2023 Resident Graduation and Faculty Awards

June 20, 2023

We would like to thank everyone for their contributions to this graduating class in the form of education, time, and financial support as well over the last four years. We hope everyone that was able to attend graduation this past Friday enjoyed the event. The graduating residents really appreciated everyone being there to support them and we have heard repeatedly from them how much having you there made their night.

2023 Resident Graduation group photo

We wanted to congratulate everyone who received awards as announced at graduation this past week. Congratulations to residents and faculty alike!

2023 OUTSTANDING RESIDENT AWARDS

: Niklas Glenesk, MD: Critical Care Medicine

: D’Andrea Ceasar, MD: 2023 Outstanding CA-1 Resident Award

: Andrea Hernandez, MD: 2023 Outstanding Intern Resident Award

OUTSTANDING RESIDENT SUB-SPECIALITY AWARDS

: Jason Pang, MD: Cardiovascular Anesthesia

: Niklas Glenesk, MD: Critical Care Medicine

: Asal Naderi, MD: Neuroanesthesia

: Roy Lei, MD: Obstetric Anesthesia

: William Morris, MD: Pediatric Anesthesia

: Sam Takahashi, DO: Pre Anesthesia Clinic

: Anthony Nguyen, DO: Regional Anesthesia & Acute Pain

: Katherine Heffner, MD: Regional Anesthesia & Acute Pain

2023 FACULTY AWARDS

: Evan Pivalizza, MBBS: Outstanding Clinical Instructor

: Paul Potnuru, MD: Outstanding Clinical Instructor; Outstanding Didactic Instructor; Best Attending In Neuroanesthesia; Best Attending In Pre-Anesthesia Clinic