Gold Humanism Honor Society

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation initiated the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) in 2001 in hopes that the values of humanism and professionalism would be recognized in individuals that demonstrate excellence in clinical care, leadership, compassion, and dedication to service. There is a growing recognition that a health care provider’s professionalism and humanism directly and tangibly improve the quality of patient care, just as does a physician’s mastery of the science of medicine. In 2007 the George Washington University joined more than 50 medical schools in establishing a chapter of the GHHS. We seek to recognize and validate the importance of empathy, altruism, and professionalism in the establishment of healing relationships between physicians and patients.

We are proud to recognize honorees from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences that have been nominated by their peers and confirmed by members of the staff and faculty as outstanding examples of professionalism and humanism.

Gold Humanism Honor Society 2022

Monica Attia Nyshidha Gurijala Abigail Nolan
Allison Barshay Nina Hu Theodore Quan
Dale Batoon Alexander Ip Cecilia Rossi
Andrew Bernstein Nisha Kapani Mathavi Sankar
Brittany Bernstein Michael Kerrigan Ian Schonman
Gauri Bhatnagar Genevieve Kupsky Katherine Schreiner
Allison Distler Veronica Mark Veri Seo
Tina Doan Hira Mohyuddin Shannon Tillery
Elizabeth Ghandakly Jordan Mullings Ian Walker
Naomi Goldstein Adam Munday Elaine Wang
Puneet Gupta    

Gold Humanism Honor Society 2021

Reem Al-Shabeeb Charles Hartley Kime McClintock
Iman Aly Louisa Howard Paulina Ong
Gabrielle Aquino Elaine Hynds Alva Powell
Sivan Ben-Maimon Jehshua Karunakaran Sanjana Rao
Hannah Chase Pranav Kaul Aida Roman
Gifty Dominah Jessenia Knowles Natalie Rosseau
Sara Emamian Ryan Lin Samantha Sobelman
Jonathan Gougelet Alicia Lipscomb Taylor Wahrenbock
Noor Habboosh Harleen Marwah  

Gold Humanism Honor Society 2020

Amira Athanasios Sarah Bernstein Areta Bojko
Bhargava Chitti Julia Buldo Liccardi Megan Cross
Megan Fuerst Manroop Gill Christian Hendrix
Kirsten Homma Jaisree Iyer Sara Mahmood
Damani McIntosh Clarke Zacharia Nayer Vanessa Niba
Elizabeth Ogunsanya Joanna Poceta Vinay Rao
Max Ruben Peter Shahid Elyssa Sham
Muhammed Shand Cayla Vila Linda Yang
Betel Yibrehu Gabriel Zuckerberg

Gold Humanism Honor Society 2019

Leonel Atencio Brooke Bierdz Leah Breen
Cara Buchanan Siyang Chaili Jason Ching
Jordan Cohen Jay Davidson Lillian Dawit
Erin Good Paulina Hume Zulianna Ibrahim
Angeline Johny Andrea Kablanian Kyle Kurland
Eryn Nagel Jay Pandya Sarah Perez
Robert Russell Olivia Schanz Lauren Simpkins
Katherine Stricker Elinor Sveum Kerry Townsend
Rashida Williams

Gold Humanism Honor Society 2018

Sagah Ahmed Mallette Asmuth Linda Ataifo
James Boddu Alexia Charles Nicole Doria
Domenique Escobar Emmeline Ha Maria Henry
Bridget Huysman Ashtin Jeney Priyanka Joshi
Christina Kaba Alice Kehaya Jamie Majdi
Kaylah Maloney Omid Manoochehri Chloe Michel
Noah Ravenborg Julia Rozier Matt Snyder
Madeline Taskier Jason Teng Laura Tiusaba
Sarah Van Remmen

Gold Humanism Honor Society 2017

Ruqayyah Abdul-Karim Sarina Adkins Abraham Ashish
John Awad Yodit Beru Timothy Brady
Caroline Buckus Vincent Butano Zachary Carter
Tamanda Chanza Ramzi Dudum Artin Galoosian
Robert Grell Ismanie Guillaume Shane Hodson
Maxwell Krasity Maria Latham Alisa Malki
Ethan Matz Adam McFarland Monica Mehta
Ashley Mills Marcus Mitchell Kathleen Pollard
Jafari Puya Aislynn Raymond Jeremy Safran
Rayna Sobieski Alexander Sullivan Anne Waldrop

Gold Humanism Honor Society 2016

Alexandra Barsell Jacqueline Phillips Yasemin Cagil
Margarita Ramos Omar Dughly Dudum Ramzi
Shane Durkin Shasha Shackelford Kristy Hawley
Joseph Shapiro Joshua Jabaut Trevor Slezak
Paul Kline Nicholas Spinuzza Antony Koroulakis
Suhavi Tucker Hannah Kwak Divya Venkat
Zach Spoehr-Labutta Timothy Visclosky Homan Mohammadi
Daniel Vryhof Aaron Murphy-Crews Jenna Wade
Elana Neshkes Najeff Waseem Nidhi Patel

Gold Humanism Honor Society 2015

Ben Alencherry Jillian Mador Jacob Alexander
Spyridon Mastroyannis Rina Allawh Samuel Morcom
Anne-Francelle Ardina Aishat Olatunde Tyler Bradley Hewitt
Justin Palanci Caroline Cassling Alex Rock
Sarah De Los Santos Jillian Roper Remigio Flor
Rajeev Samtani Nichole Hansen Kia Sedghi
Allison Hoff Caitlin Sherman Utsha Khatri
Veronika Volkov Jane Lim Sarah Zader

Gold Humanism Honor Society 2014

Bradley Anderson Nisha Narayanan Mark Anderson
Rachel Nash Maureen Banigan Katherine O'Flynn O'brien
Jeffrey Barratt Devin Patel Sean Bhalla
Dana Rosenfarb Katherine Cox Amy Sherman
Julia Emanuel Chelsea Slade David Grabski
Todd Spock Jessica Hallerman Frances Tangherlini
Jonathan Keenan Sarah Todd Andrew Kerkhoff
Benjamin Trevias Tawfiq Khoury Amy Waldner
Karin Kuhn Tyler Webster Anne Mooser
Zachary Wegermann

Gold Humanism Honor Society 2013

Sarah Burnett Yonit Lax Adam Beitscher
Wesley Ludwig Colby Chapman Carolyn McGann
Dipti Chhajwani Atif Mohiuddin Christopher D'Avella
Linda Ojo Anna Dill Dan O'Neil
Meredith Dobbs Andrew Orton Amanda Eisenberg
Kenneth Ruth Julie Gibbons Jessica Sheingold
Yevgeniya Gora Eric Signoff Rachel Harold
Alexandra Sims Laurel Hastings Regina Toto
Sarah Hyoun Obinna Ugwu-Oju Ryan Karsner
Andrew Zhang
Resident Inductee
Pia Prakash
Faculty Inductee
Jillian Catalanotti

Gold Humanism Honor Society 2012

Ron Barak Amit Joseph Lauren Barlog
Raphael Karkowsky Joseph Brito Sister Mara Lester RSM
Angela Brown Morgan Madison Joan Brumbaugh
Phillip Magidson Dale Butler Ameeka Pannu
Marilyn Chavannes Caitlin Pedati Edward Clune
Sonia Samtani Laura Cotter Puneet Sayal
Benjamin Farber Bahareh Tavana Thomas Fogarty
Elizabeth Theriaul David Goodman Rahul Vanjani
Laura Gordon Marissa Watts Julie Hylton
Joshua Wiedermann
Resident Inductee
Sonali Vora, M.D.
Faculty Inductee
James Scott, M.D.

Gold Humanism Honor Society 2011

Oluwakemi Ajide Kevin Han Badr Al-Bawardy
Taara Hassan Justin Azar Megan Hoffman, RSM
Kathryn Boling Danielle Inwald John Butos
Subhashini Katumuluwa Sarah Choxi Wes Kidder
Jonathan Cogen Jessica Landau Ali Damavandy
Kevin Lee Sterling Dubin Brandi Loomis
John Duronville Michael Martinez Kofi Essel
Clara Savage Megan Evans Zach Schaftel
Craig Forleiter Zach Solomon Hayley Friedman
Heather Speece Regan Gage Rachna Vanjani
Kristin Gates Jalan Washington

Gold Humanism Honor Society 2010

Timothy Amass Monica Hannon E. Alexandra Athos
Rubina Khair Deborah Bear Patrick Lowerre
Rujuta Bhatt Megan Morales Sophia Bous
Rani Nandiwada Jayaram Chelluri Nina Niamkey
Laura Cookman Margaret Rockwood Katharine Corey
Kirsten Rose Jaclyn Davis Haylene Sandler
Jake Deines Aida Taye Dawn Flandermeyer
Christopher Vanison Sylvia Gonshan-Bollie Devin Watson
Benjamin Good Ed Wicht Bahar Hadjiesmaeiloo