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AWARDS & HONORS I June 8, 2009

Stanley Falkow, the Robert W. and Vivian K. Cahill Professor, added another honor to his long list of accomplishments on May 22nd when he was awarded an honorary degree from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

The Stanford School of Medicine’s Office of Communications & Public Affairs has won five medals in the national competition sponsored by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). These included a gold medal for the Office’s for the offices news releases along with four silver medals. This is a great tribute to the leadership of Paul Costello, Director and the excellent staff who comprise the Office of Communications and Public Affairs.

Shreyas Vasanawala, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Co-Director of Pediatric MRI at Lucile Parkard Children’s Hospital, and his collaborators, were awarded the Caffey Award for Outstanding Basic Science Research Paper at the annual meeting of the Society for Pediatric Radiology in Carlsbad, California on April 24, 2009. His collaborators included Marcus Alley, PhD; Richard A. Barth, MD; Brian Hargreaves, PhD; John Pauly, PhD; and Michael Lustig, PhD.

Thomas Krummel, Emile Holman Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery, Susan B. Ford Surgeon-in-Chief at LPCH, and Professor, by courtesy, of Cardiothoracic Surgery, has received the "Outstanding Achievement in Medicine Award" from the Santa Clara County Medical Association at an awards ceremony held on June 2nd at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, CA. This award is given to a physician member of the Association who, during his/her medical career, has made unique contributions to the betterment of patient care, for which he/she has achieved widespread recognition.

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