School of Medicine

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The mission of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is to advance the health of humankind through the four interrelated components of Education, Research, Clinical Care and Public Service.

The School of Medicine provides two tracks leading to the MD degree: the longstanding School of Medicine program, also called the University track, and the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, also known as the College track, which first admitted students in 2004. The School boasts a longstanding Medical Scientist Training Program, or MSTP, and, through the School of Graduate Studies, programs resulting in PhD and MS degrees, as well as certificates in disciplines led by faculty in the School of Medicine.

As a research institution, the School of Medicine has a tradition of national leadership. The School of Medicine consistently ranks in the top tier of the nation’s medical schools for federal research funding from the National Institutes of Health, and is proud of its Clinical Translational Service Award in partnership with its affiliates. In fiscal year 2010, the School earned more than $340 million in grants from the NIH including grants through the affiliated Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. Faculty and trainee research is routinely reported in the nation's top journals, leading to biomedical discoveries and improved health.

The School of Medicine engages the community in public service in many ways. The School of Medicine’s commitment links researchers and medical students to the community. The school’s faculty provide 90 percent of the indigent health care in Cuyahoga County and a majority of the care for indigent patients in Ohio. A major economic influence on the northern Ohio area, the School of Medicine and its affiliated hospitals are among the largest employers of personnel in the area and further stimulate the economy by providing concepts for technology transfer to the business sector. On the international level, the School of Medicine has a global health and diseases program focusing on AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other diseases that directly threaten world health.

The school is very proud of the contributions made by its educators and graduates but doesn’t rest on its laurels. The curriculum constantly responds to the latest findings in education and medicine and sets the pace for other schools with input from gifted and committed scholars.

At least eleven Nobel Prize holders have ties to the School of Medicine:

John J.R. Macleod, MB, ChB, DPH, physiology professor at Case from 1903 to 1918, shared the 1923 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of insulin. Dr. Macleod completed much of his groundwork on diabetes in Cleveland.
Corneille J.F. Heymans, MD, who was a visiting scientist in the Department of Physiology in 1927 and 1928, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1938 for work on carotid sinus reflexes.
Frederick C. Robbins, MD, shared the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the polio virus, which led to the development of polio vaccines. He received the award two years after joining the medical school. Dr. Robbins was active at the school until his death in 2003, at which time he held the titles of medical school dean emeritus, University Professor emeritus, and emeritus director of the Center for Adolescent Health.
Earl W. Sutherland Jr., MD, who had been professor and director of pharmacology from 1953 to 1963, won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for establishing the identity and importance of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (AMP) in the regulation of cell metabolism.
Paul Berg, PhD, who earned his biochemistry degree at the university in 1952, received the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for pioneering research in recombinant DNA technology.
H. Jack Geiger, MD, a 1958 alumnus of the medical school, is a founding member and past president of Physicians for Social Responsibility, which shared the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize as part of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, and Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), which shared the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize as part of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.
George H. Hitchings, PhD, who had been a biochemistry instructor from 1939 to 1942, shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for research leading to the development of drugs to treat leukemia, organ transplant rejection, gout, the herpes virus and AIDS-related bacterial and pulmonary infections.
Alfred G. Gilman, MD, PhD, a 1969 graduate of the medical school, shared the 1994 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for identifying the role of G proteins in cell communication.
Ferid Murad, MD, PhD, a 1965 graduate of the medical school, shared the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system.
Paul C. Lauterbur, PhD, a 1951 graduate of the engineering school and a visiting professor of radiology at Case in 1993, shared the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for pioneering work in the development of magnetic resonance imaging.
Peter C. Agre, MD, who completed a fellowship in hematology at Case while a medical student at Johns Hopkins, shared the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries that have clarified how salts and water are transported out of and into the cells of the body, leading to a better understanding of many diseases of the kidneys, heart, muscles and nervous system.

Two other distinguished alumni have served as U.S. surgeon general: Jesse Steinfeld, MD, a 1949 graduate, was surgeon general from 1969 to 1973, and David Satcher, MD, PhD, who graduated in 1970 and was surgeon general from 1998 to 2002.

Dr. Satcher also served as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1993 to 1998, and another medical school graduate, Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH, followed in his footsteps, in 2002 becoming the first woman to be named CDC director.

History

Since its founding in 1843, the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been an innovator in medical education and a leader in pioneering research. Beginning as the Medical Department of Western Reserve College (and popularly known then as the Cleveland Medical College), the school moved into its first permanent home, in downtown Cleveland, in 1846. In 1915, a 20-acre site was secured for a medical center in University Circle, the current home of Case Western Reserve University, its School of Medicine, and two of the school’s affiliated hospitals, University Hospitals of Cleveland and the Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. University Circle also is home to many of the country’s outstanding cultural and educational institutions.

The school was one of the first medical schools in the country to employ instructors devoted to full-time teaching and research. Six of the first seven women to receive medical degrees from accredited American medical schools graduated from Western Reserve College (as it was called then) between 1850 and 1856.

Already a leading educational institution for more than a century, in 1952 the School of Medicine initiated the most advanced medical curriculum in the country, pioneering integrated education, a focus on organ systems and team teaching in the preclinical curriculum. This curriculum instituted a pass/fail grading system for the first two years of medical school to promote cooperation among students instead of competitiveness, introduced students to clinical work and patients almost as soon as they arrived on campus, and provided free, unscheduled time in an era when doing so seemed unthinkable. Many other medical schools followed suit, and these components remain at the core of the medical school’s curriculum today.

In 1924, the School of Medicine moved into the most modern and best-equipped preclinical science building in the country at that time. That building, donated by Cleveland industrialist Samuel Mather, remains an integral part of the medical school complex. It was named the Harland Goff Wood Building in 1993 in honor of the late chair and professor of biochemistry and former provost of the university.

In 1971, the Health Sciences Center was completed to house the university’s medical, dental and nursing schools, as well as the Health Center Library. In 1994, the health sciences complex was named for now-retired U.S. Congressman Louis Stokes. The proximity of these excellent research and educational centers to other prestigious university departments, including science, engineering and social sciences, stimulates uniquely creative interaction among researchers and educators.

Another giant leap in research capabilities came in the early 1990s, when the Richard F. Celeste Biomedical Research Building, named for the former Ohio governor, was opened. The $70 million building, attached to the Wood Building, added 154,000 square feet of research space and includes conference spaces, a lecture hall, public spaces and a cafeteria.

The School of Medicine was the first medical school to provide laptop computers to all its students. Today, students use their laptops to access the entire syllabus as well as numerous electronic resources deemed essential by faculty. Students have access to the WiFi network at the medical school and across campus. Technology is used to enhance, not replace, the faculty-student interaction that occurs in the classroom, the laboratory and small group discussions.

In 2002, the School of Medicine became only the third institution in history to receive the best review possible from the body that grants accreditation to U.S. and Canadian medical degree programs, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. Also in 2002, the school built on its tradition of innovation in education when the university and the Cleveland Clinic entered into an agreement to form the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, with the first class matriculating in 2004.

Recent boosts in research capabilities came with the spring 2003 dedication of a new, eight-floor addition to the School of Medicine’s Wood Building, which added more than 40,000 square feet to the medical school, primarily for research laboratories. Also as part of the project, 30,000 square feet of existing laboratory space in the Wood Building was renovated. And in the fall of 2003, the School of Medicine and University Hospitals of Cleveland dedicated the new, eight-floor Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein Research Building, adding 320,000 square feet of space for up to 700 researchers.

Administration

Pamela B. Davis, MD, PhD
Dean, School of Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs

Achilles A. Demetriou, MD, PhD
Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs for the Case Medical Center

George E. Kikano, MD
Vice Dean for Community Health

Clint W. Snyder, PhD
Interim Vice Dean for Education and Academic Affairs

Carol L. Moss, MS
Vice Dean for External Affairs and VP for Medical Development

Christopher Masotti, CPA, MBA
Vice Dean for Finance and Administration

Mark Chance, PhD
Vice Dean for Research

Lisa M. Mencini, CPA, MBA
Senior Associate Dean and Chief of Staff

Murray D. Altose, MD
Associate Dean for Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Alfred Connors, Jr. MD
Senior Associate Dean for the MetroHealth System

C. Kent Smith, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Students

James Young MD
Executive Dean for Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Alan Hull, MD, PhD
Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Lina Mehta, MD
Associate Dean for Admissions

Terry M. Wolpaw, MD
Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs

Robert Daroff, MD
Associate Dean for Development

Gene H. Barnett, MD
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs for Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Daniel E. Anker, PhD, JD
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Human Resources

Alison K. Hall, PhD
Associate Dean for Graduate Education

Jerry M. Shuck, MD, DSc
Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Medical Education

Jill Stanley
Associate Dean for Space and Facilities Planning

Kathleen N. Franco, MD
Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Robert L. Haynie, MD, PhD
Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Amy Wilson-Delfosse, PhD
Assistant Dean for Basic Science Education

J. Harry Isaacson, MD
Assistant Dean for Clinical Education for Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Nicole Addington, CPA
Assistant Dean for Finance and Planning

James P. Bruzik, PhD
Associate Dean for Medical Student Research

Linda M. Graham, MD
Assistant Dean for Research Education, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Elizabeth McKinley, MD
Assistant Dean for Student Societies

Steven Ricanati, MD
Assistant Dean for Student Societies

Daniel Wolpaw, MD
Director of Clinical Programs

Siu Yan Scott
Interim Registrar

Affiliated Hospitals

University Hospitals

University Hospitals serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of hospitals, outpatient centers and primary care physicians. At the core of the health system is University Hospitals Case Medical Center. The primary affiliate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center is home to some of the most prestigious clinical centers of excellence in the nation and the world, including cancer, pediatrics, women's health, orthopedics and spine, radiology and radiation oncology, neurosurgery and neuroscience, cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, organ transplantation and human genetics. Its main campus includes the internationally celebrated UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the nation; UH MacDonald Women's Hospital, Ohio's only hospital for women; and UH Seidman Cancer Center, part of the NCI-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. Go here for more information.

The Cleveland Clinic

In 2002, the university and Cleveland Clinic entered into a landmark agreement to form the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, with the first students matriculating in 2004. The "College Track" is a program within the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The Cleveland Clinic serves as an outstanding teaching site for all medical students in the School of Medicine, in addition to being the site for pre-clerkship education in the College Track.

Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 by four Case Western Reserve faculty members, three of whom are counted among the alumni of the Case School of Medicine. Cleveland Clinic’s main campus, where much of the activity associated with the program will occur, is located on 180 acres adjacent to the Case Western Reserve campus.

Occupying 50 buildings, the main campus includes a hospital, an outpatient clinic, a children’s hospital, heart and vascular institute, cancer institute, eye institute, research institute and supporting labs and facilities. To better serve the Cleveland suburbs with primary care services, Cleveland Clinic operates 16 family health centers, eight regional hospitals and medical offices throughout Northeast Ohio, staffed with Cleveland Clinic primary care physicians, as well as many medical and surgical specialists. State-of-the-art imaging services are available, and several locations contain pharmacies and outpatient surgery centers that provide same-day surgical services close to home. In 2011, the clinic recorded more than 4.2 million outpatient visits throughout the health system and 155,000 hospital admissions. Among them were patients from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. More than 2,800 full-time physicians and scientists and 11,000 nurses represent 120 medical specialties and subspecialties. Cleveland Clinic is consistently named as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, and our heart and heart surgery program has been ranked No. 1 by U.S. News since 1995. Go here for more information.

The MetroHealth System

The MetroHealth System is one of the largest, most comprehensive health care providers in Northeast Ohio, caring for people in and around Greater Cleveland for more than 170 years. This academic health care system is committed to the communities it serves by saving lives, restoring health, promoting wellness, and providing outstanding, lifelong care that is accessible to all.

Affiliated with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine since 1914, MetroHealth is a center for medical research and education, with all active staff physicians holding CWRU faculty appointments. More than 400 primary care and specialty care physicians practice within The MetroHealth System. At the core of the MetroHealth system, is the MetroHealth Medical Center. The system’s main health care provider, research facility and teaching hospital is also home to the region’s only Level 1 trauma and burn center. However, The MetroHealth System also serves Greater Cleveland with more than a dozen urban and suburban primary and specialty healthcare centers in Cleveland, Strongsville, Westlake, Lakewood, Pepper Pike and Beachwood.

MetroHealth has received many accolades for its high level of care and the innovation of its physicians. Surgeons at MetroHealth are pioneering new techniques in minimally-invasive surgery for faster recoveries, while its primary care physicians are developing cutting-edge ways to manage common and chronic diseases through the use of electronic medical records and a patient-centered medical home model called Partners in Care. Its maternal-fetal medicine specialists are successfully managing the riskiest of pregnancies and saving the tiniest of lives. In addition, MetroHealth is nationally recognized by the American Heart Association for cardiac and stroke care and the cancer center has earned outstanding achievement awards for the treatment of cancer patients. Every year, MetroHealth provides care to more than 28,000 inpatients and delivers approximately 3,000 newborns. More than 790,000 visits are recorded each year in the medical center's outpatient centers, and patient visits to the emergency department exceed 99,000. To learn more about MetroHealth and its locations and services, go here.

The Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

The Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is a major teaching hospital of the School of Medicine and is an important site for the education of medical students. The Cleveland VAMC also supports more than 100 residency and fellowship training positions in medicine, surgery, and psychiatry and their subspecialties. Most VAMC physicians hold faculty appointments within the School of Medicine. The affiliation is overseen by the Deans Committee, consisting of the dean, department chairpersons from the School of Medicine, and key VAMC officials.

The Cleveland VAMC is a part of the VA Healthcare System of Ohio, linking VA health care facilities in Ohio in an integrated service network. Inpatient care is provided at the Wade Park location and includes medicine, surgery, psychiatry, spinal cord injury, neurology and rehabilitation medicine as well as a nursing home and a domiciliary. Outpatient care is delivered in primary and specialty care clinics located at Wade Park, Akron, Canton, Cleveland, East Liverpool, Lorain, Mansfield, New Philadelphia, Painesville, Ravenna, Sandusky, Warren and Youngstown. The medical center serves more than 100,000 individual veterans annually through approximately 11,600 hospital admissions and 1,884,000 outpatient visits.

An active research program includes activities funded through the Department of Veterans Affairs and other governmental and private funding sources. Total funding of approximately $21.5 million annually (from all sources) supports more than 50 principal investigators in a broad range of research endeavors. For more information, go here.

Institutes and Centers

Advanced Platform Technology Research Center of Excellence

216.791.3800 x6003
Ronald J. Triolo, PhD, Executive Director
Gilles Pinault, MD, Medical Director

The Advanced Platform Technology (APT) Research Center of Excellence is a multi-institutional center composed of investigators from Case Western Reserve University and the Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs. Building on the 25+ year history of rehabilitation research in northeast Ohio, the Center was created in 2005 with a $5.0 million award from the Veterans Health Administration [VHA] Rehabilitation Research and Development Service as a national VA Research Center of Excellence. This commitment was subsequently renewed in 2010 for a second 5-year term with an additional award of $5.0 million. An additional $6 million award in 2010 from the State of Ohio’s Department of Development further validated the Center’s ability to achieve its primary mission to serve the clinical needs of veterans with motor, sensory and cognitive deficits and limb loss. The total value of the APT-related research portfolio is presently $45 million.

The APT Center is providing leadership to create and deliver innovative devices based on cutting-edge microelectronics, materials and MEMS fabrication and is a catalyst for the discovery and development of new technologies and techniques that can be employed in the rehabilitation process to provide independence for veterans and other individuals with disabilities. These techniques include basic and clinical research programs and the development and administration of new device-based therapies to patients within the emphasis areas of neural interfaces, prosthetics and orthotics, health monitoring & maintenance and enabling technologies. The Center provides affiliated investigators seed funding, administrative support (grants preparation and management, regulatory and statistical support), professional engineering & prototyping and an established quality system for the documentation and control of device design and production. Leveraging its investigators’ exceptional track records in a variety of disciplines, the Center is promoting the translation of its research into clinical and commercial applications. Current clinical applications being investigated include intelligent braces, respiratory support, sensation and control of a prosthetic hand, urinary incontinence, behavioral recovery after traumatic brain injury and, monitoring brain activity.

Case Cardiovascular Center

216.368.3391
Mukesh K. Jain, MD, Director, Case Cardiovascular Research Institute
Daniel I. Simon, MD, Director, University Hospitals Harrington-McLaughlin Heart & Vascular Institute
Director, Case Cardiovascular Center

The Case Cardiovascular Center (CCC) was established in 2006 with the central mission to develop premier clinical, research, and education programs in heart and vascular disease. The structure of the Center includes clinical (University Hospitals Harrington-McLaughlin Heart & Vascular Institute—UH-HMHVI) and research (Case Cardiovascular Research Institute—CVRI) arms.

The UH-HMHVI is a multi-disciplinary team of nearly 60 full-time faculty members dedicated to (a) the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart and vascular disease to both local and regional patient populations in Northeast Ohio, (b) the education and training of medical students, residents and fellows, and (c) the development of breakthrough medical advancements and practices to deliver superior clinical outcomes. These clinical services range from primary to quaternary levels of expertise and are provided at all the health are facilities within the University Hospitals healthcare system. The clinical programs are organized into 11 program centers that comprise the Institute.

The research activities of the CCC are focused on the development of premier research programs that span the full spectrum of activities from basic bench-side research to translational research (“first-in-man”) and clinical trials. The CVRI is focused on basic and translational studies. The Research & Innovation Center (RIC) of the UH-HMHVI is dedicated to innovative clinical trials and applied technology. The major areas of research focus in the CVRI include cardiovascular biology, mechanisms of gene regulation, innate immunity & inflammation, and stem cell & regenerative medicine. Investigators in the CVRI have full access to two laboratories for in vivo research in small and large animals. The RIC oversees all clinical research activities within cardiovascular medicine and surgery and is supported by a lead administrator along with nurse coordinators and staff to facilitate patient enrollment as well as regulatory/grant activities. Active areas of clinical research include interventional cardiology, vascular medicine, heart failure, electrophysiology, preventive cardiology& rehabilitative medicine, and cardiovascular imaging.

Case Center For Imaging Research

216.844.8076
Jeffrey L. Duerk, PhD, Director
Chris Flask, PhD, Scientific Director

The CCIR is a joint venture between Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals of Cleveland. The CCIR through its ~40 faculty and state-of-the-art clinical and preclinical imaging capabilities promotes interdisciplinary and translational imaging research. The CCIR also serves as a shared resource for CWRU’s Cystic Fibrosis Center, the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, and the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC). As the imaging research program at CWRU continues to grow, we strive to make the CCIR imaging capabilities available to the broader research community. This overriding goal has led to a strong collaborative relationship between the CCIR imaging faculty and basic researchers in many disciplines.

Preclinical imaging facilities includes four high resolution MRI scanners, a microPET/CT scanner, a microSPECT/CT imaging system, and three bioluminescence/fluorescence systems. In addition,magnetic relaxomtery scanners for high throughput screening of developmental MRI contrast agents, and recent addition of a cryofluorescence imaging system to obtain high resolution, 3D optical imaging capabilities enhance our technologies. CCIR staff provides quantitative image analysis as needed for specific applications. The CCIR clinical imaging research facilities offer a full range of imaging support. The facility includes 4 MRI scanners and one human PET/CT for clinical research studies. The CCIR has also recently completed a $1.2M construction project to create a new radiopharmaceutical facility. Together with our existing cyclotron and radioisotope delivery system, our imaging center now has the capacity to conduct a variety of molecular PET imaging studies from preclinical animal studies all the way to routine clinical studies.

The Center for AIDS Research

216.368.0271
Jonathan Karn, PhD, Director
Michael Lederman, MD, Co-Director

Since its founding in 1994, the Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Center for Aids Research (Case CFAR) has been a center of excellence for both clinical and basic science AIDS research. Investigators participating in the Case CFAR draw on resources from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, MetroHealth Medical Center and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and the Joint Clinical Research Center in Kampala Uganda. As the only NIH-funded CFAR in the Midwestern United States, the CFAR plays an important role in ensuring that cutting-edge AIDS research and well received community outreach is supported in our region of the country. Major strengths in the Case CFAR include international research, especially with respect to research in tuberculosis and HIV malignancy, microbicides, pathogenesis, virology, clinical trials, and training, at the national and international levels. As the first CFAR to make a major investment in international research, we have been able to expand a highly productive and long-standing scientific relationship with Makerere University, Kampala.

The Case CFAR shares and supports the mission of the National CFAR program to support a multi-disciplinary environment that promotes basic, clinical, epidemiologic, behavioral, and translational research in the prevention, detection, and treatment of HIV infection and AIDS. The Case CFAR provides: Leadership and strategic planning that promotes and supports outstanding HIV/AIDS research at our participating institutions, laboratory cores with expertise, state-of-the-art instrumentation and technologies; pilot grant awards and mentoring to develop junior faculty interested in HIV; educational and training efforts which encompass the whole range of contemporary HIV/AIDS research; community outreach programs, and the promotion of and participation in collaborative research efforts within the national CFAR network and in Uganda.

The Center for Child Health and Policy at Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital

216.844.6253
Leona Cuttler, MD, Director
Ann Nevar, MPA, Supervisor

Established in 2007, the Center for Child Health and Policy at Rainbow focuses on major health policy issues that are central to the well-being of children and youth. The Center recognizes that health policy forms a framework for all health care delivery, and that health policy is therefore essential to improving children’s health. In this way, the Center focuses on the nexus between policy and practice of pediatric medicine.

The Center fills the need to amalgamate expertise in pediatric medicine and research with expertise in health policy. Operating as a think tank, the Center brings together experts in child health, health finance, law and policy to perform policy analyses, consultations, research, educational programming, and community outreach to advance child health through policy. Work is focused on several areas including: Maternal/Fetal/Newborn Health; Chronic Illness; Quality; and Care Delivery Systems. The Center is the only program devoted to child health policy in Cleveland and one of few nationwide.

To date, the Center has accrued many products and achievements including: Ohio Health Policy Researcher of the Year in 2006; Ohio Health Policy Researcher of the Year for Independent Research in 2009; programs designated Centers of Excellence; multiple white papers, reports, and peer-reviewed publications; grants and awards from the National Institutes of Health, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Ohio Department of Health, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, and numerous foundations; and invited/elected memberships in state and national policy committees.

Center For Health Care Research And Policy

216.778.3902
Randall D. Cebul, MD, Director

The mission of the Center for Health Care Research & Policy is to: 1) improve the health of the public by conducting research that improves access to health care, increases the quality and value of health care services, and informs health policy and practice; and 2) lead education and training programs that promote these goals. Formally established in 1994, the Center’s mission is carried out by a cross-disciplinary faculty who both lead and collaborate with other scholars in Northeast Ohio and beyond. A core faculty of 17 is extended by affiliated Senior Scholars throughout the university, assisted by an able staff and over 30 grant-supported research associates. The Center’s home at MetroHealth’s Rammelkamp Research and Education Building is an outstanding venue for collaborative research, mentoring of students and junior faculty, and cross-disciplinary seminars.

The Center’s research and training focuses in programmatic areas that reflect national health care priorities as well as high impact problems in adults. Center Programs pertain to chronic conditions, especially stroke, obesity and diabetes, and kidney disease. Programs are supported by methods units, including biostatistics and evaluation, health care decision making, and health economics and health policy. Research using clinical informatics capitalizes on growing institutional capacities in electronic medical records (EMR) and clinical decision support. Center faculty view Northeast Ohio as a laboratory for research, recognizing the national relevance of regional challenges and opportunities. For over four years, the Center has served as the administrative home for Better Health Greater Cleveland, an EMR-catalyzed initiative to measure, publicly report, and improve health outcomes for the region’s residents with chronic medical problems. Center faculty also assume leadership roles in federally-supported degree programs in Health Services Research and Clinical Investigation and teach in the core curriculum of the School of Medicine.

Center for Modeling Integrated Metabolic Systems

216.368.4066
Gerald M. Saidel, PhD, Director

The Center for Modeling Integrated Metabolic Systems (MIMS) combines mathematical modeling, computersimulation, and in vivo experimentation to quantify relationships between cellular metabolism and physiological responses of tissue-organ systems and the whole body. The MIMS Center was inspired by Dr. Marco E. Cabrera (deceased), who together with Prof. Gerald M. Saidel, co-directed this Center. It was established in 2002 with a $11.8 million grant (P50-GM066309) from NIGMS of the National Institutes of Health as a Center of Excellence in Complex Biomedical Systems (later Systems Biology). The MIMS Center involves multi-disciplinary research teams from Case Western Reserve University, Case Medical Center of University Hospitals of Cleveland, and Cleveland Clinic.

The primary aim of the MIMS Center is to develop mechanistic, mathematical models to simulate cellular metabolism in various tissues and organs (i.e., skeletal muscle, heart, brain, and adipose tissue) and to integrate these components in whole-body models. These biologically and physiologically based computational models incorporate cellular metabolic reactions and transport processes of a large number of chemical species. Model parameters quantitatively characterize metabolic pathways and regulatory mechanisms under normal and abnormal conditions including obesity and hypoxia as well as in disease states including type-2 diabetes, cystic fibrosis, and chronic kidney disease. The large-scale, complex mathematical models are solved numerically using sophisticated computational algorithms to simulate and analyze experimental responses to physiological and metabolic changes. Model parameters are optimally estimated by minimizing differences between model simulated outputs and experimental data using large-scale, nonlinear optimization algorithms. Experimentally validated models are used to predict the effects of altering metabolic processes with disease states, pharmacological agents, diet, and physical training.

The Center for Translational Neuroscience

216.368.5473
Robert M. Miller, PhD, Director

The goals of the Center for Translational Neuroscience are to develop scientific interactions that promote understanding of the pathology of neurological diseases and to develop novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of those diseases. The Center pursues these goals through Translational Interest Group meetings and events, and through the Neurological Institute, in the University Hospitals Case Medical Center, where clinicians and investigators have a direct conduit between research and developing treatments.

Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Center

216.231.3257
Robert F. Kirsch, PhD, Executive Director
Robert Ruff, MD, PhD, Medical Director

The Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Center is a consortium of three nationally recognized institutions: Department of Veterans Affairs, MetroHealth Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University. Through the support of these partners, the Cleveland FES Center is able to provide a continuum of advancement. Created in 1991 with a grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the FES Center currently has research funding at the federal, state and local levels and additional industry and foundation funding in excess of $17M in order to achieve its mission.

The Center focuses on the application of electrical currents to either generate or suppress activity in the nervous system. This technique is known as functional electrical stimulation (FES). FES can produce and control the movement of otherwise paralyzed limbs for standing and hand grasp, activate visceral bodily functions such as bladder control or respiration, create perceptions such as skin sensibility, arrest undesired activity such as pain or spasm, and facilitate natural recovery and accelerate motor relearning.

Founded to introduce FES into clinical practice, the Center provides innovative options for restoring neurological health and function by developing advanced technologies and integrating them into clinical care.

Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine

216.368.5725
Jonathan S. Stamler, MD, Director

The Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine (ITMM), which operates under the combined aegis of Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals, is composed of physician-scientists and basic discovery researchers who work to acquire fundamental scientific knowledge within the field of molecular medicine. Founded in 2010, the ITMM provides physician-scientists with the opportunity for professional advancement based on their contributions to life sciences, protected from demanding clinical schedules or administrative responsibilities. The mission of the ITMM is to foster the unrestricted pursuit of new knowledge that can be cultivated as the basis for therapeutic innovation, and to inspire new generations of physician-scientists.

The operation of the ITMM is based on a new model that unites academic medical centers, physician- and discovery-scientists and commercial partners to maximize the conversion of basic science discoveries into novel, high-value therapeutics. Thus, the ITMM facilitates connectivity between medical disciplines and the basic research community in order to catalyze fundamental discovery and its transformation into therapies that benefit humankind. Creativity and innovation are highly valued in the culture fostered by the ITMM. Expertise in interdisciplinary science is prioritized, including signal transduction, receptor biology, regenerative medicine, RNA biology and chemical biology, in the pursuit of cutting-edge advances that can impact human disease.

The Mt. Sinai Skills and Simulation Center

216.368.0064
Mark I. Aeder, MD, Medical Director

The Mt. Sinai Skills and Simulation Center (MSSSC) was initially conceived in response to common concerns over the nationwide increased incidence of medical errors, the rising costs of health care, and the need for improved patient-caregiver communication. Since its founding in 2006, the MSSSC continues to work with an ever expanding list of health care partners to become an integral resource for the education of health care students and professionals in the Northeastern Ohio region and throughout Ohio. The MSSSC and The Institute for Surgical Innovation (ISI) combine to form the Case Western Reserve University Center for Skills and Simulation (CWRU-CSS).

Simulation develops confident practitioners who can significantly contribute to the goal of improved patient outcomes. By providing a variety of simulation tools, such as life-like computerized manikins and standardized professionals performing within carefully crafted scenarios, we can replicate the complex environment of the clinical setting. Participation in these specially designed scenarios allows learners to practice the critical skills needed to provide safe, quality care to patients, including communication, technique development, decision making and data analysis. These models have allowed us to have ongoing research projects in education development and intervention and advanced our partnership for the development of new techniques and materials.

The MSSSC has all the tools available for simulation training, including Standardized patients – individuals trained to portray situations or conditions; Task trainers – devices uses to teach individual techniques; High fidelity trainers – manikins with programming capabilities;Virtual reality – real life interactive trainers for surgery, cardiology and other disciplines; Second life – avatar interactions in a computerized world; and Hybrid combinations of the above

The CWRU-CSS is an American College of Surgeons Level 1 Accredited Educational Institute, During the past five years, the Center has provided educational opportunities and course for learners at all levels from high school students, medical, dental and nursing students at Case Western Reserve University and The Lerner College of Medicine, residents and fellows from training programs at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, The Cleveland Clinic and MetroHealth Medical Center, graduate education for practicing physicians and surgeons, nursing and other health care providers at all levels, first responders including EMS and fire/rescue, flight nurse training and military reserve medical units.

The Swetland Center for Environmental Health

216.368.8521
Dorr G. Dearbon, MD, PhD, Director

The Swetland Center for Environmental Health is an environmental clinical center within the Department of Environmental Health Sciences of the CWRU School of Medicine. The focus of the Center is on environmental health problems of the Cleveland community, especially as they relate to toxic exposures of children and their families. The Swetland Center has four major components relating to clinical care, research, public health, and medical education. The Center has an Environmental Health Clinic based at UHCMC and conducts clinical-based environmental research fostered by strong relationships with the local public health agencies, which address important local environmental problems including the built environment and indoor air quality. Medical education is a major component of the Swetland Center where it is developing environmental health as a theme throughout the education of medical students, residents, fellows, and community physicians. This environmental curriculum at CWRU includes yearly medical student community projects for the entire first year class on environmental health concerns. While the Center is relatively new, its Director, Dr. Dearborn, has had housing-related public health and research collaborations with both local health agencies for the past two decades.

Neural Engineering Center

216.368.3978
Dominique M. Durand, PhD, Director
Kenneth Gustafson, PhD, Associate Director

The Neural Engineering Center is a coordinated group of scientists and engineers dedicated to research and education at the interface between neuroscience and engineering. Researchers share the common goal of analyzing the function of the nervous system, developing methods to restore damaged neurological function, and creating artificial neuronal systems by integrating physical, chemical, mathematical, biological and engineering tools. The center was started in 2001 and replaced the Applied Neural Control Laboratory started in 1972. The center offers breadth and depth in Neural Engineering research and education in a highly ranked biomedical engineering department and medical school. The center is located on the campus of Case Western Reserve University and its members collaborate with four major hospitals in the Cleveland area.

The center provides core facilities in tissue culture, microscopy and histology. Facilities include an electrode fabrication laboratory and surgical suite for acute and sterile surgery, staffed by two full time technicians. Many other facilities such as electronic design, microfabrication and rapid prototyping are also available in collaboration with other closely related centers, the Functional Stimulation Center (FES) and the Advanced Platform development Laboratory (APT). The center also holds several laboratories in neural regeneration, neural interfacing, neural prosthetics, materials for neural interfacing computer modeling and in-vitro electrophysiology. Research occurs at many levels starting from cellular and molecular to animal experimentation and into the clinic. Center members work closely with the partner hospitals and the technology transfer office of CWRU for translation and clinical implementation of solutions restore neural function such as development of electrodes for communication with the nervous system, regenerating neural tissue, restoring function in paralysed patients, preventing seizures, motor disorders, incontinence aspiration or obstructive sleep apnea.

Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods

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Elaine Borawski, PhD, Co-Director
Susan Flocke, PhD, Co-Director

The Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) at Case Western Reserve University was established in 2009 with a mission to foster partnerships within Cleveland’s neighborhoods for developing, testing, and implementing research strategies to prevent and reduce the burden of chronic disease. Funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supports the PRCHN as part of a broad effort (through 37 Prevention Research Centers in various states) to examine how communities can reduce the risks of chronic health problems by working from within. In addition to new projects, the PRCHN also brings together the prior work done under the Center for Health Promotion Research and the Center for Adolescent Health.

The PRCHN has several partners within and outside the University. Faculty from five schools (College of Arts and Sciences, the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and the School of Dental Medicine) support the mission of the Center and serve as Affiliated Faculty. Within the community, the Cleveland Department of Public Health and the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, as well as representatives from over 50 community organizations, serve as integral players in the Center’s work. Representatives from these local agencies and organizations serve on the PRCHN’s Network of Community Advisors (NOCA), a group of leaders that act as the advisory body of the PRCHN, offering guidance to carry out goals, providing feedback and bringing neighborhood issues to light. NOCA members work side-by-side with PRCHN leadership to define research questions, determine research designs, and decide how to disseminate or act on the findings.

Skin Cancer Research Institute

216.368.0324
Kevin D. Cooper, MD, Director

The Skin Cancer Research Institute engages the foremost experts in dermatology and oncology to work collaboratively across disciplines to identify new ways to treat and prevent skin cancers.The Skin Cancer Research Institute (SCRI) at Case Western Reserve University exists to discover causes of skin cancers, prevent skin cancers more effectively, and to develop new therapies for skin cancer treatment.

The Department of Dermatology is poised to create a research institute unique in scope on a national scale. Its efforts are validated by generous grant funding from the National Institutes of Health as well as through its continuous stream of groundbreaking discoveries over the past decade. What exists now within this rich infrastructure is an opportunity to transform discovery in skin cancer research. CWRU plans four new centers exclusively dedicated to the study of skin cancer, which will complement existing centers of excellence in the Department. The emerging centers will include a melanoma center, a basal/squamous cell carcinoma center, a photo medicine center, and an environmental agent center.

The Skin Cancer Research Institute has an opportunity to be unique in the nation in its capacity to bring new therapies "from lab to life" by aligning specialized skills and catalyzing new knowledge through these centers.

The Stem Cell Ethics Center

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Insoo Hyun, PhD, Director

The CWRU Stem Cell Ethics Center serves as a focal point for campus-wide and international interdisciplinary scholarship and research. Housed in the Department of Bioethics, the Stem Cell Ethics Center provides an avenue to educate policy makers, regulators, and the general public about all forms of stem cell research and their translation to clinical practice. The Stem Cell Ethics Center bridges ethics and biotechnology by providing ethical and technical support, as well as a forum for directed application of stem cell ethics in the complex array of cultural, social, political, and economic issues.

The Visual Sciences Research Center

Eric Pearlman, PhD, Director

The Visual Sciences Research Center (VSRC) was founded at Case Western Reserve University in 1996. The VSRC now comprises a multidisciplinary and comprehensive research program in vision and ophthalmology, with over 30 members in CWRU departments including Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Anatomy, Biomedical Engineering, Genetics, Medicine, Molecular Biology & Microbiology, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Neurology, Neurosciences, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biophysics. VSRC scientists study basic and clinical aspects of the eye and involve three interdisciplinary research theme groups: Aging and Diabetes, Retinal Degeneration, and Ocular Immunology. The mission of the Visual Sciences Research Center is to promote the study of basic and clinical problems of the eye and visual system that may lead to improvements in the prevention and treatment of major blinding disorders worldwide. Through a multidisciplinary and comprehensive research program in vision and ophthalmology involving both basic and clinical departments at Case Western Reserve University, the VSRC seeks to advance the visual sciences at the University and to promote its efforts to the scientific community.

Willard A. Bernbaum Cystic Fibrosis Research Center

216.368.6896
Mitchell Drumm, PhD and Michael Konstan, MD, Co-Directors
Constance May, Administrative Assistant

The Cystic Fibrosis Research Center is a translational center composed of investigators from Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland. The Center's research is funded by over $4 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and other sources. The Center provides core facilities and services for investigators carrying out research related to cystic fibrosis, including a Clinical Studies core that provides clinical data for research studies and aids in IRB generation and study design, an Animal Models core that maintains the world's largest assortment of CF mouse models, a Bioanalyte core that measures a range of biomolecules (proteins, lipids, mRNA) from blood, tissues or cell culture, an Animal Imaging core that uses such technologies as MRI, PET and SECT to generate high resolution images of rodents, a Biostatistical core to carry out complex statistical analyses of CF related studies, a Histology core that generates slide-mounted and stained sections of tissues from animal or human samples and a Cell Culture core that provides facilities and media for cultured cells. These cores facilitate translational, or “bench to bedside” projects that take very mechanistic, basic research on CF-related biochemistry and cell biology to in vivo studies in animal models and on to humans. Center members have access to all the cores as well as involvement in the weekly seminar series focused on CF or pediatric pulmonary research.

Endowed Lectures

Publications

Publications describing the School of Medicine are produced by the Office of Development, Alumni Relations, and Communications. Many articles and news reports are accessible via the Web under “news and publications.” The medical school produces an annual report highlighting accomplishments in research, education and service.

For example, AlumniNews, produced by the Office of Alumni Relations, features updates to keep alumni connected to past colleagues, current students and happenings at the School of Medicine. This biannual newsletter publishes in the spring and fall, and all alumni who spent the majority of their time within the School of Medicine (MD and PhD alumni) should receive a printed issue in the mail. Copies are also delivered to locations around the medical school to reach MD and PhD students, and a link to a PDF version is emailed to all students. This university wide-publication is distributed electronically to all CWRU alumni once a month. Each school within the university submits one news bullet for publication and can be viewed online. The Reunion Newsletter is distributed to all alumni who are celebrating milestone reunion years from the School of Medicine. This newsletter is published three times during the year for celebratory years. The third issue each year serves as a follow-up on the celebration. This last publication is also sent to the next year's reunion classes to create momentum and get alumni involved in upcoming reunions.

Endowed Lectures

The Nikaan B. Anderson Lecture

Established in 1974 by friends of the late professor of anesthesiology (from 1969 until his death in 1974), this annual lecture is presented by teachers of the science of anesthesia.

The Claude S. Beck Scholarship Visiting Lectureship

This lecture, about cardiovascular surgery, was established in 1989. At what is now known as the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Claude S. Beck, MD, was demonstrator of surgery in 1924 to 1925; professor of neurosurgery in 1940; and the first professor of cardiovascular surgery in the United States from 1952 until 1965.

The Richard E. Behrman, MD, Lecture In Child Development

Established in 2001 with contributions from friends of colleagues of this former School of Medicine dean (1980 to 1989), this annual lecture is delivered by distinguished scholars in child development.

The Jack H. Berman, MD, Lecture

Established in 1999 by family, friends and colleagues of this alumnus and associate clinical professor, guest lecturers discuss the basic science behind disease and its application to patient care through this program.

The Louis A. Bloomfield Memorial Lecture

Established in 1955 in memory of the Cleveland attorney Theodore R. Bloomfield by his widow and his son, this lecture brings outstanding members of the medical profession from around this country and abroad to discuss new concepts and developments in medicine with the medical community and allied professions.

The William E. Bruner, MD, DSc, Lecture in Ophthalmology

This lecture was established in 2002 in memory of the father of Clark E. Bruner and grandfather of William E. Bruner II, MD, a 1975 medical school alumnus, with gifts coming from them as well as Susan F. Bruner.

The Courtney Burton Frontiers of Medicine Lecture

This annual lecture is presented by an outstanding individual who has achieved or helped achieve a significant advance in medicine or a closely related field and whose presentation would be of great interest to members of the medical profession. It is supported by a fund established in 1993. Courtney Burton Jr., was chair of the board of Oglebay Norton Co. from 1957 until shortly before his death in 1992.

The Alfred Cahen Memorial Lecture

This lecture series in gastroenterology has been supported by a fund established in 1965 by Lottie Cahen, widow of the founder and former president of World Publishing Co., in memory of her late husband.

The Frohring Presidential Lectureship in Medicine and Engineering

Lecturers in medicine and engineering deliver this lectureship at the discretion of the University president thanks to a fund begun in 1993 by Paul R. Frohring.

Nathan S. Greenfield Family Visiting Lecturers in Pharmacology

Through an endowment, Rosalee Greenfield Weiss, PhD, and Raymond A. Weiss, PhD, established this annual lecture in 1997 to honor her father, Nathan S. Greenfield, a pharmacist who owned Wade Park Pharmacy in Cleveland from 1914 to 1956; her mother, Corinne Sternheimer Greenfield; and Lynn Stuart Weiss, daughter of the benefactors, who died of cancer in her mid-20s in 1971.

The Zella Hall Lecture

This annual lecture or series of lectures is presented by one or more distinguished visiting researchers selected by the dean of the School of Medicine or his or her designee. It/they are made possible because of support received in 1998 by the estate of Zella Hall.

The Hanna Lectures

Founded in 1913 by G. W. Crile, 1864-1943, in honor of H. Melville Hanna, philanthropist and founder of the MA Hanna Co., the Hanna Lectures are delivered by distinguished basic scientists from this country and abroad.

The William D. Holden Lectureship in Surgery

Established in 1985 by the members of the Department of Surgery of MetroHealth Medical Center in honor of their former chair and Payne Professor of Surgery, this series of lectures in surgery is delivered by distinguished leaders in American surgery.

The Lorand V. Johnson Lecture

This lecture, for residents and visiting staff members in ophthalmology, was established in 1967 by the Wright Foundation.

The Kaiser Permanente Endowed Lectureship in Bioethics

This lecture is presented by a distinguished visiting lecturer with the goal of advancing the study of bioethics. It was established in 1994.

The Rita Ann Kicher Lecture

In this annual lecture, established in 1996, a distinguished visiting lecturer promotes quality health care by emphasizing new developments in the identification and treatment of life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia. Rita Ann Kicher was the daughter of Thomas Kicher, PhD, a triple alumnus, long-time faculty member, and dean (1992-1997) of the Case School of Engineering. At the time of her death, she was a systems analyst at University Hospitals of Cleveland’s Center for Quality Assessment and Utilization Management.

The Clifford L. Kiehn, MD, and John Desprez, MD, Visiting Lecturers in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

These lecturers are distinguished visitors whose presentations advance the study of plastic and reconstructive surgery. The lectureship was established in 1994. Dr. Kiehn is the former head of plastic and reconstructive surgery, and Dr. Desprez followed him in that role.

The Jerome I. Kleinerman, MD, Lectureship in Pulmonary Pathobiology

This lectureship is named for an internationally respected lung specialist and professor emeritus of pathology at the School of Medicine. Established in 2000 by the late Dr. Kleinerman’s daughters, friends and colleagues, the lectureship each year supports a distinguished visiting lecturer whose presentation advances the study of pulmonary pathobiology. The lecturer is selected by a faculty committee that includes members having appointments at MetroHealth Medical Center. The members of the committee are chosen by the dean of the School of Medicine.

The Robert R. Kohn Lecture

The lecture honors an alumnus of the Class of 1957 and was established in his memory in 1989 by family, friends and colleagues to advance the study of pathology.

The Lester Krampitz Lecture and Education Fund

The fund was established in 1982 by family, friends and colleagues of former faculty member Lester Krampitz, MD, to honor him with a lecture fund in microbiology. It is intended to facilitate the interchange of ideas, a process Dr. Krampitz, who joined the faculty in 1946 and retired in 1978, believes is vital to scientific research.

The Carl H. Lenhart Surgical Lecture

Established in 1955 by friends of this alumnus of the Class of 1904, in his memory, this lecture presents outstanding speakers on clinical developments in surgery.

The Alan Moritz, MD, Endowment Fund

This fund was established in 1991 by friends and colleagues of the late forensic pathologist, medical school faculty members, and university provost.

The Olof H. Pearson, MD, Lecture

Established in 1999 by family and friends of the late endocrinologist, oncologist and faculty member, this lecture features a cancer-related topic at the School of Medicine.

The Robert S. Post, MD, Visiting Lectureship

Established in 1995 by Dr. Post’s friends and colleagues in the Community Dialysis Center, in memory of the former faculty member and head of nephrology, this lecture features a distinguished visiting expert in the field of nephrology.

The Edward W. Purnell Lectureship in Ophthalmology

Established in 1991 and named for the late physician, surgeon, researcher, and medical school head of ophthalmology, this lecture features a visiting expert in the Department of Ophthalmology.

The Frederick C. Robbins Lecture in the Department of Medicine Visiting Lecturer

Established in 1995 by the Department of Medicine in honor of Frederick C. Robbins, MD, dean emeritus of the School of Medicine, university professor emeritus, and Nobel Prize winner, this lecture features a distinguished visiting expert each year in the Department of Medicine.

The Henry Z. Sable, MD, PhD, Endowment Fund

Established in 1997 by Mrs. Florence M. Sable in honor of her late husband, who was professor emeritus of biochemistry, this lecture advances the study of biochemistry via a visiting expert selected by the chairperson of the Department of Biochemistry.

The Roy Scott Lecture

Established by colleagues, students, family and friends in memory of the former head of the Department of Medicine of MetroHealth Medical Center, this lecture involves an annual two-day visit of a leading cardiologist, who presents the lecture and grand rounds to house officers and students of the School of Medicine.

The Robert Sternlicht Visiting Lecturers in Pharmacology and Cancer Biology

Originally established in 1990 by friends and family and named the Robert Sternlicht Memorial Fund, these lectures feature distinguished experts whose presentations will advance the study of oncology at the School of Medicine. Lecturers are chosen by the chair of the Department of Pharmacology and the director of the comprehensive cancer center. Robert Sternlicht was the son of Himan Sternlicht, PhD, associate professor emeritus of pharmacology.

The Merton F. Utter Memorial Lecture

Established in 1981 in memory of the former professor of biochemistry and chair of the Department of Biochemistry, this lecture is delivered by a scientist of the highest caliber in a field related to those in which Dr. Utter was interested. Lecturers are chosen by the chair of the Department of Biochemistry.

The Austin S. Weisberger Lecture

Established in 1972 in the Department of Medicine, this lecture honors the memory of the man who, at the time of his death in 1970, was the John Huntington Hord Professor and chair of the Department of Medicine of the School of Medicine and University Hospitals.

The Harland G. Wood Endowment Fund in the Department of Biochemistry

Established in 1994 in memory of the late chair and professor of biochemistry and former provost of the university, this fund supports an annual Page-Wood symposium, co-sponsored by the School of Medicine and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, featuring a leader in the field of biochemistry, an annual guest lecturer in biochemistry, and an annual guest lecturer selected by faculty with the rank of assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry.

2012-13 General Bulletin