Shriners Hospitals for Children is proud to be a leader in pediatric specialty care, and we’re honored to have our staff members recognized for their talents and skills.
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Lawrence C. Vogel, M.D.
At the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals’ annual conference in September, Lawrence C. Vogel, M.D., the emeritus chief of pediatrics/ medical director of the spinal cord injury program at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Chicago, received the Jayanthi Lectureship Award for his presentation, Long-term Outcomes of Pediatric Onset Spinal Cord Injury.
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Heather Russell, Ph.D.
In addition, Heather Russell, Ph.D., licensed clinical pediatric psychologist at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Philadelphia, was awarded the Essie Morgan Lectureship award in recognition of her leadership and scholarly work in the psychosocial rehabilitation of persons with spinal cord injuries. Her lecture was titled Pint-Sized Pearls of Wisdom: What Kids Can Teach Us About Working with Adults.
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Farshid Guilak, Ph.D
Also, Farshid Guilak, Ph.D., director of research at Shriners Hospitals for Children — St. Louis, has been named the 2019 recipient of the Senior Scientist Award from TERMIS-AM, an organization that works to advance tissue engineering and regenerative medicine worldwide to improve patient outcomes.