Faculty Innovators
Department of Medicine
The Department of Medicine Faculty Innovator Award recognizes faculty who have consistently demonstrated outstanding achievements in activities and approaches that go above and beyond. These faculty members demonstrate a sustained pattern of high quality leadership in developing programs and mentoring of trainees and junior colleagues, who have contributed constructively to the DOM mission through clinical activities, service, research, education and professional activities which enrich the culture in our department and who have championed the causes of equality and justice.
2022 Faculty Innovators
Amiran Baduashvili, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine
Thomas B. Campbell, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Christine D. Jones, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine
Karen Ream, PA-C, MBA
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Carlin Callaway, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, ACNS-BC, AOCNP
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology
Kristy Gama, NP
Instructor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Wendy M. Kohrt, PhD
Nancy Anschutz Chair in Women's Health Research, Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine
William Silvers, MD
Volunteer Faculty, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
2021 Faculty Innovators
Michelle Haas, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Denver Health
Katherine Morrison, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine
Fernando Holguin, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine
Michael Wechsler, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, National Jewish Health
2020 Faculty Innovators
Virginia Borges, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology
Rocio Pereira, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
Sean Colgan, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Duane Pearson, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
2020 Pandemic Leadership Response Team Award
Marisha Burden, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine
Ellen Burnham, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine
Steven Johnson, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
2019 Faculty Innovators
Rita Lee, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine
Cecile Rose, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, National Jewish Health
Daniel Matlock, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Micol Rothman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
2018 Faculty Innovators
F. Amos Bailey, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine
Kasey Bowden, MSN, FNP, AG-ACNP
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine
Lilia Cervantes, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Denver Health
Craig T. Jordan, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology
Anna Muñoa, MD
Assistant Professor in Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine
PK Vedanthan, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
2017 Faculty Innovators
Karen M. Chacko, MD, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine
Clayton A. Smith, MD
Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief, Division of Hematology
Mark A. Levine, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics
Margaret E. Wierman, MD
Professor in Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism