Dr. Heidi Bender , professor of...

Dr. Heidi Bender, professor of neuropsychology in neurological surgery, received a Jerry Sweet Leadership Award from the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology and American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology. The award recognizes neuropsychologists who have shown outstanding leadership deemed likely to have a lasting imprint on neuropsychology and acknowledged as exceptionally beneficial to the field. Dr. Alyson Gorun, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry, received the Edith Sabshin Teaching Award from the American Psychoanalytic Association. This prestigious national honor recognizes psychoanalysts for their outstanding service in non-candidate education. Dr. Lisa Newman, chief of the section of breast surgery and a professor of surgery, was awarded an honorary fellowship from the West African College of Surgeons. As the college’s highest honor, this award recognizes Dr. Newman’s continued commitment to the enhancement of optimal surgical training in West Africa, fostering collaborations between international surgical colleges and associations in the different regions of the African continent.

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