Gold Standard Awards

"We are very proud of all of our amazing Upstate faculty and it is with great pleasure that we recognize these Gold Standard winners. With their excellence, commitment and dedication to our missions, they exemplify the best in us. But what makes this award special is that each one was honored by their peers. Congratulations to all!"

—Mantosh Dewan, MD, President
Distinguished Service Professor, SUNY Upstate Medical University

• Tamer Ahmed, MD, Surgery, Norton College of Medicine 
• Kathleen Beney, MS, RT, RRT-NPS, Respiratory Therapy, College of Health Professions 
• Vincent Calleo, MD, Emergency Medicine, Norton College of Medicine 
• William Hannan, MD, Pediatrics, Norton College of Medicine 
• Housam Hegazy, MD, MBA, MLS, CPE, SFHM, FACP, CHCQM, Medicine and Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Norton College of Medicine 
• Fenghua Li, MD, FASA, Anesthesiology, Norton College of Medicine 
• Zsuzsa Szombathyne Meszaros, MD, PhD, Psychiatry, Norton College of Medicine 
• Jennifer Myszewski, DO, PhD, Pediatrics, Norton College of Medicine 
• Vandana Sharma, MD, FASA, Anesthesiology, Norton College of Medicine 
• Karen Teelin, MD, MSEd, Director of Adolescent Medicine, Norton College of Medicine 
• Karen Thrasher, MS, PA-C, Physician Assistant Studies, College of Health Professions 
• Kim Wallenstein, MD, PhD, Surgery, Norton College of Medicine 
• Heather Wasik, MD, MHS, Pediatrics, Norton College of Medicine