Annual Faculty Recognition Event

2023 Teaching Awards

Mark Aisner, MD, Award for Excellence in Teaching Physical Diagnosis

This award recognizes outstanding physician educators that enhance the teaching of physical diagnosis at Tufts University School of Medicine and its affiliated hospitals as exemplified by Dr. Mark Aisner, who served as the course director in Physical Diagnosis from 1946 to 1977, throughout his illustrious 65 years in medicine.

  • Lorraine McElwain, MD, Maine Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics

Milton O., M30, and Natalie V. Zucker Clinical Teaching Prizes

The Milton O., M30, and Natalie V. Zucker Clinical Teaching Prizes promote and honor excellence in clinical teaching. Two prizes, one for Innovation and one for Accomplishment, are awarded annually to clinical teaching faculty for the purposes of rewarding and recognizing specific faculty for outstanding innovation, accomplishment, and ability to motivate students; and for encouraging all faculty to review those attributes needed to be an effective teacher.

  • Innovation: Elisabeth Ann Merchant, MD, Tufts Medical Center, Division of Infectious Disease
  • Accomplishment: Robert Trowbridge, MD, Maine Medical Center, Department of Medicine

The Outstanding Core Clerkship Director Award

This award promotes excellence in teaching and leadership and is awarded to a Clerkship Director and/or a Site Director for one of the Core Clerkships within Tufts University School of Medicine.

  • Laura Snydman, MD, Tufts Medical Center, Department of Medicine

Tisch College of Civic Life and Tufts University School of Medicine Community Service Learning (CSL) Faculty Award   

This award honors an educator who demonstrates outstanding commitment to civic engagement in medical education.

  • Victoria Hayes, MD, Maine Medical Center, Department of Family Medicine

Competency-based Apprenticeship in Primary Care (CAP) Teaching Award

This award recognizes faculty preceptor within the CAP course who has demonstrated exemplary commitment to engaging and teaching students in the primary care setting.

  • Boston: Aftab Iqbal, MD, Tufts Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine
  • Maine: Robert Rovner, MD, Maine Medical Center, Department of Family Medicine

    • Dena Whitesell
    • Joshua H. St. Louis
    • John Castellot
    • Malcolm Creighton-Smith
    • Isha Tiernan
    • Stanley Chaleff
    • Jason Moran
    • Berri Jacque
    • Arthur Rabson
    • Peter Brodeur
    • Wai-Leung Ng
    • Laura Kogelman
    • Katya Heldwein
    • Aimee Shen
    • Rakhi Teena Kohli
    • John Leong
    • Rebecca Lufler
    • Paul Abourjaily
    • Kimberly Dong
    • Amanda Reich
    • Paul Beninger
    • Robert Seifert
    • Scott Gilbert
    • Chenchen Sun
    • Kelley E. Conroy
    • Claire Danby
    • Abraham Bayer
    • Andrew Dolman
    • Katherine Rancanto
    • Ramnath Subbaraman
    • Naisi Zhao
    • Veronica Baptista
    • Robert Faust
    • James Dawson
    • Robert Trowbridge
    • Brian Rosenberg
    • Daniel Spratt
    • Diane Sun
    • Michael Baumann
    • Mike Davis
    • Samantha Wood
    • Steven Vlad
    • Peter Brodeur
    • Revati Masilamani
    • Berri Jacque
    • Brandon Theall
    • Henry Wortis
    • Sandra Smolgovsky
    • Angelina Noriega
    • Eric Chen
    • Matthew Kark
    • Dena Whitesell
    • Lea Gaucherand
    • Pathricia Angel Leus
    • Laura Kogelman
    • Elise Merchant
    • Jeffrey Marchant
    • James Kubilus
    • XinXin Sun
    • Rebecca Lufler
    • Evdokia Eleftheriou
    • Ivanna Joseph
    • Nichole Sousa
    • Elizabeth Nilson
    • Frank Chessa
    • Eric Miller
    • Ronald Perrone
    • Alin Joseph
    • Christina Capistrano
    • David Drew
    • Krishna Agarwal
    • Mark Parker
    • Mark Sarnak
    • Marwa El-Sabbahy
    • Shveta Motwani
    • Scott Gilbert
    • Dan Weiner
    • Taimur Dad
    • Seth Wright
    • Seda Babroudi
    • Scott Epstein
    • Sarah Rosenberg-Scott
    • Pritinder Saine
    • Brian Downey
    • Charles Murphy
    • Curtis Chui
    • Michael Murphy
    • Kathryn Noonan
    • Andrew Strand
    • Bryan Ho
    • Carl Heilman
    • James Kryzanski
    • Dallas Reed
    • Matthew Leibman
    • Charles Cassidy
    • Mathew Gordon
    • Matthew Salzler
    • Scott Ryan
    • Sandra Lucio
  • Each year a select group of retiring TUSM faculty are proposed by their department for emeriti appointments. The emeriti title is reserved for distinguished faculty at senior ranks who have served the School of Medicine full-time for at least 10 years, and have made a significant contribution to teaching, research, scholarship, and patient care.

    • Mary Callam Brandes, MD, Clinical Professor Emerita of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maine Medical Center
    • Douglas M. Jefferson, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Medical Education, Tufts University School of Medicine
    • William C. Mackey, MD, Professor Emeritus of Surgery, Tufts Medical Center
    • John M. Mazzullo, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor Emeritus of Medicine
    • Ronald W. Pies, MD, Clinical Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Tufts Medical Center
    • Michael G. Pinette, MD, Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maine Medical Center
    • Arthur R. Rabson, MD, Professor Emeritus of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Tufts Medical Center
    • Edward K. Silberman, MD, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Tufts Medical Center
  • Academic promotions are awarded to TUSM faculty members to recognize their excellence in their field and their contributions to the Medical School’s mission through teaching, research, and service. The below faculty members were promoted to Associate Professor or Professor between November 1, 2022 and October 1, 2023.

    Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

    • Aleksandr M. Perepletchikov, MD, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center

    Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

    • Antje M. Barreveld, MD, Associate Professor, Newton-Wellesley Hospital
    • Nathan Thomas Jones, MD, Associate Professor, Lowell General Hospital
    • Aman Kalra, MD, Clinical Professor, Tufts Medical Center
    • Michael David Kaufman, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
    • Sohail K. Mahboobi, MD, Associate Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
    • Ryan Mountjoy, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Maine Medical Center

    Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology

    • Malavika Raman, PhD, Associate Professor with Tenure, Tufts School of Medicine

    Emergency Medicine

    • Rebecca B. Bloch, MD, Associate Professor, Maine Medical Center
    • Peter Croft, MD, Associate Professor, Maine Medical Center
    • Nathan Woodburn Mick, MD, Professor, Maine Medical Center

    Family Medicine

    • Christina Thurston Holt, MD, MSc, Clinical Associate Professor, Maine Medical Center
    • Theodore Robert Wissink, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Maine Medical Center

    Medicine

    • Sourbha Dani, MBBS, Associate Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
    • David A. Drew, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Tufts Medical Center
    • Elisabeth B. Eisenhardt, MD, Associate Professor, Maine Medical Center
    • Kathleen M. Fairfield, MD, DrPH, Professor, Maine Medical Center
      *Secondary in Medicine
    • Thomas P Gearan, MD, Associate Professor, Maine Medical Center
    • Navin K. Kapur, MD, Professor, Tufts Medical Center
    • Rakhi Kohli, MD, Associate Professor, Tufts Medical Center
    • Michael Levy, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
    • Richard D. Patten, MD, Associate Professor, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
    • Amir Ahmed Qamar, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
    • Ethan J. Rowin, MD, Associate Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
    • Kinna Thakarar, DO, MPH, Associate Professor, Maine Medical Center

    Molecular Biology and Microbiology

    • Bree Aldridge, PhD, Professor with Tenure, Tufts School of Medicine
    • Boris Belitsky, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Tufts School of Medicine

    Neurology

    • Deborah M. Green-LaRoche, MD, Professor, Tufts Medical Center
      *Secondary in Neurosurgery
    • Mithila Vullaganti, MD, Associate Professor, Tufts Medical Center

    Neuroscience

    • Christopher G. Dulla, PhD, Professor with Tenure, Tufts School of Medicine

    Obstetrics and Gynecology

    • Amanda V. French, MD, Associate Professor, Tufts Medical Center
      *Secondary in Pediatrics
    • Rebecca C. Hunt, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Maine Medical Center
    • Jason A. Lachance, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Maine Medical Center
    • Dallas Ashley Reed, MD, Associate Professor, Tufts Medical Center
      *Secondary in Pediatrics
    • Valena J. Wright, MD, Associate Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

    Ophthalmology

    • Gregory R. Blaha, MD, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
    • Catherine S. Choi, MD, Associate Professor, Tufts Medical Center
    • Shilpa Desai, MD, Associate Professor, Tufts Medical Center
    • Susan M. Tucker, MD, Clinical Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

    Orthopaedic Surgery

    • Andrew Jawa, MD, Associate Professor, New England Baptist Hospital

    Pediatrics

    • Alexa Kanwit Craig, MD, Associate Professor, Maine Medical Center
    • Lisa A. Delsignore, MD, Associate Professor, Tufts Medical Center
    • Daniel Nigrin, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Maine Medical Center
    • Elizabeth Yen, MD, Associate Professor, Tufts Medical Center

    Psychiatry

    • Matthew S. Siegel, MD, Professor, Maine Medical Center
      *Secondary in Pediatrics

    Public Health and Community Medicine

    • Paul Richard Beninger, MD, MBA, Professor, Tufts School of Medicine
    • Beth Buyea, DHSc, Clinical Associate Professor, Tufts School of Medicine
    • Laura E. Corlin, PhD, Associate Professor, Tufts School of Medicine
    • Kimberly R. Dong Breen, DrPH, MS, Associate Professor, Tufts Medical Center
    • Mary Jo Lamberti, MA, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Tufts School of Medicine
    • Rayne Melissa Loder, MHS, Clinical Associate Professor, Tufts School of Medicine
    • Fernando Ona, PhD, MPH, MSW, MD, MDiv, Clinical Professor, Tufts School of Medicine
    • Thomas Stopka, PhD, MHS, Professor, Tufts School of Medicine
    • Ramnath Subbaraman, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Tufts Medical Center
    • Jacob J. van den Berg, PhD, MS, Associate Professor, Tufts School of Medicine
    • Rosanne Washington, MHS, Clinical Associate Professor, Tufts School of Medicine

    Radiation Oncology

    • Cassandra Stambaugh, PhD, Associate Professor, Tufts Medical Center

    Surgery

    • Masashi Kawabori, MD, Associate Professor, Tufts Medical Center
    • Peter West Marcello, MD, Associate Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
    • John Pin Wei, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

    Urology

    • Robert Alex Edelstein, MD, MHCM, Clinical Associate Professor, Lowell General Hospital
    • Alex John Vanni, MD, Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
  • The Medical School recognizes the dedicated service of the below TUSM faculty members who have contributed to and advanced the TUSM mission for an impressive 25 years.

    Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

    • Elzbieta B. Griffiths, MD, Assistant Professor, Mount Auburn Hospital

    Anesthesiology and Perioperative

    • Sana Ata, MD, Assistant Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
    • Richard H. Lehrer, MD, Assistant Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
    • Marguerite M. Ricciardone, MD, Assistant Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
    • Thomas P. Russo, MD, Assistant Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical

    Dermatology

    • Jeffrey M. Sobell, MD, Associate Professor, Tufts Medical Center

    Family Medicine

    • Leonard M. Finn, MD, Assistant Professor, Needham Family Practice Associates
    • Yasmin Hirji, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Greater Lawrence Family Health
    • Patrick M. Sabia, III, Assistant Professor, Cambridge Health Alliance
    • Patricia A. Sereno, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Hallmark Healthcare System

    Medicine

    • Mark H. Abensohn, MD, Assistant Professor, Newton-Wellesley Hospital
    • Salah Alrakawi, MD, Associate Professor, Lemuel Shattuck Hospital
    • Patrick J. Blomberg, Assistant Professor, MetroWest Medical Center
    • Richard G. Florentine, MD, Assistant Professor, Roslindale Medical Group, Inc.
    • Linda Marion Kaplan, MD, Assistant Professor, Tufts Medical Center
    • Lawrence G. Kidd, MD, Assistant Professor, Lawrence General Hospital
    • Manlik Kwong, BS, Instructor, Tufts Medical Center
    • Linda A. Lauretti, MD, Assistant Professor, Faulkner Hospital
    • Diane J. Schweitzer, MD, Instructor, Faulkner Hospital
    • Richard D. Siegel, MD, Associate Professor, Tufts Medical Center
    • Kellie A. Sprague, MD, Assistant Professor, Tufts Medical Center

    Neurology

    • Paul T. Gross, MD, Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
      May Louie, MD, Instructor, Good Samaritan Hospital

    Neuroscience

    F. Rob Jackson, PhD, Professor, Tufts School of Medicine

    Obstetrics and Gynecology

    • Marie C. Lemonnier, MD, Instructor, Greater Lawrence Family Health

    Ophthalmology

    • Mahesh K. Bhardwaj, OD, Instructor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
    • William M. Tang, MD, Instructor, Retina Eye Care, P.C.

    Orthopaedic Surgery

    • Eric Arvidson, MD, Instructor, Lawrence General Hospital
    • Alan S. Curtis, MD, Assistant Professor, New England Baptist Hospital
    • Thomas E. Hoerner, MD, Instructor, Lawrence General Hospital
    • Louis G. Jenis, Associate Professor, Newton- Wellesley Hospital
    • Nicholas Mitropoulos, RPT, Instructor, Tufts Medical Center
    • Edward J. Mostone, DPM, Instructor, Tufts Medical Center

    Pediatrics

    • Geoffrey G. Binney, Jr., MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Tufts Medical Center
    • Karen Bresnahan, MD, Assistant Professor, Tufts Medical Center
    • Sherrill Ann Davis, MD, Assistant Professor, Lawrence General Hospital
    • Terence E. Moran, MD, Assistant Professor, Tufts Medical Center
    • Lynn S. Porter, MD, Assistant Professor, Porter Pediatrics

    Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

    • Jon Arun Mukand, MD, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Southern New England Rehabilitation Center

    Psychiatry

    • Jonathan Mason Metcalf, MSW, Instructor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

    Public Health and Community Medicine

    • Stuart H. Altman, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Brandeis University
    • Janet E.A. Forrester, PhD, MSc, Associate Professor, Tufts School of Medicine
    • Elena Naumova, Ph.D., MS, Professor, Tufts School of Medicine

    Urology

    • Gary C. Bolgar, MD, Assistant Professor, Carney Hospital
    • John C. Carroll, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, St. Anne’s Hospital
    • Jerry R. Rittenhouse, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Winchester Hospital