Newsmakers
Surgical oncologist joins faculty
Dr.
Edward James Kruse, who recently completed a surgical oncology fellowship at
Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, has joined the Section of
Surgical Oncology as an assistant professor of surgery.
Dr. Kruse is a 1994 graduate of the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa. He completed a general surgery preliminary internship at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Des Moines before joining the U.S. Army. In his three years of military service, he served as an interim commander, clinical director of preventive medicine and community health services, and primary care provider at the U.S. Army Health Clinic in Schweinfurt, Germany and as a field surgeon in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Dr. Kruse resumed his general surgery residency, including a year as chief resident, in 1998 at the Marshfield Clinic, a clinical facility of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Dr. Kruse is board certified in general surgery with added qualifications in surgical oncology. His research interests include neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer and surgical education, including Virtual Education & Surgical Simulation Laboratory research ongoing in the MCG Department of Surgery.
His memberships include the Society of Surgical Oncology Candidate Group, American College of Surgeons Candidate Group, American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Breast Disease, Southern Medical Association and American Society of Breast Surgeons.
Mr. Perry receives USG honor
Duane
Perry, manager, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, received the
Distinguished Service Award from the Board of Regents at the University
System of Georgia’s 11th Annual Facilities Officers Conference in Savannah
Oct. 6. The system-wide award recognizes Mr. Perry for his breadth of
experience, willingness to share his expertise with other USG institutions
and, in particular, his outstanding effort in revising and updating the
Board of Regents’ Laboratory Design Criteria, which establishes minimum
design standards for all new construction and renovation projects in USG
laboratory facilities, including furniture and safety features.
“What makes Duane so great is that he has a servant heart,” says Dr. Jim Davis, director of the Environmental Health and Safety Division. “He cares deeply about the people at MCG and works tirelessly to do all he can to ensure they have a safe and healthful working environment.”
Over 180 USG facilities professionals attended the conference.
Dr. Sexson honored for leadership
Dr.
Sandra B. Sexson, chief of the Section of Child, Adolescent and Family
Psychiatry, is the 2006 recipient of the American Academy of Child &
Adolescent Psychiatry’s Catcher in the Rye Award for leadership in her
field.
Dr. Sexson was selected for clinical excellence, skill at communicating ideas, ability to identify issues that advance child and adolescent psychiatry and prominence in educational issues.
“You have been recognized for your work in psychiatric education and advocacy in promoting the necessity of psychiatric education and the ongoing need to maintain and improve its quality,” wrote Dr. Thomas F. Anders, academy president.
Dr. Sexson will receive the award Oct. 28 during the academy’s Assembly of Regional Organizations of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in San Diego.
Dr. Sexson chairs the Psychiatry Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and was recently named chair of the American Psychiatric Association Council on Medical Education. She chairs the American College of Psychiatrists Psychiatry Residents-in-Training Exam Commission.
Her primary research interest is the developmental, psychological and emotional aspects of chronic illness in children and adolescents.
Dr. Sexson came to MCG in 2004 from Emory University where she is an associate professor emeritus involved in numerous educational programs. She is a graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson and completed a general psychiatry residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She completed a child development fellowship at the University of Mississippi and a child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis.
Obituaries
The MCG community extends condolences to the family and friends of:
James Weaver Jr., 73, a retired groundskeeper in grounds maintenance, who died Oct. 2. He worked at MCG from 1982-94.
Janet Hobby McClain, 51, a palliative care nurse coordinator at GCHC-Augusta State Medical Prison, who died Oct. 6. She joined MCG in May 2005.
Dr. James D. Brown, 84, a retired assistant professor in the School of Dentistry, who died Oct. 7. He worked at MCG from 1973-87.
Rosie L. Davis, 83, a retired technician in environmental services, who died Oct. 8. She worked at MCG from 1973-88.
Herschel Anderson, 85, a retired maintenance supervisor, who died Oct. 14. He worked at MCG from 1956-81.