Celebrating the Class of 2023’s Leading Achievers and Contributors and the Faculty Who Inspired Them
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