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The UCLA Health hospitalist service faculty has won several local teaching awards, including the following:

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA – Outstanding Tutor Award

Highest student evaluations of all PBL tutors sustained over 3 years

  • 2007 – Michael Lazarus
  • 2008 – Michael Lazarus
  • 2009 – Michael Lazarus, Jason Napolitano
  • 2010 – Neveen El-Farra, Michael Lazarus, Jason Napolitano
  • 2011 – Neveen El-Farra, Michael Lazarus, Antonio Pessegueiro
  • 2012 – Neveen El-Farra, Michael Lazarus, Antonio Pessegueiro
  • 2013 – Neveen El-Farra, Michael Lazarus, Jason Napolitano, Antonio Pessegueiro
  • 2014 – Neveen El-Farra, Rietta Goodglick, Edward Ha, Estebes Hernandez, Michael Lazarus, Jason Napolitano, Antonio Pessegueiro, Magdalena Ptaszny, Inderpreet Saini, Wendy Simon
  • 2015 – Nathan Cox, Erin Dowling, Edward Ha, Estebes Hernandez, Michael Lazarus, Edward Lee, Christie Masters, Antonio Pessegueiro, Magdalena Ptaszny, Inderpreet Saini, Wendy Simon
  • 2016 – Estebes Hernandez, Magdalena Ptaszny, Inderpreet Saini, Wendy Simon
  • 2017 – Geoffrey Graham, Estebes Hernandez, Antonio Pessegueiro, Magdalena Ptaszny, Inderpreet Saini, Wendy Simon, Jason Williams

UCLA Internal Medicine Training Program – House Staff Full Time Faculty Teaching Award

  • 2004 – Michael Lazarus
  • 2005 – Michael Lazarus
  • 2007 – Neveen El-Farra
  • 2008 – Neveen El-Farra
  • 2009 – Jason Napolitano
  • 2010 – William Reid
  • 2011 – William Reid
  • 2012 – William Reid
  • 2013 – William Reid
  • 2014 – Edward Ha, Xon Ng
  • 2015 – Xon Ng
  • 2016 – William Reid
  • 2017 – Xon Ng
  • 2018 – Estebes Hernandez

UCLA Internal Medicine Training Program – Outstanding Senior Resident Teaching Award

  • 2007 – Michael Pfeffer
  • 2008 – Anthony Koppula
  • 2009 – William Reid
  • 2011 – Houman Khakpour
  • 2012 – Daniel Kahn

UCLA Family Medicine Training Program – Full Time Faculty Teaching Award

  • 2012 – Magdalena Ptaszny

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA – Award for Excellence in Education

In recognition of outstanding dedication, innovation and sustained excellence in education.

  • 2007 – Michael Lazarus
  • 2011 – Neveen El-Farra
  • 2012 – Jason Napolitano
  • 2013 – Edward Ha
  • 2016 – Magdalena Ptaszny
  • 2017 – Estebes Hernandez
  • 2018 – Jason Williams

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA – Annual Golden Apple Teaching Award

  • 2011 – Michael Lazarus
  • 2012 – Neveen El-Farra, Jason Napolitano
  • 2013 – Edward Ha
  • 2014 – Neveen El-Farra, Jason Napolitano
  • 2015 – Edward Ha
  • 2016 – Neveen El-Farra, Jason Napolitano
  • 2017 – Edward Ha
  • 2018 – Estebes Hernandez, Michael Lazarus

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA – Gold Humanism Award

  • 2016 – Estebes Hernandez

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA – Faculty AOA Inductee

  • 2012 – Neveen El-Farra
  • 2016 – Edward Ha
  • 2018 – Michael Lazarus

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA – Faculty Marshall for Hippocratic Oath Ceremony

  • 2014 – Estebes Hernandez, Michael Lazarus

UCLA Distinguished Teacher Award (Non-Academic Senate Professor)

  • 2012 – Michael Lazarus
  • 2017 – Jason Napolitano

Society of General Internal Medicine – California Hawaii Region Clinician Educator Award

  • 2014 – Michael Lazarus
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