Distinguished Service Teaching Awardees | Office of Education

See recent recipients of the Distinguished Service Teaching Awards below, as voted each phase of Washington University medical students.

2018-19 award recipients

Awarded October 24, 2019

Humanism in Medicine Award Nominee
As voted by Washington University School of Medicine Students
Sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Laurie Punch, MD, associate professor of surgery

Class of 2020

Clerkship Director of the Year:
Gerome Escota, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine

Clinical Lecturer of the Year:
Tammy Sonn, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Clerkship Administrator of the Year:
Douglas Brown, PhD, Surgery

Clinical Department of the Year:
Internal Medicine

Clinical Teachers of the Year:

Michael Awad, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Surgery
Camaryn Chrisman-Robbins, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Christopher Dy, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Cassandra Fritz, MD, Fellow, Internal Medicine
Ann Glowinski, MD, Professor of Psychiatry
Andrea Hagemann, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ashley Veade, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Colleen Wallace, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Paul Wise, MD, Professor of Surgery
Omar Young, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Residents of the Year:

Bilal Al-Khalil, MD, Medicine
Omar Butt, MD, Neurology
Angelina Carey-Love, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Julie Grossman, MD, Surgery
Kelli Kreher, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ryan McGuire, MD, Medicine
Lauren Reschke, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subha Subramanian, MD, Psychiatry
Kevin Xu, MD, Psychiatry
Jennifer Yu, MD, Surgery

Primary Care Preceptor of the Year:
Daniel Gaitan, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine

Class of 2021

Course Director of the Year:
Steven Cheng, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine

Professor of the Year:
Erika Crouch, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Immunology

Lecturer of the Year:
Timothy Yau, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards:

David Eisenberg, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ian Hagemann, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology and of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Nigar Kirmani, MD, Professor of Medicine
Steven Lawrence, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine
Caroline Lee, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Kenan Omurtag, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Justin Sadhu, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Megan Wren, MD, Professor of Medicine
Allyson Zazulia, MD, Professor of Neurology
Lisa Zickuhr, MD, Instructor in Medicine

Practice of Medicine Small-Group Leader of the Year:
Thomas De Fer, MD, Professor of Medicine

Teaching Assistant of the Year:
Erin Klein, MD

Class of 2022

Glenn Conroy Course Directors of the Year:
Amy Bauernfeind, PhD, MPhil, Assistant Professor of Anatomy
Kari Allen, PhD, MA, Assistant Professor of Anatomy

Professor of the Year:
Terrence Ritzman, PhD, MA, Assistant Professor of Anatomy

Stanley Lang Lecturer of the Year:
Sabrina Nunez, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Genetics

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards:

Kari Allen, PhD, MA, Assistant Professor of Anatomy
Amy Bauernfeind, PhD, MPhil, Assistant Professor of Anatomy
Jeffrey Bednarski, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Krikor Dikranian, MD, PhD, Professor of Anatomy
Brian Edelson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Simon Haroutounian, MA, PhD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Timothy Holy, PhD, MA, Alan A and Edith L Wolff Professor of Neuroscience
Robert Mercer, PhD, Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology
Linda Pike, PhD, Alumni Endowed Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Timothy Yau, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Practice of Medicine (POM) Preceptor of the Year Award:
Timothy Yau, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Selective of the Year Award:
Introduction to Emergency Medicine
Cynthia Wichelman, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Teaching Assistant of the Year:
Takahiro Ohara

2017-18 award recipients

Awarded November 15, 2018

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Class of 2019

Clerkship Director of the Year:
Tammy Sonn, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Clinical Lecturer of the Year:
Camaryn Chrisman-Robbins, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Clerkship Administrator of the Year:
Patricia Werner, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Clinical Department of the Year:
Internal Medicine

Clinical Teachers of the Year:

Michael Awad, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Surgery
Michael Brunt, MD, Professor of Surgery
Thomas De Fer, MD, Professor of Medicine
David Eisenberg, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Gerome Escota, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mark Levine, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
Laurie Punch, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery
Eric Strand, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Colleen Wallace, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Megan Wren, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine

Residents of the Year:

Omar Butt, MD
Angelina Carey-Love, MD
Gregory Cejas, MD
Sarah Cusworth, MD
James Giles, MD
Alonso Heudebert, MD
Elizabeth Perelstein, MD
Amanda Reis, MD
Stephanie Smith, MD
Raphael Sun, MD

Primary Care Preceptor of the Year:
David Prelutsky, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Class of 2020

Course Director of the Year:
Steven Cheng, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine

Professor of the Year:
Erika Crouch, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Immunology

Lecturer of the Year:
Steven Lawrence, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards:

David Clifford, MD, Professor of Medicine and the Melba and Forest Seay Professor of Clinical Neuropharmacology in Neurology
William Clutter, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
Seth Goldberg, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
Ian Hagemann MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology and of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Scot Hickman, MD, Professor of Medicine
Patricia Kao, MD Associate Professor of Medicine
Nigar Kirmani MD, Professor of Medicine
Dominic Reeds, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
Megan Wren, MD, Professor of Medicine
Timothy Yau, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Practice of Medicine Preceptor of the Year:
Megan Wren, MD, Professor of Medicine

Teaching Assistant of the Year:
Paolo Dib, MD

Class of 2021

Course Director of the Year:
Sabrina Nunez, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Genetics

Professor of the Year:
Linda Pike, PhD, Alumni Endowed Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics

Stanley Lang Lecturer of the Year:
Terrence Ritzman, PhD, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and of Anatomy

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards:

Amy Bauernfeind, PhD, Assistant Professor of Anatomy
Marc Bernstein, PhD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Paul Bridgman, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience
Krikor Dikranian, MD, PhD, Professor of Anatomy and of Physical Therapy
Brian Edelson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Alan Glass, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Dehra Harris, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Heidi Miller, MD, Instructor in Clinical Medicine
Jay Piccirillo, MD, Professor of Otolaryngology
Timothy Yau, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Practice of Medicine Small Group Leader of the Year Award: Allyson R. Zazulia, MD, Professor of Neurology

Selective of the Year Award:
Yumirle Turmelle, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Teaching Assistant of the Year:
Takahiro Ohara

2016-17 award recipients

Awarded October 24, 2017

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Humanism in Medicine Award Nominee
As voted by Washington University School of Medicine Students
Sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Anne Glowinski, MD, MS, professor of psychiatry

Class of 2018

Clerkship Director of the Year:
Tammy Sonn, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Clinical Lecturer of the Year:
Tammy Sonn, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Clerkship Administrator of the Year:
Patricia Werner, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Clinical Department of the Year:
Internal Medicine

Clinical Teachers of the Year:

Thomas De Fer, MD, Professor of Medicine
Megan Wren, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
Camaryn Chrisman-Robbins, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Laurie Punch, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery
L. Stewart Massad, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Eleanor Drew, MD, Professor of Surgery
Omar Young, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Valerie Gribben, MD, Instructor of Pediatrics
Martin Boyer, MD, Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Sarah Keller, MD, Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Residents of the Year:

Ian Ross, MD
Michael Weaver, MD
Osvaldo Laurido-Soto, MD
Lauren Bergeron, MD
Whitney Ross, MD
Jake Hirschberg, MD
Celina Jacobi, MD
Fadi Halabi, MD
Jennifer Yu, MD
Jason Gauthier, MD

Class of 2019

Course Director of the Year:
Erika Crouch, MD, Professor of Pathology and Immunology

Professor of the Year:
Steven Cheng, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine

Lecturer of the Year:
William Clutter, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine

Practice of Medicine Preceptor of the Year:
Thomas De Fer, MD, Professor of Medicine

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards:

Allyson Zazulia, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology and of Radiology
Nigar Kirmani, MD, Professor of Medicine
Timothy Yau, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Steven Lawrence, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Adrian Shifren, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Scot Hickman, MD, Professor of Medicine
David Clifford, MD, Professor of Neurology and Medicine
Angela Brown, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
Deborah Rubin, MD, Professor of Medicine
Alfred Kim, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Class of 2020

Stanley Lang Lecturer of the Year:
Amy Bauernfeind, PhD, Assistant Professor of Anatomy

Professor of the Year:
Jane Phillips-Conroy, PhD, Professor of Anatomy and of Anthropology

Course Director of the Year:
Sabrina Nunez, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Genetics

Practice of Medicine Small Group Leader of the Year:
Timothy Yau, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Selective of the Year:
The Science of Learning and Teaching Medicine
Carolyn Dufault, PhD and Doug Larsen, MD

Teaching Assistant of the Year:
Arthur Sletten, MD/PhD student

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards:

Krikor Dikranian, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience
Linda Pike, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Timothy Holy, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurobiology
Kari Allen, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Glenn Conroy, PhD, Professor of Anatomy and of Anthropology
Timothy Yau, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Brian Edelson, MD, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Heidi Miller, MD, Instructor in Clinical Medicine
Herbert “Skip” Virgin, MD, PhD, Edward Mallinckrodt Professor, Pathology & Immunology Chairman, Pathology & Immunology
Dehra Harris, MD, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

2015-16 award recipients

Awarded October 27, 2016

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Class of 2017

Clerkship Director of the Year:
Thomas De Fer, MD, professor of medicine

Clinical Lecturer of the Year:
Thomas De Fer, MD, professor of medicine

Clerkship Administrator of the Year:
Patricia Werner, obstetrics and gynecology

Clinical Department of the Year:
Internal Medicine

Humanism in Medicine Award Nominee
As voted by Washington University School of Medicine Students Years I, II, III, IV
Sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Indi Trehan, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics

Clinical Teachers of the Year:

Camaryn Chrisman-Robbins, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology
Tammy Sonn, MD, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology
Megan Wren, MD, associate professor of medicine
Mark Levine, MD, assistant professor of emergency medicine
David Eisenberg, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology
L. Stewart Massad, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology
Laura Parks, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology
Morton Smith, MD, professor emeritus of ophthalmology and visual sciences
Steven Lawrence, MD, assistant professor of medicine
Michael Awad, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery

Residents of the Year:

Lauren Bergeron, MD
Sarah Cusworth, MD
Osvaldo Laurido-Soto, MD
Chelsea Bayer, MD
Wade Reiner, MD
Jonathan Hirschberg, MD
Victoria Bedell, MD
Max Rosen, MD
Cynthia Montana, MD
Amit Bery, MD

Class of 2018

Course Master of the Year:
Erika Crouch, MD, professor of pathology and immunology

Professor of the Year:
Allyson Zazulia, MD, associate professor of neurology and of radiology

Lecturer of the Year:
Steven Cheng, MD, associate professor of medicine

Practice of Medicine Preceptor of the Year:
Thomas De Fer, MD, professor of medicine

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards:

William Clutter, MD, associate professor of medicine
Alan Glass, MD, assistant vice chancellor and director of the Habif Health & Wellness Center
Dehra Harris, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry
Scot Hickman, MD, professor of medicine
Nigar Kirmani, MD, professor of medicine
Steven Lawrence, MD, assistant professor of medicine
Caroline Lee, MD, associate professor of pediatrics
Adrian Shifren, MD, assistant professor of medicine
Megan Wren, MD, associate professor of medicine
Timothy Yau, MD, assistant professor of nephrology and medicine

Class of 2019

Course Master of the Year:
Sabrina Nunez, PhD, assistant professor of medicine and genetics

Professor of the Year:
Evan Kharasch, MD, PhD, Russell D. and Mary B. Shelden Professor of Anesthesiology

Stanley Lang Lecturer of the Year:
Jane Phillips-Conroy, PhD, professor of anatomy and of anthropology

Practice of Medicine Small Group Leader of the Year:
Alan Glass, MD, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of the Habif Health and Wellness Center

Selective of the Year:
Gavin Dunn, MD, assistant professor of neurological surgery

Teaching Assistant of the Year:
Chad Donahue, MD/PhD student

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards:

Krikor Dikranian, PhD, professor of neuroscience
Linda Pike, PhD, professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics
Amy Bauernfeind, PhD, assistant professor of anatomy
Brian Edelson, MD, assistant professor of pathology and immunology
Paul Bridgman, PhD, professor of neurobiology
Alan Glass, MD, assistant vice chancellor and director of the Habif Health & Wellness Center
Gregory Polites, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine
Kari Allen, PhD, assistant professor of neuroscience
Glenn Conroy, PhD, professor of anatomy and of anthropology
Jay Piccirillo, MD, professor of otolaryngology
Simon Haroutounian, PhD, assistant professor of anesthesiology

2014-15 award recipients

Awarded October 27, 2015

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Class of 2016

Clerkship Director of the Year:
Tammy S. Sonn, MD, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology

Clinical Lecturer of the Year:
Thomas M. De Fer, MD, professor of medicine

Clerkship Administrator of the Year:
Patricia Werner, obstetrics and gynecology

Clinical Department of the Year:
Internal Medicine

Clinical Teachers of the Year:

Martin Boyer, MD, the Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Richard D. Brasington Jr., MD, professor of medicine
Angela L. Brown, MD, associate professor of medicine
Camaryn Chrisman-Robbins, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology
David I. Eisenberg, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology
Mark D. Levine, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine in medicine
L. Stewart Massad, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology
Kenan R. Omurtag, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology
Gregory M. Polites, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine in medicine
Andrew J. White, MD, the James P. Keating, MD, Professor of Pediatrics

Residents of the Year:

Victoria L. Bedell, MD
Lauren M. Bergeron, MD
Alejandro C. Bribiesco, MD
Matthew J. Burford, MD
Paul M. Evans, MD, PhD
Michael J. Glamore, MD
Jared M. McAllister, MD
Jennifer Stockburger, MD
Willa Xiong, MD
Rachel E. Zigler, MD

Class of 2017

Course Master of the Year:
Steven C. Cheng, MD, associate professor of medicine

Professor of the Year:
Allyson R. Zazulia, MD, associate professor of neurology and of radiology, and associate dean for continuing medical education

Lecturer of the Year:
William E. Clutter, MD, associate professor of medicine and associate director of the House Staff Training Program, Department of Medicine

Practice of Medicine Preceptor of the Year:
Megan E. Wren, MD, associate professor of medicine

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards:

Richard D. Brasington Jr., MD, professor of medicine
Erika C. Crouch, PhD, MD, professor of pathology and immunology
Alan I. Glass, MD, assistant vice chancellor and director of the Habif Health & Wellness Center
Seth Goldberg, MD, assistant professor of medicine
Scot G. Hickman, MD, professor of medicine
Ian S. Hagemann, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and immunology and of obstetrics and gynecology
Steven J. Lawrence, MD, assistant professor of medicine
Nigar Kirmani, MD, professor of medicine
Adrian Shifren, MD, assistant professor of medicine
Megan E. Wren, MD, associate professor of medicine

Class of 2018

Course Master of the Year:
Glenn C. Conroy, PhD, professor of anatomy and of anthropology

Professor of the Year:
Jane E. Phillips-Conroy, PhD, professor of anatomy and of anthropology

Stanley Lang Lecturer of the Year:
Gregory M. Polites, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine in medicine

Practice of Medicine Small Group Leader of the Year:
Douglas M. Char, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine in medicine

Selective of the Year:
Will R. Ross, MD, associate dean for diversity and professor of medicine

Teaching Assistant of the Year:
Stephen W. Linderman, MD/PhD student

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards:

Kari L. Allen, PhD, assistant professor of anatomy
Amy L. Bauernfeind, PhD, assistant professor of anatomy
Paul C. Bridgman, PhD, professor of neurobiology
Alan I. Glass, MD, assistant vice chancellor and director of the Habif Health & Wellness Center
Timothy E. Holy, PhD, associate professor of neurobiology
Robert W. Mercer, PhD, professor of cell biology and physiology
Heidi B. Miller, MD, instructor in clinical medicine
Sabrina Nunez, PhD, assistant professor of medicine
Linda J. Pike, PhD, professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics
Joseph L. (Joel) Price, PhD, DPhil, professor of anatomy and neurobiology
David C. Van Essen, PhD, the Alumni Endowed Professor of Neurobiology

2013-14 award recipients

Awarded November 19, 2014

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Class of 2015

Clerkship Director of the Year:
Thomas M. De Fer, MD

Clinical Lecturer of the Year:
Thomas M. De Fer, MD, professor of medicine

Clerkship Administrator of the Year:
Patricia Werner, obstetrics and gynecology

Clinical Department of the Year:
Internal Medicine

Clinical Teachers of the Year:

Megan E. Wren, MD, associate professor of medicine
Camaryn Chrisman Robbins, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology
Martin I. Boyer, MD, the Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Robert C. Bucelli, MD, PhD, assistant professor of neurology
Renee B. Van Stavern, MD, associate professor of neurology
Melvin S. Blanchard, MD, associate professor of medicine
David L. Eisenberg, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology
Richard D. Brasington Jr., MD, professor of medicine
Tammy L. Sonn, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology
Douglas P. Larsen, MD, assistant professor of neurology

Residents of the Year:

Matthew J. Burford, MD
Laura E. Baldassari, MD
Lauren M. Bergeron, MD
Nsangou T. Ghogomu, MD
Anna S. Graseck, MD
Chung A. Lee, MD
Micaela E. O’Neil, MD
Charlene J. Ong, MD
Meghan L. Valentine, MD
Kathryn Squires, MD

Class of 2016

Course Master of the Year:
Steven C. Cheng, MD, associate professor of medicine

Professor of the Year:
Erika C. Crouch, PhD, MD, professor of pathology and immunology

Lecturer of the Year:
Nigar Kirmani, MD, professor of medicine

Practice of Medicine Preceptor of the Year:
Thomas M. De Fer, MD

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards:

Richard D. Brasington Jr., MD, professor of medicine
William E. Clutter, MD, associate professor of medicine, associate director of the House Staff Training Program
Alan I. Glass, MD, assistant vice chancellor and director of Student Health Services, and assistant professor of clinical psychiatry
Scot G. Hickman, MD, professor of medicine
Steven J. Lawrence, MD, assistant professor of medicine
Deborah C. Rubin, MD, professor of medicine
Timothy T. Yau, MD, assistant professor of medicine
Wayne M. Yokoyama, MD, the Sam and Audrey Loew Levin Professor of Medicine
Megan E. Wren, MD
Allyson R. Zazulia, MD, associate professor of neurology and associate dean for continuing medical education

Class of 2017

Course Master of the Year:
Glenn C. Conroy, PhD, professor of anatomy and of anthropology

Professor of the Year:
Jane E. Phillips-Conroy, PhD, professor of anatomy and of anthropology

Stanley Lang Lecturer of the Year:
Krikor T. Dikranian, MD, PhD, associate professor of anatomy

Teaching Assistant of the Year:
Roger Klein, graduate research assistant

Practice of Medicine Small Group Leader of the Year:
Douglas M. Char, associate professor of emergency medicine

Selective of the Year:
Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards:

Paul C. Bridgman, PhD, professor of neurobiology
Alan I. Glass, MD
Timothy E. Holy, PhD, associate professor of neurobiology
Henry V. Huang, PhD, associate professor of molecular microbiology
Heidi B. Miller, MD, instructor in clinical medicine
Jay F. Piccirillo, MD, professor of otolaryngology
Linda J. Pike, PhD, professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics
Gregory M. Polites, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine
Joseph L. (Joel) Price, PhD, DPhil, professor of anatomy and neurobiology
Jason D. Weber, PhD, associate professor of medicine

2012-13 award recipients

Awarded November 18, 2013

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Class of 2014

Clerkship Director of the Year:
Thomas M. De Fer, MD, professor of medicine

Clinical Lecturer of the Year:
Tammy Sonn, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology

Clinical Department of the Year:
Internal Medicine

Clinical Teachers of the Year:

Gregory M. Polites, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine
Mark Levine, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine
Megan E. Wren, MD, associate professor of medicine
L. Stewart Massad Jr., MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology
Brian Nussenbaum, MD, the Christy J. and Richard S. Hawes III Professor of Otolaryngology
Collin McClelland, MD, assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences
Martin I. Boyer, MD, the Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Douglas P. Larsen, MD, assistant professor of neurology
Phyllis C. Huettner, MD, associate professor of pathology and immunology
Melvin S. Blanchard, MD, associate professor of medicine

Residents of the Year:

Mary Keegan, MD
Meghan Valentine, MD
Nathan Kung, MD
Katharine Meddles, MD
Nicholas Hamilton, MD
Todd Fojo, MD
Matt Burford, MD
Lora Melman, MD
Kathryn Squires, MD
Derek Wakeman, MD

Class of 2015

Course Master of the Year:
Erika C. Crouch, MD, PhD, professor of pathology and immunology

Professor of the Year:
Steven C. Cheng, MD, associate professor of medicine

Lecturer of the Year:
Allyson R. Zazulia, MD, associate professor of neurology

Practice of Medicine Preceptor of the Year:
Megan E. Wren, MD, associate professor of medicine

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards:

Dana R. Abendschein, PhD, associate professor of medicine
Richard D. Brasington Jr., MD, professor of medicine
William E. Clutter, MD, associate professor of medicine, associate director of the House Staff Training Program
Alan I. Glass, MD, assistant vice chancellor and director of Student Health Services, and assistant professor of clinical psychiatry
Ian S. Hagemann, PhD, MD, assistant professor of pathology and immunology
Scot G. Hickman, MD, professor of medicine
Nigar Kirmani, MD, professor of medicine
Deborah C. Rubin, MD, professor of medicine
David Sheinbein, MD, associate professor of medicine
Wayne M. Yokoyama, MD, the Sam and Audrey Loew Levin Professor of Medicine

Class of 2016

Course Master of the Year:
Gregory M. Polites, MD

Professor of the Year:
Jane E. Phillips-Conroy, PhD, professor of anatomy and of anthropology

Stanley Lang Lecturer of the Year:
Steven Sauk, MD, clinical fellow in radiology

Teaching Assistant of the Year:
Andrew P. Jallouk, graduate research assistant

Practice of Medicine Small Group Leader of the Year:
Ryan P. Calfee, MD, assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery

Selective of the Year:
Meredith E. Pittman, MD, co-chief resident in pathology and immunology

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards:

Glenn C. Conroy, PhD, professor of anatomy and of anthropology
Krikor T. Dikranian, MD, PhD, associate professor of anatomy
Alan I. Glass, MD
Joseph L. (Joel) Price, PhD, DPhil, professor of anatomy and neurobiology
Paul C. Bridgman, PhD, professor of neurobiology and associate professor of biomedical engineering
Jay F. Piccirillo, MD, professor of otolaryngology
Michael G. Caparon Jr., PhD, professor of molecular microbiology
Linda J. Pike, PhD, professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics
Andrey S. Shaw, MD, Emil R. Unanue Professor of Immunobiology in Pathology and Immunology
Timothy E. Holy, PhD, associate professor of neurobiology

2011-12 award recipients

Awarded November 19, 2012

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Class of 2013 – Clinical Awards

Clerkship Director of the Year:
Thomas M. De Fer, MD

Clinical Lecturer of the Year:
Thomas M. De Fer, MD, professor of medicine

Clinical Department of the Year:
Internal Medicine

Clinical Teachers of the Year:

Melvin S. Blanchard, MD
Martin I. Boyer, MD, the Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
John P. Kirby, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery
L. Stewart Massad Jr., MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology
Gary A. Miller, MD, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery
Robert T. Naismith II, MD, assistant professor of neurology
Heidi Prather, DOST, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery and of neurology
Cassandra M. Pruitt, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics
Morton E. Smith, MD, professor emeritus of ophthalmology and visual sciences
Andrea L. Stephens, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology

Residents of the Year:

Zachary R. Cohen, MD
Kendra D. Conzen, MD
Michael H. Johnson, MD
Daniel Moon, MD
Clare Moynihan, MD
Andrew Park, MD
Jay S. Patel, MD
David Raymer, MD
Kathryn Squires, MD
Meghan Valentine, MD

Class of 2014 – Second-year awards

Course Master of the Year:
Erika C. Crouch, MD, PhD, professor of pathology and immunology

Professor of the Year:
Steven C. Cheng, MD, assistant professor of medicine

Lecturer of the Year:
Megan E. Wren, MD, associate professor of medicine

Practice of Medicine Preceptor of the Year:
Thomas M. De Fer, MD

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards:

Dana R. Abendschein, PhD, associate professor of cell biology and physiology
Richard D. Brasington Jr., MD, professor of medicine
William E. Clutter, MD, associate professor of medicine, associate director of the House Staff Training Program
Alan I. Glass, MD, assistant vice chancellor and director of Student Health Services and assistant professor of clinical psychiatry
Seth Goldberg, MD, assistant professor of medicine
Scot G. Hickman, MD, professor of medicine
Nigar Kirmani, MD, professor of medicine
James S. Lewis Jr., MD, associate professor of otolaryngology and of pathology and immunology
Wayne M. Yokoyama, MD, the Sam and Audrey Loew Levin Professor of Medicine and professor of pathology and immunology
Allyson R. Zazulia, MD, associate professor of neurology and of radiology

Class of 2015 – First-year awards

Course Master of the Year:
Gregory M. Polites, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine in medicine

Professor of the Year:
Jane Phillips-Conroy, PhD, professor of anatomy

Stanley Lang Lecturer of the Year:
Barry Sleckman, MD, PhD, Conan Professor of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine

Teaching Assistant of the Year:
Nicholas P. Semenkovich

Practice of Medicine Small Group Leader of the Year:
Rebecca Bavolek, MD, instructor in emergency medicine in medicine

Selective of the Year:
Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine in medicine

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards:

Dana R. Abendschein, PhD
Marc J. Bernstein, PhD, associate professor of clinical medicine
Paul C. Bridgman, PhD, professor of neurobiology and associate professor of biomedical engineering
Glenn C. Conroy, PhD, professor of anatomy
Krikor T. Dikranian, MD, PhD, associate professor of anatomy and of physical therapy
Jay F. Piccirillo, MD, professor of medicine, of occupational therapy, of otolaryngology and of biostatistics
Linda J. Pike, PhD, professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics
Joseph L. (Joel) Price, PhD, DPhil, professor of anatomy and neurobiology
Andrey S. Shaw, MD, Emil R. Unanue Professor of Immunobiology in Pathology and Immunology
Jason Dean Weber, PhD, associate professor of cell biology and physiology and associate professor of medicine

2010-11 award recipients

Awarded December 2, 2011

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Class of 2012 – Clinical Awards

Clerkship Director of the Year:
Thomas De Fer, MD

Clinical Lecturer of the Year:
Thomas De Fer, MD, associate professor of medicine

Clinical Department of the Year:
Internal Medicine

Clinical Teachers of the Year:

Melvin Blanchard, MD, associate professor of medicine
Martin Boyer, MD, the Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Thomas Davis, MD, associate professor of anesthesiology
Bradley Freeman, MD, professor of surgery
Ryotaro Kato, JD, MD, instructor in medicine
Leslie Massad, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology
Gary Miller, MD, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery
Gladys Tse, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology
Renee Van Stavern, MD, associate professor of neurology
Megan Wren, MD, associate professor of medicine

Residents of the Year:

Sarah Bandt, MD
Jesse Beery, MD
Zachery Cohen, MD
Enjae Jung, MD
Marie Miller, MD
Amit Patel, MD
Kathleen O’Neill, MD
Elizabeth Peek, MD
Praveen Rao, MD
Brooke Winner, MD

Class of 2013 – Second-year awards

Course Master of the Year:
Steven Cheng, assistant professor of medicine

Professor of the Year:
Erika Crouch, MD, professor of pathology and immunology

Lecturer of the Year:
Douglas Larsen, MD, assistant professor of neurology

Practice of Medicine (POM) Preceptor of the Year:
Megan Wren, MD, associate professor of medicine

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards:

William Clutter, MD, associate professor of medicine
Thomas De Fer, MD, associate professor of medicine
Alan Glass, MD, assistant vice chancellor and director, Student Health and Counseling Service
Scot Hickman, MD, professor of medicine
Leslie Kahl, MD, former professor of medicine
Nigar Kirmani, MD, professor of medicine
Gregory Storch, MD, the Ruth L. Siteman Professor of Pediatrics
David Windus, MD, professor of medicine, associate dean for medical education
Wayne Yokoyama, MD, the Sam and Audrey Loew Levin Professor of Medicine
Allyson Zazulia, MD, associate professor of neurology

Class of 2014 – First-year awards

Course Master of the Year:
Gregory Polites, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine in medicine

Professor of the Year:
Jane Phillips-Conroy, MD, professor of anatomy

Stanley Lang Lecturer of the Year:
Krikor Dikranian, MD, associate professor of anatomy

Teaching Assistant of the Year:
Lulu Sun, graduate research assistant

Practice of Medicine (POM) Small Group Leader of the Year:
Dan Haupt, MD, associate professor of psychiatry

Selective of the Year:
Jeffrey Leonard, MD, associate professor of neurological surgery

Distinguished Service Teaching Awards:

Paul Bridgman, MD, professor of neurobiology
William Clutter, MD, associate professor of medicine
Glenn Conroy, MD, professor of anatomy
Alan Glass, MD, assistant vice chancellor and director, Student Health and Counseling Service
Linda Pike, MD, professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics
Joel Price, MD, professor of anatomy and neurobiology
Andrey Shaw, MD, the Emil R. Unanue Professor of Immunobiology in Pathology and Immunology
Barry Sleckman, MD, the Conan Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Jason Weber, MD, associate professor of medicine
Robert Wilkinson, MD, professor ocell biology and physiology

Humanism in Medicine:
Steven Cheng, MD, assistant professor of medicine