Three Stanford Surgery Faculty Recognized at 2024 ME Awards
May 22, 2024
Three members of Stanford Surgery’s faculty were recognized at the 2024 Medical Education Awards Ceremony.
Drs. Byrne Lee of General Surgery and Clifford Sheckter of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery both received the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching.
Dr. Martin Bronk of General Surgery received the Oscar Salvatierra Award for Exceptional Service to Stanford Medical Students and the School of Medicine.
The following faculty and residents from the department were also nominated:
- Aaron Dawes (General Surgery)
- Arash Momeni (PRS)
- Thomas Pham (AbdTxp)
- Ian Whitmore (Anatomy)
- Cara Liebert (GenSurg)
- Sakti Srivastava (Anatomy)
- Dan Stoltz (GenSurg Resident)
- Aderonmu Aderinsola (GenSurg Resident)
- Garrison Carlos (GenSurg Resident)
- Sunnie Wong (GenSurg Resident)
- Pauline Berens (Vascular Resident)
The Stanford Medical Education Awards Ceremony honors faculty, residents, students and staff who have made outstanding contributions to MD and MSPA student education. Click here for the full list of awardees.
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