Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Barnes-Jewish Hospital recognized six Department of Medicine internal medicine residents and fellows with the 2023 Knowlton Incentive for Excellence Award.
This award recognizes and fosters a new generation of compassionate, skilled physicians who show extraordinary care for the patient.
The physicians were celebrated during the 39th annual ceremony held on October 30, 2023.
To recognize the compassionate care that Norman Knowlton Jr., MD, provided to Charles J. Cella, business leader and real estate developer, the awards program fund was established in 1984 by Cella. Dr. Knowlton was a professor emeritus of clinical medicine in internal medicine at Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Both men have since passed away.
It’s a wonderful feeling to be appreciated for my work, and I feel honored to be recognized along with such an impressive group of current and past awardees.
Morgan Schoer, MD
The Knowlton Incentive for Excellence Fund at The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital is stewarded by a committee chaired by Dr. Norman Knowlton, III. In the past 35 years, more than 200 awards have been given to fellows who have completed internal medicine residency programs, embody the “Knowlton spirit” of care, and are likely to practice in the St. Louis area. This year’s Department of Medicine recipients and their areas of practice are:
- Walter Schiffer, MD – Cardiovascular Division
- Joshua Siner, MD – Hematology/Oncology Division
- Erin Dyer, MD – Internal Medicine Residency Program
- Rigo De Jesus Pizarro, MD – Hematology/Oncology Division
- Morgan Schoer, MD – Division of Nephrology
- Intelly S. Lee, MD, PhD – Division of Rheumatology
“I am so honored to have received the Knowlton Incentive for Excellence Award and incredibly grateful to Dr. Lisa Zickuhr for nominating me and fostering my development as an early-career clinician educator. It is particularly meaningful to me to be included in such an outstanding group of honorees, both this year’s recipients and prior recipients of the award. I have been fortunate to work with many of them over the course of my training and have great respect for their excellent clinical skills and compassionate care.”
Erin Dyer, MD
The Knowlton Fund launched the annual awards and supports resident and fellow education at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine with the goal of helping to train, recognize, and nurture the best and most compassionate internal medicine physicians in St. Louis.