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Hallway showing portraits of awardees of the Mayo Clinic GME teachers hall of fame

April 8, 2021

By Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science staff

Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, along with the Mayo Clinic Alumni Association and Rochester Mayo Fellows' Association, has announced the recipients of the Teacher of the Year Awards, and the Edward C. Kendall and Donald C. Balfour Alumni Awards for Meritorious Research.

Teacher of the Year Awards and Hall of Fame

Recipients of Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education Teacher of the Year awards are nominated and voted on by residents and fellows in the respective programs. Recipients are recognized for being dedicated to resident teaching, going above and beyond their regular duties, and serving as mentors for young physicians in training.

Teachers who receive at least three Teacher of the Year awards, become distinguished members of the Teacher of the Year Hall of Fame. New and reaffirmed members of the Teacher of the Year Hall of Fame are noted in the table.

Award recipients
Omar Abu Saleh, M.B.B.S.
Infectious Diseases		 Deanne Kashiwagi, M.D.
Internal Medicine: Inpatient and Other Internal Medicine
Reaffirmed — Teacher of the Year Hall of Fame
Darcy Adamczyk, M.D.
Radiology		 Matthew Koster, M.D.
Rheumatology
Nicholas Allen, M.D.
Psychiatry		 Justin Kreuter, M.D.
Pathology: Clinical Pathology
Nandan Anavekar, M.B., B.Ch.
Cardiovascular Diseases		 Giuseppe Lanzino, M.D.
Neurologic Surgery
Philip Araoz, M.D.
Radiology
New — Teacher of the Year Hall of Fame		 Edward Malone, M.D.
Family Medicine — Health System
Arman Arghami, M.D.
Cardiovascular Surgery		 Samir Mardini, M.D.
Surgery and Subspecialties
Christopher Arpey, M.D.
Dermatology		 William Miranda, M.D.
Cardiovascular Diseases
Karim Bakri, M.B.B.S.
Surgery and Subspecialties		 Jenny Montejo, M.D.
Allergy-Immunology
Thomas Beckman, M.D.
Internal Medicine: Outpatient General Internal Medicine
Reaffirmed — Teacher of the Year Hall of Fame		 Teng Moua, M.D.
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Christopher Boswell, M.D.
Family Medicine — Rochester		 Oludare Olatoye, M.D.
Anesthesiology
Christopher Camp, M.D.
Orthopedic Surgery		 Sanjay Patel, M.D.
Ophthalmology
Ivan Carabenciov, M.D.
Neurology		 Reade Quinton, M.D.
Pathology: Anatomic Pathology
Garret Choby, M.D.
Otolaryngology — Audiology		 Amy Rabatin, M.D.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Kimberly Corbin, M.D.
Radiation Oncology		 Chad Rasmussen, D.D.S.
Dental Specialties
Alexander Finch, M.D.
Emergency Medicine		 Sarah Rassier, M.D.
OB-GYN
Karthik Giridhar, M.D.
Hematology-Oncology		 Wil Santivasi, M.D.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Ronald Go, M.D.
Hematology-Oncology
New — Teacher of the Year Hall of Fame		 Craig Sawchuk, Ph.D.
Psychology
New — Teacher of the Year Hall of Fame
Michael Grams, Ph.D.
Radiation Physics		 Hugh Smith, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology
New — Teacher of the Year Hall of Fame
Candace Granberg, M.D.
Urology		 Marius Stan, M.D.
Endocrinology
Andrew Greenlund, M.D., Ph.D.
Internal Medicine: Outpatient — Primary Care Internal Medicine
Reaffirmed — Teacher of the Year Hall of Fame		 Warren Thompson, M.D.
Preventive, Occupational, and Aerospace Medicine
James Gregoire, M.D.
Nephrology		 Michel Toledano, M.D.
Neurology
Magnus Halland, M.D., Ph.D.
Gastroenterology		 M. Yasir Qureshi, M.B.B.S.
Pediatrics and Subspecialties
Jason Homme, M.D.
Pediatrics and Subspecialties
Reaffirmed — Teacher of the Year Hall of Fame		 Diego Zaquera Carvalho, M.D.
Sleep Medicine

Kendall and Balfour Awards for Research

The Mayo Clinic Alumni Association announces the recipients of the Edward C. Kendall and Donald C. Balfour Alumni Awards for Meritorious Research.

  • Sara Ranjbar, Ph.D. — recipient of the Edward C. Kendall Alumni Award for Meritorious Research, which recognizes outstanding research by a senior research fellow
  • John Giudicessi, M.D., Ph.D., Cardiovascular Diseases — Donald C. Balfour Alumni Award for Meritorious Research, which recognizes outstanding research by a resident of Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
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