Every year the Department of Medicine presents awards to faculty and staff members for outstanding contributions to the mission of the department. Faculty awards are presented for excellence in:
- Clinical Care: as demonstrated by outstanding productivity, a high level of patient satisfaction, development of new programs, or other areas of excellence.
- Research: as demonstrated by new grant funding, publication of research findings, or other areas of excellence.
- Teaching: as demonstrated by outstanding teaching reviews, development of new curricula, or other areas of excellence.
- Mentoring: as demonstrated by leadership in faculty development.
Awards for staff fall into two categories:
- Excellence in Administration (as demonstrated by managerial leadership)
- Outstanding Staff Contribution
Congratulations to the 2017 winners!
2017 FACULTY AWARDS
Excellence in Clinical Care
- Mohamad Abuannadi, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
- Tushar Chopra, MD (Nephrology)
- Lien Dame, MD (General, Geriatric, Palliative & Hospital Medicine)
- Kimberly Dowdell, MD (Hospitalist, General, Geriatric, Palliative & Hospital Medicine)
- Elizabeth Gaughan, MD (Hematology-Oncology)
- Zachary Henry, MD (Gastroenterology & Hepatology)
- Scott Heysell, MD (Infectious Diseases & International Health)
- Gregory Hong, MD (Endocrinology & Metabolism)
- Donald Kimpel, MD (Rheumatology)
- Sula Mazimba, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
- Daniel Strand, MD (Gastroenterology & Hepatology)
- Gail Vranic, MD (Hematology-Oncology)
Excellence in Research
- Andrew Buda, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
- Uta Erdbruegger, MD (Nephrology)
- Tabor Flickinger, MD (General, Geriatric, Palliative & Hospital Medicine)
- Gilbert Kinsey, PharmD, PhD (Nephrology)
- Amy Mather, MD (Infectious Diseases & International Health)
- Shetal Padia, MD (Endocrinology & Metabolism)
- James Platts-Mills, MD (Infectious Diseases & International Health)
- Andrew Wolf, MD (General, Geriatric, Palliative & Hospital Medicine)
- Matthew Wolf, MD, PhD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Excellence in Teaching
- Brendan Bowman, MD (Hematology-Oncology)
- Christiana Brenin, MD (Hematology-Oncology)
- Jennifer Kirby, MD (Endocrinology & Metabolism)
- Rachel Kon, MD (Hospitalist, General, Geriatric, Palliative Care & Hospital Medicine)
- Jessica Lewis, MD (Infectious Diseases & International Health)
- Lewis Lipson, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
- Allison Lyons, MD (General, Geriatric, Palliative Care & Hospital Medicine)
- Victor Soukoulis, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Excellence in Mentorship
- Emaad Abdel-Rahman, MD (Nephrology)
- Christopher McCartney, MD (Endocrinology & Metabolism)
- Andrew Wang, MD (Gastroenterology & Hepatology)
2017 STAFF AWARDS
Excellence in Administration
- Kimberly Blowe (Director of Finance, Department of Medicine)
- Andrea Johnson (Grant Administrator, Nephrology)
- Rosalyn Kniss (Division Administrator, Hematology-Oncology)
- James McGowan (Division Administrator, Infectious Diseases & International Health)
Outstanding Staff Contribution
- Mutinta Bulanda (Finance Generalist, Infectious Diseases & International Health)
- Donna Harris (Administrative Assistant, Endocrinology & Metabolism)
- Hollis Phillips (Clinical Research Coordinator, Cardiovascular Medicine)
- Jennifer Taylor (Administrator, General, Geriatric, Palliative & Hospital Medicine)
- Judy Tharpe (Administrator, Nephrology)
- Karen Ward (Coordinator of IM Residency program, General Medicine)
Filed Under: Notable Achievements