Notes of Distinction: Your August Awards and Accolades
Did you, your team or a teammate recently receive an award? Don't keep it to yourself—shout it out on our Wow Wall! We'll include the achievement in the monthly Notes of Distinction roundup and in our annual awards booklet. You may even inspire others to share the good news of their achievements.
Dr. NL Bishop
He received a key to the City of Roanoke.
Paige Perkins
She was selected as a winner of the second quarter 2019 Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association's Virginia Speak Up for Safety Award.
Patrice Weiss, M. D.
She was named to Becker's Hospital Review's list of 100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know for 2019.
CFMH
It has earned the Gold Level Go Clear Award™ for its achievement in eliminating hazardous smoke from its surgical procedures.
Carilion Clinic
We have been recognized as being an Age-Friendly Health System Participant; it means we are on the journey to reliably implement four geriatric care practices.
Cheers for Peers
Evelyn Garcia, M.D., Diagnostic Radiology, was elected president of the Virginia Chapter of the American College of Radiology, and Sam Nakat, M.D., co-chair of Radiology, was elected as an alternate councilor.
David Hartman, M.D., Psychiatry, was presented the 2019 NCAD Champion Award on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the National Conference on Addiction Disorders.
Our Advanced GI/Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship just received notification of full three-year accreditation from the Fellowship Council. The fellowship’s co-program directors are Curtis Bower, M.D., and Michael Nussbaum, M.D., chair of the Department of Surgery.
Our Interventional Cardiology program has been invited to join the Emory University Practical Interventional Course-Southeastern Consortium (EPIC-SEC), an academic consortium sponsored through Emory University specific to Interventional Cardiology.