Department of Anesthesiology Honors Residents, Fellows at Annual Graduation Ceremony

The Department of Anesthesiology honored its graduating residents and fellows with its annual Resident Graduation dinner and ceremony on Friday, June 5. The ceremony was held at The Pierre Hotel, on Fifth Avenue off of Central Park. The Department faculty feted each graduating resident and fellow, and a number of annual awards were handed out.

The evening’s ceremonies began when Anesthesiology Chair Dr. Hugh Hemmings and Dr. Cynthia Lien, the Vice Chair Academic Affairs, welcomed the residents, fellows, and their families to the evening. Dr. Lien then turned the program over to Dr. Eric Brumberger, who began the process of honoring each individual graduate with a presentation to the two outgoing Chief Residents, Dr. Shawn Hansberry and Dr. Zachary Turnbull. Dr. Brumberger then welcomed, in turn, Dr. Miles Dinner, Dr. Meghann Fitzgerald, Dr. Gregory Kerr, and Dr. Angela Selzer to honor each graduate individually. A presentation by Dr. Stephen Haskins of HSS followed. Dr. Kane Pryor then presented the awards. The graduating fellows we then presented individually: Dr. Neel Mehta presented the Tri-Institutional Pain Fellows; Dr. Klaus Kjaer presented the Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellows; Dr. Shanna Sykes Hill presented the Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellows; Dr. James Osorio Critical Care Medicine Fellows; and Dr. Tiffany Tedore presented the Regional and Thoracic Anesthesiology fellows.

All told, the evening marked a successful and enjoyable celebration for the graduates, their families, and their guests.

Humor, hugs, and honors were the order of the evening at Graduation. Clockwise from top left: Dr. Cynthia Lien addresses the ceremony; Dr. Miles Dinner congratulates Dr. Michelle Shirak; Dr. Meghann Fitzgerald shares a smile with Dr. Maria Bauer; Dr. Gregory Kerr jokes with Dr. Alexander Fort.

Anesthesiology Residents, Class of 2015

Maria Bauer, MD
Donna Bracken, MD
June Chan, MBBS
Eric Chavoustie, MD
Sarah Choxi, MD
Daniel Feldman, MD
Alexander Fort, MD
Karen Francois, MD
Shawn Hansberry, MD
Darcie Joseph, MD
Lana Kuang, MD
Michelle Pasamba, MD
Mohammad Piracha, MD
Lee Rasamny, MD
Sydney Rose, MD
Mahendra Samaru, MD
Michelle Shirak, MD
Mary So, MD
Zachary Turnbull, MD
Stephanie Vecino, MD
Kevin Walsh, MD
Isaac Yoshii, MD

Graduating Anesthesiology Fellows, 2015

Tri-Institutional Pain Fellowship Graduates
Nyla Azam, MD
William Caldwell, MD
Kingsuk Ganguly, MD
Shahbaz Qavi, MD
Rajiv Shah, MD
Sadiah Siddiqui, MD
Abhilasha Solanki, MD
Garret Weber, MD

Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship Graduate
Steven Beaudry, MD

Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship Graduates
Mathew Benshoff, MD
Lingesh Sivanesan, MD
Andrew Sosa, MD

Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Graduates
Sheida Tabaie, MD
Christopher Tam, MD
Yuhong Yan, MD

Regional and Thoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship Graduates
Michael Akerman, MD
Danielle Gluck, MD

Award Winners, 2015

Ronald A. Leff Award: Excellence in Clinical Teaching by a Resident
Shawn Hansberry, MD

Marjorie Topkins Award for NYPH Teacher of the Year
Matthew T. Murrell, MD, PhD

Hospital for Special Surgery Teacher of the Year
Stephen C. Haskins, MD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Teacher of the Year
Lisa R. Barr, MD

Sadel Wortis Klein Award: Excellence in Clinical Performance
Stephanie Vecino, MD

Joseph F. Artusio Award: Outstanding Resident
June Chan, MBBS

Clinical Excellence in Regional Anesthesia Award on behalf of our Friends @ HSS Research Award
Eric Chavoustie, MD

Research Award
Zachary Turnbull, M.D.

Chief Resident Awards
Shawn Hansberry, MD
Zachary Turnbull, MD

Contact Us

Dept. of Anesthesiology
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine
525 East 68th Street, Box 124
New York, NY 10065

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Phone: (212) 746-2962
E-mail:  Office of the Chair, anesthesiology-chair@med.cornell.edu

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