Faculty News: Two SLCH Physicians Receive Distinguished Faculty Awards

Two members of the St. Louis Children’s Hospital medical staff were among the eleven faculty members from Washington University School of Medicine honored February 9 at the 2011 Distinguished Faculty Awards ceremony at the Eric P. Newman Education Center.

Tae Sung Park, MD, the Shi Hui Huang Professor of Neurological Surgery and professor of neurobiology and of pediatrics, and Andrew J. White, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, received Distinguished Clinician Awards.

The awards were created to recognize outstanding achievements in clinical care, community service, research and teaching and are co-sponsored by the dean’s office, the Office of Faculty Affairs, Central Administration and the Executive Committee of the Faculty Council.

“These dedicated and talented individuals have made significant and lasting contributions to the School of Medicine,” says Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine. “Our awardees’ efforts have touched the personal and professional lives of countless patients, families, colleagues and trainees. In the process, they have enriched our academic community and beyond in immeasurable ways.”

Consultant members of the St. Louis Children's Hospital medical staff were also recognized.  Jeffrey M. Michaelski, MD, vice chairman and professor of radiation oncology, received the Distinguished Clinical Award and Philip E. Cryer, MD, the Irene E. and Michael M. Karl Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism in Medicine, received the Daniel P. Schuster Award for Distinguished Work in Clinical and Translational Science.