The Dean's Excellence Awards honor dedicated faculty and professionals across Brown's basic science and clinical departments.
The Dean's Excellence Awards honor dedicated faculty and professionals across Brown's basic science and clinical departments.
The Office of the Dean sponsors a number of awards to recognize the dedicated faculty and professionals who effectively teach and mentor our medical students and residents.
Awards are presented to both campus-based and hospital- or community-based faculty for exemplary teaching in preclinical courses, core clerkships and clinical electives.
Faculty in the Program in Biology are recognized for mentoring and teaching undergraduate and graduate students.
The Dean’s Excellence Awards in Teaching, Advising, and Mentoring recognize the dedicated campus-based faculty, hospital-based instructors, and office-based teachers who effectively teach and mentor our medical students and residents. The Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Awards are presented to clinical and basic science faculty for their exemplary teaching in preclinical courses, core clerkships and clinical electives. These faculty members are recognized for their exceptional teaching and mentoring as lecturers, small-group leaders, and laboratory, hospital-based and office-based preceptors.
Nominated by department chairs, division directors, and residency and fellowship program directors, these honorees and clinical faculty, who have exhibited exceptional teaching and service to medical education.
Charu Taneja, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Holly Alexandre, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Meghan Beucher, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
Roma Bhuta, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
Kate Cahill, MD
Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Geoffrey Capraro, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
Stephanie Catanese, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Sybil Cineas, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator
Travis Cotton, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Marjorie Crozier, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Thamara Davis, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Renee Eger, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Heinrich Elinzano, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
Andrew Foderaro, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Bethany Gentilesco, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator
Nicole Gleyzer, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Nicholas Grumbach, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinical Associate
Charles Hackett, MD, FAAFP
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Clinician Educator
Allison Heinly, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Jennifer Hellmuth, Ph.D, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Renee Hickey, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
Sabina Holland, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Margaret Mannix, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator
Megan McMahon, M.D., FACOG
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Anthony Mega, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Morgan Motia, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Daniella Palermo, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
George Pasquarello, O, FAAO, CAQPM
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics
Lee Polikoff, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Michael Prucha, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
Iole Ribizzi-Akhtar, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Jennifer Rosenbaum, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Beth Ryder, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Megan Spencer, Ph.D
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Elizabeth Sullivan, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Bianca Thorpe, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Andrew Tompkins, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Pre-Clerkship
Amy Chew, PhD, BIO3644-Human Anatomy
Dale Ritter, PhD, BIO3644-Human Anatomy
Stephanie Hartselle, MD, BIO3652-Brain Sciences
Glenn Tung, MD, FACR, BIO3652-Brain Sciences
Ali Amin, MD, BIOL-3643-Histology
Shuba Kamath, MD, MPH, BIOL-3656 Health Systems Science
Jessica Guidi, MD, BIOL-3662-Cardiovascular
Corey Hanley, MD, BIOL-3662-Cardiovascular
Eric John Gartman, MD, BIOL-3663-Pulmonary
Christopher Mullin, MD, BIOL-3663-Pulmonary
Matthew Lynch, MD, BIOL-3664-Renal
Douglas Shemin, MD, BIOL-3664-Renal
Ari Pelcovits, MD, BIOL-3672-Hematology
Matthew Isaac Quesenberry, MD, BIOL-3672-Hematology
Khaled Alkhateeb, MD, BIOL-3673-Gastroenterology
Bryce Perler, MD, BIOL-3673-Gastroenterology
Diana Treaba, MD, BIOL3642-Histology
William Brucker, MD, PhD, Biol3642-Scientific Foundations of Medicine
Lauren Massingham, MD, BIOL3642-Scientific Foundations of Medicine
Joyce Ou, MD, Phd, Biol3643-Histology
Vincent Labarbera, MD, BIOL3652-Brain Sciences
Julie Roth, MD, BIOL3652-Brain Sciences
Joseph Garland, MD, BIOL3653 - Microbiology/Infectious Diseases
John Lonks, MD, BIOL3653 - Microbiology/Infectious Diseases
Thais Mather, PhD, BIOL3653 - Microbiology/Infectious Diseases
Michael Rossi, MD, BIOL3653 - Microbiology/Infectious Diseases
Thais Mather, Ph.D, BIOL3653-Micro ID
Michael Rossi, , BIOL3653-Micro ID
Ameya Hodarkar, MD, BIOL3654 - Endocrine Sciences
Lisa Swartz Topor, MD, BIOL3654 - Endocrine Sciences
Harikrashna Bhatt, MD, BIOL3654-Endocrine Sciences
Meghan Fredette, MD, BIOL3654-Endocrine Sciences
Natasha Sokol, ScD, MPH, BIOL3656-Health Systems Science
David Anthony, MD, MsC, BIOL3656-Health Systems Science I
Edward Keating, MD, BIOL3662 - Cardiovascular
Aaron Weisbord, MD, BIOL3662 - Cardiovascular
Naomi Kramer, MD, BIOL3663 - Pulmonary
James Simmons, MD, BIOL3663 - Pulmonary
Eric Kerns, MD, BIOL3664 - Renal
Maroun Azar, MD, BIOL3664 - Renal
Leslie Robinson Bostom, MD, BIOL3665 - Supporting Structures
John Lonks, , BIOL3665-Supporting Structures
Leslie Robinson Bostom, MD, BIOL3665-Supporting Structures
Rabin Niroula, MD, BIOL3672 - Hematology
Edward Wittels, MD, BIOL3672 - Hematology
Ronan Farrell, MD, BIOL3673 - Gastroenterology
Sean Fine, MD, BIOL3673 - Gastroenterology
Erin Barlow, MD, BIOL3674 - Human Reproduction
Brenda Roy, MD, BIOL3674 - Human Reproduction
Beth Cronin, MD, BIOL3674-Human Reproduction
Janet Lefkowitz, MD, BIOL3674-Human Reproduction
Joseph Garland, MD, BOL-3653-Micro ID
Clerkship
Kyla Dewar, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Brent Emigh, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Farhan Khan, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Tareq Kheirbek, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Kyle Kurland, MD
House Staff Officer in Surgery
Elizabeth Tindal, MD
House Staff Officer in Surgery
Mauricio Villamar, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
Saud Alhusaini, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Caroline Bancroft, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
David Beitle, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jimmette Brooks, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Tina Charest, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Celeste Corcoran, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Maureen Crotty, MD
Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics
Zobeida Diaz, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator
Libertad Flores, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Leslia Gonzalez, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Christine Greenia, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Michael Herzlinger, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Craig Kaufmann, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Tolga Kokturk, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Uma Kolli, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Chandan Lakhiani, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Elizabeth Lange, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Cara Mathews, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Parijat Mathur, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Lisa Menard-Manlove, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Leslie Mohlman, MD
Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics
Jessica Murphy, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Tanya Murtha, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Christina Pastorello, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Ana Albuja Ponce, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Jason Richards, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
Katherine Richman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Jeffrey Riese, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Daniel Saccheti, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor
John Slattery, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Mindy Sobota, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Todd Stafford, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Andrew Stephen, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
James Sullivan, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Kyle Wohlrab, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Hadeel Zainah, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Doctoring (Year 1)
Kathleen Lester, MS
Teaching Associate in Medical Science
Sophie Marchioro, MSW
Teaching Associate in Medical Science
Kyle Martin, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
Mridula Menon, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Doctoring (Year 2)
John Kawaoka, MD
Associate Professor of Dermatology, Clinician Educator
Anita Knopov, MD
House Staff Officer in Emergency Medicine
Janet Cooper-Nelson, M. Ed
Chaplain of The University, Vice President of Campus Life & Student Services
Ritu Goel, MD
Clinical Instructor in Surgery
Noell Woolley, MD, MHA
Teaching Associate in Medical Science
Gateways
Emily Egbert, MPH, ScM
Teaching Associate in Medical Science
Philip Chan, MD
Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Associate Professor of Medicine
Jon Olansen, MA, ScM
Associate Professor of Medical Science
Andrew Saal, MD
Associate Professor of Professor of Family Medicine
Megan Smith, PhD
Associate Professor of Professor of Medical Science
Post-Clerkship
Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie, MD, Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Julio Blasco Jimenez, MD, Clinical Instructor in Medical Science
Jason Aliotta, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Sarah Anis, MD, Clinical Instructor in Surgery
Benjamin P. Brown, MD, Mimi Pichey Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cheston Cunha, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Dung N. Dang, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Bradley Denardo, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
John E. Donahue, MD
Professor of Neurology, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Jason Halpern, MD
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinician Educator
Laurie Hoffman, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
James Klinger, MD
Professor of Medicine
Elizabeth Anne Lowenhaupt, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator
Taro Minami, MD
Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Michael Punsoni, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Clinician Educator
Jose B. Quintos, MD
Aqua Clinical Professor of Pediatric Medicine
Martha Sanchez, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Jamie Schaefer, MD
Clinical Instructor
Mark Schleinitz, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Mariah Stump, MD, MPH, FACP, DipABLM, ABOIM
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Ramin Tabaddor, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Scott Walker, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Eric F. Walsh, MD, CAQSH, FAAOS
Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedics
Thomas Warcup, DO, MHA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Jared Wortzman, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Clinician Educator
Ibrahim Yusuf Abubeker, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Resident/Fellow
Brian Cao, MD
House Staff Officer in Anesthesiology
Matthew Genelin, MD
House Staff Officer in Medicine
Chibueze Nwaiwu, MD
House Staff Officer in Surgery
Victoria Quinn, MD
House Staff Officer in Pediatrics
Emily Shearer, MD
House Staff Officer in Emergency Medicine
Kathryn Anthony, MD
House Staff Officer in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Danielle Flood, MD
House Staff Officer in Family Medicine
Colin Godwin, MD
House Staff Officer in Medicine
Jeremiah Gress, MD
House Staff Officer in Emergency Medicine
Laurie Griffin, MD
Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jenny Li, MD
House Staff Officer in Medicine
Rei Mitsuyama, MD
House Staff Officer in Medicine
Raphaela Posner, MD
House Staff Officer in Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Victor Ramirez, MD
Teaching Fellow in Pediatrics
Samantha Rogers, MD
House Staff Officer in Medicine
Nikhil Sobti, MD
House Staff Officer in Surgery
Anirudh Udutha, MD
House Staff Officer in Surgery
Alicia Youssef, MD
House Staff Officer in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cynthia Zheng, MD
House Staff Officer in Medicine
Nominated by department chairs, division directors, and residency and fellowship program directors, these honorees and clinical faculty, who have exhibited exceptional teaching and service to medical education.
Arnaldo Berges, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Jeffrey Brody, MD, BS
Associate Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinician Educator
Terrence Cahill, MD, BA
Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Alexios Carayannopoulos, DO, MPH, BA
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
Cassandra Carberry, MD, MS, BS
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Jennifer Davis, PhD, MA, BA
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator
Sara Delaporta, MD, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Bradley DeNardo, MD, BS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Fadya El Rayess, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Clinician Educator
Jeffrey Feden, MD, BS
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
Sarah Fessler, MD, BA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Heather Frank, PhD, MA, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Holly Gil, MD, BA
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinician Educator
Stephen Glinick, MD, AB
Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology
Brett Goudie, MD, BSE
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Dina Gozman, MD, BS
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
Nicholas Guerina, MD, PhD, BS
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Lynn Ho, MD, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Barbara Jandasek, PhD, MA, BA
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Susan Koelliker, MD, BA
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinician Educator
Phillip Lucas, MD, BS
Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedics
Ginger Manzo, MD, BA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Stephen Mernoff, MD, BS
Associate Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
Debra Moorhead, PhD, MSW, BA
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Clinician Educator
Melissa Simon, MD, BA
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Jon Solis, MD, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Andrew Stephen, MD, BS, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Rachel Sullivan, MD, BS
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Anne Walters, PhD, MA, BA, ABPP
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Sarah Welsh, MD, BA
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Kate Zaluski, MD, BA
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Doctoring
Matthew Lorenz, MD, BS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Jessica Marrero, MD, BA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Lauren Trembley, MD, BS
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
Robert Lambe, MD, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Juliette Holtzman, MSW, BA
Teaching Associate in Medical Science
Amanda Isenberg, MS, BA, LICSW
Teaching Associate in Medical Science
Allison Ravech, MSW, BA, LICSW
Teaching Associate in Medical Science
Deanna Upchurch, MA, BA
Teaching Associate in Medical Science
Family Medicine
Thomas Atwood, MD, BA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Caitlin Gillooly, MD, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Ryan Heney, MD, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Amanda Kelvey, DO, MPH, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Gillian Morris, MD, ScB
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Nicole Siegert, MD
Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Clinician Educator
Gateways
Thomas Bledsoe, MD, AB
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Amy Chew, PhD, MSc, BSc
Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
Deborah Gutman, MD, MPH, ScB
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medical Science
Christopher Koehler, MD
House Staff Officer in Emergency Medicine
Edward McGookin, MD, BS
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Morgan Motia, MD, MPH, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Karen Saal, MD, AB
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medical Science
Therese Zink, MD, MPH, BA
Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, Clinical Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
IM Clerkship
Pinar Arikan, MD, BA
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Erica Brown, MD, BS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Tamara Feingold-Link, MD, AB
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Sarah Freeman, MD, ScB
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Matthew Hall, DO
House Staff Officer in Medicine
Hussain Khawaja, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Christopher Luttman, MD, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Daniel McCall, MD, BS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
LIC
Preston Douglas, MD
Clinical Instructor in Medical Science
Christopher Furey, MD, BA
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Clinician Educator
Theresa Graves, MD, BS
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Bradford Gray, MD, MS, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Joanna MacLean, MD, AB
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator
Walter Rok, MD, BS
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medical Science
Mentor
Steven Toms, MD, MPH, BA
Professor of Neurosurgery, Professor of Medicine
Neurology Clerkship
Saud Alhusaini, MD, PhD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Ahmet Burakgazi, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Deus Cielo, MD, BA
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Clinician Educator
Elizabeth Perelstein, MD, BS
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Prarthana Prakash, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Jason Richards, MD, BA
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
Liqi Shu, MD
House Staff Officer in Neurology
Katherine Stiles, MD
House Staff Officer in Neurology
Emily Weisbach, MD
House Staff Officer in Neurology
OB Clerkship
M David Beitle, MD, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
E Christine Brousseau, MD, BA
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Janet Lefkowitz, MD, BA
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Cara Mathews, MD, AB
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Megan McMahon, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Courtney Noonan, MD, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pediatrics Clerkship
Daniel Coghlin, MD, BA
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
John Finigan, MD, BA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Karla Fuentes, MD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Howard Furlong, MD, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Shuba Kamath, MD, MPH, BS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Lynne Palmisciano, MD, ScB
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Post-Clerkship
Liza M. Aguiar, MD, BA
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Emily Allen, MD, MPH, BA
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Kelsey Borner, PhD, MA, BA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Jerrold Boxerman, MD, PhD, ScB, SM
Professor of Diagnostic Imaging
Tineke Chan, MD, BA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Wendy Shih-wen Chen, MD, PhD, BA
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Erica Chung, MD, BA
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Aristides Cruz, MD, MBA, BS
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics
Diane DerMarderosian, MD, BA
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator
Samuel Eaton, MD, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Shaunt Fereshetian, MD
House Staff Officer in Surgery
Arkadiy Finn, MD, BS, BA
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Jamie Gainor DiPietro, MD, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Martus Gn, MD
House Staff Officer in Surgery
Rachel M Greenberg, MD
House Staff Officer in Surgery
Gaurav Gupta, MD, MBA, BS
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Colin Harrington, MD, BA
Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator, Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator, Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Robert Hofmann, MD, BS
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Jennifer Howe, DO
House Staff Officer in Family Medicine
Elias Hyams, MD, BA
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Ghada Issa, MD, BS
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinician Educator
Michael Anthony Kritselis, DO
Teaching Fellow in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Rashmi Licht, MD, BA
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Gregory Lockhart, MD, BA
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator, Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Paula McEvoy, MD, BA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Kennon Miller, MD, BA
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Jeffrey Rogg, MD, BS
Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinician Educator
Fred Rotenberg, MD, MS, AB
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Clinician Educator
Fred Schiffman, MD, BS
Sigal Family Professor of Humanistic Medicine, Professor of Medicine
Jonathan Schiller, MD, BA
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics
Gregory Stiener, MD, BSW
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Matthew Willis, MD, MPH, BS
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator
Hsi-Yang Wu, MD, BA
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Pre-Clerkship
Evi Abada, MD, MS
Teaching Fellow in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Rebecca Allen, MD, MPH, BA
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Associate Professor of Medical Science
David Anthony, MD, MSc, BA
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Debasree Banerjee, MD, MS, BA
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Peter Barth, MD, BS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Mariana Canepa, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Clinician Educator
Katelyn Dannheim, MD, BS
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Robert J. Dobrzynski, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
John E Donahue, MD, BS
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Associate Professor of Neurology
Luba Dumenco, MD, BS
Associate Professor of Medical Science, Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Amanda Fernandes, MD, BS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Jason Ferreira, MD, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Andrew Foderaro, MD, BS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Maria Luisa Garcia-Moliner, MD, AB
Clinical Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Geetha Gopalakrishnan, MD, BS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Vidya Gopinath, MD, BS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Linda Corey Hanley, MD, BS
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Clinician Educator, Assistant Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator
Susie Hu, MD, BA, FASN
Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator, Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator
Thomas A. Krahn, MD, AB
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Jisoo Lee, MD, MS, MS, BS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Patrick McGann, MD, PhD, MS, BA
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Medicine
Shirley Mengalle, DO, BS
Instructor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Krisztina Moldovan, MD, BS
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Clinician Educator
John O'Bell, MD, AB
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Joyce Ou, MD, PhD, BA
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Associate Professor of Medical Science
Chanika Phornphutkul, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Clinician Educator
Dana Price, MD
Teaching Fellow in Medicine
Kittichai Promrat, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
John Reagan, MD, BA
Associate Professor of Medicine
Katherine Richman, MD, MSW, BA
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Dale Ritter, PhD, MS, BS
Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
Julie Roth, MD, BA
Associate Professor of Neurology, Associate Professor of Medical Science
Marwan Saad, MD, PhD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, FESC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
May-Tal Sauerbrun-Cutler, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Nishant Shah, MD, MPH, MSc, BA
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice
Victor Shin, MD, BA
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Shannon Simmons, MD, BA
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Meera Simoes, MD, BS, FACOG
Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Megan C. Smith, PhD, MSW, BA
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medical Science
Lisa Swartz Topor, MD, MMSc, BA
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Glenn A Tung, MD, BA
Professor of Diagnostic Imaging
Yihong Wang, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
John Lonks, MD, BS
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Medical Science
Maria Mileno, MD, AB
Associate Professor of Medicine
Gerard Nau, MD, PhD, BS
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Leslie Robinson-Bostom, MD, BA
Professor of Dermatology
Psychiatry Clerkship
Jeffrey Burock, MD, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Mitch Otu, MD, MBA, BA
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator
Bonny Patel, MD, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Jose Rengifo, MD, BA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Matthew Sheehan, MD, BA
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator
Barry Wall, MD, BS
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Surgery Clerkship
Marcoandrea Giorgi, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Adam Klipfel, MD, BA
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Andrew Luhrs, MD, BS
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Dewahar Senthoor, MD
House Staff Officer in Surgery
Jaewook Shin, MD
House Staff Officer in Surgery
Doreen Wiggins, MD, MS, BA
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Nominated by department chairs, division directors, and residency and fellowship program directors, these honorees and clinical faculty, who have exhibited exceptional teaching and service to medical education.
Rosa Bermudez-Emmanuelli, MD, FACOG
Clinical Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dayna Burrell, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Keith Callahan, MD, MBA
Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Rabin Chandran, MD
Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Clinician Educator
George Charlton, MD, FACC, FASE
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Stephanie Czech, PhD
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Clinician Educator
Amy Halt, MD, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Teresita Hamilton, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Jennifer Herren, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Clinician Educator
Gaurav Jindal, MD
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinician Educator
Vania Kasper, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Daniel Kwan, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Athene Lee, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Clinician Educator
Ruby Lee, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Associate Program Director of Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
Swee Yang Lim, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Robin McKinney, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Carla Moreira, MD, RPVI
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Nicholas Musisca, MD, MA
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
Samir Patel, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Barry Plummer, PhD
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Michelle Rickerby, MD
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Albert Scappaticci, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinician Educator
Brett Slingsby, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
John Solomon, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
King To, MD
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Carol Wheeler, MD
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Preclinical
Presented to faculty for their exemplary teaching in preclinical courses. These faculty are recognized for their exceptional teaching and mentoring as lecturers, small-group leaders and preceptors.
Maya Cohen, MD
Teaching Fellow in Medicine
John Donahue, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Associate Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Luba Dumenco, MD
Associate Professor of Medical Science, Associate Professor of Pathology &
Laboratory Medicine
Jennifer Eaton, MD, MSCI
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Pamela Egan, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Afshin Ehsan, MD, FACS, FACC, FAHA
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Ronan Farrell, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Meghan Fredette, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Avani Ganta, MD
Teaching Fellow in Pediatrics
Joseph Garland, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Eric Gartman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Wilfredo Giordano-Perez, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Linda Corey Hanley, MD
Assistant Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator; Assistant Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Clinician Educator
Brian Kimble, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Jerome Larkin, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Shaolei Lu, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Matthew Lynch, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Lauren Massingham, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Thais Mather, PhD
Director, Preclinical Curriculum Year 1; Assistant Dean of Medical Education;
Assistant Professor of Medical Science; Assistant Professor of Molecular
Microbiology & Immunology
Edward Medeiros, DO
Clinical Instructor in Medical Science
Mitch Otu, MD, MBA
Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Meghan Ozcan, MD
Teaching Fellow in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Gabriel Pleasants, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Kittichai Promrat, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Matthew Quesenberry, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Dale Ritter, PhD
Senior Lecturer in Biology
Julie Roth, MD, FAAN
Associate Professor of Neurology, Associate Professor of Medical Science
Douglas Shemin, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Victor Shin, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Megan Smith, PhD
Teaching Associate in Medical Science
Victoria Snegovskikh, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Christopher Song, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Kara Stavros, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
Diana Treaba, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Sabrina Witherby, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Edward Wittels, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Medical Science
Doctoring
Presented to faculty for their exemplary teaching in the Doctoring program. These faculty are recognized for their exceptional teaching and mentoring as lecturers, small-group leaders and preceptors.
Joanne Featherston, MSW, LICSW
Teaching Associate in Medical Science
Jonathan Gershon, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Linda Gershon, MS
Teaching Associate in Medical Science
David Harrington, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Jonathan Leviss, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Andrew Lewandowski, MSW, LICSW, MPH
Teaching Associate in Medical Science
Christine Nevins-Herbert, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Wendy Regan, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Karen Saal, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medical Science
Elizabeth Sutton, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator; Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator
Clerkship
Presented to faculty for their exemplary teaching in core clerkships. These faculty are recognized for their exceptional teaching and mentoring as lecturers, small-group leaders and preceptors.
Sibel Algon, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Clinician Educator
Jimmette Brooks, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Ahmet Burakgazi, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Tina Burton, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Stephanie Catanese, MD, FACP
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Saima Chaudhry, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
Jeannine Connolly, MD, FACOG
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Stephen Dizio, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Beata DiZoglio, MD, FACOG
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Renee Eger, MD, FACOG
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Amy Egolf, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Clinician Educator
Christine Emmick, MD, FACS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Caitlin Gillooly, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Vidya Gopinath, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Robert Griffith, Jr., MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Charles Hackett, MD
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Clinician Educator
Allison Heinly, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Lynn Ho, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Bridget Hottenstein, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Emily Katz, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Clinician Educator; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Amanda Kelvey, DO, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Martha Kole-White, MD, FACOG
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Darif Krasnow, DO
Clinical Instructor in Medical Science
Chandan Lakhiani, MD, FAAP
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Shannon Maj, MD
Teaching Fellow in Medical Science
Christopher Matkovic, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Peter Mazzaglia, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Megan McMahon, MD, FACOG
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Stephen Mernoff, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
Thomas Miner, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Carla Moreira, MD, RPVI
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Gillian Morris, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Hassan Qadir, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Jason Richards, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
Brian Sard, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Mark Schleinitz, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Stephen Wagner, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Adam Walpert, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Shadi Yaghi, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Kun Yang
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Jeremy Yardley, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Residents and Fellows
The following exemplary residents and fellows have demonstrated a dedication to teaching, as recognized by one of our medical students.
Harrison Agyeman, MD
House Staff Officer, Internal Medicine
Abigail Davies, MD
House Staff Officer, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Kate de Klerk, DO
House Staff Officer, Family Medicine
Jasmine Ebott, MD
House Staff Officer, Gynecologic Oncology
Averill Guo, MD
House Staff Officer, Gastroenterology
Nirav Haribhakti, MD
House Staff Officer, Internal Medicine
Aaron Heaps, MD
House Staff Officer, Pediatrics
Dylan Hershkowitz, MD
House Staff Officer, Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Vishnu Kadiyala, MD
House Staff Officer, Internal Medicine
Benjamin Kahn, MD
House Staff Officer, Dermatology
Lindsay Kosinkski, MD
House Staff Officer, Orthopaedic Trauma
Tamara Lhungay, MD
House Staff Officer, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics
Erin Lips, MD
House Staff Officer, Gynecologic Oncology
Nicholas Lopresto, DO
House Staff Officer, Family Medicine
Ashley Martinez, MD
House Staff Officer, Triple Board
Prashanth Moku, MD
House Staff Officer, Internal Medicine
Chase Pribble, MD
House Staff Officer, Triple Board
Pooja Reddy, MD
House Staff Officer, Rheumatology
Griffin Reed, MD
House Staff Officer, Internal Medicine
Nadya Rivera Gelabert
House Staff Officer, Pediatrics
Rahul Sastry, MD
House Staff Officer, Neurosurgery
Kara Stoever, MD
House Staff Officer, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Elizabeth Stone, MD
House Staff Officer, Pediatrics
Elizabeth Tindal, MD
House Staff Officer, Surgery
Gregory Yungtum, MD
House Staff Officer, Internal Medicine
Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC) Honorees
Beth Cronin, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
James Greer, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Donald Rice, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Meera Simoes, MD, FACOG
Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Clinical Electives
Jason Aliotta, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Antra Bami, MD
Clinical Instructor in Medical Science
Mohammad Banki, MD, DMD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Benjamin Brown, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Rebecca Cangemi, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Heather Chapman, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Clinician Educator; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie, MD, MBA
Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Zobeida Diaz, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Clinician Educator
Libertad Flores, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Keith Fragoza, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Meghan Geary, MD
Assistant Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Dana Guyer, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Ross Hilliard, MD, FACP
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Franklin Jeng, MD
House Staff Officer in Medicine
Loree Kalliainen, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Craig Kaufmann, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Matthew Lorenz, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Alexis Mancini, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Jack Nassau, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Anthony Reginato, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Dermatology
Jamie Schaefer, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Monica Serrano-Gonzalez, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Jeffrey Slaiby, MD, FACS, RPVI
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Lisa Swartz Topor, MD, MMSc
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Teddi Lynn Tubre, MD
Teaching Fellow in Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Rahul Vanjani, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Eric Walsh, MD, CAQSH, FAAOS
Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedics
Joseph Weiss, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Nominated by department chairs, division directors, and residency and fellowship program directors, these honorees and clinical faculty, who have exhibited exceptional teaching and service to medical education.
Saurabh Agarwal, MD
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinician Educator
Tanya Ali, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Andrea Arena, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Judith Berger, MSW
Teaching Associate, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Harikrashna Bhatt, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
John Boekamp, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Caitlin Burditt, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Thomas Nicholas Carruthers, MD, RPVI
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Amos Charles, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Erica Chung, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Curtis Doberstein, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery, Clinician Educator
Sarah Hagin, PhD
Associate Professor, Clinician Educator Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Linda Corey Hanley,
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator
Ellen Hight, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Nadine Himelfarb, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
Jessica Huang, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Kirsten Hull, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Human Behavior
W. Scott Keigwin, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Melanie Lippmann, MD
Associate Professor, Clinician Educator Track Emergency Medicine
Pierre Manzo, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Ryan McTaggart, MD
Associate Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinician Educator
Kimberly Miller, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Kennon Miller, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Maria Garcia-Moliner, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Clinician Educator
Christine Nevins-Herbert, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Syed Rizvi, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
Philip Salko, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Linda Shalon, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Victoria Snegovskikh, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Christopher Song, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Kara Stavros, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
David Swenson, MD
Associate Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinician Educator
Albert Telfeian, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery, Clinician Educator
Pei-Chi Wu, MBBS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Ali Yalcindag, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Presented to faculty for their exemplary teaching in preclinical courses. These faculty are recognized for their exceptional teaching and mentoring as lecturers, small-group leaders and preceptors.
Rebecca Allen, MD, MPH, FACOG
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Associate Professor of Medicine
Akwi Asombang, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine,Clinician Educator
Neishay Ayub, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Natalie Banet, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Reena Bhatt, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Elizabeth Brainerd, PhD
Robert P. Brown Professor of Biology, Professor of Medical Science
Elizabeth Brannan, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator
Mariana Canepa, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Clinician Educator
Kenneth Chen, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Matthew Danish, MD
Teaching Fellow in Medicine
Luba Dumenco, MD
Assistant Dean of Medical Education, Assistant Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Clinician Educator
Andrew Foderaro, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Alexis Gadson, MD
Teaching Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maria Garcia-Moliner, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Clinician Educator
Joseph Garland, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Alexis Gimovsky, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Geetha Gopalakrishnan, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Linda Corey Hanley, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator
Jesse Hart, DO
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Stephanie Hartselle, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Susie Hu, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator
Zilla Hussain, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Omar Hyder, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Sarah Hyder, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Shuba Kamath, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Martha Kole, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Lauren Massingham, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Thais Mather, PhD
Associate Director, Preclinical Curriculum Year 1, Assistant Professor of Medical Science, Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Virginia Mensah, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator
John O’Bell, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Joyce Ou, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Associate Professor of Medical Science
Daniella Palermo, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Chanika Phornphutkul, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Clinician Educator
Pat Poitevien, MD, MSc, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
John Leonard Reagan, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Katherine Richman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Jay Schachne, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Franklin Schneider, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Meera Simoes, MD, FACOG
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Navneet Singh, MD
Teaching Fellow in Medicine
Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler, JD, MA
Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice
Lisa Swartz Topor, MD, MMSc
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Glenn Tung, MD, FACR
Professor of Diagnostic Imaging
John Walker, MD
Adjunct Professor of Medical Science
Yihong Wang, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Nicholas Ward, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Sarita Warrier, MD, FACP
Interim Associate Dean for Medical Education, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medical Science, Assistant Dean of Medical Education
Hannah Weller
Graduate Student
Esther Yu, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Adam Zayac, MD
Teaching Fellow in Medicine
Anita Zimmerman, PhD
Professor of Medical Science, Graduate Program Director for the Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Graduate Program
Presented to faculty for their exemplary teaching in the Doctoring program. These faculty are recognized for their exceptional teaching and mentoring as lecturers, small-group leaders and preceptors.
Liz Boucher, MSW
Michael Brand
Alex Diaz de Villalvilla, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Amy Egolf, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator
John Gaines, MD
William Lewis-de Los Angeles, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Jai-Me Potter-Rutledge
Program Manager, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
Erin Scott, LCSW
Teaching Associate in Medical Science
Jacquelyn Silva, MD
Hsi-Yang Wu, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Presented to faculty for their exemplary teaching in core clerkships. These faculty are recognized for their exceptional teaching and mentoring as lecturers, small-group leaders and preceptors.
Ana Albuja, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
Benjamin Brown, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Beth Cronin, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maureen Crotty, MD
Kristina Duarte, MD
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Clinician Educator
Arkadiy Finn, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
David Fortunato, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Aryandokht Fotros, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Rebekah Gardner, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Marcoandrea Giorgi, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Chelsea Graham, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
David Harrington, MD
Professor of Surgery
Karl Herman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Hussain Khawaja, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Chandan Lakhiani, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Caitlin Lawrence, MD
Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Matthew Lorenz, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Kenneth Lynch, PhD, APRN-CNP
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Joanna MacLean, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Ali Mahta, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Margaret Mannix, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Megan McMahon, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator
Anupama Menon, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Taro Minami, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator
Gillian Morris, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Colleen Powers, MD
Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics
Dannie Ritchie, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Beth Ryder, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator
Matthew Sheehan, MD
Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Meera Simoes, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Brad Thompson, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Mauricio Villamar, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
Roxanne Vrees, MD
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Doreen Wiggins, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Joanne Wilkinson, MD
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Presented to faculty for their exemplary teaching in clinical electives. These faculty are recognized for their exceptional teaching and mentoring as lecturers, small-group leaders and preceptors.
Alexander Abud, MD
House Staff Officer in Neurology
Liza Aguiar, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Christina Bandera, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Cassandra Carberry, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Amber Cardoos, MD
Bradley DeNardo, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Diane DerMarderosian, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
John Donahue, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Associate Professor of Neurology
Kristin Dwyer, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Tarra Evans, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Michelle Forcier, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Amy Goldberg, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Colin Harrington, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator, Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator, Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Michael Herzlinger, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Sarah Hyder, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
John Lonks, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Medical Science
Elizabeth Lowenhaupt, MD, FAAP
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Kenneth Lynch, PhD, APRN-CNP
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Ian Michelow, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Srilakshmi Mitta, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Richard Noto, MD, FACR, FACNM
Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinician Educator
Viren Rana, DO
House Staff Officer in Surgery
Vinay Rao, DO
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Jeffrey Riese, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Dale Ritter, PhD
Senior Lecturer in Biology
Fred Rotenberg, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Clinician Educator
Kathleen Rotondo, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Peter Rudden, CRNA
Fred Schiffman, MD
Sigal Family Professor of Humanistic Medicine, Professor of Medicine
Ramin Tabaddor, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Yash Vaishnav, MD
House Staff Officer in Surgery
W. Scott Walker, MD, FACOG, FACS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Eric Walsh, MD, CAQSH, FAAOS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics
Matthew Willis, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator
The following exemplary residents and fellows have demonstrated a dedication to teaching, as recognized by one of our medical students.
Michael Abadier, DO
House Staff Officer, Internal Medicine
Michael Barthman, MD
House Staff Officer, Emergency Medicine
Neel Belani, MD
House Staff Officer, Internal Medicine
Rachel Buckle-Rashid, MD
House Staff Officer, Pediatrics
Katherine Cox-Flaherty, MD
House Staff Officer, Pulmonary/Critical Care
Julia Dexter, MD
House Staff Officer, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Adam Kronish, MD
House Staff Officer, Pediatrics
Nicholas Lemme, MD
House Staff Officer, Orthopedic Surgery
Christine Paula Lewis-de Los Angeles, MD
House Staff Officer, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Erin Lips, MD
House Staff Officer, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Amy Matthew, MD
House Staff Officer, Internal Medicine
Michael McCauley, MD
House Staff Officer, Neurology
Rebecca Moore, MD
House Staff Officer, Medicine-Pediatrics
Alexa Papaila, MD
House Staff Officer, Internal Medicine
Gerald Riccardello, MD
House Staff Officer, Radiology
Paulo Sales, MD
House Staff Officer, Psychiatry
Hannah Singer, MD
House Staff Officer, Dermatology
Andrew Varone, MD
House Staff Officer, Surgery
Emily Weisbach, MD
House Staff Officer, Neurology
Ibrahim Yusuf, MD
House Staff Officer, Internal Medicine
Victoria Chang, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
Wendy Chen, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Beth Cronin, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
John Czerwein, Jr., MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics
Lawrence Davis, MD
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinician Educator
Kathleen Donise, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator
Caren Francione, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Melissa Gaitanis, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Michele Gange, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jeanette Giedrimas (Smith), MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
David Gottesman, MA, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Vincent Harisaran, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Eileen Johnson, MS, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Shuba Kamath, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Shoshana Landow, MD
Associate Professor of Dermatology, Clinician Educator
Alexis Lawrence, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
Stephen Migliori, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Diane Minasian, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Jonathan Movson, MB, ChB
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinician Educator
Christopher Nasin, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Gita Pensa, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
John Pezzullo, MD
Associate Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinician Educator
Bruce Phillips, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Ornella Potter, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Katherine Richman, MD, MSW
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Albert Ross, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Matthew Salisbury, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Nicole Siegert, MD
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Clinician Educator
Meera Simoes, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Peter Soukas, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Jensy Stafford, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Todd Stafford, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Mustafa Surti, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Ramin Tabaddor, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Margaret Tryforos, MD
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Clinician Educator
Janet Wilterdink, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology
Presented to faculty for their exemplary teaching in preclinical courses. These faculty are recognized for their exceptional teaching and mentoring as lecturers, small-group leaders and preceptors.
Eirini Apostolidou, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Ali Armin, MA, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Wael Asaad, MD, PhD
Sidney A. Fox and Dorothea Doctors Fox Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Debasree Banerjee, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harikrashna Bhatt, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Jonathan F. Cahill, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Mariana Canepa, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Bianca Carpentier, MD
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinician Educator
Wen-I (Wendy) Chang, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Tina Charest, MD
Clinical Instructor in Family Medicine
Sonja Chen, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Amy Chew, PhD
Lecturer in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Deus J. Cielo, MD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Clinician Educator
Cheston Cunha, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Shawna Cutting, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Andre DeSouza, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Joseph Diaz, MD, MPH
Associate Dean for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Medical Science
John E. Donahue, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Associate Professor of Neurology
Luba Dumenco, MD
Assistant Dean of Medical Education, Assistant Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Clinician Educator
Kristin Dwyer, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Craig Eberson, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics
Pamela Egan, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Afshin Ehsan, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Amanda Fernandes, MBBS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Sean Fine, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Michele Gange, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Eric John Gartman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Stephen Gatesy, PhD
Professor of Biology, Professor of Medical Science
Phillip Gruppuso, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Medical Science, Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry (Research)
Linda Corey Hanley, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Clinician Educator
Susie Hu, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator
Maurice (Frankie) Joyce, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Clinician Educator
Jasmin Lebastchi, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Elizabeth Anne Lowenhaupt, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Thais Mather, PhD
Associate Director, Preclinical Curriculum Year 1, Assistant Professor of Medical Science, Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Ian Michelow, MD, M-Med
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Kenneth Miller, PhD
Professor of Biology
Taro Minami, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Kristina Monteiro, PhD
Director, Assessment and Evaluation for Medical School
Christopher Mullin, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Joyce Ou, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Johann Patlak, MD
Clinical Instructor in Anesthesiology
Gabriel Pleasants, MD
Clinical Instructor in Family Medicine
Kittichai Promrat, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Matthew Isaac Quesenberry, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Alison Riese, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Assistant Professor of Medical Science
Leslie Robinson-Bostom , MD
Professor of Dermatology
Julie Roth, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Associate Professor of Medical Science
Ankur Shah, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Douglas Shemin, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Victor Shin, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Kara Stavros, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
Elizabeth Sullivan, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Diana Treaba, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Sarita S. Warrier, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medical Science, Assistant Dean of Medical Education
Edward Wittels, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Medical Science
Elizabeth Wu, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Andrew Young, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Holly Alexandre, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Andrea Arena, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
George Bayliss, MA, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Kathleen Bowling, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Benjamin Brown, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Dilek Cermik, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Erica Chung, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Renee Eger, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Sleiman El Jamal, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Amy Farb
Marcoandrea Giorgi, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Alison Heinly, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Dawn Hogan, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Clinician Educator
Humera Khurshid, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Elizabeth Lange, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Stephanie Lueckel, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Kenneth Lynch, PhD, RNP
Senior Teaching Associate in Surgery
Diane Minasian, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Emily Murphy, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Lisa Noyes-Duguay, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Alvaro Olivares, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Sharath Puttichanda, MBBS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Emily Rowland, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medical Science
Ali Saad, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Erica Szabados, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Rahul Vanjani, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Siva Vithiananthan, MD
Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Wen-I (Wendy) Chang, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Sadia Iftikhar, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Linzi Matta, LCSW
Teaching Associate in Medical Science
Cheryl Reed, PhD
Teaching Associate in Medical Science
Elizabeth (Betsy) Toll, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator, Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Shawna Cutting, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Ritu Goel, MD
Clinical Instructor in Surgery
Lauren Rieger, LICSW
Teaching Associate in Medical Science
Thomas Ross, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medical Science
Noell Woolley, MD
Teaching Associate in Medical Science
Motasem Al-Yacoub, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neurology
Mason Gasper, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Clinician Educator
Guy Nicastri, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Joe Wyllie, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Edward Akelman, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chair of Orthopaedics
Emily Allen, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Andrea Arena, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Mo Banki, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Reena A. Bhatt, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Jeffrey Borkan MD, PhD
Assistant Dean for Primary Care-Population Health, Professor of Family Medicine, Professor of Medical Science, Chair of Family Medicine"
Susan Bridges, NP
Anthony Caldamone, MD
Promotions Committee Chair, Professor of Surgery, Professor of Pediatrics
Stephen Carr, MD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Mark Clark, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Bradley Denardo, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Diane Dermarderosian, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Susan DiBlasi, CCNS
Craig Eberson, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics
Sleiman El Jamal, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Amy Farb
Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics Keith Fragoza, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Joseph M. Garland, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Colin Harrington, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator, Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator, Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator"
Robert Jeffrey Hofmann, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Maurice (Frankie) Joyce, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Clinician Educator
Michael Koster, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Greg Lockhart, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Elizabeth Anne Lowenhaupt, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator,
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
Kenneth Lynch PhD, RNP
Senior Teaching Associate in Surgery
Katherine McCleary, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Thomas Miner, MD
Professor of Surgery
Srilakshmi Mitta, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Jael Rodriguez, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Fred Rotenberg, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Clinician Educator
Beth Ryder, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator"
Fred Schiffman, MD
Sigal Family Professor of Humanistic Medicine, Professor of Medicine
Jonathan Richard Schiller, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics
Afreen Siddiqui, MBBS
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Gregory Stiener, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Erica Szabados, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Lisa Swartz Topor, MD, MMSc
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Ramin Tabaddor, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Eric Walsh, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics
Maen Assali, MD
Internal Medicine
Wade Barton, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Alexandre Boulos, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Chelsea Boyd, MD
Resident
Kenzi Daniels, MD
Resident
Mengyang Di, MD
Internal Medicine
Robert Matera, MD
Internal Medicine
Amy Mathew, MD
Internal Medicine
Raman Mehrzad, MD
Plastic Surgery
Sarah Kwok, MD
Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Juan Pablo Zhen Lio, MD
Surgery
Chibueze Nwaiwu, MD
Surgery
Ellie Proussaloglou, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Breton Roussel, MD
Internal Medicine
Firrah Saeed, MD
Internal Medicine
Phillip Sojka, MD
Triple Board
Jessie Werner, MD
Emergency Medicine
Dean’s awards for excellence in teaching, advising and mentoring are presented to faculty in three categories: undergraduate teaching, graduate/ postgraduate teaching and mentoring, and faculty research mentoring. Award winners receive a $2000 stipend. The process for the awards is as follows:
This annual award recognizes a faculty member in the Division of Biology and Medicine for their outstanding teaching, advising and mentoring of students in the Undergraduate Divisional programs in the Biological Sciences. Nominees may be recognized for teaching excellence within courses; for advising (freshman, sophomore and especially, concentration advising); other services enhancing service to undergraduates (e.g., participation in special programs, presentations, events, etc.). Additional service/teaching activity is also regarded, such as mentoring directed research and independent studies including thesis and Honors supervision.
A letter of nomination is required in which the nominator(s) provides specific information about the scope and magnitude of the nominee’s contributions. Whenever possible, substantial supporting documentation (e.g., endorsements from mentees and advisees, colleagues, the Department Chair, and former students) should accompany the nomination letter.
Nominations (electronic submission preferred) should be sent to:
Toni-Marie Achilli, PhD
Associate Dean of Biology Undergraduate Education
Box G-A, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912
(401) 863-2946
Biology Undergraduate Education
Deadline is February 28, 2025.
This award recognizes a faculty member (campus- or hospital-based) in the Division of Biology and Medicine for their outstanding teaching and mentoring of graduate students and/or postdoctoral scholars. Nominees may be recognized for efforts within multiple domains including the classroom, a graduate program, predoctoral or postdoctoral training grants, advising/career advancement of trainees, and any combination thereof.
A letter of nomination is required in which the nominator(s) provides specific information about the scope and magnitude of the nominee’s contributions. Supporting documentation (e.g., endorsements from trainees) is strongly encouraged to accompany the nomination letter.
Nominations (electronic submission preferred) should be sent to either:
Elizabeth O. Harrington, PhD
Associate Dean for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Box G-A217
401 863-3281
Office of Graduate Studies
Audra Van Wart, PhD
Associate Dean for Training and Program Development
401 863-5120
The deadline for nominations is February 28, 2025.
Deans Harrington and Van Wart will constitute a committee that will review the nominations for the Graduate & Postdoctoral Teaching and Mentoring Award.
The portfolio of each nominee should contain:
This award recognizes a faculty member (campus- or hospital-based) in the Division of Biology and Medicine for their outstanding research mentoring of junior faculty.
A letter of nomination is required in which the nominator(s) provides specific information about the scope and magnitude of the nominee’s research mentoring contributions. Supporting documentation (e.g., endorsements from faculty mentees) is strongly encouraged to accompany the nomination letter.
Nominations (electronic submission preferred) should be sent to:
Thomas Roberts, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for the Program in Biology
Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
Box G-B205
401 863-3608
The deadline for nominations is February 28, 2025.
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Advising and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences
This annual award recognizes a faculty member in the Division of Biology and Medicine for their outstanding teaching, advising and mentoring of students in the Undergraduate Divisional programs in the Biological Sciences.
Recipient of Award: Peter Belenky, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate and Postdoctoral Teaching and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences
This award recognizes a faculty member (campus or hospital based) in the Division of Biology and Medicine for their outstanding teaching and mentoring of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.
Recipient of Award: Jeffrey Bailey, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Dean's Award for Faculty Research Mentoring in the Division of Biology and Medicine
This award recognizes a faculty member (campus or hospital-based) in the Division of Biology and Medicine for their outstanding research mentoring of junior faculty.
Recipient of Award: Ivan Miller, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Advising and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences
This annual award recognizes a faculty member in the Division of Biology and Medicine for their outstanding teaching, advising and mentoring of students in the Undergraduate Divisional programs in the Biological Sciences.
Recipient of Award: Rebecca Kartzinel, Lecturer in Biology
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate and Postdoctoral Teaching and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences
This award recognizes a faculty member (campus or hospital based) in the Division of Biology and Medicine for their outstanding teaching and mentoring of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.
Recipient of Award: Corey Ventetuolo, Associate Professor of Medicine
Dean's Award for Faculty Research Mentoring in the Division of Biology and Medicine
This award recognizes a faculty member (campus or hospital-based) in the Division of Biology and Medicine for their outstanding research mentoring of junior faculty.
Recipient of Award: Ghada Bourjeily, Professor of Medicine
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Advising and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences
This annual award recognizes a faculty member in the Division of Biology and Medicine for their outstanding teaching, advising and mentoring of students in the Undergraduate Divisional programs in the Biological Sciences.
Recipient of Award: Brett Owens, Professor of Orthopaedics
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate and Postdoctoral Teaching and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences
This award recognizes a faculty member (campus or hospital based) in the Division of Biology and Medicine for their outstanding teaching and mentoring of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.
Recipient of Award: Barry Connors, Professor of Neuroscience
Dean's Award for Faculty Research Mentoring in the Division of Biology and Medicine
This award recognizes a faculty member (campus or hospital-based) in the Division of Biology and Medicine for their outstanding research mentoring of junior faculty.
Recipient of Award: Jennifer Friedman, Professor of Pediatrics
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Advising and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences
This annual award recognizes a faculty member in the Division of Biology and Medicine for their outstanding teaching, advising and mentoring of students in the Undergraduate Divisional programs in the Biological Sciences.
Recipient of Award: Amanda Jamieson, PhD, Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate and Postdoctoral Teaching and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences
This award recognizes a faculty member (campus or hospital based) in the Division of Biology and Medicine for their outstanding teaching and mentoring of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.
Recipient of Award: Richard Freiman, Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry
Dean's Award for Faculty Research Mentoring in the Division of Biology and Medicine
This award recognizes a faculty member (campus or hospital-based) in the Division of Biology and Medicine for their outstanding research mentoring of junior faculty.
Recipient of Award: Advance-K Scholar Career Development Program Leadership: Ulrike Mende, Professor of Medicine; Sharon Rounds, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Audra Van Wart, Assistant Professor of Medical Science
Jessica Plavicki, PhD, Manning Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Nikos Tapinos, PhD, Professor of Neurosurgery (Research)
Advance-CTR Mentor Facilitators Team: Aisling Caffrey, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice; Suzanne Colby, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences; Diane Hoffman-Kim, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Associate Professor of Engineering; Michael Mello, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Professor of Medical Science, Professor of Health Services, Policy, and Practice
James R. Kellner, PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Mark Johnson, PhD, Molecular and Cellular Biology and Biochemistry
Robert Swift, MD, PhD, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Arthur Salomon, PhD
Carlos Aizenman, PhD
Anthony Spirito, PhD
