title: My Continuing Evolution as a Surgeon-Scientist: A Decade after the Jacobson Promising Investigator Award.
abstract: THE SECOND JOAN L AND JULIUS H JACOBSON PROMISING INVESTIGATOR AWARDEE, EDITH TZENG MD, FACS: In 2005, the Surgical Research Committee of the American College of Surgeons was tasked with selecting the recipient of a newly established award, "The Joan L and Julius H Jacobson Promising Investigator Award." According to the Jacobsons, the award funded by Dr Jacobson should be given at least once every 2 years to a surgeon investigator at "the tipping point," who can demonstrate that his or her research shows the promise of leading to a significant contribution to the practice of surgery and patient safety. Every year, the Surgical Research Committee receives many excellent nominations and has the difficult task of selecting one awardee. The first awardee was Michael Longaker MD, FACS, who 10 years later reflected on the award and the impact it had on his career.1This year, Edith Tzeng, MD, FACS, the second Jacobson awardee, reflects on her 10-year journey after receiving the award. Dr Tzeng is now a national and international figure in the field of vascular surgery and has studied the effect of nitric oxide and carbon monoxide on intimal hyperplasia. Kamal MF Itani, MD, FACS and Leigh Neumayer, MD, FACS, on behalf of the Surgical Research Committee of the American College of Surgeons.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh and VA Pittsburgh Health Service, Pittsburgh, PA. Electronic address: tzenge@upmc.edu.
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tzeng
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000266:history* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology; D066231:Surgeons / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D002248:Carbon Monoxide