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Every year, the UW School of Medicine Alumni Association recognizes exceptional alumni with a series of awards. We encourage UW School of Medicine alumni, faculty, staff, students, and other professional colleagues to nominate alumni for one or more of the awards listed below.
Nominations for the 2027 awards are open; you may submit nominations until December 31, 2026. Please contact the Alumni Office at medalum@uw.edu with any questions about the awards or nomination process.
We are pleased to announce a new opportunity to recognize exceptional alumni through our Distinguished Alumni Awards.
The Alumni Research Impact Award recognizes alumni whose outstanding research contributions have advanced knowledge, improved care, influenced policy or practice, or otherwise made a significant impact on science, healthcare, or society.
This award reflects UW Medicine’s deep commitment to research and collaboration in pursuit of better health for all. Whether through pioneering discoveries, translational research, public health advancements, or interdisciplinary partnerships, recipients will represent the far-reaching impact of the UW School of Medicine community.
We invite you to help recognize alumni whose research is shaping the future and improving lives worldwide.
Recognizes an alum whose professional achievements and cumulative contributions have brought personal distinction, enhanced the general health and well-being of the public through professional practice, research or public policy, and brought honor to their alma mater.
Recognizes an alum whose dedicated and determined efforts have benefited the University of Washington School of Medicine and/or the University of Washington School of Medicine Alumni Association and/or their community.
Honors an alum who embodies an ongoing commitment to providing healthcare to communities in need and the underserved, or whose extraordinary service has contributed to the good of humankind.
Honors an alum, within 20 years of their final year of training/education with the University of Washington School of Medicine, who has excelled in their career, making significant contributions to public health through clinical care, medical science, research, or administrative activities.
Help us celebrate the Distinguished Alumni Award recipients! Watch the videos and acceptance speeches honoring each award recipient, make a tribute gift, or send a card of congratulations.
Watch videos celebrating previous years’ recipients by following the links in the lists below.
2025
Christopher Flowers, MD, Res. ’00, MS ’02, Fel. ’02, Fel. ’03
2024
Lawrence E. Holland, MD, Res. ’86
2023
John J. Mulvihill, MD ’69
2022
Peter J. Kudenchuk, MD ’79, Res. ’82, Fel. ‘83
2021
John T. Schiller, PhD ‘82
2019
Peter S. Rabinovitch, MD ’79, PhD ’80, Res. ’81
Robert A. Winquist, MD ’69, Res. ’74
2018
Benjamin S. Danielson, MD ’92, Res. ’95
2017
Richard Kirkpatrick, MD ’72
F. Bruder Stapleton, MD, Res. ’74
2016
Barbara J. deLateur, MD ’63, Res. ’67, M.S. ’68
Henry G. Kaplan, MD, Res. ‘74, Chief Res. ’77
2015
John Olerud, MD ’71, Res. ’76, Res. ’78
2014
George Ojemann, MD, Res., ’64
2013
Catherine M. Otto, MD ’79, Fel. ’85
2012
John W. Kendall, Jr., MD ’56
2011
Lawrence K. Altman, MD, Res. ’68, Fel. ’69
2010
Roger E. Moe, MD ’59, Res. ’68
2009
Harry R. Kimball, Res. ’64, Res. ’68
2008
Gerald T. Nepom, PhD ’77, MD ’78
2007
Jan V. Hirschmann, MD ’70
2006
Marcus E. Raichle, MD ’64
2005
Kenneth R. Wilske, MD ’59, Res. ’62
2004
Jerry S. Trier, MD ’57
2003
William J. Bremner, MD ’69, Res. ’72
2002
Roger J. Bulger, Res. ’65, Fel. ’66
2001
Sigvard T. Hansen, MD ’61, Res. ’69
2000
Merle A. Sande, MD ’65
1999
Wayne E. Crill, MD ’62
1998
Leonard D. Hudson, MD ’64
1997
D. Eugene Strandness, Jr., MD ’54, Res. ’62
1996
Robert W. Higgins, MD ’65
1995
Harry N. Beaty, MD ’58 , Res. ’63
1994
Manus C. Kraff, MD ’57
1993
Lloyd M. Nyhus, MD, Res. ’56
1992
Edmund W. Gray, MD ’53, and Judith G. Hall, MD ’66
1991
M. Roy Schwarz, MD ’62, Faculty
1990
Charles A. Evans, Faculty
Charles E. Odegaard, Faculty
Cornelius Rosse, Faculty
George N. Aagaard, Emeritus Dean
John D. Chase, Emeritus Dean
John R. Hogness, Res. ’51, Emeritus Dean
Robert L. Van Citters, Emeritus Dean
David C. Dale, Res. ’72, Emeritus Dean
Clement Finch, Fel., Faculty/Author
James W. Haviland, Faculty/Author
Hilding H. Olson, Res. ’51, Faculty/Author
1989
William O. Rieke, MD ’58
1988
James E. Dalen, MD ’61
1987
Eloise R. Giblett, MD ’51, Fel. ’55, and George M. Martin, MD ’53
1986
Donald M. Keith, MD ’58, and Jerome B. Posner, MD ’55, Int. ’56
1985
Gerald P. Murphy, MD ’59
1984
John R. Hogness, MD, Res. ’51
1983
Donald D. Trunkey, MD ’63
1982
Lloyd C. Elam, MD ’57
1981
Richard J. Blandau, MD, ’72, Res. ’78, ’79
1980
J. Bruce Beckwith, MD ’58
1979
William H. Foege, MD ’61
2025
Ruanne Barnabas, MBChB, MSc, DPhil. Fel. ‘10
2024
Andrew Trister, MD, PhD, Res. ’10, Chief Res. ’14
2023
Amanda Moore Johnson, MD ’03
2022
Tam N. Pham, MD, Fel. ’06, Fel. ‘07
2021
Anisa M. Ibrahim, MD ’13, Res. ‘16
2019
Christine E. Dehlendorf, M.D. ’02
2018
Heidi Crane, M.D. ’98, MPH, Fel. ’04
2017
Paul Crane, M.D. ’97, Fel. ’03, MPH
2016
Jonathan Wright, M.D. ’01, M.S. ’05, Res. ’07, FACS
2013
John A. Stamatoyannopoulos, MD ’95
2012
Bradley E. Bernstein, PhD ’97, MD ’99
2011
Marshall Horwitz, PhD ’88, MD ’90, Res. ’92
2009
Daniel L. Marks, PhD ’93, MD ’95
2008
Benjamin S. Danielson, MD ’92, Res. ’93
2007
Ramoncita R. Maestas, MD ’83, Res. ’86
2006
Dawn E. DeWitt, MD, Res. ’94
2025
Ramoncita “Raye” Maestas, MD ’83, Res. ’86
LeeAnna Muzquiz, MD ‘00
2024
Scott R. Stuart, MD ’01, Res. ’04, Chief Res. ’05
2023
Andrew C. Castrodale, MD ’94
2022
Thomas J. Benedetti, MD ’73, MHA ’00
2021
Erika A. Goldstein, MD, Res. ’84, MPH
2019
Sandra E. Juul, M.D. ’81, Res. ’84, Chief Res. ’86, Fel. ’89, Ph.D.
2018
John F. McCarthy, M.D. ’90, Res. ’92
2017
J. Randall Curtis, M.D., Res. ’91, Chief Res. ’92, MPH, Fel. ’95
2016
Michael J. Ryan, M.D., Res. ’89, Chief Res. ’90, Fel. ’93
2015
John Betz, PA-C (MEDEX, Seattle Class 1)
2012
Samuel H. Tarica, M.D. ’52, Res. ’53, Res. ’55
David F. Wolter, M.D. ’52, Res. ’58
2010
Jack N. Lein, M.D. ’55
2008
John H. Vassall II, M.D. ’78
2001
Richard H. Layton, M.D. ’54
1998
John Philip Sauntry, M.D. ’51
1997
Bruce C. Gilliland, Res. ’64
1996
Rick Lane Johnson, M.D. ’61, Res. ’64
1995
Werner E. Samson, M.D. ’53, Res. ’58
1993
John H. Pierce, M.D. ’65
1992
Glenn M. Doornink, M.D. ’53
1990
John N. Kirkpatrick, M.D. ’73
1986
Kenneth N. Anderson, Sr., M.D. ’58, Res. ’62, Fel. ’62, Res. ’67
2024
Ramona M. Okumura, BS ’81
2023
Julie R. Gralow, MD, Fel. ’95
2022
Blair B. Washington, MD ’02, MHA
2021
John E. Fankhauser, MD ‘89
2019
Tipu V. Khan, MD ’08
2018
Michael Haglund, MD ’87, PhD ’88, Res. ’92, Fel. ’95
2017
Lois Thetford, PA-C (Seattle 14)
2016
Samuel R. Baker, MD ’66, Res. ’74
2015
Jamie Garcia, MD ’99
2014
Matthew Oliva, MD ’99, Res. ’03
2013
Juliette M. Engel, MD ’74, Res. ’75, ’78
2012
Melissa C. Smith, MD ’87, Res. ’91
2010
Jamal K. Gwathney, MD ’99
2008
Ann Y. Kao, MD ’00
2006
Donald H. Mott, MD ’66
2005
Raymond E. Vath, MD ’65, Res. ’69
2004
Walter B. Hollow, MD ’75, Res. ’78
2003
Isaac S. Pope, MD ’74
2002
Dennis G. Carlson, MD ’55
2001
Doris H. Wilson, MD ’51
2000
Thomas M. Green, MD ’69, Res. ’75
1999
Keith Andrew Hurst, MD ’90, Res. ’92, and Vashti Apostol-Hurst
1998
Jill H. Seaman, MD ’78
1997
Henry A. Kuharic, MD ’54, Res. ’60
1995
Frederick F. Holmes, MD ’57, and Grace E. Foege Holmes, MD ’57
2002
Michael K. Copass, Res. ’73
2003
Bruce C. Gilliland, MD, Res. ’64
