Benjy F. Brooks, MD Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award: Thaddeus Puzio, MD, FACS
Thaddeus Puzio, MD, FACS (left) is the 2023 winner of the Benjy F. Brooks, MD Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award. (Photo by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications)
Thaddeus Puzio, MD, FACS, assistant professor in the Department of Surgery, is the 2023 winner of the Benjy F. Brooks, MD, Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award.
“I was truly surprised and felt honored to win this award,” Puzio said. “Life is all about paying things forward. I am truly thankful to have reached a point in life where I can share the knowledge that others have passed to me along the way.”
Established in 1991 by the Alumni Association, the Benjy Brooks Award is presented by the McGovern’s Student Surgical Association to recognize individuals who, “complement and enhance the education program by serving as role models for students.” It is named in honor of Dr. Benjy Brooks, the first board-certified woman pediatric surgeon in the United States, who joined McGovern Medical School’s faculty in 1973 and remained active in the life of the Medical School until her death in 1998.