News Roundup

Lauren Hooker
June 23, 2021
News Roundup
  • Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon T. Konrad Rajab, M.D. received the American Association for Thoracic Surgery Foundation Surgical Investigator Award. The tile of his research is Partial Heart Transplantation: A New Approach to Deliver Growing Heart Valve Implants.
  • Professor of Surgery Hongjun Wang, Ph.D. received notification from the NIH of an additional 5 years of funding for the clinical trial using mesenchymal stem cell infusion as an intervention for treating Type 1 Diabetes.  Charlie Strange, M.D. serves as the co-investigator of the NIH grant to explore novel treatments for patients with T1D.
  • Steven Kahn, M.D., Chief of Burn Surgery was named to the American Burn Association Board of Trustees. Dr. Kahn will serve the Board as Program Chair-Elect for 2021-2022 and automatically ascends to Program Chair 2022-2025. In addition to his new role with the ABA, he is an advocate for firefighter safety and serves medical advisor for state and international firefighters' associations.
  • Heather Evans, M.D. MS, Professor of Surgery and Vice Chair of Clinical Research, was elected to the American Surgical Association. The American Surgical Association was founded in 1880 and is the nation's oldest and most prestigious surgical organization. Its members include the nation’s most prominent surgeons from the country's leading academic medical institutions.
  • Barry Gibney, D.O., Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, was selected to the 2021 American Association of Thoracic Surgery Leadership Academy.
  • Cardiothoracic surgeon Arman Kilic, M.D. recognized as an ExpertScape World Expert in heart transplantation.
  • MUSC Hollings Cancer Center receives NAPRC accreditation in rectal care. 
  • A. Sharee Wright, M.D. appointed vice chair of education for diversity, equity and inclusion. 

 

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