Faculty and Trainee Professional Conduct and Values Education and Recognition

Professionalism Recognition

The University of Colorado School of Medicine supports professionalism recognition programs.

Faculty Professionalism Award

The Faculty Professionalism Award was established in 2007. This award recognizes faculty who consistently demonstrate exemplary professional behaviors, including being courteous, respectful, empathic, and altruistic, providing service to the community, demonstrating dedication to lifelong learning, and who contribute to the teaching, service and administrative activities of their department and the School of Medicine.

Thrive: Offices for the Faculty Experience hosts an event to honor recipients of this award each year, and their name is placed on the permanent plaque that is displayed in the School of Medicine.

Recipients and Nominees

Distinguished Advances Practice Professional Awardees

Emily Michelle Benton, PhD, NP

Angela Falco, MS/MPH, FNP

Michelle LaLinde, MSN

Cheryl Meguid, DNP, MBA

Distinguished Physician Awardees

Huong Mindy Lam, MD

Nancy Madinger, MD

Jason W. Stoneback, MD

Kim Weigers, MD

Distinguished Faculty Professionalism Awardees

Frederick Karrer, MD

Wells Messersmith, MD

Recipient

Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH, FACP, Professor, Department of Medicine

Additional Nominees

Nicole Christian, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery

J. Mark Petrash, PhD, Professor, Department of Ophthalmology

Angie Miller, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Practice, Department of Radiology

Michel Chonchol, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine

Frank Scott, MD, Professor, Department of Orthopedics

Emily Gottenborg, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Kristin Furfari, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Amanda Bird Gilmartin, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Teresa Harper, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Practice, Department of Ob/Gyn

Recipients

James Feinstein, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Jacqueline Glover, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Additional Nominees

Tyra Fainstad, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Alexandra Gallant, PA, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Teresa Harper, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Ob/Gyn

Adrienne Mann, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Anna Neumeier, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Von Samedi, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology

Sarah Tevis, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery

Daniel White, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine

Rebecca Wolsky, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology

Recipients

Carlos Franco-Paredes, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Jeremy Long, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Carol Okada, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Practice, Department of Pediatrics

Additional Nominees

Angela Bonaguidi, MSW, Sr. Instructor, Department of Psychiatry

Alison Brainard, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

Cindy Buchanan, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Emilie Calvello Hynes, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine

Shideh Majidi, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Wells Messersmith, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine

Viral Shah, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Mike Wang, MD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Recipients

Richard Schulick, MD, MBA, FACS, Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery

Rita Lee, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Additional Nominees

Al Anderson, MD, Professor, Department of Neurology

Amos Bailey, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine

Kerryann Broderick, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine

Mario Coleman, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Rachel Davis, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Justin Honce, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology

Paritosh Kaul, MD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Tatiana Kutateladze, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Rakesh Mistry, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Brian E. Moore, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology

Joseph Sakai, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Thomas Smith, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Practice, Department

of Pediatrics

Sarah Stella, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Recipients

Robert Janson, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Bonnie Kaplan, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine

Additional Nominees

Cheryl Armstrong, MD, Professor, Department of Dermatology

Kerry Brega, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery

Susan Koh, MD, Professor of Clinical Practice, Department of Pediatrics

Michael McDermott, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine

Sarah Stella, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Mary Anderson Wallace, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Recipients

Anna Bruckner, MD, Associate Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics

Abigail Lara, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine

Additional Nominees

Jim Ellis, MD, Professor of Medicine

Sonia Flores, PhD, Professor of Medicine

Brian Flynn, MD, Professor of Surgery

Flavia Hoyte, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Michael McDermott, MD, Professor of Medicine

Sabrina Newman, MD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Li-Kheng Ngov, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Molly Richards, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Brian Rothberg, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Recipients

Maureen Garrity, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Wendy Madigosky, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine

Additional Nominees

Alison Brainard, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

Gerald Dodd, MD, Professor, Department of Radiology

Robert Eckel, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine

Carolyn Green, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Rita Lee, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Gene Wolfel, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine

Recipient

Mitra Razzaghi, MD, Associate Professor, Medicine

Additional Nominees

Linda Barbour, MD, Professor, Medicine

Christina Cabrera-Muffly, MD, Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology

Kim Kelsay, MD, Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Jeremy Long, MD, Assistant Professor, Medicine

Wendy Madigosky, MD, Associate Professor, Family Medicine

Robert McIntyre, MD, Professor, Surgery

Randall Meacham, MD, Professor, Surgery

Kristin Stratton, MD, Assistant Professor, Medicine

Rachel Swigris, DO, Assistant Professor, Medicine

Katherine Wells, MD, Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Eugene Wolfel, MD, Professor, Medicine

Recipients

Brenda Bucklin, MD, Professor, Anesthesiology

Daniel Savin, MD, Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Additional Nominees

James DeGregori, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics

Kate Jennings, MD, Assistant Professor, Medicine

Susan Johnson, PhD, Professor, Pediatrics

Brian Kavanagh, MD, Professor, Radiation Oncology

Tom Meyer, MD, Professor, Medicine

David Nowels, MD, Associate Professor, Family Medicine

Thomas Robinson, MD, Associate Professor, Surgery

Scott Sutton, MD, Instructor, Medicine

Duncan Wilcox, MD, Professor, Surgery

Gene Wolfel, MD, Professor, Medicine

Recipients

Michael R. Carry, PhD, Associate Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology

Frederick Grover, MD, Professor, Surgery

Additional Nominees

Evalina Burger, MD, Professor, Orthopedics

Richard Davis, PhD, Associate Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics

Gerald Dodd, MD, Professor, Radiology

Allison Kempe, MD, Professor, Pediatrics

Georgeanna Klingensmith, MD, Professor, Pediatrics

Mona Krull, MD, Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn

Julie Parsons, MD, Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Denise Stelzner, PT, MBA, Associate Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehab

Rachael Swigris, MD, Assistant Professor, Medicine

Ayelet Talmi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry/Pediatrics

Recipient

Steven Lowenstein, MD, Professor, Emergency Medicine

Additional Nominees

Michelle Barron, MD, Associate Professor, Medicine

Eugene Chu, MD, Associate Professor, Medicine

Vincent Collins, MD, Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Brian Dwinnell, MD, Associate Professor, Medicine

Bette Kay Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, MD, Professor, Pathology

Jean Kutner, MD, Professor, Medicine

Martin McCarter, MD, Associate Professor, Surgery

Deborah Saint-Phard, MD, Associate Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Rachel Swigris, DO, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Recipient

Benjamin Honigman, MD, Professor, Surgery

Additional Nominees

David Badesch, MD, Professor, Medicine

Joy V. Browne, PhD, Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Psychiatry

Robert D’Ambrosia, MD, Professor, Orthopedics

Gerald Dodd, MD, Professor, Radiology

Paul Maroni, MD, Assistant Professor, Surgery

Michael T. McDermott, MD, Professor, Medicine

Allegra Melillo, MD, Assistant Professor, Family Medicine

Shelley Miyamoto, MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Recipient

Suzanne Brandenburg, MD, Associate Professor, Medicine

Additional Nominees

Brian Bacak, MD, Assistant Professor, Family Medicine

Brian Dwinnell, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Benjamin Honigman, MD, Professor, Surgery

Martin McCarter, MD, Associate Professor, Surgery

Michael McDermott, MD, Professor, Medicine

Gary Zerbe, PhD, Professor, Preventive Medicine and Biometrics and Psychiatry

Recipient

Joseph Cleveland, MD, Associate Professor, Surgery

Additional Nominees

Brian Bacak, MD, Assistant Professor, Family Medicine

Brian Dwinnell, MD, Associate Professor, Medicine

Mark Earnest, MD, Associate Professor, Medicine

Lawrence Hergott, MD, Associate Professor, Medicine

Benjamin Honigman, MD, Professor, Surgery

Larry Horwitz, MD, Professor, Medicine

Celia Kaye, MD, PhD, Professor, Pediatrics

Thomas Meyer, MD, Professor, Medicine

Michael Taravella, MD, Associate Professor, Ophthalmology

Gary Zerbe, PhD, Professor, Preventive Medicine and Biometrics

Clifford Zwillich, MD, Professor, Medicine

FAQ

A committee made of the previous award recipients, faculty senate members, medical students, and GME trainees review the nominations. All winners are determined using a points system for Professionalism, as defined by SOM Rules and based on demonstrated:

Civil and courteous behaviors;
Respect for teachers, students, supporting staff and colleagues;
Service to the community;
Dedication to lifelong learning;
Empathy, altruism, and compassion

Tools & Resources

CU Campuses

CU Anschutz Medical Campus

Offices for the Faculty Experience

School of Medicine