School of Medicine

Past Faculty Award Recipients

This page lists past recipients of faculty awards presented by the School of Medicine in recognition of excellence in teaching, research, mentorship, and service. To view this year’s honorees, visit our current faculty awards page.

  • The Competency-based Apprenticeship in Primary Care (CAP) Teaching Award was developed to honor the faculty member who most clearly demonstrates dedication to the teaching of Tufts School of Medicine students in the early years of medical school. Recipients are selected based on their active involvement in the course, contribution to the development of fellow faculty members, and most significantly, on the evaluations of their students. This award is managed by the Office of Educational Affairs.

    2024-2025Clinton K. Pong, MD (Family Medicine)
     Jeffrey P. Maher, MD (Family Medicine)
    2023-2024Kristyn Newhall, MD (Family Medicine)
     Angela Banks-Paulino, MD (Adult Medicine)
    2022-2023Aftab Iqbal, MD (Internal Medicine)
     Robert Rovner, MD (Family Medicine)
    2021-2022Alexandra M. Idenburg, MD (Family Medicine)
    2020-2021Jenny Gao, MD (Family Medicine)
    2019-2020Kiame J. Mahaniah, MD (Family Medicine)
    2018-2019Joseph Rothchild, MD (Internal Medicine)
    2017-2018Nancy Drew, MD (Internal Medicine)
    2016-2017Grace Perez-Lirio, MD (Internal Medicine)
    2015-2016Damian K.L. Archer, MD (Family Medicine)
    2014-2015Alan Barron, MD (Internal Medicine)
    2013-2014Kalyani Murthy, MD (Internal Medicine)
    2012-2013Joseph Leader, MD (Pediatrics)
    2011-2012Erica Frank, MD (Internal Medicine)

  • The Distinguished Faculty Award at Tufts University School of Medicine honors faculty members who have made exceptional contributions to the School through excellence in teaching, impactful scholarship, and dedicated service. Recipients exemplify leadership, inspire students and colleagues, and advance the institution’s mission through their academic and professional achievements.

    2024Ekaterina Heldwein, PhD, American Cancer Society, Massachusetts Division, Professor
    2018Scott Gilbert, MD, Professor of Medicine
     H. Cody Meissner, MD, Professor of Pediatrics
     Thomas D. Sabin, MD, Professor of Neurology
    2017Carl B. Heilman, MD, Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery
     William C. Mackey, MD, Professor and Chair of Surgery
     John M. Leong, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair of Microbiology
    2016Larry A Feig, PhD, Professor of Developmental, Molecular & Chemical Biology
     Mark J. Sarnak, MD, Professor of Medicine
     Peter W. Bates, MD, Professor of Medicine
    2015Nicholas Hill, MD, Professor of Medicine
     Paul Summergrad, MD, Professor and Chair of Psychiatry
     N.A. Mark Estes, MD, Professor of Medicine
    2014Andrew Camilli, PhD, Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology
     Brigette Huber, PhD, Professor of Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology
     David Greenblatt, MD, Professor of Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology
    2013Meyer Klemens, MD, Professor of Medicine
     Barbara Stechenberg, MD, Professor of Pediatrics
    2012Carol Kumamoto, PhD, Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology
     Arthur R. Rabson, MD, Professor of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
     James E. Udelson, MD, Professor of Medicine
    2011Richard H. Karas, MD, PhD, Elisa Kent Mendelsohn Professor of Molecular Cardiology and Medicine
     Benjamin Liptzin, MD, Professor and Deputy Chair of Psychiatry
    2010Richard I. Kopelman, MD, Louisa C. Endicott Professor of Medicine
     Christopher H. Schmid, PhD, Professor of Medicine
    2009Michael Forgac, PhD, Professor of Physiology
     Marvin A. Konstam, MD, Professor of Medicine
     Ronald D. Perrone, MD, Professor of Medicine
     John B. Wong, MD, Professor of Medicine
    2008Lewis M. Cohen, MD, Professor of Psychiatry
     Kathleen Dunlap, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience, Professor of Physiology, Professor of Medicine
    2007Michael Barza, MD, Professor of Medicine
     Ira M. Herman, PhD, Professor of Physiology
     Stuart B. Levy, MD, Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Professor of Medicine
     Edward O. Reiter, MD, Professor & Chairman of Pediatrics at Baystate Medical Center & Deputy Chairman of Tufts Department of Pediatrics
    2006Claire Moore, PhD, Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology
     David A. Adler, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Professor of Medicine
     John J. Castellot, Jr., PhD, Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Professor of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
     Mary Y. Lee, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Dean for Educational Affairs, Associate Provost, Tufts University
    2005Sherwood L. Gorbach, MD, Professor of Public Health and Family Medicine
     Laura Liscum, PhD, Professor of Physiology
     Michael E. Mendelsohn, MD, Elisa Kent Mendelsohn Professor in Molecular Cardiology and Professor in Medicine
     Barbara R. Talamo, PhD, Professor and Chair of Neuroscience
    2004John S. Kauer, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Anatomy & Cellular Biology
     Andrew S. Levey, MD, Dr. Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman Professor of Medicine
     Allan H. Ropper, MD, Professor and Chair of Neurology
     Catherine L. Squires, PhD, Professor and Chair of Molecular Biology and Microbiology
    2003Diana W. Bianchi, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology & The Natalie V. Zucker Professor
     Ralph R. Isberg, PhD, Professor of Molecular Biology & Microbiology
     Joseph Lau, MD, Professor of Medicine
     Thomas F. O’Donnell, MD, Professor of Surgery
     Ab Sadeghi-Nejad, MD, Professor of Pediatrics
     David R. Snydman, MD, Professor of Medicine
    2002Barbara Carter, MD, Professor of Radiology & Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
     Robert Kennison, MD, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
     Thomas Linsenmayer, PhD, Professor of Anatomy & Professor of Ophthalmology
     Harry Selker, MD, Professor of Medicine
    2001Martin Broder, MD, Professor & Deputy Chairman of Medicine
     Ivan D. Frantz, III, Karp Professor & Chairman of Pediatrics
     Grannum R. Sant, MD, Whitney Professor & Chairman of Urology
     Brian S. Schaffhausen, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry
     Bryan P. Toole, PhD, Bates Professor of Histology & Professor of Anatomy & Cellular Biology
    2000Nicolaos E. Madias, MD, Professor of Medicine
     Michael H. Malamy, PhD, Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology
     Stephen G. Pauker, MD, Sara Murray Jordan Professor of Medicine
     Henry H. Wortis, MD, Professor of Pathology
    1999James F. Dice, Jr, PhD, Professor of Physiology
     Kenneth F. MacDonnell, MD, Professor of Medicine
     Douglas D. Payne, MD, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
     Hubert J. Wolfe, MD, Professor of Pathology, and Orthopaedic Surgery
    1998Paul Friedmann, MD, Professor of Surgery
     Jeffrey A. Gelfand, MD, Professor of Medicine
     N. Paul Rosman, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, and Professor of Neurology
     Deeb N. Salem, MD, Professor of Medicine
    1997John Coffin, PhD, Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology
     Ronald A. Delellis, MD, Professor of Pathology
     Richard Grand, MD, Professor of Pediatrics
     Andrew Plaut, MD, Professor of Medicine
    1996Irwin M. Arias, MD, Professor and Chairman of Physiology
     Jiri Palek, MD, Professor of Medicine
     B. David Stollar, MD, Professor and Chairman of Biochemistry
     Andrew Wright, PhD, Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology
    1995Louis R. Caplan, MD, Professor and Chairman of Neurology
     Barry L. Fanburg, MD., Professor of Medicine
     Jane G. Schaller, MD, Professor of Pediatrics
     Louis Shuster, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Biochemistry
    1994Marshall Kaplan, MD, Professor of Medicine
     Laurence Lundy, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
     Abraham Sonenshein, PhD, Professor of Molecular and Microbiology
     Timos Valaes, MD, Professor of Pediatrics
    1993Sydney S. Gellis, MD, Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
     John T. Harrington, MD, Professor of Medicine
     Cornelis Heijn, Jr., MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
     Norman Krinsky, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Professor of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
     Naomi Rosenberg, PhD, Professor of Pathology
    1992Modestino Criscitiello, MD, Professor of Medicine
     Jane F. Desforges, MD, Professor of Medicine
     Herbert Levine, MD, Professor of Medicine
     Douglas J. Marchant, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Professor of Surgery
     Seymour Reichlin, MD, Professor of Medicine
     Robert Schwartz, MD, Professor of Medicine
    1991Jerome P. Kassirer, MD, Sarah Murray Jordan Professor of Medicine

  • The Mark Aisner, MD Award for Excellence in Teaching Physical Diagnosis was established in 1988 by former students, colleagues, patients, and friends of Mark Aisner, MD in recognition of his distinguished contributions to Tufts School of Medicine as the course director for Physical Diagnosis (1946-1977), and in honor of his prestigious career in education, research, and clinical practice in Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Physiology. The purpose of this award is to foster and enhance the teaching of physical diagnosis at Tufts School of Medicine and at its affiliated hospitals as exemplified by Dr. Aisner throughout his illustrious sixty-five years in medicine. This award is managed by the Office of Educational Affairs.

    2024-2025Augustus B. Colangelo, MD (Emergency Medicine)
     Andrew C. Siesennop, MD (Pediatrics)
    2023-2024Gusty Colangelo, MD (Emergency Medicine)
    2022-2023Lorraine McElwain, MD (Pediatrics)
    2021-2022Matthew W. Brown, MD (Surgery)
    2020-2021Arthur Kennedy, Jr., MD (Medicine)
    2019-2020Rhonda S. Fogle, MD (Pediatrics)
     Peter E. Paull, MD (Medicine)
    2018-2019Mellory Kaserman, MD (Pediatrics)
     Eric C. Lewis, MD (Family Medicine)
     Teresa M. Bose, MD (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
    2017-2018Hilda Tina Gartley, MD (Pediatrics)
     Kevin Strong, MD (Pediatrics)
    2016-2017Mihaela Tiru, MD (Internal Medicine)
    2015-2016George Maxted, MD (Family Medicine)
     Michael Gibbons, MD (Internal Medicine)
     Peter Harbage, MD (Internal Medicine)
    2014-2015Angela Healy, MD (Internal Medicine)
     Stewart Mackie, MD (Pediatrics)
    2013-2014James Bartz, MD (Internal Medicine)
    2012-2013Steven “Sandy” Zimmerman, MD (Medicine)
     Brendan Kelly, MD (Medicine-Pediatrics)
    2011-2012Joe Rencic, MD (Internal Medicine)
    2010-2011William Liaw, MD (Internal Medicine)
    2009-2010Brendan Kelly, MD (Medicine/Pediatrics)
    2008-2009Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Physical Diagnosis Team
    2007-2008Edward Parsons, MD (Internal Medicine)
    2006-2007Elisabeth Wilder, MD (Internal Medicine)
    2005-2006Laurence Conway, MD (Cardiology)
    2004-2005Ottavio Nardone, MD (Internal Medicine)
    2003-2004Daniel Coleman, MD (Internal Medicine-Pulmonology)
    2002-2003Brien Barnewolt, MD (Emergency Medicine)
    2001-2002James Warth, MD (Internal Medicine-Hematology/Oncology)
    2000-2001William Garvin, MD (Internal Medicine)

  • The Outstanding Core Clerkship Award was created in order to recognize a core clerkship site director who provides students with exemplary leadership in the clerkship. The awardee is recognized by students for excellence in teaching, responding to their suggestions and feedback, and for being an outstanding role model for professionalism and ethical behavior. The awardee is selected by a committee consisting of the Curriculum Committee Chair, the Dean for Educational Affairs, and Dean of Student Affairs.

    2024-2025Susana C. Wishnia, MD (Medicine)
    2023-2024Chas Hannum, MD (Pediatrics)
    2022-2023Laura Snydman, MD (Internal Medicine)
    2021-2022Deborah R. Erlich, MD (Family Medicine)
    2020-2021Laura K. Snydman, MD (Medicine)
    2019-2020Dena L. Whitesell, MD (Psychiatry)
    2018-2019James Bartz, MD (Internal Medicine)
    2017-2018Carol Moore, MD (Pediatrics)
    2016-2017Jennifer Rehm, MD (Internal Medicine)
    2015-2016Michael Picchioni, MD (Internal Medicine)
     Robert Trowbridge, MD (Internal Medicine)
    2014-2015Laura Baecher-Lind, MD (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
    2013-2014Laurence Brinckerhoff, MD (Surgery)

  • The Tisch College and Tufts University School of Medicine Community Service Learning (CSL) Faculty Award honors a faculty member who exemplifies a deep commitment to civic engagement in medical education. This award recognizes individuals who empower students to apply their clinical knowledge in service to communities—locally or globally—while fostering a deeper understanding of public health, health disparities, and cultural diversity through advocacy and hands-on service.

    2024-2025Sarah Rosenberg-Scott, MD, MPH (Family Medicine)
    2023-2024Alice Tang, MS, PhD (Public Health and Community Medicine)
    2022-2023Victoria M. Hayes, MD (Family Medicine)
    2021-2022Clinton K. Pong, MD (Family Medicine)
    2020-2021Tamara Vesel, MD (Medicine)
    2019-2020Laura K. Grubb, MD, MPH (Pediatrics)
    2018-2019David G. Munson, MD (Internal Medicine)
    2017-2018Julie M. Schirmer, LCSW (Family Medicine)
    2016-2017Keith Nokes, MD, MPH (Family Medicine)
    2015-2016Shirley Gonzalez, MD (Pediatrics)

  • The Milton O. M30 and Natalie V. Zucker Clinical Teaching Prizes, established in 1998, aim to promote and honor excellence in clinical teaching. Each year, two awards—one recognizing Innovation and the other Accomplishment—are presented to clinical teaching faculty. These prizes serve a dual purpose: they reward and acknowledge faculty members who demonstrate outstanding innovation, notable accomplishments, and the ability to inspire and motivate students, while also encouraging all faculty to reflect on and cultivate the qualities essential for effective teaching.

    2024-2025Robert A. Edelstein, MD (Urology) – Innovation
     Scott K. Epstein, MD (Public Health and Community Medicine) – Accomplishment
    2023-2024Laurence Bailen, MD (Medicine) – Innovation
     Krista Johansen, MD (Medical Education) – Innovation
     Rob Willson, DMD (Medical Education) – Accomplishment
    2022-2023Elise Merchant, MD (Infectious Diseases) – Innovation
     Robert Trowbridge, MD (Internal Medicine) – Accomplishment
    2021-2022Henry W. Klapholz, MD (Obstetrics and Gynecology) – Accomplishment
     Rebecca S. Lufler, PhD (Medical Education) – Innovation
    2020-2021Laurence Bailen, MD (Medicine) – Innovation
     Victoria Hayes, MD (Family Medicine) – Accomplishment
    2019-2020Richard Glickman-Simon, MD (Family Medicine) – Accomplishment
     Deborah R. Erlich, MD (Family Medicine) – Innovation
    2018-2019William C. Mackey, MD (Surgery) – Accomplishment
     Lillian Chen, MD (Surgery) – Innovation
    2017-2018Patricia Patterson, MD (Pediatrics) – Accomplishment
     Laura Baecher-Lind, MD, MPH (Obstetrics and Gynecology) – Innovation
    2016-2017Debra Poutsiaka, MD, PhD (Internal Medicine; Infectious Diseases) – Accomplishment
     Pamela Norden, MD, MBA (Dermatology) – Innovation
    2015-2016Randy Wertheimer MD (Family Medicine) – Accomplishment
     Mary Brown, MD (Pediatrics) – Innovation
    2014-2015David Page, MD (Surgery) – Accomplishment
     Rachel Buchsbaum, MD (Internal Medicine - Hematology/Oncology) – Innovation
    2013-2014Susan Hadley, MD (Internal Medicine) – Accomplishment
     Amy Lee, MD (Family Medicine) – Innovation
    2012-2013Angela Carroll Healy, MD (Internal Medicine - Lahey Clinic) – Accomplishment
     Debra Rothenberg, MD, PhD (Family Medicine - Maine Medical Center) – Innovation
    2011-2012David Schoetz, MD (Surgery) – Accomplishment
     Priya Garg, MD (Pediatrics) – Innovation
    2010-2011Henry Yager, MD (Nephrology) – Accomplishment
     Robert Trowbridge, MD (Internal Medicine) – Innovation
    2009-2010Scott Gilbert, MD (Nephrology) – Accomplishment
     Dan Chandler, MD; Joe Rencic, MD; Laura Snydman, MD (Internal Medicine) – Innovation
    2008-2009Michael Worthington, MD (Infectious Diseases) – Accomplishment
     Kevin Hinchey, MD (Internal Medicine) – Innovation
    2007-2008Michael Barza, MD (Internal Medicine) – Accomplishment
     Gladys Fernandez, MD (Surgery) – Innovation
    2006-2007Mark Drapkin, MD (Infectious Diseases) – Accomplishment
     John O'Reilly, MD (Pediatrics) – Innovation
    2005-2006John Libertino, MD (Urology) – Accomplishment
     Laurie Demmer, MD (Pediatrics-Genetics) – Innovation
    2004-2005Stephen Wright, MD (Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology) – Accomplishment
     Elisabeth Wilder, MD (Internal Medicine) – Innovation
    2003-2004Lawrence Milner, MD (Pediatrics) – Accomplishment
     Nora Laver, MD (Pathology) – Innovation
    2002-2003William H. Garvin, MD (Internal Medicine) – Accomplishment
     Wayne J. Altman, MD (Family Medicine) – Innovation
    2001-2002Paul J. Wang, MD (Cardiology) – Accomplishment
     Kristin L. Dardano, MD (Obstetrics/Gynecology) – Innovation
    2000-2001Jonathan Schindelheim, MD (Psychiatry) – Accomplishment
     Elena Massarotti, MD(Internal Medicine - Rheumatology) – Innovation
    1999-2000Robert D. Kennison, MD (Obstetrics/Gynecology) – Accomplishment
     Brien Barnewolt, MD (Emergency Medicine) – Innovation
    1998-1999Ernest Grable, MD (Surgery) – Accomplishment
     Scott Epstein, MD (Internal Medicine - Pulmonology) – Innovation