Excellence in medical education

Robert Nuss, M.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology and dean emeritus of the UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville, received the 2012 Society of Teaching Scholars Lifetime Achievement Award during the 12th annual Celebration of Excellence in Medical Education Awards reception. Photo by Maria Belen Farias

Many years ago, Michael L. Good, M.D., dean of the UF College of Medicine, taught his residents how to respond when the wrong type of gas flows from an anesthesia machine into a patient’s lungs during preparation for surgery. Though the occurrence is rare, Good felt it was important for his students to be well prepared, so he taught them using a patient simulator. 

Years later, Good received a phone call from one of those residents. The grateful resident alumnus said that he had experienced that rare complication and was able to handle the situation by drawing from the lessons he learned from his teacher. 

“That was when I realized the true joy of teaching and the significant, lasting impact of my role as an educator and mentor to medical students and residents,” Good said.

Good invited a roomful of fellow teachers to reflect on their teaching experiences during the 12th annual Celebration of Excellence in Medical Education Awards reception, hosted by the Society of Teaching Scholars on Feb. 22.

Robert Nuss, M.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology and the first dean emeritus of the UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville, received the 2012 Society of Teaching Scholars Lifetime Achievement Award. 

Nuss, who served in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps and the U.S. Naval Reserve Medical Corps for more than three decades, was recognized for his tremendous contributions to the education of students and residents. 

(From left to right) Thomas Rowe, Ph.D., who was named Basic Science Teacher of the Year, celebrated his recognition with David Feller, M.D., a recipient of the Exemplary Teacher Award, and Michael L. Good, M.D., dean of the UF College of Medicine. Photo by Maria Belen Farias

Under his leadership as dean and associate vice president of health affairs, the Jacksonville regional campus established numerous clinics and specialty offices while expanding its research, residency and fellowship programs. 

“Like a good Navy officer, Dr. Nuss was a superb captain of the ship at the UF College of Medicine,” said Patrick Duff, M.D., associate dean for student affairs and professor of obstetrics and gynecology, who presented the award. “This is a very fitting award for him and his accomplishments.” 

Other teaching stars of the night included Frank Genuardi, M.D., M.P.H., associate dean for student affairs and clerkship director of the UF Health Science Center-Jacksonville, who received the inaugural Kenneth Kellner, M.D., Ph.D., Outstanding Clerkship Director Award. 

Thomas Rowe, Ph.D., an associate professor of pharmacology and therapeutics, was named Basic Science Teacher of the Year, and Robert Averbuch, M.D., an associate professor of psychiatry and the associate director of residency training, was named Clinical Science Teacher of the Year. 

Larry G. Rooks, M.D., an associate professor in the department of community health and family medicine, and Philipp Dahm, M.D., M.H.Sc., director of clinical research and a professor of urology, are the 2012 Society of Teaching Scholars inductees.

After all the awards were handed out, faculty and staff mingled and congratulated each other as they looked forward to another year of teaching excellence.

2012 Society of Teaching Scholars Outstanding Resident Teachers

Jacksonville

Steven Dalati, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Donald Davis, M.D., Department of Ophthalmology
Ronak Jani, M.D., Department of Neurology
Taher Reza Kermanshashi, M.D., Department of Pathology
Cristian Landa, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine
Ngozi Ogbuehi, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Gaelyn Scuderi, M.D., Department of Radiology
Maryam Bita Tabrizi, M.D., Department of Surgery
Kris Wheeler, M.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Deborah Jean Williams, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine

Gainesville

Jeremiah Alt, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Otolaryngology
Michael Antonucci, M.D., Department of Radiology
Roi Dagan, M.D., Department of Radiation Oncology
Waldo Guerrero, M.D., Department of Neurology
Bret Huber, D.O., Department of Pathology
David Hulbert, M.D., Department of CHFM
Constance Lee, M.D., Department of Surgery
Lindsay Malloch, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
John Massini, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine
Christina McGowan, M.D., Department of Ophthalmology
Kimberly Merkel, M.D., Department of Dermatology
Todd Shumard, M.D., Department of Psychiatry
Justin Sporrer, M.D., Department of Neurological Surgery
Christopher Stevens, M.D., Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Anna Tsikouris, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Matthew Warrick, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology
Bryant Whiting, M.D., Department of Urology
Henry Young, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine

2011-2012 Recipients of the Exemplary Teacher Award 

Jacksonville

Irene Alexandraki, M.D., M.P.H., Department of Medicine
Neil J. Alviedo, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Nader M. Antonios, M.B.Ch.B., M.P.H., and T.M., Department of Neurology
Felix Banadera, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Ramon D. Bautista, M.D., M.B.A., Department of Neurology
Guy I. Benrubi, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Kelly A. Best, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Indermeet S. Bhullar, M.D., Department of Surgery
J. B. Burns, Jr., D.O., M.S., Department of Surgery
David O. Childers, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Harry J. D’Agostino, Jr., M.D., Department of Surgery
Isaac Delke, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Petra E. Duran-Gehring, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine
Linda R. Edwards, M.D., Department of Medicine
Tirbod Fattahi, M.D., D.D.S., Department of Surgery
Rui P. Fernandes, D.M.D., M.D., Department of Surgery
Malcolm T. Foster, Jr., M.D., Department of Medicine
Frank J. Genuardi, M.D., M.P.H., Department of Pediatrics
Ashwani K. Gupta, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Department of Medicine
Nilmarie Guzman, M.D., Department of Medicine
Michael J. Haas, Ph.D., Department of Medicine
Matthew S. Hale, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine
Jeffrey G. House, D.O., Department of Medicine
Andrew M. Kaunitz, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Nizar F. Maraqa, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Wyatt McNeill, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Alan B. Miller, M.D., Department of Medicine
Arshag D. Mooradian, M..D., Department of Medicine
Thomas K. Morrissey, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Emergency Medicine
Juan C. Munoz, M.D., Department of Medicine
Michael S. Nussbaum, M.D., Department of Surgery
Stephanie Oosterman, D. O., Department of CHFM
Dat C. Pham, M.D., Department of Medicine
Brett C. Puckett, M.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Michael T. Pulley, M.D., Department of Neurology
Fauzia N. Rana, M.D., Department of medicine
Ronald M. Rhatigan, M.D., Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Rebekah M. Richmond, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Nikki J. Rowan, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Michael L. Sands, M.D., M.P.H. and T.M., Department of Medicine
Howard J. Schare, D.M.D., Department of Surgery
Brent E. Seibel, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Scott L. Silliman, M.D., Department of Neurology
Leslie V. Simon, D.O., Department of Emergency Medicine
Karl Smith, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Nigel W. Sparks, M.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Barry Steinberg, M.DE., Ph.D., D.D.S., Department of Surgery
Joseph J. Tepas, III, M.D., Department of Surgery
Asad Tolaymat, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Stephen S. Topp, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine
Stephen S. Topp, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine
Luis G. Vega, D.D.S., Department of Surgery
Gregory C. Wynn, M.D., Department of Radiology
Robert A. Zaiden, Jr., M.D., Department of Medicine

Gainesville

Patricia Abbitt, M.D., Department of Radiology
John P. Aris, Ph.D., Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology
Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry
Monica Alba-Sandoval, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Chester Algood, M.D., Department of Urology
Hassan Alnuaimat, M.D., Department of Medicine
David Anderson, M.S., M.D., FACC, Department of Medicine
Darwin Ang, Ph.D., Department of Surgery
John Aris, Ph.D., Department of Anatomy
Torrey Baines, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Douglas Barrett, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Lars Beattie, M.D., M.S., FACEP, Department of Emergency Medicine
Adam Beck, M.D., Department of Surgery
Jeffrey Bennett, M.D., Department of Radiology
Jennifer Bizon, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience
Erik Black, Ph.D., Department of Pediatrics
Linda Bloom, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry
David Bloom, Ph.D., Department of Molecular Genetics
Robert Bobilin, MPAS, MS, PA-C, School of PA Studies
Luciano Brocchieri, Ph.D., Department of Molecular Genetics
Martha Brown, M.D., Department of Psychiatry
Elizabeth A. Brownlee, MPAS, PA-C, School of PA Studies
Adriaan Bruijnzeel, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry
Shalon Buchs, MHS, PA-C, School of PA Studies
Jorg Bungert, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry
Thianchai Bunnalai, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Thomas Burkhart, M.D., Department of Medicine
Sharon Byun, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Brian Cain, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry
Shailendra Chauhan, M.D., Department of Medicine
Sarah Chesrown, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Pediatrics
Neil N. Chheda, M.D., Department of Otolaryngology
Jean Cibula, M.D., Department of Neurology
Julia Close, M.D., Department of Medicine
William O. Collins, M.D., Department of Otolaryngology
Shelley Collins, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Richard Condit, Ph.D., Department of Molecular Genetics
Thomas Crawford, Department of Urology
Yehia Daaka, Ph.D., Department of Urology
John Davis, M.D., Department of OB/GYN
Robert Decker, M.D., Department of Orthopaedics
Lori Deitte, M.D., Department of Radiology
Paul Dell, M.D., Department of Orthopaedics
Bobby Desai, M.D., FAAEM, Department of Emergency Medicine
Lisa Dixon, M.D., Department of Pathology
Nicole Dobija, M.D., Department of Peds – CHC
Patrick Duff, M.D., Department of OB/GYN
Ahsan Ejaz, M.D., Department of Medicine
Tammy Euliano, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology
Ibrahim Faruqi, M.D., Department of Medicine
Robert Feezor, M.D., Department of Surgery
David Feller, M.D., Department of CHFM
Donald Fillipps, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Glen Finney, M.D., Department of Neurology
Roberto Firpi, M.D., Department of Medicine
Thomas Foster, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience
Thomas George, M.D., Department of Medicine
Parker Gibbs, M.D., Department of Orthopaedics
Alan Gindoff, DHSc, PA-C, School of PA Studies
Jocelyn Gravlee, M.D., Department of CHFM
William Greene, M.D., Department of Psychiatry
Asmita Gupte, M.S., M.D., Department of Medicine
Paulette Hahn, M.S., M.D., Department of Medicine
Heather Harrell, M.D., Department of Medicine
Robert Hatch, M.D., Ph.D., Department of CHFM
Linda Hensley, M.D., Department of CHFM
Phillip Hess, Jr., M.D., Department of Surgery
Jacqueline Hobbs, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry
Dena Howland, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience
I-Chan Huang, Ph.D., Department of Health Outcomes
Robert Hurley, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology
Barys Ihnatsenka, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology
Moira Jackson, Ph.D., Department of Anatomy
Christopher Jolley, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Maria Kelly, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
William Kem, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology
D.J. Kennedy, M.D., Department of Orthopaedics
Nausheen Khuddus, M.D., Department of Opthalmology
Michael Kilberg, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry
Tessy Korah, M.D., Department of Psychiatry
Louis Kuritzky, M.D., Department of CHFM
Philip Laipis, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry
Jorge Lascano, M.D., Department of Medicine
Robert Lawrence, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Linda Le-Wendling, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology
Jennifer Light, M.D., FAAP, Department of Emergency Medicine
Margaret Lo, M.D., Department of Medicine
Michele Lossius, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Shireen Madani-Sims, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Olga Malakhova, M.D., Department of Anatomy
John Malaty, M.D., Department of CHFM
Mildred Maldonado Molina, Ph.D., Department of Health Outcomes
Todd Manini, Ph.D., Department of Aging
Michael Marchick, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine
Merry-Jennifer Markham, M.D., Department of Medicine
Robert McKenna, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry
Joseph McNamara, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry
Lisa Merlo, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry
William Miles, M.D., Department of Medicine
Bayard Miller, M.D., Department of Neurology
J. Mocco, M.D., Department of Neurological Surgery
Patricia Moser, M.D., Department of Radiology
Peter Nelson, M.D., Department of Surgery
Zhongzhen Nie, Ph.D., Department of Urology
Venkatesh Nonabur, M.D., Department of Anatomy
Roger Papke, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology
Donna Parker, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Rebecca Pauly, M.D., Department of Medicine
Anthony Payne, Ph.D., Department of Anatomy
Carl Peters, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology
John Petitto, M.D., Department of Psychiatry
Andrew Pitkin, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology
Daniel Purich, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry
Kyle Rarey, Ph.D., Department of Anatomy
Shezad Rehman, M.D., Department of Medicine
David Remmer, M.D., Department of CHFM
Mark Rice, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology
Albert Robinson, III, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology
Henry Rohrs, III, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Larry Rooks, M.D., Department of CHFM
Eric Rosenberg, M.S.P.H., M.D., Department of Medicine
Daniel Rubin, M.D., Department of CHFM
Matthew Ryan, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Emergency Medicine
Kathleen Ryan, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Arwa Saidi, M.B., BCh., Department of Peds – CHC
Alfonso Santos, M.D., Department of Medicine
Matthew Sarkisian, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience
George Sarosi, Jr., M.D., Department of Surgery
Denise Schain, M.D., Department of Medicine
Deborah Scheuer, Ph.D., Department of Physiology
Edward Scott, Ph.D., Department of Molecular Genetics
Sue Semple-Rowland, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience
Christiana Shaw, M.D., Department of Surgery
David Silverman, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology
Janet Silverstein, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Richard Snyder, Ph.D., Department of Molecular Genetics
Louis Solomon, M.D., Department of Psychiatry
Bruce Stevens, Ph.D., Department of Physiology
Wolfgang Streit, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience
Naohiro Terada, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Pathology
Daniel Tucker, M.D., Department of Psychiatry
Sonal Tuli, M.D., Department of Opthalmology
Jai Udassi, M.D., Department of Peds – CHC
Robert VanderGriend, M.D., Department of Orthopaedics
Elizabeth Vorhis, M.D., Department of Radiology
Mihir Wagh, M.D., Department of Medicine
Michael Ware, M.D., Department of CHFM
Adam Wendling, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology
Stanton Wesson, M.D., Department of Medicine
Shanna Williams, Ph.D., Department of Anatomy
Jonathan Williams, M.D., Department of Radiology
William Winter, M.D., Department of Pathology
Anthony Yachnis, M.D., M.S., Department of Pathology