2020 Faculty Awards & Recognition Ceremony
Click the video above to be taken to this year's pre-recorded Faculty Awards & Recognition Ceremony, or see below for a list of recently promoted faculty and award winners.
2020 Promotions to Assistant Professor
Nicholas Brening, MD - Geriatrics
Kaitlyn Bryant, MD - General Internal Medicine
Adrienne Carey, MD - Infectious Diseases
Natalie Como, MD - General Internal Medicine
Jared Huber, MD - General Internal Medicine
Elizabeth Middleton, MD - Pulmonary Medicine
Morgan Millar, PhD - Epidemiology
Matthew Mulligan, MD - General Internal Medicine
2020 Promotions to Adjunct Assistant Professor
Matthew Chabot, MD - General Internal Medicine
Lowell Chang, MD - Cardiovascular Medicine
2020 Promotions to Associate Professor
Kathryn Bryne, MD - Gastroenterology
Paloma Cariello, MD, MPH - Infectious Diseases
Ann Flynn, MD - Gastroenterology
Kencee Graves, MD, FACP - General Internal Medicine
My Helms, PhD - Pulmonary Medicine
Lillian Khor, MBBCH, MSC - Cardiovascular Medicine
Marcus Pezzolesi, PhD, MPH - Nephrology
Deepika Reddy, MD - Endocrinology
Aylin Rodan, PhD, FASN - Nephrology
Vanessa Stevens, PhD - Epidemiology
Joel Trinity, PhD - Geriatrics
Jessica Walsh, MD - Rheumatology
2020 Promotions to Adjunct Associate Professor
Kelly Murnin, MD – General Internal Medicine
Angelo Pulgiano, MD, FACP – General Internal Medicine
Raj Soorappan, PhD, Mphil, MSci, BSc – Cardiovascular Medicine
Clinton Sheffield, MD – General Internal Medicine
2020 Promotions to Professor
Anthony Donato, PhD, MS – Geriatrics
Kimberly Hanson, MD, MHS – Infectious Diseases
Angela Presson, PhD, MS – Epidemiology
Nate Wanner, MD – General Internal Medicine
2020 Awards of Tenure
Ellen Beswick, PhD – Gastroenterology
Dan Couriel, MD, MS – Hematology
My Helms, PhD - Pulmonary
Marcus Pezzolesi, PhD, MPH - Nephrology
Aylin Rodan, PhD, FASN - Nephrology
Jessica Walsh, MD - Rheumatology
2020 Promotions to Professor Emeritus
David J. Bjorkmnan, MD - Gastroenterology
Grant Cannon, MD - Rheumatology
Don Kohan, MD, PhD - Nephrology
Kenneth Spitzer, MD - Cardiovascular Medicine
2020 Teaching Awards - Click here to access
2020 Chair Awards for Service to the Department
The Chair Award for Service to the Department recognizes outstanding contributions to the department without any specific, rigid criteria. There are four recipients for 2020, all of which are receiving this award for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic:
Nathan D. Hatton, MD - Pulmonary Medicine
Katie Lappe, MD - General Internal Medicine
Sonja Raaum, MD - General Internal Medicine
Nate Wanner, MD - General Internal Medicine
2020 Chair Award for Lifetime Achievement
The Chair Award for Lifetime Achievement represents the cumulative efforts of someone who has had a remarkable career dedicated to the success of internal medicine, again without rigid criteria:
David J. Bjorkman, MD - Gastroenterology & Internal Medicine Administration
2020 Department Award: William D. Odell & Margaret F. Odell Junior Investigator Award
The William D. Odell and Margaret F. Odell Junior Investigator Award is given annually to an assistant professor who is demonstrating leadership potential to become an academic or political leader in Internal Medicine, and who already demonstrates honesty, integrity and maturity in personal interrelations with peers, administrators, students and patients:
Benjamin A. Steinberg, MD, MHS, FACC, FHRS - Cardiovascular Medicine
2020 Department Award: John R. Hoidal, MD, Senior Investigator Award
The John R. Hoidal, MD, Senior Investigator Award is given annually to tenured professor who continues to demonstrate excellence in research, and who has made a significant research contribution toward advancing the field of medicine:
Andy Weyrich, PhD - Pulmonary Medicine
2020 Department Award: Thomas H. Caine, MD, Award for Clinical Excellence
The Thomas H. Caine, MD, Award for Clinical Excellence is given annually to a faculty member in the Department of Internal Medicine who has a clinical practice and continues to demonstrate excellence in clinical practice through quality care, excellent patient experience and other measurements of clinical success:
Jo Abraham, MD, MPH, FASN - Nephrology