Awards

Overview

At the annual scientific meeting, trainee awards are given to presenters for research excellence in the fields of neonatology and maternal-fetal medicine. Trainees also have the opportunity to nominate their mentors for the Mentor of the Year award.

Mentor of the Year Nominations

Trainees are invited to nominate their mentor for a Mentor of the Year award. Please submit a nomination (fewer than 250 words) describing the characteristics of your mentor that make them worthy of the award to: mvolpe1@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.

Award Recipients

Neonatology
2018: Adriel Barrios-Anderson, Brown University School of Medicine
2023: Abigail Jolteus, Yale College
2025: Surabhi Khasgiwala, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
2026: Santiago Reyes De la Torre, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Maternal-Fetal Medicine
2018: Anna Modest, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2023: Emily Lee, Yale University
2025: Zeinab Kassem, Tufts University School of Medicine
2026: Mollie Ockene, Brown University School of Medicine

Best Poster
2023: Eleanor Schonberg, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2025: Kalida Gawon, Yale School of Medicine
2026: Elliana Gianacopoulos, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Mentor of the Year
2022: Elysia Larson, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2023: Ai-ris Collier, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2024: Elizabeth Yen, Tufts Medical Center
2026: Brian King, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2026: Elysia Larson, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center