The Department of Medicine Rising Star Award recognizes outstanding early-career faculty members who exemplify the department’s core values of excellence in patient care, research, education, and community service. Each year, Rising Stars are nominated by their division heads and selected by a committee consisting of the department's senior leadership (chair and vice chairs).
Kasey Bowden, FNP, NP, MSN, RN Assistant Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine
Kristen Nowak, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension
Elena Shagisultanova, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Division of Medical Oncology
Eszter K. Vladar, PhD Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine