Awards
Fellow Appreciation Faculty and Staff Awards
Award given to one faculty member and one staff member recognized by the graduating class for their outstanding dedication, mentorship, and support.
| YEAR | FACULTY | STAFF |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Duran | Robin Whitman |
| 2024 | Han | Margo Relaford |
| 2023 | Shen | Robin Linville |
| 2022 | Alshawabkeh | Valerie Wahlers - VA |
| 2021 | Tran | Joycelle Martinez & Stefanie Brennan |
| 2020 | McDivit | Sarah Lassiter - VA |
| 2019 | Wettersten | Szilvia Wheeler - VA cath lab |
| 2018 | Urey | Gian Magpayo & Joycelle Martinez |
| 2017 | Tran | Nassar |
| 2016 | Schricker | Margo Relaford |
| 2015 | Wilson | Cath lab staff |
| 2014 | Penny/Patel | Bill Arend |
Zipser Awards
Presented to a General Cardiology Fellow recognized by the UCSD Internal Medicine Residents for excellence in clinical cardiology, humanitarianism, professionalism, and outstanding teaching.
| YEAR | RECIPIENT |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Shelief Robbins-Juarez |
| 2024 | Revathy Sampath-Kumar |
| 2023 | Adam Custer & Tania Saul |
| 2022 | David Torres Barba |
| 2021 | Omar Aldaas & Antoinette Birs |
| 2020 | Patrick Azcarate & Jason Duran |
| 2019 | Dan Mangels & Alayn Govea |
| 2018 | Darrin Wong & Doug Darden |
| 2017 | Shiv Sab |
Schulman Awards
Established by the generosity of Victor and Ruth Shulman, patients of Dr. Kirk Peterson. The Schulman Award recognized outstanding research in cardiovascular medicine performed at UC San Diego by individuals at the early stage in their careers.
2024-2025Harpreet Bhatia - Jr Clinical Faculty
Jing Zhang - Post Doc- Dr. Sheikh's lab
Revathy Sampath-Kumar - Fellow
Harpreet Bhatia - Jr Clinical Faculty
Elle Farah - Post Doc- Chi's Lab
Van Kim Ninh - Post Doc- Dr. King's lab
Antoninette Birs - HF Fellow
Joseph Taleb - Fellow
Harpreet Bhatia - Jr Clinical Faculty
Gary Ma - Fellow
John Power - Fellow
2020-2021
Gordon Ho - Jr. Clinical Faculty
Yan Liang - Post Doc
Doug Darden - Fellow
Quan Bui - Fellow
Nick Wettersten - Jr Clinical Faculty
Mike Wilkinson - Jr Clinical Faculty
Doug Darden - Fellow
Harpreet Bhatia - Fellow
Kevin King - Jr Research Faculty
Isac Thomas - Jr Clinical Faculty
Stephen Dickson - Fellow
Calvin Yeang - Fellow
Canzhao Liu - Post Doc
Simone Spinozzi - Post Doc
Kevin King - Jr Research Faculty
Isac Thomas - Jr Clinical Faculty
Xi Fang - Post Doc
Calvin Yeang - Fellow
Jonathan Hsu - Faculty Clinical
Isac Thomas - Fellow
Ana Manso Martin, Jr. - Research Faculty
Dekker Deacon, Cassandra Hope, Post Doc
Jonathan Hsu - Faculty Clinical
Stephen Lange - Faculty Basic Sciences
Lawrence Ang
Matthew Stroud Post Doc
Grants
| Name | Grant |
|---|---|
| Thomas Prohaska | NIH Program Project Grant |
| Calvin Hong | T32 |
| Isac Thomas | T32, AHA career development award |
| Nick Wettersten | VA Career Development Award, R21 |
| Calvin Yeang | T32, K award |
| Mike Wilkinson | ACC-Merck Grant; CA ACC Grant, K award |
| Gordon Ho | K award |
| Paul Kim | K award |
| Harpreet Bhatia | T32, K award |
| David Torres-Barba | T32 |
| Quan Bui | AHA Career Development Award; Ionis Young Investigator Award |
| Antoinette Birs | Novartis investigator-initiated trial |
| Revathy Sampath-Kumar | Internal Department Grant |
| Benjamin Hoffman | ACC-Merck |
| Gourisree Dharmavaram | UC San Diego BEACON grant |
| Iosif Taleb | T32 |