University of Colorado School of Medicine 2016 Department Awards and Accomplishments Name ...

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University of Colorado School of Medicine
2016 Department Awards and Accomplishments
Name Department Honor or Award
Carol Ahern, MD, Assistant Anesthesiology Invited Panelist for Mentoring Workshop: Advances in Inflammatory Bowel diseases CCFA Clinical & Research
Professor conference
Bryan Ahlgren, MD, Anesthesiology U Make a Difference, award recognizing exemplary team approach to patient care
Assistant Professor
Alan Bielsky, MD, Associate Anesthesiology Teacher of the Year-Fellows; received Teaching Award from Anesthesia Residency; Named Top Doc in 5280 Magazine
Professor
Adria Boucharel, MD, Anesthesiology Safety Award
Assistant Professor
Jason Brainard, MD, Anesthesiology University of Colorado Hospital Clinical Effectiveness and Patient Safety Award
Assistant Professor
Uwe Christians, MD, PhD, Anesthesiology C.E. Pippenger Award for Outstanding Contributions to Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, International Association of
Professor Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology; Election to Editor-in-Chief, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Randall Clark, MD, Associate Anesthesiology National Award, Meritorious Commitment by a Physician, American Association of Anesthesiologist Assistants; Best
Professor Doctors in America Award, 2003 - present.
Tobias Eckle, MD, PhD, Anesthesiology Election to AUA (Association of University Anesthesiologists ) Active membership; Invited Review Article: Clinical
Professor Concepts in Anesthesiology; Featured Article; Invited speaker and session moderator at Shock Conference 2015;
Selected oral presentation: ‘Light therapy at the interface of circadian proteins and lung disease, ATS Meeting 2015;
Editorial Board International Archives of Case Reports in Clinical Medicine; Editorial Board International Journal of
Anesthesiology & Research; Invited Guest Editor, Curr Pharm Des, ‘Special Edition’ on Health Impact and
Management of a Disrupted Circadian Rhythm and Sleep in Critical Illnesses.
Patrick Fernandez, MD, Anesthesiology Golden Stethoscope Award Best Subspecialty Preceptor Foundations of Doctoring Curriculum
Assistant Professor
Ana Bustamante-Fernandez, Anesthesiology Nominated and accepted as member of the Association of University Anesthesiologists (AUA)
MD, Associate Professor
Christopher Ciarallo, MD, Anesthesiology elected by the American Board of Anesthesiology to be a Part 2 (Oral) Board Examiner; Received 5280 Top Doctor
Assistant Professor Award (Pediatric Anesthesiology); Received Best Doctors Award (Pediatric Specialist, Anesthesiology)
Robert Friesen, MD, Anesthesiology Honorary membership, Association of Pediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland
Professor
Patrick Guffey, MD, Professor Anesthesiology American Hospital Association Quest for Quality Prize Selected to accept this award on behalf of the medical staff of
Children’s Colorado for my work in improving the quality of care our patients receive at Children’s Colorado
Joy Hawkins, MD, Professor Anesthesiology Nominated for the Distinguished Service Award of the Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) to be
awarded in 2016; Denver "Top Doctor" in 5280 magazine; Appointed Chairman, Board of Directors and Interim
President and CEO of FAER
University of Colorado School of Medicine
2016 Department Awards and Accomplishments
Adrian Hendrickse, MD, Anesthesiology PGCMedEd, Inducted into the University of Colorado SOM Academy of Medical Educators
Associate Professor
Thomas Majcher, MD, Anesthesiology United States Air Force Meritorious Service Award. This decoration was established by Executive Order 11448 on Jan.
Associate Professor 16, 1969. This award was established as the counterpart of the Bronze Star Medal for the recognition of meritorious
noncombatant service. Criteria The Meritorious Service Medal may be awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of
the United States who distinguishes themselves by either outstanding achievement or meritorious service to the
United States.
Mercedes Mandel, MD, Anesthesiology Distinguished Visiting Professor Yang-Ming University Taipei Taiwan; American Men and Women of Science
Professor
Tessa Mandler, MD, Anesthesiology Outstanding teacher of the year award from anesthesiology residents
Assistant Professor
Scott Markowitz, MD, Anesthesiology Silver Beaver, Boy Scouts of America
Associate Professor
Jose Melendez, MD, Associate Anesthesiology Best Doctors in America
Professor
Glenn Merritt, MD, Associate Anesthesiology Distinguished Alumni, S.U.N.Y. College at Oneonta
Professor
Erik Nelson, MD, Assistant Anesthesiology Anesthesiologists Assistant Graduation Ceremony 2015- Recognized for Excellence in Clinical education and Director
Professor of Task Training and Simulation Education
Anthony Oliva, MD, Assistant Anesthesiology Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, UCD Anesthesiology Residency Program; Unsung Hero Award, UCD
Professor Anesthesiology Residency Program; Outstanding Clinical Instructor Award,UCD Anesthesiology Assistant Program
James Orfila, PhD, Instructor Anesthesiology Best of American Heart Association Specialty Conference Award: Neurophysiological Responses of Recovery in
Pediatric Mice Compared to Adult Mice with Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia"
Melissa Peterson, MD, Anesthesiology Society for Pediatric Anesthesiology 2015 Young Turks Nominee and Recipient; Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
Assistant Professor leadership growth initiative -- Designed to identify, mentor, and cultivate young faculty who demonstrate potential for
future leadership roles within the Society for Pediatric Anesthesiology and the field of Pediatric Anesthesia
David Polaner, MD, Professor Anesthesiology Graduation with distinction, 2nd place (out of 190) for the Capstone project, Harvard Medical School Global Clinical
Scholars Research Training Program; Best Doctors in America (since 2003); Visiting Professor, Hospital for Special
Surgery (Cornell), NY; Section Editor and Editorial Board, Pediatric Anesthesia; vice-Chairman, ASA Abstract Review
Subcommittee on Pediatric Anesthesia; invited lecturer, 34th Congress of the European Society of Regional Anesthesia
Nidia Quillinan, PhD, Anesthesiology ISCBFM Young Investigator travel bursar; Mentoring in Neuroscience Diversity Scholar
Assistant Professor
Natalie Serkova, PhD, Anesthesiology Magna Cum Laude for the Best Pre-Clinical Breast Cancer MRI study at the Annual ISMRM meeting; Magna Cum
Associate Professor Laude for the best pre-clinical renal MRI study at the Annual ISMRM Meeting (Toronto, Canada)
Laurie Steward, MD, Anesthesiology Provider of the Month
Assistant Professor
University of Colorado School of Medicine
2016 Department Awards and Accomplishments
Mark Twite, MD, Associate Anesthesiology 5280 Top Doc
Professor
Matthew Victor, MD, Anesthesiology Outstanding Didactic Instructor Award
Assistant Professor
Paul Wischmeyer, MD, Anesthesiology Abstract of Distinction at 2016 ASPEN Meeting: RE-ENERGIZE Pilot Trial Outcomes; Abstract of Distinction at 2016
Professor ASPEN Meeting: ICU Microbiome Project; Named Associate Editor- Clinical Nutrition; Finalist of VARS award of
ASPEN Meeting, Top Abstract at Meeting- Senior Author
Cristina Wood, MD, Assistant Anesthesiology Five Star Excellence Award: CHC Maternal Fetal Unit Children’s Hospital Colorado
Professor
Hongyu Xue, PhD, Assistant Anesthesiology Being listed in 70th Platinum Anniversary Edition Who's Who in America® Marquis Who's Who
Professor
Name Department Honor or Award
David Bentley, PhD, Biochemistry Keynote Speaker, Interact 2015 Munich; Invited Speaker and Session Chair, ASBMB, Boston, April 2015
Professor and Molecular
Genetics
Richard Davis, PhD, Biochemistry Invited Speaker Molecular and Cellular Biology of Helminths 2015; Invited Speaker Ciliate Molecular Biology Meeting
Professor and Molecular 2015; Invited Speaker Society of Developmental Biology Meeting 2015; Invited Speaker Shanghai Veterinary Research
Genetics Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2015
James DeGregori, PhD, Biochemistry NCI Review Panel Member, RAS Program (IMAT RFA CA14-314); Invited Speaker, Dana Farber Cancer Institute,
Professor and Molecular Harvard University Medical School, January 2015; Invited Speaker, (Grand Rounds, McMullin Oncology Lecture
Genetics Series), Penrose Cancer Center, Colorado Springs, CO, March 2015; Invited Speaker, (Grand Rounds, McMullin
Oncology Lecture Series), Penrose Cancer Center, Colorado Springs, CO, March 2015
Kirk Hansen, PhD, Associate Biochemistry Invited Speaker, Solving Organ Shortage, Lung Regeneration & Replacement Summit La Jolla, CA 2015; Invited
Professor and Molecular Speaker, ISPPP 35th Symposium and Exhibit on the Separation and Characterization of Biologically Important
Genetics Molecules 2015
Jay Hesselberth, PhD, Biochemistry Associate Editor, G3 (Genes, Genomes and Genetics); American Cancer Society Grant Review Panel (RMC section,
Assistant Professor and Molecular member)
Genetics
Robert Hodges, PhD, Biochemistry Member of the Scientific Committee of 35th International Symposium and Exhibit on the Separation and
Professor and Molecular Characterization of Biologically Important Molecules (ISPPP 2015) 2015
Genetics
Aaron Johnson, PhD, Biochemistry Cu Denver Graduate School NIH Best Program Faculty Sponsor Award; Invited speaker, Department of chemistry,
Assistant Professor and Molecular University of Colorado Denver
Genetics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
2016 Department Awards and Accomplishments
Jeffrey Kieft, PhD, Professor Biochemistry Speaker/Session Co-Chair: Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD; Speaker: Howard Hughes Medical
and Molecular Institute Science Meeting, HHMI Headquarters, Chevy Chase, MD; Invited Speaker, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA;
Genetics Invited Speaker, Washington University, St. Louis, MO; Invited Speaker, SUNY Albany and the RNA Institute and
the Hudson Valley RNA Club, Albany NY; Invited Speaker, Columbia University, New York, NY; Invited Speaker,
“Riboclub” annual meeting, Sherbrooke, Canada; Invited Speaker, Annual meeting of the Groupe de Recherche Axé sur
la Structure des Protéines (GRASP), Montreal, Canada; Invited Speaker, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire
du CNRS, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; Served on “Habilitation” defense panel for Quentin Vicens,
Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire du CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Session Chair at the Biophysical Society
Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD
Changwei Liu, PhD, Biochemistry Editorial Board Member, Journal of Biological Chemistry; Invited Speaker, Cure SMA Annual Meeting, Kansas City,
Associate Professor and Molecular 2015
Genetics
David Pollock, PhD, Professor Biochemistry A.C. Wilson Keynote Speaker and Conference Organizer for "Mechanisms of Protein Evolution III: Orgins, Denver
and Molecular 2015; Invited Speaker, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP), Evolutionary Cell Biology Program, Santa
Genetics Barbara CA 2015; Invited Speaker, Workshop on Analysis and Annotation of DNA Repeats and Dark Matter in
Eukaryotic Genomes,Tours France 2015; Invited Speaker, University of Texas Arlington, Department of Biology,
Arlington, TX 2015
Robert Sclafani, PhD, Biochemistry Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology; Cancer League of Colorado Scientific Advisory Board
Professor and Molecular
Genetics
James Sikela, PhD, Professor Biochemistry Editor and domain leader for Genomics and Genetics Sections, Matrix of Comparative Anthropogeny (MOCA)
and Molecular Resource, Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA), University of California, San Diego;
Genetics Member, Alcohol Center for Translational Genetics Program Advisory Committee, Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research
Center, Emeryville, CA; Member, Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) for the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of
Alcoholism (COGA) NIAAA Consortium; Workshop on “Human Evolutionary Genomics”, Organizer and Speaker,
Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing, January 2015; Member, editorial board for Human Genetics
Rui Zhao, PhD, Associate Biochemistry Invited Speaker, University of Louisville; Invited Speaker, Purdue University; Invited Speaker, Indiana University;
Professor and Molecular Invited Speaker, Baylor College of Medicine
Genetics
Name Department Honor or Award
Thomas Finger, PhD, Cell and Allen Distinguished Microscopy Lecture, W. M. Keck Center for Behavioral Biology, North Carolina State University,
Professor Developmental Raleigh, NC; Elected as President of Association for Chemoreception Sciences to serve 2017-18
Biology
Dany Gaillard, PhD, Cell and University of Colorado Health Sciences Library’s Open Access Fund Award
Instructor Developmental
Biology
Lisa Lee, PhD, Associate Cell and Chancellor's Teaching Award; Appointed to Academy of Medical Educators
Professor Developmental
Biology
Danielle Royer, PhD, Cell and Appointed to Academy of Medical Educators
Assistant Professor Developmental
Biology
University of Colorado School of Medicine
2016 Department Awards and Accomplishments
Maureen Stabio, PhD, Cell and Selected as a Young Faculty Scholar for the Mentoring Institute for Neuroscience Diversity Scholars (MINDS), NIH
Assistant Professor Developmental Early Career Institute
Biology
Name Department Honor or Award
Anna Bruckner, MD, Dermatology 5280 Top Docs (Pediatric Dermatology)
Associate Professor
Joseph Morelli, MD, Dermatology 5280 Top Docs (Pediatric Dermatology)
Professor
David Norris, MD, Professor Dermatology Honorary Member, Society for Investigative Dermatology, Dohi Lecturer, Japanese Dermatologic Association
and Chairman
Tamra Terzian, PhD, Dermatology Session moderator “Advances in Diagnostics: Imaging and Genomics”, 2015 Pan-American Pigment Cell Society
Assistant Professor Annual Meeting
Name Department Honor or Award
Katie Bakes, MD, Associate Emergency Denver Public Schools Career Connect Partner of the Year Award
Professor Medicine
Vikhyat Bebarta, MD, Emergency Meritorious Service Medal, meritorious achievement at the Office of Surgeon General, AFMSA
Professor Medicine
Marian Betz, MD, Associate Emergency 2016 Young Investigator Award, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Professor Medicine
Kerryann Broderick, MD, Emergency American Association of Women Emergency Physicians Mentorship Award; The Vincent J. Markovchick Program
Professor Medicine Director's Award from the Emergency Medicine Residency; Colorado ACEP John Marx Education Award
Vaughn Browne, MD, Emergency Jeff Druck Legacy Teachign Award by the 4th year residents
Associate Professor Medicine
Jennie Buchanan, MD, Emergency Outstanding Residency Teacher Faculty Award from the Emergency Medicine Residency
Associate Professor Medicine
Richard Byyny, MD, Emergency The Stephen V. Cantrill Master Teacher Award from the Emergency Medicine Residency
Associate Professor Medicine
Roberta Capp, MD, Assistant Emergency Aspen Scholar; Vilcek Prize; America's Great Immigrant Award
Professor Medicine
Christopher Colwell, MD, Emergency Colorado ACEP Meritorious Service Award; The Peter Rosen Leadership Award from the Emergency Medicine
Professor Medicine Residency
Tracy Cushing, MD, Assistant Emergency Golden Stethoscope for Best Emergency Medicine Preceptor, Foundations in Doctoring, University of Colorado School
Professor Medicine of Medicine
Jeffrey Druck, MD, Associate Emergency Chase Faculty Service Award
Professor Medicine
Todd Guth, MD, Assistant Emergency Awarded the 2015-2016 Outstanding Clinical Science Educator for the University of Colorado School of Medicine
Professor Medicine elected by the student body and graduating class of 2016; Accepted as a Member of the Academy of Medical Educators
at the University of Colorado School of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
2016 Department Awards and Accomplishments
Kennon Heard, MD, Professor Emergency 5280 Magazine "Top Doctor" of 2015
Medicine
Benjamin Honigman, MD, Emergency Appointed Associate Editor of High Altitude Medicine and Biology
Professor Medicine
Renee King, MD, Assistant Emergency Academy of Medical Educators Rymer Grant recipient
Professor Medicine
Resa Lewiss, MD, Associate Emergency 2015 AWAEM Mid-Career Outstanding Faculty Award; 2016 AEUS of SAEM Emergency Ultrasound Education Award
Professor Medicine
Daniel Lindberg, MD, Emergency Senior Reviewer, Annals of Emrgency Medicine, 2016; Golden Stethoscope nominee for 2016 Foundations of Medicine
Associate Professor Medicine Course
Steven Lowenstein, MD, Emergency 2015 Best Attending Lecturer Award presented by the Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine; 2016 Best
Professor Medicine Attending Lecturer Award resented by the residents, Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine; 2015 Kris
Wenzel Award Colorado, Foundations of Doctoring Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine; School of
Medicine Emergency Medicine Clerkship Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, presented by the Emergency Care
Clinical Block Directors
Christopher McStay, MD, Emergency Denver Business Journal 40 under 40
Associate Professor Medicine
Maria Moreira, MD Emergency Selected for membership into the Academy of Medical Educators
Medicine
Nee-Kofi Mould-Millman, Emergency Carnegie Africa Diaspora Program Fellow
MD, Assistant Professor Medicine
Kristen Nordenholz, MD, Emergency International Advisory Board Roche Diagnostics; Assistant Director of Quality for the Department of Emergency
Associate Professor Medicine Medicine; Faculty for the Excellence in Communication Curriculum
Michael Overbeck, MD, Emergency Clinical Pathologic Correlates Semi Final Competition, Best Faculty Discussant; The Stephen V. Cantrill, MD, Master
Assistant Professor Medicine Teacher Award, for excellence in, and committement to, Resident Education in Emergency Medicine. Bestowed by The
Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine; The Jeffrey Druck Legacy Teaching Award. Bestowed by Denver
Health Residency in Emergency Medicine Class of 2015; Clinical Pathologic Correlates Final Competition. Finalist.
Stacy Trent, MD, Assistant Emergency AAWEP Rising Star Award
Professor Medicine
Jennifer Wiler, MD, Associate Emergency 2016 AWEM/SAEM Mid Career Leadership Award
Professor Medicine
Richard Zane, MD, Professor Emergency Recognized as an AMA Women's Physicians Section (WPS) Inspirational Physician
and Chair Medicine
Matthew Zuckerman, MD, Emergency Academic Life in Emergency Medicine and AAEM Digital Scholarship and Social Media Fellow
Assistant Professor Medicine
Name Department Honor or Award
Katherine Anderson, MD, Family Awarded Golden Stethoscope award, UCD SOM, 2016
Assistant Professor Medicine
Nida Awadalah, MD, Family Promoted to Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
2016 Department Awards and Accomplishments
Brian S. Bacak, MD, FAAFP, Family Inducted into the Academy of Medical Educators, 2016
Associate Professor Medicine
Elizabeth A. Bayliss, MD, Family Promoted to Professor
MSPH, Associate Professor Medicine
Debra Bislip, MD, FAAFP, Family Promoted to Associate professor; Awarded DFM Clinician of the year; Awarded CAFP PCMH’s Lone Tree Primary
Associate Professor Medicine Care practice of the year
Kathryn Boyd-Trull, MD, Family UC Denver Who's Who 2016 Honorable Mention; University of Colorado Family Medicine Faculty of the ear Award
Senior Instructor Medicine 2015-2016; University of Colorado Family Medicine Teacher of the year 2014-2015
Shandra Brown Levey, PhD, Family Recognized as the Department of Family Medicine’s Rising Star of the Year in Research. Invited speaker, chairperson
Assistant Professor Medicine for the 5th Annual Summit on Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care Models.
Jeffrey J. Cain MD, Associate Family Massachusetts Medical Society’s keynote: "the Physician as Patient, lessons from the other end of the stethoscope."
Professor Medicine Board Member, Amputee Coalition of America-Chair Advocacy Committee; received the Outstanding Workmanship
Award, Experimental Aircraft Association, Airventure, Oshkosh WI
Ned Calonge, MD, MPH, Family Invited keynote: “The Challenges of Communicating Overdiagnosis”, National Cancer Institute, 2015; and University
Associate Professor Medicine of Oxford Preventing Overdiagnosis Conference; appointed to two IOM Committees and one Action Collaborative
Jennifer K. Carroll MD, Family Elected to Family Medicine for America's Health Research Core Tactic Team; Advisory Faculty, Board of Directors for
MPH, Associate Professor Medicine North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG); Invited speaker at University of Missouri, Arizona State
University; Starfield Summit and PCORI Physician Roundtable
Colleen Conry, MD, Professor Family Member, Board of Directors of American Board of Family Medicine; Member, Board of Directors of Annals of Family
Medicine Medicine; and 5280 Magazine Top Doc 2015.
University of Colorado School of Medicine
2016 Department Awards and Accomplishments
Perry Dickinson, MD, Family Selected as Core Faculty, Professionals Accelerating Clinical and Educational Redesign (PACER) national faculty
Professor Medicine development project sponsored by the Josiah Macy Foundation and the three national primary care boards; Chair,
Colorado State Innovation Model Practice Transformation and System Design Workgroup; Member, Colorado State
Innovation Model Steering Committee; and Member, Research Core Team, Family Medicine for America’s Health.
Keynote and invited speaker at:
Dickinson WP, Wamboldt FS. Putting Health Back into Health Care: Family Systems Lessons Learned in the
Trenches. American Family Therapy Association Annual Meeting. Denver, CO (2016); Dickinson WP. Froude C, Enns
D. Caring for Patients with Somatization. Integrated Behavioral Health Learning Collaborative. Grand Junction, CO
(2016); Dickinson WP, Cook T. Mood Disorders. Integrated Behavioral Health Learning Collaborative. Grand Junction,
CO (2016); Dickinson WP. Changes in Practice, Changes in Payment: What is Coming and How Can My Practice
Survive It? 63rd Family Medicine Review. Estes Park, CO (2016); Khan A, Leroy L, Dickinson P. Innovations in
Primary Care Teams. Starfield Summit: Advancing Primary Care Research, Policy, and Patient Care. Washington, DC
(2016); Dickinson WP. Teamwork – A Crucial Element of Advanced Primary Care. Professionals Accelerating Clinical
and Educational Redesign (PACER). Denver, CO (2016); Dickinson WP. Collaboration across Primary Care in the New
Care Environment. Primary Care Grand Rounds. Mobile, AL (2016); Dickinson WP. Developing the Skills for the
Future. University of South Alabama Family Medicine Residency Conference. Mobile, AL (2016); Dickinson WP,
Gottsman A. Practice Transformation in Colorado. American Academy of Family Physicians Ideas Summit. Denver,
CO (2015); Dickinson WP. Practice Improvement and Transformation in Colorado. Shared Networks of Colorado
Ambulatory Practices & Partners (SNOCAP) Annual Convocation. Golden, CO (2015).
Michele M. Doucette, PhD, Family Promoted to Associate Professor
Associate Professor Medicine
Emma Gilchrist, MPH, PRA Family Promoted to Instructor
Medicine
Larry Green, MD, Professor Family Re-elected member, American Board of Medical Specialties Board of Directors; elected to American Board of Medical
Medicine Specialties Executive Committee; re-elected Chair, American Board of Family Medicine Foundation Board of Directors
Jennifer Hellier, PhD, Family Recognized by the U.S. Army Medical Recruiting Brigade for pre-health pipeline activities. Participant, 2016 U.S.
Assistant Professor Medicine Army All American Bowl Army Medical Experience
Bonnie T. Jortberg, PhD, Family Awarded the 2015 NAPCRG Pearls Award, Annual Conference (The Fit Family Challenge: A Primary Care-Based
RDN, CDE, Assistant Medicine Pediatric Obesity Program).
Professor
Shannon Langner, MD, Family Accepted into Regional Institute for Health and Environmental Leadership (RIHEL
Assistant Professor Medicine
Corey Lyon, DO, FAAFP, Family Elected to the CAFP Board of Directors; Editor in Chief for the Family Physician Inquiries Network’s PURLs
Assistant Professor Medicine publications; Invited speaker, BC3 Learning Collaborative “Up your Scope; Getting the Most Out of Your Medical
Assistants,” HealthTeamWorks, Denver, CO (2016); Colorado Family Medicine Residency PCMH Collaborative
“Update Your Status to Engaged: How to Engage Your Staff During a Time of Transformation” (2016)
Wendy Madigosky MD Family Awarded the 10th Annual Faculty Professionalism Award by the SOM, College of Nursing, School of Pharmacy,
MSPH, Associate Professor Medicine Physical Therapy Program, Child Health Associate/PA programs, School of Dental Medicine and the Anesthesiologist
Assistant Program.
Linda C. Montgomery, MD, Family Named team leader for U of Colorado's Professionals Accelerating Clinical and Educational Redesign (PACER).
FAAFP, Associate Professor Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
2016 Department Awards and Accomplishments
Donald E. Nease, Jr., MD, Family Named Conference Co-Chair, North American Primary Care Research Group’s Practice Based Research Network
Associate Professor Medicine Annual Conference; elected to a second two year term as President, International Balint Federation
(balintinternational.com).
Laura Pickler, MD, MPH, Family Keynote speaker, Baylor/Texas Children’s National Transition Conference 2015.
Associate Professor Medicine
David W. Price, MD, FAAFP, Family Keynote and Invited Presentations include: “Improving Collaboration between QI & Education Teams.” Alliance for
FACEHP, Professor Medicine Continuing Education in the Health Professions Webinar, 2016;
“Aligning Quality Improvement with Physician Certification,” Ottawa Conference 2016, Perth, Australia, 2016;
“The Continuing Evolution of Maintenance of Certification,” American Association of Allergy and Immunology Annual
Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 2016;
“Leveraging ABMS MOC: Enhancing Quality for Physicians, Educators and Academic Medical Centers.” Association of
American Medical Colleges Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 2015;
“What are the Implications of Implementation Science for Medical Education?” Society for Academic Continuing
Medical Education Virtual Journal Club, 2015;
“The Current State of Internal Medicine Recertification: Evolving From the Chaos”. 58th Annual Raymond M. Kay,
MD Internal Medicine Symposium (Kaiser Permanente Southern California), 2015;
“MOC Research: Member Board Community Needs and Priorities.” American Board of Medical Specialties Annual
Conference, Chicago, IL, 2015.
Gerald Pulver, PhD, MPH, Family Promoted to Research Assistant Professor.
Research Senior Instructor, Medicine
Judith C. Shlay, MD, MSPH, Family Promoted to Interim Director, Denver Public Health (2016); Invited presenter: Insights and Innovation in Improving
Professor Medicine Health, Center for Research in Implementation Science (CRISP) Seminar Series, University of Colorado Anschutz
Medical Center. “The effects of combining text messaging with the Teen Outreach Program (TOP®) to impact teen
sexual health behavior.” (2015)
John Spittler, MD, Assistant Family Received DFM "Rising Clinician of the Year" award; Invited speaker, UCH Family Medicine Review Course, 2015
Professor Medicine (Shoulder/Knee Exam, Sports Physicals); Kansas City Southwest Clinical Society Fall Symposium, 2015 (Sports
Physicals); and American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Fellows' Research Conference, 2015.
Amy Tanner Tubay, MD, Family Awarded 2015-16 Brian S. Bacak Faculty of the Year Award, Rose Family Medicine.
FAAFP, Assistant Professor Medicine
Kent Voorhees, MD, Professor Family Recognized as a Best Doctors in America, 2015-2016.
of Clinical Practice in Family Medicine
Medicine
Name Department Honor or Award
University of Colorado School of Medicine
2016 Department Awards and Accomplishments
John Cambier, PhD, Immunology Editor in Chief, Immunologic Reviews, Reviewer on Study Section for Lupus Research Alliance, Keynote Speaker,
Distinguished Professor and and University of Toronto, Annual Summer Retreat, Invited Speaker, Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes
Chair Microbiology Annual Meeting, Florida, Wayne State/Henry Ford Immunology Focus Group, Detroit Michigan, Symposium; New
Perspectives: Addressing the Asthma and Allergy Epidemic, Paris France, Centre d’Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy,
Luminy France, Immunology Seminar Series, COM, U. of Manitoba, AMSMIC 2016 Annual Meeting, Guatemala, John
Hopkins SOM, Immunology Forum, Baltimore Maryland, U. of Massachusetts SOM, Wooster, Massachusetts, Speaker
and Session Chair, FASEB Conference on Immunoreceptors, Snowmass, Colorado
Lauren Gapin, PhD, ProfessorImmunology Reviewer, ZRG1 Imm-U (90) Immune Mechanism and Vaccine Development Special Emphasis Panel (SEP), NIH, Ad
and hoc reviewer, MRC, U, Section Editor, Journal of Immunology, Editorial Board, Scientific Reports
Microbiology
Jordan Jacobelli, PhD, Immunology Member of AAI, received an Early Career Faculty Travel Award for the AAI Immunology meeting for 2015 and 2016
Professor and
Microbiology
John Kappler, PhD, Professor Immunology Invited speaker University of Rochester, Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes Annual Meeting, David
and Parker Symposium at OHSU; FOCIS 2016 Boston; Vanderbilt University
Microbiology
Laurel Lenz, PhD, Professor Immunology Promotion to Professor, Dean’s Mentoring Award University of Colorado-Denver Graduate School, Faculty Mentor of
and the Year Award. Compact for Faculty Diversity, Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, Associate Editor, Frontiers in
Microbiology Microbial Immunology, Associate Editor, ImmunoHorizons, NIH/NIAID Program Project Grant review study sections,
National Science Center, Krakow Poland, Wellcome Trust, Sir Henry Dale Fellowship, NIGMS SCORE grant review
panel, NIH/NIAID ZRG1 IDM-M “Topics in Infectious Diseases” Study Section, Member, NIH/NIAID HIBP study
section
Pippa Marrack, PhD, Immunology Awarded: Membership in the Women’s Hall of Fame, USA
Professor and Member: Committee to write “A Vision and Pathway for NIH” to advise the next US President
Microbiology Invited Speaker: Michael Bevan Retirement Symposium, U Washington, U. Rochester, Symposium Frankfurt
Germany, University of Glasgow, Scotland, U. of New Mexico, Washington State U, U of Ohio, U Pennsylvania
Rebecca O'Brien, PhD, Immunology Faculty of 1000 Section Head, Immunity to Infections, F1000 Research Advisory Panel Member, NIH Study Section
Professor and Special Emphasis Panel ZRG1 F07-T20L, Ad Hoc member, NIH Study Section Special Emphasis Panel ZRG1 IMM-
Microbiology T81A, Ad Hoc member
Roberta Pelanda, PhD, Immunology Received tenure; Invited speaker, American Transplant Congress 2015, Philadelphia, PA
Professor and
Microbiology
Dohun Pyeon, PhD, Associate Immunology Promotion to Associate Professor, Project Leader, Colorado Head and Neck Cancer SPORE Program, Invited Speaker,
Professor and Cancer Research Program, Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, SD, DNA Tumor Virus Conference, Trieste, Italy, Institute for
Microbiology Molecular Virology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, DNA Tumor Virus Conference, Montreal Canada, Department of
Biology, Indiana University
Jill Slansky, PhD, Professor Immunology Received schlorship to attend “Statistical Methods for Functional Genomics” Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories
and Ad hoc NIH Study Section member for Omnibus ZCA1 SRB-D(01) (July 2015)
Microbiology Transplantation Tolerance and Tumor Immunology Study Section (June 2016)
Linda vanDyk, PhD, Immunology NCI study section AOIC member (AIDs, Opportunistic Infections and Cancer)
Associate Professor and Vice and Invited lectures at the University of Arkansas Microbiology Department and the University of Pittsburgh Microbiology
Chair Microbiology and Immunology Department
Name Department Honor or Award