Faculty Recognition Awards

Clarivate 2023 List of World’s Most Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers have demonstrated significant and broad influence reflected in their publication of multiple highly cited papers over the last decade, ranking in the top 1% of citations for their fields.

• Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH
• Clifford J. Rosen, MD
• John B. Wong, MD

Tufts Faculty Ranked In Top 2 of Scientists Worldwide by Elsevier

Based on citation metrics and impact factors, top 2% scientists recognized for their impactful contributions to academia and research.

• Joshua A. Cleland, DPT, PhD
• James Michael Smoliga, DVM, PhD

Awarded the 2024 Mid-Career Investigator Excellence in Science Award from the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

FASEB Excellence in Science Awards recognize outstanding women scientists who demonstrate commitment to the professional development of others, their scientific society, and the broader science community.

• Pilar Alcaide, PhD, MS

Appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services’ Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality

• Ndidiamaka N. Amutah-Onukagha, PhD, MPH

Named Honorary Fellow by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

The highest award the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland can confer and is reserved for world leaders in medical science and those who have made an exceptional contribution to medicine or healthcare.

• Helen W. Boucher, MD

Named to Popular Science’s 2023 Brilliant 10 List

The list honors early-career researchers who are innovators and change makers in their fields.

• MyDzung Thi Chu, PhD, MSPH

Awarded the 2023 Distinguished Research Mentor Award from the North American Primary Care Research Group

Intended to acknowledge outstanding mentorship, the recipient must contribute to the development of other researchers and epitomize mentorship through support, guidance and promotion of their mentees.

• Bernard G. Ewigman, MD, MSPH

Awarded the 2024 Robert Narins Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Nephrology

Honors individuals who have made substantial and meritorious contributions to education and teaching in nephrology.

• Scott J. Gilbert, MD

Awarded the 2024 Hartmut Derendorf Mentorship in Clinical Pharmacology Award by the American College of Clinical Pharmacology

Awarded annually to an individual who demonstrates exemplary promotion of clinical pharmacology, with emphasis on training/guidance of junior scientists and/or colleagues.

• David J. Greenblatt, MD

Awarded the 2024 William Abrams Lecture Award from the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics and the FDA

This joint award is given to scientists who have excelled in their specialty areas and are considered some of the most highly esteemed clinical pharmacologists in the field.

• David J. Greenblatt, MD

Elected Fellow of the American Surgical Association

This esteemed recognition is a testament to the faculty member’s unwavering dedication and substantial contributions to the field of surgery.

• Jason F. Hall, MD, MPH

Selected to be an International Skeletal Society (ISS) Founders’ Fellow

The preeminent scientific journal dedicated to musculoskeletal imaging. The ISS Founders' Fellowship is awarded yearly to one physician or scientist in medical publishing.

• Daichi Hayashi, MD, PhD

Named to the CDC Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis

• Kelly John Holland, MD

Inducted into the American Journal of Kidney Diseases’ (AJKD) Reviewer Hall of Fame

Recognizes reviewers who have distinguished themselves by consistently providing insightful, detailed, and valuable input to AJKD authors and editorial team.

• Caroline Marie Hsu, MD, MS

Appointed to the American Heart Association’s Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology Women’s Leadership Committee

• Iris Z. Jaffe, MD, PhD

Awarded the 2024 Rising Star – Associate Member of the Year Award from the Association of University Anesthesiologists

Identifies the next generation of leadership in academic anesthesiology, and honors individuals who have already made an impact on the profession and have demonstrated the ability to lead the next generation of academic anesthesiologists.

• Maurice Francis Joyce, MD

Awarded the Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell Award for Outstanding Contributions to Advancing the Careers of Women in Medicine from the American College of Physicians

This award recognizes an individual who has furthered the careers of women medical students, residents, and/or physicians through mentoring and leadership development.

• Mary Y. Lee, MD

Awarded the International Courage of Conscience Award by the Peace Abbey Foundation

Honors individuals and organizations who are recognized internationally for their humanitarian and peace activism, along with local, grassroot, unsung heroes of social change.

• Barry S. Levy, MD, MPH

Awarded the 2024 American Heart Association’s Award of Meritorious Achievement

This award is given annually to individuals or organizations that have rendered an important service to the association. Dr. Lichtenstein was honored for her service and efforts to help people live longer, healthier lives.

• Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc

Awarded the 2023 Value in Health Paper of the Year Award from the Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

This award is given to the best paper published in Value in Health that represents a major contribution to the field of health economics and outcomes research.

• Peter J. Neumann, ScD

Awarded the 2023 Russell G. Mawby “People Helping People” Leadership Award by the Alliance of Leadership Fellows

International award given to an individual leader or their organization in recognition of ongoing contributions to the health and well-being of communities.

• Edward James O’Neil, Jr., MD

Selected for membership into the American Pediatric Society

North America’s first and most prestigious academic pediatric organization. New members are nominated and selected based on distinguished careers as child health leaders, teachers, scholars, policymakers, and clinicians.

• Rachana Singh, MD

Awarded the 2024 Emerging Leader Award from the Bay Area Lyme Foundation

This award recognizes both established and up-and-coming researchers bringing new approaches and creative thinking to the field of Lyme disease.

• Trevor C. Smith, II, PhD

Awarded the 2024 Mid-Career Education Mentorship Award from the Society of General Internal Medicine

This award recognizes mid-career general medicine educators for their exceptional mentorship of junior or peer clinician educators.

• Laura K. Snydman, MD

Awarded the Paragon Award for Research Excellence from the Doris Duke Foundation

Celebrates physician scientists who have significantly advanced knowledge toward the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human disease and/or improved health outcomes of patients today.

• Ramnath Subbaraman, MD, MSc

Awarded the 2024 Distinguished Service Award from the American Psychiatric Association

Honors individuals and/or organizations that have contributed exceptional meritorious service to American psychiatry.

• Paul Summergrad, MD

Named National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Senior Members

NAI Senior Members are active faculty, scientists, and administrators with success in patents, licensing and commercialization and have produced innovations that have made or aspire to make a positive impact on society.

• Mohan Thanikachalam, MD

Awarded the 2024 Outstanding Service Award from the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA)

This Women in Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (WICTA) award recognizes the faculty member’s contributions and service to the SCA and WICTA.

• Agnieszka Trzcinka, MD

Elected Fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) and Selected into the 2024 IDSA Leadership Institute Community of Leaders

IDSA is the nation’s leading infectious diseases professional society. Fellowship in IDSA is one of the highest honors in the field of ID.

• Tine Vindenes, MD

Appointed Vice Chair of the US Preventative Services Task Force

• John B. Wong, MD

To be recognized, faculty must be identified as deserving of recognition based on the end-of-Clerkship evaluations. Specifically, at least 2 students must indicate the faculty should be recognized for excellence in teaching; at least 50% of students evaluating that faculty indicate that the faculty should be so recognized; and there are no (or proportionally few) students who indicate the faculty needs to improve their teaching.

Family Medicine

Medicine

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Pediatrics

Psychiatry

Surgery

This recognition honors faculty who consistently deliver exceptional lectures in the pre-clerkship curriculum. To qualify, lecturers must have received outstanding student evaluations: an average rating of ≥ 4.3 (on a 1–5 Likert scale) for those who gave eight or more lectures, or ≥ 4.5 for those who gave 3–7 lectures. All honorees must have delivered at least three lectures to be eligible. These educators exemplify excellence in teaching and a deep commitment to student learning.

This award celebrates the top 15–20% of small group and lab instructors at Tufts University School of Medicine who have demonstrated exceptional teaching in the pre-clerkship curriculum. Honorees earned an average student rating of > 4.87 (on a 1–5 Likert scale) for instruction in a single course, or > 4.8 across multiple first- and second-year courses. These instructors are recognized for their outstanding engagement, mentorship, and dedication to student learning in hands-on and discussion-based settings.

This award recognizes outstanding preceptors in the Selectives program who have demonstrated excellence in mentoring and instruction over the past three years. Honorees achieved student ratings above 4.5 (on a 1–5 Likert scale) and ranked in the top quartile of all participating preceptors. These educators are celebrated for their impactful teaching, dedication to student development, and meaningful contributions to experiential learning at Tufts University School of Medicine.

Each year a select group of retiring TUSM faculty are proposed 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 significant contributions to teaching, research, scholarship, and patient care.

The Tufts University School of Medicine proudly honors faculty members who have reached a remarkable milestone—25 years of service. These individuals have demonstrated unwavering commitment to advancing the School’s mission through their teaching, research, and leadership. This year’s honorees joined the ranks of those who achieved this distinction in 2024, and we are deeply grateful for their enduring contributions to our community.

Faculty Achieving 25 Years of Service in 2024

Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

• David E. Ricklan, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Concord Hospital

Developmental, Molecular & Chemical Biology

• Hung-Sen L. Lai, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Tufts School of Medicine

Emergency Medicine

• David S. Huckins, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Newton-Wellesley Hospital

Family Medicine

• Mark E. Allara, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, The Family Medical Group
• Alain A. Chaoui, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Private Practice
• Martin S. Cohen, PhD, Clinical Instructor, Greater Lawrence Family Health
• Robert L. D'Agostino, MD, Clinical Instructor, Private Practice
• Michael C. Ennis, MD, Adjunct Professor, Hahnemann Family Health Center
• Jeffrey S. Geller, MD, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Greater Lawrence Family Health
• John Angelo Gnassi, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Cambridge Health Alliance
• Jennifer D. Goldman-Levine, PharmD, Clinical Instructor, Cambridge Health Alliance
• Michael S. Kaplan, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Lee Family Practice
• Tracy L. Kedian, MD, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Health Center of Worcester
• Carmel M. Kelly, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Private Practice
• Peter M. Mciver, MD, Clinical Instructor, PMG Physicians Associates
• Peter Chunghyun Park, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Deerfield Valley Health Center
• Marina A. Rabin, MD, Clinical Instructor, Carney Hospital
• Timothy C. Reed, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Orleans Medical Center
• Veronica Rusu, MD, Clinical Instructor, Reliant Medical Group
• Alan Marc Smith, ScD, MEd, Clinical Instructor, Greater Lawrence Family Health
• Jonathan E. Snider, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Care Associates
• Jeffrey P. Tannenbaum, MD, Clinical Instructor, Southeastern Medical Center
• Kay A. Thompson, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Newton-Wellesley Hospital
• Parra Tomkins, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine at Ball Square
• Stephen J. Weedon, MD, Clinical Instructor, Westminster Family Practice
• Robert Weitzman, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Hadley Family Practice
• Laura B. Zucker, MD, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Practice Group, PC

Medicine

• Laurence Scott Bailen, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Newton-Wellesley Hospital
• Deborah Blazey-Martin, MD, Assistant Professor, Tufts Medical Center
• Peter A. L. Bonis, MD, Adjunct Professor, Up to Date, Inc.
• Hong Chang, PhD, Assistant Professor, Tufts Medical Center
• Gary W. Cushing, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
• David Denofrio, MD, Associate Professor, Tufts Medical Center
• Anthony W. Gray Jr., MD, Assistant Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
• Katherine P. Hendra, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
• Nicholas S. Hill, MD, Professor, Tufts Medical Center
• Agostino Iarrobino Jr., DO, Instructor, Faulkner Hospital
• David Kent, MD, Professor, Tufts Medical Center
• Debra Lerner, MS, PhD, Professor, Tufts Medical Center
• David A. Neumeyer, MD, Adjunct Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
• Ewa M. Preneta, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Faulkner Hospital
• Arthur P. Rabinowitz, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
• Joseph J. Rhatigan Jr., MD, Lecturer, Newton- Wellesley Hospital
• Mark A. Tidswell, MD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Baystate Medical Center

Molecular Biology & Microbiology

• Boris Belitsky, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Tufts School of Medicine
• Joan C Mecsas, PhD, Professor, Tufts School of Medicine

Neurology

• Joshua D. Katz, MD, Assistant Professor, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center

Neuroscience

• Daniel H Cox, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor

Neurosurgery

• Peter K. Dempsey, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
• Marc H. Friedberg, MD, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurological Consultants, Inc.

Obstetrics & Gynecology

• William J. Callahan, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
• Audrey G. Psaltis, MSN, Adjunct Instructor, Baystate Medical Center

Ophthalmology

• Marybeth Dunston Ford, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Maine Medical Center
• Nora Laver, MD, Professor, Tufts Medical Center

Orthopaedic Surgery

• James A. Karlson, MD, MMSc, Instructor, New England Baptist Hospital
• Mark A. Lapp, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgical Associates Lowell
• Brian P. Mckeon, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, New England Baptist Hospital
• Stephen J. Parazin, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, New England Baptist Hospital
• Sean E. Rockett, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Newton-Wellesley Hospital
• Glen Ross, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, New England Baptist Hospital
• John Joseph Tierney, DO, Clinical Assistant Professor, New England Baptist Hospital

Pediatrics

• Sujatha M. Ramadurai, MD, Lecturer, Newton- Wellesley Hospital

Psychiatry

• Marcus J. Goldman, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, New England Geriatrics
• Harriet Scheft, MD, Assistant Professor, Tufts Medical Center

Public Health and Community Medicine

• Anthony W Robbins, MD, MPA, Professor, Tufts School of Medicine
• Alice Tang, MS, PhD, Professor, Tufts School of Medicine

Radiation Oncology

• Mark J. Rivard, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Tufts Medical Center

Surgery

• David M. Brams, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
• Richard S. D'Agostino, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
• Peter West Marcello, MD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
• Harold J. Welch, MD, Professor, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

M24 Student Selected Teaching Award Recipients

Distinguished Career in Teaching

The Distinguished Career in Teaching Awards are presented with profound gratitude to faculty members in recognition of an outstanding academic career and a strong commitment to the education and mentoring of Tufts medical students. The Class of 2024 awarded this honor to:

• Peter H. Brodeur, PhD
• John Castellot, PhD
• Nicolaos E. Madias, MD
• Robert F. Willson, PhD

Dean's Outstanding Mentor Award

This award was established in 2004 by Dean Michael Rosenblatt. It is presented to a medical school faculty member in recognition of exceptional mentoring of medical students and for outstanding leadership.

• Ylisabyth S. Bradshaw, DO, MS

Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award Presented by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

This award is presented to the faculty member who best exemplifies the Foundation’s ideals of outstanding compassion in the delivery of care, respect for patients, families, and healthcare colleagues, and who demonstrates clinical excellence.

• Caleb J. Swanberg, MD

Dr. Jack Mitus Special Faculty Recognition Award

This award was established in 1981 by the senior class of Tufts University School of Medicine. In 2008, in collaboration with the friends and family of Dr. Jack Mitus, Tufts renamed the endowed Special Faculty Recognition Award in honor of Dr. Mitus’ legacy of outstanding teaching. This award commends one faculty member who has demonstrated an exceptional dedication to teaching, a commitment to academic scholarship, and a concern for the general well-being of medical students.

• Angela L. Jellison, MD

Outstanding Teaching in the Clerkship Years

• Amanda Von Horn, MD

Outstanding Teaching in the Pre-Clerkship Years

• Laurence Scott Bailen, MD

Faculty Awards for Excellence in Teaching

• Paul Abourjaily, PharmD
• James Bartz, MD
• Peter H. Brodeur, PhD
• Matthew A. Clark, DO
• Shilpa Joshi Desai, MD
• Kimberly R. Dong Breen, DrPH
• Sanjeev A. Francis, MD
• Scott Gilbert, MD
• P. Travis Harker, MD, MPH
• Nadav L. Kastle, MD
• James K. Kubilus, PhD
• Rebecca Lufler, PhD
• Jeffrey K. Marchant, PhD
• Sarah Nicole Robinson, MD
• Susana C. Wishnia, MD

Public Health and Professional Degree Programs Awards

Eileen O’Neil MPH Program Citation for Excellence in Teaching

• Silas Pearman, MA, DrPH

MD/MPH & DVM/MPH Tracks Citation for Excellence in Teaching

• Meera S. Gatlin, DVM, MPH

MS Biomedical Sciences Program Citation for Excellence in Teaching

• Selen Olgun, MD, PhD

MD/MBA Program Citation for Excellence in Teaching

• Shikhar Shrestha, MS, PhD

Tony Schlaff Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism Faculty Teaching Award

• Silas N. Pearman, MA, DrPH

PHCM Award for Extraordinary Contributions

• Ylisabyth (Libby) S. Bradshaw, DO, MS

PA Program Didactic Faculty of the Year

• Rayne M. Loder, MHS, PA-C

PA Program Faculty Preceptor of the Year

• Mercedes Colangelo, MPH, PA-C
• Nina V. Nardello, DO

PA Program Adjunct Faculty of the Year

• Peter H. Brodeur, PhD

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Awards

Student Advocacy Award

• Aimee Shen, PhD

Building Diversity in Biomedical Sciences Training Grant

• Jamie L. Maguire, PhD