Organization profile
Organization profile
The Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine has a proud tradition of growth, education, research and outstanding clinical care provision.
The Department of Anesthesiology was founded in 1970, and the name was extended to include Perioperative Medicine in 2016 to realize the progress that the specialty has already made and will continue to make in the future.
The department prides itself in the foremost delivery of clinical care in the broadening field of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine, which also incorporates acute and chronic pain medicine as well as intensive care medicine in the many specialty units of Penn State Health.
The department's core contribution to postgraduate medical education is exemplary, with more than 70 resident physicians in the ACGME-accredited anesthesiology residency and fellowships in critical care medicine, chronic pain medicine, cardiovascular anesthesiology and pediatric anesthesiology.
Continuing medical education is at the cutting edge for all staff, as the department holds a number of nationally recognized events for simulation, regional anesthesia and perioperative echocardiography training.
Departmental research and scholarship is internationally recognized for its substantial contributions to basic, translational and clinical sciences.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Ashraf Abdelhalim, MBBS, MS, PhD
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine - Associate Professor
- Division of Multi-Specialty Anesthesia
Person: Academic
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Adam Adenwala, MD
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic
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Lee Adlestein, MD
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic
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Jonathan Anson, MD
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine - Associate Professor
Person: Academic
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Taylor Anspach, DO
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic
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Shane Barre, DO
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic
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Andrei Belsky, MD
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic
Research output
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A Brief, Single-Session Mindfulness Intervention Decreased Surgical Patients' Preoperative Pain, Pain Medication Desire, and Anxiety: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial
Hanley, A. W., Coleman, C., Davis, A., Sorkpor, S., Gililland, J. & Zgierska, A. E., Mar 15 2026, In: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 34, 6, p. e866-e872Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advancing towards international practice guidelines in interventional pain medicine
Schneider, B., Vorobeychik, Y. & Zheng, P., Mar 2026, In: Interventional Pain Medicine. 5, 1, 100739.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Analysis of factor concentrates in pediatric patients undergoing living donor liver transplantation: a retrospective, propensity-matched study
Wang, M., Fang, F., Hu, Y., Su, D., Li, J., Qian, X., McQuillan, P. M. & Hu, Z., Dec 2026, In: BMC Anesthesiology. 26, 1, 37.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A prospective randomized controlled trial on the effect of music therapy intervention on pain and anxiety in adult patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty
Kim, R. Y., Nam, H. H., Stouffer, J. W., Myers, C. A., Hassenbein, S. E., Updegrove, G. F., Chinchilli, V. M., Zhang, Y., Adhikary, S. & Armstrong, A. D., Mar 2026, In: JSES Open Access. 10, 2, 101438.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing the Initial Impact of X-Waiver Elimination on Buprenorphine Prescribing for Opioid Use Disorder
Tuan, W. J., Park, S., Altaf, S. & Zgierska, A. E., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Substance Use and Addiction Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association between anesthetic approach and clinical outcomes of ACL reconstruction: a retrospective cohort study
Stancliff, H., Sarkar, N., Coe, K., Adhikary, S. & Dalal, P. G., Dec 2026, In: BMC Anesthesiology. 26, 1, 108.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Astrocytes in the Ventral Tegmental Area Are Involved in Cotinine Self-Administration in Male Wistar Rats
Tan, X. & Ding, Z. M., Feb 2026, In: Brain Sciences. 16, 2, 197.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Autonomic indices of negative emotion regulation predict treatment response in opioid-treated chronic low back pain
Parisi, A., Johnson, M., Zgierska, A., Barrett, B., Edwards, R. R. & Garland, E. L., Apr 2026, In: Journal of Pain. 41, 106219.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bjørn Ibsen: intensive care and the conundrum of prolonging death
Mets, B., Mar 2026, In: British Journal of Anaesthesia. 136, 3, p. 820-823 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Catastrophizing contributes to the association between posttraumatic stress symptoms and pain outcomes in individuals with chronic low back pain: Differential effects as a function of sex
Yamin, J. B., Wilson, J. M., Meints, S. M., Jamison, R. N., Aglio, L. S., Zgierska, A. E., Barrett, B., Garland, E. L., Burzinski, C. A., Goldstein, E. & Edwards, R. R., May 2026, In: Journal of Pain. 42, 106250.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of peripheral nerve stimulation as an alternative to radiofrequency ablation for facet joint pain
Cortes Correales, D. D. H. (PI) & Gordin, V. (CoPI)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
9/1/23 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Integration of Immunologic Phenotyping with Computational Approaches to Predict Clinical Trajectory in Septic Patients
Bonavia, A. (PI)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
8/1/23 → 5/31/26
Project: Research project
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Circuit-specific molecular mechanisms in fentanyl use and relapse
Fox, M. (PI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
12/1/21 → 11/30/22
Project: Research project
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Opioid-induced potentiation of the exercise pressor reflex via acid-sensing ion channels (ASIC3) in health and simulated peripheral artery disease
Ruiz-Velasco, V. (PI) & Kaufman, M. (CoPI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
4/20/21 → 3/31/24
Project: Research project
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Core B - Transfection Core Laboratory
Ruiz-Velasco, V. (PI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
2/1/21 → 1/31/22
Project: Research project
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Resistin-induced immunosuppression increases susceptibility to infectious lung injury and sepsis during AKI
Bonavia, A. (PI)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
8/1/20 → 7/31/23
Project: Research project
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Circuit-specific molecular mechanisms in fentanyl use and relapse
Fox, M. (PI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
4/1/20 → 3/31/22
Project: Research project
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1/3 Promoting Resilience in Children: Protocol Development for a Birth Cohort Study To Assess Factors Impacting Neurodevelopment
Goldstein, E. (PI) & Zgierska, A. (CoPI)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
9/30/19 → 3/31/21
Project: Research project
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CTSI TL1 career development award, Penn State’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Andreae, M. (PI)
6/1/18 → 5/31/19
Project: Research project
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New antihypertensive guideline and perioperative hypertension control
Liu, H. (Speaker)
Jun 8 2019Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
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Use of Supraglottic Airway Devices in the Intensive Care Unit
Klick, J. (Speaker)
2017Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
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Basic Transesophageal Echocardiography for the Intensivist
Klick, J. (Speaker)
Aug 1 2017Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
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Psychological Safety: Lessons Learned from Simulation (HAP-PA HEN Webinar )
Sinz, E. (Speaker) & Good, G. (Speaker)
Aug 17 2016Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
Prizes
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Aprile, B. (Recipient), Bezinover, D. (Recipient), Blackall, G. (Recipient), Booth, J. (Recipient), Buchkovich, N. (Recipient), Budde, A. (Recipient), Burns, A. (Recipient), Cartee, T. (Recipient), Chu, D. C. (Recipient), Cilley, R. (Recipient), Crook, T. (Recipient), Dalke, K. (Recipient), Dambro, A. (Recipient), De Jesus, S. (Recipient), Demetriou, T. (Recipient), DeWaters, A. (Recipient), Duca, N. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), Frauenhoffer, E. (Recipient), Garner, M. (Recipient), Glass, K. (Recipient), Goyal, N. (Recipient), Grine, K. (Recipient), Habib, S. (Recipient), Irby, R. (Recipient), Jones, E. (Recipient), June, R. (Recipient), Karamchandani, K. (Recipient), Karpa, K. (Recipient), Kasmire, K. (Recipient), Katzman, M. (Recipient), Kavanagh, R. (Recipient), Kees-Folts, D. (Recipient), Kesterson, J. (Recipient), Sciacca Kirby, J. (Recipient), Kresch, M. (Recipient), Lankford, E. (Recipient), McDonald, A. (Recipient), Miller, R. (Recipient), Moldovan, G.-L. (Recipient), Myler, C. (Recipient), Nelson, A. (Recipient), Neutze, J. (Recipient), Newell, J. (Recipient), Norbury, C. (Recipient), O'Hara, C. (Recipient), Palmer, T. (Recipient), Pantanelli, S. (Recipient), Pichardo-Lowden, A. (Recipient), Po, W. (Recipient), Radico, J. (Recipient), Radtka, J. (Recipient), Razeghi, S. (Recipient), Rodgers, R. (Recipient), Romanoski, N. (Recipient), Samson, T. (Recipient), Shantz, L. (Recipient), Smith, B. (Recipient), Stephens, M. (Recipient) & Wang, M. (Recipient), 2019
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Aber, R. (Recipient), Anderson, A. (Recipient), Aynardi, M. (Recipient), Browning, K. (Recipient), Chen, M. (Recipient), Chu, D. C. (Recipient), Cios, T. (Recipient), Cruz, A. (Recipient), Cruz, J. (Recipient), Dalal, P. (Recipient), Dambro, A. (Recipient), Disori, K. (Recipient), Dodge, D. (Recipient), Duda, L. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), Fotos, J. (Recipient), Fredrick, N. B. (Recipient), Freeman, M. (Recipient), Gordin, V. (Recipient), Graziane, J. (Recipient), Hempel, E. (Recipient), Hennrikus, E. (Recipient), Horwitz, A. (Recipient), Izer, J. (Recipient), Jhaveri, P. (Recipient), Kalantari, A. (Recipient), Karpa, K. (Recipient), Kaur, G. (Recipient), Keil, R. (Recipient), Khalid, M. F. (Recipient), Kimball, S. (Recipient), Knoedler, J. (Recipient), LaClair, M. (Recipient), Lam, C. (Recipient), LaRegina, C. (Recipient), Lighthall, J. (Recipient), Mailman, R. (Recipient), McCormick, J. (Recipient), McGinn, J. (Recipient), McShane, M. (Recipient), Millard, R. (Recipient), Myers, A. (Recipient), Nasir, M. (Recipient), Oh, J. (Recipient), Pathare, A. (Recipient), Peterson, B. (Recipient), Potochny, J. (Recipient), Roberts, S. M. (Recipient), Romanoski, N. (Recipient), Ross, S. (Recipient), Rudnitsky, G. (Recipient), Schade, M. (Recipient), Simmons, Z. (Recipient), Smink, G. (Recipient), Stella, S. (Recipient), Stephens, M. (Recipient), Surapaneni, S. (Recipient), Verbeek, T. (Recipient), Waning, D. (Recipient), Williams, E. (Recipient), Williams, D. (Recipient), Wilson, M. E. (Recipient), Zaorsky, N. (Recipient) & Lutzkanin, A. (Recipient), 2020
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Hussein, R. (Recipient), Stredny, E. (Recipient), Whitley, M. (Recipient), Mnatsakanyan, N. (Recipient), Raimundo, N. (Recipient), Zarnescu, D. (Recipient), Adams, N. (Recipient), Lanza, M. (Recipient), Kowalczyk, A. (Recipient), Travelute, C. (Recipient), Marco, C. (Recipient), Tondt, J. (Recipient), Anderson, A. (Recipient), Heron, C. (Recipient), Newman, R. (Recipient), Richard, D. (Recipient), Scartozzi, C. (Recipient), Dellasega, C. (Recipient), Akhtar, N. (Recipient), Albano-Aluquin, S. (Recipient), Chisty, A. (Recipient), Crook, T. (Recipient), Federici, E. H. (Recipient), Ingram, D. (Recipient), Lakshmanan, P. (Recipient), Mathew, A. (Recipient), Narayana, S. (Recipient), Prokop, A. (Recipient), Razjouyan, H. (Recipient), Tariq, A. (Recipient), Thompson, B. (Recipient), Thompson, E. (Recipient), Trivedi, N. (Recipient), Van Scoy, L. (Recipient), Wong, J. (Recipient), Allie, S. R. (Recipient), Browning, K. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), McLaughlin, P. (Recipient), Mamarabadi, M. (Recipient), Shankar, L. (Recipient), Bowie, E. (Recipient), Petfield, J. (Recipient), Whitaker, M. (Recipient), Aynardi, J. (Recipient), Allen, N. (Recipient), Cunningham, B. (Recipient), Gandhi, C. (Recipient), Jairath, B. (Recipient), Lutzkanin, K. M. (Recipient), Kerris, E. (Recipient), Nelson, A. (Recipient), Shook, J. (Recipient), Proctor, E. A. (Recipient), Raup-Konsavage, W. (Recipient), Romanoski, N. (Recipient), Graziane, J. (Recipient), Llorente, A. (Recipient), Nutting, S. (Recipient), Pinto, C. (Recipient), Yingst, J. (Recipient), Zhou, S. (Recipient), Mahase, S. (Recipient), Brian, P. (Recipient), Goldman, E. (Recipient), Maffie, J. (Recipient), Brahmbhatt, R. (Recipient), Fahy, A. (Recipient), Gish, J. (Recipient), Reed, M. F. (Recipient) & Tomasko, J. (Recipient), 2024
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
McAlevy, M. (Recipient), Bonavia, A. (Recipient), Malhotra, A. (Recipient), Weller, G. E. (Recipient), Waning, D. (Recipient), Lanza, M. (Recipient), Ken, K. (Recipient), McCarver, S. (Recipient), Glasser, J. (Recipient), Schooler, J. (Recipient), Lewis, S. (Recipient), Onks, C. (Recipient), Rao, R. (Recipient), Nickolich, S. (Recipient), Helm, L. (Recipient), Critchfield, L. (Recipient), Myers, K. (Recipient), Green, M. (Recipient), Songdej, N. (Recipient), Narayana, S. (Recipient), Razjouyan, H. (Recipient), Duca, N. (Recipient), Casas, R. (Recipient), Cooper, J. (Recipient), Wright, R. (Recipient), Karasinski, A. (Recipient), Probolus, J. A. (Recipient), Madara, J. (Recipient), Guck, D. (Recipient), Ingram, D. (Recipient), De Obaldia, A. (Recipient), Hussein, R. (Recipient), McGillen, B. (Recipient), Chapman, T. (Recipient), Munyon, R. (Recipient), Kinard, S. R. (Recipient), Banks, S. (Recipient), Genao, I. (Recipient), McShane, M. (Recipient), Allie, S. R. (Recipient), Silberman, Y. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), McLaughlin, P. (Recipient), Grogan, J. (Recipient), Nguyen, J. (Recipient), Donato, H. (Recipient), Fox, E. (Recipient), Gniady, J. (Recipient), Oladipo, O. (Recipient), Abendroth, C. (Recipient), Keefer, L. (Recipient), Massare, B. (Recipient), Undar, A. (Recipient), Mondal, P. (Recipient), Mainali, G. (Recipient), Jhaveri, P. (Recipient), Freiberg, A. (Recipient), Levenson, R. (Recipient), Mailman, R. (Recipient), Boodoo, R. (Recipient), Francis, A. (Recipient), Hameed, U. (Recipient), Yadav, S. (Recipient), Calo, W. (Recipient), Pinto, C. (Recipient), Cooper, A. (Recipient), Kulaylat, A. (Recipient), Scow, J. (Recipient), Roberts, J. (Recipient), Winder, J. (Recipient), Aminsharifi, A. (Recipient), Adams, N. (Recipient) & van Riggelen, J. (Recipient), 2023
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Aprile, B. (Recipient), Aumiller, B. B. (Recipient), Berkey, F. (Recipient), Bonavia, A. (Recipient), Booth, J. (Recipient), Brennan, K. (Recipient), Browning, K. (Recipient), Buchkovich, N. (Recipient), Butt, F. K. (Recipient), Carrel, L. (Recipient), Choe, A. (Recipient), Clarke, S. (Recipient), Coleman, M. (Recipient), Dalke, K. (Recipient), Devaraj, T. (Recipient), Duryea, S. (Recipient), Enama, J. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), Finch, E. (Recipient), Fischer, M. (Recipient), Gallo, R. (Recipient), Gavigan, P. (Recipient), Ghaffari, G. (Recipient), Go, P. (Recipient), Grana, J. (Recipient), Greensmith, J. (Recipient), Grogan, J. (Recipient), Hajnal, A. (Recipient), Helm, M. (Recipient), Hempel, N. (Recipient), Imamura, F. (Recipient), Jain, R. (Recipient), Jeganathan, N. (Recipient), Kelle, A. (Recipient), Kumar, A. (Recipient), Kwun, H. J. (Recipient), Lang, C. (Recipient), Lutzkanin, A. (Recipient), Martin, K. (Recipient), McGarrity, T. (Recipient), McHale, K. (Recipient), McLaughlin, P. (Recipient), Mormando, C. (Recipient), Nguyen, J. (Recipient), Nickolich, M. (Recipient), Ouyang, T. (Recipient), Pachuski, J. (Recipient), Polimera, H. (Recipient), Potochny, E. (Recipient), Rakszawski, K. L. (Recipient), Reyes, L. (Recipient), Sankoorikal, B.-J. (Recipient), Shantz, L. (Recipient), Singh, M. (Recipient), Songdej, N. (Recipient), Spotts, R. (Recipient), Swigart, A. (Recipient), Varner, M. (Recipient), Verma, N. (Recipient), Walter, V. (Recipient), Wang, C.-Y. (Recipient), Warfield, D. (Recipient), Wilson, M. N. (Recipient) & Hussein, R. (Recipient), 2021
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Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Hollins, L. C. (Recipient), Nisnevitch-Savarese, Z. (Recipient), Read, S. (Recipient), Rossi, J. (Recipient), Royo, M. (Recipient), Sarraf, E. (Recipient), Shah, B. (Recipient), Moldovan, G.-L. (Recipient), van Riggelen, J. (Recipient), Shantz, L. (Recipient), Yengo, C. (Recipient), Booth, J. (Recipient), Bates, E. (Recipient), Schuster, A. (Recipient), Clebak, K. (Recipient), Daniels, E. W. (Recipient), Hays, A. (Recipient), Hemerly, N. (Recipient), Thompson, A. (Recipient), George, D. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), McLaughlin, P. (Recipient), Acharya, J. (Recipient), De Jesus, S. (Recipient), O'Leary, A. (Recipient), Wright, T. (Recipient), Cantore, W. (Recipient), Pantanelli, S. (Recipient), Millard, R. (Recipient), Updegrove, G. F. (Recipient), Choi, K. (Recipient), Darowish, C. (Recipient), Dooley, A. (Recipient), Hackman, N. (Recipient), Krawiec, C. (Recipient), Oji-Mmuo, C. (Recipient), Ryan, S. (Recipient), Shedlock, A. (Recipient), Tunks, R. (Recipient), Critchfield, L. (Recipient), Bellon, A. (Recipient), Dougherty, K. (Recipient), Lagman, J. (Recipient), Mahgoub, Y. (Recipient), Dreibelbis, T. (Recipient), Richie, J. (Recipient), Wang, L. (Recipient), Methratta, S. (Recipient), Chauvin, N. (Recipient), Deutsch, M. (Recipient), Kulaylat, A. (Recipient), Paulishak, M. (Recipient), Staszak, R. (Recipient) & MacDonald, S. (Recipient), 2022
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Distinguished Educator Award
Craig, T. (Recipient), Sinz, E. (Recipient) & Vrana, K. (Recipient), 2009
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Junior Faculty Research Scholar Award
Hobbs, R. (Recipient), Graziane, N. (Recipient), Kwun, H. J. (Recipient) & Stine, J. (Recipient), 2018
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Scholarship in Education Award
Messner, E. (Recipient), Byler, D. (Recipient), Casas, R. (Recipient), Cooper, A. (Recipient), DeWaters, A. (Recipient), Riley, T. (Recipient), Sell, J. (Recipient), Sinz, E. (Recipient) & Soni, A. (Recipient), 2020
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Top Physicians Under 40
Daniels, E. W. (Recipient), Ermak, D. (Recipient), Goyal, N. (Recipient), Kumar, A. (Recipient), Mainali, G. (Recipient), O'Donnell, S. (Recipient), Warfield, D. (Recipient) & Zacharia, B. (Recipient), 2020
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