Anne Klibanski Visiting Scholars Award Recipients
The Center for Faculty Development’s Anne Klibanski Visiting Scholars Award has been presented to the following women faculty clinicians, educators, researchers, and postdocs at MGH who have shown exceptional promise as leaders in their field.
Cohort from each academic year
2024-2025 Scholars
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Meridale Baggett, MD Department of Medicine |
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Sarah Bernstein, MD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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Christy Cauley, MD Department of Surgery Twitter: @ChristyCauley Website: https://www.massgeneral.org/doctors/20663/christy-cauley |
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Alysa E. Doyle, PhD Center for Genomic Medicine |
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Christina S. Faherty, PhD MassGeneral for Children Twitter: @ChristinaFaher1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-s-faherty-949b616 Website: https://www.massgeneral.org/children/mucosal-immunology/faculty/faherty-lab |
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Ariel Frey-Vogel, MD MassGeneral for Children Twitter: @AFrey_Vogel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariel-frey-vogel-0b2108241/ |
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Rajshri Gartland, MD, MPH Department of Surgery Twitter: @RMGartlandMD Website: https://www.massgeneral.org/doctors/22417/rajshri-gartland |
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Jessica R. Gray, MD Department of Medicine Twitter: @drjessgray |
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Rachel M. Huckfeldt, MD, PhD Department of Ophthalmology Website: https://researchers.masseyeandear.org/details/48 |
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Pamela S. Jones, MD Department of Neurosurgery Website: https://www.massgeneral.org/doctors/20306/pamela-jones |
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Josephine H. Li, MD Department of Medicine Twitter: @josephine_h_li LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjosephineli/ Website: https://www.massgeneral.org/doctors/20892/josephine-li |
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Elizabeth F. Louis, PhD Department of Psychiatry Twitter: @DrZabet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayiti_cherie/?hl=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-elizabeth-louis-53b76210/ |
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Wenjie Ma, MBBS, ScD Department of Medicine Twitter: @wenjie_ma2 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wenjie-ma-748a9a36/ Website: https://researchers.mgh.harvard.edu/profile/16449342/Wenjie-Ma |
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Vanessa Merker, PhD MGH Cancer Center Twitter: @vlmerker LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessamerker/ |
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Valentina Nardi, MD Department of Pathology LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valentina-nardi-aa7a5458/ |
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Paola Pedrelli, PhD Department of Psychiatry Twitter: @ppedrelli_paola LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedrelli-paola-3a97876 Website: https://depressionmgh.org/who-we-are/staff/paola-pedrelli-phd |
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Davida Schiff, MD MassGeneral for Children Twitter: @davida_schiff |
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Lorraine M. Schratz, MD MassGeneral for Children Twitter: @drlms Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmomlms/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorraine-schratz-m-d-faap-dipablm-dabom-a9349a26/ |
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Antonia Seligowski, PhD Department of Psychiatry Twitter: @DrSeligowski Website: https://www.seligowskilab.com |
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Jenny Siegel, MD Department of Medicine |
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Aleksandra Stankovic, PhD Department of Psychiatry Twitter: @AeroAleksandra LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandra-stankovic-phd/ Website: www.spacemedresearch.mgh.harvard.edu/ |
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Melissa A. Walker, MD, PhD Department of Neurology Twitter: @MWalkerMDPhD LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-walker-9245b769/ |
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Lei Xu, MD, PhD Department of Radiation Oncology |
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Mingjuan "Lisa" Zhang, MD Department of Pathology Twitter: @MLisaZhang LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisazhang22/ |
2023-2024 Scholars
2022-2023 Scholars
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Akwi Asombang, MD Department of Medicine |
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Amanda Baker, PhD Department of Psychiatry |
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Amy Barczak, MD Department of Medicine |
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Sara Barmettler, MD Department of Medicine |
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Lori Berkowitz, MD, MBA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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Lauren Brenner, PhD Department of Psychiatry |
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Karen Buch, MD Department of Radiology |
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Christina Buniak, MD, MPH Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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Joanne Chiu, MD MassGeneral for Children |
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Shinn-Huey Chou, MD, MPH Department of Radiology |
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Kathleen Corey, MD Department of Medicine Twitter: @KathleenCoreyMD |
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Sudeshna Das, PhD Department of Neurology |
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Felicitas Detmer, PhD Department of Radiology |
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Lilit Garibyan, MD, PhD Department of Dermatology |
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Nitya Jain, PhD MassGeneral for Children |
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Dana Kotler, MD Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
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Emily Lau, MD Department of Medicine |
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Deborah Mitchell, MD MassGeneral for Children |
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Mary Morris, MD, PhD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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Sarah O'Dor, PhD Department of Psychiatry |
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Or-yam Revach, PhD MGH Cancer Center Twitter: @oryamush |
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Vibha Singhal, MD MassGeneral for Children |
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Chloe Slocum, MD, MPH Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
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Irene Souter, MD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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Takara Stanley, MD MassGeneral for Children |
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Mercedes Szpunar, MD, PhD Department of Psychiatry |
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Miho Tanaka, MD Department of Orthopedics |
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Elizabeth Temin, MD, MPH Department of Emergency Medicine |
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Robyn Thom, MD Department of Psychiatry |
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Susu Yan, PhD Department of Radiation Oncology |
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Nazlee Zebardast, MD Department of Ophthalmology Twitter: @DrZebardast |
2021-2022 Scholars
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Sara Bates, MD MassGeneral for Children |
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Genevieve Boland, MD, PhD Department of Surgery Twitter: @gmboland |
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Anahita Dua, MD Department of Surgery Twitter: @anahitadua |
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Jocelyn Farmer, MD, PhD Department of Medicine |
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Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD Department of Dermatology Twitter: @ElenaHawryluk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-hawryluk-5020ba3/ |
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Emily Hayden, MD Department of Emergency Medicine |
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Rebecca Heist, MD MGH Cancer Center Twitter: @BeccaHeistMD |
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Emily Hyle, MD Department of Medicine Twitter: @EmilyHyle |
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Mary Alexis Iaccarino, MD Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Twitter: @iaccarinomd |
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Ksenia Kastanenka, PhD Department of Neurology Twitter: @kastanenka |
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Daniela Kroshinsky, MD, MPH Department of Dermatology |
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Nahyoung (Grace) Lee, MD Department of Opthalmology |
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Maureen Leonard, MD MassGeneral for Children Twitter: @celiacdoc Instagram: @celiacdoc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureen-leonard-md-mmsc-91bba6b7/ |
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Shan Liu, MD, PhD Department of Emergency Medicine Twitter: @shan_lliu635 Instagram: @shanwliu LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shan-liu-15884732/ |
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Elisabetta Morini, PhD Department of Neurology |
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Ellen O'Donnell, PhD Department of Psychiatry Twitter: @phd_ellen |
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Molly Paras, MD Department of Medicine |
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Leah Rosenberg, MD Department of Medicine |
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Rachel Rosovsky, MD MGH Cancer Center Twitter: @RosovskyRachel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-rosovsky-3a090a23/ |
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Pariya Salami, PhD Department of Neurology Twitter: @PariyaSalami LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pariya-salami |
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Margaret Samuels-Kalow, MD, MSHP Department of Emergency Medicine Twitter: @m_e_s_k |
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Shannon Scott-Vernaglia, MD MassGeneral for Children Twitter: @ScottVernaglia LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-scott-vernaglia-md-35770a107/ |
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Tracey Simon, MD Department of Medicine |
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Meghan Sise, MD Department of Medicine Twitter: @megsise |
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Suman Srinivasa, MD Department of Medicine |
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Shannon Tessier, PhD Department of Surgery Twitter: @ShannonNTessier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-tessier-45525430/ |
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Neelima Vidula, MD MGH Cancer Center |
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Yingbing Wang, MD Department of Radiology |
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Jennifer Wo, MD Department of Radiation Oncology Twitter: @JenniferWo4 |
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Christiane Wrann, DVM, PhD Department of Medicine Twitter: @Wrannlab |
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Sahar Zafar, MD Department of Neurology |
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Markella Zanni, MD Department of Medicine |
2020-2021 Scholars
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Zohreh Amoozgar, PharmD, PhD Department of Radiation Oncology |
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Gabriela Apiou, PhD Department of Dermatology LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriela-apiou-sbirlea-86242717/ |
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Manisha Bahl, MD Department of Radiology |
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Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie, MD Department of Medicine Twitter: @BurnettBowie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherri-ann-burnett-bowie-70a4929/ |
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Connie Chang, MD Department of Radiology Twitter: @cychang1414 Website: https://scholar.harvard.edu/cychang/home |
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Zeina El-Chemali, MD, MPH Department of Psychiatry |
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Jingyuan Chen, PhD Department of Radiology |
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Leigh Anne Dageforde, MD Department of Surgery |
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Meenal Datta, PhD Department of Radiation Oncology |
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Laura Dichtel, MD, MHS Department of Medicine |
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Hanna Gaggin, MD Department of Medicine Twitter: @HannaGaggin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanna-gaggin-7a630b60/ |
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Melanie Haines, MD Department of Medicine |
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Yumiko Ishizawa, MD, PhD Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine |
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Rachel Jimenez, MD Department of Radiation Oncology LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-jimenez-9922583/ |
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Sophia Kamran, MD Department of Radiation Oncology Twitter: @sophia_kamran LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophia-kamran-05458970/ |
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Annie Kathuria, PhD Department of Psychiatry |
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Cassandra Kelleher, MD Department of Pediatric Surgery |
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Alice Lam, MD, PhD Department of Neurology |
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Elizabeth Lawson, MD Department of Medicine |
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Alice Lorch, MD Department of Ophthalmology LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-lorch-2796731ba/ |
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Lidia Moura, MD Department of Neurology Twitter: @LidiaMouraNVL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neurovalue/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lidiamouramd/ Website: https://neurovalue.mgh.harvard.edu/ |
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Ebru Oral, PhD Department of Orthopedics |
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Pari Pandharipande, MD Department of Radiology |
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Aparna Parikh, MD MGH Cancer Center Twitter: @aparna1024 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aparna-parikh-9197a433/ |
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Kerry Reynolds, MD MGH Cancer Center Twitter: @kreynoldsMD |
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Maryanne Senna, MD Department of Dermatology Twitter: @hairwithdrmare LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryanne-makredes-senna-1397303/ |
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Aliyah Sohani, MD Department of Pathology |
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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA Department of Medicine Twitter: @askdrfatima Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/askdrfatima/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/askdrfatima/ |
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Nhi-Ha Trinh, MD Department of Psychiatry |
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Eve Valera, PhD Department of Psychiatry |
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Erica Warner, ScD Department of Medicine Twitter: @ewarner_12 |
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Heidi Yeh, MD Department of Surgery |
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Elaine Yu, MD Department of Medicine |
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Korilyn Zachrison, MD, MSc Department of Emergency Medicine Twitter: @k_sauser Website: https://scholar.harvard.edu/korisauserzachrison |
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Raiyan Zaman, PhD, MSEE Department of Radiology |
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Lilla Zollei, PhD Department of Radiology Website: https://scholar.harvard.edu/lillazollei |
Anne Klibanski Scholar Achievements of Note
 Akwi W. Asombang, MD, MPH, FACG, FASGE (2022-23 AK Scholar), was the recipient of the 2024 Global Mentorship from the Medical Women's International Association (Near East and Africa Region) and the Medical Women's Association of Zambia for her work in mentoring African medical students and early career doctors through POHER (the Pan-African Organization for Health, Education and Research), the NGO she co-founded and for which she serves as Board President. She was also a recipient of two international awards from the American College of Gastroenterology in 2022: the American College of Gastroenterology SCOPY award for “Best international outreach and education” and the American College of Gastroenterology SCOPY Global Outreach Award for the project "Colorectal cancer in Africa: raising awareness."
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 Gabriela Apiou, PhD (2020-21 AK scholar), was recognized as the inaugural incumbent of the Endowed MGH Research Institute Chair in Translational Sciences—and for her unique vision for academia-industry collaboration. See more here: MGH Endowed Research Institute Chair Celebration Highlights a Visionary Approach to Translational Sciences - Bench Press (mgriblog.org).
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 Manisha Bahl, MD, MPH, FSBI (2020-21 AK Scholar), received the 2024 Women's Health Research Award from the Massachusetts Medical Society. This award recognizes a physician for outstanding contributions to advancing women's health research in Massachusetts.
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 Lisa Bebell, MD, MSc (2023-24 AK Scholar), was elected as a 2023 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Fellow, recognizing her professional excellence in the field of infectious diseases.
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 Genevieve Boland, MD, PhD (2020-21 AK Scholar), received a 2022 Martin Research Prize from the MGH Executive Committee on Research for her publication, "Evolution of delayed resistance to immunotherapy in a melanoma responder".
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 Erin T. Bradley, MD (2023-24 AK Scholar), was appointed Chair of District I and member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Board of Directors.
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 Lauren Brenner, PhD (2022-23 AK Scholar), received the 2022 Navy SEAL Foundation (NSF) Distinguished Scientific Award for her work with the MGH Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics.
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 Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie, MD, MPH (2020-21 AK Scholar), was recently promoted to Physician at Mass General and as of November 1, 2022, the CDI Associate Director assumed a position as the Internal Medicine residency program Firm Chief. She also received the 2023 HMS Program Award for Culture of Excellence in Mentoring for Fostering Diversity in HIV Research Program.
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 Laura E. Dichtel, MD, MHS (2020-21 AK Scholar), received the 2023 Women in Medicine Summit Trailblazer Award for her work developing parental wellness programming at MGH. This award recognizes women who have made significant contributions to improve the careers of fellow woman physicians.
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 Nina B. Gold, MD (2023-24 AK Scholar), was the recipient of the inaugural David Holtzman award at MGH, given to "someone who embodies the values of David Holtzman: science, medicine, innovation, compassion."
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 Susan R. Hata, MD (2023-24 AK Scholar), received the 2024 Medicine-Pediatrics Program Director Association (MPPDA) Brendan P. Kelly, MD, Award, presented to an Associate Program Director of a Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program who demonstrates the teaching excellence, collaborative leadership, and compassionate patient care that Dr. Kelly modeled so well.
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 The New England Revolution honored Mary Alexis Iaccarino, MD (2021-22 AK Scholar), as a "Hero of the Match" on Concussion Awareness Night, 2022.
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 Rachel Jimenez, MD (2020-21 AK Scholar),, was named editor-in-chief of Advances in Radiation Oncology by the American Society for Radiation Oncology. Jimenez plans to emphasize the “Advances” aspect of the journal’s name by focusing on evolving technologies in the field while highlighting the biological advances that keep radiation oncology on the cutting edge of cancer research.
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 Emily S. Lau, MD, MPH (2022-23 AK Scholar), was named a 2022 Heart Center Spark Awardee. This award recognizes the level of scientific accomplishment that has characterized her collaborative work with colleagues in the years since joining the MGH Cardiology Division and their potential for important future contributions.
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 Elizabeth Lawson, MD, MMSc (2020-21 AK Scholar), received a 2022 A. Clifford Barger Mentoring Award from the HMS Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership.
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 Shan Liu, MD, SD (2021-22 AK Scholar), was awarded the Stepping Strong grant and the Silver Birch ACEP award, in recognition of excellence in service to geriatric emergency medicine.
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 Amy Ly, MD (2023-24 AK Scholar), has been selected for the Harvard Macy Institute’s Art Museum-based Health Professions Education Fellowship, presented in partnership with the Center for Visual Arts in Healthcare at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and the Harvard Macy Institute. She was also awarded the 2024 Yolanda Oertel Interventional Cytopathologist Award by the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology.
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 Karen C. Nanji, MD, MPH (2023-24 AK Scholar), won first place in the American Medical Informatics Association’s 2023 Health Level 7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Competition for her real-time perioperative medication safety software platform, GuidedOR. This award recognizes the best and most innovative software applications in real-world practice that use FHIR to access health-related data. GuidedOR has been shown to improve quality of care and clinician workflow efficiency while reducing the cost of care.
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 Or-yam Revach, PhD (2022-23 AK Scholar), received a 2023 MGH ECOR FMD postdoctoral fellowship award.
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 Esther Rheinbay, PhD (2023-24 AK Scholar), received the 2024 MGH ECOR Martin Research Prize for Fundamental (Basic) Research and a 2024 Women Scientists Innovation Award for Cancer Research, the V Scholar Award.
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 Leah Rosenberg, MD (2021-22 AK Scholar), received the Mark Eisenberg Award for Excellence in Mentoring. This award is named after Mark Eisenberg, MD, a primary care physician at MGH Charlestown devoted to working with marginalized communities to meet their needs and provide responsive and respectful care. It is given to an exceptional Department of Medicine clinical mentor whose first faculty appointment occurred no more than 10 years ago.
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 Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FAMWA, FTOS (2020-21 AK Scholar), received the Real Word Evidence Clinical Trial Day Award from the Walgreens Corporation. This award recognized her work in elevating the understanding of the potential of digital health technologies to break down complexities – access, convenience, patient burden – within the research ecosystem. She also received the Johns Hopkins W. Tabb Moore Lecture Award. This award recognizes individuals who are dedicated to education and lifelong learning and who make significant contributions to the experiences of trainees. Dr. Stanford was also recognized in the following years.
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 Chloe Slocum, MD, MPH (2022-23 AK Scholar), was selected as one of 8 early career physicians nationally to be part of the AAPMR Future Leaders Program from 2022-2024.
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 Takara Stanley, MD (2022-23 AK Scholar), was elected director of the Pediatric Endocrine Society (PES) for a three-year term. This honor reflects her many contributions to the PES over the years. Stanley also received the 2022 MGfC Excellence in Mentoring Award, which recognizes excellence in mentoring and a deep commitment to the growth and development of mentees.
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 Alexandra Touroutoglu, MSc, PhD (2023-24 AK Scholar), received the 2023 MGH CFD Rising Mentor Award. She also received the 2023 Science and Technology Award, Greek International Women Awards. These awards “celebrate, empower, and recognize the incredible and influential leading Greek women whose stories are making an impact in the world that we live in.”
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 Christiane Wrann, PhD, DVM (2021-22 AK Scholar), leader of the Program in Neuroprotection in Exercise at the MGH, received the 2022 Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF)-Harrington Scholar Award. This award provides funding and project support by a team of pharmaceutical industry experts through a collaboration with the ADDF and Harrington Discovery Institute. The ADDF-Harrington Scholar Program is dedicated to advancing academic discoveries into medicines for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
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 Jia Yin, MD, PhD, MPH (2023-24 AK Scholar), received the Research to Prevent Blindness Physician-Scientist Award. This award provides funding to promote the clinical and basic science research of clinicians. It will support Yin’s research on the relationship between blood vessels and sensory nerves in the cornea.
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 Elaine Yu, MD, MMSc (2020-21 AK Scholar), Chen Institute MGH Research Scholar 2023-2028, Endocrine Unit, received the 2023 Early Clinical Investigator Award Honoring Robert Marcus, MD, from the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research. This award recognizes meritorious clinical research in the bone, mineral and musculoskeletal field. |
These AK scholars were selected for the 2024 Claflin Distinguished Scholar Award from the MGH Executive Committee on Research. This award helps facilitate the academic careers of women in science at MGH and increases opportunities for women to advance to senior positions in academic medicine.
- Leigh Anne Dageforde, MD, MPH (2020-21 AK Scholar), Department of Surgery
- Emily Lau, MD, MPH (2022-23 AK Scholar), Cardiology Division
- Jessica Lin, MD (2023-24 AK Scholar), MGH Cancer Center
These AK scholars have each received nominations for the 2022 Brian A. McGovern, MD Award for Clinical Excellence, created by the Mass General Physician’s Organization to honor the memory of Dr. McGovern’s dedication, compassion, and kindness to all patients and staff.
- Lori Berkowitz (2022-23 AK Scholar)
- Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie (2020-21 AK Scholar)
- Elena Hawryluk (2021-22 AK Scholar)
- Rachel Jimenez (2020-21 AK Scholar)
- Daniela Kroshinsky (2021-22 AK Scholar)
- Kerry Reynolds (2020-21 AK Scholar)
- Leah Rosenberg (2021-22 AK Scholar)
- Shannon Scott-Vernaglia (2021-22 AK Scholar)
- Meghan Sise (2021-22 AK Scholar)
- Suman Srinivasa (2021-22 AK Scholar)
- Fatima Cody Stanford (2020-21 AK Scholar)
These AK Scholars have recently received promotions at Harvard Medical School:
- Meg Simione, PhD (2023-24 AK Scholar), was promoted to HMS Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in 2023.
- Jessica J. Lin, MD (2023-24 AK Scholar), was promoted to HMS Associate Professor of Medicine in 2024.
- Rama A. Salhi, MD MHS MSc (2023-24 AK Scholar), was promoted to HMS Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine in 2024.
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