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2021 Regional, National, and International Awards

As part of the School of Medicine's Faculty Recognitions Week, we would like to congratulate the faculty members listed below on their regional, national, and international honors and awards. This is just a sampling of the honors and awards that our faculty members have received over the past year. Thank you for all that you do for Emory and beyond!

This is not an inclusive list and only includes awards submitted to the Recognitions Committee by Department Chairs.
 
  • David Alter, MD (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) - Lifetime Achievement Award, CAP
  • AM Barrett, MD (Neurology) - Vice Chair of the Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Section, American Academy of Neurology
  • James Bates, MD (Radiation Oncology) - Daniel D. Von Hoff Innovative Protocol Award, ASCO/AACR Methods in Clinical Cancer Research Workshop
  • Soroosh Behshad, MD, MPH (Ophthalmology) - George HW Bush Point of Light Award
  • Cecelia Bellcross, PhD (Human Genetics) - Chair, Education Committee of Association of Genetic Counseling Program Directors
  • Sujatha Bhandary, MD (Anesthesiology) - Selected for the Stakeholder Council, American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
  • Manali Bhave, MD (Hematology and Medical Oncology) - Developmental Therapeutics - Molecularly Targeted Agents and Tumor Biology Track Leader
  • Valerie Biousse, MD (Ophthalmology) - President, North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS) and William Hoyt, MD Lectureship in Neuro-Ophthalmology, American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
  • Eileen Burd, PhD (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) - Chair, Board of Medical Microbiology
  • Michael Carr, MD (Emergency Medicine) - DeKalb County Torchbearer Award
  • Bradley Carthon, MD, PhD (Hematology and Medical Oncology) - American Society of Clinical Oncology GU Prostate, Testicular, and Penile Track Leader
  • Ann Chahroudi, MD, PhD (Pediatrics) - Co-Director for Basic Science, CFAR
  • Amy Chen, MD, MPH (Otolaryngology) - Elected Board Member, Am Thyroid Association
  • Cara Cimmino, MD (Urology) - Regional Representative (Georgia), Board of Directors, Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association
  • Edward Craighead, PhD (Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences) - Lifetime Achievement Award, Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies
  • Kimberly Curseen, MD (Family and Preventive Medicine) - Board of Directors, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • Shamie Das, MD, MPH (Emergency Medicine) - Elected as Alternate Delegate, American Medical Association House of Delegates for the Medical Association of GA
  • Carlos del Rio, MD (Medicine) - Selected "Great Immigrant, Great American" for remarkable contributions to medicine, Selected by Carnegie Corp
  • Cindy Derdeyn, PhD (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) - Chairperson, NIH HIVD standing study section
  • Laura Downey, MD (Anesthesiology) - Selected to serve on the Board of Directors, Society of Congenital Cardiac Anesthesiology
  • Erica Duncan, MD (Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences) - Chair of the Ethics Committee, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Richard Duszak, MD (Radiology and Imaging Sciences) - 2021 Research Achievement Award, Association of University Radiologists’ Radiology Alliance for Health Services
  • Natia Esiashvili, MD (Radiation Oncology) - President, Pediatric Radiation Oncology Society; Associate Senior Editor, International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics; Expert, International Agency of Atomic Agency; Task group member, World Health Organization
  • Babar Fiza, MD (Anesthesiology) - Named to the Program Directors Advisory Council, Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists (SOCCA) and Vice Chair for the Program Director’s Advisory Council, SOCCA
  • Kathleen Geist, DPT (Rehabilitation Medicine) - President, American Physical Therapy Association Georgia
  • Roshan George, MD (Pediatrics) - Co-chair, American Society of Transplantation Pediatric Community of Practice (PCOP) Executive Committee
  • Amanda Gillespie, PhD (Otolaryngology) - 2020 University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Rising Star Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Science
  • Hans Grossniklaus, MD (Ophthalmology) - Named to the Board of Directors, American Board of Ophthalmology
  • Tiffany Hailstorks, MD, MPH (Gynecology and Obstetrics) - Appointed as secretary, Reproductive Justice Commission of Atlanta and Board Member, National Abortion Federation
  • Karmella Haynes, PhD (Biomedical Engineering) - Member, National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, 2021-2024 and COLOR Magazine Women of Color: Innovator in STEM award, 2021
  • Marta Heilbrun, MD (Radiology and Imaging Sciences) - Elected Treasurer, Association of University Radiologists
  • Kevin Hendler, DDS (Medicine) - Completed 2-year term as President of the American Board of Special Care Dentistry; appointed as a board member of the Georgia Oral Health coalition, American Board of Special Care Dentistry and Georgia Oral Health Coalition
  • Oswaldo Henriquez, MD (Otolaryngology) - Head and Neck Surgery Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology
  • Tracey Henry, MD, MPH (Medicine) - ACP National McDonald Award recognizing outstanding achievement and significant contributions for an early career physician and awarded the 2021 American Medical Women’s Association 2021 Exceptional Mentor Award (March 2021)
  • Candace Hobson, MD (Otolaryngology) - Fellow, Triological Society
  • Baker Hubbard, MD (Ophthalmology) - Distinguished Alumnus Award/Lecturer, Washington University School of Medicine
  • Craig Jabaley, MD (Anesthesiology) - Elected to the Board of Directors, Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists
  • William Jordan, MD (Surgery) - President, Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery
  • Yonggang Ke, PhD (Biomedical Engineering) - The Journal of American Chemical Society Young Investigator Award and Journal of Materials Chemistry B Emergent Investigator Award
  • Alex Kendall, MPAS, PA-C (Family and Preventive Medicine) - Faculty of the Year, Georgia Association of Physician Assistants
  • Colleen Kraft, MD (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) - NCAA’s newly established COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group, COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group and elected to serve as the President of the Board of Directors of the American Society for Microbiology
  • Shilpa Krishnan, PhD (Rehabilitation Medicine) - Learning Health Systems Rehabilitation Research Network Scholar Award
  • Michelle Lall, MD (Emergency Medicine) - Elected Member at Large to the Board of Directors, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine
  • Wilbur Lam, MD, PhD (Pediatrics) - Atlanta Business Chronicle Healthcare Innovator/Research Award
  • Dorian Lamis, PhD (Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences) - 2021 Shneidman Award, American Association of Suicidology and Society of Clinical Psychology David Shakow Early Career Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions in Clinical Psychology, American Psychological Association
  • Christian Larsen, MD, PhD (Surgery) - Scientific Achievement Award, American Medical Association
  • Janice Lea, MD (Medicine) - President’s Volunteer Service Award Silver Medal, American Association of Kidney Patients
  • Erica Lee, PhD (Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences) - 2021 Outstanding Service Award, Georgia Psychological Association
  • Gregory Lesinski, MD, PhD (Hematology and Medical Oncology) - Elected as a Special Expert-Immuno-Oncology Translational Science, Hepatobiliary Task Force, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Gastrointestinal Steering Committee (GISC)
  • Joshua Levy, MD, MPH (Otolaryngology) - 2020 Board of Governors Model Society Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
  • Susan Margulies, PhD (Biomedical Engineering) - Assistant Director, National Science Foundation and Head of Engineering Directorate
  • Darlene Mashman, MD (Anesthesiology) - Selected to serve as Chair of Education and serves on Board of Directors, Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States (MHAUS)
  • Viraj Master, MD, PhD (Urology) - Regional Representative (Georgia), Board of Directors, Southeastern Section of the AUA
  • Ken Mautner, MD (Orthopaedics) - 2021-2022 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Ultrasound Committee Chairman, 2018-2022 AMSSM Board of Directors, and 2018-2021 AMSSM Fellowship Committee Co-Chairman
  • Carolyn Meltzer, MD (Radiology and Imaging Sciences) - American Medical Association Distinguished Service Award
  • Andrew Miller, MD (Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences) - George Solomon Lecture Award, Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society
  • Charles Moore, MD (Otolaryngology) - COVID-19 Bioethics Commission
  • Edward Morgan, PhD (Pharmacology and Chemical Biology) - Fellow, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
  • Mark Mullins, MD, PhD (Radiology and Imaging Sciences) - Outstanding Educator, Radiological Society of North America
  • Edjah Nduom, MD (Neurosurgery) - 2021 Public Service Citation, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Young Neurosurgeons Committee and co-founded the American Society of Black Neurosurgeons
  • Janice Newsome, MD (Radiology and Imaging Sciences) - Co-Editor-in-Chief, Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Imaging
  • Vandana Niyyar, MD (Medicine) - American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Distinguished Clinical Service Award, ASN
  • Gina Northington, MD, PhD (Gynecology and Obstetrics) - Chair, American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) Presidential Task Force on Diversity Equity and Inclusion Vice Chair, Inaugural AUGS DEI committee, 2021-present Founding Vice Chair, AUGS Basic Science Subcommittee 2018-2020 Chair, AUGS Basic Science Subcommittee 2020-21 Elected Director at Large, AUGS Boars of Directors 2021-2024
  • Anjanette Nunez, PT, DPT (Rehabilitation Medicine) - Local Area Network Director, American Physical Therapy Association Georgia
  • Laura Oh, MD (Emergency Medicine) - Chair, American College of Emergency Physicians Academic Affairs Committee
  • Abedboye Osunkoya, MD (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) - Vice-President, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
  • Andres Patiño, MD (Emergency Medicine) - Co-Chair, American College of Emergency Physicians International Ambassador Program
  • Suzanne Penna, PhD (Rehabilitation Medicine) - President, Association of Internship Training Centers in Clinical Neuropsychology
  • Susan Primo, OD (Ophthalmology) - Distinguished Alumni Award, New England College of Optometry
  • Cassandra Quave, PhD (Dermatology) - Chair, Varro E. Tyler Prize Committee, American Society of Pharmacognosy and Elected to the Board of Directors, Society for Investigative Dermatology, 2021-2027
  • Nikhila Raol, MD, MPH (Otolaryngology) - Elected to American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) Young Physicians Section Governing Council (Member-at-Large)
  • Sandra Reed, MD (Gynecology and Obstetrics) - District IV Chair, American College of Obstetrician Gynecologists
  • Bonney Reed, PhD (Pediatrics) - Outstanding Early Career Psychologist Contribution Award, Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)
  • Daniel Refai, MD (Orthopaedics) - President, Georgia Neurosurgical Association
  • Chad Ritenour, MD (Urology) - Secretary of Southeastern Section American Urological Association (AUA) (2021-2024) Executive Committee and Board of Directors, Southeastern Section of the AUA
  • Owen Samuels, MD (Neurosurgery) - Inducted as a Fellow, American Academy of Neurology
  • Raymond Schinazi, PhD (Pediatrics) - Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science and elected to the Section on Pharmaceutical Sciences for his “distinguished contributions to the field of pharmacology and medicinal chemistry."
  • Marybeth Sexton, MD (Medicine) - Selected for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Committee on Public Health Interventions and Countermeasures for Advancing Pandemic and Seasonal Influenza Preparedness and Response, NASEM Committee
  • Dong Shin, MD (Hematology and Medical Oncology) - Appointed Member, European Union Academy of Sciences
  • Rani Singh, PhD (Human Genetics) - Phyllis B. Acosta Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Timothy Slesnick, MD (Pediatrics) - President, Society of Pediatric Echocardiography
  • Robert Smith, MD (Surgery) - Lifetime Achievement Award, Society for Vascular Surgery
  • Clementino Solares, MD (Otolaryngology) - Member at Large on the Board of Directors, North American Skull Base Society
  • Shanthi Srinivasan, MD (Medicine) - Appointed Editior-in-Chief of the American Gastroenterological Association Journal, American Gastroenterological Association Veterans Affairs Biomedical Laboratory R&D Senior Clinician Scientist Investigator Award
  • Arthur Stillman, MD (Radiology and Imaging Sciences) - Gold Medal, North American Society for Cardiac Imaging
  • Benjamin Stoff, MD (Dermatology) - Chair, American Academy of Dermatology Committee on Professionalism and Ethics and Chair, Health Volunteers Overseas Dermatology Steering Committee
  • Lena Ting, PhD (Biomedical Engineering) - Advisory Board, NIH BRAIN U19 Spinal Circuits for the Control of Dextrous Movement, University of California, San Diego
  • Esther Vivas, MD (Otolaryngology) - American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) Annual Meeting Program Committee Director of Otology Program, AAO-HNS
  • Eric Wagner, MD (Orthopaedics) - North American Traveling Fellowship Award for 2021, American Orthopaedic Association; Richard H. Gelberman Award for 2020-2021, International Traveling Fellowship, American Society for Surgery of the Hand; Thomas E Whites Resident Award, Georgia Orthopaedic Society
  • Adam Webb, MD (Neurology) - Chair, Quality Measurement Subcommittee, American Academy of Neurology
  • Nanette Wenger, MD (Medicine) - Awarded 2020 Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award of the American Heart Association (AHA) and honored with inaugural award from the AHA: The Nanette K. Wenger Award for Best Scientific Publication on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in Women , American Heart Association
  • William Wilcox, MD, PhD (Human Genetics) - Induction into the Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society
  • Field Willingham, MD (Medicine) - Editor-in-Chief for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • Laura Zajac-Cox, PT, DPT (Rehabilitation Medicine) - President of Neurology Network, American Physical Therapy Association Georgia
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