A group of women from across all mission areas at Baylor College of Medicine were honored as Women of Excellence for their leadership, mentorship and commitment to academic medicine. In addition, allies who support women in their roles at Baylor also were recognized.

The Women of Excellence Program was developed in 2018 by the Office of Institutional Diversity, Inclusion and Equity as part of Women’s History Month. This year’s ceremony was unfortunately canceled due to social distancing guidelines developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the College honors these award recipients through the video below. Also see the full list of winners.

Faculty

Dr. Adriana Macias Strutt, Associate Professor of Neurology; Dr. Alicia Kowalchuk, Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine; Dr. Amy Hair, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics – Newborn; Dr. Bani Ratan, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Dr. Bernice Blumenreich, Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine; Dr. Bindi Naik-Mathuria, Associate Professor of Surgery; Dr. Binita Patel, Associate Professor of Pediatrics – Emergency Medicine; Dr. Christie Finch, Associate Professor of Pathology; Dr. Christina Davidson, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Dr. Christy Yoon Chai, Assistant Professor of Surgery; Dr. Cynthia Peacock, Associate Professor of Medicine – Transition Medicine; Dr. Doris Lin, Assistant Professor of Medicine; Dr. Elena Ocampo, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics – Cardiology; Dr, Faunda Armstrong, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Dr. Jennifer Dietrich, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Dr. Jennifer Taylor, Assistant Professor of Urology; Dr. Jenny Szu Pan; Assistant Professor of Medicine – Nephrology; Dr. Jocelyn Greely, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Dr. Jordana Goldman, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics – Critical Care; Dr. Julie Nangia, Assistant Professor at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Dr. Kelli Barbour, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Dr. Laila Woc-Colburn, Associate Professor of Medicine – Infectious Diseases; Dr. Lakshmi Srivaths, Professor of Pediatrics – Hematology; Dr. Laura Marsh; Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Dr. Laurel Williams, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Dr. Madhuri Vasudevan, Assistant Professor of Medicine – Endocrinology; Dr. Melissa Carbajal, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics – Newborn; Dr. Melissa Suter, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Dr. Michele K. York, Associate Professor of Neurology; Dr. Michele Loor, Assistant Professor of Surgery; Dr. Michelle Jones, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Dr. Mollie Gordon, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Dr. Neda Zarrin-Khameh, Professor of Pathology; Dr. Nidal Moukaddam, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Dr. Nidhi Aggarwal, Assistant Professor of Medicine – Nephrology; Dr. Rise Stribling, Associate Professor of Medicine – Hepatology; Dr. Rola El-Serag, Associate Professor of Medicine – DeBakey VA Medical Center; Dr. Samaya Anumudu, Assistant Professor of Medicine – Nephrology; Dr. Shweta Dhar, Associate Professor of Molecular and Human Genetics; Dr. Silvia Orengo-Nania, Professor of Ophthalmology; Dr. Sobia Khan, Assistant Professor of Medicine – General Internal Medicine; Dr. Sophia Banu, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Dr. SreyRam Kuy, Assistant Professor of Surgery; Dr. Susan Samson, Associate Professor of Medicine – Endocrinology; Tanya Eble, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Human Genetics; Dr. Tara Harris, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Dr. Tiffany McKee-Garrett, Associate Professor of Pediatrics – Newborn; Dr. Vandana Shah, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Staff

Jia Chen, Senior Research Coordinator, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Students

Amritha Kanakamedala; Katherine Zhu; Mary Tillman; Sabrina Green

Residents and Trainees

Dr. Ana Rivas-Grajales; Dr. Annamarie Arias-Shah; Dr. Anubama Rajan, Dr. Holland Kaplan; Dr. Rebecca Hetrick; Dr. Richa Vijayvargiya; Dr. Sanemba Aya Fanny; Dr. Shraddha Dalwadi

Allies of Women of Excellence

Dr. Steven Ludtke, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Dr. Buck Samuel, Assistant Professor of Molecular Virology and Microbiology; Dr. John Coverdale, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Dr. Asim Shah, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Dr. Samir Award, Professor of Surgery; Dr. Joseph Petrosino, Chair and Professor of Molecular Virology and Microbiology; Dr. Michael Belfort, Chair and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology