Faculty, fellows, and residents recognized at awards ceremony

The faculty, fellows, and residents in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Columbia University Medical Center convened for a reception in midtown Manhattan on June 16 to recognize the achievements of graduating residents and fellows. Some of the awards also acknowledged significant contributions or extraordinary dedication to the education of residents, fellows, and medical students by faculty members in the department.

Congratulations to the recipients of the following awards:

• Howard C. Taylor Award - Dr. Devin Smith
  Awarded by Drs. Rini Ratan & Richard Berkowitz
   
• Solan Chao Award - Dr. Rosa Cui
  Awarded by Drs. Rini Ratan & Richard Berkowitz
   
• Excellence in Teaching Awards - Drs. Claire Tobias, Stephanie Cham, Devon Rupley, Anne Mardy
  Awarded by Drs. Rini Ratan & Richard Berkowitz
   
• Captain Compliance - Dr. Noelle Breslin
  Awarded by Dr. Rini Ratan and Dana Feinberg
   
• Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) National Faculty Award - Dr. Constance Young
  Awarded by Drs. Soledad Jorge and Devin Smith
   
• Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Teaching Award - Dr. William Burke
  Awarded by Dr. Dara Matseoane-Peterssen
   
• American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists/Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (AAGL/MIGS) Award - Dr. Marianne DiNapoli
  Awarded by Dr. Arnold Advincula
   
• American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) Award - Dr. Denise Umpierrez-Morley
  Awarded by Dr. Arnold Advincula
   
• Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine Award - Dr. Caitlin Baptiste
  Awarded by Dr. Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman
   
• Family Planning Award - Dr. Marianne DiNapoli
  Awarded by Dr. Ana Cepin
   
• Sreedhar Gaddipati Maternal Fetal Medicine Teaching Award - Dr. Dorothy Smok
  Awarded by the graduating MFM Fellows