2019 Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2019 winners of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams! These clinicians and care teams were recognized by their peers for their commitment to the mission of Johns Hopkins Medicine and their consistent dedication to providing excellent patient care. Winners were announced in the following categories:
Physician of the Year
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Ayesha Khalil, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
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Allison Messina, M.D.
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
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Scott Wright, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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Naaz Hussain, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
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Fasika Woreta, M.D.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Martin Paul, M.D.
Sibley Memorial Hospital
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George Sotos, M.D.
Suburban Hospital
Armstrong Award for Excellence in Quality and Safety
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Nia Jewell Leak, M.D., and the Obstetrics and Gynecology Team
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
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Colin Moore, M.D.
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
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Jonathan Zenilman, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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Colleen Leavitt, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
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Steven Frank, M.D.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Michael Brennan, M.D.
Sibley Memorial Hospital
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Mauro Sarmiento, M.D.
Suburban Hospital
Excellence in Service and Professionalism
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James Withey, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
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E. Leila Jerome Clay, M.D.
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
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Edward Bessman, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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Ayesha Butt, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
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Kimberly Peairs, M.D.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Amy Chused, M.D.
Sibley Memorial Hospital
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Daniel Valaik, M.D.
Suburban Hospital
Best Consulting Physician
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Mahmood Solaiman, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
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Frank Ayestaran Cassani, M.D.
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
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Satish Shanbhag, M.B.B.S., M.P.H.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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Paul Gemma, D.C.
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
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Victor Urrutia, M.D.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Benjamin Rubin, M.D.
Suburban Hospital
Innovations in Clinical Care
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Neesha Patel and the Respiratory Therapy Team
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
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Raena Hariharan, M.D., Heather Agee, M.D., Hannah Fetting, C.R.N.P., and the Multidisciplinary Empowerment for Sustainable Health (MESH) Program
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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Norman Dy, M.D., and the Direct Primary Care team
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
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Nisha Gilotra, M.D., and the Heart Failure Bridge Clinic
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Brian Johnson, M.D., and the Interventional Radiology Team
Sibley Memorial Hospital
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Nicholas Peters, Pharm.D., and Courtney Morgan, Pharm.D.
Suburban Hospital
Clinical Collaboration and Teamwork
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Andrew Demidowich, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
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Deanna Green, M.D., and the Cystic Fibrosis Care Center Team
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
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Megan Buresh, M.D., and the Comprehensive Care Practice Community Health Workers
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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Kate Rediger, C.R.N.P., Laura Harding-Fukushima and the Trauma-Informed Care Work Group
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
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Albert Wu, M.D., Cheryl Connors, R.N., Matt Norvell and the RISE Team
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Margaret Showel, M.D., and the Hematologic Malignancy Team
Sibley Memorial Hospital
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Structural Heart Disease Program
Suburban Hospital
