2025 Award Winners
Congratulations to the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams! These clinicians and care teams were recognized by their peers for their commitment to the mission of Johns Hopkins Medicine and their consistent dedication to providing excellent patient care.
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Winners were announced in the following categories:
William Baumgartner, M.D., Physician of the Year
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Aaron M. Germain, M.D.
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
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Matthew Kashima, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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Sarita Sharma, M.B.B.S.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
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Rohan Mathur, M.D., M.P.A.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Ernest Tsao, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
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Andrew J. Weiss, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Regional Physicians
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Nour Rifai, M.B.Ch.B.
Sibley Memorial Hospital
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Barton Walker Leonard, M.D.
Suburban Hospital
Armstrong Award for Excellence in Quality and Safety
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Anna Varughese, M.D., M.P.H.
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
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Melinda Kantsiper, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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Jill Troilo, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
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Julia Kim, M.D., M.P.H.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Jeffrey Pinco, M.D., and the Blood Management Committee
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
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Jason Rose, M.D.
Sibley Memorial Hospital
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Jerome A. Byam, M.D.
Suburban Hospital
Excellence in Service and Professionalism
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Stacey Levitt Stone, M.D.
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
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Ozan Akça, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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Fernanda Porto Carreiro, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
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Robin Avery, M.D.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Shirley Duarte, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
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Ashley Sharp, M.D.
Sibley Memorial Hospital
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Shannon Reeve, M.D.
Suburban Hospital
Best Consulting Physician
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Brad Sipe, M.D.
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
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Brijen L. Joshi, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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Peter Hamm, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
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Brett Morrison, M.D.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Lucas Nikkel, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
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Preethi Sural, M.D.
Sibley Memorial Hospital
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Peter Fitzgibbons, M.D.
Suburban Hospital
Innovations in Clinical Care
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Anthony A. Sochet, M.D., M.Sc., and the S’Mores Team
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
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Andrew Cohen, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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Edward Healy, M.D., M.B.A., and the Primary Care Zio Workflow Team
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
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Jason Chua, M.D., Ph.D., and the Functional Neurological Disorder Team
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Patricia Pugh, D.O., and the Emergency Department Team
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
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Amy Chused, M.D.
Sibley Memorial Hospital
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Louis Chang, M.D.
Suburban Hospital
Clinical Collaboration and Teamwork
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Wassam Rahman, M.D., and the Systemic Process to Improve Respiratory Evaluations (SPIRE) Team
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
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Jonathan Hansen, M.D., M.B.A., Jenny Hoang, M.B.B.S. M.H.S., M.B.A.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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Melissa Blakeman, M.D., and the JHCP Central Nursing Team
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
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Risa Wolf, M.D., and the Camp Charm City Diabetes Team
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Habib Khan, M.D., and the Palliative and Mobile Hospice Team
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
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Sarah Waheed, M.D., Nina Wagner‑ Johnston, M.D., and the Bone Marrow Transplant Team
Sibley Memorial Hospital
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Ameesh Vora, M.D., and the Utilization Management Team
Suburban Hospital
Advanced Practice Provider
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Chrissie Ladd, P.A.-C.
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
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Kimberly Nelson, C.R.N.P.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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Ruby Panju-Merali, D.N.P., M.S.N., F.N.P.-C.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
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Lora Lee Clawson, C.R.N.P., M.S.N.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Matthew Ross, C.R.N.P.
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
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Ashley Smith, M.S.N., F.N.P.-C.
Sibley Memorial Hospital
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Judy Tran, C.R.N.P.
Suburban Hospital
