Inside Pediatrics Summer 2019

AMBALAVANAN RECEIVES ENDOWED CHAIR IN NEONATOLOGY Namasivayam Ambalavanan, M.D., Neonatology, has been named the first recipient of the Virginia Walker Jones Endowed Chair in Neonatology. The chair honors the outstanding contribution of “Ambal,” both locally and nationally, as well as the long-standing service of Virginia Walker Jones to the Children’s of Alabama Board of Trustees. LANDIER SELECTED AS 2019 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI OF UCLA SCHOOL OF NURSING Wendy Landier, Ph.D., RN, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2019 UCLA School of Nursing Distinguished Alumni Award for Excellence in Research, Platinum Bruin. Dr. Landier was selected for conducting an outstanding and renowned program of research, and advancing the practice of nursing health and healthcare through scholarly research. Honorees in this category exemplify the highest caliber associated with a UCLA School of Nursing degree, and excellence and dedication in the profession. An acceptance ceremony will be held on April 27 in Los Angeles, California, at the UCLA Luskin Center. COYNE-BEASLEY NOMINATED TO NASEM CONSENSUS STUDY COMMITTEE Tamera Coyne-Beasley, M.D., Adolescent Medicine, was nominated and appointed to a consensus study committee on Applying Lessons of Optimal Adolescent Health to Improve Behavioral Outcomes for Youth with the Board on Children, Youth and Families at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM). The NASEM received and considered over 180 nominations for this consensus comittee. UAB DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS FACULTY EXCELLENCE AWARDS ANNOUNCED The UAB Department of Pediatrics honored 11 faculty members as part of its 2018 Faculty Excellence Awards. The awardees have attained a level of excellence recognized by their peers due to their exceptional contributions to the development of the department and, in turn, the achievers of tomorrow – our children. The 2018 awardees are:

Educational Achievement Award: Chrystal Rutledge, M.D., Pediatric Critical Care

Service Achievement Award: Terry Wall, M.D., Academic General Pediatrics

Mentoring Achievement Award: Annalise Sorrentino, M.D., Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Research Achievement Award: Wally Carlo, M.D., Neonatology

Community Pediatric Educator Award: Hugh Cheek, M.D., Pediatrics West

Lifetime Achievement Award: Raymond Lyrene, M.D., Pediatric Pulmonology, Retired, and Edward Colvin, M.D., Pediatric Cardiology

Team Excellence Award: The Infectious Diseases Congenital CMV Research Team – Karen Fowler, DrPH, Shannon A. Ross, M.D., Suresh B. Boppana, M.D., and William J. Britt, M.D. (not pictured)

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