Thomas Stossel: Honored with Brigham and Women’s Humanitarian Award

Each year, members of the Hippocrates Society present a Humanitarian Award to a physician or scientist practicing at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in recognition of his or her contributions to the institution and the community.  Candidates are nominated and voted on by members of the Hippocrates Society, and members are eligible to receive the award.   The Humanitarian Award is the highest honor handed down by the Hippocrates Society, which is comprised of BWH physicians and scientists who make philanthropic gifts to BWH.  It is presented annually in recognition of outstanding contributions to the local and global communities The winner of the 2012 Humanitarian Award is Dr. Thomas P. Stossel, Director, Translational Medicine Division, and senior physician in the Hematology Division.  Dr. Stossel is also a co-founder of the Association of Clinical Researchers and Educators (ACRE). Dr. Stossel received the award for his global health efforts.  Specifically, Stossel and his wife, Dr. Kerry Maguire, a public health dentist currently serving as director of the ForsythKids Program, established a nonprofit organization in Zambia, called Options for Children in Zambia.   Stossel’s first trip to Zambia was in 2004, with a handful of dentists, dental students and other volunteers ready to provide oral health relief.  The team of eight packed their own equipment and set out to the Kasisi Childrens’ Home, a large orphanage in the capital city of Lusaka.  They saw...
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