Celebration of

Faculty Excellence

Cox Hall Ballroom,

Emory University

October 18, 2017

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Order of Ceremony

Welcome Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD Chair, Emory School of Medicine Recognitions Committee

Opening Remarks Jonathan S. Lewin, MD Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, Emory University Executive Director, Woodruff Health Sciences Center President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, Emory Healthcare

Recognitions

2017 Senior Promotions Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD

Dean’s Teaching Awards J. William Eley, MD, MPH Executive Associate Dean, Medical Education and Student Affairs, Graduate Medical Education, and Continuing Medical Education

Millipub Club Inductees and Emory 1% Award Allan Levey, MD, PhD Interim Executive Associate Dean for Research

Excellence in Patient Satisfaction Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD

Hidden Gem Awards Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD

Regional, National, and International Awards Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD

School of Medicine Mentoring Awards Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD

School of Medicine Distinguished Service Awards Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD

Closing Remarks David S. Stephens, MD Interim Dean, Emory School of Medicine

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2017 Senior Promotions

Professor

Bill Bornstein, MD, PhD (Medicine)

Gary Bouloux, MD, DDS (Surgery)

Cathrin Buetefisch, MD, PhD (Neurology)

Anthony Chan , DVM, PhD (Human Genetics)

Edward Chen, MD (Surgery)

Suephy Chen, MD (Dermatology)

Xingming Deng, MD, PhD (Radiation Oncology)

Erica Duncan, MD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)

Christopher Flowers, MD, MS (Hematology & Medical Oncology)

Victoria Green , MD (Gynecology & Obstetrics)

Bruce Greenfield, PhD (Rehabilitation Medicine)

Marie Johanson, PhD, PT, OCS (Rehabilitation Medicine)

Zoher Kapasi, PhD (Rehabilitation Medicine)

Jaffar Khan, MD (Neurology)

G. Marshall Lyon III, MD (Medicine)

Kevin Maher, MD (Pediatrics)

Bryan McNally, MD, MPH (Emergency Medicine)

Kenneth Ogan, MD (Urology)

Taofeek Owonikoko, MD, PhD (Hematology & Medical Oncology)

W. James Parks, MD (Pediatrics)

Timothy Read, PhD (Medicine)

Michelle Reid, MD (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine)

Ritu Sachdeva, MD (Pediatrics)

David Schulman, MD, MPH (Medicine)

Jonathan Sevransky, MD (Medicine)

Hugh Stoddard, MEd, PhD (Medicine)

Vin Tangpricha, MD, PhD (Medicine)

Malú Tansey, PhD (Physiology)

Nicole Turgeon, MD (Surgery)

Barry Warshaw, MD (Pediatrics)

Neale Weitzmann, PhD (Medicine) Continued…

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Professor (Continued)

David Wright, MD (Emergency Medicine)

Grant of Tenure

Ihab Hajjar, MD (Medicine)

Associate Professor

Shelly Abramowicz, DDS, DMD (Surgery)

Jeremy Ackerman, MD (Emergency Medicine)

Adina Alazraki, MD (Radiology & Imaging Sciences)

Kristen Baugnon, MD (Radiology & Imaging Sciences)

David Berkowitz, MD (Medicine)

Joanna Bonsall, MD, PhD (Medicine)

David Brandon, MD (Radiology & Imaging Sciences)

Robert Brown, MD, PhD (Pediatrics)

Kenneth Cardona, MD (Surgery)

Dimitri Cassimatis, MD (Medicine)

Robert Cole, MD (Medicine)

Karen Conneely, PhD (Human Genetics)

Michael Connor, MD (Medicine)

Brian Costello, MD (Pediatrics)

Sushma Cribbs, MD, MSc (Medicine)

Tanvi Dhere, MD (Medicine)

Christine Dunham, PhD (Biochemistry)

Anh Duong, MD (Radiology & Imaging Sciences)

Yazan Duwayri, MD (Surgery)

Nicholas Fletcher, MD (Orthopaedics)

Maura George, MD (Medicine)

Annette Giangiacomo, MD (Ophthalmology)

Young-Mi Go Kang, PhD (Medicine)

Claire-Anne Gutekunst, PhD (Neurosurgery)

Lisa Haddad, MD (Gynecology & Obstetrics)

Continued…

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Associate Professor (Continued)

Krisztina Hanley, MD (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine)

Brent Hayek, MD (Ophthalmology)

David Holland, MD, MHS (Medicine)

Julie Hollberg, MD (Medicine)

Michael Hoskins, MD (Medicine)

Tanja Jovanovic, PhD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)

Julie Kable, PhD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)

Ioannis Karakis, MD (Neurology)

Colleen Kelley, MD (Medicine)

Vita Kesner, MD (Neurology)

Mohammed Khan, MD, PhD (Radiation Oncology)

Namita Khanna, MD, MPH (Gynecology & Obstetrics)

Cheryl Klaiman, PhD (Pediatrics)

Uma Krishnamurti, MD, PhD (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine)

Ragini Kudchadkar, MD (Hematology & Medical Oncology)

Wilbur Lam, MD, PhD (Pediatrics)

Karen Law, MD (Medicine)

Leslie Lawley, MD (Dermatology)

Phoebe Lenhart, MD (Ophthalmology)

Brent Little, MD (Radiology & Imaging Sciences)

Tian Liu, PhD (Radiation Oncology)

Gina Lundberg, MD (Medicine)

April Maa, MD (Ophthalmology)

Michael McDaniel, MD (Medicine)

Abeer Moanna, MD (Medicine)

David Neujahr, MD (Medicine)

Minh Nguyen, MD (Medicine)

Ajay Nooka, MD, MPH (Hematology & Medical Oncology)

Seth Norrholm, PhD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)

Matthew Oster, MD (Pediatrics)

Mirko Paiardini, PhD (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine)

Ravi Patel, MD (Pediatrics) Continued…

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Associate Professor (Continued)

Rachel Patzer, PhD (Surgery)

Allan Pickens, MD (Surgery)

Sara Pullen, DPT, MPH (Rehabilitation Medicine)

Muna Qayed, MD (Pediatrics)

Aarti Sekhar, MD (Radiology & Imaging Sciences)

Anita Sethna, MD (Otolaryngology)

Virginia Shaffer, MD (Surgery)

Bijal Shah, MD (Emergency Medicine)

William Sharp, PhD (Pediatrics)

Frank Tong, MD (Radiology & Imaging Sciences)

Jay Varkey, MD (Medicine)

Srihari Veeraraghavan, MD (Medicine)

Seth Walker, MD (Medicine)

Karen Wasilewski-Masker, MD (Pediatrics)

Adam Webb, MD (Neurology)

Matthew Wheatley, MD (Emergency Medicine)

Melissa White, MD, MPH (Emergency Medicine)

David Yu, MD, PhD (Radiation Oncology)

“Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat long is the road thereto and rough

and steep at first but when the heights are reached, then there is ease, though grievously hard

in the winning.”

Hesiod

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Dean’s Teaching Award Recipients are nominated by colleagues and students and chosen by the

Teaching Awards Committee for their dedication to medical student teaching and their many contributions as course directors and mentors.

Mary Dolan, MD (Gynecology & Obstetrics)

Adriana Hermida, MD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)

Marie Johanson, PhD, PT, OCS (Rehabilitation Medicine)

Kenneth Moberg, PhD (Cell Biology)

Stewart Neill, MD (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine)

J. Richard Pittman, MD (Medicine)

Ravi Rajani, MD (Surgery)

Parminder Suchdev, MD, MPH (Pediatrics)

MilliPub Club Inductees The MilliPub Club honors and recognizes current Emory faculty who have published one or more individual papers throughout their careers that have

each garnered more than 1000 citations. Such a paper is commonly considered a “citation classic” and represents high impact scholarship.

Larry Anderson, MD (Pediatrics)

James Bailey, MD (Medicine)

Z. Georgia Chen, PhD (Hematology & Medical Oncology)

Anastasios Costarides, MD (Ophthalmology)

Walter Curran, MD (Radiation Oncology)

Mark Czaja, MD (Medicine)

Carlos del Rio, MD (Medicine)

Raymond Dingledine, PhD (Pharmacology)

Scott Fridkin, MD (Medicine)

Haian Fu, PhD (Pharmacology)

Robert Guyton, MD (Surgery)

Jeong Hong, PhD (Pediatrics)

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Millipub Club (Continued)

Neal Iwakoshi, PhD (Surgery)

Carlos Kase, MD (Neurology)

Donna Leef, MMSc (Ophthalmology)

Susan Margulies, PhD (Biomedical Engineering)

Helen Mayberg, MD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)

Ann Mertens, PhD (Pediatrics)

Andrew Miller, MD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)

Shuming Nie, PhD (Biomedical Engineering)

Grayson Norquist, MD, MPH (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)

Michael Phillips, MD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)

Martin Sanda, MD (Urology)

Jonathan Sevransky, MD (Medicine)

Dong Moon Shin, MD (Hematology & Medical Oncology)

Neil Shulman, MD (Medicine)

Stephen Traynelis, PhD (Pharmacology)

Stephen Warren, PhD (Human Genetics)

Peter Wilson, MD (Medicine)

Hongjie Yuan, MD (Pharmacology)

Emory 1% Award

The Emory 1% Award honors and recognizes investigators who have received study section review scores in the top one percentile on a

grant proposal.

I. Raul Badell, MD (Surgery)

Max Cooper, MD (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine)

Shawn Hochman, PhD (Physiology)

Marina Sorrentino Hernandes, PhD (Medicine)

Kiyoko Takemiya, MD, PhD ( Medicine)

Wei Zhou, PhD (Hematology & Medical Oncology)

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Excellence in Patient Satisfaction

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta These departments are recognized for achieving their Connect patient

satisfaction survey goal set by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta for CYTD 2017 (Q1-Q3). Awards accepted by either the Chief or representative.

Allergy - Jennifer Shih, MD (Pediatrics)

Endocrinology - Andrew Muir, MD (Pediatrics)

Ears, Nose and Throat Clinic - Steven Goudy, MD (Pediatrics)

Gastroenterology - Saul Karpen, MD, PhD (Pediatrics)

Infectious Diseases - Andi Shane, MD, MPH (Pediatrics)

Nephrology - Laurence Greenbaum, MD (Pediatrics)

Neurology - James Fortenberry, MD (Pediatrics)

Pulmonary - Dawn Simon, MD (Pediatrics)

Rheumatology - Sampath Prahalad, MD (Pediatrics)

Sleep - Roberta Leu, MD (Pediatrics)

The Emory Clinic These faculty members finished above their division goal and in the top one percent for their specialties nationwide on Press Ganey patient satisfaction

surveys for FY17 as well as above average for CG-CAHPS surveys.

Paul Baird, MD (Medicine)

Taylor Graves, MD (Medicine)

Jaime Hatcher-Martin, MD (Neurology)

James Lah, MD, PhD (Neurology)

David Roberts, MD (Medicine)

Barbara Rothbaum, PhD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)

Robbie Williams, MD (Medicine)

Kimberly Workowski, MD (Medicine)

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Grady Memorial Hospital These individuals are recognized for having their units in the Grady Health System achieve excellent Press Ganey patient satisfaction scores for CYTD

2017 (Q1-Q3).

Baby/Antepartum - Jane Ellis MPH, PhD (Gynecology & Obstetrics)

and Michael Lindsay, MD, MPH (Gynecology & Obstetrics)

Burn Unit - Juvonda Hodge, MD (Surgery), Walt Ingram MD

(Surgery), and Rachael Williams, MD (Surgery)

Infectious Disease Program - Wendy Armstrong, MD (Medicine),

Jonathan Colasanti, MD (Medicine), and Melody Palmore, MD

(Medicine)

Neonatal Unit - George Bugg, MD (Pediatrics) and David Carlton,

MD, MPH (Pediatrics)

Neurology Unit - Nicolas Bianchi, MD (Neurology) and Mike

Frankel, MD (Neurology)

Atlanta VA Medical Center These Emory VA providers achieved scores in the 90th percentile or higher

on Press Ganey patient satisfaction surveys for the past year.

Niloofar Bazargan, MD (Medicine)

Beth Burgess, MD (Medicine)

David E. Green, MD (Medicine)

Wayne B. Harris, MD (Hematology & Medical Oncology)

Robert Hoover Jr., MD (Medicine)

Susan Platt, MD (Medicine)

Thomas Price, MD (Medicine)

Vin Tangpricha, MD (Medicine)

Peter Thule, MD (Medicine)

Diana Vargas Vives, MD (Neurology)

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Hidden Gems These faculty members have been nominated by their departmental

leadership in recognition of their outstanding, but often unnoticed or unrecognized, contributions to Emory or beyond.

Ira Adams-Chapman, MD, MPH (Pediatrics)

Martha Arellano, MD (Hematology & Medical Oncology)

Joseph Bishop, MD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)

Robert Bruce, MD (Orthopaedics)

Jeff Carney, MD (Urology)

Michael Cawley, MD (Neurosurgery)

George Chang, MD (Medicine)

Hee Cheol Cho, PhD (Biomedical Engineering)

Lee Cooper, PhD (Biomedical Informatics)

Victor Faundez, MD, PhD (Cell Biology)

Ron Feldman, MD, PhD (Dermatology)

Jonah Fox, MD, MHA (Rehabilitation Medicine)

Ghaleb Ghani, MD (Anesthesiology)

Kristin Higgins, MD (Radiation Oncology)

Andrea Joyner, MD (Gynecology & Obstetrics)

Adam Klein, MD (Otolaryngology)

Ken Loud, MS (Human Genetics)

Heping Ma, PhD (Physiology)

Pardeep Mittal, MD (Radiology & Imaging Sciences)

Bryan Morse, MD (Surgery)

TJ Murphy, PhD (Pharmacology)

Andrew Pendley, MD (Emergency Medicine)

Daniel Reines, PhD (Biochemistry)

Debra Saxe, PhD (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine)

Megha Shah, MD (Family & Preventive Medicine)

Yoland Smith, PhD (Neurology)

David Steinhauer, PhD (Microbiology & Immunology)

Jiong Yan, MD (Ophthalmology)

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Regional, National, and International Awards

Maria Aaron, MD (Ophthalmology) Elected Secretary, American Academy of Ophthalmology's Annual Meeting Rafi Ahmed, PhD (Microbiology & Immunology) 2017 Robert Koch Award, Robert Koch Foundation Aaron Anderson, MD (Neurology) 2017 A.B. Baker Teaching Recognition Certificate, American Academy of Neurology’s A.B. Baker Section of Medical Educators Aftab Ansari, PhD (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine) Appointed Member, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council of the NIH Jessica Arluck, MD (Gynecology & Obstetrics) Faculty Award, Society for Academic Generalists in Obstetrics and Gynecology Wendy Armstrong, MD (Medicine) Chair, HIV Medicine Association Dan Barrow, MD (Neurosurgery) Elected President, Society of Neurological Surgeons

Elected President, American Academy of Neurological Surgeons Samir Belagaje, MD (Neurology) Inaugural Chair, American Society of Neurorehabilitation Elisabeth Binder, MD, PhD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences) Eva King Killam Award, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Valerie Biousse, MD (Ophthalmology) 2016 First Prize, Neurology Category, British Medical Association Medical Book Award for Neuro-Ophthalmology Illustrated, Second Edition

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Regional, National, and International Awards

Susie Buchter, MD (Pediatrics) Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Rana Chakraborty, MD (Pediatrics) Chair, Section for International Medical Graduates of American Academy of Pediatrics Suephy Chen, MD (Dermatology) Member, Board of Directors, Society for Investigative Dermatology Max Cooper, MD (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine) Elected Foreign Member, Royal Society of London for Improving Knowledge Craig Coopersmith, MD (Surgery) Distinguished Service Award, Society of Critical Care Medicine Agena Davenport-Nicholson, MD (Gynecology & Obstetrics) Excellence in Teaching Award, Association of Professors of Gynecology & Obstetrics John DelGaudio, MD (Otolaryngology) President, American Rhinological Society Neal Dickert, MD, PhD (Medicine) Greenwell Fellowship in Bioethics, National Academy of Medicine Mary Dolan, MD, MPH (Gynecology & Obstetrics) Member, Board of Directors, Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology's Annual Meeting Christine Dunham, PhD (Biochemistry) 2017 Margaret C. Etter Early Career Award, American Crystallographic Association

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Regional, National, and International Awards

Richard Duszak, Jr., MD (Radiology & Imaging Sciences) Elected Council Vice Speaker, American College of Radiology

Felmont Eaves, III, MD (Surgery) Director, American Board of Plastic Surgery Gregory Esper, MD (Neurology) 2017-2019 Chair, Health Services Research Subcommittee, American Academy of Neurology Stewart Factor, MD (Neurology) Appointed Member, Executive Board of the American Society of Experimental Neurotherapeutics Jennifer Felger, PhD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences) 2017 Gerald R. Klerman Award, Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

Edee Field-Fote, PT, PhD (Rehabilitation Medicine) Member, National Advisory Board on Medical Rehabilitation Research of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development John Galloway, MD (Surgery) 2017 Clinical Nutrition Team Distinction Award, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Michael Greenwald, MD (Pediatrics) Chair, Pediatric Section of the American College of Emergency Medicine Christopher Griffith, MD, PhD (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine) 2016 Gino Saccomanno "New Frontiers in Cytology" Award, American Society for Cytopathology

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Regional, National, and International Awards

Hans Grossniklaus, MD, MBA (Ophthalmology) Editor in Chief, World Health Organization Classification of Tumours of the Eye, 4th edition

Lifetime Member, American Academy of Ophthalmology

Robert Guyton, MD (Surgery) 2017 Presidential Citation, American College of Cardiology

Lifetime Achievement Award, Atlanta Business Chronicle's Healthcare Heros

Nina Guzzetta, MD (Anesthesiology) 2017-2018 President, Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society

Kyle Hammond, MD (Orthopaedics) Medical Coverage Team, Atlanta Braves

Wilson Holland, MD (Medicine) Silverman Award, American College of Physicians, Georgia Chapter

Michael Huey, MD (Family & Preventive Medicine) President, American College Health Association

Amy Hutchinson, MD (Ophthalmology) Senior Honor Award, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Adrianna Ioachimescu, MD, PhD (Neurosurgery) Consulting Editor, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

President, Georgia Chapter of American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

Peng Jin, PhD (Human Genetics) Changjiang (Yangtze River) Scholar Award, Chinese Ministry of Education

President, Association of Chinese Geneticists in America

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Regional, National, and International Awards

Hanjoong Jo, PhD (Biomedical Engineering) Vice President, Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association

Veda Johnson, MD (Pediatrics) 2017 Pearl Birnbaum Hurwitz Humanism in Healthcare Award, Arnold P. Gold Foundation

Andrea Joyner, MD (Gynecology & Obstetrics)

Excellence in Teaching Award, Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Kirk Kanter, MD (Surgery) 2017 Sir James Carreras Award, Variety International

Zoher Kapasi, PhD (Rehabilitation Medicine) Allied Health Professional Healthcare Hero Award, Atlanta Business Chronicles

Spero Karas, MD (Orthopaedics) Medical Coverage Team, Atlanta Braves

Team Physician, Atlanta Falcons

Lee Kneer, MD (Orthopaedics) Medical Coverage Team, Atlanta Braves

Melissa Kottke, MD (Gynecology & Obstetrics) Member, Board of Directors, Georgia Obstetrical and Gynecological Society

Co-Chair for Engaging Youth with the Over-the-Counter Oral Contraceptive Pills Workgroup, The Oral Contraceptives Over- the-Counter Working Group

Alyssa Krasinskas, MD (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine) 2017 Distinguished Service Award, Gastrointestinal Pathology Society

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Regional, National, and International Awards Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD (Radiology & Imaging Sciences) President's Award for Individual Leadership, American Telemedicine Association Lekshmi Kumar, MD (Emergency Medicine) Medical Director of the Year, Region III EMS Eva Lathrop, MD, MPH (Gynecology & Obstetrics) Honor and Award for Excellence in Frontline Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Janice Lea, MD (Medicine) Elected Member, Board of Directors, American Association of Kidney Patients Ken Mautner, MD (Orthopaedics)

Medical Coverage Team, Atlanta Braves Helen Mayberg, MD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences) Elected Member, American Academy of Arts and Science Terri McFadden, MD (Pediatrics) President, American Academy of Pediatrics, Georgia Chapter Anne Marie McKenzie-Brown, MD (Anesthesiology) Appointed Member, ACGME Review Committee for Anesthesiology Brandon Mines, MD (Orthopaedics) Team Physician, Atlanta Dream

Team Physician, Atlanta Falcons Kenneth Moberg, PhD (Otolaryngology) Member, NIH Study Section

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Regional, National, and International Awards

Charles Moore, MD (Otolaryngology) Distinguished Service Award, Georgia Hospital Association

Edward Morgan, PhD (Pharmacology) President, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Mark Mullins, MD, PhD (Radiology & Imaging Sciences) Outstanding Teacher Award, American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology Foad Nahai, MD (Surgery) Honorary Fellowship, Royal College of Surgeons of England

Nancy Newman, MD (Ophthalmology) 2016 First Prize, Neurology Category, British Medical Association Medical Book Award for Neuro-Ophthalmology Illustrated, Second Edition

Appointed Director, American Academy of Neurology Fall Conferences

Appointed Member, Advisory Council of the Center for Health and Wellbeing, Princeton University

H. Houston Merritt Lecture, American Academy of Neurology, Annual Meeting

Igho Ofotokun, MD (Medicine) Selected Standing Member, FDA Antimicrobial Advisory Committee

Adeboye Osunkoya, MD (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine) Elected Member, Board of Directors, US-Canadian Academy of Pathology

Taofeek Owonikoko, MD, PhD (Hematology & Medical Oncology) Heine H. Hansen Lectureship Award, European Society for Medical Oncology and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

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Regional, National, and International Awards

Nelson Oyesiku, MD (Neurosurgery) Editor in Chief, Neurosurgery

President, Society of University Neurosurgeons Douglas Parker, MD (Dermatology) Elected Member, American Dermatological Association Sampath Prahalad, MD (Pediatrics) Hugh McLeod Award, Arthritis Foundation Jeffrey Rakofsky, MD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences) Innovation in Education Award for Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Faculty Chad Ritenour, MD (Urology) Chair, Urology Residency Review Committee, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Steven Roser, DMD, MD (Surgery) 2017 Donald B. Osbon Award for an Outstanding Educator, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Owen Samuels, MD (Neurosurgery) Alumni Academic Achievement Career Award in Neurology & Neurosurgery, State University of New York Downstate Ignacio Sanz, MD (Medicine) Elected Member, Association of American Physicians Ann Schwartz, MD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences) Chair, Taskforce on Addictions Training, American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training Aarti Sekhar, MD (Radiology & Imaging Sciences) Outstanding Teacher Award, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Imaging

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Regional, National, and International Awards

Andi Shane, MD, MPH (Pediatrics) Appointed Pediatric Infectious Disease Society Representative, World Society of Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Board of Directors Hyunsuk Shim, PhD (Radiation Oncology) Member, Board of Directors, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Center for Molecular Imaging Innovation & Translation Steve Simoneaux, MD (Radiology & Imaging Sciences) President, Society of Chairs of Radiology at Children's Hospitals Joseph Snitzer, MD (Pediatrics) Lifetime Achievement Award, Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Todd Taylor, MD (Emergency Medicine) Junior Faculty Teaching Award, American College of Emergency Physicians Nicole Turgeon, MD (Surgery) Chair, Kidney Committee, United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS)

Member, Board of Directors, American Society of Transplantation Kenneth Walker, MD (Medicine) Georgia Hospital Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award, Georgia Hospital Association Jeff Webb, MD (Orthopaedics) Medical Coverage Team, Atlanta Braves Jill Wells, MD (Ophthalmology) Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology

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Regional, National, and International Awards

Peter Wilson, MD (Medicine) 2017 Arthur S. Agatston Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Award, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

John Xerogeanes, MD (Orthopaedics) Medical Coverage Team, Atlanta Braves

Team Physician, Atlanta Dream Michael Zwick, PhD (Human Genetics)

Sharing Resources Research Award, Association of American Medical Colleges

“Don’t work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition”

H. Jackson Brown,

Emory College Class of 1963

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Emory School of Medicine Mentoring Award This award recognizes faculty who have demonstrated outstanding

mentoring in the domains of education, service, and/or research to trainees or early career faculty during the past year. Four winners were selected by

the Recognitions Committee and approved by the Dean for this award.

2017 Mentoring Award Winners

Valerie Biousse, MD (Ophthalmology)

Lawrence Boise, PhD (Hematology & Medical Oncology)

Carlos del Rio, MD (Medicine)

Colleen Kraft, MD (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine)

2017 Mentoring Award Finalists

Bhavin Adhyaru, MD (Medicine)

Douglas Ander, MD (Emergency Medicine)

Jonathan Glass, MD (Neurology)

Wilbur Lam, MD, PhD (Pediatrics)

Jeanie Park, MD (Medicine)

Jason Schneider, MD (Medicine)

Miriam Vos, MD (Pediatrics)

David Wright, MD (Emergency Medicine)

Emory School of Medicine

Distinguished Service Award This award recognizes School of Medicine faculty members who have

demonstrated outstanding service and citizenship to the Emory community and/or Atlanta and surrounding region. Four winners were

selected by the Recognitions Committee and approved by the Dean for this inaugural award.

Mikhail Akbashev, MD (Medicine)

Wendy Armstrong, MD (Medicine)

Scott Boden, MD (Orthopaedics)

Paula Frew, PhD, MA, MPH (Medicine)

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Acknowledgements

School of Medicine Recognitions Committee

Christine Dunham, PhD, Department of Biochemistry

Sheryl Gabram-Mendola, MD, Department of Surgery

Kathy Griendling, PhD, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs &

Professional Development

Jodie Guest, PhD, MPH, Department of Family & Preventive

Medicine

Andrea Joyner, MD, Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Nadine Kaslow, PhD, Committee Chair, Department of Psychiatry

& Behavioral Sciences

Janice Lea, MD, Department of Medicine

Jason Liebzeit, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine

Ajay Nooka, MD, MPH, Department of Hematology & Medical

Oncology

William Shafer, PhD, Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Gabriel Sica, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology & Laboratory

Science

Viranuj Sueblinvong, MD, Department of Medicine

A special thank you to Katie Davis and Deanna Friday for their

coordination of this exceptional event.