Final Student Awards 2022 Program_REVISED

Welcomes you to the
16th Annual
Student Awards Ceremony & Dinner
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
6:00 p.m.
Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards
Baltimore, Maryland

Program
Welcome
Kerri A. Thom, MD, M.S.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Professor, Epidemiology & Public Health and Medicine
Mistress of Ceremonies
Dinner Service
Remarks
E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, UM Baltimore
John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor and
Dean, University of Maryland School of Medicine
The Balder Scholarship Award for Outstanding
Academic Achievement
Kelly M. Bridgham
Medical Student, Class of 2022
The Academy of Educational Excellence Fellows
Established by Carolyn J. Pass, MD ’66 and Richard M. Susel, MD ’66
E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
Donna L. Parker, MD, FACP ‘86
Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
Professor of Medicine
Recognition of Course Directors and Clerkship Directors
Kerri A. Thom, MD, MS
Presentation of Awards
Medical Education Advisory Committee
Coffee and Dessert

Thank You to Our Donors!
We are grateful to the many alumni,
faculty, and friends who have
generously contributed to scholarships
and awards at the
University of Maryland School of
Medicine. Your generosity opens the
doors of possibility for the most
capable students who represent the
diversity of our state and nation, and
gives them the opportunity to pursue
careers in all fields of medicine that will
benefit humankind.
Dinner Menu
First Course
Tossed Field Greens Salad
with Raspberries and Crumbled Goat Cheese
served with a Red Wine Vinaigrette
Entrée Course
Olive Oil and Herb Marinated Grilled Chicken Breast
with Roasted Potatoes, Carrots and French-Styled Green Beans
served with Lemon Herb Sauce
Dessert Course
*Served in the foyer, following the program
Assorted Miniature French Pastries
Petit Fours, Chocolate Truffles, Miniature Éclairs
Chocolate Covered Fruit & Fruit Tarts
Freshly Brewed Coffee & Assorted Teas
Please inform your server of any dietary needs you may have

Dear Alumni, Friends, Medical Students, and
Faculty Members,
It is with distinct pleasure that I welcome you to the
2022 Student Awards Ceremony and Dinner. I want
to personally congratulate our outstanding students,
who have excelled academically and have exhibited
extraordinary humanism, compassion, and integrity. I
also want to express my deepest appreciation for our
generous donors, who make these particular student
accolades possible.
The costs associated with pursuing a medical
education are considerable, placing a tremendous financial burden upon our medical
students. We are extremely grateful to our many donors who recognize the magnitude of
the financial burdens faced by our students and have chosen to support them with an
award or prize.
These young men and women who are the proud award recipients have displayed
superior academic performance and achievement. They have met and exceeded their
goals in education and community service. These accomplished students are the
physicians and scientists of tomorrow.
The University of Maryland School of Medicine is a dynamic community of scholars,
physicians, and scientists, who take their charge very seriously. We recognize that our
students will be responsible for changing patients’ lives, shaping communities, and
influencing the world in which we live. Mentoring and encouraging our students is a
professional and personal joy that we value at this medical school. It is my honor and
pleasure to recognize the outstanding academic achievements of the class of 2022 before
stepping down as Dean of the School of Medicine.
Over the course of the past four years of medical school, your family member had the
opportunity to interact with hundreds of faculty members. Our faculty have served as
very effective teachers, provided critical career advice and guidance, and served as
exemplary role models. Please take a moment to seek them out and get acquainted with
those faculty members who are here tonight to celebrate with you and your family.
Congratulations and my very best regards.
Sincerely Yours,
DEPARTMENT OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD &
NECK SURGERY
(founded in 2005)
Represented by Elizabeth A. Guardiani, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
William C. Gray, MD Award in Otorhinolaryngology-
Head and Neck Surgery
Kelly M. Bridgham
· · ·
DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(founded in 2006)
Represented by Ryan Spangler, MD
Assistant Director, Undergraduate Medical Education
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
American College of Emergency Physicians
Medical Student Professionalism and Leadership Award
Alexa Van Besien
The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Award
for Excellence in Emergency Medicine
Saskia van Terheyden
E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, UM Baltimore
John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor and
Dean, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Special thanks to the
Medical Alumni Association of the University of Maryland, Inc.
for providing the award certificate frames for this evening.

DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE
(founded in 1972)
Represented by Katherine Jacobson, MD, FAAFP
Assistant Professor and Director of Medical Student Education,
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Edward J. Kowalewski Award for Excellence in
Education and Training in Family Medicine
Alexandra Berthiaume
Drs. Harry and George Knipp Award in Family Medicine
Yasmin Lachir
· · ·
DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY
(founded in 1992)
Represented by Thomas J. Hornyak, MD, PhD
Dr. Joseph Warren Burnett Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology
Eugene Sydney Bereston Award for Excellence in Dermatology
Albert E. Zhou
· · ·
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY
(founded in 1996)
Represented by Charles A. Sansur, MD ’02
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
William H. Mosberg, Jr., MD Award for Neurosurgery
Kevin T. Kim
· · ·
DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS
(founded in 2004)
Represented by R. Frank Henn III, MD
Professor and Residency Program Director, Department of Orthopaedics
Interim Director of the Program in Sports Medicine
The Academy of Educational Excellence Fellows
Established by Carolyn J. Pass, MD ’66 and
Richard M. Susel, MD ’66
Presented by
E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, UM Baltimore
John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor and
Dean, University of Maryland School of Medicine
and
Donna L. Parker, MD, FACP ’86
Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
Professor of Medicine
Carolyn J. Pass, MD ‘66 and Richard M. Susel, MD ’66
Academy Student Teaching Fellows Award
Gaia Cicerchia
· · ·
Richard M. Susel, MD ’66 Award for Outstanding Clinical
Performance in Ophthalmology
Jennifer Drechsler
Carolyn J. Pass, MD ’66 Award for Outstanding
Clinical Performance in Dermatology
Madison Hill
Thomas E. Gillespie Award for Excellence in Orthopaedics
Serge Mbianda Tzeuton

Humanism Awards
Presented by Nidhi Goel, MD, MHS ’06
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine and Pediatrics
and
Moran Roni Levin, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
and Pediatrics
The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
Presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation
Jennifer Drechsler
Kerri Thom, MD, MS
Joanne M. Hatem, MD Memorial Prize for Caring and
Compassion Toward Patients
Claire Morton
William D. Kaplan, MD Award for Humanism
in the Practice of Medicine
Leslie Gailloud
Robert R. R. Roberts, MD Memorial Prize in Medicine
Alexa Van Besien
The Robert S. Katz, MD ‘70 Endowed Award for Compassion
Demonstrated by Medical Students
Malina Howard
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
(founded in 1952)
Represented by Marissa A. Flaherty, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Dr. Jacob E. Finesinger Memorial Award for Excellence in Psychiatry
Ian Qian
Dr. Eugene B. Brody Award for Excellence in Psychotherapy
Cassie Wicken
Kenneth L. Malinow, MD Memorial Prize for Excellence in Psychiatry
Amna Zehra
· · ·
DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
(founded in 1956)
Represented by Peter Rock, MD
Dr. Martin Helrich Chair, Department of Anesthesiology
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Martin Helrich Prize for Excellence in Anesthesiology
Taechawidd Nantawisarakul
Dr. Jeremy Hallisey Prize for Compassion and
Humanistic Qualities in Anesthesiology
Connor Brady Kilpatrick
· · ·
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY
(founded in 1963)
Represented by Melissa Motta, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Neurology
William Alexander Hammond Award for Excellence in Neurology
Amanda Cohen
American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize
for Excellence in Neurology
Arlinda Deng

DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
(founded in 1915)
Represented by Olga B. Ioffe, MD
Professor, Department of Pathology
Dr. Francis Donaldson Prize for Excellence in Pathology
Kristen Brao
· · ·
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND
IMMUNOLOGY
(founded in 1919)
Represented by James B. Kaper, PhD
James and Carolyn Frenkil Distinguished Dean’s Professor
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
Chair, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Jan Cerny, MD, PhD Award For Excellence in
Microbiology and Immunology
Kristen Brao
· · ·
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
(founded in 1949)
Represented by Regina A. Macatangay, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
J. Edmund and Kathryn S. Bradley Award for Excellence in Pediatrics
Michael Sutherland Lee
Sarah Lake
Murray M. Kappelman Award for Excellence in Ambulatory Pediatrics
Adam Ketchum
Gaia Cicerchia
Presenters
John C. Allen, MD ‘14
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
· · ·
Gregory B. Carey, PhD
Assistant Dean for Student Research & Education
Executive Director of Student Research and Community Outreach
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
· · ·
Marissa A. Flaherty, MD ‘14
Director of Student Affairs
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
· · ·
Constance N. Lacap, DO
Assistant Dean for Assessment
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
· · ·
Elizabeth M. Lamos, MD ’07
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Presenters Continued
Joseph P. Martinez, MD ’98
Associate Dean for Medical Education and Student Experience
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
· · ·
Devang Patel, MD
Director of Pre-Clerkship Curriculum
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
· · ·
Sandra M. Quezada, MD, MS ’06
Associate Dean for Medical School Admissions
Assistant Dean for Faculty Diversity and Inclusion
Associate Professor of Medicine
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND
PUBLIC HEALTH
(founded in 1833)
Represented by Anthony Harris, MD, MPH
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and Medicine
Robley Dunglison Award for Excellence in Preventive Medicine
Cassie Wicken
Abraham Lilienfeld Award for Excellence
in Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Marie Ezran
· · ·
DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND
VISUAL SCIENCES
(founded in 1873)
Represented by Bennie H. Jeng, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
and Pediatrics
George Frick, MD Award for Outstanding Research
in Ophthalmology
Christopher Le
· · ·
DEPARTMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY
AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
(founded in 1900 as the Department of Roentgenology)
Represented by Rydhwana Hossain, MD
Director, Medical Student Education for Radiology
Assistant Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Joseph E. Whitley Memorial Award for
Academic Excellence in Radiology
Theresa J. Yu

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY
(founded in 1807 as the Department of Anatomy & Physiology)
Represented by Donald R. Matteson, PhD
Associate Dean fir Student Research Education and Dual Degree Programs
Associate Professor of Physiology
Sheldon E. Greisman, MD Prize in Medical Physiology
Aidan Kennedy
· · ·
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
(founded in 1807)
Represented by Kimberly M. Lumpkins, MD, MBA, FACS, FRCS
Vice Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery and Urology
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Wayne W. Babcock Award for Excellence in Surgery
Ashling Zhang
Dr. Hans R. Wilhelmsen Award for Excellence in Surgery
Kenneth Rosenberg
Dr. A. Bradley Gaither Memorial Prize
for Excellence in Genitourinary Surgery
Aidan Kennedy
William I. Wolff, MD Humanism Prize in Surgery
Claire Morton
Nelson H. Goldberg, MD Prize in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Katie Lynn McGlone
Brooks Knighton
· · ·
DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY AND
REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES
(founded in 1807)
Represented by Christopher Harman, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Louis Harriman Douglass Award for Excellence in
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sarah Heaps
Student Awards
Harry C. Knipp, MD ‘76 Award for Graduating Seniors
Represented by Kerri Thom, MD, MS
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Professor, Epidemiology & Public Health and Medicine
Kayla Paulosky
· · ·
Dr. James and Carolyn Frenkil Award
Represented by Kerri Thom, MD, MS
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Professor, Epidemiology & Public Health and Medicine
Sarah Baumer
· · ·
Student National Medical Association Service Award
Represented by Kristin Reavis, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine
Yasmin Lachir
· · ·
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Clinical
and Applied Research
Represented by Gregory B. Carey, PhD
Assistant Dean, Student Research and Education
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Executive Director, Student Research and Community Outreach
Brooks Knighton
Christopher Le

Department Awards
DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY AND NEUROBIOLOGY
(founded in 1807 as the Department of Anatomy & Physiology)
Represented by Adam C. Puche PhD
Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
Uhlenhuth Award for Excellence in the Anatomical Sciences
Darius P. Hunt
Anderson Award for Excellence in Applied Anatomy
Nicolas Gonzales
Marshall L. Rennels Award for Excellence in Neuroscience
Kelly M. Bridgham
· · ·
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(founded in 1807 as the Department of Chemistry)
Represented by Richard B. Thompson, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Giuseppe Inesi, MD Prize in Cell and Molecular Biology
Meghana Patel
Elijah Adams Award for Excellence in Biological Chemistry
Ashling Zhang
Cristiana Salvatori
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
(founded in 1807 as the Department of the Theory and Practice of Medicine)
Represented by Stephen N. Davis, MBBS
Dr. Theodore E. Woodward Professor and Chair and Professor,
Department of Medicine
Milton S. Sacks Award in Hematology
Elizabeth Corley
Theodore E. Woodward Prize in Internal Medicine
Roger Lin
Louis, Ida, and Samuel Cohen Award for Personal Attributes of
Scholarship, Ability, and Compassion for Patients
Rami Yanes
Theodore E. Woodward Award in Physical Diagnosis
Rebecca Cox
I. Earl Pass Memorial Award for Exceptional Proficiency
in Internal Medicine
Meghana Patel
Leonard M. Hummel Memorial Award for
Excellence in Internal Medicine
Cristiana Salvatori
Milford M. Foxwell, Jr., MD Award in Internal Medicine
MaryJoe Rice
· · ·
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY
(founded in 1807 as the Department of Materia Medical)
Represented by Margaret M. McCarthy, PhD
James & Carolyn Frenkil Dean’s Professor and Chair,
Department of Pharmacology
C. Jelleff Carr Award for Excellence in Pharmacology
Kevin T. Kim