Achievements & Recognition

Faculty members in the Department of Medicine are leaders in internal medicine and biomedical research. They have earned many accolades from national and international organizations. 

See highlights below, or visit MedicineNews to read the latest news items about faculty awards and honors.

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Robert Lefkowitz, Nobel Laureate

In October 2012, Robert Lefkowitz, MD, was honored with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2012 for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors.

Association of American Physicians

The Association of American Physicians (AAP) is a nonprofit, professional organization founded in 1885 by seven physicians, including Dr. William Osler, for "the advancement of scientific and practical medicine."

The following Medicine faculty have been inducted into the AAP:

  • Robert Califf
  • Thomas Coffman
  • David D'Alessio
  • Pamela Douglas
  • Vance Fowler
  • Barton Haynes
  • Michael Hershfield
  • Virginia Kraus
  • Rodger Liddle
  • Kristin Newby
  • Eric Peterson
  • David Pisetsky
  • Wendell Rosse (Emeritus)
  • Ralph Snyderman (Chancellor emeritus)
  • Laura Svetkey
  • J. Brice Weinberg
  • Nelson Chao
  • Harvey Jay Cohen
  • Anna Mae Diehl
  • Victor Dzau
  • Joseph Greenfield
  • Adrian Hernandez
  • Mary Klotman (Councillor)
  • Robert Lefkowitz (Kober Medal recipient)
  • Daniel Mark
  • John Perfect
  • Claude Piantadosi
  • Christopher Plowe
  • Howard Rockman
  • Keith Sullivan
  • Marilyn Telen
  • Myles Wolf

American Society for Clinical Investigation

The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) is dedicated to the advancement of research that extends understanding and improves the treatment of human diseases, and members are committed to mentoring future generations of physician-scientists. Because members must be 45 years of age or younger at the time of their election, membership reflects accomplishments by its members relatively early in their careers.

The following Medicine faculty have been inducted into ASCI:

  • Amy Abernethy
  • Sana Al-Khatib
  • Murat Arcasoy
  • ​L. Ebony Boulware
  • Thomas Coffman
  • Anna Mae Diehl
  • Victor Dzau
  • Vance Fowler
  • Augustus O. Grant
  • Barton Haynes
  • Adrian Hernandez
  • John Hollingsworth
  • Thuy Le
  • Robert Lefkowitz
  • Daniel Mark
  • S. Tiong Ong
  • Manesh Patel
  • Claude Piantadosi
  • Geoffrey Pitt
  • Howard Rockman
  • Paul Rosenberg
  • Herbert Saltzman
  • Kevin Schulman
  • Dorothy Sipkins
  • Marilyn Telen
  • J. Brice Weinberg
  • Yiping Yang
  • ​John Alexander
  • Andrew Alspaugh
  • Gerard Blobe
  • Gerald S. Bloomfield
  • Robert Califf
  • Sandeep Dave
  • David Durack
  • Michael Felker
  • Rasheed Gbadegesin
  • Joseph Greenfield
  • Mark A. Herman
  • Michael Hershfield
  • Raymond Kim
  • Dennis C. Ko
  • Rodger Liddle
  • Michael Morse
  • Scott Palmer
  • Eric Peterson
  • Jonathan Paul Piccini
  • David Pisetsky
  • David Rizzieri
  • Robert Rosati (Emeritus)
  • Wendell Rosse (Emeritus)
  • ​Stefanie Sarantopoulos
  • Svati Shah
  • Ralph Snyderman (Chancellor Emeritus)
  • Eric Velazquez
  • Myles Wolf

The Association of American Physicians (AAP) is a nonprofit, professional organization founded in 1885 by seven physicians, including Dr. William Osler, for "the advancement of scientific and practical medicine."

  • Robert Califf
  • Thomas Coffman
  • David D'Alessio
  • Pamela Douglas
  • Vance Fowler
  • Barton Haynes
  • Michael Hershfield
  • Virginia Kraus
  • Rodger Liddle
  • Kristin Newby
  • Eric Peterson
  • David Pisetsky
  • Wendell Rosse (Emeritus)
  • Ralph Snyderman (Chancellor emeritus)
  • Laura Svetkey
  • J. Brice Weinberg
  • Nelson Chao
  • Harvey Jay Cohen
  • Anna Mae Diehl
  • Victor Dzau
  • Joseph Greenfield
  • Adrian Hernandez
  • Mary Klotman (Councillor)
  • Robert Lefkowitz (Kober Medal recipient)
  • Daniel Mark
  • John Perfect
  • Claude Piantadosi
  • Christopher Plowe
  • Howard Rockman
  • Keith Sullivan
  • Marilyn Telen
  • Myles Wolf