Two professors in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Department of Critical Care Medicine have been elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP). The black-tie ceremony will take place on April 6 in Chicago. The AAP was established in 1885 and is an honorific, elected society of America’s leading physician-scientists who exemplify the pinnacle of pioneering and enduring, impactful contributions to improve health.
Douglas B. White is a professor of Critical Care Medicine and UPMC Endowed Chair for Ethics in Critical Care Medicine, and Paul Palevsky is a professor of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine and Chief of the kidney medicine section at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System.
Doug joined the University faculty in 2009 and his research program encompasses both empirical research on and normative ethical analysis of surrogate decision-making for patients with life-threatening illness.
Paul has been University faculty since 1989 is internationally recognized as an expert in acute kidney injury and critical care nephrology and has helped lead multiple clinical trials focused on the management of acute dialysis, prevention of acute kidney injury, and slowing the progression of diabetic kidney disease.