Chapter awardees named
Chapters honor Members, Fellows, and Masters of ACP who have demonstrated by their example and conduct an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education, research, or service to their community, their chapter, and ACP.
Chapters honor Members, Fellows, and Masters of ACP who have demonstrated by their example and conduct an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education, research, or service to their community, their chapter, and ACP. Awardees have a long history of excellence and peer approval in the specialty of Internal Medicine. In recognition of their outstanding service, these exceptional individuals received chapter awards in fall 2021:
Alberta
Lindsay Bridgland, MD – Laureate Award
Jeffrey P. Schaefer, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Arkansas
Naveen Patil, MD, MHSA, MA, FACP – Laureate Award
Bangladesh
M. A. Faiz, FCPS, FRCP, PhD – Lifetime Achievement Award
A. Muruganathan, MD, MACP – Academic Excellence Award
California Southern 1
Edward L. Ha, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
California Southern 2
Lynnetta E. Skoretz, MD, FACP – Woman Physician of the Year Award
Brian S. Lim, MD, FACP – Distinguished Teacher & Mentor Award
Ali Motabar, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Gerald Cox, MD – Resident of the Year Award
Neha Chiruvolu, MD – Resident of the Year Award
Erin Ricketts, MD – Resident of the Year Award
California Southern 3
Charles J. Hamori, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Connecticut
Sarita E. Soares, MD, FACP – Early Career Physician Teacher Award
Jaclyn Cox, DO, FACP – Early Career Physician Teacher Award
Naseema B. Merchant, MBBS, FACP – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award
Nancy D. Adams, MD, MACP – Rosemarie Fisher Female Physician Leadership
Mohammed S. Anwar, MD – Legislator of the Year Award
Florida
Jose L. Lezama, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Husman Khan, MD, MPH, FACP – Internist of the Year
Olga Karasik, MD, FACP – Early Career Physician Award
Alan D. King, DO, MPH, FACP – Community Based Teacher Award
Mario J. Madruga, MD, FACP – Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award
Hilit F. Mechaber, MD, FACP – Outstanding Contributions to Advancing the Careers of Women in Medicine Award
Farzanna S. Haffizulla, MD, FACP – John G. Langdon Volunteerism in Medicine Award
Naresh H. Pathak, MD, FACP – The Tulisa LaRocca, MD Wellness Champion Award
Georgia
Edward Chin, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Jean E. Chin, MD, FACP – Walter J. Moore Leadership Award
Nidhip A. Patel, DO, FACP – Early Career Physician Award
Francois Rollin, MD, MPH – J. Willis Hurst Bedside Teaching Award
Chinedu C. Ivonye, MBBS, FACP – Mark Silverman Award
Marshall Fleurant, MD – Volunteerism and Community Service Award
Amar K. Singh, MD, FACP – Community Based Teacher Award
Obaid Rehman, MD –(Obaid)-- Outstanding Resident in Volunteerism & Advocacy
Alyssa Greenhouse –(Alyssa)-- Outstanding Student in Volunteerism & Advocacy
Syed H. Ali – Outstanding Student in Volunteerism & Advocacy
Farha Pirani – Medical Student Award
Illinois Northern
Suja M. Mathew, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Susan C. Bleasdale, MD, FACP – Advancing the Careers of Women in Medicine Award
Angela M. Bell, MD, FACP – Early Career Physician Award
Illinois Southern
Manajyoti Yadav, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Martha L. Hlafka, MD, FACP – Early Career Physician Award
Christine Y. Todd, MD, FACP – Advancing the Careers of Women in Medicine Award
Gary M. Rull, MD, FACP – Teaching and Mentorship Award
India
Vipul Chavda, MD – Early Career Physician Award
Jalees Fatima, MD, FACP (Jalees)– Hospitalist of the Year Award
Ashish Srivastava, MD – Humanitarian Award
Sharad Joshi, MD, FACP (Sharad)– Internist Award
V. Mohan, MD, MACP – Lifetime Achievement Award
L. Sreenivasa Murthy, MD, FACP – Researcher of the Year Award
Vivek Bhat – Medical Student of the Year Award
S. Sidharth, MBBS, MD – Resident Recognition Award for Leadership
Narsingh Verma, MD, FACP – Teacher of the Year Award
Jayant K. Panda, MD, FACP – Teacher of the Year Award
Mangesh Harihar Tiwaskar, MD, MBBS, FACP – Chapter Advocacy Award
A. Muruganathan, MD, MACP – Chapter Leader Award
Jugal Kishor Sharma, MD, FACP – Clinical Practice Award
R.R. Singh, MD, FACP – Clinical Practice Award
Ajoy Kumar Tewari, MD – Community Based Teacher Award
Rajeev Chawla, MD, MBBS, FACP – Distinguished Mentor Award
Minal Mohit, MD, FACP – Distinguished Mentor Award
Mukhyaprana M. Prabhu, MBBS, MD, FACP – Educator Award
Brij Mohan Makkar, MBBS,MD, FACP – Fostering Diversity Award
Anubha Srivastava, MD – Wellness Award
Aravinda Jagadeesha, MD – Wellness Award
Swati Srivastava, MD, FACP – Woman Physician of the Year Award
Meenakshi A. Bhattacharya, MD – Volunteer Faculty Award
Ashish K. Saxena, Sr., MD – Governor's Recognition Award
S.S. Dariya, MD – Governor's Recognition Award
Banshi Saboo, MD, FACP – Excellence Award
Divya Saxena, MBBS, MD, FACP – Internist Award
Ashwin Parchani, MBBS – Resident of the Year Award
Mayank Agarwal, MBBS – Resident of the Year Award
Anand Thomas – Resident of the Year Award
Ashok Kumar Das, MBBS – Chapter Advocacy Award
Ashish Kumar, MD, MBBS, FACP – Clinical Practice Award
Amit Kumar Gupta, MBBS, FACP – Community Based Teacher Award
Padmashri Gulati, MD, FACP – Community Based Teacher Award
C.L. Nawal, MBBS, MD, FACP – Educator Award
Supratik Bhattacharyya, MD, MBBS, FACP – Governor's Recognition Award
Indiana
Bradley L. Allen, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Warren B. Gavin, MD – ACP Physician Hero Award 2021
Iowa
Florita Cezarina Henderson, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Mark W. Purtle, MD, MACP – Excellence Award
Megan Schreier, DO – Vignette Award
Andrea N. Weber, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Kansas
Brianna Coogle, MD – Medical Student Award
Nora M. Strong, MD – Delp Resident of the Year Award – Wichita
Brent A. Duran, DO, FACP – Hospitalist of the Year Award
Scott A. Smiley, MD, FACP – Internist of the Year Award
Kimberly J. Richardson, MD, FACP – Early Career Physician of the Year Award
Segen E. Smith Chase, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Jonathan Chandler, DO – Delp Resident of the Year Award – Kansas City
Kidney Health Alliance of Kentucky – Organization Community Award
Steven Stack, MD – Physician Community Service Award
Joseph G. Weigel, MD, MACP – Governor's Award
Maine
Hani T. Jarawan, MD, FACP – Advocacy Award
Cindy Hsini Chu – Medical Student of the Year Award
Massachusetts
Hemal N. Sampat, MD, FACP – Robert A. Lebow Advocacy Award
Daniele D. Olveczky, MD, FACP – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award
Christopher Estiverne, MD – Early Career Leadership Award
Orlando L. Torres, MD, FACP – Humanism in Medicine Award
Kerri L. Palamara, MD, MACP – Laureate Award
Sarita Bajracharya, MD, FACP – Chapter Leadership Award
Justin K. Lui, MD – Resident/Fellow Leadership Award
Ki Jung Lee – Student Leadership Award
Linda F. Habeeb Rotondo, MD, FACP – Distinguished Service Award
Katrina Armstrong, MD, FACP – Helen Taussig Award for Outstanding Contributions to Advancing the Careers of Women in Medicine
Mexico
Rodolfo De Jesús Palencia Vizcarra, MD – Innovation Award
Esperanza Martínez-Abundis, MD, FACP – Woman Physician of the Year Award
Julio Cid, MD – Chapter Leader Award
Eloy Medina-Ruiz, MD, FACP – Teacher of the Year Award
Michigan
Chung Owyang, MD, MACP – Laureate Award
S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Diane L. Levine, MD, FACP – Lifetime Achievement Award
Patricia D. Brown, MD, MACP – Great Internist of Michigan Award
David G. Paje, MD, FACP – Raymond H. Murray Governors Award
Alexis C. Haftka, MD, FACP – Raymond H. Murray Governor's Award for Early Career Physicians
Amit Ghose, MD, FACP – Internist Most Committed to Independent Practice Award
Tessa Adzemovic, MD – Volunteerism and Community Service Award
Minnesota
Deepti Pandita, MBBS, FACP – Laureate Award
Muhamad Y. Elrashidi, MD, FACP – Volunteerism and Community Service Award
Nathan Tseboh Chomilo, MD, FACP – Fostering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award
Christopher A. Aakre, MD, FACP – Early Career Physician Award
Daniel C. Wolbrink, MD, FACP – Community Based Clinical and Teaching Award
Missouri
William M. Fogarty Jr., MD, MACP – Volunteerism and Community Service Award
David J. Prelutsky, MD, FACP – Master Teacher Award
Bridget M. McCandless, MD, FACP – Leadership Award
Michael D. DeVita, MD, FACP – Early Career Physician Award
Montana
Marie Elwood – Medical Student Award
Claude A. Tonnerre, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Jason V. Kunz, DO, FACP – Teacher of the Year Award
David E. Bybee, MD, MACP – Chapter Advocacy Award
Nebraska
Jennifer L. Brown, MD – Volunteerism and Community Service Award
Isaac J. Berg, MD, FACP – Volunteerism and Community Service Award
Theresa A. Townley, MD – Humanitarian Award
Ryan P. Mullane, DO, FACP – LeeRoy Meyer Dedicated Teaching Award
Paul G. Millner, MD – Early Career Physician Award
Tabatha H. Matthias, DO, FACP – Hospitalist Award
Carolyn M. Manhart, MD, FACP – Walter J. O’Donohue Jr. MD Award
Bruce L. Houghton, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
New Hampshire
Oliver P. Herfort, MD, FACP – Chapter Advocacy Award
Joan P. Zinkawich, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
New Mexico
Sepehr Khashaei, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Susie N. Pham – Medical Student Award
Angelica R. Garcia – Medical Student Award
Nicole A. Lee – Resident/Fellow Award
Nouf K. Almaghlouth, MD – Resident/Fellow Award
Jemery L. Kaufman, MD, FACP – Community Mentorship Award
Husayn Binbilal (Husayn)– Volunteerism and Community Service Award
Nestor Sosa, MD, MACP – Master Teacher Award
Barbara L. McAneny, MD, MACP – Advancing the Careers of Women in Medicine
Bruce D. Tempest, MD, MACP – Lifetime Achievement Award
David R. Scrase, MD, MACP – Special Recognition for Leadership and Service to the People of New Mexico
Tracie Collins, MD, MPH – Special Recognition for Leadership and Service to the People of New Mexico
New York Hudson Valley
Nandini Anandu, MD, FACP – Humanism in Medicine Award
New York Manhattan/Bronx
Roberto C. Cerrud Rodriguez, MD – Chapter Excellence Award in Research
New York Long Island
Peter Bhandari, MD – Chapter Excellence Award in Education
North Dakota
Dinesh Bande, MBBS, FACP – Laureate Award
Ohio
Keyvan Ravakhah, MD, FACP – 2021 James S. Tan, MD, MACP, Laureate Award
Donald R. Schoch, MD, FACP – 2021 James S. Tan, MD, MACP, Laureate Award
Moises Auron, MD, FACP – 2021 Evelyn V. Hess, MD, MACP, Master Teacher Award
Ellen J. Gelles, MD, FACP – 2021 ACP Ohio Internist of the Year
Naga Ganesh Yadlapalli, MBBS, FACP – 2021 ACP Ohio Volunteerism and Community Service Award
Oklahoma
Lyle W. Baker, MD – Outstanding Resident/Fellow Award
Jabraan S. Pasha, MD, FACP – Diversity & Access to Care Award
Michael S. Bronze, MD, MACP – C.S. Lewis Physician Executives/Leaders Award
Oregon
David A. Nardone, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Mythili Ransdell, MD, FACP – Howard P. Lewis Distinguished Teacher Award
Annabelle L. Sammis, MD, FACP – Howard P. Lewis Distinguished Teacher Award
Elizabeth Sazie, MD, MPH, FACP – Howard P. Lewis Distinguished Teacher Award
Alicia Hidalgo, MD – Howard P. Lewis Distinguished Teacher Award
Adam J. Obley, MD, FACP – Outstanding Early Career Physician Award
Katherine A. Iossi, MD, FACP – Outstanding Early Career Physician Award
James B. Reuler, MD, MACP – Diversity Award For Outstanding Contributions To Fostering Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion In The Community
Gregory J. Magarian, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Pennsylvania (consolidated)
Eileen M. Moser, MD, MACP – Pressman Award
Pennsylvania Eastern
Anthony A. Donato, MD, MACP – Laureate Award
Saurabh Sharma, MD, FACP – Clinical Practice Award
John Terrel Hippen, MD, FACP – Waxman Award
Mina M. Makary, MBBCh, FACP – Special Recognition Award
Alia Chisty, MD, FACP – John Derrickson Early Career Physician Service Excellence Award
Pennsylvania Southern
William D. Surkis, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Margot I. Boigon, MD, FACP – Dr. Ann Preston Women in Medicine Award
John M. Spandorfer, MD, FACP – Clinical Practice Award
Brittany Macdonald – Special Recognition Award
Lily Ackermann, MD (Lily)– John Derrickson Early Career Physician Service Excellence Award
Pennsylvania Western
Anastasios Kapetanos, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Allison S. DeKosky, MD – Special Recognition Award
Syed Arsalan Akhter Zaidi, MD, MBBS – John Derrickson Early Career Physician Service Excellence Award
South Carolina
Joseph F. John Jr, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Brittany K. Stovall, MD – Early Career Physician Award
C. Wayne Weart, PharmD – James McFarland Award
Tennessee
Steven M. Hegedus, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Jennifer M. Whitley Dooley, MD, FACP – Volunteerism and Community Service Award
Parul M. Goyal, MBBS, FACP – Woman Physician of the Year Award
Daphne M. Norwood, MD, FACP – Chapter Service Award
Rachel Ward, MD – Resident/Fellow Award
Hannah Anderson, MD – Resident/Fellow Award
Neeraja B. Peterson, MD, FACP – Distinguished Teacher/Mentor Award
Kristin Alora Ricker – Joseph Frederick Ralston Jr. Medical Student Scholarship Award
Texas Northern
Kunal Mishra, DO – Mark Armstrong Award
Texas Southern
Brooke R. Wagen, MD – Mark Armstrong Award
U.S. Army
2LT Ava Lynn, MD – Greg Argyros Outstanding Achievement Award
COL (Ret) David Bell, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
COL (Ret) William Kelly, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
CPT Natalie E. Mitchell, MD – Colonel Robert H. Moser Award
COL Jacob F. Collen, MD, FACP – COL Louis N. Pangaro Master Teacher Award
COL Joshua D. Hartzell, MD, FACP – William Crosby Superiority in Research Award
LTC Ana Elizabeth Markelz, MD, FACP – COL Ramey L. Wilson Excellence in Operational Medicine Award
COL Jessica L. Bunin, MD, FACP – COL Lisa L. Zacher Mentorship of Women Award
MAJ Arthur Holtzclaw – Army MTF Teachers of the Year
Daniel Kaplan, MD – Army MTF Teachers of the Year
LTC Sean Reilly, MD, FACP – Army MTF Teachers of the Year
Jessica Stotts, MD – Army MTF Teachers of the Year
MAJ Jennifer Masel, MD, FACP – Army MTF Teachers of the Year
MAJ Sarah Smilow, MD – Army MTF Teachers of the Year
MAJ Kathryn J. Lago, DO, FACP – Army MTF Teachers of the Year
U.S. Air Force
COL (Ret) Stanley Naguwa, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
COL (Ret) Matthew Carroll, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
CAPT Jason Higginson, MD, MA – The Philip G. Keil Lectureship Award
Alexander Kon, MD, HEC-C – The Malcolm C. Grow Memorial Lecture Award
CPT Raymond Mrozek – The Dr. Arnyce Pock Exceptional Medical Student Award
MAJ Philip Cushman, DO – Arthur Grollman Award for Outstanding Resident Research
CAPT Ryan P. Collier, MD – Jay Sanford Award for Outstanding Fellow Research Presentation
MAJ Lauren Lee, MD, FACP – The Archie A. Hoffman Governor's Award
LT COL John Gancayco – Lieutenant General (Dr.) Monte Miller Award for an Early Career Physician in Research
LT COL Kathryn Marie Burtson, MD, FACP – Dr. George Crawford Distinguished Medical Educator Award
U.S. Navy
CAPT Heather Tracy, MD, FACP – CAPT Patricia V. Pepper Female Leadership Award
CDR Debra Buckland–Coffey, MD, FACP – Volunteerism Award
LCDR Scott Snyder, MD, FACP – VADM Nathan Young Leader Award
LT Cory Manly – Sparks Award
CDR Justin Lafreniere, MD, FACP – Master Teacher Award
CDR Thanh D. Hoang, DO, FACP – Laureate Award
Virginia
Parth J. Parekh, MD, FACP – Community Based Teacher Award
William E. Fox, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
Lisa L. Ellis, MD, MACP – Health of Women Leadership Award
Benjamin M. Goodman, MD, FACP – InPatient Internal Medicine Teaching Award
Catherine J.F. Derber, MD, FACP – InPatient Subspecialist Teaching Award
Jennifer L. Ryal, MD, FACP – Outpatient Internal Medicine Teaching Award
Larry C. Borish, MD, FACP – Outpatient Subspecialist Teaching Award
Jody P. King, MD, FACP – Mentor Award
Elias S. Siraj, MD, FACP – Paul Florentino Volunteerism Award
John Paul Verderese, MD, FACP – Early Career Physician Award
Washington
Bruce Cameron Smith, MD, MACP – Chapter Service Award
Sundance L. Rogers, MD, FACP – Community Service Award
Anne E. Grossman, MD, FACP – Community Service Award
Molly B. Jackson, MD, FACP – Full–Time Clinician Educator Award
Kang X. Zhang, MD, FACP – Full–Time Clinician Educator Award
Bruce Cameron Smith, MD, MACP – Kemi Nakabayashi Chapter Service Award
Greg I. Nakamoto, MD, FACP – Golden Apple Award
Rachel A. Reeg, MD, FACP – Hospitalist of the Year Award
Anita Chopra, MBBS, FACP – Internist of the Year Award
Eli Grunblatt – Douglas Paauw, MD, Outstanding Student in Internal Medicine Award
Jessica Brar – Douglas Paauw, MD, Outstanding Student in Internal Medicine Award
Julie Fedorko – Douglas Paauw, MD, Outstanding Student in Internal Medicine Award
John H. Vassall II, MD, FACP – Laureate Award
West Virginia
Anmol Pitliya, MBBS, MD – WV ACP Spirit Award
Sathyanarayana Machani, MBBS, FACP – Educator Award
Michael P. Iannetti, MD – Chapter Leader Award
James R. Campbell II, MD, FACP – Chapter Leader Award
Jenna N. Sizemore, MD – Diversity Award
Josephine L. Reece, MD, FACP – Volunteerism and Community Service Award
Wisconsin
The Foundation for Black Women's Wellness – Advancement of Women's Health Award
Karen L. Fickel, MD, FACP – Distinguished Internist of the Year Award
Cecilia Scholcoff, MD – Early Career Internist of the Year Award
Monica M. O’Sullivan, MD, DDS, FACP – Helen Dickie Award for Outstanding Woman Physician
Wyoming
James F. Bush, MD, MACP – Laureate Award
Sierra D. Gross, MD – Early Career Physician Award
