WaveMakers in Medicine
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...
Carolyn Scofield, MPS

Carolyn Scofield, MPS

Carolyn Scofield, the Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications at Tulane University School of Medicine, has been officially recognized as a “Rising Star” in the prestigious Fierce Pharma PR & Communications Summit’s 2024 West Coast conference. This...
Heddwen Brooks, PhD

Heddwen Brooks, PhD

Dr. Heddwen Brooks, PhD, was recently named the 2024 Virendra B. Mahesh Lecturer by the Medical College of Georgia Department of Physiology at Augusta University. Dr. Brooks, an esteemed figure in research mentorship, scientific ethics, and professional scientific...
Elizabeth Kelly, MD

Elizabeth Kelly, MD

Elizabeth Kelly, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Tulane University School of Medicine, is a recipient of the 2023 Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Humanism in Teaching Award. She was honored at their annual meeting...
Sonia Malhotra, MD, MS, FAAP, FAAHPM

Sonia Malhotra, MD, MS, FAAP, FAAHPM

Sonia Malhotra, MD, MS, FAAP, FAAHPM, and a team of colleagues were recently awarded the Gerald Holman Distinguished Service Award by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. The award recognizes individuals who have advanced the mission of the AAHPM...
Amanda Watters, MS

Amanda Watters, MS

Amanda Watters, MS, a third-year medical student at Tulane University School of Medicine, was awarded the Women in STEM Scholarship by the Zonta Club of Lafayette. They recently held their 40th annual Women of Achievement Banquet and awarded several scholarships to...
Shaina D’Souza

Shaina D’Souza

Shaina D’Souza, a PhD Candidate in the McLachlan Lab at Tulane University School of Medicine, was recently awarded the Ray Owen Poster Award at the 2024 Midwinter Conference of Immunologists in Asilomar, California. This prestigious award recognizes poster...