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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION
Sandy J. Stewart Chair, Board of Governors
William E. Best
Chair, Board of Trustees
Robert L. Barchi, M.D., Ph.D. President
Brian L. Strom, M.D., M.P.H.
Chancellor, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
Robert L. Johnson, M.D., F.A.A.P. The Sharon & Joseph L. Muscarelle Endowed Dean
Maria L. Soto-Greene, M.D., M.S.-H.P.Ed., F.A.C.P.
Vice Dean
ORDER OF EXERCISES ________________________________________________________________________________________
PROCESSIONAL
FLAG BEARER
Nancy D. Connell, Ph.D. Professor
Department of Medicine
GONFALON BEARER
Iris Herrera, M.D. Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
RUTGERS AND NJMS ADMINISTRATION, AWARDEES, FACULTY AND GRADUATING CLASS
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Class of 2018 Members of the Vocal Chords
PRESIDING
Robert L. Johnson, M.D., F.A.A.P. The Sharon & Joseph L. Muscarelle Endowed Dean
WELCOMING REMARKS
Frank B. Hundley Board of Governors, Rutgers University
Brian L. Strom, M.D., M.P.H.
Chancellor, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
THE STANLEY S. BERGEN, JR., M.D. MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE
Jason Douglas Domogauer
DEAN CHARLES L. BROWN AWARD
Kerry Anne Sheehan
THE 2018 LEONARD TOW HUMANISM IN MEDICINE AWARD PRESENTED BY THE
ARNOLD P. GOLD FOUNDATION
Joshua Ezra Weiss Omar M. Mahmoud, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.
THE ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA VOLUNTEER
CLINICAL FACULTY AWARD
Frank L. Kane, M.D.
THE NEW JERSEY HEALTH FOUNDATION EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD
Stephen S. Kamin, M.D.
THE NEW JERSEY HEALTH FOUNDATION EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AWARD
Jorge E. Contreras, Ph.D.
NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD
Paul J. P. Bolanowski, M.D. Class of 1965
NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN AWARD
Jacob J. Lindenthal, Ph.D., Dr. P.H.
ORDER OF EXERCISES ________________________________________________________________________________________
CONVOCATION SPEAKER
The Reverend M. William Howard, Jr. Pastor Emeritus, Bethany Baptist Church
Former Chair, Rutgers University Board of Governors
PRESIDENT OF STUDENT COUNCIL
Kerry Anne Sheehan Class of 2018
COMMISSIONING OF MILITARY OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION OF OATH
OATH OF HIPPOCRATES
Beth A. Pletcher, M.D. Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL HOODS AND ALUMNI CERTIFICATES TO THE CLASS OF 2018
CLOSING REMARKS
Robert L. Johnson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
RECESSIONAL
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Mohammad Talal Abboud 3 Ankita Agarwal 1 Mrinal Agrawal Marco Sebastian Amaral Nirmal B. Andrapalliyal David Charles Atherton Patrick Duclair Atis 2,10 Douglas Hoffman Atmatzidis 1 Celeste Arkady Azevedo Emily Sarah Babiss 2 Khushboo Baldev 2,10 Alberto Batarseh Neel S. Belani 2,5 Catherine Mary Boylan Jacob Sullivan Brady Cristina Mercedes Brea Catherine Cepeda Andrew Keh-An Chang 4 Brian Chaiyoung Chang Amit Chaudhari 6 Jeffrey Shi Chen 1 David Tian Chin 1 Sung H. Choi Joseph Anthony Colao Jr. 1 Meghan M. Crippen 1 Felix Glen Dailey Sterling Jr. Ezra R. Dayan 1 Jilyan Grace Rae Decker 2,4,11 Mark Raymond DeCotiis Ilja Dejanovic Dennis J. Dembek Prabhav P. Deo Rahul Dave Dhiman 1 Jason Douglas Domogauer 1,2,6,10 Gerard John D’Onofrio 5,12 Michael Garrett Doran Chelsea Elizabeth Earley Kristen A. Echanique 2 Stephen John Ellwood Luis Miguel Espinal Alison Esteva Sanders 2 Mary Olubukola Fakunle Natasha Simone Featherstone 2,8,10 Remy Paul Friedman 4,5
Erica Marie Gennaro Harmandip Singh Ghuman Sofia Gilels Mohan Govindraj Jaylen Zaki Green 2 Rahul Dave Gulati 1 Arjun B. Gupta 1,4,7 Daniel E. Guzman Yolanda Guzman 1 Stephen R. Hannaford Kristen Alexandra Harris 2,10 Caitlin Hartsgrove Karl Michael Hoegler 1,2 Alan Hsieh 1 Sean Hu Jasmine A. Huerta 2 Marcus Erin Hughes James Huynh 2 Douglas R. Jacobus Thomas N. Jauch Erik M. Johnsen Gregory N. Kacprzynski Victoria Jaroslava Kalawur 3 Naveed H. Kamal 1 Ashwin Blake Karanam 7 Munim Ali Khan Maya Yasmine Khandker 2 Megna Khatri Sarah Sabrine Kılıç 1,2 Suat Kılıç 11 Sangsoo Kim 3 Julia M. Kirchner 2,9 Prateeka Koul Charles F. Kreisel 2 Christopher Derek Lee Edward H. Lee Suhyoung Jane Lee Joshua Lawrence Leibowitz 1 Xingchen Li Philip Snow Lin 4 Brian Cheng Liu Robert Edward Luceri 2,8 Kamil Lupicki Karen Man
Amtul Mansoor 2,9 Nicole Mendez Matthew S. Miller Omar M. Mohamed 2 Nora C. Montealegre Jessi Munoz 2 Peter Kosuke Nakagami 2 Nehali B. Nanawati Tomer Nawrocki Eddy I. Ndichie, Jr. Daniel Alexander Nguyen 5,12 Edward Carl Nunziato Alvin Ayiera Nyaboga13 Daniel Minsuk Oh David Oommen 4 Pooja Anand Padgaonkar 4 Prashanth Palvannan 4,7 Joo Hye Grace Park Akash S. Patel Amy Patel 4 Neil Rajnikant Patel Samantha M. Pettigrew Michael Pico Varsha Radhakrishnan 4 Yanet Ravelo Renuka Kyatham Reddy 1,4 Gerald J. Riccardello, Jr.1
Luciano Roman-Banegas 8 Gerardo J. Russo Samir Sabharwal 7 Anurag Sahoo Christopher J. Sangiovanni Claire M. Sathe 1 Shakir M. Saud Brandon Taylor Schwartz 2,8 Christopher William Seery Lonnie Seo Harsh Atul Shah 1 Kinal Mayur Shah Malav P. Shah 2,4 Shreya P. Shah 1,4 Kerry Anne Sheehan 2 Kevin Sigler Paul So
RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOLCLASS OF 2018
RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOLCLASS OF 2018
RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOLCLASS OF 2018
RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL
CLASS OF 2018 Dylan Victor Stevens Edwin Rene Suarez William Wagner Supplee II 1 Ragha Vasantha Suresh 1,2,4 Roy Taborda Augustine John Tawadros 1 Annica B. Tehim 4 Christina E. Thoonkuzhy 4 Venkatraman Thulasi Krystal Marie Thumann 2,8,10
Khoa N. Tran
Jonathan To Chun M. Tong
Uchenna Ian Ubozoh 2 Forhad Ullah Niranjani Venkateswaran Davis Verde Omar Walli Julian Watson Amy Rachel Drossner Weiss 1,2
Joshua Ezra Weiss 1,2 Victoria A. Wells Priscilla Elaine White 3 Lesley Wu 4 Heather Ann Wurtz Erica Y. Xue 1 Maggie Yau Catherine J. Yu 4
Yingrong Zhu
EXPLANATORY NOTES 1 Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Medical Society 2 Gold Humanism Honor Society 3 Degree was awarded during the 2017-2018 academic year 4 Participated in B.A./B.S./M.D. program 5 Participated in M.D./M.B.A. program 6 Participated in M.D./Ph.D. program 7 Participated in M.D./M.P.H. program 8 Commissioned officer in the United States Military 9 Humanism Fellow, The Healthcare Foundation Center for Humanism and Medicine 10 Humanism Associate, The Healthcare Foundation Center for Humanism and Medicine 11 M.D. degree was awarded with distinction in research 12 M.D. degree was awarded with distinction in entrepreneurship and innovation in medicine 13 Degree will be awarded upon completion of requirements
RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENT AWARDS 2018
_______________________________________________________________________________________ The following is a list of awards presented to graduating seniors on
Awards Day, Wednesday, May 9, 2018
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY MEDICAL STUDENT PRIZE
FOR EXCELLENCE IN NEUROLOGY
Shreya P. Shah
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS OF INDIAN ORIGIN AWARD
Arjun B. Gupta
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PEDIATRICS
Ezra R. Dayan
DR. JACOB BLEIBERG AWARD
Douglas Hoffman Atmatzidis and Karl Hoegler
PETER W. CARMEL, M.D. AWARD IN NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY
Naveed H. Kamal
DR. ALFONSE CINOTTI-CENTO AMICI OPHTHALMOLOGY AWARD
Dylan Victor Stevens and Christopher William Seery
DR. SAMUEL F. D’AMBOLA AWARD
Pooja Anand Padgaonkar
DR. JACOB L. DRESKIN AWARD
Alan Hsieh
ESSEX COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY AWARD
Jasmine A. Huerta
EXCELLENCE IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY AWARD
Suat Kılıç
FACULTY ORGANIZATION AWARD
James Huynh and Renuka Kyatham Reddy
THE DRS. EMILY FAY AND THOMAS ECK MENTORING AWARD
Luis Miguel Espinal
ALEXANDER GORDON, M.D., MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND AWARD
Marco Sebastian Amaral and Matthew S. Miller
THE HAROLD J. JEGHERS FUTURE INTERNIST AWARD
Daniel E. Guzman
WILLIAM H. LONGFIELD ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Jeffrey Shi Chen and Joshua Lawrence Leibowitz
RUY V. LOURENÇO, M.D. DEAN’S ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sarah Sabrine Kılıç
MERCK ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
Rahul Gulati, Gerald J. Riccardello, Jr., Ragha Vasantha Suresh, Erica Y. Xue
ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA RESEARCH AWARD
Jacob Sullivan Brady, Meghan M. Crippen, Remy Paul Friedman, Daniel E. Guzman,
Suat Kılıç, Erica Y. Xue
EMERGENCY MEDICINE AWARD
Brandon Taylor Schwartz
RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOLSTUDENT AWARDS 2018
RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL CONVOCATION AWARDS 2018
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NJ MEDICAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION
DR. GERTRUDE ASH MEMORIAL AWARD
Renuka Kyatham Reddy
DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Michael Garrett Doran
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION AWARD
Paul So
DRS. MILTON & ROSE PRYSTOWSKY AWARD
Claire M. Sathe and Maggie Yau
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY FACULTY AWARD
Varsha Radhakrishnan
DAVID E. ROSS MEMORIAL AWARD
Jaylen Zaki Green and Stephen R. Hannaford
RUBINSTEIN FAMILY AWARD
Yolanda Guzman
DR. JOHN SNOW AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
IN ANESTHESIOLOGY
Stephen John Ellwood
STUDENT FAMILY HEALTH CARE CENTER – FAMILY MEDICINE AWARD
Daniel E. Guzman and Joseph Anthony Colao, Jr.
THE KENNETH G. SWAN, M.D. MEMORIAL AWARD
Prashanth Palvannan
THE GERSON WEISS, M.D. AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY AND
WOMEN’S HEALTH
Jilyan Grace Rae Decker
THE DOUGLAS E. WONG, M.D. ‘89 ENDOWMENT AWARD
Amy Rachel Drossner Weiss
THE LONNIE WRIGHT MEMORIAL AWARD
Natasha Simone Featherstone
OTHER EXPLANATORY NOTES Program Listing
The listing of graduates in this program is unofficial.
The official conferral of degrees occurs upon satisfactory completion of all academic
and financial requirements and following pertinent actions by the School.
This listing is based upon information available at the time of print.
Candidate Titles
The use of the title “Doctor” when announcing graduate candidate names is considered
ceremonial and should not be construed as conferral of degree.
Ceremony Protocol
Please refrain from use of cell phones during the ceremony and silence pagers.
Please remain in your seats throughout the ceremony; the aisles must remain clear.
RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOLCONVOCATION AWARDS 2018
RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENT AWARDS 2018
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The following is a description of awards presented at Convocation:
THE STANLEY S. BERGEN, JR., M.D.
MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE
Awarded to a student who has performed at a high level in his/her clinical studies, has had
notable achievement in basic science or clinical research, and has demonstrated those high ideals which are traditional in the medical profession.
DEAN CHARLES L. BROWN AWARD
Given in memory of the first dean of the Medical School and made possible through the generosity of the Alumni Association of New Jersey Medical
School, this award is presented to a student(s) elected by fellow graduates for his/her significant
contributions to the school and to his/her colleagues.
THE LEONARD TOW HUMANISM IN MEDICINE AWARD PRESENTED BY THE
ARNOLD P. GOLD FOUNDATION
Presented to an outstanding faculty member and graduating medical student who are judged to
be exemplary in their compassion and sensitivity in doctor/patient relations.
THE ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA
VOLUNTEER CLINICAL FACULTY AWARD
On behalf of the A.O.A. National Honor Medical Society, presented to a volunteer clinical faculty member,
selected by the graduating class, from among those who contributed effectively to the education of our students.
THE NEW JERSEY HEALTH FOUNDATION EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD
Each year one or two members of the New Jersey Medical School faculty are selected to receive the New
Jersey Health Foundation prestigious award which recognizes outstanding effort in teaching and dedication to the education of our students.
THE NEW JERSEY HEALTH FOUNDATION
EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AWARD
Each year one or two faculty members of the New Jersey Medical School faculty are selected to receive the New
Jersey Health Foundation prestigious award to recognize members of the faculty for outstanding
research performed during the academic year.
NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD
On behalf of the faculty and students of the New Jersey Medical School, this award is presented to an alumnus or
alumna in recognition of outstanding achievement in his/her specialty.
NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL DISTINGUISHED
CITIZEN AWARD
The award is given in recognition of distinguished citizenship and outstanding humanitarian service. The
NJMS Board of Advisors initiated this award in the hope that its presentation will inspire the graduating class, their guests and attending faculty members. Service to others has been a core value of New Jersey Medical School since its founding, and the NJMS Board of Advisors is pleased to promote this
important value.