Faculty Awards 2011

The following awards were presented to Medical School faculty members during the annual Faculty and Staff Awards Dinner on October 25.

View photos from the 2011 Faculty Awards Dinner

Community Service Award
Clinical and Health Services Research Award
Basic Science Research Award
Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Award in Biomedical Research
Outstanding Clinician Award
Kaiser Permanente Award for Excellence in Pre-Clinical Teaching
Kaiser Permanente Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching
Lifetime Achievement Award in Medical Education

Community Service Award
The Community Service Award recognizes faculty who have contributed to the U-M community in an extraordinary fashion.

Kevin R. Flaherty, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Erin L. McKean (M.D. 2003, Residency 2008)
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology and of Neurosurgery

Clinical and Health Services Research Award
The Clinical and Health Services Research Award recognizes a faculty member or group of faculty who have made outstanding contributions to the Medical School in clinical or health services research.

Ronald D. Chervin, M.D.
Michael S. Aldrich Collegiate Professor of Sleep Medicine
Professor of Neurology
Director, Sleep Disorders Center

Eve A. Kerr, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Internal Medicine
Director, Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

Basic Science Research Award
The Basic Science Research Award recognizes a scientist or group of scientists who have made outstanding contributions to the Medical School in basic biomedical science research.

Ming Lei, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry

X.Z. Shawn Xu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Research Associate Professor, Life Sciences Institute

Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Award in Biomedical Research
The Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Award in Biomedical Research is the highest honor bestowed by the Medical School upon a faculty member in the biomedical sciences. Recipients have made outstanding contributions, locally and nationally, in the areas of teaching, research and service.

Gregory T. Wolf (M.D. 1973)
Professor of Otolaryngology

Outstanding Clinician Award
The Outstanding Clinician Award recognizes exemplary performance as a practicing clinician or program leader of innovation in clinical care.

Dennis C. Crowley, M.D. (Fellowship 1979)
Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases

Paul L. Fine (M.D. 1989, Residency 1993)
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

James A. Goulet, M.D.
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Director, Orthopaedic Trauma Service

Mark B. Orringer, M.D.
John Alexander Distinguished Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery

Wendy L. Wahl, M.D. (Residency 1994)
Professor, Department of Surgery
Director, Trauma/Burn Critical Care

Kaiser Permanente Award for Excellence in Pre-Clinical Teaching
The Kaiser Permanente Award for Excellence in Pre-Clinical Teaching recognizes faculty members who demonstrate superior teaching abilities.

Kim A. Eagle, M.D.
Albion Walter Hewlett Professor of Internal Medicine
Chief of Clinical Cardiovascular Medicine
Director, Cardiovascular Center

Kaiser Permanente Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching
The Kaiser Permanente Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching recognizes faculty members who possess superior teaching abilities.

Sandro K. Cinti, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Lifetime Achievement Award in Medical Education
The Lifetime Achievement Award in Medical Education recognizes truly unique faculty members who have made exceptional contributions to medical education.

Bernard W. Agranoff, M.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Biological Chemistry and Department of Psychiatry
Senior Research Scientist, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute

N. Cary Engleberg, M.D.
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Microbiology & Immunology