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Neel Distinquished Research Lecture: Elias A. Zerhouni, MD
Lectures and awards
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Neel Distinguished Research Lecture Elias A. Zerhouni, MD Dr. Zerhouni is Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), leading the nation’s medical research agency and overseeing NIH’s 27 institutes and centers with more than 18,000 employees and a fiscal year 2006 budget of $28.6 billion. He is also a well respected leader in the field of radiology and medicine and has spent his career providing clinical, scientific, and administrative leadership. Since being named in 2002 by President Bush to serve as the 15th director of the NIH, Dr. Zerhouni has: overseen the doubling of the NIH budget, initiated the 2003 NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, established an NIH-wide research initiative to address the obesity epidemic, supported the NIH Neuroscience Blueprint, and the reduction of health disparities and barriers to opportunity for minorities. In 2003, Zerhouni announced a historic public access policy that would give the public access to peer-reviewed research publications resulting from NIH-funded studies. Dr. Zerhouni was born in Algeria and came to the United States at age 24, after earning an MD at the University of Algiers School of Medicine in 1975. He completed his residency in diagnostic radiology at Johns Hopkins in 1978, then served as assistant professor and associate professor. Prior to joining NIH, Dr. Zerhouni served as Executive Vice-dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, chair of the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, and Martin Donner Professor of Radiology, and Professor of Biomedical Engineering.
Paparella Award for Distinguished Contributions in Clinical Otology Michel Portmann, MD Dr. Portmann receives the Paparella Award, co-sponsored by the International Hearing Foundation, for his outstanding achievements and lifelong contributions to otology and neurotology. Dr. Portmann graduated from the University of Bordeaux Medical School in 1944, launching a career in audio transmitter/receiver research. At the University of Bordeaux he helped to establish the Center of Regional Phonograph-Audiology in 1952 and the Laboratory of Experimental Audiology in 1955. Having written nearly 500 articles and scientific reviews, his work has led to advances in phonograph-audiology in Europe. He has served as president of the Portmann Institute, counselor to the International Federation of ORL Societies (IFOS), and member of the American Otological Society. For over 35 years, he has been a dedicated professor of otolaryngology and has been credited as the inspiration behind the School of Otorhinolaryngology at the Hospital of Quebec, founded in 1963. He holds honorary doctorates from seven international universities, and currently lives in Bordeaux.
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Neel Distinguished Research Lecture Elias A. Zerhouni, MD Dr. Zerhouni is Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), leading the nation’s medical research agency and overseeing NIH’s 27 institutes and centers with more than 18,000 employees and a fiscal year 2006 budget of $28.6 billion. He is also a well respected leader in the field of radiology and medicine and has spent his career providing clinical, scientific, and administrative leadership. Since being named in 2002 by President Bush to serve as the 15th director of the NIH, Dr. Zerhouni has: overseen the doubling of the NIH budget, initiated the 2003 NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, established an NIH-wide research initiative to address the obesity epidemic, supported the NIH Neuroscience Blueprint, and the reduction of health disparities and barriers to opportunity for minorities. In 2003, Zerhouni announced a historic public access policy that would give the public access to peer-reviewed research publications resulting from NIH-funded studies. Dr. Zerhouni was born in Algeria and came to the United States at age 24, after earning an MD at the University of Algiers School of Medicine in 1975. He completed his residency in diagnostic radiology at Johns Hopkins in 1978, then served as assistant professor and associate professor. Prior to joining NIH, Dr. Zerhouni served as Executive Vice-dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, chair of the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, and Martin Donner Professor of Radiology, and Professor of Biomedical Engineering.
Paparella Award for Distinguished Contributions in Clinical Otology Michel Portmann, MD Dr. Portmann receives the Paparella Award, co-sponsored by the International Hearing Foundation, for his outstanding achievements and lifelong contributions to otology and neurotology. Dr. Portmann graduated from the University of Bordeaux Medical School in 1944, launching a career in audio transmitter/receiver research. At the University of Bordeaux he helped to establish the Center of Regional Phonograph-Audiology in 1952 and the Laboratory of Experimental Audiology in 1955. Having written nearly 500 articles and scientific reviews, his work has led to advances in phonograph-audiology in Europe. He has served as president of the Portmann Institute, counselor to the International Federation of ORL Societies (IFOS), and member of the American Otological Society. For over 35 years, he has been a dedicated professor of otolaryngology and has been credited as the inspiration behind the School of Otorhinolaryngology at the Hospital of Quebec, founded in 1963. He holds honorary doctorates from seven international universities, and currently lives in Bordeaux.