Award Recipients

You can find all of AAEM’s past award recipients below.

AAEM Awards

Master of AAEM (MAAEM)

2024 | William G. Gossman, MD FAAEM
2024 | Marianne Haughey, MD FAAEM
2023 | Mark I. Langdorf, MD MHPE MAAEM FAAEM
2023 | Leslie Zun, MD MBA MAAEM FAAEM
2022 | David A. Farcy, MD MAAEM FAAEM FCCM
2022 | Gary M. Gaddis, MD PhD MAEEM FAAEM FIFEM
2022 | Mitchell J. Goldman, DO MAAEM FAAEM FAAP
2021 | Steven Rosenbaum, MD MAAEM
2021 | Loice Swisher, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2021 | Andy Walker, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2020 | Christopher I. Doty, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2019 | Mark Reiter, MD MBA MAAEM FAAEM
2019 | Daniel F. Danzl, MD MAAEM
2018 | Joanne Williams, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2018 | William Durkin, Jr., MD MBA MAAEM FAAEM
2018 | Kevin G. Rodgers, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2017 | David W. Lawhorn, MD MAAEM
2016 | Robert McNamara, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2015 | Larry Weiss, MD JD MAAEM FAAEM
2014 | Anthony DeMond, MD MAAEM
2014 | James Keaney, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2014 | Tom Scaletta, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2013 | Amin Antoine Kazzi, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2013 | Joseph P. Wood, MD JD MAAEM FAAEM
2012 | Joseph R. Lex, Jr., MD MAAEM FIFEM

Administrator of the Year Award

2023 | Seth Teigen, FACHE
2022 | Thomas Tobin, MD MBA FAAEM
2020 | Peter M.C. DeBlieux, MD FAAEM
2018 | Steven Sonenreich
2015 | Gordon Ferguson
2014 | Steven Johnson

Amin Kazzi International Emergency Medicine Leadership Award

2024 | Eva Tovar Hirashima, MD FAAEM
2023 | John R. Acerra, MD FAAEM
2022 | Gary M. Gaddis, MD PhD MAEEM FAAEM FIFEM
2021 | Sagar C. Galwankar, MD FAAEM
2020 | Haywood Hall, MD FIFEM
2019 | Zeki Atesli, MD
2019 | Jim Connolly, MBBS FRCS(Ed) FCEM
2019 | Rajat Gangahar, MBBS FRCS(Ed) FCEM
2019 | Bob Jarman, MBBS MSc FRCSE FRCEM
2019 | Hein Lamprecht, MD PhD
2018 | Ashley Bean, MD FAAEM
2017 | Edgardo Jorge Menendez, MD FIFEM
2016 | C. James Holliman, MD FACEP FIFEM
2015 | Terrence Mulligan, DO MPH FAAEM
2014 | Seung Ho Kim, MD
2012 | Raed Arafat, MD
2010 | Professor Gunnar Ohlen
2009 | A. Antoine Kazzi, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2008 | Indrani Sheridan, MD
2007 | Professor Paolo Garbarino
2006 | Professor Thomas Cesario
2005 | Roberta Petrino, MD
2005 | Professor Francesco Della Corte
2004 | A. Antoine Kazzi, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2003 | Herman Delooz, MD PhD
2002 | Joseph Epstein, MD
2001 | Professor Ismail Sallam

Advocate of the Year Award

2024 | Mercy Hylton, MD FAAEM
2023 | Julie Vieth, MBChB FACEP FAAEM
2022 | Debbie D. Fletcher, MD FAAEM

David K. Wagner Award

2024 | Gary M. Gaddis, MD PhD MAAEM FIFEM
2023 | Eveline Hitti, MD MBA FAAEM
2022 | Joanne Williams, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2020 | Peter G. Anderson, MD FAAEM
2019 | Andy Walker, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2018 | Kevin G. Rodgers, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2017 | William T. Durkin, Jr., MD MBA MAAEM FAAEM
2016 | Howard Blumstein, MD FAAEM
2015 | Tom Scaletta, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2014 | Larry Weiss, MD JD MAAEM FAAEM
2012 | Joseph P. Wood, MD JD MAAEM FAAEM
2011 | Leslie Zun, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2009 | Ron M. Walls, MD
2008 | Robert M. McNamara, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2007 | A. Antoine Kazzi, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2006 | Harvey W. Meislin, MD FAAEM
2005 | Joseph Clinton, MD FAAEM
2004 | John A. Marx, MD
2003 | Robert Simon, MD
2002 | James Roberts, MD
2001 | Daniel Danzl, MD MAAEM
2000 | James Bouzoukis, MD

James Keaney Award

2024 | Allie Min, MD FAAEM
2023 | Laura Bontempo, MD MEd FAAEM
2022 | Teresa M. Ross, MD FAAEM
2021 | Robert P. Lam, MD FAAEM
2020 | Vicki Norton, MD FAAEM
2019 | Loice A. Swisher, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2018 | Robert E. Suter, DO MHA FAAEM
2017 | Robert A. Frolichstein, MD FAAEM
2016 | Andy Walker, III, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2015 | Brian Potts, MD MBA FAAEM
2014 | Joanne Williams, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2013 | Roger Stone, MD MS FAAEM FAEMS
2012 | Carol Cunningham, MD FAAEM
2011 | Howard Roemer, MD
2010 | Anthony DeMond, MD MAAEM
2009 | David Lawhorn, MD MAAEM
2008 | Kevin Beier, MD FAAEM
2007 | Mark Batts, MD FAAEM
2006 | Samuel H. Glassner, MD
2006 | Michael J. Buchele, MD
2006 | Stuart B. Shikora, MD
2005 | Geoffrey Mitchell, MD
2004 | Scott Plantz, MD
2003 | John Christensen, MD
2002 | Joseph Lex, Jr., MD MAAEM FIFEM
2001 | James Cohen, MD

Joanne Williams Award

2024 | Gayle Galletta, MD FAAEM
2023 | Loice A. Swisher, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2022 | Adeola Kosoko, MD FAAEM
2021 | Lisa A. Moreno, MD MS MSCR FAAEM FIFEM

Joe Lex Educator of the Year Award

2024 | Christopher Colbert, DO
2024 | Molly Estes, MD FAAEM
2023 | Mark I. Langdorf, MD MHPE MAAEM FAAEM
2022 | Frank L. Christopher, MD FAAEM
2021 | Evie Marcolini, MD FAAEM FACEP FCCM
2020 | Ziad N. Kazzi, MD FAAEM FACMT FAACT
2019 | Joelle Borhart, MD FAAEM FACEP
2018 | Michael Winters, MD BA FAAEM
2017 | Kevin C. Reed, MD FAAEM
2016 | Christopher Doty, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2015 | David Farcy, MD MAAEM FAAEM FCCM
2014 | Lillian Oshva, MD
2013 | Michael L. Epter, DO FAAEM
2012 | James Colletti, MD FAAEM
2011 | Ghazala Q. Sharieff, MD
2010 | Richard Shih, MD FAAEM
2009 | Kevin Rodgers, MD
2008 | Amal Mattu, MD FAAEM
2007 | Richard Nunez, MD
2006 | Michael Lambert, MD RDMS FAAEM
2005 | Mitchell Goldman, DO MAAEM FAAEM FAAP

Resident of the Year Award

2024 | Heath Spencer, DO
2023 | Leah Colucci, MD MS
2022 | Lauren E. Lamparter, MD
2021 | Resident Physicians at the American University of Beirut
2020 | Haig Aintablian, MD
2019 | MohammedMoiz Qureshi, MD MBA FAAEM
2018 | Ashley Alker, MD MSc FAAEM
2017 | Mary Haas, MD
2016 | Victoria Weston, MD
2015 | Andrew Phillips, MD MEd FAAEM
2014 | Meaghan Mercer, DO
2013 | Leana S. Wen, MD MSc
2012 | Zachary Repanshek, MD FAAEM
2011 | Heather K. Jimenez, MD
2010 | Michael Ybarra, MD
2009 | Megan Boysen, MD
2008 | Daniel Nishijima, MD
2007 | Elizabeth Weinstein, MD FAAEM FAAP
2006 | Mark Reiter, MD MBA MAAEM FAAEM
2005 | Brian Potts, MD MBA FAAEM
2004 | Jesse M. Pines, MD MBA
2003 | Scott Weiner, MD MPH FAAEM
2002 | David Huang, MD
2001 | Jeannie Tsai, MD

Robert McNamara Award

2024 | Michael C. Bond, MD FAAEM FACEP
2023 | Marianne Haughey, MD FAAEM
2022 | Christopher I. Doty, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2020 | Michael L. Epter, DO FAAEM
2019 | Joel M. Schofer, MD MBA CPE FAAEM
2018 | A. Antoine Kazzi, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2017 | Shahram Lotfipour, MD MPH FAAEM
2016 | Corey Slovis, MD FAAEM FACEP
2015 | Mel Herbert, MD
2014 | Steve Rosenbaum, MD
2013 | Amal Mattu, MD FAAEM
2012 | Gary Gaddis, MD PhD MAAEM FAAEM FIFEM
2011 | Stephen R. Hayden, MD FAAEM
2010 | Gus Garmel, MD FAAEM FACEP
2009 | Robert M. McNamara, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2008 | Judith Tintinalli, MD MS
2007 | Peter De Blieux, MD
2007 | Jorge Martinez, MD
2007 | Trevor Mills, MD MPH FAAEM
2007 | Keith Van Meter, MD FAAEM
2006 | David Kramer, MD
2005 | Mark Langdorf, MD MHPE MAAEM FAAEM
2004 | William Barsan, MD
2003 | Jerome Hoffman, MD
2002 | Jerris Hedges, MD FAAEM
2001 | Vincent Markovchick, MD

Young Educator Award

2024 | Cortlyn Brown, MD FAAEM
2023 | Cara Kanter, MD FAAEM
2022 | Italo M. Brown, MD MPH FAAEM
2021 | Mark Newberry, DO FAAEM FPD-AEMUS
2020 | Molly K. Estes, MD FAAEM FACEP
2018 | Michael Gottlieb, MD FAAEM
2017 | Semhar Z. Tewelde, MD
2016 | Jennifer Kanapicki Comer, MD FAAEM
2015 | Mimi Lu, MD
2014 | Michael Ybarra, MD
2013 | Michael S. Pulia, MD PhD FAAEM
2012 | Mark Reiter, MD MBA MAAEM FAAEM
2011 | Joel M. Schofer, MD MBA CPE FAAEM
2010 | Jesse Pines, MD MBA
2009 | Erik Kulstad, MD
2009 | Michael Winters, MD MBA FAAEM
2008 | Michael Epter, DO FAAEM
2007 | Jim Colletti, MD FAAEM
2006 | Michelle Lin, MD
2005 | Robert L. Rogers, MD
2004 | J. Christian Fox, MD FAAEM FAIUM
2003 | Ghazala Sharieff, MD
2002 | Amal Mattu, MD FAAEM
2001 | Paul Sierzenski, MD MSHQS RDMS

Open Mic Competition Winners

2023 | Rebecca Raven, MD
2023 | Gregory Wu, MD FAAEM
2022 | Christopher J. Lemon, MD FAAEM
2022 | Rebecca Kreston, MD
2021 | Anne Whitehead, MD FAAEM
2021 | Joshua J. Lynch, DO FAAEM FACEP
2019 | Brian Parker, MD MS FAAEM
2019 | Diana Ladkany, MD FAAEM
2018 | Mark Magee, MD FAAEM
2018 | Kraftin Schreyer, MD MBA FAAEM
2017 | Molly Estes, MD FAAEM FACEP
2017 | Maite Huis in ‘t Veld, MD FAAEM
2016 | Matthew Delaney, MD
2016 | Ryan Ribeira, MD MPH
2015 | Kevin King, MD
2015 | Bruce Lo, MD MBA RDMS FAAEM
2014 | Siavash Sarlati, MD
2013 | Dan Firestone, MD FAAEM
2012 | Stephen Tantama, MD
2011 | Joelle Borhart, MD FAAEM FACEP
2011 | Michael Bond, MD FAAEM FACEP
2010 | Brian Lin, MD
2010 | Jack Perkins, MD FAAEM
2009 | Lisa Moreno-Walton, MD MS MSCR FAAEM
2009 | Geoff Hayden, MD FAAEM
2009 | Chris Doty, MD MAAEM FAAEM
2008 | Chad Kessler, MD MHPE
2008 | Daniel Lugassy, MD
2007 | Kevin Reed, MD FAAEM
2007 | Andrew Johnson, MD MPH