Award and Honors
Our faculty, staff, and students receive numerous awards and honors each year for their outstanding contributions to scholarly research, clinical care, education, community involvement, and professional leadership.
Below you will find awards and honors received from the department, the larger Stanford community, and local, national, and international organizations.
Using the links in the box to the right,
please visit the sections below to see the awardees in each category.
Chairman's Awards
The Annual Chairman's Award program honors faculty nominated by their colleagues in our department for their professionalism and exceptional work in one or more of the Department's five mission areas:
- Advancing science
- Clinical innovation and service
- Educational excellence
- Community commitment and engagement
- Leadership and professionalism
In addition, Adjunct/Affiliated Faculty Award recognizes exceptional contributions of an Adjunct, Adjunct Clinical, or Affiliated faculty member. The “Unsung Hero” award recognizes individuals who give tirelessly and selflessly to the members and/or missions ofthe Department. The "Polymath Award" recognizes those who demonstrate outstanding effort across multiple mission areas.
Advancing Science
Clinical Innovation & Service
Educational Excellence
Community Commitment & Engagement
Leadership & Professionalism
Affiliated Faculty Award
Unsung Hero
Excellence across multiple missions - "Polymath"
Professional Honors and Awards
by year
Rania Awaad
2020's Top 25 Spiritual influencers, Leaders, and Notables
HolyTV
Gloria Kardong
Distinguished Life Fellow Award
American Psychiatric Association
Steven Adelsheim
Supervisor's Medal
Santa Clara County Supervisor, Joe Simitian
Nirao Shah
elected Fellow
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Matthew Edwards
2021 Laughlin Fellow
American College of Psychiatrists
Jackie Wang
2021 George Ginsberg Fellowship
American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training
Ola Golovinsky
2021 Lucille Fusaro Meinsler Program Administrator Award
American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training
Matthew Kendra
2020 Integrated Strategic Plan Star Award
Stanford Medicine
Sergiu Pasca
Life Sciences Breakthrough, top 10
Falling Walls
Wendy Feng
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching
Stanford Medicine
Jason Tucciarone
Psychotherapy Fellowship
American Psychoanalytic Association
Ryan Ash
2020 Outstanding Resident Award
National Institute of Mental Health
Csilla Lippert
Award for Excellence in Psychotherapy
Austen Riggs
Alexander Urban and Nolan Williams
2020 Bipolar Research Awards
One Mind
Robert Malenka
V. Sagar Sethi, M.D., Mental Health Research Award
North Carolina Psychiatric Association
Neir Eshel
2020 Bridge to Independence Award
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI)
Amy Alexander
MMI Traditional Interviewer Appreciation Award
Stanford Medicine Office of Medical Degree Admissions