2024 MD Program Faculty Awards
Our faculty members go above and beyond in their commitment to education, mentorship, and research, significantly impacting the academic and personal growth of our students. We are proud to honor these individuals who have demonstrated excellence, innovation, and support for the MD Class of 2024. Join us in celebrating their achievements and acknowledging the vital role they play in shaping our vibrant academic community.
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards Presented by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
This award is presented to the faculty member who best exemplify the Foundation’s ideals of outstanding compassion in the delivery of care, respect for patients, families, and healthcare colleagues, and who demonstrate clinical excellence.
- Caleb Swanberg, MD, M15, clinical instructor of family medicine
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 (Libby) Bradshaw, DO, MS, assistant professor of public health and community medicine
Special Recognition Award in Pediatric Education
This award is offered by the Class of 2024 in appreciation for the educational leadership at Boston Children's Hospital whose collaborative efforts resulted in an extraordinary educational experience for Tufts Medical students through the unique partnership between Boston Children's Hospital and Tufts Medical Center.
- Lisa DelSignore, MD, associate professor of pediatrics
- Alan Leichtner, MD, MSHPEd
- Katherine O'Donnell, MD
Distinguished Career Award
This award is presented to a staff or faculty member in recognition of an outstanding career and commitment to Tufts medical students. The Class of 2024 presents this award with profound gratitude. The outstanding gifts of support, compassion and infinite wisdom given by those staff and faculty members will not be forgotten.
- Peter Brodeur, PhD, professor and chair of medical education
- John Castellot, PhD, professor of medical education
- Nicolaos Madias, MD, professor of medicine
- Robert Willson, PhD, professor of medical education
D. 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 faulty 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 Jellison, MD, adjunct assistant professor of surgery
Outstanding Teaching in the Clerkship Years
- Amanda Von Horn, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry
Outstanding Teaching in the Pre-Clerkship Years
- Laurence Bailen, MD, FAAD, M93, clinical associate professor of medicine
A.O.A. Faculty
- Matthew Brown, MD, clinical instructor of surgery
- Hiba Obeid, MD, assistant professor of medicine
- Scott Ryan, MD, M05, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery
- Monica Thim, DO, assistant professor of medicine
Faculty Awards for Excellence in Teaching
- Paul Abourjaily, PharmD, associate professor of educational affairs
- James Bartz, MD, Academic Dean at Newton Wellesley Hospital and clinical associate professor of medicine
- Peter Brodeur, PhD, professor and chair of medical education
- Gerry Campos, MD, MPH
- Matthew Clark, MD, assistant professor of medicine
- Shilpa Desai, MD, associate professor of ophthalmology
- Kimberly Dong Breen, DrPH, MS, RD, associate professor of public health and community medicine
- Sanjeev Francis, MD, assistant professor of medicine
- Scott Gilbert, MD, MS, professor of medicine
- P. Travis Harker, MBBS, clinical assistant professor of family medicine
- Lojine Kamel, MD
- Nadav Kastle, DO, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics
- James Kubilus, MD, assistant professor of medical education
- Rebecca Lufler, PhD, associate professor of medical education
- Jeffrey Marchant, PhD, professor of medical education
- Charundutt Paranjape, MBBS
- Sarah Robinson, MD, assistant professor of dermatology
- Susana Wishnia, MD, clinical assistant professor of surgery
House Staff/Fellow Awards for Excellence in Teaching
- Louisa Bauer, MD, M21
- John Chahraban, MD, M21
- Elliott Delgado, MD
- Elizabeth Gay, MD
- Isabella MacNamara, MD
- Ryan Meehan, MD
- Rushin Patel, MD
- Dhanatcha Sadetaporn, MD
- Patrick Warner, MD, M18
- Drew Weller, MD