News Releases

Dr. Airica Steed, president and CEO of MetroHealth System, has appointed Doris Evans, MD (MED'68), to her leadership team to serve as senior strategic advisor to the president and CEO. As senior strategic advisor, Dr. Evans will serve as a trusted thought partner and counselor in helping bring Met...

With $3.5M National Institutes of Health grant, research teams from Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and NYU Grossman School of Medicine / NYU Langone Hospital hope to find out Throughout our lives, changes in our DNA, called genetic mutations, occur ...

Leadership Appointment: Office of Medical Education The Office of Medical Education is pleased to announce that Anastasia Rowland-Seymour, MD, has been appointed as the inaugural Associate Dean of Program Innovation and Educational Enhancements. As one of four associate deans reporting to the vice...

"Eliminate the difference in healthcare between the poor and the rich" was Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine emeritus professor Edgar B. Jackson, Jr., MD (MED, 66) response to the medical school application question on why he wanted to pursue a medical career. In the ensuing five d...

Each December, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine students swap their white coats and scrubs for costumes and dance shoes to bring Doc Opera, a variety show that allows medical students to flex their creative muscles, to life. In its 39th year, the event positively impacts the Clev...

Paul Tesar (CWR '03), PhD, the Dr. Donald and Ruth Weber Goodman Professor of Innovative Therapeutics, was awarded the school's highest honor—the Case Medal for Excellence in Health Science Innovation—during the School of Medicine State of the School presentation on Dec. 6. "Paul's commitment to a...

Leadership Appointments: Office of Medical Education The Office of Medical Education welcomes Rosa Hand, PhD, as its new Director of Research and Scholarship. Dr. Hand is an established associate professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Department of Nutrition. She is well ...

Tae Hun Kim, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry, is the recipient of the prestigious Mallinckrodt Foundation Award for his research proposal—“Understanding the Recognition and Repair of DNA Single-Strand Breaks in the Nucleosome.” This annual grant, sponsored by the Mallinck...

Stan Gerson, MD, dean of the School of Medicine, presented the 2023 State of the School of Medicine on Dec. 6. The presentation focused on the following topic areas: Our people and locations for education, research and community Our recognition in awards and grants Our research and educati...

Four employees were honored with Staff Awards for 2023: Alberto Santana, Malana Bey, Jason Buitrago and Maria Rizk at the Staff Town Hall in November. These awards, the highest the school can award staff members, celebrate those who not only consistently contribute to the school in an outstanding ma...