May 14, 2004

In General

Patricia Donahoe, MD, of MGH Pediatric Surgery, recently received the Flance-Karl Award at an American Surgical Association meeting. The award is presented to a surgeon in the United States who has made a seminal contribution in basic laboratory research that has application to clinical surgery.

Lynne Levitsky, MD, chief of the MGH Pediatric Endocrine Unit, has been named president elect of the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society. The society, comprised of approximately 900 members, is the North American professional society for academic pediatric endocrinologists.