WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – August 31, 2017 – Vaidehi Mujumdar, a third-year student at Wake Forest School of Medicine, has been awarded an Excellence in Medicine Leadership Award from the American Medical Association Foundation. The award is presented annually to medical students, residents, fellows and early-career physicians who have exhibited leadership in community service, education, public […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – August 31, 2017 – Julie M. Linton, M.D, FAAP, assistant professor of pediatrics at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, was awarded the David T. Tayloe, Sr. Award for Outstanding Community Service by the North Carolina Pediatric Society (NCPS). The award is given to a pediatrician who has made contributions in their local […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – August 31, 2017 – Gregory L. Burke, M.D., MSc, has been appointed senior associate dean for research at Wake Forest School of Medicine. Burke, who joined the Wake Forest Baptist faculty in 1990, most recently served as director of the Division of Public Health Sciences for the past 18 years. In his […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – August 31, 2017 – The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, part of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant. The three-year, $366,423 grant will engage undergraduate students in research at the interface of engineering and biology in areas of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Aug. 23, 2017 – To better prepare police officers to quickly stop severe blood loss for victims of gunshot or stab wounds, vehicle crashes or other traumatic injuries, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is donating 100 new bleeding control kits to the Winston-Salem Police Department. The kits contain dressings for wound packing, […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Aug. 17, 2017 – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is honored to once again be the official medical provider of the Winston-Salem Open tennis tournament, scheduled for August 19-26 at the Wake Forest University Tennis Complex. While Wake Forest Baptist sports medicine physicians provide care for the athletes, other experts will offer […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Aug. 3, 2017 – With the beginning of the school fall sports season right around the corner, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is providing a free booklet full of nutrition, conditioning and recovery tips, designed to help keep student athletes healthy and injury-free. Recognizing the signs and symptoms of concussion, avoiding heat-related […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – July 28, 2017 – Erin Saner, a fourth-year student at Wake Forest School of Medicine, was awarded the 2017 Anarcha, Betsy, and Lucy Memorial Scholarship Award by the National Medical Fellowships (NMF). The award is given in memory of Anarcha, Betsy and Lucy, three slaves who, as subjects of experimentation, helped shape […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – July 28, 2017 – Molly L. Fuller, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of ophthalmology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, was inducted as a member of American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS). Membership in the ASOPRS is restricted to ophthalmologists who have been board certified by the American Board of […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – July 28, 2017 – Fred Bromberg, M.D., associate chief medical officer, compliance, care and resource management and assistant professor of internal medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, was elected to serve as a member of the board of directors of the American Board of Medical Quality (ABMQ). The ABMQ establishes examination, […]