Excellence in Teaching Awards
Each year the Aesculapian Society honors the teaching excellence of its faculty, residents,
and interns. The society sponsors The Excellence in Teaching Award which acknowledges these individuals for their approachability, enthusiasm, and superior
quality of instruction. Nominees are chosen by each class and then voted on to select
a winner. The recipients are then honored at a banquet held by the Aesculapian Society
each spring. Award recipients are listed below.
2021-2022
| Dr. Terrel Master | 2022 Winner L1 Fall |
| Dr. Daryl Lofaso | 2022 Winner L1 Spring |
| Dr. Hamilton Farris | 2022 Winner L2 Fall |
| Dr. Taniya DeSilva | 2022 Winner L2 Spring |
| Dr. Judston Robinson, Pediatrics | 2022 Winner L3 Intern |
| Dr. Bethany Farr, General Surgery | 2022 Winner L3 Resident/Fellow |
| Dr. Victoria Burke, Infectious Disease | 2022 Winner L3 Staff |
| Dr. Ashley Van, Internal Medicine New Orleans | 2022 Winner L4 Intern |
| Dr. Christine Bruins, Medicine-Pediatrics New Orleans | 2022 Winner L4 Resident |
| Dr. Jaime Alleyn, OBGYN New Orleans | 2022 Winner L4 Staff |
| Dr. Sonya Van Nuland | 2022 Junior Faculty |
| Microbiology, Immunology, & Parasitology | 2022 Department Winner |
2020-2021
| Dr. Andrew Hollenbach, Genetics | 2021 Winner L1 Fall |
| Dr. Jason Gardner, Physiology | 2021 Winner L1 Spring |
| Dr. Matthew Foy, IM BR | 2021 Winner L2 Fall |
| Dr. Shane Guillory, IM Nola | 2021 Winner L2 Spring |
| Dr. Daniel Mcbride, IM BR | 2021 Winner L3 Intern |
| Dr. Jacob Peoples (Medicine, BR) | 2021 Winner L3 Resident/Fellow |
| Dr. Dean Lauret (Medicine, BR) | 2021 Winner L3 Staff |
| Dr. Darius Robinson, Psychiatry | 2021 Winner L4 Intern |
| Dr. Paige Deville, General Surgery | 2021 Winner L4 Resident |
| Dr. Shannon Palombo, Pediatrics | 2021 Winner L4 Staff |
| Dr. Nicole Freehill, OBGYN Nola | 2021 Junior Faculty |
| Internal Medicine, BR | 2021 Department Winner |
2019-2020
| Dr. Sonya Van Nuland, Cell Bio and Anatomy | 2020 Winner L1 |
| Dr. Joy Sturtevant, Micro, Immunology, and Parasitology | 2020 Winner L1 |
| Dr. Victoria Burke | 2020 Winner L2 |
| Dr. Taniya de Silva | 2020 Winner L2 |
| Dr. Quan Nguyen, Surgery | 2020 Winner Intern L3 |
| Dr. Danielle Cobb, Surgery | 2020 Winner Resident L3 |
| Dr. Neeraj Jain, Medicine | 2020 Winner Staff L3 |
| Dr. Callender Creel, EM | 2020 Winner Intern L4 |
| Dr. John Marston, Medicine | 2020 Winner Resident L4 |
| Dr. Mihran Naljayan, Medicine | 2020 Winner Staff L4 |
| Dr. Terrel Master, Cell Bio and Anatomy | 2020 Junior Faculty |
| Pediatrics, New Orleans | 2020 Department Winner |
2018-2019
| *Not my records | 2019 Winner L1 |
| Dr. Guenevere Rae | 2019 Winner L1 |
| Dr. Hamilton Farris | 2019 Winner L2 |
| Dr. Robin English | 2019 Winner L2 |
| Dr. James Connick (Peds) | 2019 Winner Intern L3 |
| Dr. Eliza Rodrigue (Ob-gyn) | 2019 Winner Resident L3 |
| Dr. Brian Barkemeyer (Peds) | 2019 Winner Staff L3 |
| Dr. Jacob Peoples (Medicine, BR) | 2019 Winner Intern L4 |
| Dr. Omid Baniahmad (Medicine, BR) | 2019 Winner Resident L4 |
| Dr. Dean Lauret (Medicine, BR) | 2019 Winner Staff L4 |
| Dr. Amanda Messer (Pediatrics) | 2019 Junior Faculty |
| Internal Medicine (Baton Rouge) | 2019 Department Winner |
2017-2018
| Dr. William Swartz | 2018 Winner L1 |
| Dr. Patricia Molina | 2018 Winner L1 |
| Dr. Joy Sturtevant | 2018 Winner L2 |
| Dr. Taniya de Silva | 2018 Winner L2 |
| Dr. Antoinette Laurel (psychiatry) | 2018 Winner Intern L3 |
| Dr. Courtney Cox (peds) | 2018 Winner Resident L3 |
| Dr. Chelsea Sandlin (Peds) | 2018 Winner Staff L3 |
| Dr. Christopher Brown (Surgery) | 2018 Winner Intern L4 |
| Dr. Alykhan Lalani (Vasc Surgery) | 2018 Winner Resident L4 |
| Dr. Randy Roig (PM&R) | 2018 Winner Staff L4 |
| Dr. Shane Sanne | 2018 Junior Faculty |
| PM&R | 2018 Department Winner |
2016-2017
| Dr. Jason Mussell (cell bio and anatomy) | 2017 Winner L1 |
| Dr. Mitzi Glover (cell bio and anatomy) | 2017 Winner L1 |
| Dr. Hamilton Farris (cell bio and anatomy) | 2017 Winner L2 |
| Dr. Daniel Kapusta (pharm) | 2017 Winner L2 |
| Dr. Matt Berlinger (BR IM) | 2017 Winner Intern L3 |
| Dr. Katie Veron (BR IM) | 2017 Winner Resident L3 |
| Dr. Dean Lauret (BR IM) | 2017 Winner Staff L3 |
| Dr. Brandon Mong (BR EM) | 2017 Winner Intern L4 |
| Dr. Randy Rossignol (BR IM) | 2017 Winner Resident L4 |
| Dr. Fred Lopez (NOLA IM) | 2017 Winner Staff L4 |
| Dr. Shane Guillory (NOLA IM) | 2017 Junior Faculty |
| Internal Medicine (BR) | 2017 Department Winner |
2015-2016
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Junior Faculty - Robin McGoey, MD (Pathology)
L4 Faculty - Jennifer Avegno, MD (Emergency Medicine)
L4 Resident - Patrick Greiffenstein, MD (Surgery)
L4 Intern - Matt Buzhardt, MD (Internal Medicine)
L3 Faculty - Murtuza "Zee" Ali, MD (Internal Medicine)
L3 Resident - Tessie Larrieu, MD (Obstetrics & Gynecology)
L3 Intern - Elizabeth Bollinger, MD (Internal Medicine)
L2 Fall - Richard DiCarlo, MD (Science & Practice of Medicine)
L2 Spring - Daniel Kapusta, PhD (Pharmacology)
L1 Fall - Louaine Spriggs, PhD (Cell Biology & Anatomy)
L1 Spring - Stephen Deputy, MD (Neuroscience)
2008-09
L4 Faculty - Guido de Jesus, MD (Internal Medicine)
L4 Resident - Tathagat Narula, MD (Internal Medicine)
L4 Intern - Jess Duet, MD (Internal Medicine)
L3 Faculty - Fred Lopez, MD (Internal Medicine)
L3 Resident - Chip Uffman, MD (Surgery)
L3 Intern - Keith Leblanc, MD (Internal Medicine)
L2 Fall - Giovanni Lorusso, MD (Pathology)
L2 Spring - Art Zieske, MD (Pathology)
L1 Fall - Judith Venuti, PhD (Cell Biology & Anatomy)
L1 Spring - Michael Levitzky, PhD (Physiology)
2007-08
L4 Faculty - Jay Hescock, MD (Pediatrics)
L4 Resident - Rahul Dalvi, MD (Internal Medicine)
L4 Intern - Ian Martinez, MD (Internal Medicine)
L3 Faculty - Simone Fogarasi, MD (Pediatrics)
L3 Resident - Patrick Greiffenstein, MD (Surgery)
L3 Intern - Amy Zeringue, MD (Pediatrics)
L2 Fall - Robin McGoey, MD (Pathology)
L2 Spring - Gary Lipscomb, MD (Pathology)
L1 Fall - William Swartz, PhD (Cell Biology & Anatomy)
L1 Spring - Richard DiCarlo, MD (Science & Practice of Medicine)
2006-07
L4 Faculty - Guido DeJesus, MD (Internal Medicine)
L4 Resident - Tatiana Saavedra, MD (Internal Medicine)
L4 Intern - Nicole Giambrone, MD (Internal Medicine/Pediatrics)
L3 Faculty - Pramilla Subramanian, MD (Internal Medicine/Cardiology)
L3 Resident - Caroline Straatman, MD (Pediatrics)
L3 Intern - Matthew Foy, MD (Internal Medicine)
L2 Fall - Lester Vial, MD (Pathology)
L2 Spring - Dan Kapusta, PhD (Pharmacology)
L1 Fall - Richard Whitworth, PhD (Cell Biology & Anatomy)
L1 Spring - Micheal Levitsky, PhD (Physiology)
2005-06
L3/L4 Faculty - George Karam, MD (Internal Medicine)
L3/L4 Faculty - Fred Lopez, MD (Internal Medicine)
L3/L4 Resident - Dean Lauret, MD (Internal Medicine)
L3/L4 Resident - Rebecca Conrad, MD (Obstetrics & Gynecology)
L3/L4 Intern - Travis Dotson, MD (Internal Medicine)
L3/L4 Intern - William Sherman, MD (Orthopedics)
L2 Fall - Robin McGoey, MD (Pathology)
L2 Spring - Erich Conrad, MD (Psychiatry)
L1 Fall - William Swartz, PhD (Cell Biology & Anatomy)
L1 Spring - Richard Mize, PhD (Neuroscience)