the Stanford Stroke Center and director of cerebrovascular ultrasound. His research focuses on neuro-imaging of stroke patients, including the clinical utility of various imaging techniques in stroke patients as well as the acute and preventive management of stroke. He serves on numerous committees and study sections of the National Institutes of Health, the American Society of Neuroimaging and the American Stroke Association, and also serves as stroke section editor of Practical Neurology. Tong currently serves as a board member of the American Hospital Association, Western States affiliate. In 2001 he was named a fellow of the American Stroke Association.