Awards and Honors
Congratulations to the following faculty and staff for achieving special distinction this quarter:
Internal Medicine
The UMC Pulmonary Section’s MICU physicians were chosen as the Top Team for the quarter
and were celebrated at a recent breakfast.
Dr. Lee Engel and Dr. Cathy Lazarus were recently selected as Masters of the American College of Physicians for their “integrity, positions of honor, impact in practice or in medical research, or other attainments in science or in the art of medicine.” Evidence of achievements can come from many types of endeavors, such as renown within their field and/or ACP chapter, research, education, health care initiatives, volunteerism, administrative positions, care of patients, and service to their community.
Office of the Dean
Fiscal Analyst Carly Pigg, CRA, CPRA was voted the 2024 Light of Physiology Awardee. The award identifies individuals
outside of the department of physiology who make major contributions its success.
Pediatrics
Dr. Lolie Yu (Hematology/Oncology) received the Master Pediatrician Award at the Louisiana Chapter
of the American Academy of Pediatrics annual conference.
Kimiyo Harris-Williams, MD, has been named the Nick Gagliano Professor of Ambulatory Pediatrics.
Many faculty members were recognized by New Orleans Magazine annual Top Doctors issue:
- Allergy/Immunology: Dr. Andrew Abreo, Dr. Ken Paris, Dr. Luke Wall, and Dr. Elizabeth Wisner
- Ambulatory: Dr. William Morgan
- Cardiology: Dr. Tamara Bradford, Dr. Kelly Gajewski, Dr. Tom Kimball, Dr. James Krulisky, and Dr. Shannon Powell
- CICU: Dr. Jason Turner
- Endocrinology: Dr. Stuart Chalew, Dr. Dania Felipe-Ramirez, and Dr. Ricardo Gomez
- Gastroenterology: Dr. Colleen LeBlanc
- Hematology/Oncology: Dr. Dana LeBlanc, Dr. Cori Morrison, Dr. Pinki Prasad, Dr. Maria Velez, and Dr. Lolie Yu
- Hospital Medicine: Dr. Jay Hescock, Dr. Amanda Messer, and Dr. Shannon Palombo
- Nephrology: Dr. Diego Aviles and Dr. Caroline Straatmann
- Neurology: Dr. Ann Tilton, Dr. Jeremy Toler, and Dr. Maria Weimer
Psychiatry
Dr. Sebastián Del Corral Winder (Psychology) was awarded a Certificate of Recognition for Leadership in Medical Spanish
and Promotion of Health Equity Research by the National Hispanic Medical Association
(NHHMA).