The Department of Medicine annually bestows teaching awards on its most excellent teachers, in recognition of their outstanding mentorship and commitment to education.

The 2015 Teaching Awards were presented at Medicine Grand Rounds on December 16.

Purvesh Khatri, MS, PhD

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Informatics Research

“Purvesh Khatri is the newest faculty member in the Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research, but his dedication to teaching is already legendary.  He has attracted a large number of trainees who uniformly love him.  His trainees have gone on to generate exciting research results, to publish them in important journals, and to win prestigious awards.  In his “spare time,” Purvesh is developing the curriculum for a new training program in computational immunology to be offered by the Institute for Immunity, Transplantation, and Infection.” – Mark Musen, Director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research

Wen-Kai Weng, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Blood and Marrow Transplantation

“Wen-Kai Weng is a repeat winner in the BMT Division where there are many strong educators. His enthusiasm coupled with a critical and thoughtful approach are keys to his effectiveness with our fellows, staff and particularly our nurses.” – Robert Negrin, Chief of Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Sean Wu, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine

Sean Wu attended Stanford University, where he completed two majors in biological sciences and mechanical engineering with honors and distinction. He subsequently joined the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program for a combined MD-PhD at Duke University School of Medicine. In 2012, he joined the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine/Department of Medicine, and Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine.

Marina Basina, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, Endocrinology, Gerontology, and Metabolism

“This year’s winner in Endocrinology, Marina Basina, was again a unanimous selection by the fellows.  It is not as if other faculty in the division are not also outstanding teachers, but the fact that Marina wins every year is a reflection of the amazing dedication and effort that Marina puts forth on a daily basis throughout the year in insuring that each of the fellows has an outstanding educational experience.” – Frederic Kraemer, Chief of Endocrinology, Gerontology, and Metabolism

Mindie Nguyen, MD

Associate Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

“Mindie Nguyen has been selected for this year’s Teaching Award. Mindie serves the Division as the Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program Director.  She is not only liked and respected by hepatology fellows but by all of the gastroenterology fellows.  Her devotion in education was also recognized earlier this year by her being selected for the Faculty Award at the Stanford Asian American Awards.  The faculty, fellows and the staff of the GI Division thank her for all she does to extend the educational mission of the division.” – Ray Kim, Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Maja Artandi, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, General Medical Disciplines

"Maja Artandi is a Co-Director of the Stanford Internal Medicine Resident Clinic and has worked tirelessly over the last two years to develop an innovative curriculum for this rotation.  This year, Maja was critical to the development of our new Stanford Pathway of Distinction track in Primary Care.  She helped develop this track and has created a thoughtful and engaging educational curriculum for our new Primary Care residents, which has been warmly received.  Finally, Maja is part of the Stanford 25 group, through which she has led physical exam teaching sessions for the residents in clinic, which has led to a number of videos about the most important outpatient exams, two workshops regionally at SGIM, and most recently our internationally attended two-day workshop on campus on this topic." – Sang Chang, Co-Chief of General Medical Disciplines

Jason Hom, MD

Clinical Instructor, General Medical Disciplines

“Jason Hom is one of our rising stars in medical education. He is an incredible teacher and mentor to our medical students and residents, active both on the clerkships and in POM. As just one example of his potential, he was one of the faculty selected this year for the Rathmann Medical Education Fellowship in Patient Centered Care. He has also been doing amazing research work around communication and curriculum to help our students and residents become better doctors. I can't think of anyone more deserving of this award.  Jason is an excellent teacher. He is patient, understanding, and can teach any level of learner. He is adept at adjusting his teaching style to the appropriate level of learner and explains things very well. He has been an outstanding addition to the E4C program with his dedication to teaching in POM and always willing to pitch in when needed.” – Steve Asch, Co-Chief of General Medical Disciplines

Amelia Sattler, MD

Clinical Instructor, General Medical Disciplines

“Amelia Sattler has jumped into teaching and mentoring medical students with full energy and enthusiasm. I hear her welcoming her learners, setting them up for success, checking in often, and giving robust feedback. She is such a fantastic addition to the SFM team. She is also a tremendous asset on the resident teaching side. Her work with the OSLER residents is exemplary. Amelia empowers her students to have a real impact in patient's lives from early in the first year of medical school.  She is a natural and insightful instructor who prioritizes medical student and resident well-being. She leads resident well-being interventions throughout the year, emphasizing that physician self-care improves patient care. In addition to serving as a model educator she has conducted several research projects to evaluate and improve medical education. Amelia is the epitome of an excellent educator and an education scholar; there is no one more deserving of the DGMD teaching award.” – Steve Asch, Co-Chief of General Medical Disciplines

Michaela Liedtke, MD

Assistant Professor, Hematology

“Michaela Liedtke is widely praised by trainees for her enthusiasm about teaching and clinical care.  She has a wonderful bedside manner and makes an effort to teach and incorporate learning points well into rounds.  She is compassionate, caring, and shows a great deal of empathy to her patients and always speaks directly to their chief concerns.  Michaela is patient, thoughtful, approachable, and she has the ability to carefully and clearly explain difficult concepts to trainees and to patients.  She is an outstanding role model.” – Linda Boxer, Chief of Hematology

Jorg Goronzy, MD

Professor, Immunology and Rheumatology

Jorge Goronzy came to Stanford as a fellow in 1986.  His lab is interested in understanding how a functional immune system is maintained with age, despite failing regenerative capacity and accumulating impacts by challenges from exogenous and latent infections. They study mechanisms, at the system as well as the single cell level, that contribute to declining immunity and to the higher frequency of some autoimmune diseases with age.

Jeremy Sokolove, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Immunology and Rheumatology

Jeremy Sokolove received his medical degree from Boston University. His research focuses on the role of protein citrullination in human inflammatory disease. His current work investigates the role of citrullination in both innate and adaptive immunity including investigations into the pathobiology of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, cardiovascular disease, and gout.

Cybele Renault, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases

“The ID teaching award winner is Cybele Renault, who is also a previous winner of this award. Cybele is a consummate physician, colleague, and teacher. She has boundless energy for her two favorite topics: anything Infectious Disease-related and Global Health. Her teaching on the ID consult service and in the Global Health course are lauded every year by trainees, staff, and colleagues alike. Her teaching is based on rigorous data analysis, predicted by her love for patient care, and embellished by her joy in mentoring and teaching. We are fortunate to have Cybele in our program and predict many more teaching awards in the future!” – Upi Singh, Chief of Infectious Diseases

Brian Young, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Nephrology

Brian Young received his MD from UCLA in 2002. He was an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA involved in its medical school curriculum prior to moving to the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in 2010. His interests include didactic teaching of pathophysiology, particularly of electrolyte and acid-base disorders.

Timothy Meyer, MD

Professor, Nephrology

Timothy Meyer received his MD from Harvard in 1975. His research focuses on identifying which uremic solutes are toxic, how these solutes and made, and how their production could be decreased or their removal could be increased.

Sandy Srinivas, MD

Associate Professor, Oncology

Sandy Srinivas received her MD from Madras University of Medicine in India. She is on the Genito-Urinary Multidisciplinary tumor board at Stanford, which specializes in taking care of patients with prostate cancer, renal cancer, testicular and bladder cancer.

Pamela Kunz, MD

Assistant Professor, Oncology

Pamela Kunz received her MD from Dartmouth in 2001. She specializes in the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies. Her research involves clinical trials and epidemiologic studies, primarily in neuroendocrine and gastroesophageal cancers.

Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD

Professor, Primary Care and Outcomes Research

Jay Bhattacharya’s research focuses on the constraints that vulnerable populations face in making decisions that affect their health status, as well as the effects of government policies and programs designed to benefit vulnerable populations. He has published empirical economics and health services research on the elderly, adolescents, HIV/AIDS, and managed care.

Amit Gohil, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

“Amit Gohil is an attending pulmonary/critical care specialist at the Santa Clara Valley. Amit is an incredibly gifted physician-scientist who received his PCCM specialty training at Stanford. While here, he distinguished himself for his basic science research in the laboratory of Judy Shizuru. Prior to his arrival to California, Amit received his undergraduate and medical training at the University of Edinburgh (UK) and was voted the outstanding resident of the year - each year of his residency!  After his arrival to Stanford, he was immediately recognized for the true talent that he was – a truly considerate, intelligent, and unassuming man. As an Edinburgh graduate, it's also no surprise that he is a highly articulate and gifted clinician. We are not surprised that Amit has again risen in the estimation of his peers and trainees to be the clear winner of this year's PCCM teaching award. We are very proud to call Amit one of our own.” – Mark Nicolls, Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Jodi Prochaska, MPH, PhD

Associate Professor, Stanford Prevention Research Center

“Jodi Prochaska has had a key role, as the Faculty Director, in developing and making the new Masters in Community Health and Prevention Research program a reality, and she also created the Scholarly Concentration in the medical school for the same purpose. She also plays a major role in the Health 4 All certificate program, co-coordinates the SPRC/GMD seminar series and is a co-director of the SPRC Postdoctoral T32 as well as a mentor for several postdoctoral fellows.” – John Ioannidis, Director of Stanford Prevention Research Center