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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