2025 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards

Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards. Each May, McGovern Medical School celebrates Teaching Excellence Month, recognizing outstanding faculty contributions to medical education.

New in 2025, the awards program has introduced a focus on junior faculty. Senior faculty who have received the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award five or more times are now honored with the title of Esteemed Educator and are no longer eligible for the annual award.

Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awardees – Department of Surgery (2024-2025)

• Colton Cowling, MD
• Ekatarina Elliot, DO
• Julie Holihan, MD
• David Meyer, MD
• Krislynn Mueck, MD
• Michael Wandling, MD

Esteemed Educators – Department of Surgery (2024-2025)

• Sasha Adams, MD
• Kulvinder Bajwa, MD
• Farzaneh Banki, MD
• Daniel Freet, MD
• John Harvin, MD
• Todd Huzar, MD
• Lillian Kao, MD
• Saleem Khan, MBBSDe
• Melina McCarty, MD
• Stefanos Millas, MD
• Thaddeus Puzio, MD
• Emily Robinson, MD
• Tamara Saunders, MD
• Shinil Shah, DO
• James Wallace, MD
• Todd Wilson, MD

We commend all recipients for their continued dedication to teaching and mentorship.

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