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Hidden Gems

Dean Sukhatme with 2019 Hidden Gem recipient, Cherie Hill, MD

Video Archive
Dean with Cherie Hill holding an award
Awards and Distinctions
  • Hidden Gems
  • Dean's Teaching Award
  • Evangeline T. Papageorge Distinguished Teaching Award
  • Dean's Distinguished Faculty Lecture and Award
  • MilliPub Club
  • Emory 1% Award
  • Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Graduates
  • Distinguished Service Award
  • Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion Award
  • Mentoring Award
  • Lifetime Service and Leadership Award
  • Innovation for Impact Award
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • National Academy of Sciences
  • National Academy of Medicine

In 2015, the Emory Medicine Recognitions Committee instituted the Hidden Gem award. These faculty members have been nominated by their departments in recognition of their outstanding, but often unnoticed or unrecognized, contributions to Emory or beyond. In partnership with Emory Communications we have started producing a video series to highlight these faculty. 

2020 Honorees

  • Olatunji Alese, MD (Hematology and Medical Oncology)
  • Kathy Lee Bishop, DPT (Rehabilitation Medicine)
  • George Bugg Jr., MD (Pediatrics)
  • Mark Caridi-Scheible, MD (Anesthesiology)
  • Stacia Crochet, MD (Gynecology and Obstetrics)
  • James Galt, PhD (Radiology and Imaging Sciences)
  • Thota Ganesh, PhD (Pharmacology and Chemical Biology)
  • Carolina Garcia Santibanez, MD (Neurology)
  • Sandra Garraway, PhD (Physiology)
  • Homa Ghalei, PhD (Biochemistry)
  • Jonathan Grossberg, MD (Neurosurgery)
  • Oswaldo Henriquez, MD (Otolaryngology)
  • Elizabeth Iledare, MD (Emergency Medicine)
  • Shella Keilholz, PhD (Biomedical Engineering)
  • Jacob Kohlmeier, PhD (Microbiology and Immunology)
  • Joanne Kuntz, MD (Family and Preventive Medicine)
  • Leslie Lawley, MD (Dermatology)
  • Dorothy Lerit, PhD (Cell Biology)
  • Jolinta Lin, MD (Radiation Oncology)
  • Adam Lorentz, MD (Urology)
  • Erica Marshall-Lee, PhD (Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences)
  • Hassan Monfared, MD (Orthopaedics)
  • Matt Reyna, PhD (Biomedical Informatics)
  • Rossana Lucia Sanchez Russo, MD (Human Genetics)
  • Marybeth Sexton, MD (Medicine)
  • Geoffrey Smith, MD (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine)
  • Randi Smith, MD (Surgery)
  • Natalie Weil, MD (Ophthalmology)

Learn more about these Hidden Gems

2019 Honorees

  • John Altman, PhD (Microbiology & Immunology)
  • Laura Aspey, MD, MPH (Dermatology)
  • Cecelia Bellcross, PhD, MS, CGC (Human Genetics)
  • Erin Buckley, PhD (Biomedical Engineering)
  • Susan Dreyer, MD (Orthopaedics)
  • Manila Gaddh, MD (Hematology and Medical Oncology)
  • Kathy Glas, MD, MBA, FASE (Anesthesiology)
  • Carla Haack, MD (Surgery)
  • Jessica Hammett, MD (Urology)
  • Cherie Hill, MD (Gynecology and Obstetrics)
  • Jean Ikanga, PhD (Rehabilitation Medicine)
  • Richard Kahn, PhD, MS (Biochemistry)
  • Shannon Kahn, MD (Radiation Oncology)
  • Ioannis Karakis, MD, MSc, FAAN, FANA, FACNS, FAES, FAANEM (Neurology)
  • Thomas Kukar, PhD (Pharmacology & Chemical Biology)
  • April Landry, MD (Otolaryngology)
  • Matthew Thomas McKenna, MD, MPH (Family & Preventive Medicine)
  • Anna Mirk, MD (Medicine)
  • Courtney Moreno, MD (Radiology & Imaging Sciences)
  • Ghazala O'Keefe, MD (Opthalmology)
  • Maureen Powers, PhD (Cell Biology)
  • Gustavo Pradilla, MD (Neurosurgery)
  • Brian Quigley, MD (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine)
  • Ashish Sharma, PhD (Biomedical Informatics)
  • Joy Smith, MD (Pediatrics)
  • Daniel Wood, MD (Emergency Medicine)
  • Keith Wood, PhD, ABPP (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)

Learn more about these Hidden Gems

2018 Honorees

  • Adina Alazraki, MD (Radiology & Imaging Services)
  • Jessica Alvarez, PhD (Medicine)
  • Evan Anderson, MD (Pediatrics)
  • Britton Chahine, MD (Gynecology & Obstetrics)
  • Inyeong Choi, PhD (Physiology)
  • Graeme Conn, PhD (Biochemistry)
  • Yuhong Du, PhD (Pharmacology)
  • Lauren Hudak, MD, MPH (Emergency Medicine)
  • Stephen Hunter, MD (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine)
  • Andy Jenkins, PhD (Anesthesiology)
  • James Jo, MD (Family & Preventative Medicine)
  • Shella Keilholz, PhD (Biomedical Engineering)
  • Lee Kneer, MD (Orthopaedics)
  • Omar Lattouf, MD (Surgery)
  • Qiao Li, PhD (Biomedical Informatics)
  • Jamie Mackelfresh, MD (Dermatology)
  • Morgan McLemore, MD (Hematology & Medical Oncology)
  • Kenneth Moberg, PhD (Cell Biology)
  • Charles Moran, Jr., PhD (Microbiology & Immunology)
  • Julie Pace, PhD (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)
  • David Paine, MD (Ophthalmology)
  • Kara Prickett, MD (Otolaryngology)
  • Sara Pullen, DPT (Rehabilitation Medicine)
  • Owen Samuels, MD (Neurosurgery)
  • Joseph Shelton, MD (Radiation Oncology)
  • Christine Stanislaw, MS (Human Genetics)
  • Aaron Weiss, MD (Urology)
  • Thomas Wichmann, MD (Neurology)

Learn more about these Hidden Gems

2017 Honorees

  • 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)

Learn more about these Hidden Gems

2016 Honorees

  • Laruen Alexander, MD - Radiology & Imaging Sciences
  • Bradley Carthon, MD, PhD - Hematology & Medical Oncology
  • Cara Cimmino, MD - Urology
  • Steve Helfman, MD - Anesthesiology
  • Eric Honig, MD - Medicine
  • John P. Horton, MD - Gynecology & Obstetrics
  • Veda Johnson, MD - Pediatrics
  • Jeremy Jones, MD - Ophthalmology
  • Jaffar Khan, MD - Neurology
  • Kelly Magliocca, DDS - Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 
  • Brooks Moore, MD - Emergency Medicine
  • Oguchi Nwosu, MD - Family & Preventive Medicine - Video Profile
  • William Shafer, PhD - Microbiology & Immunology - Video Profile
  • Ashish Sharma, PhD - Biomedical Informatics
  • Arvinpal Singh, MD - Surgery
  • Yogita Tailor, DO - Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Lena Ting, PhD - Biomedical Engineering - Video Profile
  • Erwin Van Meir, PhD - Neurosurgery
  • Pete Wenner, PhD  - Physiology
  • Elizabeth Willingham, MD - Otolaryngology
  • Ray Young, MD - Psychology & Behavioral Sciences

Learn more about these Hidden Gems

2015 Honorees

  • Martina Badell, MD - Gynecology and Obstetrics
  • Gari Clifford, PhD  - Biomedical Informatics
  • Jonathon Cohen, MD, MS - Hematology & Medical Oncology
  • Michael Davis, PhD - Biomedical Engineering
  • Arthur Jack Fountain, Jr., MD - Radiology & Imaging Sciences
  • Paul Garcia, MD, PhD - Anesthesiology - Video Profile
  • Julie Hollberg, MD - Medicine
  • Isabel Lowell, MD - Family & Preventive Medicine
  • Charles Moore, MD - Otolaryngology - Video Profile
  • Rachel Patzer, MD - Surgery - Video Profile
  • Winfield Sale, PhD - Cell Biology
  • Bijal Shah, MD - Emergency Medicine - Video Profile
  • Hal Simon, MD, MBA - Pediatrics
  • Talaat Tadros, MD - Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 
  • Malu G. Tansey, PhD - Physiology
  • Jennifer Wooten, MD - Psychology & Behavioral Sciences

Learn more about these outstanding faculty

Awards and Distinctions
  • Hidden Gems
  • Dean's Teaching Award
  • Evangeline T. Papageorge Distinguished Teaching Award
  • Dean's Distinguished Faculty Lecture and Award
  • MilliPub Club
  • Emory 1% Award
  • Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Graduates
  • Distinguished Service Award
  • Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion Award
  • Mentoring Award
  • Lifetime Service and Leadership Award
  • Innovation for Impact Award
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • National Academy of Sciences
  • National Academy of Medicine
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