2023 Annual Faculty & Staff Awards Recipients

Honoring the outstanding contributions of faculty and staff members of Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is an important aspect of our School. Congratulations to these 2023 recipients.

Educators of the Year
Preclerkship
Ricardo Cruz, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine/General Internal Medicine

Clerkship
Julia A. Bartolomeo, MD
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

PhD
Douglas Rosene, PhD
Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology

Master’s
Lillian Sosa, MS, CGC
Assistant Director, MS in Genetic Counseling Program
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Resident (new award category)
Jia Jeannie Xu, MD
Clinical Instructor (third-year resident) of Ophthalmology

Stanley L. Robbins Award for Excellence in Teaching
Sonia Ananthakrishnan, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine/Endocrinology, Diabetes & Nutrition

Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
Laura Wung, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine/General Internal Medicine

Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility:
Faculty
Samantha E. Kaplan, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Elizabeth Klings, MD
Professor of Medicine/Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine

Staff
Peter Flynn
Technical Lead, BUMC IT