Fellows

Pass & Susel Fellow Awardees

Each year at MELA’s Fall Education Day, a new class of Pass & Susel Fellows is inducted in recognition of their exceptional dedication to medical education. Fellows are carefully nominated and selected based on their commitment to teaching, mentorship, educational leadership, and service to the medical education community. This distinguished honor celebrates educators whose contributions have made a lasting impact on learners, colleagues, and the advancement of medical education, reflecting the excellence and values exemplified by Drs. Pass and Susel.

2026

Marissa A. Flaherty, MD
Associate Professor | Psychiatry
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs

Madhurima Koka, MD, PhD
Professor | Pathology
Director, Pathology Residency Program; Director of Anatomic Pathology at UMMC, Downtown Campus

2025

Katelyn E. Donohue, MD, MEd
Associate Professor | Medicine & Pediatrics

Amal Mattu, MD
Professor | Emergency Medicine
Vice Chair of Academic Affairs

2024

John C. Allen, MD
Assistant Professor | Medicine
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs

Gregory B. Carey, PhD
Associate Professor | Microbiology and Immunology
Executive Director of Student Research and Community Outreach, Office of Student Research; Assistant Dean for Student Research & Education; Associate Dean for Biomedical and Health Profession Pathways and Workforce Development
Director of Student Summer Research and Community Outreach, OSR

2023

Rebecca G. Carter, MD
Associate Professor | Pediatrics

Nidhi Goel, MD, MHS
Associate Professor | Surgery & Pediatrics

2022

Laura Buchanan, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgery

Bernadette Siaton, MD, MedHP
Assistant Professor, Medicine

2021

Nicholas Carbonetti, PhD
Professor, Microbiology and Immunology

Elizabeth Lamos, MD
Pass & Susel Fellow | 2021
Associate Professor, Medicine
Associate Dean of Student Affairs

2020

Leah Millstein, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine and Pediatrics

Devang M. Patel, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine
Director, Infectious Diseases Telemedicine & Medical Education
Assistant Dean of the Pre-Clerkship Curriculum

Adam C. Puche, PhD
Professor, Anatomy and Neurobiology
Vice Chair, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology

2019

Philip C. Dittmar, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Director of Clinical Curriculum in the Office of Medical Education

Nirav G. Shah, MD
Professor, Medicine
Co-Director, DC-Baltimore Critical Care Educational Consortium
Assistant Dean for Curriculum
Associate Chief for Education and Faculty Development

2018

Sandra M. Quezada, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Medicine
Associate Dean for Medical School Admissions
Associate Dean for Faculty Diversity and Inclusion

Norman F. Retener, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Assistant Dean for Longitudinal Undergraduate Medical Education

Kerri A. Thom, MD, MS
Professor, Epidemiology & Public Health and Medicine
Associate Dean for Student Affairs

2017

Erin L. Giudice, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Residency Program

Joseph P. Martinez, MD
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
Associate Dean for Medical Education and Learning Environment

2016

William R. Randall, PhD

Eric D. Strauch, MD
Professor, Surgery

2015

Sandra Dolan, PhD

Robert J. Habicht, MD

2014

Donald R. Matteson, PhD
Associate Professor, Physiology
Assistant Dean for Student Research Education & Dual Degree Programs
Director of Student Research Education and Dual Degree Programs

Susan D. Wolfsthal, MD
Celeste Lauve Woodward, MD Professor of Humanitarian and Ethical Medical Practice and Associate Chair
Professor, Medicine
Associate Chair for Education; Residency Program Director, Internal Medicine

2013

Dan H. Schulze, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
Professor, Microbiology/Immunology and Otorhinolaryngology

Donna L. Parker, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
Professor, Medicine

2012

Ronald L. Gutberlet, MD

(deceased)

Olga B. Ioffe, MD
Professor, Pathology
Division Head, Anatomic Pathology; Associate Chair For Education

Nevins W. Todd, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine

2011

Gerard J. Barcak, PhD

(posthumous)

George T. Fantry, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine

Linda O. Lewin, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Pediatrics

2010

David B. Mallott, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Psychiatry

James B. Kaper, PhD
James and Carolyn Frenkil Distinguished Dean’s Professor
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
Chair, Department of Microbiology & Immunology

2009

Bruce E. Jarrell, MD
Professor, Surgery
President, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Steven D. Munger, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Anatomy and Neurobiology

2008 - Charter Fellows

Larry D. Anderson, PhD
Professor, Anatomy and Neurobiology

(deceased)

Miriam G. Blitzer, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics

Frank M. Calia, MD, MACP
Professor Emeritus, Medicine

Michael S. Donnenberg, MD

Jordan E. Warnick, PhD
Professor, Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics