Faculty Awards
Department of Pediatrics Excellence Awards
2023 Awardees
We are delighted to acknowledge the following individuals for outstanding performance and contributions to our mission over the past year. Awards are bestowed in each category per rank (assistant professor/assistant clinician/instructor; associate professor/associate clinician; professor/master clinician). View the achievements of the award winners.
Excellence in Advocacy
Emma Anselin, Emily Lieberman, Robert Garofalo
Excellence in Clinical Care
Sheetal Patel, Russell Horowitz, Pei-Ni Jone
Excellence in Education
Arika Gupta, Lacey Kruse
Excellence in Outreach Care
Doan Le, Corryn Greenwood, Colleen Malloy
Excellence in Scholarship
Joyce Woo, Amy Johnson, Aaron Hamvas
Past Awardees
2022
Excellence in Advocacy
Kerri Machut, Maria Rahmandar, Kristine Cieslak
Excellence in Clinical Care
Amanda Hauck, Paul Tannous, Gregg Montalto
Excellence in Education
Nina Alfieri, Candace Mannarino, Jennifer Strople
Excellence in Outreach Care
Brandi Kenner-Bell, Deborah Margulis, Lavanya Shankar
Excellence in Scholarship
Jennifer Hoffmann, Sriram Ramgopal, Ruchi Gupta, Debra Weese-Mayer
2021
Excellence in Clinical Care
Kate Lucey, Emily Roben, Amy Lay, John Fortunato
Excellence in Education
Priya Jain, Suzanne Schmidt, Ravi Jhaveri
Excellence in Leadership
Erin Paquette, Mariana Glusman, Priya Verghese
Excellence in Outreach Care
Shivani Patel, Shivani Desai, Anita Swamy, Meta Carroll
Excellence in Scholarship
Amanda Marma Perak, Seema Shah, Mary Clyde Pierce
2020
Excellence in Clinical Care
Becca Stephen, Malika Shah, Joel Fisher
Excellence in Scholarship
Sherif Badawy, Todd Florin, Anne Rowley
Excellence in Leadership
Kiona Allen, Nia Heard Garris, Dana Schinasi, William Muller, Kelly Michelson
Excellence in Education
Robyn Bockrath, Zarina Norton, Mary McBride, Mark Adler
2019
Excellence in Scholarship
Larry Kociolek, Michelle Macy, Robert Garofalo
Excellence in Leadership
Irini Kolaitis, Sameer Patel, Alexis Thompson
Excellence in Education/Mentorship
Karen Mangold, Michael Carr, Sarah Chamlin
Pediatrics Professional Development Funding
Funding is available to support professional development of Department of Pediatrics faculty and staff through a competitive process.
Department of Pediatrics faculty (PFF/LC-PC) and staff who report through Dr. Alonso and Melody Altman are eligible to apply for awards of up to $3,000 for individuals and $7,500 for teams.
Examples of projects include professional training, leadership courses, education conferences and workshops, impactful team projects and professional society activities. Contact pediatrics@luriechildrens.org with any questions.
Application Deadline | Notification of Award | Funds Spent By |
July 8, 2024 | Aug. 15, 2024 | Nov. 31, 2024 |
Oct. 8, 2024 | Nov. 15, 2024 | Feb. 31, 2025 |
Jan. 8, 2025 | Feb. 15, 2025 | May 31, 2025 |
April 8, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | Aug. 31, 2025 |