USA Health’s Moreno-Walton inducted into Sigma Xi honor society
Moreno-Walton looks forward to joining the fellowship of recognized scientists worldwide and leveraging the opportunity to bring collaboration, grant opportunities and career development to colleagues and trainees at USA Health and the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine.
By Casandra Andrews
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Lisa Moreno-Walton, M.D., M.S., MSCR, professor and vice chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at USA Health, the academic health system for the University of South Alabama, has been inducted into Sigma Xi, an international honor society of science and engineering.
Membership in Sigma Xi is by invitation only and follows a review of a scientist’s scholarly work by the organization’s board of directors. Candidates are evaluated on academic productivity before members vote on whether to extend an invitation. The society’s mission is to honor scientific accomplishments, encourage and enhance worldwide appreciation and support of original investigation in science and technology, and foster dynamic interaction among science, technology, and society.
Moreno-Walton said she looks forward to joining the fellowship of recognized scientists worldwide and leveraging the opportunity to bring collaboration, grant opportunities, requests for proposals and career development to colleagues and trainees at USA’s Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine.
An internationally respected physician, researcher, and educator, Moreno-Walton joined the academic health system in 2025. She came to USA Health from Greenville, North Carolina, where she was a tenured professor of emergency medicine and associate dean at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University.
Moreno-Walton earned a medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed residency training at Jacobi Medical Center, both located in the Bronx, New York. She received a Master of Social Work from New York University and a Master of Science in Clinical Research from Tulane University in New Orleans.
She is board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and serves on the organization’s Stakeholders Advisory Board. She is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians, a Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, and serves on the board of the American College of Academic International Medicine.
