25 Washington University members selected for medical honor society
Faculty, alumni, trainees join this year’s class of Alpha Omega Alpha
The Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society is a national organization with a mission to recognize and support leadership, high educational achievement and effective teaching as well as service to others. More than two dozen members of Washington University School of Medicine were selected for the 2024 class.
The Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society chapter at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has announced 25 inductees for its Class of 2024. The AOA is a national organization with a mission to recognize and support leadership, high educational achievement and effective teaching as well as service to others. The Washington University chapter has more than 450 physicians.
“WashU Medicine values inclusion, diversity, innovation and critical thinking – all of which are aligned with AOA’s core principles,” said Renée Shellhaas, MD, the David T. Blasingame Professor of Neurology and senior associate dean for faculty promotions and career development. “The new AOA members are role models for outstanding patient care, education and science.”
Faculty members chosen for the society’s 2024 class:
- Kevin Baumgartner, MD, assistant professor of emergency medicine
- Fouad Boulus, MD, associate professor of pathology & immunology
- Ramaswamy Govindan, MD, the Anheuser Busch Endowed Chair in Medical Oncology and chief of the section of medical oncology
- Richard T. Griffey, MD, professor of emergency medicine
- Sarah Hartz, MD, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry
- Lori Holtz, MD, associate professor of pediatrics
- Bethany C. Sacks, MD, associate professor of surgery
- Marilyn J. Siegel, MD, professor of radiology
- Nancy Sweitzer, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, vice chair of clinical research for the Department of Medicine and director of clinical research for the Cardiovascular Division
- Gregory Wu, MD, PhD, associate professor of neurology and of pathology & immunology
Washington University alumni chosen for this year’s class:
- David Carpenter, MD, professor of neurology and medical director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center
- Joseph P. Gaut, MD, PhD, the Ladenson professor of pathology and immunology and the division chief of anatomic and molecular pathology
- Jennifer Griffith, MD, PhD, assistant professor of neurology
House officers selected to the society:
- Manoj Arra, MD, PhD, resident, emergency medicine
- Thomas Barrett, MD, resident, otolaryngology – head & neck surgery
- Katharine Caldwell, MD, chief resident, surgery
- Salena Cui, MD, resident, neurology
- Bree Goodman, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics & gynecology
- Alison Kosmacki, MD, clinical fellow, obstetrics & gynecology
- Michelle Lee, MD, administrative chief resident, neurology
- Rawan Safa, MD, chief resident, emergency medicine 2023-24
- Daniel Suarez, MD, chief resident, emergency medicine 2024-25
- Sydney Thayer, MD, clinical fellow, obstetrics & gynecology
- Mitsukuni Yoshida, MD, PhD, resident, anesthesiology
- Jorge Zárate Rodriguez, MD, resident, surgery
