Center for Digestive 健康 physicians receive national awards

Richard Rothstein, MD, and Lee 卡普兰, MD, 博士学位
From left: Richard I. Rothstein, MD, and 李米. 卡普兰, MD, 博士学位

Two physicians from the Center for Digestive 健康 at Dartmouth 健康’s Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center recently received national recognition. 李米. 卡普兰, MD, 博士学位, was given the Thomas A. wad Award for Distinguished Mentorship from the Obesity Society, and Richard I. Rothstein, MD, was named a Master of the American College of Gastroenterology.

卡普兰, who serves as section chief of obesity medicine, was chosen for the wad Award distinguished mentorship of the Society’s early career investigators. The award is named for Professor Thomas A. wad, 博士学位, who mentored many individuals who went on to pursue successful careers in obesity research and clinical care.

Rothstein, who serves as chair of the department of medicine, is one of only seven physicians in the United States named a Master of the American College of Gastroenterology this year. This award recognizes his stature and achievement in clinical gastroenterology and teaching, 服务, leadership and education.

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