University of Virginia School of Medicine Vice President and Dean Steven T. DeKosky, M.D., Appointed to National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

(From AScribe)

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- University of Virginia School of Medicine Vice President and Dean Steven T. DeKosky, M.D., has been appointed to the NIH's oversight panel for complementary and alternative medicine treatment modalities by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius.

DeKosky, an international expert in the field of Alzheimer's Disease research, has been appointed to a four-year term on the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM).

"I am honored Secretary Sebelius asked me to serve on NACCAM. The Council was instrumental in supporting my research and I hope to serve as an advocate for …