Renaissance School of Medicine Award Recipients

grants and awards

Aesculapius Award for Excellence in Medical Education

AWARD DATERECIPIENTDEPARTMENT
2025Grace Natalie LaTorre, DO, MS, FACPDept. of Medicine
2024Roderick A. Go, DODept. of Medicine
2023Getu Teressa, MDDept. of Medicine
2022Eva Swoboda, MDDept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2021Kaveh Sadigh, MDDept. of Medicine
2019Maribeth Chitkara, MDDept. of Pediatrics
 Susan Lane, MDDept. of Medicine
2018Adeeb YacoubDept. of Psychiatry
 Lloyd D. Lense, MDDept. of Medicine
2017Sahar Ahmad, MDDept. of Medicine – SUNY SB
 Lynn Hallarman, MDDept. of Medicine – SUNY SB
 Douglas Katz, MDDept. of Radiology – Winthrop
2016Dan M. Barlev, MD, MSDept of Radiology - Winthrop UH
2015Mersema Abate, MDDept of Nephrology - SUNY SB
2014Lisa Strano-Paul, MDDept of Internal Medicine - SUNY SB
2013Janet Hearing, PhDDept of Microbiology - SUNY SB
2012Iris A. Granek, MD, MSDept. of Preventive Medicine - SUNY SB
2011Richard J. Scriven, MDDept. of Pulmonary - SUNY SB
 Peggy A. Seidman, MDDept. of Anesthesiology - SUNY SB
2010David B. Cohen, MDDept. of Emergency Medicine - Peconic Bay
 Feroza Daroowalla, MD, MPHDept. of Medicine - SUNY SB
 Michael Pearl, MDDept. of OB/GYN - SUNY SB
 Roy T. Steigbigel, MDDept. of Infectious Diseases - SUNY SB
2009Harold Carlson, MDDept. of Endocrinology - SUNY SB
 Susan Larson, PhDDept. of Anatomical Sciences - SUNY SB
2008Howard B. Fleit, PhDDept. of Pathology - SUNY SB
 Todd R. Griffin, MDDept. of OB/GYN - SUNY SB
 Paul S. Richman, MDDept. of Pulmonary Diseases - SUNY SB
2007Mary F. Kritzer, PhDDept. of Neurobiology & Behavior - SUNY SB
 Thomas O’Riordan, MDDept. of Medicine - SUNY SB
 Thomas A. Wilson, MDDept. of Pediatrics - SUNY SB
2006Laura Fochtmann, MDDept. of Psychiatry - SUNY SB
 Sivamainthan Vithiananthan, MDDept.  of Surgery, Winthrop - SUNY SB
 Stephen Vitkun, MD, MBA, PhDDept. of Anesthesiology - SUNY SB
2005Joy E. Schabel, MDDept. of Anesthesiology - SUNY SB
 Andrew Wackett, MDDept. of Emergency Medicine - SUNY SB
2004Paul Fisher, MDDept. of Radiology - SUNY SB
 Martin Leibowitz, MDDept. of Medicine - SUNY SB
 Peter Morelli, MDDept. of Pediatrics - SUNY SB
 John Ricotta, MDDept. of Surgery - SUNY SB
2003Daniel Baram, MDDept. of Medicine - SUNY SB
 Mark Corapi, MDDept. of Medicine - Winthrop UH
 Rahman Pourmand, MDDept. of Neurology - SUNY SB
 Asa Viccellio, MDDept. of Emergency Medicine-SUNY SB
2002Latha Chandran, MD, MPHDept. of Pediatrics - SUNY SB
 Peter J. Halperin, MDDept. of Psychiatry - SUNY SB
2001Michael Ammazzalorso, MDDept. of Medicine - Winthrop UH
 Joanne Holland, MDMedical Service - VAMC Northport
 Robin McFee, DO, MPHDept. of Preventive Medicine - SUNY SB
2000John Coulehan, MD, MPHDept. of Preventive Medicine - SUNY SB
 Ralph K. Della Ratta, MDDept. of Medicine-Winthrop UH
 Joseph Sorrento, MDDept. of Surgery - SUNY SB, VAMC-Northport
1999Fadi Z. El Baba, MDDept. of Ophthalmology - SUNY SB
 Elaine G. Hearney, MDMedical Service - VAMC Northport
 Bruce Horowitz, MDDept. of Medicine - Winthrop UH
1998John Chumas, MDDept. of Pathology - SUNY SB
(Good Samaritan Hospital, West Islip, NY)
 Peter Ells, MDDept. of Medicine - SUNY SB
 Edward Weissman, MDMedical Service - VAMC Northport
1997Mark Graber, MDMedical Service - VAMC Northport
 Philip Kane, MDDept. of Pathology - SUNY SB
 Sidonie Morrison, PhDDept. of Medicine - SUNY SB
 Nancy Peress, MDDept. of Pathology - SUNY SB
 David Williams, PhDDept. of Pharmacology - SUNY SB
1996David Krause, PhDDept. of Anatomical Sciences - SUNY SB
 Nancy Levine, MDDept. of Family Medicine - SUNY SB
(Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA)
 George Newman, MDDept. of Neurology - SUNY SB
 Ephraim Zackson, MDWinthrop UH
1995Roger Cameron, PhDDept. of Physiology & Biophysics - SUNY SB
 Brigette Demes, PhDDept. of Anatomical Sciences - SUNY SB
 Adam Hurewitz, MDDept. of Medicine - Winthrop UH
 David Tompkins, MDDept. of Medicine - SUNY SB
 Mohammed Zarrabi, MDDept. of Medicine - SUNY SB
1994Richard Barnett, MDDept. of Medicine - SUNY SB
 Burke Cunha, MDDept. of Medicine - Winthrop UH
 William Jungers, PhDDept. of Anatomical Sciences - SUNY SB
 Howard Mofenson, MDWinthrop UH (Retired)
 Roberta Seidman, MDDept. of Pathology - SUNY SB
1993Evan Geller, MDSt. Charles Hospital
 S. Ali Khan, MDDept. of Urology - SUNY SB
 Frederick Miller, MDDept. of Pathology - SUNY SB
 Jack Stern, PhDDept. of Anatomical Sciences - SUNY SB
 Peter Williams, JD, PhDDept. of Preventive Medicine - SUNYSB

Excellence in Early Career Research Award

AWARD DATERECIPIENTDEPARTMENT
2025Katherine Jones, PhDDept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
2024Helen Hsieh, MD, PhDDept. of Surgery - SUNY SB
 Sima Mofakham, PhDDept. of Neurosurgery - SUNY SB
2023Hwan Kim, PhDDept. of Microbiology and Immunology - SUNY SB
2022Dongyan Tan, PhDDept. of Pharmacology - SUNY SB
 Pawan Kumar, BVSc, PhDDept. of Microbiology and Immunology - SUNY SB
2021Joshua Plotkin, PhDDept. of Neurobiology and Behavior - SUNY SB
2019Brian S. Sheridan, PhDDept. of Microbiology and Immunology - SUNY SB
2018Chia-Hsin Chan, PhDDept. of Pharmacology - SUNY SB
2017Sean Clouston, PhDDept. of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine - SUNY SB
2016Markus A. Seeliger, PhDDept. of Pharmacology - SUNY SB
2015Gerardo Mackenzie, PhDDept. Preventive Medicine Division - SUNY SB
2014Sunita Bhaduri-McIntosh, MD, PhDDept. of Pediatrics - SUNY SB

 

Excellence In Clinical Service Award

AWARD DATERECIPIENTDEPARTMENT
2025Brian O'Hea, MDDept. of Surgery
2024Alpa Desai, MDDept. of Medicine - SUNY SB
2023Henry Tannous, MDDept. of Surgery - SUNY SB
2022Marina Charitou, MDDept. of Medicine - SUNY SB
2021John Ferretti, MDDept. of Radiology - SUNY SB
2019Catherine Kier, MD, FAAP, FCCP, DABSM, AE-CDept. of Pediatrics - SUNY SB
2018Rachel Boykan, MDDept. of Pediatrics - SUNY SB
2017Hal Skopicki, MD, PhDStony Brook Heart Institute - SUNY SB
2016Anupama Chawla, MD, DCHDept. of Pediatrics - SUNY SB
2015Daryn Moller, MDDept. of Anesthesiology - SUNY SB
 Donna Heinemann, MDDept. of Internal Medicine - SUNY SB
2014Suzanne D. Fields, MDDept. of Internal Medicine - SUNY SB
 Michael Pearl, MDDept. of Obstetrics/Gynecology

 

Excellence In Clinical Practice in the Community Award

AWARD DATERECIPIENTDEPARTMENT
2025Kimberly Alba, Psy.DDept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
2024Anshu Singh, MDDept. of Medical Services, LI State Veterans Home

 

Excellence In Faculty Mentoring Award

AWARD DATERECIPIENTDEPARTMENT
2025Sahar Ahmad, MDDept. of Medicine (Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine)
2024Bettina Fries, MDDept. of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) - SUNY SB
2023Sandeep Mallipattu, MDDept. of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension) - SUNY SB
2022Elinor Schoenfeld, PhDDept. of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine - SUNY SB
2021Clinton Rubin, PhDDept. of Biomedical Engineering - SUNY SB
2019Holly Colognato, PhDDept. of Pharmacology - SUNY SB
2018Jack Fuhrer, MDDivision of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Medicine - SUNY SB
 Susmita Pati, MD, MPHDept. of Pediatrics - SUNY SB
2017Aurora Pryor, MDDept. of Surgery - SUNY SB
2016Barbara D. Nemesure, PhDPreventive Medicine Division - SUNY SB
2015Michael Frohman, MD, PhDDept. of Pharmacology - SUNY SB
2014Jorge L. Benach, PhDDept. of Microbiology - SUNY SB

 

Excellence in Citizenship Award

AWARD DATERECIPIENTDEPARTMENT
2018The Honorable Judge Arthur M. Diamond, J.S.C.Dept. of Family, Population & Preventive Medicine - SUNY SB
2017Janet Fischel, PhDDept. of Pediatrics - SUNY SB
2016Mary Kritzer, PhDDept. of Neurobiology & Behavior - SUNY SB

 

Excellence in Leadership Award

AWARD DATERECIPIENTDEPARTMENT
2025Laura Fochtmann, MD, MBIDepts. of Psychiatry, Pharmacological Sciences and Biomedical Informatics
2021Jennie Williams, PhDDept. of Family, Population & Preventive Medicine - SUNY SB
2018Iris Granek, MD, MSDept. of Family, Population & Preventive Medicine - SUNY SB
2017Moisés Eisenberg, PhDDept. of Pharmacology - SUNY SB
2016Howard Fleit, PhDDept. of Pathology - SUNY SB

 

Excellence in Senior Research Award

AWARD DATERECIPIENTDEPARTMENT
2025Michael Mak, PhDDept. of Pharmacological Sciences
2024Hyunjin Kim, PhDDept. of Pharmacological Sciences
2023Joshua Dubnau, PhDDept. of Anesthesiology
 Markus Seeliger, PhDDept. of Pharmacological Sciences
2022Elliott Bennett-Guerrero, MDDept. of Anesthesiology
 Alan Turner, PhDDept. of Anatomical Sciences
2021Congwu Du, PhDDept. of Biomedical Engineering
2019Christine DeLorenzo, PhDDept. of Psychiatry/Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
 Maureen O’Leary, PhDDept. of Anatomical Sciences
2018Maurizio Del Poeta, MD 
 Alfredo Fontanini, MD, PhD 
2017Sharon Nachman, MD 
2016Orlando D. Schärer, PhD 
2015Thomas A. Rosenquist, PhD 
 Adan Aguirre, PhD 
2014Ellen Li, MD, PhD 
 Robert P. Gersch, PhD 

Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award Presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation

AWARD DATERECIPIENTDEPARTMENT
2025Grace L. Ker, MDDept. of Pediatrics (Palliative Care Program)
2024Kerim Odekon, MDDept. of Medicine
2023Grace Natalie LaTorre, DO, MS, FACPDept. of Medicine
2021Rina Meyer, MDDept. of Pediatrics
2019Lisa Strano-Paul, MD, FACPDept. of Internal Medicine
2018Andrew H. Lane, MDDept. of Pediatrics
2017Richard Joseph Scriven, MDDept. of Surgery
2016No nominations this year 
2015Richard Bronson, MDDept. of OB/GYN - SUNY SB
2014Leslie Quinn, MDDept of Pediatrics - SUNY SB
2012Catherine Nicastri, MDDept. of Internal Medicine - SUNY SB
2011William Wertheim, MDDept. of Internal Medicine - SUNY SB
2010Jedan Phillips, MDDept. of Family Medicine - Peconic Bay
2009Aleander Dagum, MDDept. of Surgery - SUNY SB
2008Daniel Yellon, MD 
2007Catherine Kier, MDDept. of Pediatrics - SUNY SB
2006William Lawson, MDDivision of Cardiology - SUNY SB
2005Margaret Parker, MDDept. of Pediatrics - SUNY SB
2004David Tompkins, MD 
2003Latha Chandran, MD, MPHDept. of Pediatrics - SUNY SB
2002Peter Morelli, MDDept. of Pediatrics - SUNY SB
2001Gail Cohan, MD 
2000Martin Liebowitz, MDDept. of Internal Medicine
1998Harr Fritts, Jr., MD 

Excellence in Medical Student Mentoring Award

AWARD DATERECIPIENTDEPARTMENT
2025Daniel Rutigliano, DODept. of Surgery
2024Lisa Strano-Paul, MDDept. of Medicine
2023Cordia Beverley, MDDept. of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine
2022Kamalpreet Buttar, MDDept. of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine
 Uchechi Oddiri, MDDept. of Pediatrics
2021Kevin Zacharoff, MDDept. of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine

Excellence in Medical Student Mentoring 

at an Affiliate Site Award

AWARD DATERECIPIENTDEPARTMENT
2025Allison McLarty, MDDept. of Surgery (Cardiothoracic Surgery)
2024Bushra Wazed, MDDept. of Medicine, Northport VA Medical Center

Excellence in Resident/Fellow Mentoring Award

AWARD DATERECIPIENTDEPARTMENT
2025Deborah Nagle, MDDept. of Surgery (Colon and Rectal Surgery)
2024Lisa Fisher, MDDept. of Medicine, Northport VA Medical Center
 Lovedhi Aggarwal, MDDept. of Family, Population, and Preventive Medicine
2023Jason Kim, MDDept. of Urology
2021Smadar Kort, MDDept. of Medicine

Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award

AWARD DATERECIPIENTDEPARTMENT
2025Joshua Plotkin, PhDDept. of Neurology and Behavior
2024Markus Seeliger, PhDDept. of Pharmacological Sciences
2023Jessica Seeliger, PhDDept. of Pharmacological Sciences
2021Miguel Garcia-Diaz, MDDept. of Pharmacological Sciences