2022 Penn Medicine Awards of Excellence
November 22, 2022
Dear Colleagues:
I take great pride in announcing this year’s recipients of the Penn Medicine Awards of Excellence, each of whom was chosen by a committee of distinguished faculty from the Perelman School of Medicine. The awardees exemplify our profession’s highest values and epitomize the preeminence we all strive to achieve. Please join me in extending our sincere congratulations to the following 2022 award recipients:
Louis Duhring Outstanding Clinical Specialist Award
Professor of Pediatrics
The Duhring Award recognizes a clinical specialist physician who blends biomedical science, recent advances in clinical research, and insight to provide cutting edge services to patients and colleagues. The awardee is able to apply clinical knowledge innovatively and creatively and maintains a commitment to patients that goes beyond the norm and exemplifies Penn Medicine’s goal for clinical care and professionalism.
Dr. Bauer is an exceptional clinician who has made tremendous contributions to the field of pediatric thyroid disease both at Penn and around the world, implementing a new paradigm for the evaluation and treatment of children at risk for and/or affected by thyroid conditions. As Director of the CHOP Thyroid Center, Dr. Bauer has built one of the largest, premier pediatric thyroid centers recognized both nationally and internationally, through his vision, tireless efforts, unbounded enthusiasm, and steadfast dedication to the advancement of care in pediatric thyroid disease.
Alfred Stengel Health System Champion Award
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
The Stengel Award recognizes a physician who has made significant contributions toward the clinical integration and efficiency of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, along with demonstrated commitment to the improvement of quality care.
Dr. Do’s main body of work leverages data from Electronic Health Records (EHRs) to discover actionable insights for clinicians and healthcare systems. He is recognized across the health system as an informatics innovator whose work and platforms optimize patient care, education and research infrastructures, from the individual patient encounter to regional health system-wide processes.
Michael S. Brown New Investigator Research Award
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Established in honor of Nobel Laureate Michael S. Brown, a 1966 Penn School of Medicine alumnus, the award recognizes emerging faculty investigators engaged in innovative discoveries.
Dr. Haldar is a highly innovative physician/scientist who best represents how combining one’s clinical activities with a burgeoning research program can uniquely develop impactful and forward-thinking lines of investigation. He has made significant achievements in the fields of sarcoma tumor models and macrophage/dendritic cell biology.
Arthur K. Asbury Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
Professor of Medicine
This award recognizes a faculty member who has fostered the professional development of other faculty by providing inspiring and effective counsel in a manner that enables professional growth and development.
Dr. Kawut is an exemplary mentor, fostering the professional development of 58 mentees in the past 20 years, 11 of whom received career-mentored K awards in the past 10 years, and several of whom are now independent investigators funded by R01 or equivalent awards. His exceptional track record demonstrates his unwavering commitment to the betterment and advancement of his mentees’ careers within Penn Medicine and the broader academic scientific community.
Samuel Martin Health Evaluation Sciences Research Award
William Maul Measey Professor of Surgery
Established in 1996 to honor the late Dr. Samuel P. Martin, III, Executive Director of the Leonard Davis institute of Health Economics and Chair of the Health Care Systems Unit of the Wharton School, this award is granted to a member of the School of Medicine faculty for a body of work with an emphasis on health services research.
Dr. Kelz is an internationally recognized leader in the organization and delivery of equitable surgical care and innovations in medical education. Her nomination reflects her invaluable contributions to the field of health services research as an investigator and a critical member of the small community of scientists working to simultaneously advance knowledge, care pathways and the underlying methods used to perform observational studies.
Duncan Van Dusen Professionalism Award for Faculty
Emmanuel S. King, MD, FACP, SFHM
Professor of Clinical Medicine
This award recognizes a faculty member whose respectful approach, integrity, self-awareness, and personal accountability are exemplary of the campaign for the ongoing elevation of the culture at Penn and for the promotion of exceptional patient care experiences.
Throughout his career, Dr King has surpassed the highest levels of service leadership and exemplary patient care. His compassion and thoughtfulness for his colleagues, learners, and patients is unparalleled. Dr. King leads the co-management inpatient service for Neurosurgery at HUP - a hallmark of comprehensive, compassionate care that promotes an exceptional patient experience.
Luigi Mastroianni, Jr. Clinical Innovator Award
Professor of Dermatology
The Mastroianni Award recognizes a physician who has made significant contributions toward the invention and development of new techniques, approaches, procedures or devices that change medical practice and are of major benefit to patient care.
Dr. Kovarik stands out as truly exceptional in identifying critical opportunities, eliciting new insights, and developing novel techniques to advance health care in low resource settings around the world. Her successes have scaled and spread, from initial development and testing in Africa to programs for patients without access in the US, while also leveraging her expertise in mobile teledermatology to impact a wide range of specialties.
Stanley N. Cohen Biomedical Research Award
Robinette Foundation Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
This award was established in honor of Dr. Stanley N. Cohen, a 1960 Penn School of Medicine alumnus whose contributions launched a new era in biological research technology. The award recognizes achievement in the broad field of biomedical research.
Dr. Morrisey is an outstanding biomedical researcher, institutional and international leader, and mentor of the next generation of pulmonary and cardiovascular researchers in pediatrics and medicine. He is a leader in the generation and characterization of murine models of human diseases and expert at interrogating the molecular pathways that govern cardiopulmonary development and repair/regeneration processes.
Sylvan Eisman Outstanding Primary Care Physician Award
Internal Medicine
The Eisman Award recognizes a physician in family or general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or obstetrics/gynecology who strives for continuous improvement and the highest quality of practice, while maintaining a commitment to patients that goes beyond the norm and exemplifies the Penn Medicine goals for clinical care, professionalism, and standards for excellence.
Dr. Mruk embodies all the qualities of an exemplary primary care physician, including outstanding clinical and diagnostic acumen, and even more importantly, has demonstrated the ability to provide compassionate and “patient centered” care to all her patients. She has dedicated her career to demonstrating and mastering the abilities of the ideal caring, compassionate primary care physician and has similarly exemplified and excelled in the role of leader, mentor and teacher.
William Osler Patient Oriented Research Award
Professor of Dermatology
Established in 1996 to honor Dr. Osler, a “Father of Clinical Medicine” who, in the 1880’s at the School of Medicine, revolutionized clinical teaching research, this award recognizes achievement for research in which an investigator directly interacts with human subjects.
Dr. Payne is a leading physician scientist whose basic and translational research has led to innovative therapeutic approaches in autoimmune diseases. She has developed a new approach to the therapy of pemphigus, and by extension, other antibody-mediated autoimmune diseases that has has been recognized as a landmark new approach to therapy of autoantibody-mediated disease.
Marjorie A. Bowman New Investigator Research Award
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
This award recognizes achievements in the health evaluation sciences, with a particular emphasis on patient-oriented research that addresses fundamental clinical problems as well as the organization and delivery of health care.
Dr. South is a rising star and pioneer in academic emergency medicine, has led groundbreaking research on the relationships between place and health, and has demonstrated exceptional leadership abilities. She is the Faculty Director of the Urban Health Lab (UHL), a Penn Medicine research-action group that is dedicated to designing and testing individual and community level interventions to build healthy neighborhoods and promote health and safety in Black and Brown neighborhoods.
Sincerely,