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MORGANTOWN -

Dr. Clay B. Marsh, a 1985 graduate of the West Virginia University School of Medicine, has been named this year's recipient of the WVU School of Medicine Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Marsh is executive director of the Center for Personalized Health Care and serves as vice dean and senior associate vice president for research at the Ohio State University College of Medicine. Marsh also is a professor of internal medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, the Department of Internal Medicine and is board-certified in pulmonary and critical care medicine.

 Marsh is the director of the Center for Critical Care and Respiratory Medicine, one of the six signature programs at OSU Wexner Medical Center. As a member of the board of directors for the personalized medicine coalition, he has led efforts in personalized health care at OSU by leading the development of pilot programs in wellness and chronic disease testing.