2026 Dean’s Awards Recognize Excellence and Impact Among Faculty and Professional Staff
May 14, 2026
After the Commencement ceremony on May 14, 2026, Dean Cairns hosted a luncheon to present awards honoring the hard work, achievements and impact of faculty and professional staff.
Congratulations to the 2026 award recipients!
2026 Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Clinical Teaching
The Excellence in Clinical Teaching Awards, established in 1993, recognizes the exceptional teaching Drexel students receive at clinical sites. Awardees are selected by both students and the administration through a ballot process, along with input from the Dean’s Office, and includes an administrative review of rotation evaluations. Honorees demonstrate a strong commitment to Drexel medical students and span our affiliate and regional medical campuses.
Allegheny Health Network
David Broadbent, MD
Anesthesiology
Bayhealth Medical Center
Lee Colaianni, MD
Emergency Medicine
Capital Health System
Mark Kuhn, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Jefferson Abington Hospital
William Ford, MD
Medicine
Kaiser Permanente - Bay Area
Jeffrey Andal, MD
Medicine
Main Line Health
William Morano, MD
Surgery
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
Yusuf Sattar, MD
Medicine
Reading Hospital - Tower Health
Anthony Donato, MD
Medicine
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Emily Spengler, MD
Pediatrics
St. Luke’s University Health Network
Anish Parameswaran, DO
Medicine
UPMC Altoona
Mausaminben Hathidara, MD
Neurology
UPMC Harrisburg
Ayman Mansour, MD
Pediatrics
Virtua Health
Nurain Fuseini, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
WellSpan York Hospital
Joseph Uwazota, MD
Family Medicine
Ambulatory Medicine Site
St. Luke’s University Health Network
Family Practice Site
St. Vincent Hospital – Allegheny Health Network
2026 Dean's Excellence Awards
The Dean’s Excellence Awards celebrate outstanding contributions and achievements by faculty and professional staff. Recipients are nominated by department chairs, regional campus deans and directors of medical education, and were reviewed by a selection committee of faculty and administrators.
Dean's Award for Excellence in Basic Science Education
Joris Beld, PhD
Associate Professor
Microbiology & Immunology
Jed Shumsky, PhD
Professor
Neurobiology & Anatomy
Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education
Anastasios Kapetanos, MD
Associate Professor
Medicine
Allegheny Health Network
Pavani D. Pagolu, MD
Assistant Professor
Medicine
Reading Hospital - Tower Health
Dean's Award for Excellence in Innovation
David L. Bartlett, MD
Professor
Surgery
Allegheny Health Network
Robert T. Sataloff, MD
Professor & Chair
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Dean's Excellence Award in Leadership for Faculty
Nitin Bhanot, MD, MPH
Professor
Medicine
Allegheny Health Network
Thomas A. Geng Jr., DO, MBA
Professor
Surgery
Reading Hospital - Tower Health
Dean's Excellence Award in Leadership for Professional Staff
Caitlin Curcio, MS
Director of Faculty Affairs & Faculty Development
Office of Faculty
Drexel Medicine and Drexel Health Clinical Support Division Leaders:
- Lisa A. DiGiacomo
- Gregory Johnson, MBA
- Tracy McSweeney
- Edward Waldov, MBA