Riley Physician Recipient of New Leadership Award
INDIANAPOLIS - Joseph F. Fitzgerald, M.D., professor of pediatrics at
the Indiana University School of Medicine, is the recipient of the 2003
Leadership Award presented by the North American Society for Pediatric
Gastroenterology/Hepatology/Nutrition.
With his family looking on, Fitzgerald received the award at NASPGHAN's
annual meeting in Montreal in early October. He is the first person to
receive the Leadership Award, which was established to recognize excellence
and service in pediatric gastroenterology.
The Chicago-born physician is the founding director of the Section of
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital
for Children. Fitzgerald has serves as the chairman of the Endoscopy Committee
for the Children's Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation.
The pediatric physician's major research interests are focused on chronic
active liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease and non-digestive system
nutritional support. He is a member of several professional and scientific
organizations, including the American College of Gastroenterology, Society
for Pediatric Research, American Academy of Pediatrics and the Crohn's
and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.
The U.S. Army veteran, who received his baccalaureate degree in biology
from St. Joseph College, earned his medical degree in 1965 from the IU
School of Medicine, where he later completed an internship, residency
training and a fellowship. He has been affiliated with Riley Hospital
since 1969.
NASPGHAN advocates for advancing the science and clinical practice of
pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition in health and disease.
Its membership includes pediatric gastroenterologists in the United States,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and eight Canadian provinces in
Canada.
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