Fall 2010 - Henry Ford Health System

HFMGPEOPLEAamir Siddiqui, M.D., divisionhead of Plastic Surgery, Departmentof Surgery, has been elected to servea three-year term on the NationalPressure Ulcer Advisory Panel(NPUAP) Board of Directors, January2011-February 2014. The NPUAPprovides multidisciplinary leadership forimproved patient outcome in pressureulcer education, public policy, andresearch.Lei Ren, Ph.D., a senior associatephysicist in the Henry Ford Departmentof Radiation Oncology, received theBasic Science Abstract Award atthe 52nd annual ASTRO meeting.He was given the award for hisresearch to reduce radiation therapyimaging dose and improve treatmentaccuracy by optimizing use of conebeamcomputed tomography.Michael D. Seidman, M.D.,Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, was installedas chair of the American Academyof Otolaryngology-Head & NeckSurgery Board of Governors at thegroup’s annual meeting in Boston.The academy represents more than11,000 physicians and allied healthprofessionals who specialize in thetreatment of ears, nose, and throat,and related structures of the headand neck.Nancy Schlichting, president andCEO of Henry Ford Health System,has been elected to the board oftrustees for the American HospitalAssociation. Her term beginsJanuary 1, 2011. ●Do you have news for the HFMG People Section?E-mail your 50-word announcement to jperez1@hfhs.org.Tour de FordMore than 150 ridersparticipated in the inauguralTour de Ford bike event,which was held Sept. 12,2010. Riders were able tochoose from a 35- or 67-mileroute that spanned acrossMacomb, Oakland and WayneCounties. Both routes startedand finished at Henry FordMedical Center in SterlingHeights and included a stopat Henry Ford Hospital. Theevent proceeds benefited theTom Groth Patient MedicalNeeds Fund, which providesmedical care and servicesto thousands of uninsuredand underinsured patientsthroughout southeastMichigan. For moreinformation about the 2011Tour de Ford, visithenryford.com/tourdeford4