Wayne State University School of Medicine annually recognizes outstanding faculty who have made significant contributions in teaching, mentoring, research and leadership.

Dean's Office Awards

Outstanding Research Achievement 
Ewart Mark Haacke, Ph.D. - Department of Radiology

Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS) Leadership
Radhika Gogoi, M.D., Ph.D. - Department of Oncology

Kamran S. Moghissi, M.D. Endowed Faculty Award for Excellence in Basic Science Teaching
Mark Ireland, Ph.D. - Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences

Excellence in Clinical Science Teaching
Sarkis  Kouyoumjian, M.D. - Department of Emergency Medicine

Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
Deborah Ellis, Ph.D. - Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences

Research Excellence Awards

Siddhesh Aras, M.D., M.B.B.S, Ph.D. - Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Awoniyi Awonuga, M.D. - Obstetrics and Gynecology
Bruce Berkowitz, Ph.D. - Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences
April Carcone, Ph.D., M.S.W. - Family MedicIne and Public Health Sciences
Yuchuan Ding, M.D.,Ph.D. - Neurosurgery
Yubin Ge, Ph.D. - Oncology
Heather Gibson, Ph.D. - Oncology
Ewart Mark Haacke, Ph.D. - Radiology
Linda Hazlett, Ph.D. - Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences
Hyeong-Reh Kim, Ph.D. - Pathology
Sandeep Krishnan, M.D. - Anesthesiology
Randy Lieberman, M.D. - Internal Medicine
Scott Millis, Ph.D. - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Joongkyu Park, Ph.D. - Pharmacology
James Paxton, M.D. - Emergency Medicine
Kristen Purrington, Ph.D. - Oncology
Nour-Eddine Rhaleb, Ph.D. - Physiology
Marta Rodriguez-Garcia, M.D.,Ph.D. - Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology                                                                                      Khaled Saleh, M.D. - Orthopedic Surgery 
Lobelia Samavati, M.D. - Internal Medicine
Susmit Suvas, Ph.D. - Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences
Kezhong Zhang, Ph.D. - Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics

College Teaching Awards

Anesthesiology
Muhammad Jaffar, M.D.
Sandeep Krishnan, M.D. 

Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
Raghavendar Thipparthi, Ph.D. 

Center for Molecular Medicine and GeneticsAndrew M. King, M.D.
Erin Carmany, M.S.
James Granneman, Ph.D. 
Angela Trepanier, M.S., C.G.C.

Dermatology
Steven Daveluy, M.D.
Geoffrey Potts, M.D. 

Emergency Medicine
Mark Favot, M.D.

Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences
Dionyssios Tsilimingras, M.D.

Internal Medicine
Ziad Kanaan, M.D., Ph.D. 
Lea Monday, M.D., Pharm. D. 
Gretchen Newman, M.D.

Neurology
Ayaz Khawaja, M.D.
Wazim Mohamed, M.D.

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Susan Berman, M.D.
Jennifer Condon, Ph.D. 

Oncology
Gregory Dyson, Ph.D. 
Lawrence Flaherty, M.D. 
John Wallbillich, M.D. 
Xiaohong Zhang, Ph.D. 

Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences
Ahmed Ibrahim, Ph.D. 
Shubin Xu, M.D., Ph.D. 

Pathology
Sunil Jaiman, M.D., M.B.B.S. 

Pediatrics
Eric McGrath, M.D.
Lynn Smitherman, M.D. 

Pharmacology
Jennell Jackson (White), Ph.D. 

Physiology
Dragana Komnenov, Ph.D. 

Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
Mark Greenwald, Ph.D. 
Tonja Jovanovic, Ph.D. 

Radiation Oncology
Steven Miller, M.D. 

Surgery
Andrew Isaacson, M.D. 
Miguel Tobon Lascano, M.D.