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FORT WAYNE – Dr. Michael Mirro, chief academic research officer for Parkview Health, was recently awarded the Indiana Hospital Association's (IHA) Award of Merit.
The annual award from the IHA recognizes one non-CEO individual who has made noteworthy contributions to the healthcare field in Indiana. The IHA represents more than 160 Indiana hospitals and advocates for policy to support and advance healthcare in the state.
"Throughout his career, Dr. Mirro has shaped the future of healthcare not just here at Parkview but across Indiana," said Rick Henvey, CEO, Parkview Health. "His vision and drive gave birth to the Mirro Center for Research and Innovation here at Parkview, which advances healthcare through training and simulation programs, advancing new ventures in processes and devices or conducting research to seek answers to the open questions in care. Combined with his many years of service advancing education at Indiana University, healthcare in Indiana is better today because of Dr. Mirro."
Mirro earned his undergraduate degree at Loyola University in Chicago and received his doctorate in medicine from the Indiana University School of Medicine. After a brief teaching and research venture in Iowa, Mirro returned to Indiana and joined Fort Wayne Cardiology in 1981 where he established an in-house infrastructure to process and manage grant and research projects, allowing the practice to conduct clinical drug and device trials. He was named chief academic research officer for Parkview in 2014.
