Member Recognition and Chapter Excellence Awards
New York Chapter Receives the 2026 John Tooker Evergreen Award!
Congratulations to the 2026 NYACP Laureate Winners!
The Laureate Award is designed to honor those with Fellowships and Masterships in the College who have demonstrated, by their example and conduct, an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education, and research, and service to their community, their chapter, and the ACP.
Marc Braunstein, MD, PHD, FACP
Camile Gooden-Bost, MD, FACP
Congratulations to the 2026 Chapter Excellence Award Winners!
Lifetime Achievement in Education
Joseph Wayne, MD, MACP
Excellence Award for Advocacy
Shellie Gumbs, MD, FACP
Excellence Award for Humanism in Medicine
Jennifer Heinen, MD, FACP
Excellence Award in Education
Danielle Kochen, MD
Excellence Award for Education
Christopher Migliore, MD, FACP
Excellence Award for Humanism in Medicine
Daniel Pomerantz, MD, MACP
Excellence Award in Mentorship
Matsuko Takeshige, DO, FACP
Excellence Award in Mentorship
Lawrence Wolf, MD, FACP
Nominate a Member for a Chapter Excellence Award-Closed until NOvember
2026 Chapter Excellence Award Nominations
NYACP is proud to recognize members for excellence and distinguished contributions to Internal Medicine. The Chapter Awards committee is accepting nominations in the following categories: Education, Advocacy, Clinical Excellence, Research (Residents/Fellows only), Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Public Health. Winners will be honored at the NYACP Awards Reception before the Annual Scientific Meeting.
The nomination requires a completed online form, a 500-word Letter of Nomination, and a copy of the nominee’s CV. Self-Nominations will not be accepted.
Please help the New York Chapter ACP recognize, honor and congratulate the truly deserving members of our Chapter for their amazing and outstanding work.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Douglas DeLong, MD, MACP, FRCP
Award for Clinical Excellence
Paul Kuperschmid, MD, FACP
Excellence Award in Education
Martin Miguel Inocencio Amor, MD, FACP
Excellence Award in Education
Kristin Swedish, MD
Excellence Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Camile Gooden, MD, FACP
Excellence Award in Public Health
Evan Siau, MD, FACP
Excellence in Advocacy
Elizabeth Kolod, MD
In recognition of an “exemplar of leadership, mentorship, and unwavering commitment to justice”. We applaud this NYACP member’s dedication to improving healthcare access, advancing health equity, and nurturing future advocates.
Excellence in Advocacy
Charles Lopresto, DO
In recognition of this member’s interest and passion for advocacy on behalf of NYACP, the patients of New York State, and the profession of medicine.
Excellence in Public Health
Kelly Ramsey, MD, MPH, MA, FACP, DFASAM
In recognition of an active and dedicated Chapter Leader who works tirelessly and remains committed to improving primary care and addressing serious health issues for people challenged by drug use.
2024 Chapter Award Winners
Anthony Grieco,MD, MACP - Lifetime Achievement
Kevin Costello, MD, FACP- Clinical Excellence
Olanrewaju Esan, MD, FACP_Humanism in Medicine
Sanjana Nagraj, MD- Research
Gianni Carrozzi, MD - Education
Ngozi Kanu, MD, FACP-Education
Naveed Masani, MD, FACP-Education
Elizabeth Kolod,MD - Advocacy
Charles LoPresto, DO - Advocacy
Kelly Ramsey, MD, MPH, MA, FACP- Public Health
2023 Chapter Award Winners
Nathaniel Kratz, MD - Advocacy
Eric C. Last, DO, FACP - Humanism in Medicine
Zhongju Lu, MD, PhD, FACP - Research
Justine Phifer, MD - Education
Megan Rau, MD, FACP - Education
Charan Vegivinti, MBBS, MD - Clinical Excellence
2022 Chapter Award Winners
Marc Braunstein, MD, FACP - Education
Kimberly Kranz, MD, FACP - Education
Frank Cacace, MD, FACP - Humanism in Medicine
Cori Salvit, MD, FACP - Humanism in Medicine
Lucille Torres-Deas, MD, FACP - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Jennifer Hensley, MD, FACP - Clinical Excellence
2021 Chapter Award Winners
Nandini Anandu, MD, FACP - Humanism in Medicine
Peter Bhandari, MD - Education
Roberto Cerrud-Rodriguez, MD - Research
Member Recognition
Please visit the Chapter's Members in the News Page. If you or a colleague you know has recently received local recognition, an award, or has been published in a scholarly journal, the Chapter wants to know!
Congratulations to ACP's 2025 Masterships!
Ann R. Garment, MD, MACP
2024 ACP Masterships and National Awardees
- Jitendra Barmecha, MD, MPH, SFHM, MACP
- Daniel Pomerantz, MD, MACP
- Megan Gerber, MD, FACP (Award for Distinguished Contributions to Behavioral Medicine)
- Mone Zaidi, MD, MACP (Harriet P. Dustan Award for Science as Related to Medicine)
- Jonathan Ripp, MD, FACP (Outstanding Contributions to Improving Well-being and Professional Fulfillment in Internal Medicine)
2023 ACP Masterships and National Awardees
- Maria Carney, MD, MACP
- Susan Lane, MD, MACP
- Danielle Ofri, MD, MACP
2022 ACP Masterships and National Awardees
- Parag Mehta, MD, MACP
- Kelly Ramsey, MD, FACP (ACP Award for Distinguished Contributions to Behavioral Medicine)
- Louis Snitkoff, MD, MACP (ACP Award for Outstanding Contributions to Improving Well-Being and Professional Fulfillment in Internal Medicine)
- R. Curtis Mills, MD (ACP Ralph O. Claypool Sr. Memorial Award for the Devotion of a Career in Internal Medicine to the Care of Patients)
- Danielle Ofri, MD, MACP (ACP Nicholas E. Davies Memorial Scholar Award for Scholarly Activities in the Humanities and History of Medicine)
2021 ACP Masterships and National Awardees
- Connie Newman, MD, MACP
- Gabriela Bernal, MD (Joseph E. Johnson Leadership Award)
2020 ACP Masterships and National Awardees
- Aaron Glatt, MD, MACP
- Thomas McGinn, MD,MACP
- Louis Snitkoff, MD, MACP
2019 ACP Masterships and National Awardees
- Douglas DeLong, MD, MACP
- Lawrence Phillips, MD, MACP
Pictures from ACP Convocation 2019
2018 ACP Masterships and National Awardees
- Lynn Cleary, MD, MACP
- Andrew Dunn, MD, MACP
- Linda Efferen, MD, MACP
- John LaRosa, MD, MACP
- Donna Seminara, MD, MACP
- Ruth Weinstock, MD, FACP (ACP Samuel Eichold II Memorial Award for Contributions in Diabetes)
- Joseph Fins, MD, MACP (ACP Nicholas E. Davies Memorial Scholar Award for Scholarly Activities in the Humanities and History of Medicine ("Davies Award"))
- John LaRosa, MD, MACP (ACP John Phillips Memorial Award for Outstanding Work in Clinical Medicine)