Inside Pediatrics Spring 2018

News, Honors and Awards

FARGUSON NAMED DIRECTOR OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL INITIATIVES Crayton “Tony” Farguson, M.D. , has been named Director of Neurodevelopmental Initiatives, a key coordinating role between the UAB School of Medicine, the UAB Department of Pediatrics and Children’s of Alabama. Fargason will work to integrate activities with UAB’s well-established entities such as the Department of Genetics, the Institute for Precision Medicine and Southern Research, as well as with partner HudsonAlpha. Fargason will continue to serve as the Medical Director and Vice President of Clinical Affairs at Children’s, as he has for nearly 20 years, and will continue his work as a Professor in the UAB Department of Pediatrics. TOFIL ELECTED TO MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH Nancy Tofil, M.D., MEd , Pediatric Critical Care, has been elected to membership in the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR). The goal of SPR is to create a network of multidisciplinary researchers to improve child health. SIMPSON ELECTED TO AMERICAN PEDIATRIC SOCIETY Tina Simpson, M.D., M.P.H., Adolescent Medicine, has been elected to the American Pediatric Society. The American Pediatric Society is dedicated to the advancement of child health through promotion of pediatric research, recognition of achievement and cultivation of excellence in pediatrics through advocacy, scholarship, education and leadership development. TIPPLE TO JOIN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY EDITORIAL BOARD Trent Tipple, M.D. , Neonatology, has been invited to join the editorial board of the American Journal of Physiology — Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, for a three-year appointment. The editorial board is a critically important element of the journal, serving as the primary source of reviewers of submitted manuscripts. It ensures the veracity of the reports that they publish and serves multiple important functions to support the workings and reputation of the journal. BENTON TO RECEIVE PAUL V. MILES FELLOWSHIP AWARD The American Board of Pediatrics has selected Cason Benton, M.D. , Academic General Pediatrics, to receive the 2018 Paul V. Miles (PVM) Fellowship Award. The award is given annually to an accomplished mid-career pediatrician dedicated to improving the quality of health care for children. WALLEY APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF UAB TOBACCO CONSULT SERVICE Susan Walley, M.D. , Pediatric Hospital Medicine, has accepted the role of Director of the UAB Tobacco Consult Service. Walley assumed her role February 1 and the funding, which will support 10 percent of her time, will come from Dr. Mark Dransfield of UAB Lung Health Center. The UAB Tobacco Consult service provides free assistance to patients who want to quit smoking. WALLEY RECEIVES OUTSTANDING WOMAN UAB FACULTY MEMBER AWARD Susan Walley, M.D. , Pediatric Hospital Medicine, was selected to receive the Becky Trigg Outstanding Woman UAB Faculty Member Award. The award is given out by the UAB Commission on the Status of Women to honor women in the UAB and Birmingham community who have mentored and served other women, taken a courageous stance or overcome adversity to achieve a goal.

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