Honors Announced at Annual Awards Dinner for the Internal Medicine Residency Program
On June 6, 2013, the Internal Medicine Residency program celebrated the 2013 class of graduating residents at its annual banquet. Dr. Lia Logio, Vice Chair for Education and Residency Director, announced several awards for faculty and housestaff. Honored at the event were Dr. Lee Shearer, outgoing Chief Resident, and Dr. Brian Eiss, outgoing Quality Improvement Chief Resident.
A highlight of the evening was the special recognition of the faculty. The housestaff selected a number of faculty members to be recipients of Teaching Awards.
The award recipients were:
| Consultant Attending of the Year | Dr. Jeffrey Silberzweig |
| WCIMA Attending of the Year | Dr. Christina Harris |
| Hospital Medicine Attending of the Year | Dr. Anthony Ogedegbe |
| Critical Care Attending of the Year | Dr. Oren Friedman |
| The Irwin Nydick Voluntary Attending of the Year | Dr. Hooman Yaghoobzadeh |
| The J. James Smith Memorial Award | Dr. Keith Roach |
| The James Horowitz Chief Resident of the Year Award | Dr. Lee Shearer |
| The following house officers received: | |
| Fellow of the Year (voted by residents) | Dr. Nikhil Kumta |
| Fred T. Kirkham Award | Dr. Elizabeth Grieg |
| Charles Uribe Award | Dr. Olanma Okoji |
| David E. Rogers Memorial Research Award | Dr. Parag Goyal (1st Prize) |
| Dr. Joseph Krepp (1st Runner Up) | |
| Dr. Timothy Glew (Finalist) | |
| Dr. Kira Ryskina (Finalist) | |
| Daniel M. Libby, M.D. Program Directors Award | Dr. Jonathan Gordin |
| Joseph G. Hayes, M.D. Senior Resident Teaching Award | Dr. Lourdes Sanso |
| A. Lee Winston, M.D. Ingersoll Rand Company Award | Dr. Vikram Palanivel |
| Eileen Gong Weiner Award for Compassionate Care | Dr. Vikram Palanivel |
| Mark S. Pecker Award | Dr. Frank Lin |
| Intern of the Year Award | Dr. Richard Leiter |
| Junior Resident of the Year Award | Dr. Santosha Vardhana |
| Senior Resident of the Year Award | Dr. Lourdes Sanso |
Dr. Logio noted that the contributions of residents, fellows, and faculty made for a very successful year for education in the Department, and thanked all for their generous gift of time and talent in teaching.