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t m c ยป p u l s e | m ay 2 0 1 7 34 [ 1 ] JANE C. EDMOND, M.D., pediatric ophthal- mologist at Texas Children's Hospital, will serve as president of the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus in 2020. * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 2 ] MATTHEW ELLIS, M.D., PH.D., McNair Scholar and director of the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine, received the 2017 Impact Award from the National Consortium of Breast Centers. * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 3 ] EVAN KATZ and MARC BOOM, M.D., president and CEO of Houston Methodist Hospital, at a ceremony marking a $21 million gift from the Jerold B. Katz Foundation to support translational research. * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 4 ] Memorial Hermann Health System oncology nurses CAROLYN ALLSEN, B.S.N., RN, JESSICA BURGESS, B.S.N., RN, SYLVIA BROWN, M.S.N., RN and DEIDRA TEOH, M.S.N., RN, are Houston's first nurses to be certified by the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators. * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 5 ] As part of Donate Life Month, HOUSTON CITY HALL was lit to bring awareness to LIFEGIFT, a nonprofit that helps individuals needing transplants in Southeast, North and West Texas. (Credit: Troy Fields) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 6 ] CHEF JON BUCHANAN of Third Coast restaurant visits with fourth graders from MacGregor Elementary as part of the RECIPE FOR SUCCESS program, which combats child- hood obesity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 7 ] JOSEPH JANKOVIC, M.D., neurology profes- sor and director of the Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic at Baylor, earned a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Texas Neurological Society. * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 8 ] REV. DR. GALE KENNEBREW, D.MIN., director of spiritual care and education at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, was honored with a Magnificent Seven Award by nonprofit Prayers of the People. * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 9 ] DIMITRIOS P. KONTOYIANNIS, M.D., PH.D. (HON), professor and deputy head-research, Division of Internal Medicine at MD Anderson, was elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology for 2017. * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 10 ] WESLEY LEE, M.D., co-director of Texas Children's Fetal Center at Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, was recognized by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine with the Presidential Recognition Award. * * Credit: Courtesy photo Field Notes 8 9 10 1 3 5 7 4 2 6