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t m c ยป p u l s e | j a n / f e b 2 0 1 6 34 34 ACCOLADES PEDRO DIAZ-MARCHAN, M.D., associate profes- sor in the department of radiology at Baylor College of Medicine, was elected as a fellow of the American College of Radiology at the organization's annual meeting, held last year in Washington, D.C. Of approximately 40,000 board-certified radiologists, only about 100 are elected to fellowship annually. Fellows like Diaz-Marchan demonstrate a history of service to the ACR, organized radiology, teaching or research. ALLISON EDWARDS, DR.P.H., R.N., assistant professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Nursing, was appointed to the Texas Board of Nursing by Gov. Greg Abbott. The Texas Board of Nursing oversees more than 368,000 licensed nurses and 200 schools of nursing throughout the state. In addition to attending board meetings, Edwards will participate on the board's Eligibility and Disciplinary Committee on a rotating basis. ROBERT HUNTER JR., M.D., PH.D., distinguished chair in molecular pathology and chair of the department of pathology and laboratory medicine at The John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School, received the Harlan J. Spjut Award from the Board of Directors of the Houston Society of Clinical Pathologists. Established in 1989, the Harlan J. Spjut Award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated sustained and distinguished scholarly activities, teaching, leadership, patient care, and service to pathology. MOTHAFFAR RIMAWI, M.D., medical director of Baylor College of Medicine's Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, was selected to receive the C. Kent Osborne Award for Medical Excellence for his outstanding contributions to breast cancer research, advocacy and patient care. The award was established by the Center's Advisory Council and is named for Dr. Kent Osborne, director of the NCI- designated Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor, who also is Rimawi's mentor. KRISTEN STARNES-OTT, PH.D., CRNA, associate clinical professor of nursing and director of the Nurse Anesthesia Division at UTHealth School of Nursing, has been appointed to the Bette P. Thomas Distinguished Professorship for Innovative Healthcare Delivery. Starnes-Ott maintains a clinical nurse anesthesia practice at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center while also teaching the next generation of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). At UTHealth School of Nursing, she leads the Nurse Anesthesia Graduate Division and last year pioneered a nine-semester B.S.N.-D.N.P. in Nurse Anesthesia program. JON STEVENS, M.D., has joined The Menninger Clinic as the psychiatric hospital's first director of outpatient services. Previously, he was phy- sician-in-charge at Henry Ford Health System's Dearborn Outpatient Clinic. Stevens is board- certified in psychiatry and specializes in a number of areas including child psychiatry, depression and bipolar disorder, among others. Stevens earned his medical degree from New York Medical College, and completed both his psychiatry residency and his fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. RAJARAJAN AMIRTHALINGAM THANDAVARAYAN, PH.D., postdoctoral research scientist at Houston Methodist Research Institute's department of cardiovascular sciences, has been awarded a two-year American Heart Association (AHA) Fellowship. The fellowship will support Thandavarayan's research on macrophage mediated strategies for efficiency of cardiac regeneration and repair after injury in the context of diabetes. The clinical goal is to use this information to help develop and evaluate promising new treatment methods. RENU THOMAS, PH.D., has joined The Menninger Clinic as a psychologist for the hospital's Comprehensive Psychiatric Assessment Service (CPAS). Prior to joining Menninger, Thomas received her doctorate degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She completed a forensic pre-doctoral internship with the Ohio Psychology Internship in 2013 and a postdoctoral fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine and The Menninger Clinic in 2014.