ACP Announces 2026-27 Recipients of Masterships and National Awards
The Mastership Committee and Awards Committee are pleased to announce that the Board of Regents has approved the following individuals and institutions to receive College awards and Masterships for FY 2026-27. If you would like to personally congratulate any of the new awardees or MACPs, please contact John Haefele, Administrator, Board of Regents and Governance Activities, at awards@acponline.org.
Please join us in congratulating the awardees and new MACPs.
John Phillips Memorial Award for Outstanding Work in Clinical Medicine
Susan W. Tolle, MD, MACP
Tigard, Oregon
James D. Bruce Memorial Award for Distinguished Contributions in Preventive Medicine
Peter D. Crompton, MD
Ashton, Maryland
Alfred Stengel Memorial Award for Outstanding Service to the American College of Physicians
Robert M. Centor, MD, MACP
Mountain Brook, Alabama
Harriet P. Dustan Award for Outstanding Work in Science as Related to Medicine
Frederick R. Appelbaum, MD, FASTCT
Seattle, Washington
Katalin Susztak, MD
Princeton, New Jersey
Jane F. Desforges Distinguished Teacher Award
Joyce E. Wipf, MD, MACP
Edmonds, Washington
Roy C. Ziegelstein, MD, MACP
Baltimore, Maryland
Ralph O. Claypoole Sr. Memorial Award for Devotion of a Career in Internal Medicine to the Care of Patients
Marie-Louise Jean-Baptiste, MD, MACP
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nicholas E. Davies Memorial Scholar Award for Scholarly Activities in the Humanities and History of Medicine
Daniel P. Sulmasy, MD, PhD, MACP
Washington, District of Columbia
Outstanding Volunteer Clinical Teacher Award of the American College of Physicians
Mary S. Muscato, MD, FACP
Columbia, Missouri
Oscar E. Edwards Memorial Award for Volunteerism and Community Service
Janet L. Purkey, MD, FACP
Knoxville, Tennessee
Alvan R. Feinstein Memorial Award
Edward F. Ellerbeck, MD, FACP
Kansas City, Missouri
Walter J. McDonald Award for Early Career Physicians
Paula Chatterjee, MD, MPH
Gladwyne, Pennsylvania
Joseph E. Johnson Leadership Award
Linh N. Tang, MD
Portland, Oregon
Herbert S. Waxman Award for Outstanding Medical Student Educator
Paul David O'Rourke Jr., MD, FACP
Perry Hall, Maryland
W. Lester Henry Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Richard A. Williams, MD, FACP, FACC, FAHA, DHL, DSc (Hon)
Encino, California
Samuel Eichold II Memorial Award for Contributions in Diabetes
Mandeep Bajaj, MBBS, FACP
League City, Texas
ACP Award for Distinguished Contributions to Behavioral Medicine
Scott D. Halpern, MD, PhD
Merion Station, Pennsylvania
Faith T. Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Educator of Residents and Fellows
Margaret C. Lo, MD, FACP
Gainesville, Florida
Steven E. Weinberger Award for Physician Executives/Leaders
Mark B. Pochapin, MD, FACP, MACG, FASGE
New York, New York
Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell Award for Outstanding Contributions to Advancing the Careers of Women in Medicine
Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, MACP, FAMWA
Athens, Georgia
ACP Award for Outstanding Contributions to Improving Well-being and Professional Fulfillment in Internal Medicine
Colin P. West, MD, PhD, FACP
Rochester, Minnesota
ACP Inspirational Global Member Award (Early Career Physician)
Suresh Kanna Subramaniam, MBBS, MD, FACP
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
ACP Inspirational Global Member Award (Established Physician)
Piotr Gajewski, MD, PhD, FACP
Krakow, Małopolskie, Poland
Masterships
James W. Adamson, MD, MACP
Conway, South Carolina
Steven V. Angus, MD, MACP
Avon, Connecticut
Catherine E. Apaloo, MD, MACP
Bogart, Georgia
Emily C. Barkay, MD, MACP
Eagle River, Alaska
Bradley J. Benson, MD, MACP
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Andrei C. Brateanu, MD, MACP
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Stephen A. Brietzke, MD, MACP
Columbia, Missouri
COL Jessica L. Bunin, MC, USA, MACP
Bethesda, Maryland
Priscilla W. Carr, MD, MACP
East Montpelier, Vermont
Elizabeth A. Cerceo, MD, MACP
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Paul R. Chelminski, MD, MPH, MACP
Carrboro, North Carolina
Julie May Chen, MD, MACP
McLean, Virginia
Anita Chopra, MBBS, MACP
Bellevue, Washington
Everardo Cobos, MD, MACP
Harlingen, Texas
Anne G. Cook, MD, MACP
Anderson, South Carolina
Patricia M. Curtin, MD, MACP
Wilmington, Delaware
Laura M. Davisson, MD, MACP
Morgantown, West Virginia
George K. Dresser, MD, MACP
London, Ontario, Canada
Mark A. Earnest, MD, PhD, MACP
Denver, Colorado
Stephanie M. Fosback, MD, MACP
Pullman, Washington
Paul J. Grant, MD, MACP
Ann Arbor, Michigan
John D. Hall, MD, MACP
Buffalo, New York
William N. Hannah Jr., MC USAF, MACP
Savannah, Georgia
Joshua S. Hawley-Molloy, MD, MACP
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Tracey L. Henry, MD, MPH, MS, MACP
Lithonia, Georgia
Marie-Louise Jean-Baptiste, MD, MACP
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Erica N. Johnson, MD, MACP
Baltimore, Maryland
Scott S. Kaatz, DO, MACP
Detroit, Michigan
Narmin Kassam, MD, MACP
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Christopher L. Knight, MD, MACP
Seattle, Washington
Christian A. Koch, MD, MACP
Jacksonville, Florida
Mahesh G. Kumar, MD, SFHM, MACP
San Diego, California
Teresa J. Lynch, MD, MACP
Peoria, Illinois
Ann M. Maguire, MD, MPH, MACP
Brookfield, Wisconsin
Efren C. Manjarrez, MD, MACP
Davie, Florida
Furman S. McDonald, MD, MPH, MACP
Wayne, Pennsylvania
John A. McPherson, MD, MACP
Nashville, Tennessee
Judith A. Melin, MD, MACP
Burlington, Massachusetts
Austin Metting, MD, MACP
Temple, Texas
Lonzetta L. Newman, MD, PhD, MACP
Spring, Texas
Jennifer R. Olges, MD, MPH, MACP
Louisville, Kentucky
Bruce Ovbiagele, MD, MACP
San Francisco, California
Eva Maria Perusquia, MD, MACP
Corregidora, Mexico
Kenton E. Powell, MD, MACP
Lebanon, New Hampshire
Priya Radhakrishnan, MD, MACP
Scottsdale, Arizona
Rachel L. Ramirez, MD, MACP
North Wales, Pennsylvania
Kelly S. Ramsey, MD, MACP
Olivebridge, New York
Charles P. Reznikoff, MD, MACP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Elizabeth C. Riley, MD, MACP
Louisville, Kentucky
Joan B. Ritter, MD, MACP
Arlington, Virginia
Tabassum Salam, MD, MBA, MACP
Wilmington, Delaware
Salih A. Salih, MD, MACP
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Sunil Sapru, MD, MACP
Florham Park, New Jersey
Boutros E. Sawaya, MD, MACP
Lexington, Kentucky
Anne Furey Schultz, MD, MACP
Westmont, Illinois
Andrea L. Sikon, MD, MACP
Brecksville, Ohio
Cynthia D. Smith, MD, MACP
Penn Valley, Pennsylvania
Nilam J. Soni, MD, MS, FHM, MACP
San Antonio, Texas
Susan W. Tolle, MD, MACP
Tigard, Oregon
Houman Varghai, MD, MACP
Cincinnati, Ohio
Robert A. Vegors, MD, MACP
Jackson, Tennessee
Brenda M. Vozza, MD, MACP
Longview, Texas
Christopher M. Whinney, MD, SFHM, MACP
Solon, Ohio
John J. Whyte, MD, MACP
Great Falls, Virginia
Joshua Wynne, MD, MACP
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Joseph Zarconi, MD, MACP
Akron, Ohio