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Medical Alumni Honored at Ceremony
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 24, 2008) − The UK Medical Alumni Association honored the recipients of its 2008 UK Medical Alumni Awards during a ceremony Oct. 10 in conjunction with the UK College of Medicine Alumni Reunion and Family Weekend. This year’s honorees include:
Dr. Paul Mandelstam received the Honorary Alumnus Award. This honor recognizes individuals who are not alumni of the college, but have nonetheless made a profound positive impact on the UK College of Medicine through their skills, commitment and association with the college and its faculty, staff and students.
Mandelstam attended Harvard University where he obtained his undergraduate and graduate degrees and served as an intern and resident in medicine at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. He also served on active duty in the Army and was a fellow at Yale and Washington University. Mandelstam served on the UK College of Medicine faculty for 34 years. During this time, he participated in a number of administrative activities in support of the College’s patient care, teaching and education missions. Perhaps his most notable contribution, however, has been his commitment to providing compassionate care to his patients while also conveying the importance of this principle to his students. Mandelstam resides in Lexington.
Dr. Deborah Stanley, a 1978 UK College of Medicine graduate, received the Community Service Award. This honor recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the health or welfare of the people in their local, state, national or international community and have present or prior association with the UK College of Medicine.
Stanley attended the University of Kentucky where she earned her undergraduate and medical degrees. She also completed an internship in Family and Community Medicine and residency training in Pediatrics at UK. She has worked at the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department for 23 years where she currently practices as a general pediatrician and serves as medical director for the Primary Care Division. One of Dr. Stanley’s most significant contributions to the community of Lexington is her work with the Children’s Advocacy Center. Her work entails evaluating, and when necessary, testifying about potential cases of sexual abuse. She has committed her entire career to assuring those living in less fortunate circumstances have access to the same quality of health care as others with more resources. Stanley is also a voluntary faculty member at UK. She resides in Lexington.
Dr. Allan Tasman, a 1973 UK College of Medicine graduate, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award. This honor recognizes graduates of the medical school or residency program who have achieved a high level of excellence in their careers through research, public policy, development of innovations and/or delivery of exceptional quality of care to their patients.
Tasman attended Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Penn., where he earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry. Upon completion of his medical degree from UK in 1973, he continued his residency training at UK and then at University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He also attended Harvard School of Public Health and Western N.E. Psychoanalytic Institute for additional postgraduate training. Tasman has enjoyed research funding for more than a dozen projects and is senior editor of a comprehensive psychiatry textbook, now in its third edition. Most notably, Dr. Tasman has made a major impact in improving psychiatric care internationally. As president of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatry, he has worked to increase cross national collaboration in psychiatric practice and research. Tasman is currently professor and chairman of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He currently resides in Louisville.
Dr. Phillip Tibbs, a 1973 UK College of Medicine graduate, also received the Distinguished Alumnus Award.
Tibbs attended Thomas More College in Covington, Ky., where he earned his undergraduate degree with honors. He joined UK’s faculty in 1979 after completing his medical and residency training at the UK.
Tibbs has gained international status for his research in three clinical trials regarding metastatic cancer of the brain and spine. In addition to his clinical practice at UK Chandler Hospital and Kentucky Clinic, Tibbs also manages regional neurosurgery clinics in Cynthiana and Morehead. He has enjoyed continuous funding for his research since 1978 with more than 20 funded projects. He has authored or co-authored more than 91 peer-reviewed publications and nine books. Tibbs is professor and chair of UK’s Department of Neurosurgery and professor of UK’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is also program director for the Neurosurgery residency program and director of UK’s Spine Center. He was recently elected president of the Southern Neurosurgical Society for 2009 and 2010. Tibbs resides in Lexington.
Dr. H. David Wilson, who completed his residency training at UK in 1969, received the Commonwealth Award. This honor recognizes graduates of the medical school or residency program who have earned distinction for their leadership and contributions in medical care benefiting the college, state, nation and/or world.
Wilson attended Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind., where he earned his undergraduate degree in zoology. Upon completion of his medical degree from St. Louis University, Wilson continued his graduate medical education as an intern in pediatrics at Cardinal Glennon Memorial Hospital for Children in St. Louis, Mo., and then as a pediatric and chief pediatrics resident at UK. He completed a National Institutes of Health research fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Dallas Southwestern Medical School and Children’s Medical Center, did sabbatical study and practiced at the Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Sick Children in London, England, and completed a fellowship with the American Council on Education. Wilson also was a member of the U.S. Naval Medical Corps, serving as a staff pediatrician at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Key West, Fla.
He became a UK faculty member in 1973, rising from assistant professor to professor during his tenure. He also fulfilled various academic and clinical responsibilities, including associate dean for academic affairs, director of admissions and vice chair of Pediatrics.
Wilson is currently professor of pediatrics and dean of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences where he is also vice president for Health Affairs. He has made a tremendous positive impact on the medical students, faculty, and staff at the university, as well as in the community of Grand Forks, N.D., where he resides. Wilson was recently elected as chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Council of Deans.
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