Robert Lowe, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine and educational director of the section of gastroenterology at Boston Medical Center, will receive a Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, one of the University's highest teaching honors, according to a news release.
Dr. Lowe will receive the award on May 20 during commencement ceremonies.
President Emeritus Jon Westling has described the Metcalf Awards for Excellence in Teaching as honors that "express Boston University's understanding of the centrality of teaching in higher education."
Dr. Lowe graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, and completed his residency in internal medicine at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He pursued subspecialty training in gastroenterology at Boston Medical Center. He later joined the gastroenterology faculty at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and recently returned to Boston Medical Center as a faculty member in the gastroenterology section.
Dr. Lowe's clinical focus is in hepatology, and his practice encompasses all aspects of liver disease. His research focuses on liver disease, including viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, and advanced liver disease.
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