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| by Lisa Brunette, UW Health |
| October 17, 2012 |
MADISON — Dr. Michael Fiore, founder of the UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), one of the nation’s most prestigious scientific organizations.
The election of Fiore, professor of medicine at UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), was announced today in Washington during the 42nd IOM annual meeting. He is one of 70 new members and 10 foreign associates elected this year.
Twenty years ago, as an internist deeply concerned with the destructive effects of tobacco use on his patients’ health, Fiore founded UW-CTRI to find more effective ways to help tobacco users quit. With just five staff members, UW-CTRI was located in a remote corner of the old Wisconsin General Hospital building on University Ave. Its modest beginnings stand in contrast to UW-CTRI’s national stature today as a leader in research, education and advocacy aimed at reducing the toll of tobacco use on the health of American citizens.
“The University of Wisconsin is exceptionally fortunate that we have Mike Fiore on our faculty,” said Dr. Robert Golden, dean of the UW SMPH. “UW-CTRI emerged from his vision and has grown into one of the most respected and effective resources our nation has in tobacco research and control. His work has allowed countless numbers of patients to overcome their tobacco addiction, and has helped guide the efforts of practicing physicians and other caregivers to assess and address the epidemic of tobacco use. Mike Fiore’s work is the personification of the Wisconsin Idea, as its impact has touched every corner of our state and indeed has had worldwide impact. I am thrilled he has received this well-deserved recognition.”
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