Awards
July 30th, 2015
Stephen Riederer, Ph.D., Elected Fellow of American Association of Physicists in Medicine
By Bob Nellis 
The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has announced the election of Mayo Clinic’s Stephen Riederer, Ph.D., as a Fellow of the association. The category of Fellow honors members who have distinguished themselves by their contributions in research, education or leadership in the medical physics community. The award was presented at the annual meeting […]
Tags: American Association of Physicists in Medicine, physics, radiology, Stephen Riederer
June 23rd, 2015
Mayo Psychiatrists Honored For Depression, Bipolar Research
By Bob Nellis
Two Mayo Clinic psychiatrists have been recognized for their contributions to the study, diagnosis, and treatment of depression and bipolar disorder. Paul Croarkin, D.O., and Mark Frye, M.D., were both presented with the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance’s (DBSA) highest honors for members of the scientific community: Gerald L. Klerman Awards. The Klerman awards are […]
Tags: bipolar disorder, depression research, Klerman Award, Mark Frye, Mayo Clinic, Paul Croarkin, psychiatry
May 14th, 2015
Mayo Medical School Student Soyun Hwang Chosen for Fellowship with Howard Hughes Medical Institute
By Bob Nellis
A second-year student at Mayo Medical School — Soyun (S. Michelle) Hwang — has been selected by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to receive a year-long fellowship to conduct mentored biomedical research. Hwang will be mentoring at Mayo Clinic with Jennifer Westendorf, Ph.D., in orthopedic surgery. She will purse her interest in reconstructive surgery, which […]
Tags: HHMI, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Jennifer Westendorf, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Medical School
April 21st, 2015
Richard Joseph, M.D., Named Doctor of the Year by Melanoma International Foundation
By Bob Nellis
Richard Joseph, M.D., an oncologist specializing in melanoma at Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus, has been named the 2015 recipient of the “Doctor of the Year Award” presented by the Melanoma International Foundation (MIF). Founded in 2003, MIF is a non-profit organization whose vision is a future where top-notch melanoma treatment is accessible to all patients […]
Tags: doctor of the year, Florida, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic Florida, melanoma, Richard Joseph
April 21st, 2015
Mayo Clinic Designated as an AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center
Continuing more than a century of health care delivery research and innovation In December, Mayo Clinic’s Evidence-Based Practice Research Program received a highly-competitive designation by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), naming Mayo Clinic one of only 13 Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs) in North America. The EPC program was launched in the 1990’s […]
Tags: AHRQ, evidence-based practice, Hassan Murad, KER unit, Kern Center, meta analysis, research, Science of health care delivery, systematic review, Victor Montori, Zhen Wang
February 6th, 2015
Dr. Mark Allen to head Society of Thoracic Surgeons
By Bob Nellis
Mayo Clinic thoracic surgeon Mark S. Allen, M.D., has been elected president of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons during the society’s annual meeting in San Diego. Dr. Allen is a professor of surgery at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. His research at Mayo includes serving as principal investigator for a study examining whether removing all […]
December 9th, 2014
nuSURF Students Best Advocates for Science
By Bob Nellis
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships are awarded every year to deserving students who are interested in exploring specific topics in research. The goal, in addition to learning alongside professional medical researchers, is to determine if the students are truly interested in persuing research as a career. The students do everything a scientist does, including presenting findings […]
Tags: Mayo Clinic, research, science education, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows, SURF
August 26th, 2014
Michael Sarr, M.D. Honored by College of Surgeons
By Bob Nellis
Mayo Clinic gastroenterologic surgeon and scientist Michael Sarr, M.D., is being honored by the American College of Surgeons for his research contributions, surgical expertise and mentorship of the next generation of surgical leaders. The ACS Committee for the Forum on Fundamental Surgical Problems has dedicated the new volume of the Surgical Forum to Dr. Sarr […]
Tags: American College of Surgeons, awards, honors, Michael Sarr, surgical research
July 22nd, 2014
Dr. Younkin Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
By Bob Nellis
Presenting some new Alzheimer’s discoveries wasn’t the only high point for Mayo Clinic researchers in Copenhagen recently at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. On July 14 Steven Younkin, M.D., Ph.D., was awarded the Khalid Iqbal Lifetime Achievement Award for his years of research on the disease. Dr. Younkin is Professor of Neuroscience at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Jacksonville, Florida. […]
Tags: AAIC, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's disease, Florida, Lifetime Achievement Award, Mayo Clinic, neuroscience, research, Steven Younkin
June 19th, 2014
Mayo Clinic Plastic Surgery Resident Wins 1st Prize for Best Clinical Research Presentation
By Bob Nellis
Mayo Clinic plastic surgery resident Sebastian Winocour, M.D., has won first prize for Best Clinical Research Presentation at the Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons annual meeting in Chicago. Dr. Winocour presented findings of a Mayo surgical quality improvement study aimed at preventing the death of skin on the breast, called breast skin necrosis, after mastectomy with […]
Tags: Amy Degnim, breast cancer, breast cancer reconstruction, breast reconstruction, mastectomy, Mayo Clinic, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, necrosis, Sebastian Winocour, surgery, surgical outcomes, Valerie Lemaine