American Heart Association, January 3, 2023
AHA Names Top Advances in Cardiovascular Disease Research for 2022. This article highlights the findings of the CHAP trial (led by Dr. Alan Tita) and the CARDIA study (features Dr. Sadiya Khan).
BELIEVE works to improve Black maternal health – The Well : The Well
UNC, The Well, November 18, 2022
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A shared mission and team approach: A prescription for rewriting the story of Black maternal health in America
Philadelphia Tribune, November 16, 2022
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From Egypt to Alabama, health disparities plague under-resourced communities
AAMCNEWS, November 12, 2022
Mona Fouad, MD, MPH, winner of the 2022 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare, is recognized for her contributions to health equity research.
ISH Franz Volhard Award and Lectureship for Outstanding Research
International Society of Hypertension, October, 2022
Recipient: Suzanne Oparil, MD
Paul Muntner to be honored with the American Heart Association’s 2022 Joseph A. Vita Award
American Heart Association, Newsroom, October 26, 2022
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2022
Embargoed until 7 a.m. CT / 8 a.m. ET Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022
DALLAS, Oct. 26, 2022 – The American Heart Association, a global force for longer, healthier lives, will present its 2022 Joseph A. Vita Award to Paul Muntner, Ph.D., M.H.S., FAHA. He will be recognized with the award during the Presidential Session on Sunday, Nov. 6 at the Association’s Scientific Sessions 2022.
Tita inducted into National Academy of Medicine
Written by Shawna Masters, Heersink School of Medicine News, October 21, 2022
Alan T. Tita, M.D., Ph.D., professor and senior vice chair of Research and Innovation in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN), has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).
Induction into NAM is considered one of the highest honors in health and medicine. Membership within the Academy recognizes those who have made major contributions to advance health care, medical sciences, and public health and have demonstrated a dedication to service.
“I am thankful to the Academy and the members who nominated me for this recognition,” says Tita. “This is the result of the support of our department and institution and extensive collaborations.”
The Academy specifically praised Tita as “an innovative and impactful perinatal epidemiologist and clinical trialist.” They noted his leadership of “large, collaborative, multi-center national and international trials and observational studies that have shifted practice and policy and improved the quality of national and global obstetric care.”
Tita, who was recently named the Mary Heersink Endowed Chair in Global Health, also serves as associate dean for Global and Women’s Health and director of the Center for Women’s Reproductive Health at UAB.
“This is amazing and humbling,” says Tita. “I have benefitted from the support and collaboration of so many colleagues and mentors. This is crucial for successful clinical research, and I think this honor rewards that collaboration.”
In 2022, alone, Tita led the groundbreaking Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy (CHAP) trial that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, and he was selected to lead the Coordinating Center of the P3 (Pregnancy and Postpartum/Postnatal) EQUATE (Enhancing Access and QUAlity To Achieve Equitable Maternal and Infant Health) Network.
Preventing Maternal Mortality and Morbidity
Northwestern University, News Center, By Haleigh Ehmsen, October 18, 2022
This was originally published in October 2022 Breakthroughs.
A recent report by the CDC found that four out of five deaths during pregnancy, delivery or even up to a year postpartum could have been prevented. The U.S. has the highest maternal death rate of any high-income country, and research is needed to pinpoint why as well as determine how to prevent maternal deaths.
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Discovering Patterns and Risk Factors
Through research into women’s heart health and experience during pregnancy, Northwestern scientists have learned the ways women’s health is impacted by social determinants, including what part of the country they live in.
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Five Penn Medicine Experts Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Penn Medicine News, October 17, 2022
They are among 100 new members to be elected this year to the Academy, one of the highest honors in health and medicine
PHILADELPHIA—Five Penn Medicine experts have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the nation’s highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. Regina Cunningham, Elizabeth Howell, Steven Joffe, Katalin Karikó, and Drew Weissman are among the 100 new members, elected by current NAM members. They join 78 other University of Pennsylvania members who are part of the prestigious group of health care thought leaders, clinicians, and researchers.
National Academy of Medicine adds three UAB faculty to its distinguished ranks
UAB News, by Bob Shepard, October 17, 2022
Three faculty members of the Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have been invited to join the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors that can be bestowed on a physician or scientist in the United States.
Marie-Carmelle Elie, M.D., chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, James Markert, M.D., chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, and Alan Tita, M.D., Ph.D., professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and associate dean for Global and Women’s Health, join 13 current or former UAB faculty members who have been honored during their careers with selection to NAM. Membership in NAM is widely viewed as one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine, and is limited to individuals who have demonstrated both exceptional professional achievements and outstanding commitment to service.
“We congratulate and thank these outstanding faculty whose pioneering research, patient care and service have earned them this prestigious honor,” said UAB President Ray L. Watts. “UAB is very proud to now have seven faculty in this elite academy (and a total of 16 academy members in our history), which speaks to our leadership role — nationally and globally — in forging the future of medicine.”
