Nancy Dickey, M.D."Leader and Advocate in Health Affairs"
"My greatest reward is the people I've met and worked with. People are central to everything I do."
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Family and Community Medicine
Texas | |
Rizwan Shah, M.D."Devoted to Abused Infants and Children"
"When I started on this, there was nobody else available, so I volunteered myself. I came halfway across the world from where I was born, and I believe there must be a reason why I am here..."
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Forensic Pediatrics with Focus on Abused Children
Iowa | |
Linda Fried, M.D."World-class researcher, activist and advocate..."
"I was a history major who never thought of medical school. For five years after graduation, I worked as a paralegal, a patient advocate at a free health care clinic, on an assembly line in a jam, jelly and fruitcake factory and even tried to get into the carpenter's union before becoming a welfare case worker, which is what led me, at last, to health care. I decided I could make a difference, so I went back to school to become a physical therapist but a friend told me I'd have a hard time taking orders from a doctor. So I decided to go to medical school!"
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Geriatrics
Maryland | |
Deborah A. Turner, M.D."Inspired educator and clinician"
"I'd liked to be thought of as the type of doctor who did the very best she could for her patients. I love what I am doing and hope to be remembered by the families I helped through difficult times."
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Gynecologic Oncology
Iowa | |
Jeanne M. Lusher, M.D."Leader in Research and Treatment of Blood Disorders"
"I'd like to be remembered for my work helping those with blood disorders. It's been a wonderful way to contribute, and I know I'm very fortunate to be doing this."
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Hemophilia, Hemostasis and Thrombosis
Michigan | |
Jennifer Niebyl, M.D."Leader in High-Risk Obstetrics"
"I always wanted to be a doctor and make the decisions that can really help people. When I first started out, my father was a bit worried. He was afraid it was too much of a man's world, and I'd lose my femininity."
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High Risk Obstetrics
Iowa | |
Ann C. Collier, M.D."Prominent HIV/AIDS researcher and clinician"
"The most rewarding aspect of my work is the progress we've made in managing people with HIV. People with HIV can now get on and live a full life. That's a huge difference from what it was before."
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Infectious Diseases
Washington |