Academy Center for Teaching and Learning
2012 Certificate of Excellence in Tutoring Recipients †
Awarded to HMS faculty who serve as tutors in required New Pathway courses in Years I and II and
receive a score of 1.25 and above, based on evaluations by students in their tutorial group, with a
minimum of 6 evaluations received, 4 minimum teaching sessions in the specified course, and a
minimum of 10 total teaching hours. Recipients of the 2012 Certificate of Excellence
in Tutoring taught in Fundamentals of Medicine courses held during
March 2011 - June 2011 and August 2011 - March 2012.
Suneet Agarwal, M.D., Ph.D.
Human Systems-Hematology
Children’s Hospital Boston
Reza Aksari, M.D.
Human Body
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Zoltan P. Arany, M.D.
Pursuing Inquiry in Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Diane Bielenberg, Ph.D.
Molecular and Cellular Basis of Medicine
Human Body
Children’s Hospital Boston
John Blenis, Ph.D.
Molecular and Cellular Basis of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Florence T. Bourgeois, M.D.
Clinical Epidemiology and Population Health
Children’s Hospital Boston
Jaya Aysola, M.D.
Introduction to Social Medicine
Introduction to Health Care Policy
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
David H. Brendel, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Ethics and Professionalism†
McLean Hospital
Patricia R. Bachiller, M.D.
Principles of Pharmacology
Massachusetts General Hospital
H. Franklin Bunn, M.D.
Human Systems-Hematology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Steven P. Balk, M.D., Ph.D.
Molecular and Cellular Basis of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Alexander R. Carbo, M.D.
Human Systems-Gastrointestinal†
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
David R. Beier, M.D., Ph.D.
Human Genetics
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Maria I. Carlo, M.D.
Human Systems-Respiratory/Cardiovascular
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Vladimir Berezovskii, M.D., Ph.D., Sc.D.
Human Nervous System and Behavior
Harvard Medical School
Kenneth B. Christopher, M.D.
Human Body
Integrated Human Physiology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Henricke C. Besche, Ph.D.
Molecular and Cellular Basis of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
James M. Cleary, M.D.
Principles of Pharmacology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Eric W. Fleegler, M.D.
Introduction to Social Medicine
Children’s Hospital Boston
Thomas I. Cochrane, M.D.
Medical Ethics and Professionalism†
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Edward A. Fox, Ph.D.
Human Genetics
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
James A. Colbert, M.D.
Human Systems-Respiratory/Cardiovascular
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Mark Friedberg, M.D.
Introduction to Health Care Policy
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
John M. Connell, M.D.
Human Body
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
John Gill, M.D., Ph.D.
Molecular and Cellular Basis of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Peter Czarnecki, M.D.
Human Systems-Renal
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jeffrey D. Goldsmith, M.D.
Human Systems-Gastrointestinal†
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Saumya Das, M.D.
Pursuing Inquiry in Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
William B. Gormley, M.D.
Human Nervous System and Behavior
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Ranil N. Desilva, M.D.
Human Systems-Renal
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Barbara Gottlieb, M.D.
Pursuing Inquiry in Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Jordan D. Dimitrakov, M.D., Ph.D.
Immunology, Microbiology and Pathology†
Clinical Epidemiology and Population Health
Massachusetts General Hospital
Rachael F. Grace, M.D.
Human Systems-Hematology
Children’s Hospital Boston
Dmitry Dukhovny, M.D.
Clinical Epidemiology and Population Health
Children’s Hospital Boston
Maha R. Farhat, M.D.
Human Systems-Respiratory/Cardiovascular
Massachusetts General Hospital
Raina N. Fichorova, M.D., Ph.D.
Immunology, Microbiology and Pathology†
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Andrew M. Fine, M.D.
Clinical Epidemiology and Population Health
Children’s Hospital Boston
Jeremy A. Greene, M.D., Ph.D.
Introduction to Social Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brianne Hackman, M.D.
Human Systems-Respiratory/Cardiovascular
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Richard L. Haspel, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Epidemiology and Population Health
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Irvin B. Heifetz, M.D.
Human Body
Massachusetts General Hospital
Lisa R. Hirschhorn, M.D.
Pursuing Inquiry in Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Jennifer Kesselheim, M.D., M.Ed., M.B.E.
Human Systems-Hematology
Children’s Hospital Boston
David Holtzman, M.D., Ph.D.
Human Nervous System and Behavior
Massachusetts General Hospital
Meghan M. Kiefer, M.D.
Human Systems-Respiratory/Cardiovascular
Massachusetts General Hospital
Bruce H. Horwitz, M.D., Ph.D.
Immunology, Microbiology and Pathology†
Children’s Hospital Boston
Ondra M. Kielbasa, Ph.D.
Molecular and Cellular Basis of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Edward Hundert, M.D.
Medical Ethics and Professionalism†
Harvard Medical School
Jongham Kim, Ph.D.
Principles of Pharmacology
Harvard School of Public Health
Yumiko Ishizawa, M.D., Ph.D.
Principles of Pharmacology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Jordan Kriedberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Human Genetics
Children’s Hospital Boston
Steven Joffe, M.D.
Medical Ethics and Professionalism†
Children’s Hospital Boston
David B. Krieger, M.D.
Introduction to the Profession
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Prachi C. Jog, M.B., B.S.
Human Systems-Renal
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Matthew J. Lavoie, Ph.D.
Human Nervous System and Behavior
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
David S. Jones, M.D., Ph.D.
Introduction to Social Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Garrett O. Lawlor, M.D.
Human Systems-Gastrointestinal†
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Daniel S. Kamin, M.D.
Human Systems-Gastrointestinal†
Children’s Hospital Boston
James D. Levine, M.D.
Human Systems-Hematology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jennifer Kasper, M.D.
Pursuing Inquiry in Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Andrew H. Lichtman, M.D., Ph.D.
Immunology, Microbiology and Pathology†
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Sekar Kathiresan, M.D.
Human Genetics
Massachusetts General Hospital
Yuan-Chi Lin, M.D.
Human Nervous System and Behavior
Children’s Hospital Boston
Emer M. Kelly, M.D., B.CH, B.A.O.
Human Systems-Respiratory/Cardiovascular
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Clifford W. Lo, M.D., Sc.D.
Introduction to the Profession
Children’s Hospital Boston
Andrew L. Lundquist, M.D.
Human Systems-Renal
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Mihran V. Naljayan, M.D.
Human Systems-Renal
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Scott B. Lovitch, M.D., Ph.D.
Immunology, Microbiology and Pathology†
Human Systems-Hematology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brett D. Nelson, M.D.
Pursuing Inquiry in Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Jonathan Lu, M.D.
Human Systems-Respiratory/Cardiovascular
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Mohini Lutchman, Ph.D.
Human Body
Harvard Medical School
Ernest I. Mandel, M.D.
Human Systems-Renal
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Joseph B. Martin, M.D., Ph.D.
Human Nervous System and Behavior
Harvard Medical School
Alexander J. McAdam, M.D., Ph.D.
Immunology, Microbiology and Pathology†
Children’s Hospital Boston
Finnian R. McCausland, M.B., B.CH.
Human Systems-Renal
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Robert R. McLean, D.Sc., M.P.H.
Clinical Epidemiology and Population
Health Institute for Aging Research
Gearoid McMahon, M.B., B.CH.
Human Systems-Renal
Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Children’s
David S. Milstone, M.D., Ph.D.
Immunology, Microbiology and Pathology†
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Molly J. Moore, M.D.
Introduction to Social Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mark I. Neuman, M.D.
Clinical Epidemiology and Population Health
Children’s Hospital Boston
Max L. Nibert, M.D., Ph.D.
Immunology, Microbiology and Pathology†
Harvard Medical School
David Nicolai, M.D.
Human Systems-Respiratory/Cardiovascular
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Lise E. Nigrovic, M.D.
Clinical Epidemiology and Population Health
Children’s Hospital Boston
Sagar U. Nigwekar, M.D.
Human Systems-Renal
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Stephen R. Odom, M.D.
Human Body
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jason Christopher Ojeda, M.D.
Human Systems-Respiratory/Cardiovascular
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Maureen M. Okam, M.B., B.S.
Human Systems-Hematology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Juan C. Pallais, M.D.
Human Genetics
Massachusetts General Hospital
John B. Pawlowski, M.D., Ph.D.
Principles of Pharmacology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
William F. Pendergraft III, M.D., Ph.D.
Human Systems-Renal
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Mohammed S. Razzaque, Ph.D., M.B., B.S.
Pursuing Inquiry in Medicine
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Luise Ingeborg M. Pernar, M.D.
Human Body
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
David E. Reich, D.Phil.
Human Genetics
Harvard Medical School
Rebeca Plank, M.D.
Pursuing Inquiry in Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Jeremy B. Richards, M.D.
Integrated Human Physiology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Scott H. Podolsky, M.D.
Introduction to Social Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Laura N. Rosenberg, M.D.
Human Systems-Gastrointestinal†
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Babafemi B. Pratt, M.D.
Human Body
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
James E. Sabin, M.D.
Medical Ethics and Professionalism†
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Daniel S. Pratt, M.D.
Human Systems-Gastrointestinal†
Massachusetts General Hospital
Shivani Sahni, Ph.D.
Clinical Epidemiology and Population Health
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Mark Puder, M.D., Ph.D.
Pursuing Inquiry in Medicine
Children’s Hospital Boston
Fidencio Saldaña, M.D.
Human Systems-Respiratory/Cardiovascular
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Pere B. Puigserver, Ph.D.
Molecular and Cellular Basis of Medicine
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Todd Sarge, M.D.
Principles of Pharmacology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jason R. Rafferty
Human Body
Harvard Medical School
Gregory S. Sawicki, M.D.
Integrated Human Physiology
Children’s Hospital Boston
Sonja K. Rakowski, M.D.
Human Systems-Respiratory/Cardiovascular
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Sadath A. Sayeed, M.D., J.D.
Medical Ethics and Professionalism†
Harvard Medical School
Children’s Hospital Boston
Tom A. Rapoport, Ph.D.
Molecular and Cellular Basis of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Kevin Raskin, M.D.
Human Systems - Orthopedics
Massachusetts General Hospital
Christian R. Schubert, Ph.D.
Molecular and Cellular Basis of Medicine
Children’s Hospital Boston
Paul S. Sepe, M.D.
Human Systems-Gastrointestinal†
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Mahnoosh Sharifi, M.D.
Clinical Epidemiology and Population Health
Children’s Hospital Boston
Trudy Van Houten, Ph.D.
Human Body
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Helen M. Shields, M.D.
Human Systems-Gastrointestinal†
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jason L. Vassy, M.D.
Clinical Epidemiology and Population Health
Massachusetts General Hospital
David E. Sloane, M.D.
Immunology, Microbiology and Pathology†
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Byron P. Vaughn, M.D.
Human Systems-Gastrointestinal†
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Daniel A. Solomon, M.D.
Human Systems-Respiratory/Cardiovascular
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Linh Hue Vong, Ph.D.
Molecular and Cellular Basis of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Latishya Steele, Ph.D.
Molecular and Cellular Basis of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
John P. Whelan, M.D., Ph.D.
Immunology, Microbiology and Pathology†
Massachusetts General Hospital
Anil J. Trindade, M.D.
Human Systems-Respiratory/Cardiovascular
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Malcolm R. Whitman, Ph.D.
Pursuing Inquiry in Medicine
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Robert D. Truog, M.D.
Medical Ethics and Professionalism†
Children’s Hospital Boston
Craig B. Woda, M.D., Ph.D.
Human Systems-Renal
Children’s Hospital Boston
†Awarded in the period from May to June, 2011, which captures tutor performance at the end of Academic Year 2011.