Awards and Honors: December 2016

Hoffman Elected to AAAS

Andrew Hoffman, MD (professor, endocrinology) was recently elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He is among 391 new fellows being honored for scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.

Fellows will be inducted on February 18 at the AAAS Fellows Forum in Boston.

Hoffman was recognized for his contributions to the field of epigenetics. His lab studies the molecular biology of insulin-like growth factors in normal physiology and in oncongenesis.

Harrington Delivers Laennec Clinician/Educator Lecture

Robert Harrington, MD, the Arthur Bloomfield Professor and chair of medicine, recently delivered the Laennec Clinician/Educator Lecture at the American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology Scientific Sessions. The lecture was established in 1970 by the Laennec Society and is presented annually.

Harrington’s address, entitled “Rethinking Randomized Clinical Trials,” summarized the current state of randomized clinical trials and explored ways to improve them.

Winslow Receives Standing Ovation at Grand Rounds in Tuscon

Dean Winslow, MD, (professor, general medical disciplines), who is also a flight surgeon with 35 years in the U.S. Air Force, delivered a very special talk during Grand Rounds on November 9 at the College of Medicine Tuscon’s Department of Medicine. His talk took place during the week leading up to Veterans Day and focused on what he had been able to do in a war zone for patients, including soldiers, airmen, seamen, civilians and also insurgents. Often teary-eyed as he spoke, Winslow received a standing ovation.

In his presentation, “From Bagram Airfield to Baghdad and Back Again – A U.S. Military Doctor’s Experience in Two Wars,” Winslow included numerous illustrations of his patients’ journeys from initial triage to recovery. He shared his knowledge about the types of wounds caused by different weapons, including improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and offered lessons in history and culture from the perspective of both the military and civilians. In addition, Winslow recounted stories across a range of emotional experiences, from signing death certificates for those who didn’t make it to finding treatment in the U.S. for Iraqi and Afghani children who could no longer find care at home since their countries’ doctors had fled.

Winslow was called back to active duty in Afghanistan and Iraq after 9/11 and retired just before being promoted to brigadier general. Now at Stanford, he specializes in infectious disease and hospital-based internal medicine.