Inside Pediatrics Fall/Winter 2023-2024

NEWS, HONORS AND AWARDS

Coyne-Beasley selected for APS PAS DEI Committee Tamera Coyne-Beasley, M.D., MPH has been selected as the new American Pediatric Society (APS) appointee to serve on the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee. She began her three-year term July 1, 2023.

Kimberlin elected to Association of American Physicians David Kimberlin, M.D., professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, has been inducted into the Association of American Physicians (AAP). The AAP is an honorary medical society that recognizes physicians who make outstanding contributions to basic and translational biomedical research.

Shukla receives AHA Career Development Award for machine-learning research Vivek Shukla, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Neonatology, has been awarded the American Heart Association (AHA) Career Development Award for his innovative project, titled: “Machine Learning Modeling for Early Identification of Perinatal Depression Risk Using Cardiotocography.”

Ashraf co-edits textbook on pediatric dyslipidemia A book co-edited by Ambika Ashraf, M.D., director of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, was published earlier this year. Ashraf edited the book, “Pediatric Dyslipidemia,” alongside colleague Bhuvana Sunil, M.D., an assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital.

Tofil receives the 2023 Wallace Alexander Clyde Distinguished Service Award Nancy Tofil, M.D., professor in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care, received the 2023 Wallace Alexander Clyde Distinguished Service Award from the Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The Wallace Clyde award was initiated in 1984 by the UAB Department of Pediatrics and Children’s to recognize outstanding physicians who have devoted a lifetime of service to children and their families. Recipients are chosen by a select committee of leaders in the field of pediatrics. Gupta elected vice chair of AGA Pediatric Gastroenterology & Developmental Biology Sandeep Gupta, M.D., chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, has been elected to serve as the vice chair of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Developmental Biology for the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). Gupta began his role in May 2023 and will serve for two years until May 2025.

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