2026 Faculty Awards

In recognition of their commitment to excellence in clinical care of women and career development of academic specialist in obstetrics and gynecology, congratulations to the 2026 Faculty Award winners.


Name Organization
Ahmed Yousry, MD Rutgers Health/Jersey City Medical Center
Alessia Field, MD SUNY Upstate Medical University
Alexandra Woodcock, MD Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Alison Wiles, MD University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Amanda Ulrich, MD University of Connecticut
Amy Ravin, MD SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Andrea Johnson, MD University of Minnesota
Andrew Jones, MD Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Aniela Sosnowski, MD Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Annabel Mancillas, MD, MPH University of Kansas School of Medicine
Annabelle Abdo, DO Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health System Program
Anne Porter, MD, MPH University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano
Ariana Melendez, MD University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
Ariana Munger, MD George Washington University
Barry Fish, MD Summa Health System/NEOMED
Basia Blachut, MD Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
Basma Faris, MD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/West
Bradley Kasper, DO University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare (Greater Orlando/Osceola)
Brian Rodriguez Echevarria, MD University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Brian Rogers, MD Rutgers Health/Monmouth Medical Center
Brian Wildey, MD Johns Hopkins University
Brittanie Hagen, MD Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Columbia (Columbia)
Casey Sautter, MD University of California (San Francisco/Fresno)
Cassidy Tierney, MD Kaiser Permanente Northern California (Oakland)
Catherine Smith, MD Carolinas Medical Center
Christopher D’Esposito, MD Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth)
Clayton Alfonso, MD Duke University Hospital
Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, MD, MSc UMass Chan Medical School
Crystal Houlton, MD Medical University of South Carolina
DaCarla Albright, MD University of Pennsylvania Health System
Demequa Moore, MD John Peter Smith Hospital (Tarrant County Hospital District)
Dominique Prue, MD UPMC Medical Education
Elizabeth Florence, MD Louisiana State University School of Medicine (Baton Rouge)
Emily Donelan, MD Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Emily Griffin, MD, FACOG Oregon Health & Science University
Eric Ganz, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Gnendy Indig, MD Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
Harmony Schuttler, MD Kaiser Permanente Northern California (San Francisco)
Ilinca Lupea, MD Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Hospital
Ishola Adeyemo, MD SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Ismely Minaya, MD Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
James Benson, MD MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Jasmine Kalsi, MD Baylor College of Medicine
Jennifer Johnson, DO Riverside Regional Medical Center
Jody Stonehocker, MD Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Jongjin Martin, MD Southern Illinois University
Joseph Chappelle, MD Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital
Justin Jatczak, MD University of Louisville School of Medicine
Karla Maguire, MD, MPH University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Karley Dutra, MD Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH
Katherine Grette, MD USA Health Program
Katherine McDowell, MD Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Kathryn Hutton, DO Texas Tech University (Permian Basin)
Katie O’Brien, MD University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
Kelcy Steffen-Gutierrez, MD Texas Tech University HSC El Paso
Kelly Copeland Hall, MD St Luke’s University Hospital
Kourtney Grant, MD University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Laura Himel, MD University of Tennessee
Lauren Bergeron, MD Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Lauren Bouchard, MD University of Colorado
Lauren Maher, MD Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Lisa Rahangdale, MD University of North Carolina Hospitals
Marc Engelbert, MD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
Marisa Young, MD, PhD Emory University School of Medicine
Megan Kalata, MD Creighton University School of Medicine (Omaha)
Michele Pangilinan, MD University of Hawaii
Natalie Fischer Davis, MD NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Natalie Gladstein, MD Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University
Nivia M. Acosta, MD Kaiser Permanente Northern California (Santa Clara)
Pamela Miles, MD University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Rachel Flink, MD, MPH Albany Medical Center
Rachel Stepanek, MD University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals
Rebecca Rudesill, MD, IBCLC Ohio State University/Mt Carmel Hospital
Robert Dean, MD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/South Nassau
Robin Fennimore, MD Saint Joseph Hospital
Robin Taylor, MD Baptist Memorial Medical Education
Sara Deatsman, MD, FACOG, MSCP University of Florida
Sarah Dunk, MD University of Alabama Medical Center
Shannon Wentworth, MD Howard University
Tarek Khalife, MD Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
Tashima Lambert Giles, MD Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Tera Howard, MD, MPH Indiana University School of Medicine
Travis Powell, MD Creighton University School of Medicine
Whitney Soble, MD Yale-New Haven Medical Center
William Toussaint, MD Medical College of Georgia
Yelena Havryliuk, MD New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)

2025 Faculty Award Winners

Nominee First Name Nominee Last Name Degrees ACGME Institution Name List
Michelle Abbate MD University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
Rebecca Adler MD Albany Medical Center
Carol B. Alan MD Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Columbia (Columbia)
Jennifer Allen MD Medical College of Georgia
Katie Au MD, IBCLC Oregon Health & Science University
Jami Avellini MD St Luke’s University Hospital
Iman Berrahou MD Yale-New Haven Medical Center
Natalie Bowersox MD Akron General Medical Center/NEOMED
Emily Brophy MD Lehigh Valley Health Network
Elizabeth Buchert MD Louisiana State University School of Medicine (Baton Rouge)
Margaret Burke MD MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Sarah Buzhardt MD Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Christopher Cantwell MD Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Anita Cheng MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Renee Chin MD Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Daniel Chow MD Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
Sarah Conrad MD Baylor College of Medicine
Danielle Cullen MD Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH
Sarah Dunk MD University of Alabama Medical Center
Lauren Eads MD Creighton University School of Medicine
Rebecca Evangelista DO Univeristy of California (San Francisco/Fresno)
Barry Fish MD Summa Health System/NEOMED
Christina Flores MD NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Tanya Franklin MD, MSPH University of Louisville School of Medicine
Natalie Gladstein MD Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University
Cheryl Godcharles MD University of South Florida Morsani
Traci Groening DO Texas Tech University HSC El Paso
Cameron Guan MD John Peter Smith Hospital (Tarrant County Hospital District)
Leah Henke MD University of Minnesota
Tara Higgins MD Dartmouth- Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Nicolette Holliday MD USA Health Program
Jonathan Hunt MD Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth)
Amber Jarvis MD Duke University Hospital
Denise Johnson MD University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Dhivya Kannabiran MD UMass Chan Medical School
Carolyn Kerr MD Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Andrea Knittel MD, PhD University of North Carolina Hospitals
Nicole Larrea MD, MPH University of Colorado
Michelle Larzelere MD University of Florida
Paula LaTortue Albino MD George Washington University
Molly Lepic DO University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
Karren Lewis MD University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals
David Libson MD Texas Tech University (Permian Basin)
Steven Locher MD University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Jongjin Anne Martin MD Southern Illinois University
Mary McLennan MD SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Michelle Meglin MD Medical University of South Carolina
Lisa Mims MD Indiana University School of Medicine
Paul Neblett MD Baptist Memorial Medical Education
Lauren Nelson MD Carilion Clinic- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Farida Nentin MD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
Ryan Offer MD University of Pennsylvania Health System
Mika Ohno MD Kaiser Permanente Northern California (Santa Clara)
Ciera Oshodi MD University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Lindsey Pflugner MD Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Melissa Philadelphia MD SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Caitlyn Ranger MD Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Allie Regens MD University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Erin Rhinehart MD UPMC Medical Education
David Roth MD Rutgers Health/Jersey City Medical Center
Rachel Saunders MD University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Emily Schmidt-Beuchat MD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/West
Meaghan Shanahan MD Creighton University School of Medicine (Omaha)
Ryan Shields MD University of Hawaii
Heather Smith MD, MPH Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island/Brown University
Andrea Snyder MD Ohio State University/Mt Carmel Hospital
Michaela Sous DO SUNY Upstate Medical University
Jade Stafford MD Emory University School of Medicine
Taylor Stanton MD Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Hospital
Eric Strand MD Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Erin Swor MD University of Michigan
Nicholas Tarricone MD, MHA Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/South Nassau
Orlene Thomas MD Johns Hopkins University
Ashley Turner MD, MS Northwestern University
Vaibhavi Umesh MD Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital
Shira Varon MD University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
Lauren Vestal MD University of Kansas School of Medicine
Cristina Wallace Huff MD University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano
Victoria Whelan MD Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
Karin Wollschlaeger MD Saint Joseph Hospital
Victoria Woo MD Kaiser Permanente Northern California (San Francisco)
Ruth Yemane MD Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University