Dr. Alvin Mushlin Wins 2015 Career Achievement Award
Dr. Alvin Mushlin, the Nanette Laitman Distinguished Professor of Public Health in the Department of Healthcare Policy & Research, has won the 2015 Career Achievement Award from the Society for Medical Decision Making.
Dr. Alvin Mushlin
The annual Career Achievement Award recognizes distinguished senior investigators who have made significant contributions to the field of medical decision making. Dr. Mushlin will receive the award during the society's 37th annual meeting, hosted Oct. 18-21 in St. Louis.
"I am very pleased and honored to be recognized by my colleagues for this award," said Dr. Mushlin, who is also a professor of healthcare policy and research and of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. "I have been a member of the Society for Medical Decision Making nearly since its inception. It has become one of the strongest and most relied on academic resources for evaluating new clinical technologies and strategies in medicine through comparative effectiveness research. My own career has benefited greatly from my association with this organization, and I am incredibly appreciative of this honor."
Dr. Mushlin's research focuses on the comparative effectiveness of clinical interventions, with an emphasis on the use of large data sets and observational research designs as alternatives to randomized controlled clinical trials. He also concentrates on the application of decision and cost-effectiveness analysis to the evaluation of clinical policies and medical technologies, with the aim of improving the quality and efficiency of medical care and public health.
"I cannot think of a more deserving clinical researcher to receive this award than Dr. Mushlin," said Dr. Rainu Kaushal, chair of the Department of Healthcare Policy & Research at Weill Cornell Medicine and physician-in-chief of healthcare policy and research at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. "Al is an outstanding scientist, who is an international leader in patient-centered comparative effectiveness research and medical decision making. I am thrilled that he is being honored with this prestigious award."
Additional Awards and Honors
Dr. Bernice Grafstein, the Vincent and Brooke Astor Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience and a professor of physiology and biophysics and of neuroscience in the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, was appointed to the New York State Spinal Cord Injury Research Board in June. The organization's board distributes research grants to investigators to help find a cure for spinal cord injuries.
Drs. Melanie Wilson-Taylor, a clinical assistant professor of pediatrics, Maura Frank, an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics, and Allison Gorman, an assistant professor of pediatrics, received the 2015 Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Elizabeth Rohatyn Award for Community Service in honor of their commitment to volunteerism and community service throughout the East Side of Manhattan. They received the award during the organization's annual spring gala on May 20. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House provides an extensive array of effective and integrated human services to help improve quality of life for more than 20,000 local residents in need.