DR. JOINS THE DIVISION OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE AT CONNECTICUT CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER
Ilana Waynik, MD
HARTFORD, CT. – Ilana Waynik, MD, of West Hartford, has joined the Division of Hospital Medicine at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.
Dr. Waynik recently completed her pediatric residency at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Connecticut Children’s where she also served as chief resident. She received her medical degree from the UConn School of Medicine and her bachelor’s degree in Spanish with a focus in Latin American Literature from Middlebury College.
Dr. Waynik is an assistant professor of pediatrics with the UConn School of Medicine. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association and the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society. Some of Dr. Waynik’s areas of interest include developing evidence-based pathways to improve the quality of treatment for patients at Connecticut Children’s. Additionally, she is involved with the development of a curriculum that will improve patient handoffs between health care providers. Dr. Waynik also plans on developing a pediatric simulation program for all inpatient staff specifically to address response to near-code and code situations.
Health Center VP, Medical School Dean Named BMES Fellow Biomedical Engineering Society Inducting Dr. Cato T. Laurencin
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, UConn Health Center vice president for health affairs and medical school dean, has been elected to the Biomedical Engineering Society's 2010 class of fellows.
FARMINGTON, CT. – Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, vice president for health affairs at the University of Connecticut Health Center and dean of its medical school, has been elected a fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society.
The BMES bestows this honor in recognition of outstanding contributions and achievements in biomedical engineering Laurencin, of Avon, who also is the Van Dusen Endowed Chair Professor in Academic Medicine and is Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chemical, Biomolecular and Materials Engineering at the University of Connecticut, is one of 15 biomedical engineers to be inducted in a formal ceremony at the BMES Annual Meeting Oct. 7 in Austin, Texas.
“They represent some of the most imaginative and distinguished biomedical engineers in the field,” says BMES Fellows Committee Chair Nicholas A. Peppas. “Their contributions have had a major impact in biomedical devices and processes, treatment of diseases, and all aspects of biomedical engineering that contribute to improvement of the quality of life of patients.”
The newly elected fellows were nominated by their peers. “It is truly an honor to be so recognized and to be included in such a prestigious group that includes some of our nation’s most outstanding scientists,” Laurencin says.
