Wake Forest Baptist Professor Honored by State Foundation
Robin Hurley, M.D., professor of psychiatry and
behavioral medicine at Wake Forest Baptist
Medical Center, has received the 2014 Eugene A. Hargrove, M.D.
Mental Health Research Award from the Psychiatric Foundation of North Carolina.
The award recognizes Hurley’s contributions to the
field of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder,
particularly her research related to the effects of military deployment-related
TBI on brain function, behavior and psychopathology.
Incorporated
in 2007, the Psychiatric Foundation of
North Carolina is dedicated to improving psychiatric care and awareness.
Wake Forest Baptist Eye
Center Receives Grant Renewal
WINSTON-SALEM,
N.C. – Sept. 30, 2014 – Miracles
In Sight, formerly the North Carolina Eye Bank, has renewed a $50,000 grant to
the Wake Forest Eye Center at Wake Forest Baptist
Medical Center to support a cornea-transplant research
fellowship.
The Wake Forest Eye Center is a multispecialty
ophthalmology clinic with more than 120,000 patient visits annually.
“We
believe that it is important for specialists to have access to and familiarity
with the eye bank system,” said Dean Vavra, executive director of Miracles In
Sight. “We are honored to provide training to the next generation of corneal
specialists."
Founded in 1951, Miracles In Sight aims to recover,
process and distribute ocular tissue for the restoration of sight through
corneal transplantation and related medical therapy and research.
Wake Forest Baptist
Assistant Professor Selected for Leadership Program
WINSTON-SALEM,
N.C. – Sept. 30, 2014 – Ihtsham Haq, M.D., assistant professor of
neurology at Wake Forest Baptist
Medical Center,
has been selected by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) to participate in its
2014-15 Emerging Leaders Forum (ELF).
Haq was
chosen based on his passion for the science of neurology and commitment to
personal development.
Founded
in 1948, AAN is one of the largest professional associations of neurologists.
It is dedicated to promoting patient-centered neurologic care and enhancing
member career satisfaction. ELF is a program designed to identify, orient and
cultivate future leaders of AAN.
Wake Forest Baptist
Recognized for Cardiac Care
WINSTON-SALEM,
N.C. – Sept. 30, 2014 – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has received the
American College of Cardiology’s NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTG Platinum Performance
Achievement Award – the highest level of recognition – for 2014.
For the third year in a row, Wake Forest Baptist has received this award
which recognizes the institution’s commitment to and success in implementing a
higher standard of care for heart attack patients. It also
signifies that Wake Forest Baptist has reached a goal of treating patients to
standard levels of care as outlined by the American College of
Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical guidelines and recommendations.
To
receive the award, Wake Forest Baptist consistently followed the organization’s
treatment guidelines for eight consecutive quarters and met a performance
standard of 90 percent for specific performance measures.
Wake Forest Baptist Researcher
Appointed Associate Editor of Scientific Journal
WINSTON-SALEM,
N.C. – Sept. 30, 2014 – Debra Diz, Ph.D.,
director of the Hypertension and Vascular Research Center at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, has
been appointed an associate editor of The
American Journal of Physiology – Heart and Circulatory Physiology.
Selected
by the editor-in-chief, associate editors are experts in their field who make
decisions on articles and invite review articles and editorials.
The journal publishes investigations on the physiology of the
heart, blood vessels and lymphatics including experimental and theoretical
studies of cardiovascular function.
Wake Forest Baptist
Staff Member Recognized at UNC-Chapel Hill
WINSTON-SALEM,
N.C. – Sept. 30, 2014 – Scott Davis, M.S., research administrative coordinator in the Department
of Dermatology at Wake Forest Baptist
Medical Center,
has been selected for the Royster Society of Fellows program at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he is a doctoral student.
One of 29 fellows, Davis was selected based on his academic
performance, research, work, service, life experiences and potential for
leadership.
The Royster Society is an interdisciplinary
fellowship program that attracts graduate students from around the world
and provides them with financial
funding to pursue their doctorates at UNC-Chapel Hill.
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