Dean’s Impact Awards

Recipients of the Dean’s Impact Awards represent the compassion, innovation, and commitment required to build dynamic, meaningful, and community-focused efforts to improve clinical care, education, and research.

Through this recognition of colleagues, we thank each of the Dean’s Impact Award winners for all they have done through dedicated service to our patients, our learners and our communities.

Presenting the 2025 Dean’s Impact Award recipients

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Tabassum Ahmad, MD

MALLINCKRODT INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGY
Associate Professor of Radiology

Ganesh Babulal, OTD, PhD

DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY
Associate Professor of Neurology

Joyce Balls-Berry, PhD

DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY
Associate Professor of Neurology

Sagine Berry-Tony, MD

MALLINCKRODT INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGY
Assistant Professor of Radiology

Angela L Brown, MD

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
Professor of Medicine
Director of the Hypertension Clinic

Lindsay D. Clukies, MD

DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Gautam Dantas, PhD

DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY
Conan Professor of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine
Professor of Pathology & Immunology
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Department of Molecular Microbiology
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Division Co-Chief, Laboratory and Genomic Medicine

Koushik K. Das, MD

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
Director of Endoscopic Research

Bettina Drake, PhD, MPH

DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
Professor of Surgery

Seth Eisen, MD, MS

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
Professor of Medicine

Melanie Fields, MD, MSCI

DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Kenneth Freedland, PhD

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
Professor of Psychiatry

Sarah Garwood, MD

DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
Professor of Pediatrics
Division Chief for Adolescent Medicine

Preeta George, MD

DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Director of Simulation for Anesthesiology
Medical Director of Simulation at the Howard and Joyce Wood Simulation Center

Judith Golden, PhD

DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

Burel Goodin, PhD

DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
Professor of Anesthesiology

Munish Gupta, MD, MBA

DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Mildred B. Simon Distinguished Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Co-Director, Pediatric and Adult Spinal Deformity Service

Jacques Herzog, MD

DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY — HEAD & NECK SURGERY
Professor of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery
Chief of the Division of Otology/Neurotology

Katie Holzer, PhD, LCSW

DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Jaime Hook, MD

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Scott Hultgren, MD

DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
Helen L. Stoever Professor of Molecular Microbiology

Malak Itani, MD

MALLINCKRODT INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGY
Associate Professor of Radiology

Juliet Iwelunmor, PhD

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
Professor of Medicine
Associate Director for Global Health and Dissemination

Aimee James, PhD, MPH

DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
Professor of Surgery

David Kast, PhD

DEPARTMENT OF CELL BIOLOGY & PHYSIOLOGY
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology

Justin Knittel, MD

DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Chief, Trauma Anesthesiology
Director, Resident Education, Surgical ICU

Kristen Kroll, PhD

DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Professor of Developmental Biology

Barbara Lutey, MD

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
Associate Professor of Medicine

Daniel Mamah, MD

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
Professor of Psychiatry

Mark J Manary, MD

DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
Helene B. Roberson Professor of Pediatrics

Brett Maricque, PhD

DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS
Assistant Professor of Genetics

Stephanie Markovina, MD, PhD

DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology

Laura Marks, MD, PhD

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Matthew Matava, MD

DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor of Physical Therapy
Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship Program

Molly McCormick, MD

DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Chief, General Anesthesia

Elizabeth McFarland, MD

MALLINCKRODT INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGY
Professor of Radiology

Manasa Metireddy, MD

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
Associate Professor of Medicine

Deepa Mokshagundam, MD

DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Cynthia Montana, MD, PhD

DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCES
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Director of the University Eye Service

Kerri Morgan, PhD, OTR/L, ATP

PROGRAM IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy and Neurology

Kristen Mueller, MD

DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Nathanial S. Nolan, MD, MPH, MPHE

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
Instructor in Medicine

Linda R. Peterson, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASE

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation

Robert Poirier Jr. , MD, MBA

DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Noor Riaz, MD, MPH

DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Perry Schoenecker, MD

DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Andrea Soranno, PhD

DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics

Theresa M. Spitznagle, PT, DPT, WCS

PROGRAM IN PHYSICAL THERAPY
Professor of Physical Therapy

Benjamin Strnad, MD

MALLINCKRODT INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGY
Assistant Professor of Radiology

Sharlene Teefey, MD

MALLINCKRODT INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGY
Professor of Radiology

Mwiza Ushe, MD, MA

DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY
Professor of Neurology

Kumar Vasudevan, MD

DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Jean S. Wang, MD, PhD

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Surgery

Denise Willers, MD

DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medical Director, Resident Clinic

Jason Yi, PhD

DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSCIENCE
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

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