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

2023 Award Winners

Dean's Office Awards

Outstanding Research Achievement 
Mark Greenwald, Ph.D. - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences

Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS) Leadership
Teena Chopra , M.D. - Department of Internal Medicine

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

Excellence in Clinical Science Teaching
Nashat Imran, M.D. - Department of Internal Medicine

Outstanding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Faculty Scholar Award
Rhonda Dailey ,M.D. - Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences

Research Excellence Awards

Basic Sciences Researcher
Samson Jamesdaniel, M.D., Ph.D. - Family MedicIne and Public Health Sciences
Tomomi Ichinose, M.D., Ph.D. - Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences
Roger Pique-Regi, Ph.D. - Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics 
Jena Steinle, Ph.D. - Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences

Clinical Sciences
Seongho Kim, Ph.D. - Department of Oncology
Erin  Madden, Ph.D. - Family MedicIne and Public Health Sciences
Seth Norrholm, Ph.D. - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences

Physician Scientist
Mohammad Al Hallak, M.D. - Department of Oncology
Evanthia  Bernitsas, M.D. - Department of Neurology
Michael Simon, M.D. - Department of Oncology

College Teaching Awards

Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
Kevin Theis, Ph.D. 

Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Russell Finley, Ph.D.

Dermatology
Steven Daveluy, M.D.

Emergency Medicine
Brian Haber, M.D.
Andrew King, M.D.
Robert Sherwin, M.D.

Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences
Rachel Mahas, Ph.D., M.S., M.P.H.

Internal Medicine
Zahia Esber, M.D.
Asim Kagzi, M.D.
Diane Levine, M.D.
Sajith Matthews, M.D.
Zubin Mukadam, M.D.
Latonya Riddle-Jones, M.D., M.P.H.
Divvya Venkat, M.D. 
Salam Zeineddine, M.D. 

Neurology
Peter LeWitt, M.D.
James Selwa, M.D.

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Deslyn Hobson, M.D.
Christopher Kliethermes, M.D. 
Jayanth Ramadoss, Ph.D.

Oncology
Michael Dominello, D.O. 
Mohammed Al Hallak, M.D. 
Lauren Hamel, Ph.D. 
Ira Winer, M.D., Ph.D. 

Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences
Gary Abrams, M.D. 
Elizabeth Berger, Ph.D. 
Rodney Braun, Ph.D.

Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
John Cramer, M.D

Pathology
David Carr, M.D. 
Hyeong-Reh Kim, Ph.D.

Pediatrics
Colleen Buggs-Saxton, M.D.
Jill Meade, Ph.D. 
Elizabeth Secord, M.D.

Pharmacology
Andrew Garrett, Ph.D. 
Lawrence Lash, Ph.D. 
Karin List, Ph.D. 

Physiology
Patrick Mueller, Ph.D. 

Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
Victor Ajluni, M.D. 
Arash Javanbakht, M.D. 

Surgery
Eliza Beal, M.D.