American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2005
American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics, 2001
2026 The Richard Rivas M.D. Memorial Great Teacher Award – Specialty Review in Neonatology
2025 Texas Super Doctors
2024 Kansas City University (KCU) Alumni Association 2024 Alumni Service Award
2024 Texas Collaborative for Healthy Mothers and Babies (TCHMB) – the TX Perinatal QI Collaborative. Service and Leadership Award
2021-2023 Houstonia Magazine Top Doctors
2021 Texas Super Doctors
2021 Graham’s Foundation Lifetime Achievement Miracles Award – Awarded for National Career Contributions to Education and Quality Improvement
2017-2020 Houstonia Magazine Top Doctors
2018 Nominated – Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Physician of the Year
2013-2015 Houstonia Magazine Top Doctors
2003 Named Chief Fellow of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine – UTHealth Houston
1998 Sigma Sigma Phi – National Osteopathic Honor Fraternity
1998 Psi Sigma Alpha – National Osteopathic Honor Society
1998 Golden Stethoscope Award – Valedictorian of Medical School Class at Kansas City University
1995 American Osteopathic Association Auxiliary/Lawrence Mills Memorial Scholarship Winner – Most Outstanding Student in all Osteopathic Medical Schools
1995 Southern Medical Association Scholarship Award – Most Outstanding 1st Year Student
1995 KCU Highest Achievement Award in Gross Anatomy, Histology, Neuroanatomy and Overall Anatomy