Departmental Awards

Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine

Award

Winner

Nilda E. Salaman Teacher of the Year Award Sam Gumbert, MD
Recognition Award Ivy Benjenk, PhD
Marian Sherman, MD
Mentorship Award Sam Gumbert, MD
Eric Heinz, PhD
Edison Award for Innovative Practice David Yamane, MD
May Chin, MD

Dermatology

Award

Winner

Teachers of the Year Award Terrence Keaney, MD
Maria Sotomayor, MD

Emergency Medicine

Award

Winner

Advanced Practice Provider (APP) of the Year Alexa Tovsen, PA-C
Resident Consultant Vincent Butano, MD
Off-Service Attending Educator Megan Quintana, MD
Pediatric Attending Educator Sharon Day, MD
Fairfax Attending Educator Eugene Lee, MD
GWED Attending Educator Matthew Pyle, MD

Health, Human Function, & Rehabilitation Sciences

Award

Winner

Outstanding Faculty Class of 2020 Marisa Birkmeier, DPT
Golden Apple Award Class of 2021 David Scalzitti, PhD

Medicine

Award

Winner

Interprofessional Champion Award Anthony Cunningham, GWUH Pharmacist
Non-Medicine Attending of the Year Bruce Abell, MD
Clinic Attending of the Year Jillian Catalanotti, MD
Attending of the Year Courtney Paul, MD
VA Attending of the Year Rahul Khosla, MD
Fellow of the Year Kevin Fu, MD
Jorge Rios Resident of the Year Mohammad Shirazi, MD
VA Resident of the Year Ghazal Kango, MD
“ICU” Resident of the Year Linda Yue, MD
Intern of the Year Gavin Truong, MD
Preliminary Intern of the Year Christopher Lawrence, MD
Annual Susan Hasselquist Award:
Presented to a 2nd year who exemplifies compassionate
care combined with clinical and diagnostic excellence
Matthew Tagileri, DO
Gordon Moshman, MD (’78) Primary Care Resident Award Caroline Bockus, MD
ACP Award: Walter Lester Henry Jr., MD
Award for Lifetime Teaching Excellence
Manuel Velasquez, MD
ACP Award: Sol Katz, MD Memorial Teaching Award Angelike Liappis, MD
ACP Award: Lareate Award Ashesh Patel, MD
ACP Award: Volunteerism and Community Service Award Randi C. Abramson, MD
ACP Award: Leadership Award Robert Shwa Wilkinson, JR., MD

Neurology

Award

Winner

John Kelly Teaching Award Kathleen Burger, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Award

Winner

Society of Academic Specialists in
General Obstetrics and Gynecology Award
Karen George, MD
Association of Professors of Gynecology
and Obstetrics Excellence in Teaching Award
Kristin Gorelik, MD
Council on Resident Education in
Obstetrics and Gynecology National Faculty Award
Alexis Gimovsky, MD
The Oscar I. Dodek, Jr. Faculty Teaching Award Anna BuAbbud, MD

Pediatrics

Award

Winner

2020 Arce Award for Teaching Lanre Falusi, MD
2020 Golden Apple Award for Teaching Ashley Siems, MD
2020 Mentorship Award Monika Goyal, MD

Pharmacology & Physiology

Award

Winner

NIH T32 Award – Cancer Biology Training Program MPI Norman Lee, PhD
OVPR COVID-19 Research Fund Award: "Genomics of platelet dysfunction & health disparities in COVID-19" Norman Lee, PhD
NIH R01 Award: “Novel mechanisms that restore cardiac parasympathetic activity limits arrhythmias and cardiac dysfunction after myocardial infarction” David Mendelowitz, PhD
Cross Disciplinary Research Fund: “Bridging the gap between individual neurons and behavior: studying circuits in Rett syndrome” Hui Lu, PhD – Lead PI
Cross Disciplinary Research Fund: “Wireless multifunctional all-optical modulation and imaging biointerfaces for in vivo behavioral studies” Hui Lu, PhD – Co PI

Surgery

Award

Winner

Paul C Adkins Award – Excellence in Surgical Teaching Jordan Estroff, MD
Chief’s Choice Award Khashayar Vaziri, MD
Off Service Attending Educator Megan Quintana, MD
Resident of the Year Award Tammy Ju, MD
Joseph M. Giordano Award for Humanism Raul Sebastian, MD
Stanley M. Knoll Award for Poise in Surgical Presentation Salem Noureldine, MD
Ralph G. Depalma Award – Excellence in Surgical Research Ethan Rosenfeld, MD
Outstanding Resident Teacher Laura Tiusaba, MD
Intensive Care Unit Resident of the Year Vincent Butano, MD
Thoracic Surgery Resident of the Year Vincent Butano, MD
BRITE Award – Best Resident in Training Examination Award Ethan Rosenfeld, MD
Gregor Werba, MD
Jacob Lambdin, MD