Peter R. Kowey, M.D. ’71 (B.S.) and Robert L. Barchi, M.D., Ph.D

The Saint Joseph’s University Medical Alumni Chapter presented the 2009 Edward C. Bradley, S.J., M.D. ’51 Medical Alumni Award and the Reverend Clarence E. Shaffrey, S.J. Award to Peter R. Kowey, M.D. ’71 (B.S.) and Robert L. Barchi, M.D., Ph.D., respectively at the chapter’s annual awards luncheon in March.

Dr. Kowey, Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases at Lankenau Hospital and the Main Line Health System, received the Bradley Award, in recognition of his embodiment of the qualities of Ignatian spirituality and his high degree of dedication to the mission of Saint Joseph’s University through outstanding service to others, scholarship and research. After graduating from Saint Joseph’s, Dr. Kowey continued his education at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed his residency in internal medicine at the Pennsylvania State University.

Dr. Barchi, President of Thomas Jefferson University, received the Shaffrey Award in recognition of his service and outstanding achievement in the medical profession. After receiving his bachelor and master of science degrees from Georgetown University, Dr. Barchi attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned his doctorate degrees in both medicine and philosophy. He joined Penn’s faculty in 1973. By 1995, he was chairman of both the Graduate Group in Neuroscience and the Department of Neuroscience, until assuming the role of Provost in 1999. Dr. Barchi’s research places him at the forefront of key multidisciplinary advances in basic neuroscience research, medical education, and clinical neurology.