The Mayo Fellows’ Association announced 2019 Teacher of the Year awards in Rochester to educators nominated by residents and fellows and voted on by all members of the Fellows’ Association.
The Hall of Fame was created in 1986 to recognize teachers who have received the Teacher of the Year award at least three times.
Paul Warner, M.D. (MED '12, I1 '13, ANES '16)
Anesthesiology
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases
Heidi Connolly, M.D. (I ’19, CV ’93)
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
John Stulak, M.D. (S ’06, TS ’08, CS ’09)
Chad Rasmussen, D.D.S. (ODON ’17)
Department of Dermatology
Julio Sartori Valinotti, M.D. (I1 ’10, I ’12, DERM ’15, DPATH ’16)
Department of Emergency Medicine
Kristina Colbenson, M.D. (MED ’10) — New Hall of Fame inductee
Department of Family Medicine
Elizabeth Westby Bunch, M.D. (FM '05) — New Hall of Fame inductee
Terri Nordin, M.D. (FM '18): Medical and Laboratory Specialties
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Department of Medicine
Outpatient GIM
John Bundrick, M.D. (I ’89) — Reaffirmed in Hall of Fame
Department of Medicine
Outpatient PCIM
Emily Leasure, M.D. (PCIM ’16)
Department of Medicine subspecialties
Allergy-Immunology
Avni Y. Joshi, M.D. (PDIN ’08, AIM ’09, CTSA ’10, PDIN ’10)
Department of Medicine subspecialties
Endocrinology
Diana Dean, M.D. (I ’99, ENDO ’02)
Department of Medicine subspecialties
Gastroenterology
Laura Raffals, M.D. (GI '11)
Thorvardur Halfdanarson, M.D.
Mrinal Patnaik, M.B.B.S. (HEMO '11), Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Omar Abu Saleh, M.B.B.S. (INFD ’17)
Department of Medicine subspecialties
Nephrology
Fernando Cosio, M.D. (NEPH ’02)
Department of Medicine subspecialties
Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace Medicine
Robert Haddon, M.D. (GIM ’13)
Department of Medicine subspecialties
Pulmonary-Critical Care Medicine
Darlene Nelson, M.D. (I ’08, CMR ’09, THDCC ’12)
Department of Medicine subspecialties
Rheumatology
Uma Thanarajasingam, M.D., Ph.D. (IMM ’08, MDPH ’08, CMR ’12, I ’12, RHEU ’15)
Department of Neurologic Surgery
Michael Link, M.D. (MED ’90, NS ’96) — New Hall of Fame inductee
Department of Neurology
Farwa Ali, M.B.B.S. (I1 ’14, N ’17, MD ’18)
Department of Neurology
Elson So, M.D. (I ’91)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Gretchen Glaser, M.D. (GYNO '13)
Department of Ophthalmology
William L. Brown, O.D., Ph.D. (OPH ’03)
Christopher Camp, M.D. (MED ’10, OR ’15)
Department of Pathology
Anatomic Pathology
Jorge Torres-Mora, M.D. (BST ’12, SGPA ’13)
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Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine and subspecialties
Paul Galardy, M.D. (PDHO ’06)
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine and subspecialties
Jason Homme, M.D. (MED ’99, PD ’02, PDCMR ’03) — Reaffirmed in Hall of Fame
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Jeffrey Basford, M.D., Ph.D. (PMR ’82)
Department of Psychiatry and Psychology
Psychiatry
John Huxsahl, M.D. (P ’86)
Craig Sawchuk, Ph.D. (P ’13)
Radiation Physics
Deanna Pafundi, Ph.D. (RADPR ’12)
Nathan Hull, M.D. (RD '16)
Radiology
Department of Radiology
Theodora Potretzke, M.D. (RD ’18)
Department of Surgery and subspecialties
Uldis Bite, M.D. (S ’90)
Department of Surgery and subspecialties
Brian Carlsen, M.D. (HAND ’08)
Department of Urology
Boyd Viers, M.D. (PRES ’12, U ’16)