VCOM - Virginia 2016 Yearbook

Class of 2015 Graduate Awards and Recognitions

BIOMEDICAL AND RESEARCH AWARDS Biomedical Distinguished Scholars Ryan Adam Anderson Kelly Reyna Blend Rachel DeAnn Lantz Adam Stephen Richardson Anthony Wilson Staples Amber Lynn Valeri Research Scholars John Andrew Bates – Focal Adhesion and Cytoskeletal Changes Following Traumatic Brain Injury Brian Joseph Dessify – Adverse Effects of Quaternary Ammonium Disinfectant Exposre in Mice Aaron Samuel Frey - Focal Adhesion and Cytoskeletal Changes Following Traumatic Brain Injury Alyson Virginia Snyder – Appalachian Research Initiatives in Environmental Sciences – Community Diabetes Prevalance and Risk Factor Analysis Joshua David Stodghill – Standardized Review of the Mechanism of Action of the Levonorgetrel 20 ug Intrauterine Device Andrew Jeffrey Wilhelm – Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment for Chronic Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction

Internal Medicine Rohini Manaktala Kari Lynn McCoy Stephen Dominic Pupillo

Shivani Rani Gupta Catherine Elizabeth Hansing Christopher D. Hapner Jacob Lance Heath Paul Joseph Heese Matthew Alan Henry Manuel Eulysses Izquierdo Caitlyn Boyd de Kanter Robert Scott King Rachel Lantz Mary Elizabeth Lindberg Stephanie Mirife Lorenzo Kellyn Schlesinger Malloy Rachel Nicole Mansfield Kari Lynn McCoy Caitlin Michelle Mlynarek Mario Edil Montalvo Shirin Jafari-Namin Jennie Michelina Olympio Stephen Ross O’Neil Chandee Leigh Payne Adam Stephen Richardson Anthony Wilson Staples Erinda Stefi Joshua David Stodghill Sara Moghaddam -Taaheri Joanna Beth Tilley Amber Lynn Valeri Eric Klass Van Staalduinen Andrew Jeffrey Wilhelm

Obstetrics & Gynecology Michael Kelly Brown Mary Elizabeth Lindberg Pediatrics Jennifer Moore Kuhblank Mary Elizabeth Lindberg Lamson Dang Nguyen Psychiatry Jana Lauren MacKercher Erin Kathleen Morrison Mindy Beth Tyree Surgery Catherine Michele Frakes Rohini Manaktala Dwayne David North Underserved Care Delayne Adair Allred Shan Robert Fairbanks Dwayne David North Hussein Al-Mohamad Ryan Adam Anderson Elias Joshua Baied Alexandria Maria Bass Briana Mary Beach Kelly Reyna Blend Michael Kelly Brown Daniel Joseph Diaczok David A. Edwards Evan James Edwards Thomas Brett Evely Shan Robert Fairbanks Catherine Michele Frakes SIGMA SIGMA PHI HONOR SOCIETY

DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARDS Student Organization & Committee Presidents Sean Kenton McCoy - American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians Ausma Memon Farooq - American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians American College of Osteopathic Internists - Apurva Ketan Trivedi

DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR AWARDS

Family Medicine David Edwards Robert Scott King Chandee Leigh Payne Geriatrics Shirin Jafari-Namin Stephen Ross O’Neil

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