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The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) honors one of its members each year with an invitation to present the E.A. Rovenstine Memorial Lecture at the annual meeting of the Society. The invitation is extended to honor the memory of Dr. Rovenstine, who was devoted to research in anesthesiology. Dr. Jeffrey Apfelbaum has been asked to present the lecture at the 2012 meeting in Washington, D.C. Dr. Apfelbaum’s presentation is Safety in Numbers: the Genesis, Development and Future of the ASA Practice Parameters.
Please join me in offering our congratulations to Dr. Avery Tung who was recently informed of his selection as a Fellow of the prestigious University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators. Fellows of the Academy are selected based on significant contributions to the education of our medical students, as well as recognized excellence in teaching.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) House of Delegates selected Dr. Apfelbaum to receive their Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor bestowed on an individual for lifetime achievements and service in the specialty of anesthesiology.
Congratulations to: Jacqueline Poston a fourth year Pritzker student working in Dr. Roth's lab in the Pritzker Scholarship and Discovery Program who is the recipient of a scholarship award from the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation and an award from the Illinois Society for the Prevention of blindness.
Congratulations to: Dr. Jerome Klafta who has been named Ombudsman for the Pritzker School of Medicine and our GME Programs.
Congratulations to: the graduating class of 2011
Congratulations to: Dr. Mark Nunnally on his election to the Association of University Anesthesiologists (AUA).
Congratulations to: Dr. Michael O’Connor for his award as a Distinguished Clinician of the Biological Sciences Division.
Congratulations to: David Dickerson who was recently elected as the "SAMBA Resident Section Chair" and Jeff Hopcian who was elected as the "SAMBA Resident Section Chair-elect"
Congratulations to: Dr. Allen Klock ho was elected President of Medical Staff. As President of the MSO, Klock will enforce the Medical Staff bylaws, rules, regulations and policies; promote compliance with procedural safeguards; and implement sanctions where indicated. He will represent the views of the Medical Staff to the Medical Center President, the office of the Dean and the Board of Trustees. He will serve as an ex officio member of the Medical Center Board of Trustees, call and preside over meetings of the MSO, and appoint Medical Staff committees. Input and guidance from the Medical Staff Organization is particularly important as the Medical Center moves ahead on the Phoenix project and prepares for transition to the New Hospital Pavilion—two highly significant opportunities that coincide with a challenging economic and political climate.
Congratulations to: the winners of the 2011 Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference: Nihir Waghela, Jeff Katz, Megan Lanigan, and Line Srinivasan.
