Awards Day 2020
Message from The Chair
Kristine Krueger, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Interim Chair, Department of Medicine
Message from The Director
Jennifer Koch, M.D., FACP
Professor of Medicine
Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, sponsored by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, annually recognizes one University of Louisville School of Medicine faculty member and one graduating medical student who embodies compassion and sensitivity in the delivery of care to patients and their family members.
Congratulations from Dr. Mokshagundam!
Anna M. Burke Resident Award for
Excellence in Quality and Safety
Daniel Martin, M.D.
Outstanding PGY 2
Teaching Award
Khushboo Gala, MBBS
Professionalism Award
Sara Ellingwood, M.D.
Samuel Reynolds, M.D.
Department of Medicine Division Award for Excellence in Teaching
Division of General Internal Medicine, Palliative Medicine and Medical Education
Outstanding Senior
Resident Award
William Tyler Smith, M.D.
Department of Medicine Fellow Award
for Excellence in Teaching
Mohammad Mathbout, M.D.
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Medicine Stuart Urbach Award for Excellence in Faculty Teaching
Staci Mandrola, M.D.
Division of General Internal Medicine, Palliative Care and Medical Education
Excellence in Teaching Award
Hospital Medicine
Tyler Sharpe, M.D.
Ambulatory Medicine
Nancy Kubiak, M.D.
2019-2020 In-Training Exam Award Winners
PGY1 Highest Score
Dylan Gerlach, D.O.
PGY2 Highest Score
Ashley Tywman, M.D.
PGY3 Highest Score
Gregory Miller, D.O.
PGY 2 Most Improved Score
Katherine George, D.O.
PGY 3 Most Improved Score
Jonathan Alexander, M.D.
2020 Graduating Residents
Internal Medicine
- Jonathan Alexander, Oncology/Hematology, Medical University of South Carolina
- Sundus Bhatti, Hepatology, Baylor University
- Sruti Brahmandam, Pulmonary/Critical Care, University of Louisville
- Jordan Cole, Hospitalist, Atrium Health Cabarrus, Concord, NC
- Sally Condon, Gastroenterology, University of Louisville
- Harrison Daniel, Gastroenterology, University of Louisville
- Bradley Tice Dunlavy, Hospitalist, Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY
- Sara Ellingwood, Internal Medicine Chief Resident, University of Louisville
- Surosree Ganguli, Gastroenterology, University of Louisville
- Saarik Gupta, Cardiology, St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
- Meliha Hrustanovic-Kadic, Pulmonary/Critical Care, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Travis Huffman, Cardiology, University of Kentucky
- Erik Jeanes, Endocrinology, University of Wisconsin
- Brock Kabat, Hospitalist, Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY
- Ryan Kaufman, Hospitalist-Internal Medicine, University of Louisville
- William Linville, Pulmonary/Critical Care, University of Louisville
- Gregory Miller, Cardiology, Cooper University Healthcare, Camden, NJ
- Quang Nguyen, Sleep Medicine, University of Louisville
- Christopher Reed, Cardiology, University of Louisville
- Samuel Reynolds, Internal Medicine Chief Resident, University of Louisville
- Aakash Shah, VA Chief Resident for Quality and Safety, University of Louisville
- Amal Shine, Gastroenterology, University of Louisville
- William Tyler Smith, Internal Medicine Chief Resident, University of Louisville
- Fitsum Woldessellassie, Gastroenterology, East Tennessee State University
Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
- Hannah Freeland, Hospitalist, Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY
- Benjamin Hannah, Palliative Care, University of Louisville
- Hazar Hassuneh, Hospitalist-Internal Medicine, University of Louisville
- Hugo Hua, Hospitalist, TBA
- David Taylor, Hospitalist, TBA
- Zheyi Teoh, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Graduating Fellows
Cardiology Fellows
Cardiology Fellows
Sergiu Darabant, M.D.
Private Practice, Miami, FL
Arunpreet Kahlon, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology, William Beaumont, Royal Oak, MI
Narayana Sarma Singam, M.D.
Cardiac Critical Care, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
Nina Efua Williams, M.D.
Private Practice, Tulsa, OK
Interventional Cardiology Fellow
Neil Barry, D.O.
Private Practice, Knoxville, TN
Endocrinology Fellows
Radhika Annam, M.D.
Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate, Effingham, IL
Abhinaya Jawahar, M.D.
Erlanger Health System, Chattanooga, TN
Congrats from Dr. Mokshagundam!
Congrats from Dr. Krishnasamy!
Gastroenterology Fellows
Lisanne Anders, M.D.
Private Practice, VA
Imad Jaafar, M.D.
Private Practice, Dayton, OH
Nanlong Liu, M.D.
Advanced Endoscopy, University of Florida
Aniruddh Patel, M.D.
Private Practice, Atlanta, GA
Brandon Wuerth, M.D.
Faculty, University of Louisville
Congrats from Dr. Parajuli!
Luis Marsano Teaching Award
Endashaw Omer, M.D.
Dipendra Parajuli, M.D.
Congrats from Dr.Liu!
Infectious Diseases Fellow
Kamran Mahmood, M.D.
Norton Infectious Diseases Specialists, Louisville, KY
Congrats from Dr. Raghuram!
Oncology/Hematology Fellows
Shruti Bhandari, M.D.
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, ME
Phuong Ngo, M.D.
UofL Health James Graham Brown Cancer Center
Shawn Peterson, M.D.
Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY
Congrats from Dr. Rojan!
Palliative Medicine Fellow
Daniel Dierfeldt, D.O.
Faculty, University of Louisville
Congrats from Dr. Dillon!
Pulmonary/Sleep Fellows
Pulmonary Fellows
David DeLapp, D.O.
Sleep Fellowship, University of Chicago
Richard Kim, M.D.
Private Practice, Dallas, TX
John Price, D.O.
Private Practice, Winchester, VA
Congrats from Dr. Rivas!
Sleep Fellow
Alessandra Morello Gearhart, M.D.
Tulsa, OK
Congrats from Dr. Guardiola!