WaveMakers in Medicine
Dharmini Manogna, MD

Dharmini Manogna, MD

Dharmini Manogna, MD, a fellow in the Hematology/Medical Oncology graduate medical education program at Tulane University School of Medicine, received a coveted merit award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The 2024 Conquer Cancer Merit Award...
Claire Romaine

Claire Romaine

Claire Romaine, a dedicated fourth-year MD/MPH student, became a true Wavemaker when she was selected as a recipient of the prestigious Pisacano Leadership Scholarship for Family Medicine. This premier leadership program is renowned for its competitiveness, with only...
Wayne Hellstrom, MD, FACS

Wayne Hellstrom, MD, FACS

Wayne J.G. Hellstrom, MD, FACS, Professor of Urology and Chief of Andrology at Tulane University School of Medicine, received the 2024 Distinguished Mentor Award from the American Urological Association. The award recognizes researchers and physician-scientists with...
Smruti Mahapatra, MSE

Smruti Mahapatra, MSE

Smruti Kedarnath Mahapatra, a rising third-year medical student at Tulane University School of Medicine, recently received the prestigious Graduate Women in Science National Fellowship. This award is granted to women conducting hypothesis-driven research in STEM and...
Kolls, MD; Pungan, and Munyonho

Kolls, MD; Pungan, and Munyonho

Tulane Medicine recently made an impact at the 4th AIDS-Mycoses Workshop, showcasing three oral presentations by Jay K. Kolls, MD, the John W. Deming Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine, and professor of medicine and pediatrics; Dora Pungan, a Medical Research...
Afzaal Shareef

Afzaal Shareef

Afzaal Shareef (left), a Tulane’s Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program graduate student, earned a three-year training grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, which will come with mentored research training from a faculty sponsor. Shareef’s...
Chiamaka Nwachukwu, MD

Chiamaka Nwachukwu, MD

Chiamaka Nwachukwu, MD, an Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Resident PGY1 at Tulane University School of Medicine, has been honored with the ASH Hematology Opportunities for the Next Generation of Research Scientists (HONORS) Award. The award provides research funding to...
Amin Izadpanah, PhD

Amin Izadpanah, PhD

Amin Izadpanah, PhD, a 3rd-year medical student at Tulane University School of Medicine, received two prestigious awards for his groundbreaking research in plastic surgery: the Medical Student Research Project Award at the Tulane Plastic Surgery Research Day and the...
Samir El-Dahr, MD

Samir El-Dahr, MD

Dr. Samir El-Dahr, MD, the Jane B. Aron Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine and Pediatrician-in-Chief at Children’s Hospital New Orleans, was honored with the prestigious Henry L. Barnett Award at the Pediatric Academic...
Adrian Baudy, IV, MD, MBA

Adrian Baudy, IV, MD, MBA

Adrian Baudy, MD,  has been honored with the 2024 Teaching Scholar Award, recognizing his exceptional contributions to medical education at Tulane University School of Medicine. Presented by the Society of Teaching Scholars, this esteemed accolade is awarded to...