Colbert family honors late father at Faculty Convocation

Developing Scholar

• Eric C. Bartee, Ph.D., assistant professor of microbiology and immunology, for his studies in the treatment of cancer, specifically using the myxoma (MYXV) virus, a rabbit virus harmless to humans, to treat multiple myeloma.

• James J. Prisciandaro, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, for his studies in the neurobiology of bipolar disorder and alcoholism using magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Peggy Schachte Research Mentor

• Lawrence Judson Chandler, Ph.D., professor of neuroscience, a prolific and highly successful researcher, for his integral role in mentoring his younger colleagues and postdoctoral students to compete for competitive grants.

• Teresa J. Kelechi, Ph.D., the David and Margaret Clare endowed chair in the College of Nursing, has been instrumental in mentoring researchers in the College of Nursing, where the College’s rank in NIH grants has climbed from 30th place to 17th place.

Outstanding Clinician

• Kelly S. Barth, D.O., associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, has become a leading authority in pain management, and in the midst of our national opioid epidemic, has developed a highly successful clinical pilot program in collaboration with Gastrointestinal Surgery to improve pain management and quality of life for patients.

• Theresa Jacqueline Sullivan Gonzales, D.M.D., associate dean of curriculum and strategic communication in the James B. Edwards College of Medicine and director of orofacial pain management, is the only chronic orofacial pain manager at the Medical University of South Carolina, taking in approximately 1,000 patients from across the Southeast who may have to wait as long as four months to see her. Dr. Gonzales enjoys a 97 percent satisfaction rate, with 92 percent willing to refer her to others.

• Katherine A. Morgan, M.D., professor of surgery, has established an international reputation as one of the best pancreatic surgeons in the nation, if not the world, and has helped MUSC become a national leader in the surgical treatment of chronic pancreatitis, in which this institution has the second most active program in the country.

Population Health

• Kenneth J. Ruggiero, Ph.D., professor of nursing and psychiatry and co-director of the Technology Applications Center for Healthful Lifestyles and director of the Telehealth Resilience and Recovery Program, for advancements in screening trauma patients for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.

• Anbesaw W. Selassie, Dr.P.H., associate professor of public health sciences, for some of the nation’s most advanced studies in the underlying causes of epilepsy, ranging from genetic and environmental factors to traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries.

Distinguished Faculty Service

• Jean M. Nappi, Pharm.D., professor with dual appointments in the colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine, joined the faculty in 1992 and has been involved in all facets of university life, including program director for pharmacotherapy residents. She currently serves as the faculty liaison for the entire pharmacy residency program. Her clinical duties and her involvement in many national organizations have resulted in widespread recognition, including receipt of the Clinical Practice Award and the President’s Award, both from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and the MUSC Clinical Services Recognition Award multiple times. Dr. Nappi’s academic efforts have resulted in her being named Professor of the Year and Preceptor of the Year at MUSC and receiving the Education Award from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy in 2006. She also received the Robert K. Chalmers Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy in 2012. This is the highest honor for an educator in her field.

• Bradley W. Neville, D.D.S., Distinguished University Professor in the James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine, is the senior author of the textbook Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, first published in 1995 and now in its fourth edition. Often called “the Neville book,” it is used by 57 of the 66 American dental schools and by foreign dental schools as well. His renown is such that he has presided over the most prestigious North American organizations of his profession: the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and his specialty board, the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. Dr. Neville has received numerous honors, including induction into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Honorary Dental Society; Fellowship of the Pierre Fauchard Academy; Outstanding Alumnus Award from the West Virginia University School of Dentistry; and this year, the Distinguished Dental Alumnus Award from Emory University.

• Frederick W. Tecklenburg, M.D., associate professor, former medical director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, could be called the Father of Pediatric Intensive Care, as he was instrumental in its establishment when the Children’s Hospital opened in 1987. For many years he was the only physician on staff to care for children with emergency or critical care needs, sometimes remaining at the bedside for days without leaving the hospital. He was also a driving force behind the establishment of Meducare and served as its first pediatric medical director. He also played a vital role in establishing the Child Abuse Pediatric Division. Dr. Andrew Atz, professor and chairman of pediatrics, says this of Dr. Tecklenburg: “Each hospital has faculty who are the ‘souls’ of the entity. Dr. Tecklenburg is such a person.”