Johns Hopkins Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine congratulates all award recipients for the current academic year and all graduates! These teaching and resident/fellow awards are given annually at the Annual Graduation celebrations. Congratulations to all the winners and graduates!

2026 Residency Achievement Awards

Resident Awards

Intern of the Year: Price Rainwater, MD
CA1 of the Year: Brandon M. White, MD
CA2 of the Year: Haley Gorie, MD
CA3 of the Year: Justine Abigail Lewis, MD
Elizabeth Martinez, MD Leadership Award: Chinwendu Amazu, MD, PhD
Test Performance Excellence Award: Kody Armann, MD
Zenobia Casey, MD Citizenship Award: Kookjae (KJ) Lee, MD
Merel Harmel, MD Outstanding Resident Award: Samip Patel, MD
Fernando Partida Spirit of Joy Award: Karla Objio, DO & Emily Burson, DO
Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence: Kookjae (KJ) Lee, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery Award: Jamal Bajwa, MD
Sylvan Shane: Rachel De Armas, MD & Natalie Waldron, MD

Andy Collins Award: C. David Mintz

Faculty Awards

Charles Beattie Award: Dr. Anna Gitterman
Scott Mittman Award: Dr. Nicole Rizkalla
Gillian Isaac Award: Dr. David Mintz
Most Innovative Award: Dr. Scott Mittman
Rising Faculty Award: Dr. Tym Kajstura
Residency Advocacy Award: Dr. April Villamayor
Research Mentor Award: Dr. Nadia Hensley

CRNA Award

John Goelz

Fellow Award

Dr. Jacob Blum

CCT Award

Naheesah Dudley