2017 Celebration of Faculty Excellence
Research Awards
Junior Faculty Researcher
Shri Deshpande – Sibley Heart Center
Best Scientific Publication—Basic Science
Christopher Doering, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
Enhancing the Pharmaceutical Properties of Protein Drugs using
Ancestral Protein Reconstruction. Nature Biotechnology
Best Scientific Publication—Clinical/Translational
Subra Kugathasan, Gastroenterology
Prediction of complicated disease course for children newly diagnosed with Crohn’s disease: a multicentre inception cohort study. Lancet
Teaching Awards
Teacher of the Year—General Pediatrics
Yuri Okuizumi-Wu – General Pediatrics
Teacher of the Year—Subspecialty Pediatrics
Bess Schoen - Gastroenterology
Innovations in Teaching Program Development
Kiran Hebbar – Critical Care Medicine and Kara Prickett –ENT
Tracheostomy Care Training for Families
Career Teaching Award
Barry Warshaw – Nephrology
Chair’s Awards
Brumley Leadership Award
Ami Klin – Marcus Autism Center
Chair’s Award for Service to the Department
Chris Mercer – Information Technology
Clinical Awards
Joe Snitzer Master Clinician—Excellence in Clinical Expertise and Judgment
Dawn Simon – PACS
Innovations in Clinical Program Development
Andrew Muir – Endocrinology
Humanitarian Award for Compassionate and Patient/Family-Centered Care
Ana Pimentel – General Pediatrics
Mentoring Awards
Research Mentor
Evan Anderson – Infectious Diseases
Teaching Mentor
David Carlton – Neonatology
Career Development Mentor
Larry Greenbaum – Nephrology
Appreciation Awards
Service Appreciation Award
Shirley Harper
Service Appreciation Award
Diane Callaway
2017 Hidden Gem
Ira Adams-Chapman
Bob Bruce
2017 Dean’s Teaching Award
Parminder Suchdev
2017 MilliPub Club Inductees
Larry Anderson
Jeong Hong
Ann Mertens
2017 Regional, National, and International Award Recipients
Susie Buchter
Rana Chakraborty
Michael Greenwald
Nina Guzetta
Veda Johnson
Kirk Kanter
Terri McFadden
Sampath Prahalad
Andi Shane
Steve Simoneaux
Joseph Snitzer
Kenneth Walker
2017 Senior Promotions
-Professor-
Kevin Maher
W. James Parks
Ritu Sachdeva
Barry Warshaw
-Associate Professor-
Adina Alazraki
Robert Brown
Brian Costello
Nicholas Fletcher
Cheryl Klaiman
Wilbur Lam
Leslie Lawley
Matthew Oster
Ravi Patel
Muna Qayed
William Sharp
Karen Wasilewski-Masker
2017 Excellence in Patient Satisfaction Awards
Jennifer Shih
Andrew Muir
Steven Goudy
Saul Karpen
Andi Shane
Laurence Greenbaum
Bryan Philbrook
Dawn Simon
Sampath Prahalad
Roberta Leu
George Bugg
Dave Carlton
2017 Mentoring Award Finalist
Wilbur Lam
Miriam Vos