WaveMakers in Medicine
Chancellor Donald, MD

Chancellor Donald, MD

Chancellor Donald, MD, a leading hematologist and Medical Director of Cancer Management and Oncology services at Tulane University School of Medicine, has been elected to the American Society of Hematology’s (ASH) Executive Committee. Dr. Donald will serve as a...
Heddwen Brooks, PhD, and Katie Hering-Smith, PhD

Heddwen Brooks, PhD, and Katie Hering-Smith, PhD

Heddwen Brooks, PhD, and Katie Hering-Smith, PhD, from Tulane University School of Medicine have been appointed to the board of the American Physiological Society (APS). This appointment recognizes their outstanding contributions and positions them to guide the...
Gregory Bix, MD, PhD

Gregory Bix, MD, PhD

Gregory Bix, MD, PhD, a leader in stroke research and neuroscience, has been named a member of the American Heart Association (AHA) Research Committee. This top-level committee, equivalent to the NIH Research Council for the AHA, oversees all of the...
Joe Abi-Rached & David Gervasio

Joe Abi-Rached & David Gervasio

Two second-year medical students at Tulane University School of Medicine won big at the 65th Annual National Student Research Forum at University of Texas Medical Branch. Joe Abi-Rached placed second overall for his oral presentation, Metabolic Health and the Obesity...
Dharmini Manogna, MD

Dharmini Manogna, MD

Dharmini Manogna, MD, a fellow in the Hematology/Medical Oncology graduate medical education program at Tulane University School of Medicine, received a coveted merit award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The 2024 Conquer Cancer Merit Award...
Claire Romaine

Claire Romaine

Claire Romaine, a dedicated fourth-year MD/MPH student, became a true Wavemaker when she was selected as a recipient of the prestigious Pisacano Leadership Scholarship for Family Medicine. This premier leadership program is renowned for its competitiveness, with only...
Wayne Hellstrom, MD, FACS

Wayne Hellstrom, MD, FACS

Wayne J.G. Hellstrom, MD, FACS, Professor of Urology and Chief of Andrology at Tulane University School of Medicine, received the 2024 Distinguished Mentor Award from the American Urological Association. The award recognizes researchers and physician-scientists with...
Smruti Mahapatra, MSE

Smruti Mahapatra, MSE

Smruti Kedarnath Mahapatra, a rising third-year medical student at Tulane University School of Medicine, recently received the prestigious Graduate Women in Science National Fellowship. This award is granted to women conducting hypothesis-driven research in STEM and...
Kolls, MD; Pungan, and Munyonho

Kolls, MD; Pungan, and Munyonho

Tulane Medicine recently made an impact at the 4th AIDS-Mycoses Workshop, showcasing three oral presentations by Jay K. Kolls, MD, the John W. Deming Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine, and professor of medicine and pediatrics; Dora Pungan, a Medical Research...
Afzaal Shareef

Afzaal Shareef

Afzaal Shareef (left), a Tulane’s Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program graduate student, earned the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research. The three-year training grant...