Baylor College of Medicine’s proud tradition of commitment among healthcare professionals and trainees to the art of healing and scholarship in medicine was exemplified at the March 11 Alpha Omega Alpha induction ceremony.

Election to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society is an honor signifying a lasting commitment to scholarship, leadership, professionalism and service. A lifelong honor, membership in the society confers recognition for a physician’s or trainee’s dedication to the profession. Since the Baylor chapter’s inception in 1949, there have been more than 1,800 members inducted.

Faculty, residents and students were inducted into the society in a ceremony led by Dr. Atul Maheshwari, councilor for the Texas Beta Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha and associate professor of neurology and neuroscience and member of the Huffington Department of Education, Innovation and Technology.

Faculty

Dr. Shanda Blackmon, professor of surgery; Dr. Ronald Cotton, associate professor of surgery; Dr. Clifford Dacso, professor of molecular and cellular biology; Dr. Nadia Ismail, professor of medicine and vice dean of the School of Medicine; Dr. Youngna Lee Kim, professor of pediatrics; Dr. Frank Lin, assistant professor of pediatrics; Dr. James T. McDeavitt, executive vice president, dean of clinical affairs and professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation; Dr. Achilia Morrow, associate professor of medicine and assistant dean of student affairs; Dr. Maulin Kirit Shah, associate professor of medicine; and Dr. Matthew Wall, professor of surgery.

Residents / Fellows

Dr. Derrick Draeger; Dr. Michael Ferm; Dr. Adam Griffin; Dr. Justin Haloot; Dr. Hannah Hoff; Dr. Fouad Jaber; Dr. Asadullah Nasir Jat; Dr. Huda Khan; Dr. Steven Lang; Dr. D’Feau Lieu; Dr. Mohamad Ali Maktabi; Dr. Marco Malaga Julca; Dr. Vidya Menon; Dr. Jodie Mogensen; Dr. Abdallah Mohamed; Dr. Jasmine Moreno; Dr. Kelsi Morgan; Dr. Mohamad Taha; Dr. Sergio De Leon Villegas; Dr. Ryan Wallace; Dr. Sophia Williams-Perez; Dr. Rebecca Yang; Dr. Rui Yang; and Dr. Sara Yasrebi.

Students

Lama Abdurrahman; Katherine Abraham; Anthony Kaspa Allam; Ivan Angelov; Abigail Balkin; Hachem Bey; Kyle Blackburn; Luay Boulahouache; Grace Cardenas; Krishna Chandra; Ashley Chavana; Karissa Chesky; James DeCuir; Shubh Desai; Rioke Diejomaoh; Yang Ding; Rebecca Franks; John Gebert; Nikita Gidh; Jeffrey Hauck; Madeline Hawkins; Jay Jaber; Shivanki Junega; Zena Karagoli; Naomi Kass; Landry Luker; Lauren McCray; Amelia Mercado; Ashley Montgomery; Julia Morales; Amit Narawane; Paul Nemer; Aaron Nguyen; Ananth Panchamukhi; Aaron Pathak; Gabriel Reyes; Bhavesh Sayal; Archer Schaeffer; Jacob Scioscia; Taimur Siddiqui; Lilly Snellman; Promise Ufomadu; and Nicole Wright.

Gold Humanism Honor Society

Students also were recently celebrated for their induction into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) is a community of medical students, physicians and other leaders who have been recognized for their compassionate care. GHHS, an initiative of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, reinforces and supports the human connection in healthcare, which is essential for the health of patients and clinicians.

2026 inductees:

Katherine Abraham; Abigail Balkin; Siena Blackwell; Brooke Buranosky; Anne Cao; Ashley Chavana; Karissa Chesky; Dominique Cope; Anna Crain; David Curtis; Hasham Dhakwala; Angel Garces; Angelica Garcia; Nikita Gidh; Kassandra Goytia; Sarah Grant; Jeffrey Hauck; Madeline Hawkins; Parker Hoffman; Makenna Brooke May; Ananth Panchamukhi; Adith Ram; Jenny Rival; Archer Schaeffer; Taegen Senawong; Promise Ufomadu; and Arman Yazdian.

Compiled by Dana Benson, director of communications in the Office of Communications and Community Outreach