Aesculapian Society Celebrates Aesculapian Society Excellence in Teaching Award Winners
Taylor Boudreaux St. Martin, Aesculapian Society President
Tabitha Kearns, Aesculapian Society Vice President
The Aesculapian Society had a fabulous time celebrating the winners of this year's
Aesculapian Society Excellence in Teaching Awards at a banquet on April 11th at Ralph’s
on the Park.
On behalf of their peers, Aesculapian representatives nominate residents, faculty, and departments who have shown a true passion and dedication to teaching. From these nominees, a final vote by the student body determines the winners.
Below is the final ballot, with the winners in purple bolded and last year's winners
italicized. Previous year’s award winners are ineligible for nomination the following
year. Although there is one winner in each category, we believe the nominees listed
below should be recognized by their department for their exceptional and greatly appreciated
teaching efforts.
L1 Fall Semester Award
• Winner: Dr. Andrew Hollenbach, Genetics
• Dr. Rinku Majumder, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Dr. Sunyoung Kim, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Last year's winner: Dr. Terrel Master, Cell Biology and Anatomy
L1 Spring Semester Award
• Winner: Dr. Jason Gardner, Physiology
• Dr. Alison Quayle, Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology
• Dr. Lisa Harrison-Bernard, Physiology
Last year's winner: Dr. Daryl Lofaso, Advanced Education/Internal Medicine
L2 Fall Semester Award
• Winner: Dr. Matthew Foy, Internal Medicine - Baton Rouge, Nephrology
• Dr. Daniel Kapusta, Pharmacology
• Dr. Michael Modica, Internal Medicine - New Orleans
Last year's winner: Dr. Hamilton Farris, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Anatomy
L2 Spring Semester Award
• Winner: Dr. Randolph Roig, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Dr. Shane Guillory, Internal Medicine - New Orleans
• Dr. Robin English, Undergraduate Medical Education and Pediatrics
Last year's winner: Dr. Taniya De Silva, Endocrinology
L3 Intern Award
• Winner: Dr. John Johnson, Internal Medicine - Baton Rouge
• Dr. Carlie Falgout, Internal Medicine - Baton Rouge
• Dr. Mickey Kesarwani, Psychiatry - Baton Rouge
Last year's winner: Dr. Judston Robinson, Pediatrics - New Orleans
L3 Resident/Fellow Award
• Winner: Dr. Christopher Brown, Surgery
• Dr. Harry Cahill, Interventional Radiology
• Dr. Jantzen Collette, Pediatrics - New Orleans
Last year's winner: Dr. Bethany Farr, Surgery
L3 Staff Award
• Winner: Dr. William Benton, Internal Medicine - Baton Rouge
• Dr. Guido DeJesus, Internal Medicine - Baton Rouge
• Dr. Murtuza Ali, Internal Medicine - New Orleans, Interventional Cardiology
Last year's winner: Dr. Victoria Burke, Infectious Disease
L4 Intern Award
• Winner: Dr. Darryl Gaudet, Family Medicine - Bogalusa
• Dr. Brandon Davila, Surgery
• Dr. Camille Callaway, Urology
Last year's winner: Dr. Ashley Van, Internal Medicine - New Orleans
L4 Resident/Fellow Award
• Winner: Dr. Kurt Mueller, Otolaryngology
• Dr. Mai Tran, Family Medicine - Bogalusa
• Dr. Francisco Irizarry, Surgery
Last year's winner: Dr. Christine Bruins, Medicine-Pediatrics
L4 Staff Award
• Winner: Dr. Ryan Pasternak, Pediatrics - New Orleans
• Dr. Steven Ogden, Family Medicine - Bogalusa
• Dr. Ronald McLendon, Family Medicine - New Orleans
Last year's winner: Dr. Jaime Alleyn, Obstetrics and Gynecology - New Orleans
Junior Faculty Award (must have less than 5 years’ experience at LSUHSC)
• Winner: Dr. Jessica Zagory, Surgery - Division of Pediatric General Surgery
• Dr. Lauren Miles, Internal Medicine - Baton Rouge, Nephrology and Critical Care
• Dr. Vilija Vaitaitis, Otolaryngology
Last year's winner: Dr. Sonya Van Nuland, Cell Biology and Anatomy
Department Award
• Winner: Internal Medicine - Baton Rouge
• Family Medicine - Bogalusa
• Pediatrics - Baton Rouge
Last year’s winner: Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology
The Aesculapian Society would like to congratulate all nominees and winners! On behalf
of the student body, we thank you all for your tremendous impact on medical education
at LSUHSC.