Dr. Frank Chervenak, chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Given Foundation Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a professor of obstetrics and gynecology, was awarded an honorary doctorate in June at Cuban State University in Krasnador, Russia. Honorary doctorates are special academic distinctions awarded to individuals whose personal and professional achievements over the years have made an invaluable contribution to the university, to their discipline or to society at large.
Dr. Costantino Iadecola, director of the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, the Anne Parrish Titzell Professor of Neurology, and a professor of neuroscience, was elected to the Association of American Physicians this year. Association members strive to acquire new medical knowledge, and advance basic and clinical science research and their application to clinical medicine. Individuals who have demonstrated excellence in achieving these goals are nominated by the association council for membership each year. Election gives members the opportunity to share their scientific discoveries and contributions with their colleagues at the annual meeting.
Dr. Mark Souweidane, a professor of neurological surgery and of neurological surgery in pediatrics, was named chair of the Journal of Neurosurgery in Pediatrics' Editorial Board at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons' May meeting in Washington, D.C. The Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics was founded in 2004 as a supplement to the Journal of Neurosurgery and is one of the most respected journals in neurosurgery today. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons is a scientific and educational association focused on advancing the specialty of neurological surgery.