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RUSH Mentoring Programs Award Winners

New guideline: Past winners will not be eligible to be nominated for the same award within five years.

2022 Award Winners

2022 Mentee of the Year

Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE

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Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE

2022 Mentor of the Year

Latha Soorya, PhD

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Latha Soorya, PhD

2022 Postdoctoral Mentor of the Year

Anna Spagnoli, MD

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Anna Spagnoli, MD

2022 RMP Symposium Abstract Winners

Vaskar Das, PhD

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Vaskar Das, PhD

 

Terese Geraghty, PhD

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Terese Geraghty, PhD

 

Jeffrey Schneider, PhD

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Jeffrey Schneider, PhD

2022 RMP Symposium Poster Winners

1st Place Poster Winner (Joint)

Steven Mell, PhD

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Steven Mell, PhD

 

1st Place Poster Winner (Joint)

Catherine Yuh, PhD

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Catherine Yuh, PhD

 

3rd Place Poster Winner

Kevin Jones, PhD

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Kevin Jones, PhD

 

2021 Award Winners

2021 Mentee of the Year
  • Ryan Ross, PhD
2021 Mentor of the Year
  • D. Rick Sumner, PhD
2021 Postdoctoral Mentor of the Year
  • Rachel E. Miller, PhD
2021 RMP Symposium Abstract Winners
  • Muhammad R. Haque, PhD
  • Amanda L. Persons, PhD
  • Robin Pourzal, PhD
  • Catherine Yuh, PhD
2021 RMP Symposium Poster Winners
  • Adrian Mansini, PhD
  • Brian T. David, PhD
  • Martina Guidetti, PhD

2020 Award Winners

2020 Mentee of the Year
  • Shannon Halloway, PhD, RN, FAHA
2020 Mentor of the Year
  • Ali Keshavarzian, MD, FRCP, FACP, MACG, AGAF
2020 Postdoctoral Mentor of the Year
  • Vineet Gupta, PhD
2020 RMP Symposium Abstract Winners
  • Puja Agarwal, PhD
  • Kyle D. Anderson, MS
  • Frank C. Ko, PhD
  • Xuexiang Wang, MD, PhD
2020 RMP Symposium Poster Winners
  • Terese Geraghty, PhD
  • Shahram Oveisgharan, MD
  • Colleen Stiles-Shields, PhD

2019 Award Winners

2019 Mentee of the Year
  • Allison Wainer, PhD
2019 Mentor of the Year
  • T. Celeste Napier, PhD
2019 Postdoctoral Mentor of the Year
  • Niranjan S. Karnik, MD, PhD, FAPA, DFAACAP
2019 RMP Symposium Abstract Winners
  • Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE
  • Kristen Haut, PhD
  • Simona Radice, PhD
2019 RMP Symposium Poster Winners
  • Faraz Bishehsari, MD, PhD
  • Eduardo Molina-Jijon, PhD
  • Gian Pal, MD

2018 Award Winners

2018 Mentee of the Year
  • Melissa M. Crane, PhD
2018 Mentor of the Year
  • Wrenetha A. Julion, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, CNL
2018 Postdoctoral Mentor of the Year
  • Lena Al-Harthi, PhD
2018 RMP Symposium Abstract Winners
  • Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE
  • Shannon Halloway, PhD, RN
  • Ha Won Lee, PhD
2018 RMP Symposium Poster Winners
  • Isabel Castrejon, MD, PhD
  • Robin Pourzal, PhD

2017 Award Winners

2017 Mentee of the Year
  • Gian Pal, MD
2017 Mentor of the Year
  • Robert Weinstein, MD
2017 Postdoctoral Mentor of the Year
  • Vineet Gupta, PhD
2017 RMP Symposium Abstract Winners
  • Kristen Haut, PhD
  • Lisa LaGorio, PhD, MPH, CCC-SLP
  • Matthew Najor, PhD
  • Antonia Zaferiou, PhD
2017 RMP Symposium Poster Winner
  • Kajal Gupta, PhD

2016 Award Winners

2016 Mentee of the Year
  • Faraz Bishehsari, MD, PhD
2016 Mentor of the Year
  • Ali Keshavarzian, MD, FRCP, FACP, MACG, AGAF
2016 Postdoctoral Mentor of the Year
  • Anne-Marie Malfait, MD, PhD
2016 RMP Symposium Abstract Winners
  • Samia Q. Khan, PhD
  • Lisa LaGorio, PhD, MPH, CCC-SLP
  • Hannah J. Lundberg, PhD
  • Robin Pourzal, PhD
2016 RMP Symposium Poster Winners
  • Mahboobeh Mahdavinia, MD, PhD
  • Joan O'Keefe, PT, PhD
  • Amanda L. Persons, PhD

2015 Award Winners

2015 Mentee of the Year
  • Nicole Russo-Ponsaran, PhD
2015 Mentor of the Year
  • Mark Pollack, MD
2015 Postdoctoral Mentor of the Year
  • D. Rick Sumner, PhD
2015 RMP Symposium Abstract Winners
  • Samia Q. Khan, PhD
  • Gina Lowell, MD
  • Hannah J. Lundberg, PhD
  • Heather Rasmussen, PhD