The Department of Anesthesiology honored its graduating residents on Friday, June 9 at Guastavino's, a historic restaurant and Manhattan landmark. Under the occasional rumble of the 59th Street Bridge, twenty residents and their loved ones gathered for an evening of celebration.
Department Chair Dr. Hugh C. Hemmings, Jr. opened the program, noting that 2023 is a special year.
"It's 125 years since Cornell University Medical College was founded, 75 years since this department was founded, and 10 years since I've been chair,” he said, adding "tonight we are here to celebrate our graduating residents!"
Dr. Eric Brumberger, the residency program director, spoke about the challenges the Class of 2023 had faced as the COVID pandemic struck early in their training.
“You all persevered, you stayed steadfast to your commitments to your training and to your patients during those early months and years, and you displayed remarkable adaptability and resilience as you came into your own.”
The evening continued with a guessing game devised by the CA2 residents as each graduate was called to the podium.
Dr. Kane Pryor, executive vice chair for academic affairs, took the stage to present resident and faculty awards, and to address the graduates, the world-class faculty who trained them, and the loved ones in the audience.
“We know that none of the success that we are celebrating here tonight could have occurred without you and your support,” he said to assembled family and friends.
Congratulations to the department’s 2023 graduates and award winners! They are:
CLASS OF 2023 ANESTHESIOLOGY RESIDENTS
(including post-graduate affiliations)
Prashant Angara
Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship at Cedars- Sinai Medical Center in LA, CA
Neil Borad
Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Jack Bulat
Pain Medicine Fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Chestnut Hill, MA
Kelianne Cummings
Private Practice at Northwell in Forest Hills, NY
James Duguay
Private Practice at Nuvance Health Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY
Nicolas Govea
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship (2023-24) and Cardiothoracic Fellowship (2024-25) at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Karam Habchi
Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship at Hospital for Special Surgery
Peter Halibozek, Jr.
Pediatric Fellowship at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, CA
Linjia Jia
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Steve Kwon
Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Katrina Milgrim
Private Practice at Colorado Permanente Medical Group in Denver, CO
Lauren Rosario
Private Practice at Optum Health Gramercy Surgery Center in New York, NY
Anna Roth
Regional Anesthesia Fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY
Nicolas Salvatierra
Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Joseph Scarpa, Jr.
Van Poznak Research Fellow | Fellowship in Liver Transplantation Anesthesiology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Julia Scarpa
Van Poznak Research Fellow | Fellowship in Thoracic Anesthesiology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Christian Tilley
Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery
Daniel Victorio
Pediatric Fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
Daniel Wolfanger
Private Practice at Anesthesia Group of Albany, NY
Brendan Wood
Cardiothoracic Fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
2023 AWARD WINNERS
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |Teacher of the Year
Lisa Barr, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery |Teacher of the Year
Stephanie Cheng, MD
Marjorie Topkins Award | NYP Teacher of the Year
John Rubin, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery Resident Award | Clinical Excellence in Regional Anesthesia
(Presented by Dr. Stephanie Cheng)
Lauren Rosario, MD
Ronald A. Leff Award | Excellence in Clinical Teaching by a Resident
Joseph Scarpa, Jr, MD, PhD
Research Award
Joseph Scarpa, Jr, MD, PhD
Julia Scarpa, MD, PhD
Sadel Wortis Klein Award | Excellence in Clinical Performance
Karam M. Habchi, MD, MS
Joseph F. Artusio Award | Outstanding Resident
Julia Scarpa, MD, PhD
Faculty Mentorship Award
Sharon E. Abramovitz, MD
Faculty Role Model Award
Shelby Badani, MD, MSPH, MS
NYP-WCM/DHK Faculty Professionalism Awards
Sharon E. Abramovitz, MD
NYP-LMH Faculty Professionalism Awards
Matthew Burt, MD
Timothy M. Connolly Resident Stewardship Award
Ariagny Torres
Timothy M. Connolly Attending Award for Colleague of the Year
John Rubin, MD
Chief Resident Award
Neil Borad, MD
Nicolas Salvatierra, MD, MBA
Julia Scarpa, MD, PhD
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