California Chapter Awards

Welcome to the chapter awards archive for the California Northern, California Southern Region 1, California Southern Region 2, and California Southern Region 3. 

  California Northern

Laureate Award

YearAwardee
1987John R. Gamble, MD, MACP
1988Marcus Krupp, MD, FACP
1990Alfred P. Spivack, MD, FACP
1991Don Scanlon, MD, FACP
1992Roger Keith Larson, MD, FACP
1993Neil M. Flynn, MD
1995Edgar Wayburn, MD, FACP
2001Paul A. Volberding, MD, FACP
2001Theodore Bacharach, MD, FACP
2002Edward Rubenstein, MD, MACP
2002Maurice Fox, MD, FACP
2002Joseph Silva, Jr., MD, FACP
2003Linda Hawes Clever, MD, MACP
2003Bruce J. Sams, Jr., MD
2003Hibbard E. Williams, MD, FACP
2005Helen L. Hammer, MD
2006George W. Meyer, MD, FACP
2008Edward A. Chow, MD, FACP
2009Edward D. Harris Jr., MD, MACP
2009Stanley L. Schrier, MD, FACP
2010Sheela S. Kapre, MBBS, FACP
2011Abraham Verghese, MACP
2012Mark C. Henderson, MD, FACP
2012Muhammad Y. Sheikh, MD, FACP
2013Faith Fitzgerald, MD, MACP
2014Kathleen A. Kenny, MD, FACP
2015Nora F. Goldschlager, MD, MACP
2015Peter Rudd, MD, FACP
2016Paul B. Aronowitz, MD, FACP
2016Tim W. Grennan, MD, FACP
2017Mohsen Saadat, DO, FACP
2018Danny L. Sam, MD, FACP
2019Nancy E. Lane, MD, MACP
2023Linda Clever, MD, MACP
2024Lindsay A Mazotti, MD FACP
2025Alfred Sadler, MD FACP

 

Resident/Fellow Leadership Award

YearAwardee
2010Sara M. Rotner, MD
2011Puja Thakkar, DO
2012Voltaire R. Sinigayan
2013Asthma Asyyed, MD
2016Angie Hood-Medland, MD
2017Marilyn Ralph, MD
2018Michelle L. Faierman, MD
2018Christian Lee-Rodriguez, MD
2018Pranjal Patel, MD
2018Stacy Tsai, MD
2018Raymond Lam, MD
2019Elizabeth Kaufman, MD
2020Zena Salim, MD
2023Isaure Hostetter, MD
2024Jaime Tan, MD
2025Leepakshi Johar, DO

Medical Student Leadership & Recognition Award

YearAwardee
2025Likitha Aradhyula

 

Outstanding Teacher / Mentor Award

YearAwardee
2010Paul B. Aronowitz, MD, FACP
2011William Jensen, FACP
2012Neera Ahuja, MD, FACP
2012Robert M. McCarron, DO
2013Jorge Garcia, MD, MS, FACP
2015Selina Shah, MD, FACP
2015Terrie Mendelson, MD, MACP
2017Jose Eguia, MD, MPH
2018Patrick S. Romano, MD, FACP
2019Lindsay A. Mazotti, MD
2020Maggie So, MD, FACP
2022Malathi Srinivasan, MD
2023Richard Kravitz, MD, FACP
2024Thomas Baudendistel, MD FACP

Woman Physician of the Year

YearAwardee
2020Joan C. Lo, MD, FACP
2024Kriti Sharma, MD

 

 

Volunteerism and Community Service Award

YearAwardee
2002Mitchell H. Katz, MD
2002Robert A. Russo, MD
2005Lars G. Osterberg, MD
2005Shagufta Yasmeen, MBBS
2007Dominic T. Dizon, MD
2009Darin A. Latimore, MD
2009Toni J. Brayer, MD, FACP
2010Toni J. Brayer, MD, FACP
2010Julieta M, Gabiola, MD, FACP
2013George Meyer, MD, FACP
2014Kwabena Adubofour, MBchB, FACP
2015Michael R. Lawson, MD
2016Aziz Kamali, MD, FACP
2017Mary P. Pauly, MD, FACP
2018Meghan E. Hayes, MD, FACP
2018Syung Min Jung, MD, FACP
2023Shagufta Yasmeen, MBBS, MACP

Diversity Award

YearAwardee
2023Bruce Ovbiagele, MD, FACP

Chapter Innovation

YearAwardee
2020Aubrey O. Ingraham, MD

  

Early Career Physician Award

YearAwardee
2010Sriram Shamasunder, MD
2012Christoper Moriates, MD
2019Kinnari R. Parikh, MD, FACP

Lifetime Achievement Award

YearAwardee
2011Harry Daniell, FACP
2012Joseph Silva, Jr., MD, MACP
2013Alfred Sadler, Jr., MD, FACP
2014William F. Nakashima, MD
2015Edward A. Chow, MD, FACP
2016John E. Tysell, Jr., MD, FACP
2016Bruce E. Kessler, MD, FACP
2018Bruce C. Hall, MD, FACP

Centennial Legacy Award

YearAwardee
2015Ralph O. Wallerstein, MD
2015Dwight L. Wilbur, MD

 

Recognition Award for Excellence in Mentorship

YearAwardee
2011Dat Lu, MD
2013Alejandro Diaz, MD

 

California Southern (Regions I, II & III Combined)

Laureate Award

YearAwardeeRegion
1990Mitchel D. Covel, MD, FACPRegion I
1990Phil Richard Manning, MD, MACPRegion I
1990Walter P. Martin, MD, FACPRegion I
1990J. Edward Berk, MD, MACPRegion II
1990William Philip Corr, MD, MACPRegion II
1990Varner Johns Jr., MD, FACPRegion II
1990Helen M. Anderson, MD, FACPRegion III
1990Donald G. Landale, MD, FACPRegion III
1991Kouichi R. (Corky) Tanaka, MD, FACPRegion I
1991William L. Cover, MD, FACPRegion II
1991David B. Carmichael, MD, FACPRegion III
1992William S. Haubrich, MD, FACPRegion II
1993Donald I. Feinstein, MD, FACPRegion I
1993Jeremiah G. Tilles, MD, FACPRegion II
1993Jack Geller, MD, FACPRegion III
1994Philip M. Gold, MD, FACPRegion II
1994Ernest E. Pund, MD, FACPRegion III
1994Irwin M. Weinstein, MD, FACPRegion I
1995Charles E. Lewis, MD, FACPRegion I
1995Raymond R. Ross, Jr., MD, FACPRegion II
1995Lee S. Monroe, MD, FACPRegion III
1996Roy V. Jutzy, MD, FACPRegion I
1996Charles R. Kleenman, MD, FACPRegion I
1996Kenneth M. Moser, MD, FACPRegion I
1996Edward Shapiro, MD, FACPRegion I
1997Peter V. Barrett, MD, FACPRegion I
1997L. Julian Haywood, MD, FACPRegion I
1997Thomas C. Cesario, MD, FACPRegion II
1998Leo J. Tauber, MD, FACPRegion I
1998John M. Criley, MD, FACPRegion I
1998David G. Covell, MD, FACPRegion I
1999Telfer B. Reynolds, MD, MACPRegion I
1999David H. Solomon, MD, MACPRegion I
1999Donald A. Adams, MD, FACPRegion I
2001Susan E. Sprau, MDRegion I
2001James S. Louie, MD, FACPRegion I
2001Glenn L. Foster, MD, FACPRegion II
2001Arthur D. Silk, MD, FACPRegion II
2001Douglas R. Hegstad, MD, FACPRegion II
2002John A. LaFata, MD, FACPRegion III
2003Charles R. Tourtellotte, MD, FACPRegion II
2003Herman H. Stone, MD, FACPRegion II
2003Maher A. Roman, MD, FACPRegion II
2004Carole M. Warde, MD, FACPRegion I
2006Chester Choi, MD, FACPRegion I
2007Daniel S. Anderson, MDRegion III
2008Neil M. Paige, MD, MSHS, FACPRegion I
2008Soma Wali, MD, FACPRegion I
2008Lawrence K. Loo, MD, FACPRegion II
2008Melvyn L. Sterling, MD, FACPRegion II
2008Alpesh N. Amin, MD, MBA, FACPRegion II
2009George Sarka, MD, MPH, FACP, FACRRegion II
2010Mark Richman, MD, FACPRegion I
2010Nosratola D. Vaziri, MD, MACPRegion II
2014Magdalena Ptaszny, MDRegion I
2014Daniel I. Kim, MD, FACPRegion II
2014Paul A. Selecky, MD, FACP, FCCP, FAARC, FAASMRegion II
2014Donald C. Balfour, III, MD, FACPRegion III
2015Michael E. Lazarus, MBBCh, FACPRegion I
2015Pamela A. Yamanishi, MDRegion II
2015David J. Shaw, MD, FACPRegion III
2016Robert I. Goodman, MD, FACPRegion I
2016Debra L. Stottlemyer, MD, MBA, FACPRegion II
2016David J. Shaw, MD, FACPRegion III
2017Nathan R. Cox, MDRegion I
2017Sherif F. Khalil, MD, FACPRegion II
2019Rajesh Gulati, MD, FACPRegion II
2020Jason E. Bahk, MD, FACPRegion I
2020Afshan Baragoush, MDRegion II
2021Edward L. Ha, MD, MEHP, FACPRegion I
2021Ali Motabar, MDRegion II
2021Charles J. Hamori, MDRegion III
2022Rachel P. Brook, MD, FACPRegion I
2022Alina Popa, MD, FACPRegion II
2022Vineet Gupta, MD, SFHM, FACPRegion III
2022Miguel A. Pena-Ruiz, MD, FACPRegion III
2023R. Corey Garrison, DO, FACPRegion II
2023Carla Fox, MD, FACPRegion III
2023Sharon B. Kim, MD, FACP
 		Region III
2023Mahesh G Kumar, MD, FACP, SFHMRegion III
2024Ron Ben-Ari, MD, FACPRegion I
2024Stephen W. Hosea, MDRegion I
2024Darryl Y. Sue, MD, FACPRegion I
2024Michael Ulrich, MD, FACPRegion II
2024Joel C. Diamant, MD, MACPRegion III
2024Simerjot K. Jassal, MD, MACPRegion III
2025William Carroll, MD FACPRegion I
2025Gregory H Shimizu, MD, FACPRegion II
2025Tammy L Lin, MD, MPH, FACPRegion III

 

Teacher / Mentor Awards

YearAwardee
2007A. F. Shwayhat, DO, MPH, FACP
2007Joel C. Diamant, MD, FACP
2011Philip M. Gold, MD, MACP
2011George Sarka, MD, FACP
2014Edward V. Barnes, MD, FACP
2014Ingrid Blomquist, MD
2014George Lawry, II, MD, FACP
2014Lawrence K. Loo, MD, MACP
2014Simerjot K. Jassal
2015Pramod Multani, MD, FACP
2015Rajagopal Krishnan, MBBS, FACP
2017Robert A. Kaplan, MD, FACP
2017Edward V. Barnes, MD, FACP
2017Rajesh Gulati, MBBS, FACP
2017George M. Isaac, MD
2021Brian S. Lim, MD
2022Malathi Srinivasan, MD 
2023Leah Tudtud Hans, MD, FACP
2025Rita M Rossi-Foulkes, MD FACP
2025Scott Kubomoto, MD, FACP

 

Internal Medicine Physician Award

YearAwardee
2024Paul F. Speckart, MD, MACP
2025Howard V Williams, MD MACP

Early Career Physician Award

YearAwardee
2024Almira Yang
2024Maria Barsky, MD
2024Sean Kenmore, MD, FACP
2025Meredith B Barnes, MD PhD FACP

 

Resident of the Year Award

YearAwardee
2007LC. Gilbert Seda, MC, USN
2007LT. James D. Prahl, MC, USN
2021Gerald Cox, MD
2021Neha Chiruvolu, DO
2021Erin Ricketts, MD
2022Aaron Azose, MD
2022Neha Chiruvolu Singh, MD
2022Inderpreet Singh Bhatti, DO
2023Nikhil Ghatnekar, DO
2023Chandana Papudesu, MD
2024Patrick Aziz, MD
2024Kathleen Maguire, MD
2024Eric Tran, DO
2024Emily A. Margolin, MDCM
2025Graham Treasure, MD

 

Medical Student of the Year

YearAwardee
2022Kimberly Ding, MD
2022Jin Hyun Moon
2022Ava Runge, MD
2022Nikolas Naleid, MD
2022Alexandra Maloof, MD
2023Sumana Mahata, MD 
2024Pei-Hsuan Li, DO
2024Sara Kang, MD
2024Priscilla Salas, MD
2024Leslie Ojeaburu, MD
2024Jeffrey Jones
2024Emily Chong
2024Irene Li
2025Alex Renn 
2025Jacqueline Chow
2025Joanna Sung

 

International Medical Graduate (IMG) Physician of the Year Award

YearAwardee
2024 Umer Hayyat, MD, FACP
2025Deepak Asudani, MD FACP
2025Mahesh G Kumar,  FACP MD SFHM 

 

Woman Physician of the Year/ Outstanding Woman Leader in Medicine Award

YearAwardee
2019Afshan Baraghoush, MD
2021Lynnetta Skoretz, MD
2022Christine Duong, MD, FACP
2023Kathie Huang, MD, FACP
2024Deborah Stottlemyer, MD, MACP
2024Michelle C. Higginson, MD, FACP
2024Natalie Colaneri, MD
2025Lakshmi K Puvvula, MD FACP
2025Zea Borok, MD FACP

 

Advocacy Award

YearAwardee
2024William Carroll, MD, FACP
2024Kelly Downey, MD, FACP
2024Unnati Sampat, MBBS, FACP
2024William T. Tseng, MD, FACP 
2025Laxmi A Suthar MD FACP
2025Jennifer Poast, DO FACP

 

Volunteerism and Community Service Award

YearAwardee
2002Margaret E. McCahill, MD
2007LC. Tri H. Lac, MC, USN, FACP
2007Carol L. Young, MD
2010George Sarka, MD, MPH, FACP, FACR
2015Sergio Infante, MD, FACP
2017Scott A. Allen, MD
2019Maher A. Roman, MD, MACP
2024Eric B. Dahms, MD, FACP
2025Cesar A Gonzalez, MD

 

 Governor's Service Award

YearAwardee
2024Charles J. Hamori, MD, FACP
2025Paul F Speckart, MD MACP

Leadership Award

YearAwardee
2017Maher A. Roman, MD, FACP
2017Sarah S. Thomas, MD
2018Maher A. Roman, MD, FACP
2019Ramdas Pai, MD, FACP

 

Lifetime Achievement Award

YearAwardee
2019Alpesh Amin, MD, MACP