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2019-2022 DOM Awards Recognition Reception

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Congratulations to all the Department of Medicine Awardees!

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Daniel Goldberg, MD, PhD
David M. and Paula L. Kipnis Distinguished Professor Division of Infectious Diseases

National Academy of Sciences
Timothy Ley, MD
Lewis T. and Rosalind B. Apple; Chair in Oncology; Division of Oncology

National Academy of Sciences; Henry Stratton Medal American Society of Hematology; Léopold Griffuel Prize France Fondation ARC
Ying (Maggie) Chen, MD PhD
Ying (Maggie) Chen, MD PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Nephrology

American Society for Clinical Investigation
Kory Lavine, MD, PhD
Kory Lavine, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Cardiology

American Society for Clinical Investigation;
MCI Leadership Achievement Award NAS International Society for Heart Research
Jennifer Philips, MD, PhD
Theodore and Bertha Bryan; Professor of Environmental Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases

American Society for Clinical Investigation
Fellow; American Academy of Microbiology; Fellow
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Nathan Stitziel
Nathan O. Stitziel, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Cardiology

American Society for Clinical Investigation
Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD
Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD
Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine; Division of Nephrology

Association of American Physicians; WUSM Academy of Educators Inaugural Fellow
Peter Westervelt, MD, PhD
Peter Westervelt, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Oncology

Alumni Achievement Award; WUMC Alumni Association
John Atkinson, MD
John Atkinson, MD
Samuel B. Grant Professor of Clinical Medicine; Division of Rheumatology

Carl and Gerty Cori Faculty Achievement Award; Presidential Gold Medal American College of Rheumatology;  Ernest Beutler Lecture and Prize
American Society of Hematology; WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
M. Laurin Council, MD
M. Laurin Council, MD Professor of Medicine; Division of Dermatology

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Chyi-Song Hsieh, MD, PhD
Chyi-Song Hsieh, MD, PhD
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff; Professor of Rheumatology; Division of Rheumatology

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society;
WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Andrew Kates, MD Professor of Medicine; Division of Cardiology

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society;
WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Robyn Klein, MD, PhD Robert E. and Louise F. Dunn Professor of Medical Sciences; Division of Infectious Diseases

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society;
Distinguished Educator Award – Graduate Student Teaching or Mentoring
Anitha Vijayan, MD
Professor of Medicine;
Division of Nephrology

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society;
Dr. Neville Grant Award for Clinical Excellence
Jean Wang, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Saiama Waqar, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Oncology

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society;
WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Karen Winters, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medicine

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Nichole Zehnder, MD Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medicine

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society;
WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll;
WUSM Academy of Educators Fellow
Eva Aagaard, MD
Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professor of Medical Education; Division of General Medicine

WUSM Academy of Educators Inaugural Fellow; WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Dennis Chang, MD Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Hospital Medicine

WUSM Academy
of Educators Inaugural Fellow; WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll; Inclusion Distinguished Service Teaching Award Classes of 2022 and 2024
Steven Cheng, MD Professor of Medicine; Division of Nephrology

WUSM Academy of
Educators Inaugural Fellow; WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll; 2020 Preclinical Teacher of the Year;
Course Director of the Year Classes of 2021 and 2023; Glenn Conroy Module Leader of the Year Class of 2024
Dominique Cosco, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medicine

WUSM Academy
of Educators Inaugural Fellow; WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Thomas De Fer, MD
Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professor of Medical Education; Division of General Medicine

WUSM Academy of
Educators Inaugural Fellow; WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll; POM Preceptor of the Year Class of 2021;
Jane F. Desforges Distinguished Teacher Award; American College of Physicians; Master American College of Physicians; Ruth-Marie E. Fincher, MD Service Award, AAIM
Janice Hanson, PhD Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medicine

WUSM Academy
of Educators Inaugural Fellow; WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Patricia Kao, MD Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Nephrology

WUSM Academy of Educators Inaugural Fellow; WUSM Academy of Educators Exemplary Educator Award; WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Steven Lawrence, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases

WUSM Academy of
Educators Inaugural Fellow; WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll; Distinguished Service Teaching Award Class of 2021
Justin Sadhu, MD, MPHS
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Cardiology

WUSM Academy of
Educators Inaugural Fellow; WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll; Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Teaching Fellow; Distinguished Service Teaching Award Class of 2021; Creativity Distinguished Service Teaching Award Class of 2023; Jane Phillips-Conroy Professor of the Year Class of 2024
Megan Wren, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medicine

WUSM Academy of
Educators Inaugural Fellow; WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll;
WUSM Academy of Educators Lifetime Achievement Award; 2019 Full-Time Clinical
Teacher of the Year;
Distinguished Service Teaching Award Class of 2021; Critical Thinking-Medical Topic Distinguished Service Teaching Award Class of 2022; Clinical Care Distinguished Service Teaching Award Class of 2023
Timothy Yau, MD Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Nephrology

WUSM Academy of
Educators Inaugural Fellow; WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll; 2021 Preclinical Teacher of the Year; Lecturer of the Year Class of 2021; Distinguished Service Teaching Award Class of 2022; POM Small Group Leader of the Year Class of 2022; Professor of the Year Class of 2023; Thread Leader of the Year Class of 2024
Michael DeVita, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine; St. Louis Veterans Administration

WUSM Academy
of Educators Fellow
Carolyn Dufault, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medicine

WUSM Academy
of Educators Fellow;
WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Nickole Forget, MD Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medicine

WUSM Academy
of Educators Fellow;
WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Nigar Kirmani, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases

WUSM Academy
of Educators Fellow;
Distinguished Service Teaching Award Class of 2021; Critical Thinking Distinguished Service Teaching Award Class of 2023
Kenneth Ludmerer, MD Mabel Dorn-Reeder Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine

WUSM Academy
of Educators Fellow;
Fellow, Hastings Center;
The Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars;
John C. Gienapp Award for Distinguished Service to Graduate Medical Education ACGME
Jennifer Schmidt, MD Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medicine

WUSM Academy
of Educators Fellow
Ilana Rosman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Dermatology

WUSM Academy
of Educators Rising Star Award
Lisa Zickuhr, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology

WUSM Academy of
Educators Rising Star Award; WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll; Distinguished Service Teaching Award Class of 2021; Research Distinguished Service Teaching Award Class of 2023
David Alpers, MD
Professor Emeritus of Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Osama Altayar, MD
Osama Altayar, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Alison Antes Schuelke, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medical Sciences

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Thomas Bailey, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll; U.S. TB Elimination Champion Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rakhee Bhayani, MD
Rakhee Bhayani, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medicine

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Elizabeth Blaney, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Thomas Ciesielski, MD Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medicine

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Matthew Ciorba, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll;
Catalyst for Mission Advancement Award Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
Koushik Das, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Nicholas Davidson, MD John E. and Adaline Simon Professor of Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Parakkal Deepak, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Kathryn Diemer, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Dayna Early, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Seth Eisen, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll; Distinguished Educator Award – Postdoctoral Research Mentoring
Brian Gage, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medical Sciences

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Seth Goldberg, MD Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Nephrology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
C. Prakash Gyawali, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Donna Jeffe, PhD Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medical Sciences

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Vladimir Kushnir, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Gabriel Lang, MD Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Deborah Lenschow, MD, PhD
John S. Daniels Professor of Immunology; Division of Rheumatology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll; Pew Charitable Trusts Innovation Fund Investigator
Tingting Li, MD, MSCI
Professor of Medicine; Division of Nephrology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Scott McHenry, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Amy McQueen, PhD
Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medical Sciences

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Rodney D. Newberry, MD
Rodney Newberry, MD
Dr. Nicholas V. Costrini Professor of Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Division of Gastroenterology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Deborah Parks, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Prabha Ranganathan, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Deborah Rubin, MD
William B. Kountz Professor of Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Gregory Sayuk, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Abby Spencer, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medicine

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll; Scholarship in Teaching Award Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Mark Thoelke, MD Professor of Medicine; Division of Hospital Medicine

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll; Dr. Neville Grant Award for Clinical Excellence
Sandeep Tripathy, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Wayne Yokoyama, MD
Sam and Audrey Loew Levin Professor of Arthritis Research;  Division of Rheumatology

WUSM Academy of Educators Honor Roll
Nancy Bartlett, MD
Koman Chair in Medical Oncology; Division of Oncology

BJH Medical Staff Association Lifetime Achievement Award
Marin Kollef, MD
Virginia E. and Sam J. Golman Endowed Chair in Respiratory Intensive Care Medicine; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

BJH Medical Staff Association Lifetime Achievement Award
Aubrey Morrison, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Nephrology

BJH Medical Staff Association Lifetime Achievement Award;
Distinguished Graduate Medal Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Jeffrey Crippin, MD Marilyn E. Bornefeld Chair in Gastrointestinal Research and Treatment; Division of Gastroenterology

Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital
2020 President’s Achievement Award
Angela Brown, MD Professor of Medicine; Division of Cardiology

Dr. Neville Grant Award for Clinical Excellence
Lenise Cummings-Vaughn, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science

Alene and Meyer Kopolow Award for Excellence in Service
to Older Adults
Anthony Dao, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine; Division of Hospital Medicine

Business of Pride Award St. Louis Business Journal
Ann Marie Dale, PhD
Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medical Sciences

WU Distinguished Community Service Award
James DuBois, PhD
Steven J Bander Professor of Medical Ethics and Professionalism; Division of General Medical Sciences

Fellow Hastings Center; Fellow Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Po-Yin Yen, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medical Sciences

Fellow American Academy of Nursing; Fellow American College of Medical Informatics
Douglas Mann, MD
Ada L. Steininger Professor of Cardiology; Division of Cardiology

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science;
Distinguished Scientist Award American College of Cardiology; Lifetime Achievement Award
Heart Failure Society of America; Lifetime Achievement Award
Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology
Albert Lai, PhD Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medical Sciences

Fellow American College of Medical Informatics
Randi Foraker, PhD Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medical Sciences

Fellow American College of Medical Informatics
Philip Payne, PhD
Janet and Bernard Becker Professor; Division of General Medical Sciences

Fellow American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Makedonka Mitreva, PhD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases

Fellow American Society
of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; Bailey K. Ashford Medal American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
E-P Barrette, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases

Fellow Infectious Diseases Society of America
Philip Budge, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases

Fellow Infectious Diseases Society of America
Courtney Chrisler, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases

Fellow Infectious Diseases Society of America
Michael Durkin, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases

Fellow Infectious Diseases Society of America
Ige George, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases

Fellow Infectious Diseases Society of America
Jeffrey Henderson, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases

Fellow Infectious Diseases Society of America; President’s Award Association for the Advancement of
Blood & Biotherapies
Kevin Hsueh, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases
Jennie Kwon, DO, MSCI
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases

Fellow Infectious Diseases Society
of America; Fellow Society for Healthcare
Epidemiology of America; Mid-Career Scholarship Award
Society for Healthcare
Epidemiology of America; Emerging Leader Award
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Alumni Association
Stephen Y. Liang, MD, MPHS
Stephen Liang, MD, MPHS
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases

Fellow Infectious Diseases Society of America
Caline Mattar, MD Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases

Fellow Infectious Diseases Society of America
Anupam Pande, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases

Fellow Infectious Diseases Society of America
Hilary Reno, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases

Fellow Infectious Diseases Society of America
Andrej Spec, MD, MSCI
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases

Fellow Infectious Diseases Society of America
Michael Diamond, MD, PhD
Herbert S Gasser Professor; Division of Infectious Diseases

Fellow National Academy of Inventors;
WU Distinguished Investigator Award;
Council Member Association of American Physicians; WUSTL LEAP Award
John DiPersio, MD, PhD
Virginia E and Sam J Golman Professor of Medicine; Division of Oncology

Harriet P. Dustan Award for Science as Related
to Medicine American College of Physicians; Prize for Scientific Excellence in Medicine American Italian Cancer Foundation
Mauricio Lisker-Melman, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology

Distinguished Clinician/Educator
Mentor Award
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases; Life Achievement Award
Mexican Association of Gastroenterology;
Professional Life Achievement Award
Mexican Association of Hepatology
Janet McGill, MD Professor of Medicine; Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research

Outstanding Physician Clinician in Diabetes American Diabetes Association; Samuel Eichold II Memorial Award for Contributions in Diabetes American College of Physicians
Will Ross, MD, MPH
Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine; Division of Nephrology

Oscar E. Edwards Memorial Award for Volunteerism and Community Service
American College of Physicians; Outstanding St. Louis Scientist Award
Academy of Science
St. Louis; Academy of Fellows Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education
Karen Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Cardiology

American Clinical and Climatological Association
Thomas Maddox, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Cardiology

American Clinical and Climatological Association
Mark Williams, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Hospital Medicine

American Clinical and Climatological Association
Monica Chang-Panesso, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Division of Nephrology

Young Physician-Scientist Award
American Society for Clinical Investigation;
Roger M. Perlmutter Career Development Assistant Professorship in Medicine
Jose Saenz, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology

Young Physician-Scientist Award
American Society for Clinical Investigation
Abhinav Diwan, MD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Cardiology

Association of University Cardiologists
Tarek Alhamad, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Nephrology

Award of Excellence National Kidney Foundation
Anne Goldberg, MD Professor of Medicine; Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research

W. Virgil Brown Distinguished Achievement Award National Lipid Association;
Founder’s Award
Foundation of the National Lipid Association
H. James Wedner, MD Phillip & Arleen Korenblat Professor of Allergy and Immunology in Medicine; Division of Allergy & Immunology

Mentorship Award American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Neha Mehta-Shah, MD, MSCI
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Oncology

Alliance Scholar Award
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Megan Baldridge, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases

WU Distinguished Investigator Award;
Burroughs Wellcome Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases Award
Nathan Singh, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine; Division of Oncology

Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award 
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Ali Javaheri, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Division of Cardiology

David L. Williams Lecture and Scholarship Award Kern Lipid Conference
Erica Young, MD Instructor in Medicine; Division of Cardiology

WUSM Dean’s Scholar
Rong Mei Zhang, MD
Instructor in Medicine; Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research

WUSM Dean’s Scholar
Hrishikesh Kulkarni, MD, MSCI
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Early Career Award International Complement Society
Laneshia Tague, MD, MSCI
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Harold Amos
Medical Faculty Development Award
Gerald Dorn, MD
Philip and Sima K. Needleman Professor of Medicine; Center for Pharmacogenomics

Harrington
Scholar-Innovator Award
Leonid Shmuylovich, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Division of Dermatology

Honorable Mention
NIH NTAC Challenge for Maternal Health
Jeffrey Millman, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research

Mallinckrodt Scholar Program
Milan Chheda, MD Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Oncology

WUSTL LEAP Award
Christopher Maher, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Oncology

WUSTL LEAP Award
Russell Pachynski, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Oncology

WUSTL LEAP Award
Rajan Sah, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Cardiology

WUSTL LEAP Award
Brian Van Tine, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine; Division of Oncology

WUSTL LEAP Award
Stuart Kornfeld, MD David C. and Betty Farrell Professor of Medicine; Division of Hematology

Roscoe O. Brady Award
WORLDSymposium Conference
Cassandra Fritz, MD, MPHS
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology

Clinical Teacher of the Year Class of 2020
Amy Riek, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research

Creativity Distinguished Service Teaching Award
Class of 2024
Barbara Lutey, MD Associate Professor of Medicine; Division of General Medicine

Gold Humanism
Honor Society
Natalie Baumann, MD
Instructor in Medicine; Division of General Medicine

LeJIT Teaching Award Gateway Medicine Clerkship