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Award Winners

April 22, 2005

W. Clifford Newman Student Advocacy Award

Cathy J. Lazarus, M.D.

Overall Outstanding Department, Tulane School of Medicine

Department of Physiology

Senior (T-4) Awards

Outstanding Attending in a selective rotation: Outstanding Attending from an outside hospital :

Diane K. Africk, M.D. (Neurology) Daniel Bronfin, M.D. (Pediatrics, Ochsner Clinic)

Jeffrey G. Wiese, M.D. (Advanced Internal Medicine) Peter DeBlieux, M.D. (Emergency/Critical Care, LSU)

Patrick MacDonald, M.D. (Internal Medicine, Ochsner Clinic)

Patricia Shearer, M.D. (Pediatrics, Ochsner Clinic)

Outstanding Resident in a selective rotation : Outstanding Intern in a selective rotation:

Roy Kumar, M.D. (Radiology) Erica Howe, M.D. (Internal Medicine)

Joshua M. Willis, M.D. (Internal Medicine)

Teaching Excellence- Attendings: Teaching Excellence- Residents:

Chi P. Dola, M.D., M.P.H. (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Ross Klingsberg, M.D. (Internal Medicine)

Elma I. LeDoux, M.D. (Internal Medicine) Joshua M. Willis, M.D. (Internal Medicine)

Corey S. Scher, M.D. (Anesthesiology)

Jeffrey G. Wiese, M.D. (Internal Medicine)

Excellent Senior Selective Course: Exceptional Educator in Senior Core Curriculum:

Advanced Internal Medicine Elma I. LeDoux, M.D. (Interdisciplinary Medicine Course)

Radiology ( Tulane Hospital & Clinic)

Outstanding Clinical Educator: Outstanding Senior Year Support Staff:

John R. Geshner (Tulane Radiology) Kim Melerine (Office of Student Affairs)

Lifetime Achievement Award:

Joseph C. Pisano, Ph.D.

Junior (T-3) Awards

Best Rotation: Internal Medicine Awards:

Family Medicine (Richard H. Streiffer, M.D.) G eraldine E. M é nard, M.D. (Attending)

Pediatrics (Scott H. Davis, M.D.) Tyler T. Borg, M.D. (Transitional)

Marlowe M. Maylin, M.D. (Resident, Categorical)

Tom Efird, M.D. (Resident, Preliminary)

Obstetrics & Gynecology Awards: Pediatrics Awards:

Chi P. Dola, M.D., M.P.H. (Attending) Theresa L. Dise, M.D. (Attending)

Natasha Champion, M.D. (Resident) Lindsay Fantaci, M.D., M.P.H. (Resident)

Debora Sedaghat, D.O. (Resident)

Family Medicine Awards: Surgery Awards:

James O. Theis, M.D. (Attending) Ralph L. Corsetti, M.D. (Attending)

Joseph Fitzpatrick, D.O. (Resident) Rodney Steiner, M.D. (Attending)

Gerald Wayne Surrett, M.D. (Resident) Juan L. Quintero, M.D. (Resident)

Thomas J. Beadle, M.D. (Resident, Preliminary)

Neurology Awards: Psychiatry Awards:

Leon A. Weisberg, M.D. (Attending) Paul Rodenhauser, M.D. (Attending)

Maria C. Cruz, M.D. (Resident) Amy Hudkins, M.D. (Resident)

Sheryl B. Martin-Schild, M.D. (Resident)

Outpatient Surgery Awards: Emergency Medicine Awards:

Ronald G. Amedee, M.D. (Attending) Keith Van Meter, M.D. (Attending)

Timothy J. Schneider, M.D. (Resident) Kaira King, M.D. (Resident)

Radiology Awards: Most Helpful Clerkship Coordinator Award:

Paul R. Rosel, M.D. (Attending) Elma I. LeDoux, M.D. (Internal Medicine)

Joshua H. Yellin, M.D. (Resident)

Most Helpful Clerkship Secretary Award:

Roberta Cartaginese (Family Medicine)

Sophomore (T-2) Awards

Course of the Year Award: Professor of the Year Award:

Mechanisms of Disease (Byron E. Crawford II, M.D.) Byron E. Crawford II, M.D. (Mechanisms of Disease)

  Honorable Mention Professor of the Year Award: “Light at the End of the Tunnel” Award:

Cindy A. Morris, Ph.D. (Microbiology) Jeffrey G. Wiese, M.D. (Clinical Diagnosis)

Freshman (T-1) Awards

Course of the Year Award: Professor of the Year Award:

Physiology (Norman R. Kreisman, Ph.D.) David L. Hurley, Ph.D. (Biochemistry)

Honorable Mention Professor of the Year Award: “Vivarin” Award:

Sandor Vigh, M.D. (Gross Anatomy) David L. Hurley, Ph.D. (Biochemistry)

Owl Club Membership

President: Josh Bales (T3)

Vice-President: Missy Swenson (T3)

Treasurer: Scott Meier (T3)

Secretary: Justin Lafreniere (T2)

Seniors: Amy Vaughan (Coordinator), Lay Har Cheng, Shaun Donegan, Michael Freehill, Patrick Gaston, Jason Glotzbach, Danny Kim, Edward McCoul, David Robertson, Candace Stevens Robinson, Dene' Wrenn

Juniors: Josh Bales (Coordinator), Drew Baird, Craig Conard, Audrey Dumas, Mariam El-Baghdadi, Scott Meier, Betsy Ritz, Prasad Sawadeker, Pooja Sukhwani, Missy Swenson, Carey Terry, Mike VanMeter, Matt Wilson

Sophomores: Geeta Karnik (Coordinator), Dudley Atkinson, Bill Beck, Stacy Heimburger, Kristen Jones, Raj Keriwala, Justin Lafreniere, Aimee Montero, Jim Small, Jenn Torp

Freshmen: Christine Lin (Coordinator), Riley Baker, Meaghan Combs, Ty Jones, Kim Moring, Irene Sarantakos, Andrew Schutzbank , Chris Sugalski, Britt Themann, Diane Trieu