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

2022 Award Winners

Dean's Office Awards

Outstanding Research Achievement 
Kezhong Zhang, Ph.D. - Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics

Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS) Leadership
Dena Nazer, M.D. - Pediatrics

Kamran S. Moghissi, M.D. Endowed Faculty Award for Excellence in Basic Science Teaching
Cristina Artalejo, M.D. - Pharmacology

Excellence in Clinical Science Teaching
Abhinav Deol, M.D. - Oncology

Outstanding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Faculty Scholar Award
Lauren Hamel, Ph.D. - Oncology

Research Excellence Awards

Basic Sciences Researcher
Donald Kuhn, Ph.D. - Psychiatry
Francesca Luca, Ph.D. - Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics & Depatment of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Iris Sun, Ph.D. - Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics & Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
James Granneman, Ph.D. - Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics & Internal Medicine
Mariana Angoa-Perez, Ph.D. - Psychiatry
Renu Kowluru, Ph.D. - Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences
Xiaohong Zhang, Ph.D. - Oncology

Clinical Researcher
Eric Woodcock, Ph.D. - Psychiatry
Hilary Marusak, Ph.D. - Psychiatry
Karen MacDonell, Ph.D. - Family Medicine 
Leslie Lundahl, Ph.D. - Psychiatry
Sandra Jacobson, Ph.D. - Psychiatry
Yongsheng Chen, Ph.D. - Neurology

Physician Scientist
Ira Winer, M.D. - Oncology
Prateek Lohia, M.D. - Internal Medicine
Robert Welch, M.D. - Emergency Medicine 

College Teaching Awards

Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
David Evans, Ph.D. 

Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Siddesh Aras, Ph.D., M.B.B.S.

Emergency Medicine
Andrew M. King, M.D.

James Paxton, M.D., M.B.A. 

Kristiana Kaufmann, M.D., M.P.H.

Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences
Michael McLeod, J.D., M.P.H.

Internal Medicine
Aiden Abidov, M.D., Ph.D. 

Anna Salloum, M.D.

Ayman Soubani, M.D.

Julie Samantray, M.D., M.P.H.

Shaheena Raheem, D.O.

Wael Taha, M.D. 

Neurology
Ayaz Khawaja, M.D.

Edwin George, M.D., Ph.D. 

Sabeena Iqbal Malik, M.D. 

Obstetrics and Gynecology
David Bryant, M.D.

Jayanth Ramadoss, Ph.D. 

Oncology
Jay Yang, M.D. 

Kay-Uwe Wagner, Ph.D. 

Kristen Purrington, Ph.D. 

Malathy Shekhar, Ph.D. 

Manohar Ratnam, Ph.D. 

Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences

Avril Holt, Ph.D. 

Elizabeth Berger, Ph.D. 

Pathology
Rafael Fridman, Ph.D. 

Rouba Ali-Fehmi, M.D.

Pediatrics
Laura Jane Benjamins, M.D.

Sharon Marshall, M.D. 

Pharmacology
Joongkyu Park, Ph.D. 

Physiology
Donald DeGracia, Ph.D. 

Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
David Ledgerwood, Ph.D. 

Hilary Marusak, Ph.D. 

Surgery
Gregory Auner, Ph.D. 

Zane Hammoud, M.D.