Established in 1968, the Medical Alumni Association Distinguished Awards were created to recognize those who make important contributions to the establishment and growth of the four-year medical school and to the world of medicine. The awards are designed to honor alumni and friends whose distinguished careers and unselfish contributions to society have added luster and prestige to the University and its School of Medicine. A committee appointed by the Dean of the School of Medicine selects the recipients from nominations solicited from alumni and medical school faculty.
Nomination Form Award Descriptions
Distinguished Alumna
Amy P. Abernethy, MD'94, HS'94-'01, PhD
President, Clinical Studies Platforms
Alphabet’s Verily
Distinguished Alumnus
David H. Adams, BS’79, MD’83
Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Professor and chair, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Cardiac Surgeon-in-Chief, Mount Sinai Health System
Distinguished Faculty
Priya S. Kishnani, MD, HS'91-'95
Chen Family Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics
Distinguished Faculty
Neil R. MacIntyre, MD
Professor of Medicine
Distinguished Alumnus
Philip W. Gold, AB’66, MD’70
Chief, Clinical Neuroendocrinology Branch, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health
Distinguished Faculty
L. Ebony Boulware, MD
Eleanor Easley Professor of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
Director, Duke Clinical and Translational Science Award
Vice Dean for Translational Science
Associate Vice Chancellor for Translational Research, Duke University
Distinguished Service
Debara L. Tucci, MD, MBA’13
Adjunct professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Duke University Medical Center
Director, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health
Humanitarian
Lisa M. Amaya-Jackson, MD, MPH
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine
Director, Duke Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Center
Co-Director, North Carolina Child Treatment Program
Deputy Director, National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
Emerging Leader
Lejla Vajzovic, MD, HS’11-’13
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine