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2023 Teacher of the Year awards

Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, along with Mayo Clinic Alumni Association and Mayo Fellows’ Association in Arizona, Florida, Rochester and Mayo Clinic Health System, announced recipients of 2023 Teacher of the Year awards.


Teacher of the Year awards


Recipients are nominated and voted on by residents and fellows in the respective programs. This year’s recipients are:


Arizona

Patrick Bolton, M.D.
Anesthesiology
Brent Chang, M.D.
Otolaryngology
Marina Ivanov, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy
Irving Jorge, M.D.
Surgery

Anthony Mendez
Otolaryngology
David Lott, M.D.
Otolaryngology
Maitray Patel, M.D.
Radiology
William Rule, M.D.
Radiation Oncology

Harn Shiue, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy
Dan Sorajja, M.D.
Cardiovascular Medicine
Carlos Vargas, M.D.
Radiation Oncology
Aman Verma, D.O.
Hospital Internal Medicine

Cyril Varghese, M.D.
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Shaun Yang, M.D.
Hospital Internal Medicine

Florida


Dilhana Badurdeen, M.B.B.S., M.D.
Gastroenterology
Michelle DeLeon, M.D.
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Benjamin Eidelman, M.D.
Neurology
Sammer Elwasila, M.D.
Infectious Diseases

Shahyar Gharacholou, M.D.
Cardiovascular Medicine
Brent Little, M.D.
Radiology
Rami Manochakian, M.D.
Hematology/Oncology
Stephen McMullan, M.D.
Family Medicine

Sindhuja Nimma, M.D.
Anesthesiology
Quintin Quinones, M.D., Ph.D.
Critical Care Medicine
Jason Sluzevich, M.D.
Dermatology
Andrew Zganjar, M.D.
Urology


Rochester

Darcy Adamczyk, M.D.
Radiology
Nandan Anavekar, M.B. B.Ch.
Cardiovascular Medicine
Karim Bakri, M.B.B.S.
Plastic Surgery
Toure Barksdale, M.D.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation






Andrew Bentall, M.B. Ch.B., M.D.
Nephrology
John Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Ophthalmology
Amanda Deisher, Ph.D.
Radiation Oncology
Sarah Dodd, M.D.
Anesthesiology


Aoife Egan, M.B. B.Ch., Ph.D.
Endocrinology
Benjamin Elder, M.D., Ph.D.
Neurologic Surgery
Alexander Finch, M.D.
Emergency Medicine
Eoin Flanagan, M.B. B.Ch.
Neurology

Subha Giri, B.D.S.
Dental Specialties
Sounak Gupta, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.
Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Luke Hafdahl, M.D.
Community Internal Medicine
Christian Hanna, M.D.
Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine


Krystin Hidden, M.D.
Orthopedic Surgery
Matthew Houdek, M.D.
Orthopedic Surgery
Diana Kelm, M.D.
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Matthew Koster, M.D.
Rheumatology

Cadman Leggett, M.D.
Gastroenterology
Kathy MacLaughlin, M.D.
Family Medicine
Annetta Madsen
Obstetrics- Gynecology
Julian Molina, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Oncology
Rafid Mustafa, M.D.
Neurology
Brian Neff, M.D.
Otolaryngology
Miguel Park, M.D.
Allergy and Immunology
Ryan Phillips, M.D., Ph. D.
Radiation Oncology


John Ratelle, M.D.
Hospital Internal Medicine
Raymund Razonable, M.D.
Infectious Diseases
Michael M. Reese, M.D.
Psychiatry
Mark Rollins, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology


Andrew Rosenbaum, M.D.
Cardiovascular Medicine
Patrick Starlinger, M.D., Ph.D.
Surgery
Nikki Stricker, Ph.D.
Psychology
Nahid Vidal, M.D.
Dermatology


Mauricio Villavicencio Theoduloz, M.D.
Cardiovascular Surgery
J. Nicholas Warner, M.D.
Urology
Elizabeth Wight, M.D.
General Internal Medicine
Maria Alice Willrich, Ph.D.
Laboratory Medicine and Pathology


Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minnesota

Keith Stelter, M.D.
Family Medicine