Excellence Awards

John P. and Katherine McGovern Excellence Awards

Women Faculty Forum flyer call for nomination for the McGovern Excellence Awards due on Friday, February 11, 2025. C R I T E R I A : Research activities – Peer recognition; productivity and publications; competitive external grants; innovation and educational research activities Clinical research – Outstanding contributions to patient care; promotion of clinical education; leadership in medicine; local, national and international recognition; leadership in clinical improvements; professionalism; and excellence in practice management. TO NOMINATE: Nomination letter – 1-2 pages submitted by nominator or nomineeTwo letters of support – At least one from within UTHealth Current CV.

Past Awardees:

2024

Shira Goldstein, MD
Assistant Professor
Family & Community Medicine
Bindu Akkanti, MD
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine/ Critical Care
Susanna Spence, MD
Professor
Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging
Ji Young Yoo, PhD
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Kendra Carmon, PhD
Associate Professor
Institute of Molecular Medicine
Irina Serysheva, PhD
Professor
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

2023

Anna Konovalova, PhD, Asst Prof of Microbiology
Rising Star Award Research
Leslie Osborn, MD, Asst Prof of EM
Rising Star Award Clinical Service
Cindy Ivanhoe, MD, Prof of PM&R
Distinguished Faculty in Clinical Service
Jordan Lake, MD, Assoc Prof of IM - ID
Distinguished Faculty in Research

2022

Jessica Cardenas, PhD, Asst. Prof Dept of Surgery
Rising Star Award Research
Rachel Jantea, MD, Asst Prof of IM
Rising Star Award Clinical Service
Angela Heads, PhD, Assoc Prof of Psychiatry
Distinguished Faculty in Clinical Service
Ruth Heidelberger, MD, PhD, Prof of NBA
Distinguished Faculty in Research

2021

Jun Wang, PhD
Rising Star Award
Amanda Jagolino-Cole, MD
Rising Star Award
Hope Northrup, MD
Clinical Excellence Award
Danielle Garsin, PhD
Excellence in Research Award

2019

Rachael Sirianni, PhD
Rising Star Award
Shao Zhou, MD
Clinical Excellence Award
Louise McCullough, MD, PhD
Excellence in Research Award
Jacqueline Hecht, PhD
Excellence in Research Award

2018

Sasha D. Adams, MD
Rising Star Award
Nayun Kim, PhD
Rising Star Award
Gloria P. Heresi, MD
Clinical Excellence Award
Vasanthi Jayaraman, PhD
Excellence in Research Award

2017

Jennifer Swails, MD
Rising Star Award
Julie Kaplow, PhD
Clinical Excellence Award
Amber Luong, MD, PhD
Clinical Excellence Award
Carmen Dessauer, PhD
Basic Science Excellence Award

2016

Joyce P. Samuel, MD
Rising Star Award
Joy M. Schmitz, MD
Clinical Excellence Award
Yang Xia, MD, PhD
Basic Science Excellence Award