Teaching Excellence Awards

Phase 1 Teaching Excellence Award for Block 1: Body Systems & Homeostasis I

2022 Matthew Jager, DO (Clinical Science)  – Department of Medicine
David Pinson, DVM, PhD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Science Education and Pathology
2021 Douglas Kasper, MD (Clinical Science) – Department of Internal Medicine
Richard Tapping, PhD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Science Education and Pathology
2020 James Graumlich, MD (Clinical Science) – Department of Academic Affairs
Krishna Kumar Veeravalli, PhD (Basic Science) – Department of Cancer Biology and Pharmacology
2019 Gregory Tudor, MD (Clinical Science) – Department of Surgery
Jonathan Fisher, PhD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education
2018 Jeffrey Brown, PhD – U of I College of Medicine Urbana

Phase 1 Teaching Excellence Award for Block 2: Pathogenesis

2022 Michael Veeder, MD (Clinical Science) – Department of Medicine
Richard Tapping, PhD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education and Pathology
2021 Elsa Vazquez-Melendez, MD (Clinical Science) – Department of Pediatrics
Jonathan Fisher, PhD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education and Pathology
2020 Douglas Kasper, MD, MPH (Clinical Science) – Department of Medicine
Richard Tapping, PhD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education
2019 Douglas Kasper, MD, MPH (Clinical Science) – Department of Medicine
Richard Tapping, PhD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education
2018 Michael Veeder, MD – Department of Medicine

Phase 1 Teaching Excellence Award for Block 3: Skin, Muscle, & Movement

2022 Bradley Oliver, MD (Clinical Science) – Department of Medicine-Pediatrics
Shannon Egli, MS (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education and Pathology
2021 Amy Christison, MD (Clinical Science) – Department of Pediatrics
Jonathan Fisher, PhD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education & Pathology
2020 Joshua Kentosh, DO (Clinical Science) – Department of Dermatology
Jolene Harris, MS (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education & Pathology
2019 Joshua Kentosh, DO (Clinical Science) – Department of Dermatology
David Pinson, DVM, PhD (Basic Science) – Department of Pathology
2018 Thomas Santoro, MD – Department of Graduate Medical Education

Phase 1 Teaching Excellence Award for Block 4: Circulation & Respiration

2022 Jared Meeker, DO (Clinical Science) – Department of Medicine
Yerko Berrocal, MD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education and Pathology
2021 Jared Meeker, DO (Clinical Science) – Department of Internal Medicine
Yerko Berrocal, MD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education & Pathology
2020 David Charles, DO (Clinical Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education & Pathology
Sherri Yong, MD (Basic Science) – Department of Medicine
2019 Matthew Mischler, MD (Clinical Science) – Department of Medicine
Jenna Regan, PhD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education
2018 Nur-Ain Nadir, MD – Department of Emergency Medicine

Phase 1 Teaching Excellence Award for Block 5: Digestion & Homeostasis II

2022 Amy Christison, MD (Clinical Science) – Department of Pediatrics
Jonathan Fisher, PhD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education and Pathology
2021 Matthew Mischler, MD (Clinical Science) – Department of Medicine-Pediatrics
Yerko Berrocal, MD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education & Pathology
2020 Gordon James, MD (Clinical Science) – Department of Medicine
Jonathan Fisher, PhD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education & Pathology
2019 Gordon James, MD (Clinical Science) – Department of Medicine
James Graumlich, MD (Clinical Science) – Department of Medicine
Jolene Harris, MS (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education
2018 Gordon James, MD – Department of Medicine

Phase 1 Teaching Excellence Award for Block 6: Brain & Behavior

2022 Gregory Podolej, MD (Clinical Science) – Department of Emergency Medicine
Andrew Darr, PhD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education and Pathology
2021 Gregory Podolej, MD (Clinical Science) – Department of Emergency Medicine
Sarah Bach, MD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education & Pathology
2020 Timothy Bruce, PhD (Clinical Science) – Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Shannon Egli, MS (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education & Pathology
2019 Elsa Vazquez-Melendez, MD (Clinical Science) – Department of Medicine-Pediatrics
Jolene Harris, MS (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education

Phase 1 Teaching Excellence Award for Block 7: Regulation & Reproduction

2022 Elsa Vazquez Melendez, MD (Clincal) – Department of Medicine-Pediatrics
Monzurul Roni, PhD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education and Pathology
2021 Rahmat Na Allah, MD (Clinical Science) – Department of Family and Community Medicine
David Pinson, DVM, PhD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education & Pathology
2020 Kaleb Jacobs, DO (Clinical Science) – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
David Pinson, DVM, PhD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education & Pathology
2019 Craig Griebel, MD (Clinical Science) – Department of Family and Community Medicine
Kamilah Dixon-Shambley, MD (Clinical Science) – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jonathan Fisher, PhD (Basic Science) – Department of Health Sciences Education

Phase 1 Teaching Excellence Award for Longitudinal Course: DoCS 1

2022 Glenn Miller, MD – Department Family and Community Medicine
2021 James Graumlich, MD – Department of Medicine
2020 Jacqueline Fischer, MD – Department of Medicine
2019 Emily Horvath, MD – Department of Medicine

Phase 1 Teaching Excellence Award for Longitudinal Course: DoCS 2

2022 James Graumlich, MD – Department of Medicine
2021 Richard Luetkemeyer, MD – Department of Medicine
2020 Richard Luetkemeyer, MD – Department of Medicine
2019 Benjamin Pflederer, MD – Department of Medicine

Phase 1 Teaching Excellence Award for Longitudinal Course: Synthesis

2019 Jessica Hanks, MD – Department of Medicine-Pediatrics

Teaching Excellence Award for Longitudinal Educator

2018 Douglas Kasper, MD – Department of Medicine
Jessica Hanks, MD – Department of Medicine-Pediatrics
Amy Christison, MD – Department of Pediatrics

Teaching Excellence Award for the M2 Cardiovascular Course

2018 David Charles, DO – Department of Medicine
2017 Pushpa A. Joseph, MD – Department of Pathology
2016 David Charles, DO – Department of Medicine
2015 Pushpa A. Joseph, MD – Department of Pathology
2014 Meenakshy Aiyer, MD – Department of Medicine
Ronald Rabjohns, MD – Department of Medicine
2013 Roger W. Geiss, MD – Department of Pathology
2012 Pushpa A. Joseph, MD – Department of Pathology
2011 Roger W. Geiss, MD – Department of Pathology
2010 Roger W. Geiss, MD – Department of Pathology
2009 Roger W. Geiss, MD – Department of Pathology

Teaching Excellence Award for the M2 Endocrine and Reproductive Course

2018 Douglas Kasper, MD – Department of Medicine
2017 Sarah E. Bach, MD – Department of Pathology
2016 Douglas Kasper, MD – Department of Medicine
2015 Pushpa A. Joseph, MD – Department of Pathology
2014 Roger W. Geiss, MD – Department of Pathology
2013 Roger W. Geiss, MD – Department of Pathology
2012 Pushpa A. Joseph, MD – Department of Pathology
2011 Sue E. Sauder, MD – Department of Pediatrics
2010 Vijaya Somaraju, MD – Department of Medicine
2009 Meena Gujrati, MD – Department of Pathology

Teaching Excellence Award for the M2 Epidemiology Course

2018 Sara L. Rusch, MD – Department of Medicine
2017 Sara L. Rusch, MD – Department of Medicine
2016 Sara L. Rusch, MD – Department of Medicine
2015 John W. Hafner, MD – Department of Emergency Medicine
2014 Sara L. Rusch, MD – Department of Medicine
2013 Sara L. Rusch, MD – Department of Medicine
2012 Sara L. Rusch, MD – Department of Medicine
2011 Sara L. Rusch, MD – Department of Medicine
2010 Sara L. Rusch, MD – Department of Medicine
2009 James Graumlich, MD – Department of Medicine

Teaching Excellence Award for the M2 Ethics Course

2018 Gregory Tudor, MD – Department of Surgery
2017 John W. Hafner, MD – Department of Emergency Medicine
2016 Gregory Tudor, MD – Department of Surgery
2015 Gregory Tudor, MD – Department of Surgery
2014 John W. Hafner, MD – Department of Emergency Medicine
2013 Gregory Tudor, MD – Department of Surgery
2012 John W. Hafner, MD – Department of Emergency Medicine
2011 Gregory Tudor, MD – Department of Surgery
2010 Gregory Tudor, MD – Department of Surgery
2009 Gregory Tudor, MD – Department of Surgery

Teaching Excellence Award for the M2 Gastrointestinal Course

2018 Julius Bonello, MD – Department of Surgery
Michael Cashman, MD – Department of Medicine
Watcoun-nchinda Pisoh, MD – Department of Medicine
2017 Michael D. Cashman, MD – Department of Medicine
2016 Sherri L. Yong, MD – Department of Pathology
2015 Sherri L. Yong, MD – Department of Pathology
2014 Julius Bonello, MD – Department of Surgery
2013 Michael Cashman, MD – Department of Medicine
2012 Roger W. Geiss, MD – Department of Pathology
2011 James Graumlich, MD – Department of Medicine
2010 Julius Bonello, MD – Department of Surgery
2009 L. William Scheibel, MD, ScD, FACP – Department of Cancer Biology and Pharmacology

Teaching Excellence Award for the M2 General Pathology Course

2018 David Pinson, PhD, DVM – Department of Pathology
2017 Pushpa A. Joseph, MD – Department of Pathology
2016 Roger W. Geiss, MD – Department of Pathology
2015 Pushpa A. Joseph, MD – Department of Pathology
2014 Roger W. Geiss, MD – Department of Pathology
2013 David Pinson, PhD, DVM – Department of Pathology
2012 Pushpa A. Joseph, MD – Department of Pathology
2011 Bob Caughey, PhD – Department of Pathology
2010 Roger W. Geiss, MD – Department of Pathology
2009 Vijaya Somaraju, MD – Department of Medicine

Teaching Excellence Award for the M2 Hematopoietic & Reticuloendothelial Course

2018 Roger W. Geiss, MD – Department of Pathology
David Pinson, DVM, PhD – Department of Pathology
Richard Tapping, PhD – Department of Health Sciences Education
2017 Pushpa A. Joseph, MD – Department of Pathology
2016 James D. Siebert, MD – Department of Pathology
2015 Pushpa A. Joseph, MD – Department of Pathology
2014 Michael Veeder, MD – Department of Medicine
2013 Michael Veeder, MD – Department of Medicine
2012 Michael Veeder, MD – Department of Medicine
2011 Michael Veeder, MD – Department of Medicine
2010 Michael Veeder, MD – Department of Medicine
2009 Michael Veeder, MD – Department of Medicine

Teaching Excellence Award for the M2 Infection and Immunity Course

2018 Douglas Kasper, MD – Department of Medicine
2017 Pushpa A. Joseph, MD – Department of Medicine
2016 Douglas Kasper, MD – Department of Medicine
2015 Douglas Kasper, MD – Department of Medicine
2014 James Graumlich, MD – Department of Medicine
2013 Vijaya Somaraju, MD – Department of Medicine
2012 Vijaya Somaraju, MD – Department of Medicine
2011 Vijaya Somaraju, MD – Department of Medicine
2010 Vijaya Somaraju, MD – Department of Medicine
2009 Vijaya Somaraju, MD – Department of Medicine

Teaching Excellence Award for the M2 Introduction to Clinical Medicine Course

2018 Matthew Jager, DO – Department of Family and Community Medicine
2017 Jessica R. Hanks, MD – Department of Medicine-Pediatrics
2016 Gene O. Hoerr, MD – Department of Family and Community Medicine
2015 Albert S. Maurer, MD – Department of Family and Community Medicine
2014 Gene O. Hoerr, MD – Department of Family and Community Medicine
2013 Fredrick Hoy, MD – Department of Surgery
2012 Albert S. Maurer, MD – Department of Family and Community Medicine
2011 Othman A. BeniYonis, MD – Department of Family and Community Medicine
2010 Richard Albers, MD – Department of Family and Community Medicine

Teaching Excellence Award for the M2 Neurology Course

2018 Sarah E. Bach, MD – Department of Pathology
2017 John H. Pula, MD – Department of Neurology
2016 Sarah E. Martin, MD – Department of Pathology
2015 Sarah E. Martin, MD – Department of Pathology
2014 Meena Gujrati, MD – Department of Pathology
2013 Meena Gujrati, MD – Department of Pathology
2012 Meena Gujrati, MD – Department of Pathology
2011 Meena Gujrati, MD – Department of Pathology
2010 Meena Gujrati, MD – Department of Pathology
2009 Meena Gujrati, MD – Department of Pathology

Teaching Excellence Award for the M2 Pharmacology Course

2018 James Graumlich, MD – Department of Medicine
Richard Luetkemeyer, MD – Department of Medicine
2017 James Graumlich, MD – Department of Medicine
2016 Krishna K. Veeravalli, PhD – Department of Cancer Biology and Pharmacology
2015 James Graumlich, MD – Department of Medicine
2014 James Graumlich, MD – Department of Medicine
2013 Stephen Lasley, PhD – Department of Cancer Biology and Pharmacology
2012 L. William Scheibel, MD, ScD – Department of Cancer Biology and Pharmacology
2011 L. William Scheibel, MD, ScD – Department of Cancer Biology and Pharmacology
2010 L. William Scheibel, MD, ScD – Department of Cancer Biology and Pharmacology
2009 James Graumlich, MD – Department of Medicine

Teaching Excellence Award for the M2 Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine Course

2018 S. Brian McIntyre, EdD – Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
2017 S. Brian McIntyre, EdD – Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
2016 Andrew J. Lancia, MD – Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
2015 Timothy J. Bruce, PhD – Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
2014 Timothy J. Bruce, PhD – Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
2013 Peter Alahi, MD – Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
2012 Timothy J. Bruce, PhD – Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
2011 Timothy J. Bruce, PhD – Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
2010 Peter Alahi, MD – Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
2009 Peter Alahi, MD – Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Teaching Excellence Award for the M2 Renal-Urinary Course

2018 Alexander Alonso, MD – Department of Medicine
David Pinson, DVM, PhD – Department of Pathology
2017 Gordon W. James, MD – Department of Medicine
2016 Gordon W. James, MD – Department of Medicine
2015 David C. Rosborough, MD – Department of Medicine
2014 Gordon W. James, MD – Department of Medicine
2013 Gordon W. James, MD – Department of Medicine
2012 Gordon W. James, MD – Department of Medicine
2011 David C. Rosborough, MD – Department of Medicine
2010 Frederick Horvath, Jr, MD – Department of Medicine
2009 Frederick Horvath, Jr, MD – Department of Medicine

Teaching Excellence Award for the M2 Respiratory Course

2018 Kishore Karamchandani, MD – Department of Medicine
2017 Subramanyam Chittivelu, MD – Department of Medicine
2016 Kishore Karamchandani, MD – Department of Medicine
2015 Pushpa A. Joseph, MD – Department of Pathology
2014 Roger W. Geiss, MD – Department of Pathology
2013 Roger W. Geiss, MD – Department of Pathology
2012 Subramanyam Chittivelu, MD – Department of Medicine
2011 Subramanyam Chittivelu, MD – Department of Medicine
2010 Roger W. Geiss, MD – Department of Pathology
2009 Subramanyam Chittivelu, MD – Department of Medicine

Teaching Excellence Award for the M2 Skeletal, Connective Tissue, and Skin Course

2018 Mark Getz, MD – Department of Medicine
2017 Jacqueline L. Fischer, MD – Department of Medicine
2016 Thomas J. Santoro, MD – Department of Graduate Medical Education
2015 Pushpa A. Joseph, MD – Department of Pathology
2014 Mark Getz, MD – Department of Medicine
2013 Mark Getz, MD – Department of Medicine
2012 Pushpa A. Joseph, MD – Department of Pathology
2011 Muhammad Yunus, MD – Department of Medicine
2010 Alfonse Masi, MD – Department of Medicine
2009 Mark Getz, MD – Department of Medicine

Teaching Excellence Award for the Family Medicine M3 Clerkship

2022 Asim Jaffer, MD
2021 Azizur Rehman, MD
2020 David Jones, MD
2019 Aaron Costerisan, MD
2018 Rahmat Na’Allah, MD
2017 James R. Morse II, MD
2016 Jeffrey S. Leman, MD
2015 Matthew J. McMillin, MD
2014 Thomas Murphy, MD
2013 Antoine Dawalibi, MD
2012 Todd A. Lanser, MD
2011 John Lovell, MD
2010 Steven Tippett, PhD
2009 Remigijus Satkauskas, MD

Teaching Excellence Award for the Family Medicine M4 Subinternship

2022 Laura Smith, MD
2021 Dominique Fons, MD
2020 Thomas Golemon, MD
2012 Jeffrey Leman, MD

Teaching Excellence Award for the Internal Medicine M3 Clerkship

2022 Felicia Couri, DO
2021 John Fonge, MD
2020 Benjamin Pflederer, MD
2019 Raji Jacob, MD
2018 Matthew Jager, DO
2017 Matthew Jager, DO
2016 Douglas J. Kasper, MD
2015 Richard C. Luetkemeyer, MD
2014 Richard C. Luetkemeyer, MD
2013 Teresa Lynch, M.D
2012 Richard C. Luetkemeyer, MD
2011 John Rogers, MD
2010 David Johnson, MD
2009 Thaw Tun, MD
Jason Chamberlin, DO

Teaching Excellence Award for the Internal Medicine M4 Clerkship

2015 Larry S. Lindahl, MD

Teaching Excellence Award for the Internal Medicine M4 Subinternship

2022 Denise Francisco, MD
2021 David Rosborough, MD
2020 Patricia Deters, MD
2019 Jacqueline Fischer, MD
2018 Sidney Palmer Hill, MD
2017 Rone Lin, MD
2016 James F. Graumlich, MD
2015 Jacqueline L. Fischer, MD
2014 Lorin D. Whittaker, Jr.
2012 Richard C. Luetkemeyer, MD

Teaching Excellence Award for the Neurology Clerkship

2022 Elias Samaha, MD
2010 David Wang, DO

Teaching Excellence Award for the Obstetrics & Gynecology M3 Clerkship

2022 Shruti Chakravarthy, MD
2021 Neelam Verma, MD
2020 Rayan Elkattah, MD
2019 Rebecca Byler Dann MD
2018 Kamilah Dixon-Shambley, MD
2017 Tracy Bochantin, MD
2016 Jody L. Kelly, MD
2015 Maqbool B. Ali, MD
2014 Esther Fuchs, MD
2013 Thusitha Cotter, MD
2012 Maqbool B. Ali, MD
2011 Tracy Bochantin, MD
2010 Yolanda Renfroe, MD
2009 Rida Boulos, MD

Teaching Excellence Award for the Obstetrics & Gynecology M4 Subinternship

2022 Rayan Elkattah, MD
2021 Nathan Petersen, MD

Teaching Excellence Award for the Pediatrics M3 Clerkship

2022 Channing Petrak, MD
2021 Keith Hanson, MD
2020 Nadia Shaikh, MD
2019 Keith Hanson, MD, PhD
2018 Amira Alfil, MD
2017 Mohannad M. Mannaa, MD
2016 Ban Al-Sayyed, MD
2015 Brian L. Bostwick, MD
2014 Umesh Chatrath, MD
2013 Amy Christison, MD
2012 Trina Croland, MD
2011 Jawad Javed, MD
2010 Elizabeth Kramer, MD
2009 Jalayne Lapke, MD

Teaching Excellence Award for the Pediatrics M4 Subinternship

2022 Adam Cross, MD
2021 Umair Iqbal, MD
2020 Umair Iqbal, MD
2019 Nadia Shaikh, MD
2018 Keith Hanson, MD, PhD
2017 Mary E. Ross, MD, PhD
2016 Venkedesh Raju, MD
2015 Michele K. Beekman, MD
2014 Sara Zafar, DO
2013 Harleena Kendhari, MD
2012 Mary Beth Ross, MD, PhD

Teaching Excellence Award for the Psychiatry M3 Clerkship

2022 Peter Alahi, MD
2021 Thomas Boyd, MD
2020 Priyanka Patel, MD
2019 Andrew Lancia, MD
2018 Priyanka Patel, MD
2017 Andrew Lancia, MD
2016 Andrew Lancia, MD
2015 Marika I. Wrzosek, MD
2014 Steven Thornton, MD
2013 Steven Thornton, MD
2012 Peter Alahi, MD
2011 Richard Grant, MD
2010 S. Bryan McIntyre, EdD
2009 Lourdes Delgado-Serrano, MD

Teaching Excellence Award for the Radiology Clerkship

2011 James Swischuk, MD
2010 Terry Brady, MD

Teaching Excellence Award for the Surgery M3 Clerkship

2022 Jacob Hopping, MD
2021 Robin Alley, MD
2020 Julius Bonello, MD
2019 Chadrick Evans, MD
2018 Robin Alley, MD
2017 Andrew M. Venturella, MD
2016 Robin A. Alley, MD
2015 J. Stephen Marshall, MD
2014 Richard C. Anderson, MD
2013 Thomas Rossi, MD
2012 J. Stephen Marshall, MD
2011 Julius Bonello, MD
2010 Amy Stanfill, MD
2009 Lorin D. Whittaker, Jr, MD

Teaching Excellence Award for the Surgery M4 Clerkship

2019 Jocelyn McClain, MD
2018 Eric Elwood, MD
2017 Thomas M. Rashid, MD
2016 Indira S. Danturti, MD

Teaching Excellence Award for the Surgery M4 Subinternship

2022 Jacob Hopping, MD
2021 Steven Tsoraides, MD
2020 Richard Anderson, MD
2019 Steven Tsoraides, MD
2018 J. Stephen Marshall, MD
2016 Richard C. Anderson, MD
2015 Steven S. Tsoraides, MD
2014 Samir K. Gupta, MD
2013 Harleena Kendhari, MD