MUSC Health departments celebrate house staff awards

Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine
CA1 Teacher of the Year - David Gutman, M.D. and CA2/3 Teacher of the Year - James Abernathy, M.D.

Emergency Medicine – Pediatric
Losek Legacy Award Recipients - Matthew Cully, D.O.; Michelle Greene, D.O.; Christopher Stem, M.D.; and EM Recipient - Elizabeth Barton, M.D.

Family Medicine (Trident/MUSC)
SC Academy of Family Physicians Outstanding Resident of the Year Award - Jessica Cook, M.D.; Clinical Scholars Award - Bradley Bernard, M.D. and William David Strickland, M.D.; STFM Resident Teacher of the Year Award - Elizabeth Murray, M.D.; and AFMRD Resident Award for Advocacy - Saint Julien Springs II, M.D.

Internal Medicine
Resident Research Award - Sara Matar; Intern of the Year - Maggie Thomas; Resident of the Year - Derek Low; Fellow of the Year - Nick Fox; Outpatient Resident of the Year - Lyndsay Mueller; Inpatient Resident of the Year - Kyle Armstrong; Attending of the Year - Marc Heincelman and Andrew Schreiner; and Ambulatory Teacher of the Year (Outpatient Attending) - Karen Abernathy; Division of the Year - Pulmonary

Infectious Diseases
Teacher of the Year - M. Sean Boger, M.D., PharmD and Chief Fellow - Richard Kilgore Rodriguez, M.D.
         
Neurology
Resident Excellence in Care Award - Ryan Barmore, M.D.; Resident Teacher of the Year Award - Sami Alkasab, M.D.; Highest In Service Exam - Alain Lekoubou Looti, M.D.; Research Presentation by a Resident - Zeke Gleichgerrcht, M.D.; Research Presentation by a Fellow - Daniel Abenroth, M.D.; and Faculty of the Year - Sarah Schmitt, M.D.

Neurosurgery
Neurosurgical Resident Teacher of the Year - Ryan Kellogg, M.D.; Best Neurosurgical Research Day Presentation - Stephen Lowe, M.D. and Jan Vargas Machaj, M.D.; Neurosurgical Resident of the Year - Stephen Lowe, M.D.; and Faculty Award for Excellence in Neurosurgical Resident Education - Ramin Eskandari, M.D.

Ophthalmology
Pediatric Fellows - Maria Cecilia Artigas, M.D. and Emily Shortridge, D.O.; Pierre Jenkins Gaultier Teacher of the Year - George N. Magrath, M.D.; William W. Vallaton Academic Excellence Award - Kristin A. Neatrour, M.D.; Helma Research Award - Kenzo J.P. Koike, M.D.; Richard Saunders Award for Surgical Mentoring - Jake C. McMillin, M.D.; Program Director’s Award - Kenzo J.P. Koike, M.D.; Tech of the Year - Traci Davis, C.O.T.; Glaucoma Fellow - Leah Lynn Kammerdiener, M.D.; and PGY4 Ophthalmology Residents - Ashley M. Brundrett, M.D., Kenzo J.P. Koike, M.D. (Chief), Amanda L. Marzolf, M.D., and Anne M. Schroeder, M.D.

Oral Surgery
Dr. Richard DeChamplain Award - Caleb Schadel, DDS; Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program Certificate - Daniel Graham Lee, DMD; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program Certificate - Johnathan Dillman Bean, DMD; and American Academy of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons member - M. Kinon Lecholop, DMD

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
House Staff Award for Anatomic Pathology Faculty - Laura Spruill, M.D, PhD.; House Staff Award for Clinical Pathology Faculty - Angie Duong, M.D.; Chief Resident 2016–2017 - *Ashley Cross, M.D.; Chief Resident 2016–2017 - *Mike Stump, M.D. (*third consecutive year to win this award); Committees: VP of MUSC House Staff Council - Rachel Jester, M.D.; Resident House Staff Council Representative - Kendall Brewer, M.D.; Peer Review Committee - David LeBel, M.D.; Apple Tree Steering Committee; Resident Representative for ASCP - Tiffany Baker, M.D., PhD.; and Section Editor for the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - Dan Skipper, D.O.

Pediatrics
The Atlas Award - Adebowale Odulana, M.D.; Around-the-Clock Aristotle - Dave Mills, M.D.; Nine-to-Five Socrates - James Roberts, M.D.; The Bob Vila Award - Melissa Evans, M.D.; The Sunrise Swami - Scott Russell, M.D.; The PM Pedagogue - Lara Wine Lee, M.D.; Rookie of the Year - Whitney Marvin, M.D.; Glass Stand-Up Awards: Fellow of the Year - Emma Carter, M.D.; Intern of the Year - Tina Zhang, M.D. and Zaki Yazdi, M.D.; Outstanding Senior Resident - Sarah Yale, M.D.; Most Supportive Staff Member - Sheila Jones; Intern Humanism Award - Tina Zhang, M.D.; and Clerkship award: Resident as Teacher Student Award - Morgan Khawaja, M.D.

Psychology
Psychiatry Golden Apple Award - Paula Everman, M.D.; Chris Fields, M.D.; Cat Miller, M.D.; Mary V. Ladd, M.D.; Tyson Lippe, M.D.; Lee Lewis, M.D.; Thomas Lewis, M.D; Psychology Internship Program Clinical Excellence Award - Cynthia Lancaster; Laura Griffin Award Internship Award - Chelsey Hartley Psychology Internship Program John C. Roitzsch Memorial Scientist-Practitioner Award - Christopher Sege; Psychology Internship Program Robert Magwood, Jr. Outstanding Service to Crime Victims Award - Rosaura Orengo Aguayo, Ph.D.; Psychology Internship Program Best Clinical Supervisor - Layne Goble, Ph.D.; Psychology Internship Program Best Research Preceptor - Dan Gros, Ph.D.; and Psychology Internship Program Award for Outstanding Contributions to Training and Professional Development - Elizabeth Santa Ana, Ph.D.

Surgery
Paul H. O’Brien, M.D. Resident Teaching Award - Virgilio V. George, M.D.; Max S. Rittenbury, M.D. Intern of the Year Award - Anna Matrachisia, M.D.; Max S. Rittenbury, M.D. Intern of the Year Award - James T. Pastrnak, M.D.; Student Award for Excellence in Resident Teaching - Gabriel R. Chedister, M.D.; Surgical Training Awareness & Residency (STAR) Medical Student Faculty Teaching Award - David M. Countryman, M.D.; David J. Cole, M.D. Professionalism Award - Jane C. Kilkenny, M.D.; The Curtis P. Artz MUSC Surgical Society Award for Excellence - Nicholas Ward, M.D.; Combined Basic Science Awards: Top Senior Resident PGY3-5 - Ben Calder; PGY4 -Top Junior Resident PGY2: Allen Bui, PGY2; Top Categorical Intern - Catherine Chung, Categorical; Top Prelim Intern - Zilan Lin, M.D., Preliminary; and Dabney R. Yarbrough III, M.D. Research Award - Kunal J. Patel, M.D.