May 14, 1999

Roberto Ciordia, MD, (left), has been named the Stephen E. Pappas Fellow by the MGH Brain Tumor Center. The Pappas Fellowship provides a second year of advanced training in brain tumor research. The fellowship is funded by an annual gift from Catherine Pappas, (center), in honor of her late husband, Stephen E. Pappas, who was treated at the MGH. Nicholas Avgeropoulos, MD, right, is the current Pappas Fellow, and Tracy Batchelor, MD, director of Neuromedical Oncology, (not shown), is the fellowship director.