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Congratulations to the faculty listed below who are newly elected to these endowed chairs and who received these School of Medicine faculty awards.

A ceremony and reception will be held to celebrate these honors on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 5-6 p.m. Please use this link to register for the Zoom event.

2020 Endowed Chair Electees

 John H. Bushweller, PhD, Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professorship 
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics 

W. Darrin Clouse, MD, Edwin P. Lehman Professorship 
Department of Surgery 

Sean T. Corbett, MD, Hovey S. Dabney Eminent Scholar Professorship 
Department of Urology 

Kirsten L. Greene, MD, Paul Mellon Chair Professorship 
Department of Urology 

Molly A. Hughes, MD, PhD, Harrison Teaching Professorship 
Department of Medicine 

K. Craig Kent, MD, Louise Nerancy Professorship in Health Sciences Policy 
Department of Surgery 

Bradley W. Kesser, MD, Robert W. Cantrell Eminent Scholars Professorship 
Department of Otolaryngology 

Todd C. Villines, MD, Julian Ruffin Beckwith Professorship 
Department of Medicine 

2020 UVA School of Medicine Faculty Awards 

David A. Harrison Distinguished Educator Award 

• Curtis G. Tribble, MD, Professor of Surgery 

Sharon L. Hostler Women in Medicine Leadership Award 

• Anneke T. Schroen, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery 

Robert J. Kadner Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching 

• Shayn M. Peirce-Cottler, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Engineering 

Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award 

• Kathie L. Hullfish, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology 

University of Virginia School of Medicine Master Clinician Award 

• Madaline B. Harrison, MD, Professor of Neurology 
• John A. Kern, MD, Professor of Surgery 

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching 

• Jennifer R. Charlton, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics 
• Jeffrey W. Gander, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery 
• R. Ariel Gomez, MD, Professor of Pediatrics 
• Nora G. Kern, MD, Associate Professor of Urology 
• John S. McNeil, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology 

Dean’s Award for Clinical Excellence 

• James D. Bergin, MD, Professor of Medicine 
• Brendan T. Bowman, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine 
• Amy J. Mathers, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology 
• Spencer C. Payne, MD, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology 
• Debbie-Ann T. Shirley, MBBS, Associate Professor of Pediatrics 

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research 

Junior Faculty Award 

• Shayna L. Showalter, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery 

Senior Faculty Award 

• Coleen A. McNamara, MD, Professor of Medicine 
• W. Gerald Teague, MD, Professor of Pediatrics 

Team Science 

• Thomas P. Loughran, Jr., MD, Professor of Medicine 
• Mark Kester, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology 
• Mark R. Conaway, PhD, Professor of Public Health Sciences 
• Jason A. Papin, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Engineering 
• Bethany Jablonski Horton, PhD, Assistant Professor of Public Health Sciences 
• Su-Fern Tan, PhD, Senior Scientist, Department of Medicine 
• Francine E. Garrett-Bakelman, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics 
• Tye G. Deering, PhD, Senior Scientist, Department of Pharmacology 
• David J. Feith, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine 
• Kevin A. Janes, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics 
• Todd E. Fox, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Ophthalmology
• Michael K. Keng, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine 

Medical Center Master Educator Award for Graduate Medical Education 

• Nicole A. Chiota-McCollum, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology 
• Jeffrey G. Jenkins, MD, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation