August 30, 2019

Nineteen for '19: Medical School faculty and staff honored with Dean's Awards

The program recognizes individuals who demonstrate exceptional accomplishment in the areas of teaching, research, clinical care, community service, innovation and administration

Medical School Dean's Awards

Sixteen faculty and three staff members are being honored with 2019 Dean's Awards. 

The program recognizes Medical School faculty and staff who demonstrate exceptional accomplishment in the areas of teaching, research, clinical care, community service, innovation and administration.

The following will be honored Nov. 13 at the annual Dean’s Awards Dinner:

2019 Dean’s Awards for Faculty

Basic Science Research Award
Kathleen R. Cho, M.D., Peter A. Ward Professor of Pathology; professor of internal medicine and pathology
Kathleen L. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., professor of internal medicine and microbiology and immunology

Clinical and Health Services Research Award
Devin L. Brown, M.D., M.S., professor of neurology
MeiLan K. Han, M.D., M.S., professor of internal medicine

Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Award in Biomedical Research
John V. Moran, Ph.D., Gilbert S. Omenn Collegiate Professor of Human Genetics; professor of internal medicine and human genetics

Global Community Service Award
Lee F. Schroeder, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology

Innovation and Commercialization Award
William D. Chey, M.D., Timothy T. Nostrant, M.D., Collegiate Professor of Gastroenterology; professor of internal medicine
Jonathan L. Eliason, M.D., S. Martin Lindenauer Collegiate Professor of Vascular Surgery; professor of surgery

Kaiser Permanente Awards for Excellence in Teaching
Madelyn Lew, M.D. (pre-clinical), assistant professor of pathology
Michael P. Lukela, M.D. (clinical), associate professor of internal medicine and pediatrics

Lifetime Achievement Award in Clinical Care
Mark D. Pearlman, M.D., S. Jan Behrman Collegiate Professor of Reproductive Medicine; professor of obstetrics and gynecology and surgery

Lifetime Achievement Award in Medical Education
R. Van Harrison, Ph.D., professor of learning health sciences
Ronald J. Koenig, M.D., Ph.D., professor of internal medicine

Outstanding Clinician Award
Franz M. Jaggi, D.O., assistant professor of emergency medicine
John C. Magee, M.D., Jeremiah and Claire Turcotte Professor of Transplantation Surgery; professor of internal medicine, pediatrics and surgery
Elisa A. Ostafin, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine

2019 Dean’s Awards for Staff

Administrator of the Year Award
Steve Maxwell, chief administrator, Department of Emergency Medicine

Professional Staff of the Year Award
Gloria J. Harrington, MBA, research operations manager, Department of Psychiatry

Support Staff of the Year Award
Donna M. Donato, global ophthalmology program coordinator, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences