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Awards

At the Hartford Hospital Radiology Residency Program, we recognize excellent work by both the attendings and residents. Here is a list of award winning recipients in the most recent years:

The Fred Ziter Teacher of the Year Award

Department of Radiology Hartford Hospital

  • 2026Prasanta Karak, MD
  • 2025William Parker, MD
  • 2024Sameer Hanfi, MD
  • 2023Matthew Mikhail, MD
  • 2022Douglas Moote, MD
  • 2021Pallavi Nadendla, MD
  • 2020Thomas Farquhar, MD
  • 2019Douglas Moote, MD
  • 2018Robert Hynecek, MD
  • 2017Robert Hynecek, MD
  • 2016Michael Baldwin, MD
  • 2015Gregory Wrubel, MD
  • 2014Gregory Wrubel, MD
  • 2013Thomas Farquhar, MD

Grand Rounds Speaker of the Year Award

Department of Radiology Hartford Hospital

  • 2026Efaza Siddiqui, MD
  • 2025Charles Bruno, MD
  • 2024Lindsay Griffin, MD
  • 2023Joseph Lembo, DO
  • 2022Ryan Kaliney, MD
  • 2021Gregory Wrubel, MD
  • 2020Michael O'Loughlin, MD

Outstanding Senior Resident Teaching Award

  • 2026M. Awais Ashraf, DO
  • 2025Albert Gonzales, MD
  • 2024Kelvin Perez-Diaz, MD
  • 2023Luis Ruisanchez, MD
  • 2022Samuel Valle, MD
  • 2021Praveen Jayapal, MD

Bullseye Award for Radiologic Accuracy

  • 2026Veronica Pereira, MD
  • 2025Emily Philips, MD
  • 2024Gabriela Cepeda De Jesus, MD
  • 2023Luis Ruisanchez, MD
  • 2022Samuel Valle, MD
  • 2021Adam Krajewski, MD

The Frederick Conard III Class Year Award in Radiology

Fourth Years

  • 2026Ryan Babayev, MD and George Weck, MD
  • 2023Edison Lee, MD
  • 2022Samuel Valle, MD
  • 2021Adam Krajewski, MD
  • 2020Adriana Dager, MD
  • 2019Joanne Lam, MD
  • 2018Alice Shea, MD
  • 2017Michael Carlton, MD
  • 2016Jonathan Mogen, MD

Third Years

  • 2026Mike Bowe, MD
  • 2023Gabriela Cepeda de Jesus, MD
  • 2022Luis Ruisanchez, MD
  • 2021Samuel Valle, MD
  • 2020Praveen Jayapal, MD
  • 2019Adriana Dager, MD
  • 2018Jeffrey Isacson, MD
  • 2017Alice Shea, MD
  • 2016Michael Carlton, MD

Second Years

  • 2026Aram Tonoyan, MD
  • 2023Albert Gonzalez, MD
  • 2022Gabriela Cepeda De Jesus, MD
  • 2021Luis Ruisanchez, MD
  • 2020Samuel Valle, MD
  • 2019Khoan Thai, MD
  • 2018Adriana Dager, MD
  • 2017Jeffrey Isacson, MD
  • 2016Alice Shea, MD

First Years

  • 2026Allen Currier, MD
  • 2024Rahul Dey, MD
  • 2023Maddie Hartmann, DO
  • 2022Steven Robinson, DO
  • 2021Gabriela Cepeda De Jesus, MD
  • 2020Matteen Hakim, MD
  • 2019Samuel Valle, MD
  • 2018Khoan Thai, MD
  • 2017Christopher Reeves, MD
  • 2016Jeffrey Isacson, MD

The Stuart K. Markowitz, M.D. Radiology Productivity Award

Most cases read in academic year

  • 2026Mike Bowe, MD
  • 2025M. Awais Ashraf, DO
  • 2024Maddie Hartmann, DO
  • 2023Naeem Patel, DO
  • 2022Robert Manos, DO
  • 2021Michael Ghassemlou, MD
  • 2020Suzanne Parets, MD
  • 2019Adriana Dager, MD
  • 2018Adriana Dager, MD
  • 2017Michael Levinson, DO
  • 2016Michael Levinson, DO
  • 2015Michael Levinson, DO
  • 2014Jared Martillotti, MD

Roentgen Resident / Fellow Research Award

Department of Radiology Hartford Hospital · RSNA Research & Education Foundation

  • 2026M. Awais Ashraf, DO
  • 2025Veronica Pereira, MD
  • 2024Emily Philips, MD
  • 2023Michael Sochacki, DO
  • 2022Gabriela Cepeda De Jesus, MD
  • 2021Adam Krajewski, MD
  • 2020Samuel Valle, MD
  • 2019Sameer Rehman, MBBS, MBA
  • 2018Sameer Rehman, MBBS, MBA
  • 2017Sameer Rehman, MBBS, MBA
  • 2016Alexander Burn, MD

The Hartford Hospital Radiology Resident Wellness Award

  • 2026Vivian Jones, MD
  • 2025Qamar Khan, DO
  • 2024Jackson Waldrip, DO and Mike Bowe, MD
  • 2023Ryan Babayev, MD, Maddie Hartmann, DO
  • 2022Michael Sochacki, DO
  • 2021Robert Manos, DO
  • 2020Cindy Clarke, DO
  • 2019Cindy Clarke, DO
  • 2018Christopher Reeves, MD
  • 2017Sameer Rehman, MBBS, MBA

Practice Quality Improvement Symposium

Department of Radiology Hartford Hospital

1st Place

  • 2026Timothy Spichiger, DO
  • 2025M. Awais Ashraf, DO
  • 2024Emily Philips, MD
  • 2023Michael Sochacki, DO
  • 2022Shane Peterson, DO
  • 2021Robert Manos, DO
  • 2020Michael Ghassemlou, MD
  • 2018Suzanne Parets, MD

2nd Place

  • 2026George Weck, MD
  • 2025Albert Gonzales, MD
  • 2024Gabriela Cepeda De Jesus, MD
  • 2023Matteen Hakim, MD
  • 2022Asmita Patel, DO
  • 2021Praveen Jayapal, MD
  • 2020Christopher Reeves, MD
  • 2018Abraham Lajara, MD, Iliannie Rodriguez, MD, Christopher Reeves, MD

3rd Place

  • 2025Naeem Patel, DO
  • 20243rd Place: Maddie Hartmann, DO
  • 2023Steven Robinson, DO
  • 2022Edison Lee, DO
  • 2021Adam Krajewski, MD
  • 20203rd Place: Iliannie Rodriguez, MD
  • 2018Jun Lee, MD, Junaid Aslam, MD

Conference Awards

  • 2024Emily Philips, MD
  • 2017Sameer Rehman, MBBS, MBA — Best Oral Research Presentation, 6th International Case Report Conference, San Francisco 2017. Rehman S, Foster J. GIST — An interesting case presentation
  • 2017Best Speaker Award — 11th Global HealthCare and Fitness Summit, San Francisco 2017