Students from the Weill Cornell Medical College Class of 2024 were recognized for their dedication to scholarship, excellence in research, devotion to teaching or service and exceptional professional qualities on May 15 during Convocation. This was also an opportunity to honor other medical students, alumni, faculty and staff.
Dr. Robert Harrington, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine and Provost for Medical Affairs of Cornell University and Dr. Yoon Kang, Senior Associate Dean for Education hosted the awards ceremony.
2024 Student Awards
The Alan Van Poznak Award for Excellence in Anesthesiology
Briana Lui
The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine’s Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award
Emily Bae
The Henry Adelman Memorial Award for Excellence in Geriatric Medicine
Sanam Bhatia
The Anthony Seth Werner, M.D., Memorial Prize
Natalie Thuy-Nhi Nguyen
The Jay Lawrence Award for Clinical Proficiency in Infectious Diseases
Nissiya Ama Adjei
Alfred Moritz Michaelis Prize in General Medicine
Hudson Sun-Ki Lee
The Clarence C. Coryell Prize in Medicine
Evan Asher Balmuth
The David and Gladys Drusin Memorial Prize
Leslie Elizabeth Bull
Joan Severino Parisi and Alfred F. Parisi, MD '63 Prize in Internal Medicine
Diksha Ashwin Brahmbhatt
The Weiss Prize for Excellence in Clinical Medicine
Joyce Lee
The Yvette and Seymour Feil Prize in Medicine
Sean Patrick McCoy
The American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize for Excellence in Neurology
Andrew Ferdynand Iannone
The Gustav Seeligmann Prize for Efficiency in Obstetrics
Natalie Thuy-Nhi Nguyen
The William J. Ledger Prize in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Luiza Rezende Izoldi Perez
The Edward Norton Prize in Ophthalmology
Hannah Huei-Lan Hwang
The T. Campbell Thompson Prize for Excellence in Orthopedic Surgery
Branden Rafael Sosa
The Arthur Palmer Prize for Efficiency in Otorhinolaryngology
Yashes Srinivasan
The Herman L. Jacobius Prize in Pathology
Rhiannon Rose Aguilar
The George S. Meister Prize in Pediatrics
Eric Simon Takoushian
The Mitchell Spivak Memorial Prize in Pediatrics
Devin Mary Ray
The Oskar Diethelm Prize for Excellence in Psychiatry
Crystal Chang-Ann Wang
Sanam Bhatia
The Richard N. Kohl Prize for Excellence in Psychiatry
Erika Alma Glaubitz
Andrew Constantin Toader
The Faith Stewart-Gordon Prize for Excellence in Rehabilitation Medicine
Artine Nabil Zzarzani
The Clarence C. Coryell Prize in Surgery
Emily Manin
The Fabrizio Michelassi Medical Student Prize
Reine-Marcelle Ibala
The G. Thomas Shires II Prize in Surgery
Federico Palacardo
The Gustave J. Noback Memorial Prize in Anatomy
Grant Garnett Black
The Gustave J. Noback Memorial Fund for Advanced Study and Teaching in the Field of Anatomy
Yashes Srinivasan
The Moselle and Milton Pollack Prize in Medical Ethics
Valeria Guitierrez
The William C. Thro Memorial Prize for Academic Achievement Pathology
Tyler Wills
The Barbara Slifka Global Health Award
Indrani Guzman Das
The Elise Strang L’Esperance Prize in Public Health
Briana Lui
The George G. Reader Prize in Public Health
Diksha Brahmbhatt
The United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award
Emily Cohen
The Alan von Kreuter Cancer Research Prize
Rafael Jose Almanzar
The Dean’s Research Award
Yael Razi Stovezky
The Gustavo Cudkowicz Memorial Prize in Immunobiology
Steven Pan
The Harold G. Wolff Research Prize
Arsalan Haghdal
The Sondra Lee Shaw Memorial Prize
Carlos Rico
The Susanna Cunningham-Rundles Medical Student Research Prize
Hudson Sun-Ki Lee
Area of Concentration Certificates of Excellence
Rafael Jose Almanzar
Emily Bae
Evan Asher Balmuth
Edward Gilbert Bowen
Taylor Kyle Brashear
George Son Corpuz
Benjamin Canon Gaeta
Lynn Kedee Han
Elizabeth Mina Khusid
Hudson Sun-Ki Lee
Joyce Lee
Tehilla Berger Lipsky
Esther Yixin Liu
Shuting Lu
Vruj Patel
Carlos Alberto Rico
Hector Fernando Salazar Martinez
Yashes Srinivasan
Yael Razi Stovezky
Glasgow-Rubin Memorial Award
Luiza Rezende Izoldi Perez
Glasgow-Rubin Memorial Achievement Citations
Emily Bae
Geena Ianni
Esther Yixin Liu
The Charles Horn Prize
Lynn Han
The David Clayson Prize for Creativity
Sophia Salingaros
The Hayworth-Gold Award for Excellence in Medical Professionalism
Patrick Magahis
Ian Nykaza
Alyssa Pelak
The Henry C. and Anne Hayworth First Honor Prize
Jeffrey Shi
The Sidney and Viola Borkon Memorial Prize
Maressa Cumbermack
The John Metcalf Polk Prizes
Charles Gunnar Kinzig
Sean Patrick McCoy
Daniel Poston
The Medical Student Executive Council Award
Diksha Brahmbhatt
The Compassionate Physician Award
Reine-Marcelle Ibala
The Good Physician Award
Sean Patrick McCoy
The Nelson Felix Sánchez M.D. LGBTQ+ Excellence Award
Jodie Nghiem
The Paul Sherlock Prize in Internal Medicine
Varshini Gali
The Leonard P. Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
Student recipient: Benedict Bunyi Harvey
Faculty recipient: Dr. Joy Howell
2024 Faculty Awards
The Senior List Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Anthony Ogedegbe
Dr. Joy Howell
Dr. Juliet Aizer
Dr. Kaushal Shah
Dr. Bryan Leppert
Dr. Andrea Card
Dr. David Scales
Dr. Deborah Silber
Dr. Emily Coskun
Dr. Alexis Vien
The Charles L. Bardes, M.D. Teaching Prize
Dr. Bernice Grafstein
The 1952 Resident Physician Prize
Dr. Elizabeth Reznik
The Elliott Hochstein Teaching Award
Dr. Brian Eiss
The House Staff Teaching Award
Dr. Wesley Rogers
The Medical Student Executive Council First Year Teaching Award
Dr. Sushil Kumar
The Medical Student Executive Council Second Year Teaching Award
Dr. Marc Dinkin
The Richard A. Herrmann, M.D. Teaching Award
Dr. Brian Eiss