The Bonfils Stanton Foundation honored two faculty members for their contributions. Patricia Gabow, MD, who is CEO of Denver Health, was recognized with the Community Service Award. She’s worked tirelessly to expand health care to vulnerable and underserved populations while running a hospital known for quality and efficiency. The foundation describes her as being "nationally recognized for her work to increase access to basic health care for all Coloradans."
Gabow, Dinarello Honored
And Charles Dinarello, MD, professor of medicine (infectious diseases) received the Science and Medicine Award for his pioneering work in inflammatory disorders and autoimmune diseases. He’s known for isolating and cloning the "fever molecule," which helped create the field of cytokine biology. "Clinical applications of his work have alleviated pain and suffering for thousands of patients," the foundation said.