Past Clinicians of the Month

The Academy started the Clinician of the Month as a way to recognize and promote distinction in all clinical domains by fostering excellence in patient-centric care, with a commitment to developing future leaders through the tenets of the art of healing, empathy, education, scientific rigor, professionalism, mentor-ship and collaborative team work.

Nominations are accepted throughout the year and may be submitted by students, faculty and self-nominations.

Clinician of the month by year

  • 2021

    -September-

    Premal Patel, MD, MSc, FACP

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
    CHAIR, JOHN P. MCGOVERN ACADEMY OF OSLERIAN MEDICINE
    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH EDUCATION

  • 2019
    January
    Karen Szauter, MD
    Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
    Assistant Dean, Education Affairs
    School of Medicine

    February
    Andrea Wirt, MSN, RN GNP-C
    Nurse Practitioner, Department of Internal Medicine

    April
    Anna Rotkiewicz, MD
    Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
  • 2018
    January

    William Norbury, MD
    Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery/Plastic Surgery

    February

    Todd Masel, MD
    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

    March

    Bernard Karnath, MD, FACP
    Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

    April

    Chad Davenport, PT, DPT
    Physical Therapist Sr., Victory Lakes OT/PT

    May

    Robin Mallett, MD
    Professor, Department of Psychiatry

    June

    Gurinder Luthra, OD
    Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

    July

    Michael Boyars, MD
    Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

    August

    Patricia Rogers, MD, FAAP
    Professor, Department of Pediatrics

    September

    Angela Shepherd, MD
    Professor, Department of Family Medicine

    October

    Patricia Beach, MD
    Professor, Department of Pediatrics

    November

    Michael Wilkerson, MD, MS, FAAD
    Professor, Department of Dermatology

    December

    Brian Wong, MD
    Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology

  • 2017
    January

    Glenn Garcia, MD
    Associate Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Radiology

    February

    Sunil Jain, MD
    Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics, Department of Pediatrics/Division of Neonatology

    March

    Vinod P. Kaushik, MD
    Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine - Geriatrics

    April

    Gwyn Richardson, MD
    Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

    May

    Angelica S. Robinson, MD
    Associate Professor, Department of Radiology

    June

    Maureen Biggs, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
    Adjunct Associate Professor, Clinical Director of the Nurse Managed Clinic at St. Vincent's, School of Nursing

    July

    Victor S. Sierpina, MD
    Professor, Department of Family Medicine

    September

    Issam A. Alawin, MD
    Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

    October

    Leonard E. Swischuk, MD
    Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

    November

    Brian A. Smith, MD
    Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

    December

    Harold Pine, MD, FAAP, FACS
    Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology

  • 2016
    November
    Saleh Elsaid

    Family Medicine

    December
    Kimberly Kirschner, MD
    Department of Radiology