Department of Medicine Faculty and Staff Recognition
Recognition of Faculty and Staff
The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the winners for the 2024 Department of Medicine Faculty and Staff Awards! These awards are given to faculty and staff who have made extraordinary, innovative, and transformative contributions to the various missions of the Department of Medicine.
This year we received 170 total nominations for faculty and staff from 11 divisions within the department.
Congratulations to this year's awardees!
Awards will be announced at our Faculty & Staff Award Ceremony on May 8, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
The Rising Star Awards are given to early-career faculty members who exemplify the department’s core values of excellence in patient care, research, education, and community service.
- Tejas Patil, MD, Medical Oncology
- Fan Zhang, PhD, Rheumatology
- Ian Cartwright, PhD, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Adrienne Mann, MD, Hospital Medicine
APP Award For Excellence
- Meghan O’Meara, NP, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- James Dillingham, PAC, Cardiology
Excellence in Mentorship
- Sunita Sharma, MD, Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care Medicine
- Hillary Lum, MD, PhD, Geriatrics
Excellence in DEIJ
- Rita Lee, MD, General Internal Medicine
Excellence in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
- Lorna Allen, FNP, Infectious Diseases
- Sarah Stella, MD, Hospital Medicine
Excellence in Education
- Benjamin Vipler, MD, Hospital Medicine
- Meredith Morcos, MD, Rheumatology
Excellence in Research
- Eric Campbell, PhD, General Internal Medicine
- Ellen Burnham, MD, Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care Medicine
Outstanding Volunteer Faculty
- Jennifer Hendrick, MD, General Internal Medicine
Excellence in Mentorship
- Kara Price, Department of Medicine
Excellence in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
- Eric Grimm, Hospital Medicine
Excellence in Education
- Andrea Chisel, Geriatrics
Excellence in Research
- Danielle Kline, General Internal Medicine
- Ginger Johnson, Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes
- Brita Alley, Department of Medicine
The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is committed to supporting a diverse student body, faculty and administrative staff. The university strives to promote a culture of inclusiveness, respect, communication and understanding. We encourage nominations of women, veterans, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, and persons within the LGBTQ+ community. The University of Colorado is committed to diversity and equality.