2016 Clinical Award Winners
William Baumgartner, M.D., Physician of the Year
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital: Juan Dumois, M.D.
Howard County General Hospital: Mary Pieprzak, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center: Rafael Llinas, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians: Harry Bigham Jr., M.D.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital: Jonathan Efron, M.D.
Sibley Memorial Hospital: Peter Petrucci, M.D.
Suburban Hospital: Diane Colgan, M.D.
Armstrong Award for Excellence in Quality and Safety
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital: Fauzia Shakeel, M.D.
Howard County General Hospital: Tuvia Blechman, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center: Jeffrey Trost, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians: Michael Crocetti, M.D.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital: Elliott Haut, M.D., Ph.D.
Sibley Memorial Hospital: William Davis, M.D.
Suburban Hospital: Steven Kariya, M.D.
Excellence in Service and Professionalism
Howard County General Hospital: Andrea Ridgeway, D.O.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center: Leah Wolfe, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians: Naaz Hussain, M.D.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital: Jamie Murphy, M.D.
Sibley Memorial Hospital: Ian Warrington M.D.
Suburban Hospital: James Morton, M.D.
Best Consulting Physician
Howard County General Hospital: Weronika Micula-Gondek, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center: Alia Dadabhai, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians: Zurab Nadareishvili, M.D.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital: Elliot Fishman, M.D.
Sibley Memorial Hospital: Patricia Conrad-Rizzo, M.D.
Suburban Hospital: Lara Eisenberg, M.D.
Innovations in Clinical Care
Howard County General Hospital: Robert Linton, M.D., M.B.A.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center: Sarah Polk, M.D., Kathleen Page, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians: Laura Sander, M.D., M.P.H.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital: Rosalyn Stewart, M.D.
Sibley Memorial Hospital: Jason Rose, M.D.
Suburban Hospital: Atul Rohatgi, M.D.
Clinical Collaboration and Teamwork
Howard County General Hospital: Marc Applestein, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center: Susan Gearhart, M.D.; Sara Sateri, M.D.; Dianne Bettick, R.N.; and the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Team
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians: Michael Albert, M.D., Kathy Picarelli and the Remington Project Team
The Johns Hopkins Hospital: Sapna Kudchadkar, M.D., and the PICU UP! Team
Sibley Memorial Hospital: Anthony Unger, M.D., Gautam Siram, M.D., and the Total Joint Program
Suburban Hospital: J. Patrick Caulfield, M.D., and the Orthopaedic Care Team
2015 Clinical Award Winners
Physician of the Year
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital: Paul Danielson, M.D.
Howard County General Hospital: Nicholas Koutrelakos, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center: Thomas Reifsnyder, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians: William Convey, M.D.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital: Steven Schulman, M.D.
Sibley Memorial Hospital: Ramin Oskoui, M.D.
Suburban Hospital: Amirali Nader, M.D.
Armstrong Award for Excellence in Quality and Safety
Howard County General Hospital: James Zalucki, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center: Geeta Sood, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians: Tina Kumra, M.D.
Sibley Memorial Hospital: Mark Abbruzzese, M.D.
Suburban Hospital: Matthew Leonard, M.D.
Excellence in Service and Professionalism
Howard County General Hospital: Melinda Kantsiper, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center: Leslie Miller, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians: Andrew Lee, D.O.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital: Barry Solomon, M.D., M.P.H.
Sibley Memorial Hospital: Andrei Cernea, M.D.
Suburban Hospital: Dany Westerband, M.D.
Best Consulting Physician
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital: David Berman, D.O.
Howard County General Hospital: Sheetal Wagle, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center: David Meyerson, J.D., M.D.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians: Daniel Schwartz, M.D.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital: Thomas Traill, B.M.B.Ch., M.D.
Sibley Memorial Hospital: Laurence Balter, M.D.
Suburban Hospital: Stephen Greco, M.D.
Innovations in Clinical Care
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital: Hematology-Oncology Improvement (HOP-IT) team
Howard County General Hospital: Mark Landrum, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center: Carol Sylvester R.N., M.S., and Johns Hopkins Community Health Partnership (J-CHiP) Care Teams
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians: Danny Lee, M.D.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital: Sherita Golden, M.D., M.H.S., and the Glucose Management Team
Sibley Memorial Hospital: Martin Paul, M.D., assistant professor of surgery
Suburban Hospital: Kimberley Kelly, R.N., B.S.N., M.B.A.
Clinical Collaboration and Teamwork
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital: Patient Placement Team
Howard County General Hospital: Susan Groman, R.N., B.S., and the Brain Attack Performance Improvement Committee
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center: Michael Schweitzer, M.D., and the Center for Bariatric Surgery team
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians: Deborah Starr, C.R.N.P.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital: Peter Mogayzel, M.D., Ph.D., and the Cystic Fibrosis Center
Sibley Memorial Hospital: Richard Beckerman, M.D.
Suburban Hospital: Gary Roggin, M.D., and the pharmacy team
The Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams: An Overview
In 2015, the Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians launched the annual Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams to honor the physicians and care teams who embody the best in clinical excellence. Watch to learn more about why this awards program was implemented and the six award categories.
Celebrating Clinical Excellence, The Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians, Dec. 15, 2015
Clinical care is the backbone of Johns Hopkins Medicine. Earlier this year, the Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians launched an annual awards program, called the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams, to recognize physicians and care teams who provide consistently outstanding patient care. This year's winners were honored at The Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians' annual meeting on Dec. 15, 2015.