Anne Klibanski Visiting Scholars Award Recipients
The Center for Faculty Development’s Anne Klibanski Visiting Scholars Award has been presented to the following women faculty clinicians, educators, researchers, and postdocs at MGH who have shown exceptional promise as leaders in their field.
Cohort from each academic year
2023-2024 Scholars
2022-2023 Scholars
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Akwi Asombang, MD Department of Medicine |
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Amanda Baker, PhD Department of Psychiatry |
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Amy Barczak, MD Department of Medicine |
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Sara Barmettler, MD Department of Medicine |
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Lori Berkowitz, MD, MBA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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Lauren Brenner, PhD Department of Psychiatry |
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Karen Buch, MD Department of Radiology |
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Christina Buniak, MD, MPH Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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Joanne Chiu, MD MassGeneral for Children |
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Shinn-Huey Chou, MD, MPH Department of Radiology |
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Kathleen Corey, MD Department of Medicine Twitter: @KathleenCoreyMD |
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Sudeshna Das, PhD Department of Neurology |
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Felicitas Detmer, PhD Department of Radiology |
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Lilit Garibyan, MD, PhD Department of Dermatology |
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Nitya Jain, PhD MassGeneral for Children |
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Dana Kotler, MD Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
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Emily Lau, MD Department of Medicine |
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Deborah Mitchell, MD MassGeneral for Children |
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Mary Morris, MD, PhD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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Sarah O'Dor, PhD Department of Psychiatry |
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Or-yam Revach, PhD MGH Cancer Center Twitter: @oryamush |
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Vibha Singhal, MD MassGeneral for Children |
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Chloe Slocum, MD, MPH Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
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Irene Souter, MD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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Takara Stanley, MD MassGeneral for Children |
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Mercedes Szpunar, MD, PhD Department of Psychiatry |
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Miho Tanaka, MD Department of Orthopedics |
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Elizabeth Temin, MD, MPH Department of Emergency Medicine |
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Robyn Thom, MD Department of Psychiatry |
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Susu Yan, PhD Department of Radiation Oncology |
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Nazlee Zebardast, MD Department of Ophthalmology Twitter: @DrZebardast |
2021-2022 Scholars
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Sara Bates, MD MassGeneral for Children |
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Genevieve Boland, MD, PhD Department of Surgery Twitter: @gmboland |
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Anahita Dua, MD Department of Surgery Twitter: @anahitadua |
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Jocelyn Farmer, MD, PhD Department of Medicine |
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Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD Department of Dermatology Twitter: @ElenaHawryluk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-hawryluk-5020ba3/ |
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Emily Hayden, MD Department of Emergency Medicine |
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Rebecca Heist, MD MGH Cancer Center Twitter: @BeccaHeistMD |
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Emily Hyle, MD Department of Medicine Twitter: @EmilyHyle |
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Mary Alexis Iaccarino, MD Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Twitter: @iaccarinomd |
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Ksenia Kastanenka, PhD Department of Neurology Twitter: @kastanenka |
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Daniela Kroshinsky, MD, MPH Department of Dermatology |
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Nahyoung (Grace) Lee, MD Department of Opthalmology |
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Maureen Leonard, MD MassGeneral for Children Twitter: @celiacdoc Instagram: @celiacdoc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureen-leonard-md-mmsc-91bba6b7/ |
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Shan Liu, MD, PhD Department of Emergency Medicine Twitter: @shan_lliu635 Instagram: @shanwliu LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shan-liu-15884732/ |
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Elisabetta Morini, PhD Department of Neurology |
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Ellen O'Donnell, PhD Department of Psychiatry Twitter: @phd_ellen |
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Molly Paras, MD Department of Medicine |
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Leah Rosenberg, MD Department of Medicine |
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Rachel Rosovsky, MD MGH Cancer Center Twitter: @RosovskyRachel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-rosovsky-3a090a23/ |
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Pariya Salami, PhD Department of Neurology Twitter: @PariyaSalami LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pariya-salami |
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Margaret Samuels-Kalow, MD, MSHP Department of Emergency Medicine Twitter: @m_e_s_k |
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Shannon Scott-Vernaglia, MD MassGeneral for Children Twitter: @ScottVernaglia LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-scott-vernaglia-md-35770a107/ |
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Tracey Simon, MD Department of Medicine |
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Meghan Sise, MD Department of Medicine Twitter: @megsise |
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Suman Srinivasa, MD Department of Medicine |
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Shannon Tessier, PhD Department of Surgery Twitter: @ShannonNTessier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-tessier-45525430/ |
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Neelima Vidula, MD MGH Cancer Center |
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Yingbing Wang, MD Department of Radiology |
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Jennifer Wo, MD Department of Radiation Oncology Twitter: @JenniferWo4 |
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Christiane Wrann, DVM, PhD Department of Medicine Twitter: @Wrannlab |
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Sahar Zafar, MD Department of Neurology |
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Markella Zanni, MD Department of Medicine |
2020-2021 Scholars
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Zohreh Amoozgar, PharmD, PhD Department of Radiation Oncology |
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Gabriela Apiou, PhD Department of Dermatology LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriela-apiou-sbirlea-86242717/ |
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Manisha Bahl, MD Department of Radiology |
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Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie, MD Department of Medicine Twitter: @BurnettBowie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherri-ann-burnett-bowie-70a4929/ |
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Connie Chang, MD Department of Radiology Twitter: @cychang1414 Website: https://scholar.harvard.edu/cychang/home |
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Zeina El-Chemali, MD, MPH Department of Psychiatry |
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Jingyuan Chen, PhD Department of Radiology |
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Leigh Anne Dageforde, MD Department of Surgery |
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Meenal Datta, PhD Department of Radiation Oncology |
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Laura Dichtel, MD, MHS Department of Medicine |
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Hanna Gaggin, MD Department of Medicine Twitter: @HannaGaggin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanna-gaggin-7a630b60/ |
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Melanie Haines, MD Department of Medicine |
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Yumiko Ishizawa, MD, PhD Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine |
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Rachel Jimenez, MD Department of Radiation Oncology LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-jimenez-9922583/ |
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Sophia Kamran, MD Department of Radiation Oncology Twitter: @sophia_kamran LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophia-kamran-05458970/ |
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Annie Kathuria, PhD Department of Psychiatry |
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Cassandra Kelleher, MD Department of Pediatric Surgery |
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Alice Lam, MD, PhD Department of Neurology |
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Elizabeth Lawson, MD Department of Medicine |
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Alice Lorch, MD Department of Ophthalmology LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-lorch-2796731ba/ |
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Lidia Moura, MD Department of Neurology Twitter: @LidiaMouraNVL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neurovalue/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lidiamouramd/ Website: https://neurovalue.mgh.harvard.edu/ |
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Ebru Oral, PhD Department of Orthopedics |
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Pari Pandharipande, MD Department of Radiology |
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Aparna Parikh, MD MGH Cancer Center Twitter: @aparna1024 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aparna-parikh-9197a433/ |
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Kerry Reynolds, MD MGH Cancer Center Twitter: @kreynoldsMD |
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Maryanne Senna, MD Department of Dermatology Twitter: @hairwithdrmare LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryanne-makredes-senna-1397303/ |
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Aliyah Sohani, MD Department of Pathology |
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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA Department of Medicine Twitter: @askdrfatima Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/askdrfatima/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/askdrfatima/ |
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Nhi-Ha Trinh, MD Department of Psychiatry |
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Eve Valera, PhD Department of Psychiatry |
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Erica Warner, ScD Department of Medicine Twitter: @ewarner_12 |
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Heidi Yeh, MD Department of Surgery |
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Elaine Yu, MD Department of Medicine |
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Korilyn Zachrison, MD, MSc Department of Emergency Medicine Twitter: @k_sauser Website: https://scholar.harvard.edu/korisauserzachrison |
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Raiyan Zaman, PhD, MSEE Department of Radiology |
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Lilla Zollei, PhD Department of Radiology Website: https://scholar.harvard.edu/lillazollei |
Anne Klibanski Scholar Achievements of Note
Akwi W Asombang MD, MPH, FACG, FASGE (2022-23 AK Scholar), was the recipient of two international awards from the American College of Gastroenterology: the 2022 American College of Gastroenterology SCOPY award for “Best international outreach and education” and the American College of Gastroenterology SCOPY Global Outreach Award for the project "Colorectal cancer in Africa: raising awareness."Lauren Brenner, PhD (2022-23 AK Scholar), received the 2022 Navy SEAL Foundation (NSF) Distinguished Scientific Award for her work with the MGH Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics.Emily S. Lau, MD, MPH (2022-23 AK Scholar), was named a 2022 Heart Center Spark Awardee. This award recognizes the level of scientific accomplishment that has characterized her collaborative work with colleagues in the years since joining the MGH Cardiology Division and their potential for important future contributions.Chloe Slocum, MD, MPH (2022-23 AK Scholar), was selected as one of 8 early career physicians nationally to be part of the AAPMR Future Leaders Program from 2022-2024.Takara Stanley, MD (2022-23 AK Scholar), was elected director of the Pediatric Endocrine Society (PES) for a three-year term. This honor reflects her many contributions to the PES over the years. Stanley also received the 2022 MGfC Excellence in Mentoring Award, which recognizes excellence in mentoring and a deep commitment to the growth and development of mentees.
The New England Revolution honored Mary Alexis Iaccarino, MD (2021-22 AK Scholar) as a "Hero of the Match" on Concussion Awareness Night, 2022.Leah Rosenberg, MD (2021-22 AK Scholar), attending physician, Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine, received the Mark Eisenberg Award for Excellence in Mentoring. This award is named after Mark Eisenberg, MD, a primary care physician at MGH Charlestown devoted to working with marginalized communities to meet their needs and provide responsive and respectful care. It is given to an exceptional Department of Medicine clinical mentor whose first faculty appointment occurred no more than 10 years ago.
Shan Liu, MD, SD (2021-22 AK Scholar), Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at HMS, was awarded the Stepping Strong grant and the Silver Birch ACEP award, in recognition of excellence in service to geriatric emergency medicine.Christiane Wrann, PhD, DVM (2021-22 AK Scholar), leader of the Program in Neuroprotection in Exercise at the MGH, received the 2022 Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF)-Harrington Scholar Award. This award provides funding and project support by a team of pharmaceutical industry experts through a collaboration with the ADDF and Harrington Discovery Institute. The ADDF-Harrington Scholar Program is dedicated to advancing academic discoveries into medicines for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.Gabriela Apiou, PhD (2020-21 AK scholar), was recognized as the inaugural incumbent of the Endowed MGH Research Institute Chair in Translational Sciences—and for her unique vision for academia-industry collaboration. See more here: MGH Endowed Research Institute Chair Celebration Highlights a Visionary Approach to Translational Sciences - Bench Press (mgriblog.org).Genevieve Boland, MD, PhD (2020-21 AK Scholar), Vice Chair of Research in the MGH Department of Surgery, received a 2022 Martin Research Prize from the MGH Executive Committee on Research for her publication, "Evolution of delayed resistance to immunotherapy in a melanoma responder".
Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie, MD, MPH (2020-21 AK Scholar), was recently promoted to Physician at Mass General and as of November 1, 2022, the CDI Associate Director assumed a position as the Internal Medicine residency program Firm Chief. Elizabeth Lawson, MD, MMSc (2020-21 AK Scholar), clinician in the MGH Neuroendocrine Clinical Center and faculty member in the Neuroendocrine Unit, received a 2022 A. Clifford Barger Mentoring Award from the HMS Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership.Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FAMWA, FTOS (2020-21 AK Scholar), was exclusively interviewed on January 1, 2023 as one of the medical experts in a "60 Minutes" segment on the struggle to obtain obesity medication for patients who need it. Congratulations to Dr. Stanford on participating in this highly visible opportunity to advocate on behalf of patients.
Fatima also received the following awards in 2022:
- The Dr. Anthony E. Karpas Memorial Lecture Award from the Georgia Society of Endocrinology. Awardees are selected for annual award based upon commitment to equity and education about obesity named in honor of the 1st president of the society.
- The Memorial Lecture Award from the Department of Nutrition Federal University of Santa Catarina- Florianopolis, Brazil. Awardees are selected for inspiring, making more effective health professionals, and promoting international research collaboration.
- The Scholar in Diagnostic Excellence Award from the National Academies of Medicine (NAM). Awardees are selected as an exceptional individual interested in focusing on diagnosis-related work from a broad range of disciplines and professions.
- Selected as a Top 100 under 50 Emerging Leaders Award from Diversity MBA, for her impact on leadership based upon her position within her company, scope of responsibility, civic achievement, and the advanced degree held.
These AK scholars have each received nominations for the 2022 Brian A. McGovern, MD Award for Clinical Excellence, created by the Mass General Physician’s Organization to honor the memory of Dr. McGovern’s dedication, compassion, and kindness to all patients and staff.
- Lori Berkowitz (2022-23)
- Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie (2020-21)
- Elena Hawryluk (2021-22)
- Rachel Jimenez (2020-21)
- Daniela Kroshinsky (2021-22)
- Kerry Reynolds (2020-21)
- Leah Rosenberg (2021-22)
- Shannon Scott-Vernaglia (2021-22)
- Meghan Sise (2021-22)
- Suman Srinivasa (2021-22)
- Fatima Cody Stanford (2020-21)
These AK Scholars have recently received promotions at Harvard Medical School:
- Christiane Wrann (2021-22) was promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine as of October 1, 2022
- Aliyah Sohani (2020-21) was promoted to Professor of Pathology as of October 1, 2022
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