Awards
WEST VIRGINIA CHAPTER
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
CHAPTER AWARDS
PEDIATRICIAN OF THE YEAR
| Year | Recipient | Practice Location |
| 2017 | Linda Nield, M.D. | Morgantown |
| 2016 | Chandrani Thakker, M.D. | Charleston |
| 2015 | Norman Cottrill, D.O. | Hurricane |
| 2014 | Mark Ayoubi, M.D. | Charleston |
| 2013 | Ted Solari, M.D. | Beckley |
| 2012 | Gilbert Ratcliff, Jr., M.D. | Huntington |
| 2011 | Traci Boyd Acklin, M.D. | Montgomery |
| 2010 | Fernando Indacochea, M.D. | Petersburg |
| 2009 | Jamie Jeffrey, M.D. | Charleston |
| 2008 | Mark Tomsho, M.D. | Summersville |
| 2007 | Martin Weisse, M.D. | Morgantown |
| 2006 | King Seegar, M.D. | Franklin |
| 2005 | Patricia Kelly, M.D. | Huntington |
| 2004 | Charles Whitaker, M.D. | Parkersburg |
| 2003 | Judith T. Romano, M.D. | Wheeling |
| 2002 | Mary S. Boyd, M.D. | Elkins |
| 2001 | Joseph Werthammer, M.D. | Huntington |
| 2000 | Carlos Lucero, M.D. | Beckley |
| 1999 | John Paul Jakubec, M.D. | Morgantown |
| 1998 | Kathaleen Perkins, M.D. | Morgantown |
| 1997 | William A. Neal, M.D. | Morgantown |
| 1996 | Robert Lewine, M.D. | Wheeling |
| 1995 | Eileen Catterson, M.D. | Pineville |
ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN AWARD
| Year | Name | Practice Location |
| 2017 | Sean Loudin, M.D. | Huntington |
| 2016 | Kathleen Martin, M.D. | Lewisburg |
| 2015 | Lisa Costello, M.D. | Morgantown |
| 2014 | Kathy Moffett, M.D. | Morgantown |
| 2013 | Norman Ferrari, M.D. | Morgantown |
| 2012 | Sharon Istfan, M.D. | Charleston |
| 2011 | Teresa Frazer, M.D. | Bluefield |
| 2010 | None | |
| 2009 | Nimish Mehta, M.D. | Charleston |
| 2008 | Aaron McGuffin, M.D. | Huntington |
| 2007 | Raheel Khan, M.D. | Charleston |
| 2006 | Kimberly Cross, M.D. | Charleston |
| 2005 | Jamie Jeffrey, M.D. | Charleston |
| 2004 | James Lewis, M.D. | Huntington |
| 2003 | Carlos Lucero, M.D. | Beckley |
| 2002 | Joan Phillips, M.D. | Charleston |
| 2001 | Isabel Pino, M.D. | Huntington |
FRIEND OF CHILDREN AWARD
| Year | Name |
| 2017 | WV State Senator Ron Stollings, M.D. |
| 2016 | Jeri L. Whitten |
| 2015 | Rahul Gupta, M.D. |
| 2014 | WV State Senator John Unger |
| 2013 | US Senator Jay Rockefeller |
| 2012 | Renate Pore, PhD |
| 2011 | James McJunkin, M.D. |
| 2010 | WV Perinatal Partnership & Health & Wellness Foundation of Sisters of St. Joseph |
| 2009 | WV Immunization Network |
| 2008 | L. Clark Hansbarger, M.D. |
| 2007 | WV State Senator Dan Foster, M.D. |
| 2006 | WV First Lady, Gayle Manchin |
| 2005 | Maureen Runyan MSW |
| 2004 | Prevent Child Abuse, WV |
| 2003 | None |
| 2002 | WV State Senator Michael Oliverio |
| 2001 | WV Healthy Kids Coalition |
MARTIN E. WEISSE RESIDENT RESEARCH COMPETITION AWARDS
| Year | Name |
| 2016 | Original Research 1st – Aziez Ahmed, M.D. (Charleston) 2nd – Rebecca Hayes, M.D. (Huntington) Case Report 1st - Audrey Miller, M.D. (Morgantown) 2nd – Maggie Moreland, M.D. (Morgantown) Poster 1st (Original Research) - Audrey Miller, M.D. (Morgantown) 1st (Case Report) – Charles Chen, M.D. (Morgantown) |
| 2015 |
Original Research Case Report |
| 2014 | Original Research 1st – Neil Copeland, M.D. (Charleston) 2nd – Neesha Amin, M.D. (Charleston) Case Report 1st - Hilary Morley, M.D. (Morgantown) 2nd – Zainab Akhtar, M.D. and Brad Akers, M.D. (Huntington) Poster 1st (Original Research) - Stephanie Sisler, MD and Rafka Chaiban, M.D. (Morgantown) 1st (Case Report) – Poornima Pandiyan M.D. and Wes Branstiter, M.D. (Morgantown) |
| 2013 | Original Research 1st – Teresa Recker, D.O. (Charleston) 2nd – Baraa Alrazzak, M.D. (Huntington) Case Report 1st – Sarah Steward, M.D. (Charleston) 2nd – Stephanie Sisler, M.D. (Morgantown) Poster 1st (Original Research) – Ameen Alsharif, M.D. (Huntington) 2nd (Original Research) – Erica Tuckwiller, M.D. (Charleston) |
| 2012 | Original Research 1st – Luiz Ortiz, M.D. (Charleston) 2nd – Ravi Saripalli, M. D. (Charleston) Case Report 1st – Kelly Gannon, M. D. (Huntington) 2nd – Cody Smith, M.D. (Morgantown) Poster 1st (Original Research) – Steve Berry, M.D. (Charleston) 1st (Case Report) – Steve Berry, M.D. (Charleston) |
| 2011 | Original Research 1st – Collin John, M.D. (Morgantown) 2nd – M. Salah Agha, M.D. (Charleston) Case Report 1st – Rohit Aswani, M.D. (Huntington) 2nd – Kokab Darbandi, M.D. (Morgantown) Poster 1st – Chris Mercer, M.D. (Morgantown) 2nd – Steve Berry, M.D. (Charleston) |
| 2010 | Original Research 1st Beth Emrick, M.D. (Charleston) 2nd – Rohit Aswani, M.D. (Huntington) Case Report 1st - Shilpa Balikai, D.O. (Charleston) 2nd – Elizabeth Saunders, M.D. (Huntington) Poster Christy Robinson, M.D. (Charleston) |
| 2009 | Original Research 1st – Beth Emrick, M.D. (Charleston) 2nd – Jeannie Co, M.D. (Charleston) Case Report 1st – Beth Emrick, M.D. (Charleston) 2nd – Amira Khokar, M.D. (Huntington) Poster Audra Pritt, M.D. (Huntington) |
| 2008 | 1st – Abdallah Dalabih, M.D. (Charleston) 2nd – Brian Ely, M.D. (Morgantown) 3rd – Sunshine Smoot, M.D. (Huntington) |
| 2007 | 1st – Wassem Ostwani, M.D. (Huntington) 2nd – Kristina Reynolds, M.D. (Charleston) 3rd – Kristina Reynolds, M.D. (Charleston) |
| 2006 | 1st – Amanda Snodgrass, M.D. (Huntington) 2nd – Shaista Safder, M.D. (Huntington) 3rd – Mary Bailey, M.D. (Huntington) |
| 2005 | 1st – Lisa Wood, M.D. (Morgantown) 2nd – Shaista Safder, M.D. (Huntington) 3rd – Shaista Safder, M.D. (Huntington) |
| 2004 | 1st – Akashni Bhasin, M.D. (Huntington) 2nd – Oleg Kovalenko, M.D. (Charleston) 3rd – Mary Bailey, M.D. (Huntington) |
| 2003 | 1st – Bradley Mitchell, M. D. (Morgantown) 2nd - Kimberly Shimer, M.D. (Charleston) 3rd – C. Lynn Patterson, M.D. (Morgantown) |
| 2002 | 1st – Kelly Kreisler, M.D. 2nd – Marie DiFilippo, M. D. 3rd – Chad Smith, M.D. 3rd – Amana Nasir, M.D. |
| 2001 | 1st – Misty Strow, M.D. 2nd – Dina Criniti, D.O. 3rd – Shannon Alexander, M.D. |
| 2000 | 1st – Traci Warwick, M.D. 2nd – Sharon DeChristofaro, M.D. 3rd – Shannon Alexander, M.D. |
| 1999 | 1st – Jeffrey Shaw, M.D. 2nd – Cassandra Salgado, M.D. 3rd – Chaundra Maddox, M.D. |
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