Faculty and Staff Awards 2025
Stritch Faculty and Staff Awards 2025
Two medical students announce an award winner at the 2025 Stritch Faculty and Staff Awards.
The Faculty and Staff Awards are an annual tradition at Stritch. Each year, individuals who have had made significant contributions to medical education and to our school are recognized with awards as voted on by students. At an awards reception in fall 2025, the M2, M3, and M4 classes honored individuals across various teams who exemplify our mission and provide valuable contributions to our school community.
Congratulations to all the award winners!
The Class of 2028 recognized three individuals with awards:
Educator of the Year: Eva Murdoch, PhD, Associate Professor, Leischner Department of Medical Education
Outstanding Staff Members of the Year:
- Lorenzo Arredondo Anzures, Security Monitor, Campus Safety, Health Sciences Campus
- Ann Hillman, MDiv, Director of Health Sciences Campus Ministry
The Class of 2027 recognized three individuals with awards:
Educator of the Year: Theresa Kristopaitis, MD, Associate Dean for Curriculum Integration, Medical Education; Professor, Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine; Director, Mechanisms of Human Disease Course
Facilitator of the Year: Sean Greenhalgh, MD, Division Director and Associate Professor, Hospital Medicine
Excellence in Student Support: Justin Hoch, LSW, Chaplain, Health Sciences Campus
The Class of 2026 recognized four individuals with awards:
Attending of the Year: Luis Fernandez, MD, Professor, Surgery
Intern of the Year: Nasreen Al-Qadi, MD
Resident of the Year: Caressa Chen, MD
Interprofessional Educator of the Year: Bridget Enright, APRN, Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care
Wolf and Kettle Award
The following faculty physicians were awarded the 2025 Wolf and Kettle award for clinical teaching excellence. This honor is given to the top 25% of clinical faculty based on student evaluation data.
- Dr. Susan Rohde
- Dr. Terence Beissel
- Dr. Richard Green
- Dr. Ban Al-Sayyed
- Dr. Julie Fitzgerald
- Dr. Cristian Jaramillo
- Dr. Almas Syed
- Dr. Salomon Abitbol
- Dr. Joyce Gemson
- Dr. Mehul Sheth
- Dr. Sean Diamond
- Dr. Shanti Nair
- Dr. Mary Barsanti-Sekhar
- Dr. Cindy Rubin
- Dr. Astha Sharma
- Dr. Ramzan Shahid
- Dr. Bridget Boyd
- Dr. Nadia Qureshi
- Dr. Antonio Pangan
- Dr. Anne Drahos
- Dr. Emily Beamer
- Dr. Allison McClain
- Dr. Mary Jones
- Dr. Eugene Suh
- Dr. Natalie Kamberos Dr. Tehui Ma
- Dr. Ellen Parker
- Dr. Kerry Sheehan
- Dr. Margaret Tsien
- Dr. Prempreet Bajaj
- Dr. Jaroslaw Czarnkowski
- Dr. Virgilio Arenas-Bribiesca
- Dr. Peter Chien
- Dr. Edwin Meresh
- Dr. Andrew Ripeckyj
- Dr. Pavil Cherian
- Dr. Christy McMillin
- Dr. Iyad Alkhouri
- Dr. Marla Shu
- Dr. Gulam Noorani
- Dr. Emad Allam
- Dr. Erica Major
- Dr. Atul Mallik
- Dr. Mariah Siddiqui
- Dr. Nicholas Friedman
- Dr. Jennifer Lim-Dunham
- Dr. Kristin Baldea
- Dr. Ahmer Farooq
- Dr. Kevin McVary
- Dr. Jacqueline Dziedzic
- Dr. Amy Kule
- Dr. Alexandra Mason
- Dr. Trent Reed
- Dr. Lydia Sharp
- Dr. Amit Gupta
- Dr. Jeffrey Heiferman
- Dr. George Lew
- Dr. Cassandra Ward
- Dr. David Snow
- Dr. Claudine Feliciano
- Dr. Priya Patel
- Dr. Timothy Murray
- Dr. Brian Barbas
- Dr. Sari Hart
- Dr. Ethan Sterk
- Dr. Emily Fleming
- Dr. Paulina Kuchinic
- Dr. Katherine Darr
- Dr. Joan Dimopoulos
- Dr. Kristen Donaldson
- Dr. Brett Marcotte
- Dr. Leticia Gonzalez
- Dr. Jason Cesario
- Dr. Valerie Valero
- Dr. Laura Glaser
- Dr. Anne Peiffer
- Dr. Leslie Waddell
- Dr. Marian Acevedo Alvarez
- Dr. Colleen Fitzgerald
- Dr. Mary Lynn
- Dr. Lauren Westbay
- Dr. Lena Wiley
- Dr. Thythy Pham
- Dr. Nicole Sprawka
- Dr. KaLee Ahlin
- Dr. Maike Liebermann
- Dr. Brittany Idusuyi
- Dr. Layan Alrahmani
- Dr. Paula White Prock
- Dr. Christina Jreisat
- Dr. Brandon Bond
- Dr. Jigisha Thakkar
- Dr. David Kvarnberg
- Dr. Jorge Asconapé
- Dr. Sean Ruland
- Dr. Rick Gill
- Dr. Eugene Schnitzler
- Dr. Matthew McCoyd
- Dr. Adeline Schnitz
- Dr. Sarkis Morales Vidal
- Dr. Ravi Garg
- Dr. Nancy Gryniewicz-Sika
- Dr. Kelli Heinrich
- Dr. Camilla Larsen
- Dr. Jessica McIntyre
- Dr. Courtney Suh
- Dr. Alexandra Albanese
- Dr. Amy Blair
- Dr. Rebecca Maddrell
- Dr. Sherif Milik
- Dr. Maria Ramirez
- Dr. Wesam El Ramahi
- Dr. Monica Banales
- Dr. Andrew Birkhead
- Dr. Michael Brooks
- Dr. Kyle Geissler
- Dr. Robert Miller
- Dr. Rosaura Licea
- Dr. Morgan Beatty
- Dr. Charles Ediogiawerie
- Dr. Debora Grandinetti
- Dr. Eleanor Bucholz
- Dr. Darl Vandevender
- Dr. Gifty Abraham
- Dr. Paul Roach
- Dr. Purvi Patel
- Dr. Manuel Portalatin
- Dr. Priya Bhakta
- Dr. Jacqueline Kalmoe
- Dr. Yucel Yankol
- Dr. Linda Frederick
- Dr. John Kubasiak
- Dr. Khalil Qato
- Dr. Arthur Sanford
- Dr. Jeffrey Zawacki
- Dr. Hieu Ton-That
- Dr. Adam Kabaker
- Dr. Gerard Abood
- Dr. Kyle Cohn
- Dr. Pegge Halandras
Additional Educator Awards:
The Class of 2025 honored exceptional faculty members with Outstanding Classroom Educator and Outstanding Clinical Educator awards, which were awarded at the Match Day celebration in March 2025. Learn more.
October 2025
The Faculty and Staff Awards are an annual tradition at Stritch. Each year, individuals who have had made significant contributions to medical education and to our school are recognized with awards as voted on by students. At an awards reception in fall 2025, the M2, M3, and M4 classes honored individuals across various teams who exemplify our mission and provide valuable contributions to our school community.
Congratulations to all the award winners!
The Class of 2028 recognized three individuals with awards:
Educator of the Year: Eva Murdoch, PhD, Associate Professor, Leischner Department of Medical Education
Outstanding Staff Members of the Year:
- Lorenzo Arredondo Anzures, Security Monitor, Campus Safety, Health Sciences Campus
- Ann Hillman, MDiv, Director of Health Sciences Campus Ministry
The Class of 2027 recognized three individuals with awards:
Educator of the Year: Theresa Kristopaitis, MD, Associate Dean for Curriculum Integration, Medical Education; Professor, Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine; Director, Mechanisms of Human Disease Course
Facilitator of the Year: Sean Greenhalgh, MD, Division Director and Associate Professor, Hospital Medicine
Excellence in Student Support: Justin Hoch, LSW, Chaplain, Health Sciences Campus
The Class of 2026 recognized four individuals with awards:
Attending of the Year: Luis Fernandez, MD, Professor, Surgery
Intern of the Year: Nasreen Al-Qadi, MD
Resident of the Year: Caressa Chen, MD
Interprofessional Educator of the Year: Bridget Enright, APRN, Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care
OSR Award
Nominated by Stritch student representatives of the Association of American Medical College’s Organization of Student Representatives (OSR).
Humanism in Medicine Award: James Lau, MD, Professor, Surgery
Wolf and Kettle Award
The following faculty physicians were awarded the 2025 Wolf and Kettle award for clinical teaching excellence. This honor is given to the top 25% of clinical faculty based on student evaluation data.
- Dr. Susan Rohde
- Dr. Terence Beissel
- Dr. Richard Green
- Dr. Ban Al-Sayyed
- Dr. Julie Fitzgerald
- Dr. Cristian Jaramillo
- Dr. Almas Syed
- Dr. Salomon Abitbol
- Dr. Joyce Gemson
- Dr. Mehul Sheth
- Dr. Sean Diamond
- Dr. Shanti Nair
- Dr. Mary Barsanti-Sekhar
- Dr. Cindy Rubin
- Dr. Astha Sharma
- Dr. Ramzan Shahid
- Dr. Bridget Boyd
- Dr. Nadia Qureshi
- Dr. Antonio Pangan
- Dr. Anne Drahos
- Dr. Emily Beamer
- Dr. Allison McClain
- Dr. Mary Jones
- Dr. Eugene Suh
- Dr. Natalie Kamberos Dr. Tehui Ma
- Dr. Ellen Parker
- Dr. Kerry Sheehan
- Dr. Margaret Tsien
- Dr. Prempreet Bajaj
- Dr. Jaroslaw Czarnkowski
- Dr. Virgilio Arenas-Bribiesca
- Dr. Peter Chien
- Dr. Edwin Meresh
- Dr. Andrew Ripeckyj
- Dr. Pavil Cherian
- Dr. Christy McMillin
- Dr. Iyad Alkhouri
- Dr. Marla Shu
- Dr. Gulam Noorani
- Dr. Emad Allam
- Dr. Erica Major
- Dr. Atul Mallik
- Dr. Mariah Siddiqui
- Dr. Nicholas Friedman
- Dr. Jennifer Lim-Dunham
- Dr. Kristin Baldea
- Dr. Ahmer Farooq
- Dr. Kevin McVary
- Dr. Jacqueline Dziedzic
- Dr. Amy Kule
- Dr. Alexandra Mason
- Dr. Trent Reed
- Dr. Lydia Sharp
- Dr. Amit Gupta
- Dr. Jeffrey Heiferman
- Dr. George Lew
- Dr. Cassandra Ward
- Dr. David Snow
- Dr. Claudine Feliciano
- Dr. Priya Patel
- Dr. Timothy Murray
- Dr. Brian Barbas
- Dr. Sari Hart
- Dr. Ethan Sterk
- Dr. Emily Fleming
- Dr. Paulina Kuchinic
- Dr. Katherine Darr
- Dr. Joan Dimopoulos
- Dr. Kristen Donaldson
- Dr. Brett Marcotte
- Dr. Leticia Gonzalez
- Dr. Jason Cesario
- Dr. Valerie Valero
- Dr. Laura Glaser
- Dr. Anne Peiffer
- Dr. Leslie Waddell
- Dr. Marian Acevedo Alvarez
- Dr. Colleen Fitzgerald
- Dr. Mary Lynn
- Dr. Lauren Westbay
- Dr. Lena Wiley
- Dr. Thythy Pham
- Dr. Nicole Sprawka
- Dr. KaLee Ahlin
- Dr. Maike Liebermann
- Dr. Brittany Idusuyi
- Dr. Layan Alrahmani
- Dr. Paula White Prock
- Dr. Christina Jreisat
- Dr. Brandon Bond
- Dr. Jigisha Thakkar
- Dr. David Kvarnberg
- Dr. Jorge Asconapé
- Dr. Sean Ruland
- Dr. Rick Gill
- Dr. Eugene Schnitzler
- Dr. Matthew McCoyd
- Dr. Adeline Schnitz
- Dr. Sarkis Morales Vidal
- Dr. Ravi Garg
- Dr. Nancy Gryniewicz-Sika
- Dr. Kelli Heinrich
- Dr. Camilla Larsen
- Dr. Jessica McIntyre
- Dr. Courtney Suh
- Dr. Alexandra Albanese
- Dr. Amy Blair
- Dr. Rebecca Maddrell
- Dr. Sherif Milik
- Dr. Maria Ramirez
- Dr. Wesam El Ramahi
- Dr. Monica Banales
- Dr. Andrew Birkhead
- Dr. Michael Brooks
- Dr. Kyle Geissler
- Dr. Robert Miller
- Dr. Rosaura Licea
- Dr. Morgan Beatty
- Dr. Charles Ediogiawerie
- Dr. Debora Grandinetti
- Dr. Eleanor Bucholz
- Dr. Darl Vandevender
- Dr. Gifty Abraham
- Dr. Paul Roach
- Dr. Purvi Patel
- Dr. Manuel Portalatin
- Dr. Priya Bhakta
- Dr. Jacqueline Kalmoe
- Dr. Yucel Yankol
- Dr. Linda Frederick
- Dr. John Kubasiak
- Dr. Khalil Qato
- Dr. Arthur Sanford
- Dr. Jeffrey Zawacki
- Dr. Hieu Ton-That
- Dr. Adam Kabaker
- Dr. Gerard Abood
- Dr. Kyle Cohn
- Dr. Pegge Halandras
Additional Educator Awards:
The Class of 2025 honored exceptional faculty members with Outstanding Classroom Educator and Outstanding Clinical Educator awards, which were awarded at the Match Day celebration in March 2025. Learn more.
October 2025