The Reporter: December 1997, Vol.8, No.5
Named Professorships: 100 by 2003.

Dr. David P.Roye

 Two new P&S professorships were filled at the Columbia Trustees meeting in October. P&S currently has 70 named professorships.

 The John H. Livingston Professorship of Clinical Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery was established in 1993. The professorship was made possible by the St. Giles Foundation, which has a special interest in children's orthopedics and gives grants to hospitals and organizations that help the handicapped. The foundation has supported research in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery since 1980. The chair is named for the vice president of the foundation in recognition of his many years of dedication to children with orthopedic problems.

 Dr. David P. Roye, P&S professor of clinical orthopedic surgery, has been named the first incumbent of the chair. Dr. Roye, a 1975 graduate of P&S, has achieved local, regional, national, and international recognition in pediatric orthopedic surgery, especially in the areas of club foot repair and scoliosis. He serves as an important educational resource to medical students, residents, and fellows. Dr. Roye has lectured widely in the United States and internationally. As a humanitarian, Dr. Roye has traveled abroad to operate on children in developing countries where care is not accessible. In his nomination letter, Dr. Harold M. Dick, the Frank E. Stinchfield Professor and Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery, said, "Dr. Roye is highly regarded by his peers, patients, medical students, house staff, and hospital staff for his devotion to clinical care. He demonstrates an unusual ability to interact with children and is a favorite of parents and children alike, especially those whose lives are affected by chronic neuromuscular disorders."

Dr. Gerald E. Thompson

 Dr. Gerald E. Thomson, the Samuel Lambert Professor of Medicine, senior associate dean, and assistant vice president for Health Sciences, has been named the first Robert Sonneborn Professor of Medicine. The professorship was established by Robert and Hortense Sonneborn earlier this year. Robert Sonneborn is a 1936 graduate of P&S who wanted to ensure the continuation of the outstanding education he received by establishing a named professorship to enhance teaching at P&S.

 Dr. Thomson is recognized as an exemplary teacher, clinician, and leader in medicine. The level of his recognition is exemplified by his term as chairman of the American Board of Internal Medicine and his tenure as president of the American College of Physicians from 1995 to 1996. He joined P&S in 1970 as chief of nephrology at Harlem Hospital Center, where the next year he was appointed director of medicine. After 14 years as director of medicine, he served as executive vice president and chief medical officer of Presbyterian Hospital. In 1990, he became senior associate dean at P&S responsible for affiliations, graduate medical education, and minority affairs. Dr. Thomson will retain the title of Lambert Professor in addition to the Sonneborn chair.