Awards and Recognitions

Dr. James Moller has been selected to receive the Meritorious Achievement Award. The America Heart Association's Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young gives the Meritorious Achievement Award annually to an accomplished nominee who has made significant achievements toward the council mission through research, education and advocacy, with an emphasis on heart health in children and adults. This prestigious award commemorates Dr. Moller's significant impact in the field of cardiovascular disease in the young and for helping further the mission of the council.

Congratulations to the 2006 Viking Children's Fund Grant Recipients

Fiona S. Anderson, PhD, LP
Harsohena Kaur, MD, MPH
Kulwant Kaur, PhD
Glenn R. Gourley, MD
Angela R. Smith, MD
Arif Somani, MD, FRCPC

Read more about the grant recipients and their research projects.

Dr. Warren Warwick recipient of the 2006 Charles Bolles Bolles-Rogers Award of the Hennepin Medical Society

Congratulations to Dr. Warren Warwick, recipient of Hennepin Medical Society's 2006 Charles Bolles Bolles-Rogers Award. This is a most prestigous local honor given to a physician by his/her colleagues. It is given to a physician who, by reason of his/her professional contribution on the basis of medical research, achievement or leadership, has become the outstanding physician this and other years. The award will be presented to Dr. Warwick at a medical staff meeting at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview.

Dr. Harvey Sharp receives the Distinguished Service Award by the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Dr. Harvey Sharp has been selected to receive the Distinguished Service Award by the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. This is a most prestigious award, and a fitting recognition of Dr. Sharp's contributions to clinical care, research, and education in Pediatric Gastroenterology.

Drs. James Moller and John C. O'Connell honored at the Outstanding Endeavors in Pediatrics: Annual Education, Research and Service Recognition Banquet

The banquet held on June 21, 2006, and hosted by the Department of Pediatrics, honors pediatricians involved in education, research and service through the University of Minnesota.

Dr. James H. Moller, Pediatric Cardiologist received the 2006 Gold-Headed Cane Award. This is the highest honor the department gives and reflects the recipient's life-long commitment to children and overall contributions to the practice of medicine. Dr. Moller has been a member of the faculty in the Medical School since 1965. He is the former Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics and is a Professor of Pediatrics and Paul F. Dwan Professor in Pediatric Cardiology. He is the only Pediatric Cardiologist who was President of the American Heart Association, where one of his initiatives was the promotion of heart health in children. He was a Board Member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He started and continues to run the only multicenter collection of outcomes for Pediatric cardiovascular surgery and cardiac catheterization that is still actively involved in collecting information from throughout the US, the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium. He is a former Chairman of the Foundations Advisory Board of the World Heart Federation.

Dr. John C. O'Connell received the 2006 Homer and Maurine Venters Clinical Teaching Award. This award was established by an endowment gift from Homer and Maurine Venters and recognizes a community clinician who is an outstanding educator in primary care pediatrics. Since 1980, Dr. O'Connell has been actively involved in teaching medical students as part of the pediatric component of the Physician and Patient program, an active member of the Adjunct Faculty Committee, an advocate for medical students and residents and a stalwart supporter of the Department of Pediatrics.  Dr. O'Connell practices at Metropolitan Pediatrics Specialists in Burnsville, MN .

We also want to extend congratulations to these deserving award recipients:

Mark Snelling Outstanding Fellow Teaching Award - 2006
Kelly Kadlec, M.D.

 Susan Vincent Outstanding Resident Teaching Award - 2006
Emily Borman-Shoap, M.D.
Anna Zimmermann, M.D.

 Outstanding Faculty Educator Award  from the University of Minnesota - 2006
Sharon Chen, M.D.
Sixto F. Guiang III, M.D.
Marie Steiner, M.D.

 Outstanding Faculty Educator Award from Affiliated Sites - 2006
Richard Andersen, M.D.
Andrew Kiragu, M.D.
James McCord, M.D.

 The Youngki Kim Excellence in Teaching Award - 2006
Richard Andersen, M.D.

George R. Noren HCMC Pediatric Faculty Teaching Award - 2006
Linda Thompson, M.D.

 Fellow Research Awards - 2006
Andrea Lampland, M.D., First Place
Christopher Fraser, M.D., Second Place
Kay Ward, M.D., Third Place

The Margaret Kendrick Hostetter, M.D. Award for Research by a Fellow in Pediatric Subspecialty Training - 2006
Andrea Lampland, M.D.

University Pediatrics Foundation Scholar Award -2006
Ashish Kumar, M.D., Ph.D.

Irvine McQuarrie Research Scholar Award - 2006
Marla Eisenberg, Sc.D., M.P.H.
Arif Somani, M.D.

 Alexander Charles Jundt Research Award - 2006
Glenn Gourley, M.D.

Warren Warwick, M.D. receives the 2006 Harold S. Diehl Award

Warren Warwick, M.D. has been awarded a Diehl Award. The Harold S. Diehl Award is a prestigious lifetime award granted by the University of Minnesota Medical Alumni Society to individuals who have made outstanding professional contributions to the Medical School, the University, and the community.

Theodore R. Thompson, MD, Neonatologist receives the 2006 President's Award for Outstanding Service

The President's Award for Outstanding Service is presented each year in the spring and recognizes exceptional service to the University, its schools, colleges, departments, and service units by any active or retired faculty or staff member.  Recipients of this award have gone well beyond their regular duties and have demonstrated an unusual commitment to the University community.

The recipients of the 2006 President's Award for Outstanding Service:

• Theodore R. Thompson, M.D., Professor, Pediatrics, Medical School
• Carol Chomsky, Professor, Law School
• Betty Jo Johnson, Executive Administrative Specialist, College of Education and Human Development
• Dennis Jones, Teaching Specialist, Department of American Indian Studies, College of Liberal Arts
• Mary Jo Kane, Professor, School of Kinesiology , College of Education and Human Development
• Jenny M. Meslow, Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, Academic Health Center
• Debbie Nelson, Special Assistant to the Associate Dean & Curriculum Director, Law School
• Charles Patterson, Senior Laborer, Landcare, Facilities Management
• Louis Pignolet, Professor, Institute of Technology
• Sharyn Schelske, Program Director, McNair Scholars Program, General College
• Thomas K. Soulen, Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Plant Biology, College of Biological Sciences
• Gary Wilson, Head Coach, Women's Cross Country and Track and Field, Intercollegiate Athletics

Dr. Mark Schleiss keynote speaker at 1st Congress of the Asian Society for Pediatric Research

Dr. Mark Schleiss, American Legion Chair of Pediatrics and Director, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, was the keynote speaker at the Asian Society for Pediatric Research Annual Meeting on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, in Tokyo, Japan.  Dr. Schleiss lectured on the epidemiology and pathogenesis of congenital cytomegalovirus infection to an audience of academic pediatric physicians from throughout Asia.  Dr. Schleiss practices at the University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Fairview and is the Secretary-Treasurer of the Society for Pediatric Research, USA. Read more on the 1st Congress of the Asian Society for Pediatric Research.

Pediatrics Faculty elected to the American Pediatric Society/Society for Pediatric Research

Ten faculty members of the Department of Pediatrics have been elected to the American Pediatric Society/Society for Pediatric Research. This represents the largest single annual number of departmental faculty ever to be elected to the Society.

Dr. Amos Deinard receives the first "Outstanding Community Leadership Award"

Dr. Amos Deinard recently received the first "Outstanding Community Leadership Award" at the inaugural conference of the Minnesota Association of Community Health Centers, held October 10-11, 2005, in Minneapolis. This award was presented to Dr. Deinard in recognition of his many years of diligent work in advocating for the health care needs of low-income, uninsured, and special needs patients in Minnesota.  The Association represents 18 community health center programs throughout the state, serving 120,000 patients at 54 sites, providing medical, dental, mental health, substance abuse, and case management services.  Dr. Deinard served as the Association's Board Chair from 1995-1997, and has continued to provide leadership, mentoring, and inspiration to his colleagues throughout the years.