Please join us in congratulating the winners for our faculty awards! These individuals have made significant contributions to their divisions, the department, the School of Medicine, and/or Emory University.
Faculty Award Winners
AME "Teach 12" Award
The Academy of Medical Educators (AME) was developed to identify, recognize, and honor master teachers; to develop and implement innovative education tools/programs; and to mentor and train aspiring educators who will act as role models for other faculty.
- Kelly Kaysen, Division of Rheumatology
Diversity and Inclusion Award
The Diversity and Inclusion Award recognizes Department of Medicine faculty who have made significant contributions to fostering diverse and inclusive DOM community by leveraging service, teaching, mentoring, and research efforts in support of diversity and inclusion.
- Jason Cobb, Division of Renal Medicine
Educator Impact Award
This award recognizes faculty who have made outstanding contributions as a medical educator, as recognized by their peers.
- Manpreet Malik, Division of Hospital Medicine
Nanette K. Wenger Distinguished Service Award
This award recognizes faculty who have demonstrated outstanding service and citizenship to the Department of Medicine. One award will be given in each of the three faculty ranks: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor.
- Ingrid Pinzon Quiroga, Division of Hospital Medicine
- Joyce Akwe, Division of Hospital Medicine
- Dan Hunt, Division of Hospital Medicine
Outstanding Clinician Award
This award recognizes faculty who have demonstrated outstanding clinical and collaborative care for patients.
- Steven Keilin, Division of Digestive Diseases
Outstanding Scientific Citation Award
This award recognizes researchers producing outstanding basic and clinical/translational (including quality improvement and health services) research publications at the Instructor/Assistant Professor and Associate Professor faculty ranks.
- Sivasubramanium Bhavani, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
- Colleen Kelley, Division of Infectious Diseases
- Ken Liu, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
- Zhiyong Lin, Division of Cardiology
R. Wayne Alexander Excellence in Research Award
This award recognizes significant contributions to medical knowledge realized through a body of research over an individual’s career in either basic research or clinical and translational research.
- Nadine Rouphael, Division of Infectious Diseases
Quality Achievement Award
This award recognizes faculty who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to clinical quality improvement or quality improvement within teaching, leadership, or research.
- Vandana Niyyar, Division of Renal Medicine
Shanthi V. Sitaraman Silver Pear Mentoring Award
This award recognizes Department of Medicine faculty who have demonstrated outstanding mentoring to early career faculty within the department during the past year. One award will be given in two categories: Mentoring of faculty primarily in the clinician educator or service area and mentoring of faculty primarily in the research area.
- Ram Subramanian, Division of Digestive Diseases
- Michael Woodworth, Division of Infectious Diseases
Hidden Gem Awards
This award honors faculty with a primary appointment in the Department of Medicine with outstanding and impactful contributions in any of our mission areas, but whose significant but quiet contributions may escape external recognition.
- Mikhail Akbashev, Division of Internal Medicine
- Alexis Bender, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology
- Yelena Burklin, Division of Hospital Medicine
- Harold Franch, Division of Renal Medicine
- Sonya Haw, Division of Edocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids
- Faisal Merchant, Division of Cardiology
- Nora Oliver, Division of Infectious Diseases
- Kavya Sebastian, Division of Digestive Diseases
- Jison Sim, DO, Division of Rheumatology
- Colin Swenson, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine