News Notes
Craig
Gerard, MD, PhD, was recently appointed as Children's
Hospital Boston's chief of Pulmonary
Medicine. Dr. Gerard trained in Pulmonology at Children's
and later assumed the leadership of the hospital's Ina Sue Perlmutter
research laboratory. Dr. Gerard has published more than 150 manuscripts,
and his discoveries have played a major role in elucidating the
mechanisms of inflammation in the lungs, particularly in patients
with cystic fibrosis, as well as defining the role CCR5 as the
key HIV co-receptor. Additionally, Dr. Gerard has long served
as the clinical director for the adult program in cystic fibrosis
at Children's.
In May, the Harvard
Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship Program
received the 2003 Outstanding Teaching Award from the
Ambulatory Pediatric Association. The program, based at Children's
Hospital Boston and directed by Don
Goldmann, MD, medical director of Infection Control
and Quality Improvement, provides two-year post-doctoral fellows
with the opportunity to research issues in the delivery of health
care services.
The phone number of Linda
Dagi,
MD, director of Adult Strabismus was noted incorrectly
in the April issue. To schedule an appointment, call (617) 355-6401
(Boston) or (781) 672-2100 (Lexington).
