Academic Honors & Events

Recognizing Contributions — As a part of this year’s Addictions Professionals Day, New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services commissioner Arlene González-Sánchez  announced the recipients of New York's annual Addictions Professionals' Awards. Among these individuals, Dr. Robert Roose was awarded the Addiction Physician of the Year Award, recognizing his work in Einstein’s division of substance abuse, where he helped initiate and implement several innovative models of care. Dr. Roose, who is now chief medical officer of addiction services for the Sisters of Providence Health System, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, previously was assistant professor of family and social medicine at Einstein.

Honoring Excellence — Dr. Yvette Calderon has received the Dr. Linda Laubenstein Annual HIV Clinical Excellence Award from the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute. The award, presented in Albany on December 4, 2013, recognizes Dr. Calderon’s clinical leadership, her compassionate care of people with HIV/AIDS and her important contributions to the treatment and prevention of HIV in the Bronx. Dr. Calderon is professor of clinical emergency medicine, assistant professor of pediatrics and assistant dean for diversity enhancement at Einstein, as well as director of adult urgent care at Einstein affiliate Jacobi Medical Center. 

Well-Represented — Members of Einstein’s faculty and administration representing various departments within the College of Medicine were among the presenters at the recent 2013 annual meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges. These included: Dr. Lisa Auerbach; Dr. William Burton; Dr. Yvette Calderon; Dr. Victoria Freedman; Dr. Victoria Gorski; Dr. Martha Grayson; Dr. Paul Gross; Mr. Patrick Herron; Dr. William Jordan; Dr. Elizabeth Kitsis; Ms. Mimi McEvoy; Dr. Felise Milan; Mr. Dan Myers; Ms. Nilda I. Soto and Dr. Deborah Swiderski. Each presented talks and engaged in discussions regarding the current state and future of medical education and healthcare in the United States.

Mentor of Merit — Dr. Genevieve Neal-Perry recently received the Clinical Research Fellowship Mentor Award from the Endocrine Society. She was presented the honor at the society’s 95^th annual meeting, in San Francisco. Dr. Neal-Perry is associate dean for diversity mentoring and associate professor of obstetrics & gynecology and women’s health and of neuroscience. 

West Coast Keynote — Dr. John Condeelis was the keynote speaker for a series of scientific forums held at the University of California, San Diego; the University of California, Los Angeles; and the University of California; San Francisco, hosted by Leica Microsystems. The company, which is a world leader in microscopes and scientific instruments, invited Dr. Condeelis to deliver a presentation at each of the universities on "imaging how a tumor cell spreads cancer." Dr. Condeelis is professor and co-chair of anatomy & structural biology, as well as the Judith and Burton P. Resnick Chair in Translational Research. He also is co-director of the Gruss-Lipper Biophotonics Center and of the Integrated Imaging Program, scientific director of the Analytical Imaging Facility, and director of the Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, in the Albert Einstein Cancer Center. 

Dr. T. Byram Karasu is author of Life Witness: Evolution of the Psychotherapist  (Jason Aronson/ Rowman & Littlefield), his fourteenth book. Dr. Karasu is professor and chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Einstein and psychiatrist-in-chief of Montefiore Medical Center. He also is the Dorothy and Marty Silverman Chair in Psychiatry.

Dr. Elizabeth Alderman has received the Adele Dellenbaugh Hofmann Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics, in recognition of her exemplary achievement in the field of adolescent health. Dr. Alderman is professor of clinical pediatrics at Einstein, director of the postdoctoral fellowship in adolescent medicine at Einstein affiliate Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, and is medical director of the hospital’s adolescent ambulatory service. She also founded the Montefiore Adolescent Primary Care Initiative and co-edited the AAP Textbook of Adolescent Health Care.

Masterful Distinction — Dr. Harold Keiser has been selected to receive an American College of Rheumatology (ACR) “Master” award at the College’s upcoming national meeting. Recognition as a Master of the ACR is one of the highest honors the College bestows; the designation is conferred on ACR members, age 65 or older, who have made outstanding contributions to the field of rheumatology through scholarly achievement and/or service to their patients, students, and profession. Dr. Keiser is professor of medicine.

Recognizing Excellence — During the summer, Dr. Rosemarie Conigliaro, assistant dean and professor of clinical medicine, who is house staff program director for internal medicine at Montefiore, instituted a "Resident of the Month" award. The award honors internal medicine interns and residents who have displayed exemplary service to patients, colleagues, and the department’s educational mission. Thus far, three residents have been recognized:  Rebecca Braunstein, PGY2, in July; Scott Schafler, PGY2, in August; and Martha (Katherine) PGY2, in September. 

Point of Reference — While the term “well-woman” may seem self-explanatory, it actually has a distinct definition. A researcher from the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), seeking information on the origin of the term, recently contacted the D. Samuel Gottesman Library reference department to inquire about early use of the term in a 1941 issue of the New York State Journal of Medicine. Our library staff provided the following quote: “Already in our clinic a limited well-woman clinic has been started for the purpose of semiannual breast and pelvic examinations.” The reference will be included in an upcoming edition of the OED, noting that, the term “well-woman” refers to a type of clinic that specializes in preventative healthcare for women, offering services such as screenings and health education.