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...
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...
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...
Amin Izadpanah, PhD

Amin Izadpanah, PhD

Amin Izadpanah, PhD, a 3rd-year medical student at Tulane University School of Medicine, received two prestigious awards for his groundbreaking research in plastic surgery: the Medical Student Research Project Award at the Tulane Plastic Surgery Research Day and the...
Samir El-Dahr, MD

Samir El-Dahr, MD

Dr. Samir El-Dahr, MD, the Jane B. Aron Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine and Pediatrician-in-Chief at Children’s Hospital New Orleans, was honored with the prestigious Henry L. Barnett Award at the Pediatric Academic...