Teaching Recognition Awards

These awards were designed to recognize individuals with outstanding teaching skills and career contributions to the academic community. From 1997 to 2014, 24 individuals were acknowledged in two areas of achievement, Innovation in Education and Achievement in Education.

Innovation in Education

The Innovation in Education Award funded novel concepts or applications to improve educational programs and advance the practice of anesthesiology. Candidates must have demonstrated recent and documented implementation of these new educational tools and practices.

Achievement in Education

The Achievement in Education Award recognized an anesthesiology educator who substantially changed and advanced education in medicine.

Past Recipients

Achievement in Education

Paul G. Barash, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
Yale University School of Medicine

Dr. Barash is currently conducting research in two areas: peri-operative cardiovascular anesthesia and healthcare delivery.

Innovation in Education

No winner was selected for 2014.

Achievement in Education

Vincent W.S. Chan, MD, FRCPC
Professor of Anesthesia
University of Toronto, Toronto
Ontario, Canada

“Professor Chan is one of the most renowned educators in ultrasound training in five continents and has led over 150 ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia workshops.”

Innovation in Education

Jeffrey M. Taekman, MD
ILE@D platform
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

“We believe the ILE@D platform is the first of a new generation of game-based tools that ultimately will revolutionize the very nature of education and assessment in the health professions.”

Innovation in Education

Larry Chu, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Anesthesia
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California

START – Successful Transition to Anesthesia Residency Training

Achievement in Education

Ling Qun Hu, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Founder and Chief Executive Director, No Pain Labor N’ Delivery

Innovation in Education

Edward C. Nemergut, MD
Associate Professor
Anesthesiology and Neurological Surgery, Program Director
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia

Founder, OpenAnesthesia

Achievement in Education

Jonathan L. Benumof, MD
Professor
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California

Achievement in Education Award

Adam I. Levine, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York

Innovation in Education Award

Medge D. Owen, MD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Founder, Kybele

Achievement in Education Award

Lydia A. Conlay, MD, Phd
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Christopher J. Gallagher, MD
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York

Innovation in Education Award

Stephen J. Kimatian, MD, FAAP
Penn State University
Hershey, Pennsylvania

Achievement in Education Award

David M. Gaba, MD
Stanford School of Medicine and
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Palo Alto, California

Achievement in Education Award – Honorable Mentions

Andranik Ovassapian, MD
University of Chicago – Chicago, IL
Gainesville, Florida

James H. Philip, M.E. (E.), MD
Harvard University and Harvard-MIT
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Innovation in Education Award

Klaus Hahnenkamp, MD
University Hospital
Muenster, Germany

Innovation in Education Award – Honorable Mentions

William James Phillips, MD, FACEP
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi

Loran Mounir Soliman, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio

Teaching Recognition Award

David J. Birnbach, MD, MPH
Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
University of Miami
Miami, Florida

Teaching Recognition Award – Honorable Mentions

Tammy Y. Euliano, MD
University of Florida, College of Medicine
Gainesville, Florida

Adam I. Levine, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York

G. Alec Rooke, MD, PhD
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Christopher L. Wu, MD
The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Teaching Recognition Award

Manuel Pardo, Jr., MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesia
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Teaching Recognition Award – Honorable Mentions

Mark Dershwitz, MD, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair of Anesthesiology
University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Worcester, Massachusetts

John C. Sanders, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico

John E. Tetzlaff, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine,
Case Western Reserve University
Director of Anesthesiology
Center of Anesthesiology Education, Cleveland Clinic
Foundation Health Science Center, Ohio State University
Cleveland, Ohio

Teaching Recognition Award:

Ken B. Johnson, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Teaching Recognition Award – Honorable Mention

Ruben J. Azocar, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Boston University Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts

Teaching Recognition Award

Robert Gaiser, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesia
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Teaching Recognition Award – Honorable Mentions

Tammy Y. Euliano, MD
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Dan J. Kopacz, MD
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, Washington

G. Alec Rooke, MD
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington

Teaching Recognition Award

Jerome Klafta, MD
Associate Professor in Anesthesia & Critical Care
University of Chicago
Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care
Chicago, Illinois

Teaching Recognition Award – Honorable Mentions

Steven B. Edelstein, MD
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois

Cam Enarson, MD, MBA
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Robert S. Holzman, MD
Children’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Manuel Pardo, Jr., MD
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Teaching Recognition Award

Lawrence Ching Tsen, MD
Assistant Professor in Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Teaching Recognition Award – Honorable Mention

Michael Booke, MD, PhD
OA Priv.-Doz.
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Klinik und Poliklinik für Anasthesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin
Münster, Germany

Teaching Recognition Award

John (Hans) W. Schweiger, MD
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida

Teaching Recognition Award – Honorable Mentions

Robert R. Gaiser, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Robert R. Valley, MD
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

C. Thomas Wass, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Teaching Recognition Award

Scott Segal, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Teaching Recognition Award

David J. Stone, MD
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, Virginia

Teaching Recognition Award

Almage D. Egan, MD
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

2014

Achievement in Education

Paul G. Barash, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
Yale University School of Medicine

Dr. Barash is currently conducting research in two areas: peri-operative cardiovascular anesthesia and healthcare delivery.

Innovation in Education

No winner was selected for 2014.

2013

Achievement in Education

Vincent W.S. Chan, MD, FRCPC
Professor of Anesthesia
University of Toronto, Toronto
Ontario, Canada

“Professor Chan is one of the most renowned educators in ultrasound training in five continents and has led over 150 ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia workshops.”

Innovation in Education

Jeffrey M. Taekman, MD
ILE@D platform
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

“We believe the ILE@D platform is the first of a new generation of game-based tools that ultimately will revolutionize the very nature of education and assessment in the health professions.”

2011

Innovation in Education

Larry Chu, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Anesthesia
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California

START – Successful Transition to Anesthesia Residency Training

Achievement in Education

Ling Qun Hu, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Founder and Chief Executive Director, No Pain Labor N’ Delivery

2010

Innovation in Education

Edward C. Nemergut, MD
Associate Professor
Anesthesiology and Neurological Surgery, Program Director
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia

Founder, OpenAnesthesia

Achievement in Education

Jonathan L. Benumof, MD
Professor
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California

2009

Achievement in Education Award

Adam I. Levine, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York

Innovation in Education Award

Medge D. Owen, MD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Founder, Kybele

2008

Achievement in Education Award

Lydia A. Conlay, MD, Phd
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Christopher J. Gallagher, MD
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York

Innovation in Education Award

Stephen J. Kimatian, MD, FAAP
Penn State University
Hershey, Pennsylvania

2007

Achievement in Education Award

David M. Gaba, MD
Stanford School of Medicine and
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Palo Alto, California

Achievement in Education Award – Honorable Mentions

Andranik Ovassapian, MD
University of Chicago – Chicago, IL
Gainesville, Florida

James H. Philip, M.E. (E.), MD
Harvard University and Harvard-MIT
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Innovation in Education Award

Klaus Hahnenkamp, MD
University Hospital
Muenster, Germany

Innovation in Education Award – Honorable Mentions

William James Phillips, MD, FACEP
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi

Loran Mounir Soliman, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio

2006

Teaching Recognition Award

David J. Birnbach, MD, MPH
Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
University of Miami
Miami, Florida

Teaching Recognition Award – Honorable Mentions

Tammy Y. Euliano, MD
University of Florida, College of Medicine
Gainesville, Florida

Adam I. Levine, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York

G. Alec Rooke, MD, PhD
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Christopher L. Wu, MD
The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

2005

Teaching Recognition Award

Manuel Pardo, Jr., MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesia
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Teaching Recognition Award – Honorable Mentions

Mark Dershwitz, MD, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair of Anesthesiology
University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Worcester, Massachusetts

John C. Sanders, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico

John E. Tetzlaff, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine,
Case Western Reserve University
Director of Anesthesiology
Center of Anesthesiology Education, Cleveland Clinic
Foundation Health Science Center, Ohio State University
Cleveland, Ohio

2004

Teaching Recognition Award:

Ken B. Johnson, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Teaching Recognition Award – Honorable Mention

Ruben J. Azocar, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Boston University Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts

2003

Teaching Recognition Award

Robert Gaiser, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesia
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Teaching Recognition Award – Honorable Mentions

Tammy Y. Euliano, MD
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Dan J. Kopacz, MD
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, Washington

G. Alec Rooke, MD
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington

2002

Teaching Recognition Award

Jerome Klafta, MD
Associate Professor in Anesthesia & Critical Care
University of Chicago
Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care
Chicago, Illinois

Teaching Recognition Award – Honorable Mentions

Steven B. Edelstein, MD
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois

Cam Enarson, MD, MBA
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Robert S. Holzman, MD
Children’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Manuel Pardo, Jr., MD
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

2001

Teaching Recognition Award

Lawrence Ching Tsen, MD
Assistant Professor in Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Teaching Recognition Award – Honorable Mention

Michael Booke, MD, PhD
OA Priv.-Doz.
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Klinik und Poliklinik für Anasthesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin
Münster, Germany

2000

Teaching Recognition Award

John (Hans) W. Schweiger, MD
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida

Teaching Recognition Award – Honorable Mentions

Robert R. Gaiser, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Robert R. Valley, MD
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

C. Thomas Wass, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

1999

Teaching Recognition Award

Scott Segal, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

1998

Teaching Recognition Award

David J. Stone, MD
University of VirginiaHealth System
Charlottesville, Virginia

1997

Teaching Recognition Award

Almage D. Egan, MD
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah