Past Award Recipients
Over the years, we have honored a number of senior and junior University of Rochester Medical Center faculty, as well as staff, with the Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Award. Take a look back at our deserving awardees.
2022
Staff Awardee
Kelly McDermott, M.S., community liaison for The Hoekelman Center at Golisano Children’s Hospital
Junior Faculty Awardee
Suzie Noronha, M.D., associate professor of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; director of the pediatric sickle cell program at Golisano Children’s Hospital
Senior Faculty Awardee
Catherine Cerulli, J.D., Ph.D., professor of Psychiatry; director of the Susan B. Anthony Center; director of the Laboratory of Interpersonal Violence and Victimization
2021
Junior Faculty Awardee
Angela Branche, M.D., assistant professor at the University of Rochester, School of Medicine and the co-director of the NIH-funded UR Vaccine Treatment and Evaluation Unit.
Senior Faculty Awardees (awarded jointly)
- Laura Jean Shipley, M.D., FAAP, professor of Clinical Pediatrics and vice chair for Population and Behavioral Health in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She is also the Associate Medical Director for Maternal Child Health at Accountable Health Partners
- Jeffrey Kaczorowski, M.D., FAAP, professor and vice chair for Community and Government Affairs in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center
2020
Staff Awardee
Amali Epa-Llop, Ph.D., Sr. Human Subject Research Coordinator; Women’s Initiative Supporting Health (WISH); University of Rochester
Junior Faculty Awardee
M. Mahala Schlagman, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine, General Medicine Department; Director, Internal Medicine Health Equity Curriculum; Director, Medical Legal Partnership; University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
Senior Faculty Awardees
- Susan Hetherington, Ph.D., retired; associate professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Education; Director, Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities; University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Steven L. Barnett, M.D., associate professor, Departments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences; Director, Rochester Prevention Research Center: National Center for Deaf Health Research; University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
2019
Junior Faculty Awardee
Marc Lavender, M.D., FAAP, assistant professor of Pediatrics & Medicine; Pediatric Links with the Community Director; East Ridge Family Medicine Physician
Senior Faculty Awardee
Jill Halterman, M.D., M.P.H., professor of Pediatrics, Division Chief of General Pediatrics; Principal Investigator for the Preventive Care Program for Urban Children with Asthma
2018
Staff Awardee
Charles Brown, chemical dependency counselor in the Department of Psychiatry
Junior Faculty Awardee
Tiffany Pulcino, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor in the departments of Pediatrics and Medicine/Primary Care
Senior Faculty Awardee
Silvia Sorensen, Ph.D., associate professor, Warner School of Education
2017
Staff Awardee
Catherine Bunce, R.N., M.S., Infectious Disease Clinic Coordinator, Department of Medicine
Junior Faculty Awardee
Rajeev S. Ramchandran, M.D., M.B.A., associate professor, Department of Opthalmology
Senior Faculty Awardee
Robert Weisman, D.O., professor, Department of Psychiatry, Senior Medical Director of Adult Ambulatory Services and director of Clinical Care at Strong Ties for the New York State ACT/FACT team
2016
Junior Faculty Awardee
Ann Marie White, Ed.D., associate professor, Department of Psychiatry, director of the Office of Mental Health Promotion
Senior Faculty Awardee
Robert J. Fortuna, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of Medicine and Pediatrics in Primary Care
2015
Staff Awardee
Precious Bedell, M.A., CHW, project health counselor and community health care worker for the Women's Initiative Supporting Health program, Department of Psychiatry
Junior Faculty Awardee
Amina P. Alio, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences
Senior Faculty Awardee
Michael C. Keefer, M.D., professor of Medicine, director of the University’s NIH-supported HIV Vaccine Trials Unit, co-principal investigator for the UR’s Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) and a leader within the international HIV Vaccine Trials Network
2014
Staff Awardee
Caroline Nestro, R.N., M.S., associate director of the Office of Mental Health Promotion in the Department of Psychiatry
Junior Faculty Awardee
Lisa DeLucia, D.D.S., assistant professor and pediatric dentist at Eastman Institute for Oral Health
Senior Faculty Awardee
Anne Brayer, M.D., FAAP, FACEP, professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
2013
Junior Faculty Awardee
C. Andrew Aligne, M.D., M.P.H., a clinical assistant professor in the URMC Department of Pediatrics and the director of the Community-health and Advocacy Resident Education (CARE) Track and Hoekelman Center
Senior Faculty Awardee
Yeates Conwell, M.D., professor and vice chair, co-director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide and director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Program of the Department of Psychiatry, and director of the University of Rochester Medical Center's Office for Aging Research and Health Services
2012
Junior Faculty Awardee
Sheree Toth, Ph.D., professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, and director of Mount Hope Family Center
Senior Faculty Awardee
Ann M. Dozier, R.N., Ph.D., FAAN, professor and chair, Public Health Sciences, and Albert D. Kaiser Chair of Public Health and Preventative Medicine
2011
Staff Awardee
Karen L. Knauf, B.S., program manager of Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Rochester
Junior Faculty Awardee
Stephen R. Cook, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Senior Faculty Awardee
Moira Szilagyi, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of Pediatrics and medical director of Starlight Pediatrics (currently is a professor of pediatrics at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and president-elect of the American Academy of Pediatrics)
2010
Staff Awardee
Mardy Sandler, LMSW, chief social worker and clinical manager for Community Outreach at Strong Memorial Hospital
Junior Faculty Awardee
Katrina Smith Korfmacher, Ph.D., director, Community Outreach and Engagement Core, Environmental Health Sciences Center
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine
Senior Faculty Awardee
Peter G. Szilagyi, M.D., M.P.H., professor and chief of the Division of General Pediatrics (currently is a professor of Pediatrics, executive vice-chair and vice-chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, Los Angeles)