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Local Docs in National News the margaret blenkner research institute George Thompson, gay, bisexual and md, was recently transgender (Lgbt) at the benjamin rose institute on aging honored by the civil rights organiza- (bria) in Cleveland. During her one-year Scoliosis research tion — and the hrC residential fellowship, Dr. menne will Society with its Cleveland Steering participate in the federal policy-making Lifetime achievement Committee. the process in Washington, DC. award. Dr. thompson Leadership award is given to an out- is Chief of pediatric george thompson, mD orthopaedics at henry Ng, mD currently serves as president of the ohio spoken advocate association of gerontology and education, for equality. university hospitals rainbow babies & Children's hospital and in addition to her research, Dr. menne is a reviewer for several international jour- Dr. Ng is an internist-pediatrician with the nals, and is co-convener of the alzheimer's professor of orthopaedics and pediatrics metrohealth System and Clinical Director of Disease research interest group of the at Case Western reserve university School the priDe Clinic at metrohealth, where he de- gerontological Society of america. of medicine. he received his award in veloped and leads ohio's only medical home Lyon, France. for Lgbt patients. Services include primary robin Norris, md, care, behavioral health, coordinated hiv and mS, mPH, and Agne renowned for his work in pediatric spinal disorders, Dr. thompson is only the 11th subspecialty care, along with case manage- Petrosiute, md, re- recipient of this prestigious award. the honor ment and social services. searchers at university commemorates Dr. thompson's extensive hospitals (uh) career, which has led to many innovations, Heather L. menne, rainbow babies & from surgical techniques, to preventing or de- Phd, has been Children's hospital, creasing blood loss, to making surgery safer selected as a for children. through the techniques he has 2013–2014 health developed and published, Dr. thompson re- and aging policy portedly has changed the lives of thousands Fellow, a program the St. baldrick's Foundation, a volunteer- of children worldwide. administered at driven and donor-centered charity. Dr. Norris Columbia university received a $330,000 Scholar award to in association with support her work focused on developing new Henry Ng, md, received the 2013 Leadership heather L. menne, phD received $412,594 robin Norris, mD in pediatric cancer research grants from award from the human rights Campaign treatments for children and adolescents with (hrC) — the nation's largest lesbian, 14 the american political Science association. Dr. menne is a Senior research Scientist in relapsed cancer. | Cleveland/Akron/Canton MD News ■ mdNEWS.Com ■ NovEmBEr /dECEmBEr