Teacher of the Year Awards
Recipients are nominated and voted on by residents and fellows in the respective programs. This
year’s recipients include:
Shreyasee Amin, M.D. (RHEU '00)
Rheumatology
Catherine Arnold Fiebelkorn, M.D. (N '18, CBVD '19)
Neurology
John Atkinson, M.D. (NS '90)
Neurologic Surgery
Irina Bancos, M.D. (ENDO '12)
Endocrinology
Matthew Bartlett, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O. (I '15)
Internal Medicine — Outpatient General Internal Medicine
Thomas Billings, D.O. (FM '99)
Family Medicine — Rochester
James Boyum, M.D. (RCSX '14)
Radiology
Teacher of the Year: John Chen, M.D., Ph.D. (OPH ’14), Department of Ophthalmology
Abhishek Deshmukh, M.B.B.S. (CVEP '16)
Cardiology
Christopher Deufel, Ph.D. (RADP '10)
Radiation Physics
Rohit Divekar, M.B.B.S., Ph.D. (AIM '15)
Allergy and Immunology
General Surgery Teachers of the Year
Benzon Dy, M.D. (S ’13, SEN ’14)
Ronald Go, M.D. (HEMO ’00)
Andrew Greenlund, M.D., Ph.D. (I ’99)
Loren Herrera Hernandez, M.D. (APATH '11)
Anatomic Pathology
Jason Homme, M.D. (MED ’99, PD ’02, PDCMR ’03)
Nathan Hull, M.D. (RD '16)
Radiology
Naim Issa, M.D. (TRANM '08)
Nephrology
Yu Kawai, M.D. (PD '19)
Pediatrics and Subspecialties
Roberto Leon Ferre, M.D. (HEMO '18)
Hematology-Oncology
Travis McKenzie, M.D. (S '12)
Surgery and Subspecialties
Margaret Moutvic, M.D. (PMR '91)
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Olivia Muller, D.D.S. (MPDO '17)
Dental Specialties
Richard Newcomb, M.D. (PREV '00)
Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace Medicine
Daniel Partain, M.D. (I '17)
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Kemuel Philbrick, M.D. (PCON '92)
Psychiatry
John Poterucha, M.D. (I '89, GI '92)
Gastroenterology
Aaron Potretzke, M.D. (U '18)
Urology
Kaaren Reichard, M.D. (HEMP '11)
Pathology, Clinical
Peter Rhee, D.O. (OR ’12, HAND ’13)
Career Development Award in Orthopedics Research
“Efficacy of Peripheral Nerve-Based Surgical Procedures to Alleviate Spastic Elbow Deformities in Patients With Upper Motor Neuron Injuries”
Benjamin Sandefur, M.D. (MED '08)
Emergency Medicine
Bernardo Selim, M.D. (THDC '11)
Sleep Medicine
Joseph Skalski, M.D. (I '12, CMR '13, THDC '16)
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
M. Rizwan Sohail, M.D. (INFD '05)
Infectious Disease
Bradley Stish, M.D. (RADO '16)
Radiation Oncology
Derek Stitt, M.D. (I '15, N '18)
Neurology
Janalee Stokken, M.D. (ENT '16)
Otolaryngology
Kyle Traynor, M.D. (OBG '03)
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Kristin Vickers, Ph.D. (PSI '02)
Psychology
Paul Warner, M.D. (MED '12, I1 '13, ANES '16)
Anesthesiology
David Wetter, M.D. (MED '04, I1 '05, DERM '08, DERMI '09)
Dermatology
Terrence Witt, M.D. (FM '18)
Family Medicine — Mayo Clinic Health System