April 6, 2007

In General

This month, the American Society of Breast Disease will honor Daniel Kopans, MD, founder of the MGH Breast Imaging Division in the Department of Radiology, with a 2007 Pathfinder Award in Breast Imaging. The awards recognize innovators who have combined clinical practice and research to advance the fight against breast disease and cancer.

David J. Roberts, MD, an MGH staff cardiologist and chief of Cardiology at North Shore Medical Center (NSMC), has been named Clinician of the Year by the Essex South Medical Society. The award is given to a physician who has made a significant contribution to the care and well-being of patients and who also has earned the respect of his or her peers. Roberts helped lead the effort to open the NSMC Heart Center, a collaborative effort between NSMC and the MGH.

On March 27, Rudy Tanzi, PhD, director of the MGH Genetics and Aging Research Unit, received the 2007 Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute Award from the Alzheimer's Association at a gala event in Washington, D.C. Tanzi currently is leading the Alzheimer's Genome Project, which aims to identify the full set of Alzheimer's-associated genes by 2008.