Join the Center for Faculty Development in congratulating the 2022 Excellence in Mentoring Award winners and amazing nominees! If you missed the "Celebration of Mentoring" event on January 25, 2023, click below to watch the recordings!

To recognize and honor senior faculty members with ten or more years of mentoring experience at MGH, in the spirit of further building a culture of mentoring at our hospital. 

Dr. Goldstein is an emergency physician who specializes in neurologic and hematologic emergencies. He is currently the Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs and the Co-Director of the Center for Neurologic Emergencies in the Department of Emergency Medicine at MGH; a Professor of Emergency Medicine at HMS; and the MGH Endowed Chair in Emergency Medicine Research. He is a Fellow of the Neurocritical Care Society, the American Heart Association, and the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Goldstein manages a clinical research program integrating neurology, hematology, neurocritical care, and emergency medicine. He has been continually NIH funded since 2009, and his program additionally receives funding from foundations and industry.

To recognize two faculty members, at the Instructor through Assistant Professor rank with less than ten years of mentoring experience at MGH. 

Dr. Breithaupt leads several programs and educational initiatives through the MGH Multidisciplinary Eating Disorders Research Collaborative, that aim to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging across the collaborative. Dr. Breithaupt developed and established a pipeline to recruit and engage undergraduate- and post-baccalaureate -level trainees of diverse backgrounds and with diverse skillets (i.e., from outside of medicine) to apply their skills within clinical research and gain hands-on training within academic medicine.

Dr. Miller is the Director of Retinal Imaging at Mass. Eye and Ear (MEE), an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at HMS, and the Principal Investigator of the Harvard Retinal Imaging Lab. His research focuses on novel retinal imaging devices, including Swept Source OCT, OCT-Angiography, 3D Heads Up Surgical Displays, and Artificial Intelligence. He runs an active imaging research lab with several research fellows, clinical fellows, residents, and medical students, where he was honored with an Excellence in Mentoring Award at HMS. At MEE, he is also the Associate Director of the Harvard Vitreoretinal Fellowship and a Director of the Harvard Vitrectomy Course.

To recognize allies who support and empower women colleagues in advancing their career and achieving their professional goals and who actively work to create a more open, equitable environment in which women can thrive, grow, and attain major leadership roles. 

Director, Glaucoma Service; and Albert & Diane Kaneb Chair in Ophthalmology

Dr. Friedman is the Director of the Glaucoma Service, who specializes in treating all forms of glaucoma except for pediatric patients. He has pursued excellence in clinical care, research, and education, and is considered a leader in all three fields. As a clinician, he has consistently been elected a “Best Doctor” and frequently is asked to lecture both domestically and internationally on glaucoma care. He is world-renowned for the treatment of angle closure glaucoma. He performs a wide range of glaucoma procedures as well as cataract surgery.

Associate Professor of Psychology; Founding Director, Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research, Department of Psychiatry; and James and Elizabeth Gambles Endowed Chair Co-director for MassGeneral Neurosciences

Dr. Vranceanu is a clinical health psychologist with specialized training in the development of behavioral health interventions for medical patients, their family caregivers, and dyads. She gets a great deal of joy from teaching and mentoring. She developed and co-leads: 1) the Lifespan Health Clinical Internship Track, and its associated Postdoctoral Fellowship within the Department of Psychiatry at MGH; 2) a Junior Women mentoring program; and 3) a national “K club” which provides resources and support to interdisciplinary junior investigator mentees who are writing career development awards in behavioral intervention development and testing or are funded on such awards.

To recognize faculty who support and empower their UiM colleagues in advancing their careers and achieving their professional goals and who actively work to create a more open, equitable environment in which UiM can thrive, grow, and attain major leadership roles. 

Chief, Disparities Research Unit, Department of Medicine, MGH and Mongan Institute; the Harry G. Lehnert, Jr. and Lucille F. Cyr Endowed Chair, Mass General Research Institute; and Professor in the Departments of Medicine & Psychiatry, HMS

2022 Outstanding Principal Investigator Mentor of Graduate Students Award Recipient 

To recognize MGH Principal Investigators (PI) who mentor PhD graduate student(s) in their lab, who historically have had more than one PhD graduate student, and who have demonstrated outstanding contributions in helping PhD graduate students to advance their skills and provide support with scholarly activities.

Dr. Malhotra graduated from Harvard College in chemistry and physics and obtained a master's degree in chemical biology from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He received his medical degree from the Health Sciences and Technologies Division of HMS and MIT. Dr. Malhotra completed residency in internal medicine and fellowship in general cardiology at the MGH. He then trained as a post-doctoral fellow with Dr. Kenneth Bloch, studying vascular biology. He is a faculty member in the Cardiovascular Research Center and maintains an affiliation with the Broad Institute. His research interests include vascular biology, genetic and molecular mechanisms of atherosclerosis, pulmonary hypertension, and exercise physiology.

2022 Outstanding Research Fellow Award Recipients 

To recognize research fellows who have demonstrated outstanding contributions in helping students/trainees advance their skills, provided support and guidance in navigating the research realm, and assisted in cultivating the path for these fellow lab mates.

Dr. Beqari is a general surgery resident at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate who is currently a research fellow in the department of thoracic surgery at MGH. He is mentored by Dr. Colson and Dr. Yang on projects utilizing technology to improve intra-operative and post-operative care of thoracic surgery patients. He works with many college students and medical students on these projects, helping to improve their research literacy and to foster their interest in medicine. He has a strong passion for mentorship and plans to continue mentoring students throughout his medical career.