On the eve of commencement, as is tradition at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, the Class of 2023’s top students, and the faculty who left the greatest impression on the class, were honored during a ceremony at the school. Known as Awards Day, the event is made possible through the contributions of generous donors. 

“While we are proud of all our graduates and our faculty, some of you merit special recognition for exceptional academic achievements and outstanding contributions to the life of the school,” said Amy J. Goldberg, the Marjorie Joy Katz Dean of the Lewis Katz School of Medicine.

A complete list of the students and faculty who were recognized during the May 4 ceremony follows. 

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Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society inductees 

Kwasi Aboagye 

Grace Amadio 

Erik (Henning) Ander 

Kimberly Barr 

Rebecca Bates 

Alexa Deemer 

Nicolas Juan Echeverria 

Schyler Edwards 

Shenyece Ferguson 

Eric Gramszlo 

Kathleen Graveran 

D'Andrew Gursay 

Emily Hancin 

Bryson Hoover-Hankerson 

Erin Jarvis 

Chase Jennings 

Christina Julian 

Gabrielle Limardo 

Asher Mandel 

Christopher Markeson 

Brett McLarney 

Ariana Mirzada 

Vineet Naran 

Kaitlin Nguyen 

Jeanette Nicosia 

Ozichi Osuoha 

Paulo Parente 

Amanda Pirola 

Mora Rizk 

Alex Rizzo 

Hannah Schwartz Foster  

Arnav Shah 

Khyati Somayaji 

Shunn Theingi 

Adeola Togun 

Theresa Tran 

Demetrius Woodard 

Timothy Yeung 

The Gold Humanism Honor Society inductees 

Kwasi Aboaje 

Grace Amadio 

Erik (Henning) Ander 

Kimberly Barr 

Rebecca Bates 

Frank Cedeno 

Nicolas Echeverria 

Schyler Edwards 

Shenyece Ferguson 

Eric Gramszlo 

Komalpreet Gulati 

Bryson Hoover-Hankerson 

Jessica Kerstetter 

Ivana Kohut 

Emily Lavell 

Rebecca Mayeda 

Ariana Mirzada 

Vineet Naran 

Kaitlin Nguyen 

Jeanette Nicosia 

William Ohley 

Megan Patton 

Amanda Pirola 

Hannah Roach 

Genevieve Schmitt 

Arnav Shah 

Khyati Somayaji 

Meghan Swyryn 

Demetrius Woodard 

Brooke Zlotshewer 

FACULTY AWARDS 

The Russell and Pearl Moses Memorial Endowed Medical Award 

Jessica E. James, MD 

The Blockley-Osler Award 

Manuel E. Puente, MD 

The Dr. Henry P. and M. Page Laughlin Award 

Michael DelVecchio, MD 

The Golden Apple Award 

Steven N. Popoff, PhD 

Scott K. Shore, PhD 

Rachel A. Patterson, MD 

Hannah Ravreby, MD 

The Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award 

Bettina Buttaro, PhD 

The Paul W. Eberman Faculty Research Award 

Tricia H. Burdo, PhD 

STUDENT AWARDS 

The John Franklin Huber Award in Anatomy 

Grace Amadio 

The Raymond C. Truex Award 

Kaleb Foster 

The Leroy W. Krumperman Award 

Gabrielle Limardo 

The Excellence in Dermatology Award 

Theresa Tran 

The Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award 

Timothy Yeung 

The Philadelphia Assembly of Family Physicians Memorial Award 

Emily Lavell 

The Dr. Joseph Nathan Grossman Prize in Family Medicine 

Robert Graffin 

Adetutu Olowu 

The Edell Family Endowed Prize in Community Medicine 

Meghan Swyryn 

The Mathilde and Louis Soloff Cardiology Prize 

Steven Hopkins 

The Emmanuel M. Weinberger Prizes 

Maxwell McKee-Proctor, Cardiology 

Briana Lee, Nephrology 

Laya Manoj, Infectious Diseases  

The Thomas M. Durant Prize in Internal Medicine 

Ivana Kohut 

The Charles H. Kravitz Award in Internal Medicine 

Henry Pronovost 

Khyati Somayaji 

The Matthew T. Moore Prize in Neurology 

Kathleen Graveran 

Rebecca Mayeda 

The American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize 

Erin Jarvis 

Ozichi Osuoha 

The Scholar’s Award in Obstetrics and Gynecology 

Christina Julian 

The J. Robert Willson Research Award 

Kendall Hamilton 

The John W. Lachman Award in Orthopaedic Surgery 

Nicolas Echeverria 

The Bernard J. Ronis and Max L. Ronis Prize in Otolaryngology 

Grace Amadio 

The Angelo DiGeorge Prize for Excellence in Pediatrics 

Houston Curtis 

The Waldo E. Nelson Prize in Pediatrics 

Agnes Bailey Sperry 

Seth Cline 

The Mary P. Wiedeman Award 

Yijia Li 

The O. Spurgeon English Award 

Demetrius Woodard 

The John Fryer Memorial Award 

Komalpreet Gulati 

The Dr. Herman Brown Award for Excellence in the Study of the Art and Science of Surgery 

Juliet Panichella 

The Susan and Robert Probst Prize 

Kaitlyn Nguyen 

The W. Emory Burnett Prize in Surgery 

Caman Windom 

The A. Richard Kendall Award for Excellence in Urology 

Jennifer Sykes 

The Center for Urban Bioethics’ Bioethics Community Engagement Award 

Khyati Somayaji 

The Center for Bioethics’ Bioethics Scholar Award 

Frank Cedeno 

The Bridging the Gaps Scholar 

Meghan Swyryn 

The J. Robert Troyer Award 

Kaleb Foster 

The Charles Schnall Alumni Award for Clinical Excellence 

Ivana Kohut 

The Dr. Elliot (Class of 1967) and Susan Menkowitz Award 

Nicolas Echeverria 

The Raemma Paredes Luck Award 

Ariana Mirzada 

The Jerry Zaslow Memorial Award 

Amanda Pirola 

The School of Medicine Service Award 

Adriana Facchiano 

Arnav Shah 

Theresa Tran 

The Emily Reeves Award for Service 

Kimberly Barr 

Edwin Perez 

The Manpreet Chohan Endowed Award 

Genevieve Schmitt 

Demetrius Woodard 

The Leslie Squires Compassion in Medicine Award 

Rebecca Bates 

The Mary Daly Award 

Schyler Edwards 

Alex Rizzo 

The Joseph C. Doane Memorial Prize 

Mora Rizk