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Manuel Saridakis, DO, a longtime member of the medical staff at UH Parma Medical Center, has been named the Family Physician of the Year by the Ohio State Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians. Dr. Saridakis received his award at an April 25 reception in Columbus. Vivian von Gruenigen, MD, of Summa Physicians Inc. – Gynecology/Oncology is one of six recipients of the 2014 Foundation for Women's Cancer Public Service Awards. The 2014 Public Service Award recognizes outstanding service to the Foundation for Women's Cancer through participation as a faculty member for 15 or more of the Foundation's survivorship courses. Dr. von Gruenigen is Medical Director, Summa Women's Institute, Summa Health System and endowed Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Summa Akron City and St. Thomas Hospitals. Howard Klions, MD, Unity Health Network pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine physician, led a study at Western Reserve Hospital (Cuyahoga Falls) that explored a better, less costly approach to preventing hypokalemia, or low potassium in the bloodstream, in critically ill patients. The results of the study showed that by administering a small dose of potassium each day through the patient's IV, patients in National News LOS E IT ! A P P R ED U C ES B M I A STUDY CONDUCTED by Summa Health System researchers in Akron, Ohio, provided 50 early-stage overweight women cancer survivors access to the Lose It! app and instructed them to log daily food intake and their voluntary exercise for one month. At the end of the 30-day test period, both BMI and WC were reduced by three to four percent. Michelle McCarroll, PhD, Director of Women's Health Research at Summa Health System's Center for Women's Health Research, presented this research at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology's 45th Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer. Dr. McCarroll's research colleagues on this study included Shannon Armbruster, MD; Rachael J. Pohle-Krauza, PhD, RDN, LD; Amy M Lyzen, BS; Nathan Fagan, MD; Sarah Min, BS; G. Dante Roulette, MD; Stephen J. Andrews, MD; and Vivian E. von Gruenigen, MD. were able to avoid hypokalemic events, resulting in fewer invasive procedures and lower costs. The study's results were published in the American Journal of Critical Care. Sameer Mahesh, MD, of Summa Physicians Inc. – Hematology/Oncology published an article titled "Role of Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in High-Risk NHL" in THE ASCO Post, a collaboration with the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Tariq Saleem, MD, of Summa Cardiovascular Institute at Summa Health System has been elected Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography (FASE). Fellowship with the American Society of Echocardiography recognizes the dedicated ASE member with a diverse set of skills and compre - hensive knowledge of all aspects of echocardiography. Scott Wilber, MD, Medical Director of Senior Emergency Care and Director of Emergency Medicine Research at Summa Akron City Hospital, has been granted a sub-award for the NIH funded research study "Improving Syncope Risk Stratification in Older Adults." During the first nine months of study enroll - ment, over 100 subjects have been enrolled at the Hospital. This study will be enrolling for 3.5 years. Local Docs 1 0 | Cleveland/Akron/Canton MD NEWS ■ M D N E W S . CO M ■ M AY/J U N E 2 0 1 4