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"
Annual "Above and Beyond" Staff Awards for Extraordinary Contribution
The staff in our department are among the finest at Stanford. From the
laboratory to the clinic, and everywhere else behind the scenes, our
department is fortunate to be supported by extremely talented
individuals who give 110%. These awards formally honor the very best
among our staff, based on nominations by any faculty or staff member in
the Department.
Romola Breckenridge
Wendolyn Davis
Alicia Lopez
Karen Saltzman
Quarterly Staff Award
Every day our Staff support our world-class Faculty and Trainees in medical care, research, training, community outreach, and professionalism. It is because of this dedication and support that we want to continuously acknowledge and recognize their contributions! Each quarter, the Department recognizes one staff member who contributes to our missions through his or her exceptional dedication, initiative, motivation, positive attitude, customer service and passion about their work.
Tiffany Tong
1st Quarter, 2019
Rachel Warren-Lewis
2nd Quarter, 2019
Denise Knab
3rd Quarter, 2019
Other Professional Honors and Awards
by year
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