Aaron Styer, MD Instructor, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology Massachusetts General Hospital 2006 PSDA Recipient Aaron Styer, MD, received his MD degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1998. He completed his internship and residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Brigham & Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital Integrated Program in 2002. Among numerous honors and awards, Dr. Styer received in 2004 the Lalor Foundation Trainee Research Award in the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction, and the 2005 Best Abstract Award-Trainee, sponsored by the Massachusetts General Hospital Women's Health Research Program. Dr. Styer currently holds a faculty appointment as Instructor in the Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology Department.
	William Curry, MD Instructor in Surgery (Neurosurgery) Massachusetts General Hospital 2006 PSDA Recipient Dr. William T. Curry, Jr. who completed his residency at MGH in 2004, has won an NREF Young Clincian's Award for 2005. The award was created by the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation of the AANS in 1985 to support rising clinician-investigators by funding pilot studies. Following completion of residency, Dr. William Curry joined the neurosurgical staff at Massachusetts General Hospital. As a member of the Pappas Center for Neuro-oncology, he specializes in the surgical treatment of brain and spinal cord tumors, both malignant and benign. His academic interests center around brain tumor immunology, and he is developing a translational research program around clinical immunotherapy trials for patients with malignant gliomas. Dr. Curry was born in New York, NY and studied as an undergraduate at Harvard University. He graduated from Cornell University Medical College in 1997, after which he began neurosurgery residency at Massachusetts General.
	Bisola Ojikutu, MD, MPH Director, South African HIV/AIDS Programs Division of AIDS, Harvard Medical Shool 2006 CTDA Recipient Dr. Bisola Ojikutu's interests include global disparities in health care access and advocacy on behalf of underserved patients in resource poor settings. She is dedicated to improving access to antiretroviral therapy for HIV positive patients in resource poor settings, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, and has spent the last year assisting the government of South Africa in the development of their ground-breaking antiretroviral roll-out plan. She designed, co-authored and delivered the Kwa-Zulu Natal HIV/AIDS training curriculum which is currently being used to teach all levels of health care providers the basics of antiretroviral care delivery. She also assisted in the development of an urban clinic's HIV primary care program. Dr. Ojikutu has also dedicated her career to advocacy and patient education for underserved populations afflicted with HIV domestically. During residency, she served as health education coordinator at Harlem United HIV/AIDS Community Health Center. She has also worked on Capitol Hill as a Health Policy Fellow and assisted in the development of proposals for reform in several areas such as domestic violence, mental health awareness and welfare reform. Dr. Ojikutu received her medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1999. She completed her residency in Primary Care Internal Medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital Cornell Campus in 2002.
	Sherri-Ann M. Burnett-Bowie, MD, MPH Instructor in Medicine, Endocrine Unit Massachusetts General Hospital 2005 PSDA Recipient Sherri-Ann M. Burnett-Bowie received her A.B. in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard College in 1993, M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1997 and M.P.H. degree from the Harvard School of Public Health in 2005. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Endocrinology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Burnett-Bowie holds a faculty appointment as Instructor in Medicine at MGH. In 2005, Dr. Burnett-Bowie was awarded the MGH Physician-Scientist Development Award. Her research focuses on phosphate and Vitamin D biology, and clinical trials for osteoporosis. Dr. Burnett-Bowie was recently awarded a K23 NIH grant for ongoing research on the dietary and hormonal regulation of FGF-23 in humans.
	Elliot Melendez, MD Instructor in Pediatrics Massachusetts General Hospital 2005 CTDA Recipient Dr. Melendez's research has focused on the evaluation of severe infection (sepsis) in infants and children. He has studied to see if routine evaluation of infants with fever and clinical signs of bronchiolitis require full sepsis evaluation. Subsequently he has studied Neutropenia and Risk of Serious Bacterial Infection, a study which looks at the risk of bacteremia in patients with no indwelling lines or malignancy who present with a single episode of isolated neutropenia. Simultaneously, Dr. Melendez has developed a research interest in innovative technology. This has included the Digital Vein Viewer for Peripheral Intravenous Line Placement, a study comparing standard IV placement v using an infrared device at the spectrum of deoxygenated hemoglobin to visualize vessels. He is also involved in a telemedicine initiative between MGHfC and the Hospital Buen Samaritano in rural Puerto Rico in which tertiary care knowledge and experience are transferred via telemedicine technology.
	Marcela Del Carmen, M.D. Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School Gynecologic Oncology, at the MGH Cancer Center 2005 CTDA Recipient Marcela del Carmen, MD, received her B.S. from Emory University, Atlanta, GA, in 1991 and Medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1995. Currently working on her Masters in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. In 2002, when completed her fellowship at MGH, Marcela left to go back to Johns Hopkins as an Assistant Professor, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, but a few years later, in 2003, we managed to recruit her back as an Assistant Professor in the Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology at MGH.Winner of numerous awards for her outstanding performance as a surgeon and teacher. Most recently, she is the recipient of the MGH Clinician-Teacher Development Award, an career development award sponsored by MAO, the President's Office and MGPO, for Dr. del Carmen to embark in an educational and community project to advance as a clinician-teacher at MGH and HMS. Her current research interestes focus on understanding barriers to Cervical Cancer screening in the Latina population being served by MGH.
	Karleyton Evans, MD Instructor in Psychiatry, Psychiatric Neuroscience Division Massachusetts General Hospital 2004 PSDA Recipient Karleyton Evans, M.D., holds a faculty appointment as clinical research staff member of the Psychiatric Neuroscience Research and Neurotherapeutics Division at the Massachusetts General Hospital and as an instructor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. In 2004, Dr. Evans was awarded with the MGH Physician-Scientist Development Award, sponsored by the Multicultural Affairs Office. As a resident in the MGH/McLean Adult Psychiatry Program, Dr. Evans serves as a clinical assistant in the dual-campus Psychiatry program. As a recipient of the physician-scientist award, he is conducting psychiatric neuro-imaging research, with a particular interest in differentiating areas of the brain that perceive dyspnea—shortness of breath—from those related to fear and anxiety in patients during panic attacks. His study provides a novel approach to studying the panic phenomena and hopefully will lead to the development of new drugs or treatments for the disorder.
	Rocio Hurtado, MD, D.T.M. & H. Director, Mycobacterial Center - Infectious Disease Unit Co-Associate Program Director for Global Health - Department of Medicine Instructor in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital 2004 CTDA Recipient Rocio Hurtado, MD, D.T.M. & H. is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and completed her Internal Medicine Residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She also trained in Infectious Disease at the combined Massachusetts General/Brigham and Women's Hospital Fellowship program (including a Clinical HIV fellowship), and is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease. In addition, she obtained a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. In 2002, she received the Edward Kass Award for Clinical Excellence in Infectious Disease from the Massachusetts Infectious Disease Society. Dr. Hurtado has an active interest in HIV/TB coinfection in resource-limited settings with a focus on multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB), as well as the clinical interface of HIV and tropical medicine. She has extensive overseas experience since 2002 as an Infectious Disease Consultant in the Community-based Management of Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis Project with Partners in Health in Lima Peru. In 2003, she was selected as an HIV trainer for the Academic Alliance for AIDS Care and Prevention in Africa, a collaborative effort between Makerere University (Kampala, Uganda) and the Infectious Disease Society of America. Since 2005 she has also established collaborative ties in South Africa focusing on HIV/TB coinfection jointly with her colleagues Dr. Krista Dong and Dr. Douglas Wilson. She is currently the Director of the Mycobacterial Center at MGH, and is also the Co-Associate Program Director for Global Health in the Dept of Medicine at MGH.
	Celina Garza Mankey, MD Instructor in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital 2004 CTDA Recipient Dr. Celina Garza Mankey is originally from South Texas. She graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and a certificate in Spanish language and culture in 1995. Dr. Mankey then attended Georgetown University School of Medicine and graduated from the primary care program at MGH in 2002. She is currently a primary care physician at MGH. She is past-director of a community medicine experience for internal medicine residents, and received the Faculty Development Clinician-Teacher Award to develop a community medicine curriculum for residents and students. Dr. Mankey also serves as Co-Chair of the Internship Selection Committee for the internal medicine program at MGH. In July 2004, Dr. Mankey was appointed as Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at Harvard Medical School (HMS), and Assistant Director of the Office of Recruitment and Multicultural Affairs at HMS. In this role, she serves as a student liaison between Harvard Medical School and the MGH Multicultural Affairs Office as well as the other Harvard-affiliated hospitals. She also serves as Vice-chair of the Inter-society Multicultural Fellows Committee at HMS. Her main interests include women's health, Latino health, student outreach and mentorship, and minority recruitment.

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Elena Olson, J.D.
Executive Director, Multicultural Affairs Office
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street, BUL 123
Boston, MA 02114
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