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Year, Recipient, Practice Location
2024 Jennifer Bailey, D.O. | Union
2023 Kim Cross, M.D. | Charleston
2022 Susan Ayoubi, M.D. | Charleston
2021 John Fernald, M.D. | Beaver
2019 Thomas Wesley Steele, M.D. | Fairmont
2018 Timothy Lefeber, M.D. | Morgantown
2017 Linda Nield, M.D. | Morgantown
2016 Chandrani Thakker, M.D. | Charleston
2015 Norman Cottrill, D.O. | Hurricane
2014 Mark Ayoubi, M.D. | Charleston
2013 Ted Solari, M.D. | Beckley
2012 Gilbert Ratcliff, Jr., M.D. | Huntington
2011 Traci Boyd Acklin, M.D. | Montgomery
2010 Fernando Indacochea, | M.D. Petersburg
2009 Jamie Jeffrey, M.D. | Charleston
2008 Mark Tomsho, M.D. | Summersville
2007 Martin Weisse, M.D. | Morgantown
2006 King Seegar, M.D. | Franklin
2005 Patricia Kelly, M.D. | Huntington
2004 Charles Whitaker, M.D. | Parkersburg
2003 Judith T. Romano, M.D. | Wheeling
2002 Mary S. Boyd, M.D. | Elkins
2001 Joseph Werthammer, M.D. | Huntington
2000 Carlos Lucero, M.D. | Beckley
1999 John Paul Jakubec, M.D. | Morgantown
1998 Kathaleen Perkins, M.D. | Morgantown
1997 William A. Neal, M.D. | Morgantown
1996 Robert Lewine, M.D. | Wheeling
1995 Eileen Catterson, M.D. | Pineville
Year, Name, Practice Location
2024 Allison Holstein, D.O. | Charleston
2023 Kacie Kidd, M.D | Morgantown
2022 Marie Frazier, M.D. | Huntington
2021 Andrea Lauffer, M.D. | Huntington
2019 Charles Whitaker III, | M.D. Parkersburg
2018 James McJunkin, M.D. | Charleston
2017 Sean Loudin, M.D. | Huntington
2016 Kathleen Martin, M.D. | Lewisburg
2015 Lisa Costello, M.D. | Morgantown
2014 Kathy Moffett, M.D. | Morgantown
2013 Norman Ferrari, M.D. | Morgantown
2012 Sharon Istfan, M.D. | Charleston
2011 Teresa Frazer, M.D. | Bluefield
2010 None
2009 Nimish Mehta, M.D. | Charleston
2008 Aaron McGuffin, M.D. | Huntington
2007 Raheel Khan, M.D. | Charleston
2006 Kimberly Cross, M.D. | Charleston
2005 Jamie Jeffrey, M.D. | Charleston
2004 James Lewis, M.D. | Huntington
2003 Carlos Lucero, M.D. | Beckley
2002 Joan Phillips, M.D. | Charleston
2001 Isabel Pino, M.D. | Huntington
Year, Name
2024 Governor Jim Justice, WV State Senator Mike Maroney, M.D.
2023 Maureen Runyon
2022 Kim Tieman
2021 Elaine Darling
2019 Kelli Caseman
2018 Larry Rhodes, M.D.
2017 WV State Senator Ron Stollings, M.D.
2016 Jeri L. Whitten
2015 Rahul Gupta, M.D.
2014 WV State Senator John Unger
2013 US Senator Jay Rockefeller
2012 Renate Pore, PhD
2011 James McJunkin, M.D.
2010 WV Perinatal Partnership & Health & Wellness Foundation of Sisters of St. Joseph
2009 WV Immunization Network
2008 L. Clark Hansbarger, M.D.
2007 WV State Senator Dan Foster, M.D.
2006 WV First Lady, Gayle Manchin
2005 Maureen Runyan MSW
2004 Prevent Child Abuse, WV
2003 None
2002 WV State Senator Michael Oliverio
2001 WV Healthy Kids Coalition
2024 Charleston Area Medical Center
2023 West Virginia University
2022 Marshall University
2019 West Virginia University
Case Report Oral Presentation
1st place – Kristi Wu, M.D. (CAMC)
2nd place – Erin Oberg, M.D. (CAMC)
Case Report Poster Presentation
1st place – Sundus Ghouri, M.D. (Marshall)
Original Research Oral Presentation
1st place – Megha Suri, M.D. (CAMC)
2nd place – Adam Whiteley, M.D (CAMC)
3rd place – Nirali Borad, M.D. (CAMC)
Original Research
1st – Eric Mendenhall, MD (Marshall)
2nd – Akash Dashwaney, MD (WVU CAMC)
Case Report
1st – Amber Vozar, MD (WVU Morgantown)
2nd – Nidhi Shekhar, MD (Marshall)
Poster
1st place original research poster presentation – Claire Di Bella (MSIII at WVU)
1st place case report poster presentation – Eric Mendenhall, MD (Marshall)
Original Research
1st – Laurel Bolton, D.O. (Charleston)
2nd – Colin Winkie, M.D. (Morgantown)
Case Report
1st – Amber Vozar, M.D. (Morgantown)
2nd – Morgan Decker, M.D. (Morgantown)
Poster
1st (Original Research) – Amee Amin, M.D. (Charleston)
2nd (Case Report) – Amee Amin, M.D. (Charleston)
Original Research
1st – Kathryn Huggins, M.D. (Huntington)
2nd – Meghan Pauley, M.D. (Huntington)
Case Report
1st – Carrie Moore, M.D. (Morgantown)
2nd – Rabia Noor, M.D. (Huntington)
Poster
1st (Original Research) – Lauren Tufts, M.D. (Huntington)
2nd (Case Report) – Alyssa Lorenze, M.D. (Morgantown)
Original Research
1st – Jenna Richards, M.D. (Huntington)
2nd – Yaslam Balfaqih, M.D. (Huntington)
Case Report
1st – Ariela Taub, M.D. (Morgantown)
2nd – Ryan Farnsworth, M.D. (Morgantown)
Poster
1st Original Research – Kacie Kidd, M.D. (Morgantown)
1st Case Report – Priya Prasher, M.D. (Huntington)
Original Research
1st – Rebacca Hayes, M.D. (Huntington)
2nd – Anhelina Sprewell, M.D. (Huntington)
Case Report
1st – Charles Chen, M.D. (Morgantown)
2nd – Charles Chen, M.D. (Morgantown)
Poster
1st (Original Research) –
1st (Case Report) – Eshan Samuel, M.D. (Charleston)
Original Research
1st – Aziez Ahmed, M.D. (Charleston)
2nd – Rebecca Hayes, M.D. (Huntington)
Case Report
1st – Audrey Miller, M.D. (Morgantown)
2nd – Maggie Moreland, M.D. (Morgantown)
Poster
1st (Original Research) – Audrey Miller, M.D. (Morgantown)
2nd- (Case Report) – Charles Chen, M.D. (Morgantown)
Original Research
1st – Rebacca Hayes, M.D. (Huntington)
2nd – Lindsay Bartram, D.O. (Charleston)
Case Report
1st – Hilary Morley, M.D. (Morgantown)
2nd – Nitin Arora, M.D. (Morgantown)
Poster
1st (Original Research) – Rashmitha Dachepally, M.D. (Morgantown)
1st (Case Report) – Gigi Smith, M.D. (Morgantown)
Original Research
1st – Neil Copeland, M.D. (Charleston)
2nd – Neesha Amin, M.D. (Charleston)
Case Report
1st – Hilary Morley, M.D. (Morgantown)
2nd – Zainab Akhtar, M.D. and Brad Akers, M.D. (Huntington)
Poster
1st (Original Research) – Stephanie Sisler, MD and Rafka Chaiban, M.D. (Morgantown)
1st (Case Report) – Poornima Pandiyan M.D. and Wes Branstiter, M.D. (Morgantown)
Original Research
1st – Teresa Recker, D.O. (Charleston)
2nd – Baraa Alrazzak, M.D. (Huntington)
Case Report
1st – Sarah Steward, M.D. (Charleston)
2nd – Stephanie Sisler, M.D. (Morgantown)
Poster
1st (Original Research) – Ameen Alsharif, M.D. (Huntington)
2nd (Original Research) – Erica Tuckwiller, M.D. (Charleston)
Original Research
1st – Luiz Ortiz, M.D. (Charleston)
2nd – Ravi Saripalli, M. D. (Charleston)
Case Report
1st – Kelly Gannon, M. D. (Morgantown)
2nd – Cody Smith, M.D. (Morgantown)
Poster
1st (Original Research) – Steve Berry, M.D. (Charleston)
1st (Case Report) – Steve Berry, M.D. (Charleston)
Original Research
1st – Collin John, M.D. (Morgantown)
2nd – M. Salah Agha, M.D. (Charleston)
Case Report
1st – Rohit Aswani, M.D. (Huntington)
2nd – Kokab Darbandi, M.D. (Morgantown)
Poster
1st – Chris Mercer, M.D. (Morgantown)
2nd – Steve Berry, M.D. (Charleston)
Original Research
1st – Beth Emrick, M.D. (Charleston)
2nd – Rohit Aswani, M.D. (Huntington)
Case Report
1st – Shilpa Balikai, D.O. (Charleston)
2nd – Elizabeth Saunders, M.D. (Huntington)
Poster
Christy Robinson, M.D. (Charleston)
Original Research
1st – Beth Emrick, M.D. (Charleston)
2nd – Jeannie Co, M.D. (Charleston)
Case Report
1st – Beth Emrick, M.D. (Charleston)
2nd – Amira Khokar, M.D. (Huntington)
Poster
Audra Pritt, M.D. (Huntington)
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The West Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics is proud to announce our award for our outstanding work for the children of our state!
