Faculty members recognized for outstanding scholarship with new professorships

Six UChicago faculty members— Elisabeth Clemens , Douglas R. Dirschl , Maryellen L. Giger , Susan C. Levine , Wenbin Lin and John Levi Martin —have received named professorships, while four faculty members— Lauren Berlant , Karin Knorr Cetina , Gregory Lawler and D.N. Rodowick—have been named Distinguished Service Professors. Biological Sciences Division An international leader in orthopaedic surgery, Douglas R. Dirschl, the founding chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitative Medicine, has been named the Lowell T. Coggeshall Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery. An orthopaedic surgeon, administrator, teacher and researcher, Dirschl specializes in the care of patients with musculoskeletal trauma and fractures, as well as other injuries and diseases of the bones, joints and muscles. His research identifies methods to improve precision and consistency in fracture diagnosis and classification. He also has written extensively on traumatic shoulder, hip and ankle injuries and on emergency orthopaedic assessment and care. In 2011, as president of the American Orthopaedic Association, he spearheaded the association's "Own the Bone" campaign, designed to increase awareness among the public and physicians of the serious consequences of bone loss and the growing prevalence of osteoporosis. Dirschl has received multiple teaching awards for his work with medical students and residents.