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The Department of Medicine has awarded four faculty members the Walter B. Frommeyer, Jr., Fellowship in Investigative Medicine: Pankaj Arora, MD (Cardiovascular Disease), Latesha Elopre, MD (Infectious Diseases) Nathan Erdmann, MD, PhD (Infectious Diseases), and Sunad Rangarajan, MD (Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care). The award will support a two-year intensive, mentored research experience designed to foster the development of independent physician-scientists.

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Racquel Innis-Shelton, MD (Hematology and Oncology) recently lent her voice to the second annual live Twitter Chat on African-American Bone Marrow Awareness Month. Although blood disorders like sickle cell disease predominantly affect African-Americans, only 7% of registered marrow donors are African-American. #aabmam #letschangethis

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Cynthia J. Brown, MD, MSPH (Director, Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care) has been selected as a 2016-2017 fellow of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program. ELAM is a year-long, part-time fellowship that prepares women faculty for senior leadership roles in academic health science institutions. 
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UAB's Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program led by Keith Wille, MD (Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine) has received the Gold Level Award for Excellence in Life Support, designating UAB Hospital as a leader in caring for patients who require this long-term breathing and heart support. The recognition comes from Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, an international non-profit consortium of health care institutions who are dedicated to the development and evaluation of novel therapies for support of failing organ systems.

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Efstathia Andrikopoulou, MD (Fellow, Cardiovascular Disease) was featured in a Birmingham Business Journal honor roll of up-and-coming leaders in health care, medical research, health education, health insurance and more.

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