The School of Medicine Office of Academic Affairs annually recognizes excellence and innovation in mentoring at UC Irvine School of Medicine, specifically in the domain of faculty mentoring other faculty, in four categories. Each awardee receives $1,500 and an individual recognition plaque. Winners' names are also added to an enduring plaque on display in Irvine Hall.
Innovation in Mentoring Award
Winner: Gelareh Sadigh, MD, Department of Radiological Sciences
Honorable Mention: Akhil Das, MD, Department of Urology
Universal Faculty Mentoring Award
Winner: Lisa Flanagan, PhD, Department of Neurology
Honorable Mention: Elena Rhoads, MD, PhD, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Basic Science Faculty Mentor of the Year Award
Winner: Bert Semler, PhD, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
Honorable Mention: Yi Xi (Michael) Wu, PhD, Department of Urology
Clinical Faculty Mentor of the Year Award
Winner: Arash Rezazadeh Kalebasty, MD, Department of Medicine
Honorable Mention: Jaime Landman, MD, Department of Urology
Innovation in Mentoring Award
Winner: Jeffrey T. Nahmias, MD, Department of Surgery
Honorable Mention: Donny W. Suh, MD, MBA, Department of Ophthalmology
Equity and Diversity in Mentoring Award
Winner: Mona Sazgar, MD, Department of Neurology
Honorable Mention: Claire Henchcliffe, MD, DPhil, Department of Neurology
Basic Science Faculty Mentor of the Year Award
Winner: Elizabeth Head, PhD, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Honorable Mention: Bert L. Semler, PhD, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
Clinical Faculty Mentor of the Year Award
Winner: Shermeen B. Vakharia, MD, MBA, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care
Honorable Mentions: Gelareh Sadigh, MD, Department of Radiological Sciences & Muhammad Aslam, MD, Department of Pediatrics
Innovation in Mentoring Award
Winner: Mark Fisher, MD, Department of Neurology
Honorable Mention: Emilie Chow, MD, Department of Medicine
Equity and Diversity in Mentoring Award
Winner: Munjal Acharya, PhD, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology
Honorable Mention: Magi Senthil, MD, Department of Surgery
Basic Science Faculty Mentor of the Year Award
Winner: Peter Kaiser, PhD, Department of Biological Chemistry
Honorable Mention: Marian Waterman, PhD, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
Clinical Faculty Mentor of the Year Award
Winner: Tahseen Mozaffar, MD, Department of Neurology
Honorable Mentions: Michael Oh, MD, Department of Neurology & James G. Jakowatz, MD, Department of Surgery
Innovation in Mentoring Award
Winner: Tan Nguyen, MD, Department of Family Medicine
Equity and Diversity in Mentoring Award
Winner: Maria Peralta, MD, Department of Medicine
Basic Science Faculty Mentor of the Year Award
Winner: Todd Holmes, PhD, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
Honorable Mentions: Peter Kaiser, PhD, Department of Biological Chemistry, Hamid Said, PhD, PharmD, Departments of Medicine and Physiology & Biophysics & Charles Limoli, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology
Clinical Faculty Mentor of the Year Award
Winner: Behnoosh Afghani, MD, Department of Pediatrics
Honorable Mentions: Anand Ganesan, PhD, MD, Departments of Dermatology, Surgery and Biological Chemistry & Tahseen Mozaffar, MD, Department of Neurology
Innovation in Mentoring Award
Winners: Sam Lai, MD, Department of Medicine & Bindu Swaroop, MD, Department of Medicine
Equity and Diversity in Mentoring Award
Winner: Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD, Departments of Ophthalmology and Physiology & Biophysics
Basic Science Faculty Mentor of the Year Award
Winner: Peter Donovan, PhD, Department of Biological Chemistry
