Yale Ophthalmology and Visual Science Residency Program Awards
M. Bruce Shields Award
Established to recognize excellence in teaching by Full-Time Faculty. Voted by Residents.
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| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Daniel Salchow |
| 2010 | Bruce Shields |
| 2011 | Philip Palmisano |
| 2012 | Ron Adelman |
| 2013 | Javier Servat |
| 2014 | Jessica Chow |
| 2015 | Ji Liu |
| 2016 | Ninani Kombo |
| 2017 | Adeniyi Fisayo |
| 2018 | Christopher Teng |
| 2019 | Anita Kohli |
| 2020 | Ji Liu |
| 2021 | Jessica Chow |
| 2022 | James Kempton |
| 2023 | Ninani Kombo |
| 2024 | Paul Kang |
| 2025 | Martha Howard |
Excellence in Teaching Award
Established to recognize excellence in teaching by our Voluntary Faculty. Voted by Residents.
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| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Scott Soloway |
| 1998 | Brian DeBroff |
| 1999 | Mark Milner |
| 2000 | Leslie Doctor |
| 2001 | Paul Guida |
| 2002 | Ali Khodadoust |
| 2003 | Andrew Levada |
| 2004 | Anthony Romania |
| 2005 | Susan Forster |
| 2006 | Paul Gaudio |
| 2007 | Robert Lesser |
| 2008 | Brian DeBroff |
| 2009 | Robert Lesser |
| 2010 | Anthony Romania |
| 2011 | Seth Meskin |
| 2012 | Paul Gaudio |
| 2013 | Robert Lesser |
| 2014 | Robert Noecker |
| 2015 | Leslie Doctor |
| 2016 | Robert Lesser |
| 2017 | Hilary Fazzone |
| 2018 | James Martone |
| 2019 | Patrick Coady |
| 2020 | Paul Gaudio |
| 2021 | Leslie Doctor |
| 2022 | Patrick Coady |
| 2023 | Sana Bautista |
| 2024 | Hilary Fazzone |
| 2025 | Alexander Nguyen |
Marvin L. Sears Award
Awarded to a Resident for Clinical Excellence. Voted by Full-Time Faculty.
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| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Martha Howard |
| 1992 | Peggy Liao |
| 1993 | Mark Raymond |
| 1994 | Blake Horio |
| 1995 | Grace Cinciripini |
| 1996 | Nauman Chaudhry |
| 1997 | Robert Honkanen |
| 1998 | Mohammad Ghafouri |
| 1999 | Steve Laquis |
| 2000 | Cesar Sierra |
| 2001 | Paul Gaudio |
| 2002 | Curtis Hagedorn |
| 2003 | Meredith Gershon |
| 2004 | Gregory Haffner |
| 2005 | Catherine Meyerle |
| 2006 | Andrew Swan |
| 2007 | James Kempton |
| 2008 | Rajeev Seth |
| 2009 | Raluca Raducu |
| 2010 | Javier Servat |
| 2011 | Mathew George |
| 2012 | Amir Mohsenin |
| 2013 | Ryan Wong |
| 2014 | David Shield |
| 2015 | Samuel Yun |
| 2016 | Lucy Zhang |
| 2017 | Amal Hussnain |
| 2018 | Kyle Kovacs |
| 2019 | Venkatesh Brahma |
| 2020 | Benjamin Young |
| 2021 | Michael Park |
| 2022 | Hetal Ray |
| 2023 | Jacob Heng |
| 2024 | Despoina Theotoka |
| 2025 | Sarah Wall |
Patrick Mathews Award
Established to honor Patrick’s devotion to family and profession. Voted by Full-Time Faculty.
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| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Patricia Pahk |
| 2007 | Gelareh Abedi |
| 2008 | Deanne Nakamoto |
| 2009 | Anita Hwang |
| 2010 | Christina Prescott |
| 2011 | Inna Marcus |
| 2012 | Ninani Kombo |
| 2013 | Ninani Kombo |
| 2014 | Daniel Greene |
| 2015 | Daniel Lee |
| 2016 | Jessica Maslin |
| 2017 | Tiffany Liu |
| 2018 | Jenna Kim |
| 2019 | Andrew Pouw |
| 2020 | Erol Eri Verter |
| 2021 | Isaiah Davies |
| 2022 | Nicholas Apostolopoulos |
| 2023 | Jacob Heng |
| 2024 | Despoina Theotoka |
| 2025 | Sarah Wall |
Susan H. Forster Award
Awarded to a Resident for outstanding teaching. Voted by Medical Students.
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| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Benjamin Young |
| 2020 | Benjamin Young |
| 2021 | Michael Park |
| 2022 | Hetal Ray |
| 2023 | Jacob Heng |
| 2024 | Kendrick Wang |
| 2025 | Daniel Henick |
Resident Research Award
Established to recognize outstanding research. Voted by Full-Time Faculty.
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| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Raymond Wong |
| 1989 | Joseph Miller |
| 1990 | Joseph Miller |
| 1991 | Dean Cummins |
| 1992 | Dean Cummins |
| 1993 | Blake Horio |
| 1994 | Henry Klassen |
| 1995 | Jonathan Sears |
| 1996 | Jonathan Sears |
| 1997 | Michael Lee |
| 2000 | Paul Gaudio |
| 2002 | Chet Reistad |
| 2004 | Jerome Ramos-Esteban |
| 2005 | Setareh Vistamehr |
| 2008 | Anita Hwang |
| 2008 | Dawn Russell |
| 2009 | Vicente Diaz |
| 2009 | Mathew George |
| 2010 | Mathew George |
| 2010 | Javier Servat |
| 2011 | Mathew George |
| 2011 | Eric Sigler |
| 2012 | Amir Mohsenin |
| 2012 | Ryan Wong |
| 2013 | Brian Hafler |
| 2013 | Amir Mohsenin |
| 2014 | Brian Hafler |
| 2014 | Daniel Lee |
| 2015 | Shaheen Kavoussi |
| 2015 | Lucy Zhang |
| 2016 | Tiffany Liu |
| 2016 | Ravi Parikh |
| 2017 | Amal Hussnain |
| 2017 | Kyle Kovacs |
| 2018 | Kyle Kovacs |
| 2018 | Andrew Pouw |
| 2019 | Andrew Pouw |
| 2019 | Benjamin Young |
| 2020 | Benjamin Young |
| 2020 | Michael Park |
| 2021 | Michael Park |
| 2021 | Jacob Heng |
| 2022 | Jacob Heng |
| 2022 | Tahreem Mir |
| 2023 | Jacob Heng |
| 2023 | Andrew Jin |
| 2024 | Despoina Theotoka |
| 2024 | Maxwell Singer |
| 2025 | Maxwell Singer |
| 2025 | Eric Song |
Yale Medical Student Research Award
Awarded to a Medical Student for outstanding research. Voted by Full-Time Faculty.
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| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Linus Shen |
| 2020 | Linus Shen |
| 2021 | Rahul Dhodapkar |
| 2022 | Rahul Dhodapkar |
| 2023 | Kyungseok Jung |
| 2024 | Mark Dibbs |
| 2025 | Serina Applebaum |
Excellence in Surgical Teaching Award
Established to recognize excellence in surgical teaching by Full-Time Faculty. Voted by Residents.
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| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Larissa Habib |
| 2021 | Jessica Chow |
| 2022 | Martha Howard |
| 2023 | Yvonne Wang |
| 2023 | Soshian Sarrfour |
| 2024 | Jill Rotuck |
| 2025 | Ji Liu |