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t m c » p u l s e | j u n e 2 0 1 6 37 ACCOLADES JENNIFER DIETRICH, M.D., chief of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology at Texas Children's Hospital and the division director for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine, has been voted president-elect of the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. The organization is the premier society that provides gynecologic care to children and adolescents. Dietrich's research interests include congenital problems of the repro- ductive tract, disorders of sexual dierentiation, disorders of puberty, hormonal imbalance, pelvic masses and bleeding disorders in young women. F. ALLEN LYONS has been named to The Menninger Clinic Board of Directors, the governing body of the nationally ranked psychiatric hospital. Vice president of business development for Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management in Houston, Lyons previously served on The Menninger Clinic Foundation Board, the fundraising arm of the hos- pital. He also serves on the boards of Mental Health America of Greater Houston, Greater Houston Community Foundation and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Lyons received his master's degree in business administration from the University of St. Thomas and his bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University. JORDAN S. ORANGE, M.D., chief of Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology Services and director of the Center for Human Immunobiology at Texas Children's Hospital as well as professor of pediat- rics, pathology and immunology and vice chair for research in the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, began serving a one-year term as president of the Clinical Immunology Society this past April. During his tenure, he plans to focus his initiatives around advocacy for patients and immunologists. JEFF PAINE has joined The Menninger Clinic Board of Directors, the governing body of the nationally ranked psychiatric hospital. A vice pres- ident at Goldman Sachs & Co. in Houston with over 15 years of experience in investment banking, Paine previously served as chairman of the investment committee of The Menninger Clinic Foundation Board. He also serves on the advisory boards of The Greater Houston Community Foundation and The University of Texas at Austin Department of Economics. Paine received a Bachelor of Arts in economics and English from The University of Texas at Austin. DANIEL J. PENNY, M.D., PH.D., chief of pediatric cardiology at Texas Children's Hospital and section head and professor of pediatrics-cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine, was recently honored with the American College of Cardiology's 2016 International Service Award in recognition of his strong commitment to enhance cardiovascular care in medically developing countries. His work inter- nationally includes spearheading eorts to address congenital heart disease needs in central Vietnam, which included raising money to build a new local heart institute and training more than 100 local physicians, nurses and other medical sta over the course of 20 trips. DAVID POPLACK, M.D., professor of pediat- rics at Baylor College of Medicine and director of the Texas Children's Cancer Center, received the Distinguished Career Award at the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology annual meeting in Minneapolis in May. The award is presented annually to a senior physician or other professional who has had a major impact on the hematology/oncology field through research, education, patient care and advocacy. TED ROSEN, M.D., professor of dermatology at Baylor College of Medicine and chief of the derma- tology service at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Aairs Medical Center, was elected vice president of the American Academy of Dermatology. He will be installed as vice president-elect in 2017, and his term will begin in March 2018. The Academy represents more than 18,000 physicians who specialize in dermatology. Rosen also will serve as vice president of the American Academy of Dermatology Association. WILLIAM ZOGHBI, M.D., has been named chair of the Department of Cardiology at the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center. Zoghbi is known locally, nationally and internationally as a leader in his field. He has served as president of the American College of Cardiology, president of the American Society of Echocardiography, and on the Board of the World Heart Federation. He is the William L. Winters Endowed Chair in CV Imaging and the Elkins Family Distinguished Chair in Cardiac Health, both under the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center.

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