Newsmaker: Dr. Clifton W. Callaway

Noteworthy: The Illinois-based Society for Academic Emergency Medicine honored Callaway with its annual Excellence in Research Award. Callaway, a specialist in emergency medicine for about 20 years, focuses on reducing disabilities and brain injuries after sudden cardiac arrest.

Age: 50

Residence: Squirrel Hill

Family: Wife, Patricia; twin daughters Katherine and Michelle, 21

Occupation: Callaway is executive vice chairman of emergency medicine at UPMC and a professor at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the Ronald D. Stewart Endowed Chair of Emergency Medicine Research.

Background: Callaway, who is from Atlanta, arrived in Pittsburgh in 1993 to train in emergency medicine. He estimates he has mentored about 30 people.

Education: Bachelor's degree in psychology, 1987, Harvard University; doctor of philosophy in neuroscience, 1992, doctor of medicine, 1993, both from the University of California, San Diego

Quote: “We're really proud of this (award) as a department because we recognize that recognition like this goes to the team. I've been joking with folks I work with that I'm being recognized for being the oldest person on the team.”