National LeadershipRan Anbar, MD, Medicine, has been chosen President-elect of the American Societyof Clinical Hypnosis, and will assume the office of President in 2011.Kerry Greene Donnelly MBA, RT(R) (M) (CT)(QM), College of HealthProfessions, has been asked to serve on the Job Analysis Task Force of theAssociation for Vascular Access (AVA). The AVA is developing an internationalcertification examination for vascular access professionals.Paul Grover, PhD, Associate VP for Academic Affairs, was invited to serve as asmall group facilitator and panel member at the Middle States Commission on HigherEducation Self-Study Institute in Philadelphia, PA on November 10 and 11, 2009. Thegroup he advised consisted of representatives from doctoral level institutions currentlypreparing for accreditation through the MSCHE self study process. Dr. Grover sharedhis experience in coordinating the recent <strong>Upstate</strong> self-study that resulted inaccreditation with commendation.Laura Knight, MD, Pathology, has been appointed to serve on the NationalAssociation of <strong>Medical</strong> Examiners’ Forensic Pathology Training Subcommittee and onthe Best Resident Paper and Poster Award Subcommittee in 2009 and 2010. Dr.Knight has also been appointed to serve on the National Association of <strong>Medical</strong>Examiners’ Education Subcommittee in 2010.Melissa W. Ko, MD, Neurology, was selected by the American Academy ofNeurology to attend the 2010 Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum in Ft. Lauderdale,FL, January 7-10, 2010. The forum provides training in patient and legislativeadvocacy for 30 neurologists worldwide to be applied at the local, state and federallevel. Dr. Ko's advocacy interest is combating the obesity epidemic in central NewYork in adult and pediatric patients.Leslie J. Kohman, MD, FACS, Surgery, has been elected to the Commission onCancer representing the Fellowship with a membership term of three years.John McCabe, MD, Chief Executive Officer of <strong>University</strong> Hospital and SeniorVice President for Hospital Affairs, has been named chair of the Board of Directorsof the American Board of <strong>Medical</strong> Specialties (ABMS), the organization that overseesthe certification of physician specialists in the United States. Dr. McCabe joinedABMS in 1999 and most recently served as the vice-chair of its Board of Directors.Nancy Nussmeier, MD, Anesthesiology, has been appointed to serve on two WritingGroups for the American Heart Association, Women and PAD (Peripheral ArteryDisease) and Women and CVD (Cardiovascular Disease) prevention evidence basedguidelines.- 8 -
Andras Perl, MD, PhD, Medicine, was appointed to serve as a member of: theNational Institute of Health Center for Scientific Review College of Senior Reviewers;NIAD Autoimmunity Program Project Grant Study Section; Arthritis ConnectiveTissue and Skin Diseases Study Section (ad hoc member); Hypersensitivity, Allergy,and Immunology Study Section.Andras Perl, MD, Medicine, has been appointed to serve on the editorial boards ofCurrent Opinions in Rheumatology, Lupus and Sjogren’s syndrome (2009 and 2010)and the Journal of Autoimmunity (2009 and 2010).Mark Schmitt, PhD, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, will be serving again on anNIH study section in F05-Cell Biology in March.Thomas L Schwartz MD, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, recently beganmoderating nationally online for WebMD Health Exchanges as an expert on depressionmanagement. http://exchanges.webmd.com/depression-exchangeAllen Silverstone,PhD, Microbiology & Immunology, received an Appointment to theScience Advisory Board (SAB) of US EPA Dioxin Health Effects Committee(2010-- )Joseph A. Spadaro, PhD, Orthopedic Surgery, was appointed as a member of theEditorial Board of the journal "Bioelectromagnetics".State LeadershipRichard Cross, PhD, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, has been appointed to serveon the <strong>SUNY</strong> Provost Advisory Committee for vetting campus nominees for HonoraryDegrees.Jason Lok, MD, Anesthesiology, has been elected to serve as Assistant Treasurer ofthe New York State Society of Anesthesiologists.Andras Perl, MD, Medicine, has been appointed to the Lupus Foundation of America,Central and Northern New York Chapter, May 15, 2010, Turning Stone, Oneida, NY.Steven J. Scheinman, MD, Senior Vice President and Dean of the College ofMedicine has been appointed by the Governor to the New York State Council onGraduate <strong>Medical</strong> Education (COGME). The 30-member council advises the governorand heath commissioner on the formulation and implementation of state policiesrelating to graduate medical education, including primary care training and practice,consortia development, minority participation in graduate medical education andhealthcare reform.- 9 -
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