Weill Cornell Medicine faculty, alumni and staff were honored with Excellence in Medical Education Awards at a ceremony held on campus on June 17. The awards, which are given at the end of each academic year, recognize those who have made outstanding contributions to the institution’s medical education program and education mission.
Dr. Robert A. Harrington, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, and members of the medical education leadership team presented the awards. The winners represent a wide range of departments across the institution, with categories recognizing teaching, distinguished service and lifetime achievement.
Phase 1 Curriculum
Essential Principles of Medicine (EPOM) – Part A
Daniel Gardner, Ph.D. (In Memoriam)
Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Essential Principles of Medicine (EPOM) – Part B
Timothy McGraw, Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry
Health, Illness, and Disease (HID) 1 – Part A
Meredith Turetz, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Department of Medicine
Health, Illness, and Disease (HID) 1 – Part B
Anyanate Gwendolyne Jack, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Department of Medicine
Health, Illness, and Disease (HID) 2 – Part A
Marc Dinkin, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
Health, Illness, and Disease (HID) 2 – Part B
Jaclyn Bonder, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
LEAP
William Ameres, M.S., PA-C
Instructor of Physician Assistant Studies in Clinical Medicine
Department of Medicine
Clinical Preceptor
William Levine, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Clinical Masters
Lee Seligman, M.D.
Instructor in Medicine
Department of Medicine
Area of Concentration Program
Heather Yeo, M.D., M.H.S., M.B.A., M.S.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Frank Glenn Faculty Scholar in Surgery
Department of Surgery
Phase 2 Curriculum
Ambulatory Care Clerkship
Trenton Collier, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Department of Medicine
Anesthesia and Critical Care Clerkship
Liang Shen, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
Emergency Medicine Clerkship
Jyoti Elavunkal, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
Medicine Clerkship
Katherine Penziner, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Department of Medicine
Neurology Clerkship
Steven Karceski, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Department of Neurology
Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship
Auja McDougale, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pediatrics Clerkship
Theresa Scott, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Psychiatry Clerkship
Jacqueline Panzone, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Surgery Clerkship
Stephanie Yee-Oleksy, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Department of Surgery
Phase 3 Curriculum
Translational Science
Hasina Outtz Reed, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
James Hilton Manning and Emma Austin Manning Foundation Research Scholar
Department of Medicine
Advanced Clinical Ethics
Rev. Curtis Hart, M.Div
Lecturer in Medicine
Department of Medicine
Lecturer in Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Health Policy
Laura Kolbe, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Sub-I
Christie Lech, M.D., M.H.P.E.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
Medicine Sub-I
Todd L. Simon, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Department of Medicine
NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Neurology Sub-I
Nicholas Janocko, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Department of Neurology
Pediatrics Sub-I
Adin Nelson, M.D., M.H.P.E.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Surgery Sub-I
Nima Maghami, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
Transition to Residency
Demetri Merianos, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Department of Surgery
Special Awards
Distinguished Service to Medical Education Award
Otuo Acheampong
IT Support Analyst
Information Technologies and Services
Rebecca Hellman
Medical Student Program Specialist
Department of Psychiatry
Albert Rosado, M.P.A.
Foundational Curriculum Coordinator
Medical Education - Curriculum
Distinguished Service to Education Award
Lonny Levin, Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacology
Education Innovation Award
Michele Fuortes, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
Lifetime Achievement in Education
Daniel Gardner, Ph.D. (In Memoriam)
Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Bernice Grafstein, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Vincent and Brooke Astor Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Yoon Kang, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Richard P. Cohen, M.D., Professor of Medical Education
Department of Medicine