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H A PPEN I NG Perfect balance On July 1, the Health Sciences Center welcomed a new executive vice president for health affairs. David L. Dunn, MD, PhD, comes to UofL from the University of Buffalo, where he served as vice president for health sciences and professor of surgery, microbiology and immunology. "Dr. Dunn brings to UofL a skill set that will help move us to the next level as a premier academic medical center in very short order," said President James Ramsey. "He has experienced and resolved many of the issues associated with a rapidly growing research enterprise, and he has harnessed that energy so that it becomes very constructive and enables further expansion in the future. We sought a national leader for this position and we have found one." In his previous role, Dunn led the strategic integration of teaching, research, service and clinical activities of fi ve health sciences schools, departments, programs, centers and hospital and clinical affi liates. He has published more than 400 articles and book chapters on surgical infectious diseases and transplantation and is considered an authority nationwide and worldwide in those areas of specialty. He is an active member of a number of academic societies and is past president of many surgical organizations. Dunn is excited about his new position at UofL. "I am very impressed with the breadth and scope of the programs available at the university and the desire everyone has to enhance its national and international stature," he said. "It clearly is an exciting time on campus and I welcome the opportunity to be a part of continuing the growth." Dunn is a former member of the National Institutes of Health's Surgery, Anes- thesiology and Trauma Study Section, Division of Research Grants. He is an active member of a number of academic societies including the American Surgical As- sociation, Association for Academic Surgery and Society of Univer- sity Surgeons and is a member of the editorial board of Annals of Surgery and Surgical Infections. He also is an associate editor of the 9th edition of Schwartz's Principles of Surgery and its companion texts. The executive vice president for health affairs at UofL provides leadership for the university's Health Sciences Center. The Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing and Public Health and Information Sciences, as well as 14 centers and institutes, all fall under the oversight of the EVPHA, who also serves as a key member of President Ramsey's leadership team. The executive vice president also has principal responsibility for external affairs including hospital relations and other affi liated entities. FALL UOFL MAGAZINE|13 H E R E