ACADEMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Dr. Bernard Chang Named Inaugural Endowed Dr. Matthew Chinn Promoted to Associate Associate Professorship in Emergency Medicine Professor of EM Bernard Chang, MD, PhD, has been endowed the Tushar Shah and Sarah Zion Associate Professorship in Emergency Medicine. Dr. Chang is the Columbia University department of emergency medicine vice chair of research. He is Dr. Bernard Chang a national expert in mental health care research, and the principal investigator of four NIH R01s, including a recent five-year R01 grant for $2.5 million to study health care clinician psychological and cardiovascular health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Chang has authored over 90 publications and is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards in research including the SAEM Young Investigator Award, and the NY ACEP Established Investigator Award.
Matthew Chinn, MD, has been promoted to associate professor of emergency medicine, on the clinician–educator pathway, at the Medical College of Wisconsin Medical School. This accomplishment comes on the heels of Dr. Matthew Chinn Dr. Chinn’s appointment as senior medical director of the Froedtert & MCW Froedtert Hospital emergency department in February. As senior medical director, Dr. Chinn will lead a capable team and manage and provide oversight of daily operations of the Froedtert Hospital emergency department.
Dr. Penelope Lema Accepted into Elite Virginia Apgar Academy of Medical Educators
Dimitri Papanagnou, MD, MPH, EdD(c), professor and vice chair for education, department of emergency medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, was selected by the National Academy of Medicine for the Dr. Dimitri Papanagnou 2022 National Academy of Medicine Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence Program. Dr. Papanagnou’s project will help disseminate interprofessional training for students and residents to communicate diagnostic uncertainty to patients at the point of discharge, and specifically address how providers can foster more equitable conversations with patients during times of diagnostic uncertainty.
Penelope Lema, MD, was selected as a member of the 2022 Virginia Apgar Academy of Medical Educators, an elite group of advanced educators at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Lema is the vice chair of faculty affairs and division director of Dr. Penelope Lema emergency ultrasound for the Columbia University department of emergency medicine. She has been recognized for her leadership and mentorship with numerous awards, including the 2019 NY ACEP Physician of the Year Award and the 2020 ACEP AAWEP Outstanding Mentor Award.
Dr. Tiffany Murano Accepted into Elite Virginia Apgar Academy of Medical Educators Tiffany Murano, MD, was selected as a member of the 2022 Virginia Apgar Academy of Medical Educators, an elite group of advanced educators at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Murano is the vice chair of education for the Columbia University Dr. Tiffany Murano department of emergency medicine and an associate designated institutional official at NewYork– Presbyterian. Dr. Murano is a nationally recognized leader in education and is the immediate past president of the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine (CORD).
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Dr. Dimitri Papanagnou Selected for NAM Scholars of Diagnostic Excellence Program
Dr. Michael Pulia Selected for NAM Scholars of Diagnostic Excellence Program Michael Pulia, MD PhD, assistant professor and director of the emergency care for infectious diseases research program, BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, was selected by the National Academy of Dr. Michael Pulia Medicine for the 2022 National Academy of Medicine Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence Program. Dr. Pulia’s project will focus on developing a new diagnostic pathway for suspected pneumonia in older adults that leverages innovations in rapid pathogen identification and host response measurement to reduce diagnostic error and improve antibiotic prescribing.
