Awards & Recognition

New medical faculty promotions and recognitions

Newly promoted faculty alongside Chair of the Department of Medical Education Onelia Lage (in black suit) and Dean Juan C. Cendan. From left: Shweta Akhouri, M.D., Anna Virani, M.D., Sahar Ajabshir, Ph.D., Tracey Weiler, Ph.D., and Georgeta Vaidean, M.D.

We are thrilled to announce the latest faculty promotions and awards at Wertheim Medicine. Congratulations to all! 

See photos from the ceremony. 

Newly appointed professor

  • Tracey Weiler, Ph.D.

Newly appointed associate professors

  • Sahar Ajabshir, Ph.D., MSc
  • Shweta Akhouri, M.D.
  • Georgeta Vaidean, M.D., M.P.H, Ph.D.
  • Anna Virani, M.D.
  • Luis Carcache, M.D.
  • Gloria Coronel Couto, M.D.
  • Guillermo Izquierdo, M.D.
  • Anthony Gonzalez, M.D.

Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award

  • Gloria Coronel Couto, M.D.

Outstanding Research Funding Achievement Award

  • Hoshang Unwalla, Ph.D.

Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award

  • Noel Barengo, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.