2021 Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies Awards
THE AMEDEO BONDI, PHD ENDOWED GRADUATE AWARD
To a PhD graduating student for excellence in research performance during the training experience
Dana Lengel, PhD ’21
Michelle Swift, PhD ’21
2021 Doctor of Medicine Awards
THE 2021 UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE AWARD
For demonstrated excellence in Public Health:
Shraddha R. Damaraju
THE DR. ELIAS ABRUTYN AWARD
For excellence in Infectious Diseases:
Troy Joseph Anlage
THE PAULA BERNOCCHI MEMORIAL AWARD
For excellence in the field of Emergency Medicine:
Allison Grace Donahue
For excellence in the field of Psychiatry:
Saranya S. Khurana
THE IAIN F.S. BLACK AWARD
For excellence in Pediatrics, presented by the Department of Pediatrics and the Medical Staff of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children:
Denysia Monique Allen
THE LUTHER W. BRADY, MD AWARD
For excellence in Radiation Oncology and Clinical Oncology:
Sravya Koduri
THE RONALD P. CAPUTO AWARD
For outstanding clinical skills and humanitarianism in the care of medical patients:
Shraddha R. Damaraju
THE ELSIE REID CARRINGTON AWARD
For a graduating senior who has demonstrated a high level of accomplishment and who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and service to the student body:
Sara Jane Settle
THE HARRIS R. CLEARFIELD AWARD
For excellence in Gastroenterology:
Lisa Chang
THE MAURICE C. CLIFFORD, MD LEADERSHIP AWARD
For a graduating senior who has excelled academically and whose accomplishments exhibit outstanding leadership, integrity, excellence and volunteer service in activities devoted to human welfare:
Shraddha R. Damaraju
THE SELMA AND OSCAR CORN, MD MEMORIAL IN ORTHOPAEDICS HU ’43 AWARD
For excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery, proven scholarship and demonstrated leadership amongst peers:
William Lawrence Justice
THE DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARD
For dedication and contribution to the community and University:
Kyle Corsini Trabocco
THE DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SGA AWARD
For outstanding dedication and loyalty to the school and the student body:
Waneeza Mughees
THE ALAN EDELSOHN MEMORIAL PRIZE
For outstanding leadersip and service to the student body and the College of Medicine:
Christina Elizabeth Fleckenstein
THE DIANA J. EGAN AWARD
For excellence in clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology:
Leah Rachel Fendrick
THE SOCIETY FOR ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE AWARD
For excellence in Emergency Medicine:
Nigel James Bowe
THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AWARD
For excellence in Family Medicine:
Leila Elise Hilal
For excellence in Community and Preventive Medicine:
Joel Esteban Castillo
THE EVA FERNANDEZ FOX AWARD
For the graduating senior who best demonstrates personal integrity, stability, responsibility and loyalty to the College of Medicine:
Caya Mariet McFalls
THE WILLIAM GREGG AWARD
Graduation prize for Humanitarianism in Care of Pediatric Patients:
Sara Jane Settle
THE LESTER J. GROVERMAN, MD MEMORIAL AWARD
For outstanding clinical and academic performance in Hematology and Oncology:
Patrick Thomas Campbell
THE DR. MARY ELLEN HARTMAN AWARD
For a student underrepresented in medicine who has demonstrated outstanding social consciousness and leadership with peers and the community:
William Lawrence Justice
THE BEATRICE STERLING HOLLANDER, MD, WMC '41 MEMORIAL AWARD
To the student in the graduating class who shows promise of leadership, high character, and dedication to service:
Waneeza Mughees
THE RITA G. JACOBS AWARD
For excellence and compassion in Anesthesiology and Pain Management:
Valeryia Pratasava
THE ROBERT F. JOHNSTON MEMORIAL AWARD
For excellence in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine:
Kyle Perry Santerian
THE JOSEPH A. LANGBORD MEMORIAL PRIZE
For a graduating senior who best exemplifies the qualities of humanitarianim in the practice of medicine:
Oluwakemi M. Adesina
THE WILLIAM LIKOFF, MD MEMORIAL AWARD IN CARDIOLOGY
For the graduating senior with the most promise in the field of Cardiology:
Gurmukh Singh Kainth
THE DANIEL MASON, MD HU '44 AWARD
For Cardiovascular clinical work:
Emily Suzanne Perkinson
DR. NATHALIE MAY PHYLLIS MARCIANO JR. AWARD
For outstanding leadership and service to the student body and College of Medicine:
Oluwakemi M. Adesina
THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE AWARD
For excellence in Renal and Electrolyte studies:
Morgane Nina Bulpin
THE DEYLAN C. MOORE AWARD
For leadership, humanism, and service to the student body and the community:
Ann Marie Carnevale
THE ALMA D. MORANI, MD WMC '31 AWARD IN GROSS ANATOMY
For excellence in Anatomy during the senior year:
Widly Coulanges
Milap Hetal Desai
Leila Elise Hilal
Olivia Elise Hilal
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY AWARD
For excellence in Neurology:
Carrie-Anne Barry
Lesya Alexandra Cravens
THE DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY AWARD
For overall academic excellence in the Obstetrics and Gynecology:
Saira Milind Kothari
For academic excellence in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinical Clerkship:
Margot Debrabandere
For leadership in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology:
Kathryn Marie Lindstrom
THE OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS AWARD
For service to the medical school and to the student body:
Denysia Monique Allen
Anthony John Iacoviello
THE AXEL K. OLSEN, MD NEUROSURGERY AWARD
For excellence in Neurosurgery:
Abhijith Reddy Bathini
Joshua Thor Morton Lucas
Alfredo Eduardo Munoz
THE ALEXANDER PEARCE, MD AWARD
For excellence in Surgery:
Abhijith Reddy Bathini
THE RONALD S. PENNOCK, MD AWARD
For excellence in Internal Medicine and Cardiology:
Caya Mariet McFalls
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS, PHILADELPHIA BRANCH AWARD
For performance and leadership in Family Medicine:
Olivia Elise Hilal
THE DR. LEE WINSTON SILVER AWARD
For excellence in Pediatrics:
Elizabeth Kish Walton
THE VIVEK SUBRAMANI MEMORIAL AWARD
For leadership, compassion, service and a commitment to fostering community within the College of Medicine:
Milap Hetal Desai
THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE SURGERY CLERKSHIP
Abington-Jefferson Health:
Elizabeth Kish Walton
Allegheny Health Network:
Hemanth Manju Venkatesh
Crozer-Chester Medical Center:
Abhijith Reddy Bathini
Kaiser Permanente Bay Area:
Samantha Lynne Kruger
Philadelphia Area:
Benjamin Steeves Cote
Reading Hospital/Tower Health:
Aishwarya Suresh
UPMC Pinnacle:
Devin Justine Barnaby
WellSpan York Hospital:
Vincent Michael Hayes
THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY AWARD
For excellence in the Surgery Pathway:
Margaret Helen O’Connor
THE CHARLES SWARTZ AWARD
For academic and clinical excellence in Medicine:
Ella Careen Ishaaya
THE DANIEL M. TABAS AWARD
For outstanding scholarly achievement by a student pursuing a career in Primary Care:
Neev Shah
THE THOMAS J. VISCHER AWARD
For clinical excellence in Medicine:
Alex Rose Berman
John Abbanob Ebeid
Meera Jain
THE ARTHUR AND BERTHA WEISMAN AWARD
For excellence in Child Psychiatry:
Emily Ann Smith
THE RANDALL WEISS AWARD
For excellence in Psychiatry:
Linda Ann Chamberlin
THE WOMAN ONE SCHOLAR AWARD
Elizabeth Elena Centurion
THE WOMEN'S HEALTH EDUCATION AWARD
In recognition of outstanding leadership and community commitment in the field of Women's Health:
Academic Achievement:
Nikita Dahake
Leadership:
Leila Elise Hilal
Community Commitment:
Charmie V. Mehta
THE WU FAMILY PRIZE
For excellence in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation:
Adrian Bright Oppong
THE DR. MARY YANKOSKY AWARD
For excellence in Endocrinology:
Jeffrey Thomas Student
For excellence in Radiologic Sciences:
Savannah Rose Gorisek