Quality, Safety, and Service Summit Awards
Each year during the Quality, Safety and Service (QSS) Summit, leaders across Johns Hopkins Medicine provide awards to individuals and groups that display exemplary commitment to patient safety, quality and service within healthcare.
View Award Recipients by year:
2025 Award Recipients
Star Awards
| Hopkins Entity | Presenter | Recipient(s) |
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| Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital |
Operating Room Nursing and Sterile Processing Bioburden Team - Ursula Nawab Intentional Rounding Team – Ursula Nawab |
Elisia Thomas Steven Sladek Kristin Beduhn Victoria Agus Kay Lawrence Christi Lampton Kirara Jiwani Amy Tran Doug DeRosa Micayla Johnson Dana Cooper Patient Care Services Patient Safety and Quality Council |
| Johns Hopkins Ambulatory | Bryan Barshick | Shatawn Payano, R.N. Sarah Cook, R.N. |
| Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center | Lisa Filbert | Keshav Khanijow, M.D. Ken Barnes, M.B.A. |
| Johns Hopkins Care at Home | Home Health Services Team - Badia Faddoul | Allie Madden, S.L.P. Tracy Gellerman, O.T. Maria Carmeli Dolorfino, P.T. Jessica Jones, R.N. Vondell Jackson |
| Johns Hopkins Community Physicians | Bryan Barshick | Kathy Butler Willow Blackmon, R.N. |
| Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center | Diane Scully Emilie Thibeault |
Emily Bendlin, M.S. Robin Hof, R.N., B.S.N. |
| Johns Hopkins Medical Imaging | Peg Cooper | Bina Patel |
| Johns Hopkins Medicine International | Iyad Eid Saeed Yami |
Razan Hamad Jalal Alwan |
| Johns Hopkins Surgery Center Series | Sam Bell | Cassie Taraska |
| Greenspring Station Prep/PACU Staff- Sam Bell | Christiana Casey, R.N. Gretchen Townsend, R.N. Nicole Hill, R.N. Kim Lauterbach, R.N. Gina Wagner, R.N. Jenny Perl, R.N. |
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| Sibley Memorial Hospital | Sibley Memorial Emergency Department - Laura Hendricks | Nadia Eltaki, M.D., F.A.C.E.P. Cathryn Phillips, M.B.A., M.S.N., R.N. Kim Anderson Carroll, M.S.N., R.N., C.E.N. Amanda Roberson, M.S.N., R.N., C.H.E.P. Pouya Gharahdaghi, M.D. |
| Sibley Memorial Perioperative Services - Laura Hendricks | Ajith Varughese, M.B.A. Hazel Darisse, D.N.P., R.N., N.E.A.-B.C., C.N.O.R. Katherine Lamond, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.A. Seth Akst, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.S.A. |
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| Suburban Hospital | Medical/Surgical Inpatient Units - George Cheely and/or Courtney Chornell | Charlene Faku, M.S.N., R.N. Yaa Adjekum, R.N., B.S., M.H.A., M.B.A. Rakeisha Loyd, B.S.N., R.N. Darshani Samaroo, M.S.N., R.N. Gina Morales, B.S.N., R.N. |
| Mortality Reduction Leads - George Cheely and/or Courtney Chornell | Atul Rohatgi, M.D. Tara Roque, M.D. Victoria May, M.B.A., R.N., N.E.-B.C. Linda Simpson, B.S.N., R.N. Steve Wilkes, M.D. Celesta Ensley |
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| The Johns Hopkins Hospital | Linda Fair | Kelly Williams, M.S.N., R.N. Holley Farley, R.N. |
The E. Robert Feroli Award for Excellence in Medication Safety
Presenter: Angela Green
Recipients: The Clinical Pharmacogenetics Program
- Team Leader (accepting award)
- Dr. James M. Stevenson, Pharm.D., M.S.
- Team Members
- James M. Stevenson, Pharm.D., M.S.
- Mark Marzinke, Ph.D.
- Jonathan Merran, M.S.
- Isabel Snyder, M.S.
- Julie Riddler, M.A., P.M.P.
- Saba Jawhar
- Alix Dabb, Pharm.D.
- Ian Watt, Pharm.D.
- Gary Roggin, M.D.
- Brent Petty, M.D.
- Celia Proctor, Pharm.D.
- Craig Hendrix, M.D.
The Sean Berenholtz Award
Presenter: Allen Kachalia
Recipient: Sapna Kudchadkar, M.D., Ph.D.
2024 Award Recipients
Star Awards
| Hopkins Entity | Presenter | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital |
Ursula Mawab | Kentlee Battick Lisa Moore |
| Johns Hopkins Ambulatory | Jenny Bailey | Laura Eitel, Sibley Uro Natasha Hilton, JHH |
| Johns Hopkins Community Physicians | Nicole Neisser Nicole Oliver |
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| Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center | Lisa Filbert |
Ediberto (Eddie) DeLaCruz Lifeline Team Rodnie Matute Anatoly Gunning Rachel Bartock |
| Johns Hopkins Care at Home | Mitra Gavgani Nathan Thompson |
James Davis Employee Safety Committee Donald Rouiller - Chair Nathan Thompson & Dr. Branville Bard - Senior Executive Sponsors Badia Faddoul & Jennifer Alexander - Executive Sponsors Rama Abou-Seif - Facilitator/ Project Manager Anita Stone - JHHS, Occupational and Environmental Safety Danee Gatewood - Ambulatory Dawn Workman - Home Support Denise Walker - Home Care Coordination/Transition Guide Donna Beck - Home Health Services Jacob Scott - Home Medical Equipment Kelly Kight - Infusion Services Melissa Lantz-Garnish - JHOME/Remote Patient Monitoring Megan Katauskas - Pediatrics at Home Michelle Mason-Danglade - Home Medical Equipment Mike Markowski - Home Health Services Olivia Sharon Gifford - Pediatrics at Home Rachel DeSantis - JHOME/Remote Patient Monitoring Rama Abou-Seif - JHCH Project Manager Rob Huber - Home Support Sam Boston - Home Care Coordination/Transition Guide Sandra Klein - Infusion Services |
| Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center | Ron Langlotz | Marian Asiedu |
| Johns Hopkins Medicine International (Saudi Aramco) | Iyad Eid Saeed Yami |
Iyad Eid Saeed Yami |
| Johns Hopkins Surgery Center Series | Samantha Bell | Alfred Ebrado Betsy Cefalu |
| Sibley Memorial Hospital | Jennifer Abele |
Cindy Jordan Maternal Health Access Team Rita Diggers Sarde Moody |
| Suburban Hospital | George Cheely |
HRO Safety Coaches David Goldsborough, Cath Lab Joseph White, Surgery La'Nya Borland, Clinical Support Services Tiffanie Rosa, Nursing Informatics Channise Smith, Patient Access Ernesto Njango, IT & Clinical Engineering Marcia St Clair, Lab Bisrat Woldeyohanes, Micro-Lab Yasaman Taheri, Pharmacy Elizabeth Nelson, Physical Therapy Pegah Pouryamehr, Radiology (US) Mona Jenkins, 3800 Acute Medical Marie Ann Flores, BH Lauren Geiling, PCU (2400) Meaghan Doherty, PCU (2400) Chloe O'Baker, Patient Experience Prutha Patel, 3200 Med Surg Tele Marianne Del Rosario, PACU Tracy Cowley, PACU Angela Riggle, OR Winifred M. Guthikonda, Presurgical Testing Erica Hancock, Sterile Processing Jane Marie Quiaroro, CDU Idorenyin Bernice Ofori, CDU Elizabeth Gabriel, Nursing Education Kate McGrail, Community Health and Wellness Ivory Randolph, Food and Nutrition Services Stella Dhima, 3700 Pat Gabriel, ED Renard (Renee) Petiangambo, Oncology 4400 Jessica Saltzman, Oncology 4400 Heather Phillips, ICU Bridgette Tanner, ICU Kelly McMurrer, ICU Camila Magluyan, ICU Michelle Tanner, ICU Jennice Oriolo, ICU Tamberlee Williams, Care Coordination Sabine Hentrich, Care Coordination Zachary Beavers, EVS Shani Hamilton-Crawford Michelle Young Carlos Brizuela |
| The Johns Hopkins Hospital | Lauren Stone | Nancy Praglowski Veronica Natale |
The E. Robert Feroli Award for Excellence in Medication Safety
Presenter: Angela Green
Recipients: The CancelRx Evaluation and Implementation Team
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Project Leader
- Samantha Pitts, M.D., M.P.H.
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Team Members
- Noah Barash, M.Sc.
- Allen R Chen, M.D., Ph.D., M.H.S.
- Leo Dorissaint
- Elaine Giletta, M.H.S.
- Peter Green, M.D.
- Joyce L. Jones, M.D., M.S.
- Danny Lee, M.D.
- Howard Levy, M.D.
- Matthew Lengel, Pharm.D., M.S.
- Andrew Maslen
- Nicole Mollenkopf, Pharm.D., M.B.A.
- Jessica Schwartz, M.D., M.H.S.
- Bridgette A. Thomas, Pharm.D.
- Taylor Woodruff, Pharm.D.
- Yushi Yang, Ph.D.
- Sadaf Kazi, Ph.D.
The Sean Berenholtz Award
Presenter: Allen Kachalia
Recipient: Steve Berry