Georgia Tech Professor Andrés J. García, director of the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. One of the highest honors in the field of health and medicine, election to NAM recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

García is the third person from Georgia Tech and the second director of the Petit Institute to receive the honor. Susan Margulies, former chair of the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, was elected last year, and Bob Nerem, founding director of the Petit Institute, was elected in 1992… Continue reading.