Administrative and Service Excellence Awards
Service Excellence: Awarded to staff members in both administrative and clinical roles who have
consistently provided extraordinary service and exhibited an unwavering commitment to the standards
NMFF espouses.
 Martin Edison, Lake Forest Regional Practice
 Denise Little, Surgery
 Nancy Boughey, Pulmonary Medicine
Administrative Innovation: Awarded to a manager or staff member who has improved the overall
experience for Foundation patients or employees by developing or promoting an innovative service
approach, clinical support function or business solution.
 Mike Malcolm, Medicine
 Rayan Venkatesh, Compliance
 Eric Strand, Information Services
Administrative Collaboration: Awarded to a member of the management team who has demonstrated
exceptional service to the organization through effective demonstrations of cross-departmental problemsolving, interventions, and/or development of new solutions or approaches.
 Nicole Buikema, Surgery
Administrative Leadership: Awarded to a member of the management team who has demonstrated
outstanding administrative leadership of a new or existing program, or a long term commitment to
accepting and excelling at new leadership assignments.
 Sandra Kozlowski, Dermatology
Physician Clinical Excellence Awards
Community Service: Awarded to a physician who has performed notable clinical activities outside of
his/her routine responsibilities at Northwestern, caring for under-served populations, either in the local
community or on a national or international basis.
 Ashti Doobay-Persaud, MD, Hospital Medicine
 Erica Marsh, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Clinical Innovation: Awarded to a physician who has improved the quality of care of his/her patients or
service delivery by developing or promoting innovative clinical practices, techniques, or new technology.
 Surendra Basti, MD, Ophthalmology
 Frank Miller, MD, Radiology
Clinical Collaboration: Awarded to a physician who has demonstrated outstanding responsiveness to
colleagues, particularly as it relates to access, communication, and overall citizenship in patient care
activities.
 Jonathan Cotliar, MD, Dermatology
 Colin Gillespie, MD, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine/Thoracic Surgery
Clinical Leadership: Awarded to a physician who has demonstrated outstanding clinical leadership of a
new or existing program.
 Albert Lin, MD, Medicine, Cardiology
 Nancy Sassower, MD, Chicago Lakeshore Medical Associates