The 82nd Wilmer Residents Association Clinical Meeting was held June 7 in Turner Auditorium, followed by an evening graduation celebration at The Center Club. The meeting featured Wilmer residents’ research talks, clinical fellow research talks, annual teaching and research award presentations and the Wilmer Memorial Lecture given this year by David Valle, M.D., the Henry J. Knott Professor of Genetic Medicine; and the Wilmer Distinguished Alumnus Lecture was given by Farhan Merali, M.B.A., M.D.

The following prizes were awarded: 

Neil R. Miller Faculty Teaching Award
Jefferson Doyle, M.D., Ph.D., M.H.S., the Andreas C. Dracopoulos & Daniel Finkelstein, M.D. Rising Professor of Ophthalmology

W. Richard Green House Staff Teaching Award
Moon Jeong Lee, M.D.

Cathy Taylor Resident Advocate Award
Michael Claxton 

FAME Awards
Resident: Moon Jeong Lee, M.D
Fellow: Ardalan Sharifi, M.D.
Faculty: Matthew O’Sullivan, M.D., Ph.D.

Mitchell Prize

• First: Whitney Sambhariya, M.D., Ph.D. The role of PTEN in intraocular stem cell transplantation neuroprotection and survival
• Second: Anupam Garg, M.D., Ph.D.
  Characterization of outer retinal anatomy and early hydroxychloroquine toxicity using ultrahigh resolution visible light optical coherence tomography
• Third: Liz Ciociola, M.D..
  A comparative analysis of IOP measurement accuracy with reused iCare probes

Fine Award

• First: Alison Gibbons
• Second: David Zhao

Dana Center Award
Christina Ambrosino

Tech Travel awards

• Sinai Guerrero, C.O.A.
• Susmita Karan, C.O.T.

L. Harrell Pierce Faculty Teaching Award

• Kraig Bower, M.D.
• Neil Bressler, M.D., the James P. Gills Professor of Ophthalmology

Surgical Faculty Teaching Award
Everardo Hernandez-Quintela, M.D., M.S.C.

Fellow Teaching Award
Ardalan Sharifi, M.D.

Resident Advocate Award
Edward Kuwera, M.D.

Appreciation Award for 25 Years of Teaching
Scott E. LaBorwit, M.D., M.P.H.

Additional Faculty Appreciation Awards

• Bryn Burkholder, M.D., the Antoinette R. Schifanelli Rising Professor of Ophthalmology
• Elia Duh, M.D., the G. Edward and G. Britton Durell Professor of Ophthalmology
• Tina Tran, M.D.

“MVP” Most Valuable Attending Award
Isa Mohammed, M.D.

Housestaff Teaching Awards

• Anupam Garg, M.D., Ph.D.
• Sidra Zafar, M.B.B.S.

2024 Morton and Myrna Goldberg Prize for Exemplary Citizenship in Intradepartmental Affairs and for Superlative Care of Wilmer Patients
Anupam Garg, M.D., Ph.D.

2024 Nicholas T. Iliff, M.D. & Sharon A. Kress Excellence in Patient Care Award

• Nur Cardakli, M.D.
• Yesha Shah, M.D.
• Sidra Zafar, M.B.B.S.

The Wilmer Resident Patient Advocacy Award
Hannah Schultz, M.D.

Bendann Surgical Perioperative Awards

• OR Clinical Staff Excellence Award: Tatum More, R.N.
• PREP/PACU Clinical Excellence Staff Award: Liza Raymundo, R.N.
• Support Staff Excellence Award (Tied)
  • Darnell Coles, Unit Associate
  • Christina Jackson, Clinical Customer Service Representative