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FelowVs in te Newvs Leonard Banco, M.D., FAAP, of Hartford, recently was elected AAP Con- necticut Chapter president. Jeanne Marconi, M.D., FAAP, was named vice president. Allan Coleman, M.D., FAAP, received the 1994 Certificate of Meritori- ous Service from the Medical Society of the District of Columbia. Dr. Coleman was recognized for 50 years of pediatric practice and significant child-health con- tributions to the Washington, D.C., area. Dr. Coleman established the first area poison-control center in the 1950s. In the 1970s, he provided some of the first local research on child safety seats, insisting that newborns go home from the hospital in safety seats. Dr. Coleman is a past member of the AAP Board of Directors and past chair of the AAP Committee on Accident and Poison Prevention. He is a founding member of the AAP Senior Section. Carden Johnston, M.D., FAAP, a member of the AAP Board of Directors, hosts a weekly pediatric-health and safe- ty-information television show, now available via satellite on 209 NBC affili- ates. Taped at The Children's Hospital of Alabama in Birmingham, "KidCheck" has been syndicated statewide since 199 1. Dr. Johnston specializes in emer- gency medicine. He covers common childhood illnesses and injuries and dis- cusses innovative pediatric treatments, technologies and prevention tips. Phillip Kibort, M.D., FAAP, recently was named medical director of ambulato- ry services for three Children's Health Care campuses in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Minnetonka, Minn. Dr. Kibort has been medical director of ambulatory and medical services for the Children's-St. Paul location since 1992. He has been on The AAP Research in Pediatric Practice Fund (RPPF) selection commnittee recently awarded four APmembers a total Of $25,00 to fund their office-basd reserh. Willi'am Farris, M.D., FAAP, Urbana, Ill., received $6,000 for h'is study, "Periodic limb movement disorder comorbidity in attention deficit hyperactiv'ity disorder chil- dren."" John Paschen, M.D., FAAP, Ames, Iowa, received $10,000 for his study, "Reliability of prenatal GBS cultures used in a protocol for neonatal GBS infection prevention in a midwestem population. Krystyna Tuckerman, M.D., FAAP, Bangor., Maine, reeie .50 for hesud, "Plo std fotooo-s children with spmna bifida and cerebral palsy." Stephen Woack, M.D., FAAP, Sedalia, Mo., received $4,000 for his study, "Pediatric telephone traiae." cRPPr monies are used to fund state-level and local offce- based research conducted by AAP members devoting at least 90 percent of thieir tie to direct patient care. Funds also are used partially to finance AAP Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS). The RPPF is funded through the AAP Friends of Children Fund. For an RPPF grant application, contact Donna Worthiing- ton, AAP Department of Research, 141 Northwest Point Blvd.., ELlk Grove Village, IL 60007; (800) 433-9016, ext. 7634.A staff at the Children's-Minneapolis cam- pus since 1984, where he was hospital chief of staff in 1990. Sajid Maqbool, M.D., FAAP, has been awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Scotland. Dr. Maqbool also is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Sur- geons of Canada. Carlo Melini, M.D., FAAP, Vineland, N.J., has been elected AAP District III alternate chairperson. Larry Patton, M.D., FAAP, of Richardson, has been re-elected AAP Texas Chapter president. Robert Prentice, M.D., FAAP, of Cheyenne, recently was elected AAP Wyoming Chapter president. David Fall, M.D., FAAP, was elected vice president. Monica Schaberg, M.D., FAAP, of Providence, recently was elected AAP Rhode Island Chapter president. David Chronley, M.D., FAAP, was elected vice presid ent. Vera Tait, M.D., FAAP, of Salt Lake City, recently was elected AAP Utah Chapter president. In Memoriam Stephen Gans, M.D., FAAP, died Aug. 1. He was 74. Dr. Gans founded the Journal of Pediatric Surgery with formner Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, M.D., FAAP. He was the journal's editor for 19 years. He was founder and co-editor of the journal Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. He was founder and first presi- dent of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons. Dr. Gans was the first surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center trained in pediatric surgery. He performed the first successful separation of conjoined twins. The twins were one hour and 45 minutes old, the youngest in medical history. He was a clinical professor of surgery at UCLA and past chairman of the Depart- ment of Pediatric Surgery at Cedars- Sinai. Donations to an international traveling fellowship to be established in Dr. Gan's name can be made to: National Surgery Foundation, P.O. Box 1600, Beverly Hills, CA 90213. Joseph Jenkins, M.D., FAAP, died Oct. 4. He was 79. Dr. Jenkins was in pri- vate pediatric practice for 30 years in Euclid and Willoughby, Ohio. He served in the U.S. Army Panama Canal Zone between 1953 and 1955. In 1981, he retired to his hometown of Vinalhaven, Maine, where he brought medical care to remote Maine islands on a church mis- sion boat. He also conducted early childhood health screenings in several local communities. A memorial fund has been established to the Vinalhaven ambulance service, c/o Island Community Medical Center, P.O. Box 812, Vinalhaven, ME 04863. Editor's note: Fellows in the News notes physicians'awards, honors and obituar- ies. Please submit column items to: Laurie Larson, news writer, AAP News, 141 Northwest Point Blvd., Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. 4-5 Easter Seal Network Celebration '195 National Easter Seal Society - (312) 726-6200 5-11 National PTA Alcohol and Other Drug Awareness Week Contact your state PIA office. 19-25 Chil'dren and Hospitals Week Association for the Care of Children's Health - (301) 654-6549, ext. 331 19-25 National Poison Prevention Week Poison Prevention Week Council - (301) 504-0580, ext. 1184 30 Doctor's Day Southern Medical Association - (800) 423-4992, ext. 256 26 AAP News/February 1995 AAP e m bers avwarded $5,0 in research funds TIHE 29TIHANNIUAL UNVIFORE SERVICES PEDIATRIC SMNR March 5-9, 1995 Sheraton Palace Hotel San Francisco, CA OPEN TO ALL PEDIA TRICIANS! DESINEDFOR THIE GENERA4L PRACTITIONER! AMA CATEGORY 1 CREDIT: 24 HOURS Jointly sponsored by the Section on Uniformed Services and the American Academy of Pediatrics in collaboration with Fitzsimons Army Medical Center To receive a course brochure or to register by phone, contact: Division ofSections Anierican Academy ofPediatrics 141 Northwest Point Boulevard Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098 8001433-9016, ext 7087 Outside the United States and Canada: 7081981- 7087v American Academy of Pediatrics
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FelowVs in te NewvsLeonard Banco, M.D., FAAP, of
Hartford, recently was elected AAP Con-necticut Chapter president. JeanneMarconi, M.D., FAAP, was named vicepresident.Allan Coleman, M.D., FAAP,
received the 1994 Certificate of Meritori-ous Service from the Medical Society ofthe District of Columbia. Dr. Colemanwas recognized for 50 years of pediatricpractice and significant child-health con-tributions to the Washington, D.C., area.
Dr. Coleman established the first areapoison-control center in the 1950s. In the1970s, he provided some of the first localresearch on child safety seats, insistingthat newborns go home from the hospitalin safety seats. Dr. Coleman is a pastmember of the AAP Board of Directorsand past chair of the AAP Committee onAccident and Poison Prevention. He is a
founding member of the AAP SeniorSection.
Carden Johnston, M.D., FAAP, amember of the AAP Board of Directors,hosts a weekly pediatric-health and safe-ty-information television show, nowavailable via satellite on 209 NBC affili-ates. Taped at The Children's Hospital ofAlabama in Birmingham, "KidCheck"has been syndicated statewide since1991. Dr. Johnston specializes in emer-gency medicine. He covers commonchildhood illnesses and injuries and dis-cusses innovative pediatric treatments,technologies and prevention tips.
Phillip Kibort, M.D., FAAP, recentlywas named medical director of ambulato-ry services for three Children's HealthCare campuses in Minneapolis, St. Pauland Minnetonka, Minn. Dr. Kibort hasbeen medical director of ambulatory andmedical services for the Children's-St.Paul location since 1992. He has been on
The AAP Research in Pediatric Practice Fund (RPPF)selection commnittee recently awarded four APmembers a
total Of $25,00 to fund their office-basd reserh.Willi'am Farris, M.D., FAAP, Urbana, Ill., received
$6,000 for h'is study, "Periodic limb movement disordercomorbidity in attention deficit hyperactiv'ity disorder chil-dren.""John Paschen, M.D., FAAP, Ames, Iowa, received
$10,000 for his study, "Reliability of prenatal GBS culturesused in a protocol for neonatal GBS infection prevention in amidwestem population.Krystyna Tuckerman, M.D., FAAP, Bangor., Maine,reeie .50 for hesud, "Plo std fotooo-s
children with spmna bifida and cerebral palsy."Stephen Woack, M.D., FAAP, Sedalia, Mo., received
$4,000 for his study, "Pediatric telephone traiae."cRPPr monies are used to fund state-level and local offce-
based research conducted byAAP members devoting at least90 percent of thieir tie to direct patient care. Funds also areused partially to finance AAP Pediatric Research in OfficeSettings (PROS). The RPPF is funded through the AAPFriends of Children Fund.For an RPPF grant application, contact Donna Worthiing-
ton, AAPDepartmentofResearch, 141 Northwest PointBlvd.., ELlk Grove Village, IL 60007; (800) 433-9016, ext.7634.A
staff at the Children's-Minneapolis cam-pus since 1984, where he was hospitalchief of staff in 1990.Sajid Maqbool, M.D., FAAP, has
been awarded Fellowship of the RoyalCollege of Physicians of Edinburgh,Scotland. Dr. Maqbool also is a fellow ofthe Royal College of Physicians and Sur-geons of Canada.Carlo Melini, M.D., FAAP, Vineland,
N.J., has been elected AAP District IIIalternate chairperson.Larry Patton, M.D., FAAP, of
Richardson, has been re-elected AAPTexas Chapter president.Robert Prentice, M.D., FAAP, of
Cheyenne, recently was elected AAPWyoming Chapter president. David Fall,M.D., FAAP, was elected vice president.Monica Schaberg, M.D., FAAP, of
Providence, recently was elected AAPRhode Island Chapter president. DavidChronley, M.D., FAAP, was electedvice presid ent.
Vera Tait, M.D., FAAP, of Salt Lake
City, recently was elected AAP UtahChapter president.
In MemoriamStephen Gans, M.D., FAAP, died
Aug. 1. He was 74. Dr. Gans founded theJournal ofPediatric Surgery with formnerSurgeon General C. Everett Koop, M.D.,FAAP. He was the journal's editor for 19years. He was founder and co-editor ofthe journal Seminars in PediatricSurgery. He was founder and first presi-dent of the Pacific Association ofPediatric Surgeons.
Dr. Gans was the first surgeon atCedars-Sinai Medical Center trained inpediatric surgery. He performed the firstsuccessful separation of conjoined twins.The twins were one hour and 45 minutesold, the youngest in medical history. Hewas a clinical professor of surgery atUCLA and past chairman of the Depart-ment of Pediatric Surgery at Cedars- Sinai.Donations to an international traveling
fellowship to be established in Dr. Gan'sname can be made to: National Surgery
Foundation, P.O. Box 1600, BeverlyHills, CA 90213.
Joseph Jenkins, M.D., FAAP, diedOct. 4. He was 79. Dr. Jenkins was in pri-vate pediatric practice for 30 years inEuclid and Willoughby, Ohio. He servedin the U.S. Army Panama Canal Zonebetween 1953 and 1955. In 1981, heretired to his hometown of Vinalhaven,Maine, where he brought medical care toremote Maine islands on a church mis-sion boat. He also conducted earlychildhood health screenings in severallocal communities.A memorial fund has been established
to the Vinalhaven ambulance service, c/oIsland Community Medical Center, P.O.Box 812, Vinalhaven, ME 04863.
Editor's note: Fellows in the News notesphysicians'awards, honors and obituar-ies. Please submit column items to:Laurie Larson, news writer, AAP News,141 Northwest Point Blvd., Elk GroveVillage, IL 60007.
4-5 Easter Seal Network Celebration '195National Easter Seal Society - (312) 726-6200
5-11 National PTA Alcohol and Other DrugAwareness WeekContact your state PIA office.
19-25 Chil'dren and Hospitals WeekAssociation for the Care of Children's Health -(301) 654-6549, ext. 331
19-25 National Poison Prevention WeekPoison Prevention Week Council -(301) 504-0580, ext. 1184
30 Doctor's DaySouthern Medical Association - (800) 423-4992, ext. 256
26 AAP News/February 1995
AAP em bers avwarded $5,0 in research funds
TIHE 29TIHANNIUALUNVIFORE SERVICESPEDIATRICSMNRMarch 5-9, 1995Sheraton Palace HotelSan Francisco, CA
OPEN TOALL PEDIATRICIANS!DESINEDFOR THIE GENERA4L
PRACTITIONER!AMA CATEGORY 1 CREDIT: 24 HOURS
Jointly sponsored by the Section on Uniformed Services and theAmerican Academy of Pediatrics in collaboration with FitzsimonsArmy Medical Center
To receive a course brochure or to register byphone, contact:
Division ofSectionsAnierican Academy ofPediatrics141 Northwest Point BoulevardElk Grove Village, IL 60007-10988001433-9016, ext 7087
Outside the United States and Canada: 7081981-7087v
American Academy of Pediatrics
