Professors Deanna Kelly and Thomas Scalea Named UMB Distinguished Professors at 2026 Faculty Convocation
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Professors Deanna Kelly and Thomas Scalea Named UMB Distinguished Professors at 2026 Faculty Convocation
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The Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown People Award, honors organizations whose dedication to strengthening communities has made a lasting impact. This recognition reflects what we've been building: initiatives that improve health and well-being for Baltimore.
Today we celebrate Dr. Deanna Kelly and Dr. Thomas Scalea—two visionaries whose groundbreaking work has transformed medicine and saved countless lives. The Distinguished University Professor title recognizes not just excellence , but transformative impact,
Through 17+ internship programs—from PRISM to NSIP—UMSOM is building the next generation of physicians, researchers, and health professionals. Many go on to transform Maryland's healthcare landscape and drive innovation. 📚 📊
Dr. Irina Burd showed the Dean around, witnessing firsthand the exceptional care her team provides to expectant mothers and their families. UMMC is one of only two Level IV perinatal centers in Maryland—the highest designation for maternal and newborn care.
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We achieved an historic, first-ever pig-to-human heart transplant in 2022.
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We were the first public medical school in the U.S.
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We invented the field of “Shock Trauma.”
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We made vaccine breakthroughs around the world for COVID-19, Ebola, Zika, cholera, MERS/SARS, influenza, malaria and typhoid.
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We were the first to use a drone to deliver a kidney for transplantation.
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We were the first to test a unique RNA COVID-19 vaccine.
The University of Maryland School of Medicine gave me the space to make lifestyle medicine the foundation of my practice — and taught me that being a good doctor starts with being well myself, so I can show up for my patients fully present, empathetic, and human-centered.
