The Clinical Excellence Society recognizes in an ongoing fashion those faculty who, by their peers and their division, exude and demonstrate clinical excellence towards their patients and colleagues.
2022 Clinical Excellence Society Inductees
- Alan Baptist, MD, MPH (Allergy & Clinical Immunology)
- Staci Blackburn, MD (Hospital Medicine)
- Brian Brophy, MD (General Medicine)
- Erica Campagnaro, MD (Hematology & Oncology)
- Mona Doshi, MBBS (Nephrology)
- Richard Kwon, MD (GI & Hepatology)
- Thuy LeDesai, MD (General Medicine)
- Njira Lugogo, MD (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)
- Jakob McSparron, MD (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)
- Joseph Norman, MD, PhD (Hospital Medicine)
- Barbara Soyster, MD (General Medicine)
- Mimi Takami, MD (GI & Hepatology)
Officers
- President, Jo Wiggins, MD
- President Elect, Sara Saberi, MD (2022)
- Secretary - Treasurer, Robert Chang, MD
Councilors
- Hari Conjeevaram, MD (2021)
- Wendy Marder, MD (2023)
- David Smith, MD (2021)
- Eleanor Sun, MD (2023)
- Linda Terrell, MD (2023)
- Erik-Jan Wamsteker, MD (2021)
Committee Members and Initiatives
- Wellness – William Chey, MD; Michael Lukela, MD; Mark McQuillan, MD
- Curriculum – Nazanene Esfandiari, MD; Roma Gianchandani, MD
- Mentorship – Jo Wiggins, MD; Greg Kalemkerian, MD
- Coaching – Jo Wiggins, MD; Richard Simon, MD
- Career Advising – Frank Worden, MD; Mark McQuillan, MD
- Community Service – Doug Arenberg, MD; Mark McQuillan, MD
- Global Education – Hari Conjeevaram, MD; Mark McQuillan, MD
- MiChart Efficiency Enhancement – Robert Chang, MD; Linda Terrell, MD; Mark Mcquillan, MD
- Philanthropy – Kim Eagle, MD; Mark McQuillan, MD
- Women in Medicine – Anna Lok, MD; Helena Schotland
- Website – William Chey, MD; Mark McQuillan, MD
Inductees
2021 Inductees
- Elizabeth Drake, MD (General Medicine)
- Kevin Gregg, MD (Infectious Diseases)
- Sarah Hartley, MD (Hospital Medicine)
- Grace Jenq, MD (Geriatric and Palliative Medicine)
- Min Jiang, MD (Hospital Medicine)
- Andrew Kraftson, MD (Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes)
- Tycel Phillips, MD (Hematology and Oncology)
- Jeffrey Rohde, MD (Hospital Medicine)
- Jeffery Smith, MD (General Medicine)
- Grace Su, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
2020 Inductees
- Liselle Douyon, MD (Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes)
- Tejal Gandhi, MD (Infectious Diseases)
- Julieann Grant, MD (Hospital Medicine)
- Jennifer Lukela, MD (General Medicine)
- Megan Mack, MD (Hospital Medicine)
- Adam Marks, MD, MPH (Geriatric & Palliative Medicine)
- Michael Rice, MD (Gastroenterology & Hepatology)
- Rommel Sagana, MD (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)
- Eleanor Sun, MD (General Medicine)
2019 Inductees

(From Left to Right): Michael Mendez, Peter Farrehi, Asra Ahmed, Rashmi Chugh, Leslie Aldrich, Wendy Marder, Audrey Fan, Mark Ealovega, Sara Saberi, Paul Grant
- Asra Ahmed, MD (Hematology and Oncology)
- Leslie Aldrich, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
- Carol Chenoweth, MD (Infectious Diseases)
- Rashmi Chugh, MD (Hematology and Oncology)
- Mark Ealovega, MD (General Medicine)
- Audrey Fan, MD (General Medicine)
- Peter Farrehi, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
- Paul Grant, MD (Hospital Medicine)
- Wendy Marder, MD (Rheumatology)
- Michael Mendez, MD (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)
- Sara Saberi, MD, MS (Cardiovascular Medicine)
2018 Inductees

(From Left to Right): Francis Worden, Floyd John Brinley, III, Laraine Washer, Michelle Anderson, Matthew DiMagno, Amy Rothberg, Helena Schotland, Steve Gay, Tim Cotts, Christopher Lao
- Michelle Anderson, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
- Floyd John Brinley, III. MD (General Medicine)
- Timothy Cotts, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
- Matthew DiMagno, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
- Steven Gay, MD, MS (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)
- Christopher Lao, MD (Hematology and Oncology)
- Amy Rothberg, MD (Metaobolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes)
- Helena Schotland, MD (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)
- Laraine Washer, MD (Infectious Diseases)
- Francis Worden, MD (Hematology and Oncology)
2017 Inductees

From left to right: Dale Bixby, MD, PhD; Palak Choksi, MD; Silas Norman, MD; Mary Kleaveland, MD; Hari Conjeevaram, MD, MSc; Thomas Sisson, MD; Scott Schuetze, MD, PhD; Robert Chang, MD; Yeong Kwok, MD; Caroline Vitale, MD, AGSF
- Dale Bixby, MD, PhD (Hematology and Oncology)
- Robert Chang, MD (Hospital Medicine)
- Palak Choksi, MD (Metaobolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes)
- Hari Conjeevaram, MD, MSc (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
- Mary Kleaveland, MD (General Medicine)
- Yeong Kwok, MD (General Medicine)
- Silas Norman, MD, MPH (Nephrology)
- Scott Schuetze, MD, PhD (Hematology and Oncology)
- Thomas Sisson, MD (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)
- Caroline Vitale, MD, AGSF (Geriatric & Palliative Medicine)
2016 Inductees

From left to right: William Armstrong, MD; Jennifer Wyckoff, MD; Scott Flanders, MD; Karen Hall, MD; Michael Lukela, MD; Peter Higgins, MD; William Hasler, MD; Vladimir Ognenovski, MD. Not shown: Douglas Arenberg, MD; Tammy Ojo, MD
- Douglas Arenberg, MD (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)
- William Armstrong, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
- Scott Flanders, MD (Hospital Medicine)
- Karen Hall, MD (Geriatric & Palliative Medicine)
- William Hasler, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
- Peter Higgins, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
- Michael Lukela, MD (Hospital Medicine)
- Vladimir Ognenovski, MD (Rheumatology)
- Jennifer Wyckoff, MD (Metaobolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes)
2015 Inductees

Front row (left to right): Georgiana Sanders, MD; Nazanene Esfandiari MD; Kevin Chan, MD; Julie Morelock, MD; Panduranga Rao, MD; Avinash Prabhakar, MD; Seetha Monrad, MD
Back row (left to right): Kevin Flaherty, MD; Anne Schott, MD; Fred Morady, MD; Aaron Berg, MD; Robert Fontana, MD; John Del Valle, MD
Back row (left to right): Kevin Flaherty, MD; Anne Schott, MD; Fred Morady, MD; Aaron Berg, MD; Robert Fontana, MD; John Del Valle, MD
- Aaron Berg, MD (Hospital Medicine)
- Kevin Chan, MD (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)
- John Del Valle, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
- Nazanene Esfandiari, MD (Metaobolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes)
- Kevin Flaherty, MD (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)
- Robert Fontana, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
- Seetha Monrad, MD (Rheumatology)
- Fred Morady, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
- Julie Morelock, MD (General Medicine)
- Avinash Prabhakar, MD (General Medicine)
- Panduranga Rao, MD (Nephrology)
- Georgiana Sanders, MD (Allergy & Clinical Immunology)
2014 Inductees

Standing (left to right): Hakan Oral, MD; Stanley Chetcuti, MD; David Wesorick, MD; David Bach, MD; James Riddell, MD; David Smith, MD; Mark Mcquillan, MD; Elisa Ostafin, MD; Mark Zalupski, MD; Richard Simon, MD
Seated (left to right): Linda Terrell, MD; William Chey, MD; Erik-Jan Wamsteker, MD; James Baldwin, MD
- David Bach, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
- James Baldwin, MD (Allergy & Clinical Immunology)
- Stanley Chetcuti, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
- William Chey, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
- Mark Mcquillan, MD (Hospital Medicine)
- Hakan Oral, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
- Elisa Ostafin, MD (General Medicine)
- James Riddell, MD (Infectious Diseases)
- Richard Simon, MD (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)
- David Smith, MD (Hematology and Oncology)
- Linda Terrell, MD (General Medicine)
- Erik-Jan Wamsteker, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
- David Wesorick, MD (Hospital Medicine)
- Mark Zalupski, MD (Hematology and Oncology)
2013 Inductees

Front row (left to right): Roma Gianchandani, MD; Vallerie McLaughlin, MD; Melvyn Rubenfire, MD; Jocelyn Wiggins, MD; Steven Gradwohl, MD; Michael Heung, MD; Paula Bockenstedt, MD; Anna Lok, MD; Grace Elta, MD; Mark Kaminski, MD
Back row (left to right): Marc McMorris, MD; Thomas O’Connor, MD; Gregory Kalemkerian, MD; Timothy Nostrant, MD; Kim Eagle, MD; Daniel Kaul, MD; William Barrie, MD; Robert Hyzy, MD; Jonathan Segal, MD; Paul Fine, MD; Bruce Redman, DO; Michael Shea, MD
Not shown: W. Joseph McCune, MD
Back row (left to right): Marc McMorris, MD; Thomas O’Connor, MD; Gregory Kalemkerian, MD; Timothy Nostrant, MD; Kim Eagle, MD; Daniel Kaul, MD; William Barrie, MD; Robert Hyzy, MD; Jonathan Segal, MD; Paul Fine, MD; Bruce Redman, DO; Michael Shea, MD
Not shown: W. Joseph McCune, MD
- William Barrie, MD (General Medicine)
- Paula Bockenstedt, MD (Hematology and Oncology)
- Kim Eagle, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
- Grace Elta, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
- Paul Fine, MD (General Medicine)
- Roma Gianchandani, MD (Metaobolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes)
- Steven Gradwohl, MD (Deceased)
- Michael Heung, MD (Nephrology)
- Robert Hyzy, MD (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine)
- Gregory Kalemkerian, MD (Hematology and Oncology)
- Mark Kaminski, MD (Hematology and Oncology)
- Daniel Kaul, MD (Infectious Diseases)
- Anna Lok, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
- W. Joseph McCune, MD (Rheumatology)
- Vallerie McLaughlin, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
- Marc McMorris, MD (Allergy & Clinical Immunology)
- Timothy Nostrant, MD (Deceased)
- Thomas O’Connor, MD (General Medicine)
- Bruce Redman, DO (Hematology and Oncology)
- Melvyn Rubenfire, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
- Jonathan Segal, MD (Nephrology)
- Michael Shea, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
- Jocelyn Wiggins, MD (Geriatric & Palliative Medicine)
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