Top Physician-Scientist Named Chair of UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Related News: Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cell ResearchLinda Giudice, MD, PhD, a nationally renowned physician-scientist focused on women's health, has been named the chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the UCSF School of Medicine.
Currently at Stanford University School of Medicine, Giudice is the Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor of obstetrics and gynecology, the director of the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) Division, the director of the Center for Research on Reproduction, Women's Health, and Genomic Medicine, and the director of the "Women's Health @ Stanford" Program. She is also chair of the Human Embryonic Stem Cell/Nuclear Transfer Committee in Stanford's Program in Regenerative Medicine.
"Dr. Giudice is one of the finest scientific and clinical leaders in women's health," says David A. Kessler, MD, dean of the UCSF School of Medicine and vice chancellor for medical affairs at UCSF.
"Under her leadership, what is already one of the world's top departments of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences will be able to grow, as she works to advance translational medicine by fostering research in basic science, clinical science and health policy, to advance clinical care by planning for a world-class women's hospital at UCSF Mission Bay, and to advance the field by training the next generation of leaders in women's health."
Widely recognized for her scientific and clinical expertise, Giudice was recently elected president of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, and is on the board of directors of the Society for Women's Health Research and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. In 2002, she was elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine, considered one of the highest honors in the fields of medicine and health.
Giudice chairs the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee, and has been a member of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and March of Dimes study sections, which review the qualifications of research grant applications.
Posted on June 14, 2005 03:01 AM