Awards and Recognition-Spring 2019

Elisha Brownfield, M.D., receives the Southern Society of General Internal Medicine Senior Leader in GIM Award

Elisha Brownfield, M.D., Associate Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, received the Southern Society of General Internal Medicine Senior Leader in GIM Award at the 2019 Southern Regional Meeting in Houston, TX. This prestigious award is given in recognition of her academic medicine leadership skills.

 

Gerard Silvestri, M.D., MS, elected to the prestigious Fleischner Society for Thoracic Imaging and Diagnosis

Gerard Silvestri, M.D., MS, Professor and George C. and Margaret M. Hillenbrand Endowed Chair, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, has been elected as a member of the prestigious Fleischner Society. Founded in 1969, the Fleischner Society is an international, multidisciplinary medical society for thoracic radiology, dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the chest. The Society maintains a diverse membership that includes experts in adult and pediatric radiology, pathology, adult and pediatric pulmonary medicine, thoracic surgery, physiology, morphology, epidemiology, and other related sciences.

 

John Wrangle, M.D. receives 2019 MUSC Developing Scholar Award

John Wrangle, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology, was unanimously chosen as the recipient of the 2019 MUSC Developing Scholar Award for his outstanding contributions to the research mission of MUSC. This prestigious award is aimed at individuals who have successfully demonstrated the capacity to compete for extramural funding but who are still in the formative stages of their career.

 

College of Medicine Faculty Excellence Awards

The annual College of Medicine Faculty Excellence Awards were held in May 2019 to recognize faculty and residents nominated by the medical student body for their commitment to medical education. Congratulations to the following winners from the Department of Medicine:

Faculty Teacher of the Year: Jay Brzezinski, M.D.
Faculty Honorable Mention: Marc Heincelman, M.D.

 

Clinical Educators Awards Day

The 2019 Department of Medicine Clinical Educator Awards were presented by Department Chair Don Rockey, M.D., Department Vice Chair of Graduate Medical Education Benjamin Clyburn, M.D., and other members of the GME team at a special ceremony held on June 5, 2019. Congratulations to all of the 2019 recipients.

Michael Zile, M.D., receives Summer 2019 Research Excellence Award from the College of Medicine

On a periodic basis, COM leadership selects papers to highlight from nominations for publications that have appeared in high impact journals with an MUSC faculty member as first or last author.
Michael Zile, MD, Endowed Chair, Professor, Division of Cardiology, was recently honored for his work and article, “Effects of Sacubitril/Valsartan on Biomarkers of Extracellular Matrix Regulation in Patients with HFrEF,” published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, February 2019.

 

Lynn Schnapp, M.D., installed as Vice President of the American Thoracic Society

Lynn Schnapp, M.D., Professor and Director, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, has been installed as vice president of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) for the 2019-2020 term, and will serve as president for the 2021-2022 term. Founded in 1905, the American Thoracic Society is the world’s leading medical association dedicated to advancing pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. The Society’s 16,000 members prevent and fight respiratory disease around the globe through research, education, patient care and advocacy.

 

Nandita Nadig, M.D., MSCR awarded the Parker B. Francis Fellowship

Nandita Nadig, M.D. MSCR Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Allergy Medicine, received a highly competitive Parker B. Francis Fellowship grant to study the Clinical, Economic and Psychological Impact of Inter-ICU Transfers. Nadig is one of just 14 lung researchers in the U.S. to receive the award, which supports the development of junior investigators embarking on careers in clinical, laboratory or translational science in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Dr Nadig’s proposal combines robust quantitative analyses of administrative data sources with mixed methods patient/family-centered research. The composite results will offer important insights into both macro-level issues related to timing of inter-ICU transfer and nuanced perspectives obtained from real-world ICU families. These multidimensional insights obtained from this project has the potential to inform evidence-based, patient-centered transfer procedures, policies, and guidelines in the future.

 

Brooke Alexander honored as one of "Charleston’s Finest" by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Congratulations to Brooke Alexander, Clinical Research Coordinator, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy & Sleep Medicine, who was honored as one of “Charleston’s Finest” by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.