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Office of Faculty Faculty Awards

The 2026 call for nominations for Faculty Awards is now closed.

The 2026 Faculty Awards were presented at the annual Faculty Professional Development Day at the Health Sciences Building and on Zoom on Thursday, June 18, 2026. If you have questions, please reach out to Janine Barber (jkb48@drexel.edu).

Faculty members are encouraged to annually nominate colleagues and mentors for the following awards:

Award for Leadership and Institutional Impact

This special award recognizes an individual, either Faculty or Professional Staff, whose dedication, leadership, and service have had an extraordinary and lasting impact on the College of Medicine. The recipient’s contributions are woven into the fabric of our institution, and their influence is felt across every level of the College.

Excellence in Research and Scholarship

  • Early Career Basic Science Investigator Award
    Rank: Assistant Professor
    This award is presented to an assistant professor, recognizing a promising and outstanding evolving investigator in the early stages of their career. Basic science faculty at the assistant professor rank with tenure-track appointments are eligible. The chair of a basic science department or tenured faculty members may submit nominations for this award.
  • Early Career Clinical Scientist Award
    Rank: Assistant Professor
    This award is presented to a faculty member at the rank of assistant professor who has made contributions to the field(s) of biomedical research, educational research, quality improvement, community engagement and/or health care research, with consideration of funding, scholarly productivity and emerging research leadership.
  • Mid-Career Basic Science Investigator Award
    Rank: Associate Professor
    This award recognizes a faculty member at the rank of associate professor who is an outstanding and established investigator in a basic science field and displays promise for future accomplishments and leadership. Basic science faculty at the rank of associate professor with tenure-track appointment or tenure are eligible. The chair of a basic science department or tenured faculty members may submit nominations for this award.
  • Mid-Career Clinical Scientist Award
    Rank: Associate Professor
    This award is presented to a faculty member at the associate professor rank who is an outstanding and established investigator who has made significant contribution(s) to the field(s) of biomedical research, educational research, quality improvement, community engagement and/or health care research, as evidenced by funding, scholarly productivity and research leadership.
  • Julian Marsh Faculty Scholar Award
    Rank: Professor
    This prestigious award is presented to a faculty member at the rank of professor who has demonstrated excellence in clinical or basic scientific research. Additionally, the candidate has achieved national/international recognition, demonstrated outstanding teaching skills, mentored students as well as peers and provided consistent, high-quality leadership to the medical school, thereby creating a better environment for all faculty and students.

Excellence in Education

  • Clinical Educator Award
    Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor
    This award is presented to a faculty member at the rank of assistant or associate professor who has demonstrated commitment and excellence to the education of phase two and three medical students through innovative educational programs, serving as a teacher, an educational leader, a mentor and a role model to students and colleagues.
  • Angelo Pinto Educator Award
    Rank: Associate Professor or Professor
    This award is presented to a faculty member at the rank of associate professor or professor who has demonstrated commitment and excellence to the education of graduate students and/or phase one medical students (MS1 and MS2) through innovative educational programs, serving as a teacher, an educational leader, a mentor and a role model to students and colleagues.
  • June Klinghoffer Clinical Educator Award
    Rank: Professor
    This lifetime achievement award recognizes a faculty member at the rank of professor who has devoted their career to promoting excellence in clinical skills education and knowledge, serving as an innovative educator, a leader and a role model for students, residents and faculty colleagues.

Excellence in Patient Care

  • Emerging Clinical Leader and Innovation Award
    Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor
    This award recognizes an assistant or associate professor who is a leader and champion, and who exhibits visible leadership abilities to drive innovative advances in patient safety or quality improvement initiatives, leading to creative projects with potential for substantial impact and sustainability.
  • Oksana Korzeniowski Patient Care Award
    Rank: Open to all ranks
    This award recognizes a faculty member at any stage of their career who demonstrates outstanding skills and commitment in the clinical care of patients and through their teaching has substantially improved the skills and knowledge of residents, students and medical colleagues.
  • William Likoff Clinical Excellence Award
    Rank: Professor
    This award recognizes a faculty member at the rank of professor with a long-established career whose professionalism, humanity, ethical standards, diagnostic acumen and ability to develop outstanding clinical programs serves as a role model for those striving for excellence in the practice of medicine.

Excellence in Community Outreach

  • Emerging Leader in Community Outreach Award
    Rank: Assistant Professor
    This award recognizes a faculty member at the rank of assistant professor who demonstrates emerging leadership in health equity-related activities – including community engagement and advocacy, community outreach in science and/or health education, and/or promotion of inclusion and belonging in STEMM fields, for greater impact and improved outcomes in our communities.
  • Vincent Zarro Community Outreach Award
    Rank: Associate Professor or Professor
    This award recognizes a faculty member at the rank of associate professor or professor whose exemplary and selfless commitment to the care of members of medically underserved and vulnerable communities serves as the standard for medical students seeking to provide and extend high quality care to all regardless of age, race, socioeconomic class, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or religion and to be an advocate for uniform access to health care. They are not only a leader in providing community-oriented care but also in building partnerships and opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and community members to collaborate in creating pathways that enable individuals and communities to achieve optimal health.

Excellence in Mentoring and Leadership

  • Drexel University College of Medicine Institutional Service Award
    Rank: Open to all ranks
    This award honors faculty members at any rank who consistently share their time and experience in service to internal committees, task forces and other institutional activities that have made a significant impact on the Drexel University College of Medicine community.
  • Faculty Professional Development, Sponsorship and Allyship Award
    Rank: Open to all ranks
    This award is presented to a faculty member at any rank who has made outstanding contributions to the career growth of colleagues with a focus on strategic career planning, allyship, sponsorship, and/or creation of faculty development programming in their department, institution or professional organization.
  • Early Career Mentoring Award for Clinical Faculty
    Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor
    This award celebrates early-career clinical faculty at the rank of assistant or associate professor whose actions and activities demonstrate exceptional commitment and effectiveness as a mentor to medical students, residents and fellows.
  • Early Career Mentoring Award for Basic Science Faculty
    Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor
    This award celebrates early-career basic science faculty at the rank of assistant or associate professor whose actions and activities demonstrate excellence in mentoring of graduate students, postdoctoral trainees, and/or faculty colleagues by creating a supportive, effective environment in one or more of the following areas: research, education and scholarship. This awardee serves as a trusted advisor and role model.
  • Elias Abrutyn Mentoring Award for Clinical Faculty
    Rank: Professor
    This award recognizes a clinical faculty member at the rank of professor who has demonstrated excellence in mentoring colleagues, residents and/or students, by creating a supportive, effective environment in one or more of the following areas: research, clinical care, education and scholarship, while advocating for the advancement of their mentees in their chosen discipline and serving as a trusted advisor and role model. This awardee demonstrates a commitment to inclusive excellence and educational impact in the training environment, promoting belonging and academic success.
  • Award for Excellence in Basic Science Mentoring
    Rank: Professor
    This award recognizes a basic science faculty member at the rank of professor who has demonstrated a long-term commitment to mentorship, career development and scientific growth of mentees beyond the laboratory and classroom, as evidenced by mentee reflections, a record of trainees’ productivity, and professional accomplishments. This awardee values inclusive excellence, belonging, and impactful mentorship while providing opportunities for their mentees to network within the university, within the scientific field and beyond.
  • Daniel V. Schidlow, MD, Transformational Leadership Award
    Rank: Professor
    This award recognizes a faculty member at the rank of professor who exhibits substantial leadership to transform and make change through example and articulates an energizing vision. This faculty member encourages, inspires, mentors, and sponsors a fully inclusive, collaborative, and collegial next generation of clinicians, scientists, educators, and staff. This transformational faculty leader motivates members of the institution to innovate and create change that will help grow and shape the future success of the institution.

Excellence in Inclusive Impact

  • Health Equity Merit Award
    Rank: Associate Professor or Professor
    The Health Equity Merit Award honors an exceptional faculty member who has made significant contributions to the advancement of health equity and access. This individual has demonstrated a strong commitment to reducing health disparities through innovative research, education, clinical practice, and/or community engagement and/or has played a pivotal role in developing pathways to promote inclusion, belonging, and the necessary representation in the health care professional workforce to further close health disparity gaps.
  • Award for Impact in Inclusive Excellence
    Rank: Open to all ranks
    This award recognizes a faculty member at any rank who has demonstrated a strong commitment to inclusive excellence by promoting access, advocacy, internal and external community engagement and partnerships, fostering belonging and full inclusion to drive intentional impact across any or all missions of the College of Medicine.

Previous Award Recipients

Early Career Basic Science Investigator Award

  • 2023 – Joshua Jackson, PhD
  • 2024 – Edward Hartsough, PhD
  • 2025 – Hangjun Ke, PhD

Early Career Clinical Scientist Award

  • 2018 – Alison Carey, MD
  • 2019 – Christopher Hoffman, DO, and Brett Angel, MD
  • 2020 – Janet Chen, MD
  • 2021 – Debra Powell, MD
  • 2022 – Warren Chang, MD
  • 2023 – Christopher A. Butts, PhD, DO
  • 2024 – Nathan Shively, MD
  • 2025 – Casey Allen, MD

Mid-career Basic Science Investigator Award

  • 2023 – Rodrigo A. España, PhD
  • 2024 – Kimberly Dougherty, PhD
  • 2025 – Zachary Klase, PhD

Mid-career Clinical Scientist Award

  • 2023 – Manreet Kanwar, MD
  • 2024 – Alison Carey, MD
  • 2025 – Tarun S. Sharma, MD

Julian Marsh Faculty Scholar Award

  • 2002 – Donna Murasko, PhD
  • 2003 – James England, MD, PhD, and H. Warren Goldman, MD
  • 2004 – David K. Wagner, MD
  • 2005 – Akhil Vaidya, PhD
  • 2006 – Itzhak Fischer, PhD
  • 2007 – Robert Moreland, PhD
  • 2008 – Peter Baas, PhD
  • 2009 – Brian Wigdahl, PhD
  • 2010 – Elizabeth Blankenhorn, PhD
  • 2011 – Carol Lippa, MD
  • 2012 – John Houle, PhD
  • 2013 – Ramesh Raghupathi, PhD
  • 2014 – Barry Waterhouse, PhD
  • 2017 – Garth D. Ehrlich, PhD
  • 2018 – Wen-Jun Gao, MD, PhD
  • 2019 – James Burns Jr., PhD
  • 2020 – Veronica Tom, PhD
  • 2020 – Sandhya Kortagere, PhD
  • 2021 – Mauricio Reginato, PhD
  • 2022 – Patrick Loll, PhD
  • 2023 – Simon F. Giszter, PhD
  • 2024 – Rodrigo España, PhD
  • 2025 – Christian Sell, PhD

Clinical Educator Award

  • 2023 – Nicholas C. Kuzma, MD
  • 2024 – Jeffrey Andal, MD; Daniel Fischman, MD, MPH & Janet Fitzpatrick, MD
  • 2025 – Ben Aguilar, MD; Christopher A. Franz, MD; Lawrence Han, MD; Lauren Marie Mathos, DO; Lisa M. Motz, MD, FACP; Kaitlin O’Malley, MD, MPH; Emily Spengler, MD

Angelo Pinto Educator Award

  • 2003 – Janet Smith, PhD
  • 2004 – John B. Swaney, PhD
  • 2005 – Dennis Depace, PhD
  • 2006 – Kirsten Larson, PhD
  • 2007 – Denise Ferrier, PhD
  • 2008 – Ed Gracely, PhD
  • 2009 – Francis Sessler, PhD
  • 2010 – Jed S. Shumsky, PhD
  • 2011 – Haviva Goldman, PhD
  • 2012 – Deborah Ziring, MD
  • 2013 – Joel Horwitz, PhD
  • 2014 – Michael White, PhD
  • 2017 – James M. Burns Jr., PhD
  • 2018 – Amy Baranoski, MD
  • 2019 – Vanessa Pirrone, PhD
  • 2020 – Todd Strochlic, VMD, PhD
  • 2012 – Paul McGonigle, PhD
  • 2022 – Dana Farabaugh, MD
  • 2023 – Renee Kottenhahn, MD & Joanne R. Mathiasen, PhD
  • 2024 – Caitlin Howe, PhD
  • 2025 – Dana Peterson, PhD & Adrienne F. Willard, MD

June Klinghoffer Clinical Educator Award

  • 2002 – Kathleen Ryan, MD
  • 2003 – Anne Barnes, MD
  • 2004 – Jeanette R. Pleasure, MD, and Steven J. Peitzman, MD
  • 2005 – Cheryl Hanau, MD
  • 2006 – Michael Weingarten, MD
  • 2007 – Daniel Schidlow, MD
  • 2008 – William McNamee, MD
  • 2009 – Michael Bohrn, MD
  • 2010 – Sara Wallach, MD
  • 2011 – Dennis Novack, MD
  • 2012 – Christine Stabler, MD
  • 2013 – Allan Tunkel, MD, PhD
  • 2014 – David Wagner, MD
  • 2017 – Michael Sherman, MD
  • 2018 – Pamela Duke, MD
  • 2019 – Sharon Griswold, MD, MPH
  • 2020 – Donna Sudak, MD
  • 2021 – James J. Reilly, MD
  • 2022 – Mary Ann Kuzma, MD
  • 2023 – Wei Du, MD
  • 2024 – Kalathil Sureshkumar, MD
  • 2025 – Anthony A. Donato, Jr., MD, MHPE, MACP

Emerging Clinical Leader and Innovation Award

  • 2018 – Nicholas Kuzma, MD
  • 2019 – David Vearrier, MD, MPH
  • 2020 – Zsofia Szep, MD
  • 2021 – Kheyandra Lewis, MD
  • 2022 – Nitin Bhanot, MD
  • 2023 – Tariq Javed Cheema, MD & Caitlyn R. Moss, MD
  • 2024 – Mrudula Gadani, MD
  • 2025 – Vilmaris Quiñones Cardona, MD, MPH

Oksana Korzeniowski Patient Care Award

  • 2002 – Andrew Roberts, MD, and Katherine Sherif, MD
  • 2003 – Michael J. Barrett, MD
  • 2004 – Herbert E. Poch, MD, and Matthew E. Levison, MD
  • 2005 – William Sexauer, MD
  • 2006 – Jerry Levitt, MD
  • 2007 – Jessica Israel, MD
  • 2008 – Meg Fisher, MD
  • 2009 – Daniel Benckart, MD
  • 2010 – Vanlila K. Swami, MD
  • 2011 – Mark Goedecker, MD
  • 2012 – Kenneth Granet, MD
  • 2013 – Michael Goldfarb, MD
  • 2014 – Wilbur Bowne, MD
  • 2017 – Sarah Long, MD
  • 2018 – Kevin D'Mello, MD, and Shareen Kelly, MD
  • 2019 – Ryan Offer, MD
  • 2020 – Ogechukwu Menkiti, MD
  • 2020 – B. Brent Simmons, MD
  • 2021 – Susmita Paladugu, MD
  • 2022 – Jody Leonardo, MD
  • 2023 – Ann Carr, MD
  • 2024 – Molly Fisher, MD & Zaw Min, MD
  • 2025 – Folasade I. Kehinde, MD, MPH & Kevin M. Taffe, MD, PhD

William Likoff Clinical Excellence Award

  • 2002 – Wilbur Oaks, MD
  • 2003 – S. Benham Kahn, MD
  • 2004 – Howard A. Miller, MD
  • 2005 – Jill Foster, MD
  • 2006 – Eric Burkett, MD
  • 2007 – Sandra Levison, MD
  • 2008 – Joseph Boselli, MD
  • 2009 – Owen Montgomery, MD
  • 2010 – Nayan K. Kothari, MD
  • 2011 – Nathalie May, MD
  • 2012 – Roberta Laguerre, MD
  • 2013 – Renee Turchi, MD, MPH
  • 2014 – Barbara Simon, MD
  • 2017 – Wilbur B. Bowne, MD
  • 2018 – Paul Nyirjesy, MD
  • 2019 – Susan Harding, MD
  • 2020 – Donald Goldsmith, MD
  • 2021 – Jill Farmer, DO
  • 2022 – Richard Hamilton, MD, MBA
  • 2023 – Hans Kersten, MD
  • 2024 – Gary Ledley, MD
  • 2025 – Kathleen F. Ryan, MD & Barbara Ann Kleiner Schindler, MD

Emerging Leader in Community Outreach Award

  • 2023 – Norrell K. Atkinson, MD
  • 2024 – Thomas Robertson, MD
  • 2025 – Divya Venkat, MD

Health Equity Merit Award

  • 2025 – Andrea Carroll DeSimone, DO

Vincent Zarro Community Outreach Award

  • 2006 – Steven Peitzman, MD
  • 2007 – Neal Handly, MD
  • 2008 – Margaret Eng, MD
  • 2009 – Daniel Taylor, DO
  • 2010 – Mario Cruz, MD
  • 2011 – Sandra Wolf, MD
  • 2012 – Hans Kersten, MD
  • 2013 – Ana Nunez, MD
  • 2014 – Stacey Trooskin, MD
  • 2017 – Annette B. Gadegbeku, MD
  • 2018 – Theodore Corbin, MD
  • 2019 – Steven Russell, MD
  • 2020 – Steven Rosenzweig, MD
  • 2021 – Sarah Luber, DO
  • 2022 – Eugene York, MD
  • 2023 – Elizabeth Cuevas, MD
  • 2024 – Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, MD, MEd, MPPM
  • 2025 – Sunil Verma, MD, MRCPsych

Drexel University College of Medicine Institutional Service Award

  • 2023 – James Burns Jr., PhD & Ramesh Raghupathi, PhD & Mark Trombetta, MD
  • 2024 – Sandhya Kortagere, PhD
  • 2025 – Nitin Bhanot, MD, MPH, MMM, FIDSA

Faculty Professional Development, Sponsorship and Allyship Award

  • 2023 – James B. Reilly, MD, MSHP
  • 2024 – Simon Giszter, PhD
  • 2025 – Jessica R. Barson, PhD

Early Career Mentoring Award for Basic Science Faculty

  • 2023 – Jacqueline M. Barker, PhD
  • 2024 – Jessica Barson, PhD & Andreia Mortensen, PhD
  • 2025 – Peter J. Gaskill, PhD

Early Career Mentoring Award for Clinical Faculty

  • 2023 – Enitan Adegite, MD, MPH
  • 2024 – Maxwell Cooper, MD & Alexandra Johnston, DO
  • 2025 – Caitlyn R. Moss, MD, FACP

Elias Abrutyn Mentoring Award for Clinical Faculty

  • 2007 – Page Morahan, PhD, and Rosalyn Richman, MA
  • 2008 – Richard Sloan, MD, and Allan Tunkel, MD, PhD
  • 2009 – Jane Clifford, PhD
  • 2010 – Burton J. Landau, PhD
  • 2011 – Joseph Jaeger, DrPH, and Nancy Spector, MD
  • 2012 – Denise Ferrier, PhD
  • 2013 – Itzhak Fischer, PhD
  • 2014 – Peter Baas, PhD
  • 2017 – John Houle, PhD, and Mark Zarella, PhD
  • 2018 – Mauricio Reginato, PhD
  • 2019 – Michael Greenberg, MD, MPH
  • 2020 – Olimpia Meucci, MD, PhD
  • 2021 – Michael Bouchard, PhD
  • 2022 – Eishi Noguchi, PhD
  • 2023 – Cheryl A. Hanau, MD
  • 2024 – Susan Manzi, MD, MPH
  • 2025 – David S. Bennett, PhD

Award for Excellence in Basic Science Mentoring

  • 2023 – Peter Baas, PhD & Akhil B. Vaidya, PhD
  • 2024 – Patrick Loll, PhD
  • 2025 – Michael Nonnemacher, PhD

Daniel V. Schidlow, MD, Transformational Leadership Award

  • 2020 – Itzhak Fischer, PhD
  • 2021 – John Houle, PhD
  • 2022 – Peter Baas, PhD
  • 2023 – Olimpia Meucci, MD, PhD
  • 2024 – Kenny Simansky, PhD
  • 2025 – Simon F. Giszter, PhD

Award for Impact in Inclusive Excellence

  • 2022 – Anastasios Kapetanos, MD
  • 2023 – Priscila Sato, PhD
  • 2024 – Rita Guevara, MD ’12
  • 2025 – Liang Oscar Qiang, PhD

New Investigator Award

This award was previously known as the Young Investigator Award and the New and Early Stage Investigator Award.

  • 2012 – Ari Brooks, MD
  • 2013 – Rodrigo España, PhD, and Michele Kutzler, PhD
  • 2016 – Ole Valente Mortensen, PhD
  • 2018 – Kimberly Dougherty, PhD, and Patrick Osei-Owusu, PhD
  • 2019 – Megan Detloff, PhD
  • 2020 – Peter Gaskill, PhD
  • 2021 – Jessica Barson, PhD
  • 2022 – Liang Qiang, MD, PhD, and Priscila Sato, PhD

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