June 11, 2024

Congratulations to the nominees and honorees of the College of Medicine's 2024 Faculty Awards. These awards are given annually for excellence in research and scholarship, education, patient care, community outreach, mentoring and leadership, and diversity and inclusion. Over 100 nominations from across all the College’s academic and regional medical campuses were received.

The 2024 Faculty Awards were presented at the annual Faculty Professional Development Day on June 6, 2024, at the Health Sciences Building and via Zoom.

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Excellence in Education

Clinical Educator Award

This award was given to:

• Jeffrey Andal, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, clerkship director for inpatient medicine at Kaiser Permanente-Bay Area
• Daniel Fischman, MD, MMM, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, inpatient medicine clerkship director at York Hospital (Wellspan)
• Janet Fitzpatrick, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Junior Medicine Clerkship and Senior Medicine Pathway Director

Angelo Pinto Educator Award

This award was given to:

• Caitlin Howe, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurobiology & Anatomy

June Klinghoffer Clinical Educator Award

This award was given to:

• Kalathil Sureshkumar, MD, Professor of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network

Excellence in Research and Scholarship

Early Career Basic Science Investigator Award

This award was given to:

• Edward Hartsough, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology & Physiology

Early Career Clinical Scientist Award

This award was given to:

• Nathan Shively, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network

Mid-Career Basic Science Investigator Award

This award was given to:

• Kimberly Dougherty, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurobiology & Anatomy

Mid-Career Clinical Scientist Award

This award was given to:

• Alison Carey, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Julian Marsh Faculty Scholar Award

This award was given to:

• Rodrigo España, PhD, Professor of Neurobiology & Anatomy

Excellence in Patient Care

Emerging Clinical Leader and Innovation Award

This award was given to:

• Mrudula Gadani, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network

Oksana Korzeniowski Patient Care Award

This award was given to:

• Molly Fisher, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network
• Zaw Min, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network

William Likoff Clinical Excellence Award

This award was given to:

• Gary Ledley, MD, Professor of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health/Tower Health – Reading Hospital

Excellence in Mentoring and Leadership

Drexel University College of Medicine Institutional Service Award

This award was given to:

• Sandhya Kortagere, PhD, Professor of Microbiology & Immunology

Faculty Professional Development, Sponsorship and Allyship Award

This award was given to:

• Simon Giszter, PhD, Professor of Neurobiology & Anatomy

Early Career Mentoring Award for Clinical Faculty

This award was given to:

• Maxwell Cooper, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Director, Emergency Medicine Residency, Crozer-Chester Medical Center
• Alexandra Johnston, DO, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network

Early Career Mentoring Award for Basic Science Faculty

This award was given to:

• Jessica Barson, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurobiology & Anatomy
• Andréia Mortensen, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology & Physiology

Elias Abrutyn Mentoring Award for Clinical Faculty

This award was given to:

• Susan Manzi, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network

Award for Excellence in Basic Science Mentoring

This award was given to:

• Patrick Loll, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Daniel V. Schidlow, MD, Transformational Leadership Award

This award was given to:

• Kenny Simansky, PhD, Senior Vice Dean for Research

Excellence in Community Outreach

Emerging Leader in Community Outreach Award

This award was given to:

• Thomas Robertson, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network

Vincent Zarro Community Outreach Award

This award was given to:

• Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, MD, MEd, MPPM, Professor and Academic Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Senior Vice President and the Chief Clinical Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for Allegheny Health Network

Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Impact

Drexel University College of Medicine Diversity and Inclusion Impact Award

This award was given to:

• Rita Guevara, MD ’12, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

2024 Mary DeWitt Petitt, MD, Fellowship

During the Faculty Awards ceremony, the recipients of the 2024 Mary DeWitt Pettit, MD, Fellowship were announced:

• Katherine Innamorati, PhD Instructor, Microbiology & Immunology
• Amy C. Ott, PhD Instructor, Microbiology & Immunology

View a full list of nominees and learn more about the honorees here.