John F. Modlin, MD, professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center has received the 2023 D.A. Henderson Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Health for his long public health service and leadership in advancing vaccine safety and public policy.
Articles by: Susan Green
Geisel School of Medicine Student Creates a New Conversation Guide for Dementia Care
Charlotte Berry ’25 is lead author of a paper describing a new tool designed to help clinicians facilitate conversations about dementia care.
Geisel School of Medicine Student Plays Key Role in Bench to Bedside Transition of Medical Technology
Faraz Farhadi ’24 was involved in a clinical trial of the first-ever photon-counting CT scanner designed to improve quantitative image quality for low dose imaging.
Michael W. Fanger, Renowned Immunologist Who Paved the Way to Cancer Immunotherapy, Dies
Michael W. Fanger, PhD, professor emeritus, former chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Geisel School of Medicine, and entrepreneur died Tuesday, August 1. He was 83 years old.
Geisel School of Medicine Welcomes the MD Class of 2027
Geisel Dean Duane Compton and Dartmouth President Sian Leah Beilock welcomed first-year medical students to campus last week.
Geisel Medical Student Soo Hwan Park ’25 Presents Research Results During the American Academy of Neurology’s Annual Meeting
Soo Hwan Park ’25 presented research at the American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting into why some people with schizophrenia are driven to self-medicate with cannabis.
Matt Mackwood MED ’14 to Participate in the Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
Matt Mackwood MED ’14, MPH ’13, D ’08, an assistant professor of community and family medicine, and co-course director of Patients and Populations at Geisel School of Medicine, has been selected to participate in the Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Geisel Welcomes Biomedical Illustrator Vinald Francis
Biomedical illustrator and graphic medicine artist Vinnie Francis joins Geisel School of Medicine’s communication team.
Dedicated Mentor Martha L. Bruce Received the Alan I. Green Research Mentorship Award
Martha (Marty) Bruce has become the inaugural recipient of the Alan I. Green Research Mentorship Award in psychiatry for her dedication to mentoring early-career researchers and her contributions to the growth of the Department of Psychiatry.
Fatima Madondo ’26 Receives an ASTRO 2023 Basic Science Award
Fatima Madondo ’26 has been awarded an Association of Radiation Oncologists (ASTRO) Medical Student Fellowship, which aims to introduce students from underrepresented backgrounds to radiation oncology, support their summer research projects, and provide connections with professionals in the field.









