Awards

 Award for research in prostate cancer.

2026 Award Winner – Katharine F. Michel, MD

Previous Winners

• Zoe S. Gan, MD - 2025

• Zoe S. Gan, MD - 2024

• Daniel Roberson, MD - 2023

• Leilei Xia, MD - 2022

• Raju Chelluri, MD - 2021

• Leilei Xia, MD - 2020 

• Marshall Strother, MD - 2019

• Marshall Stother, MD - 2018

• Benjamin Taylor, MD - 2017

• Chris Miller, MD - 2016

• Eugene Pietzak, MD - 2015

• Eugene Pietzak, MD - 2014

• Eugene Pietzak, MD - 2013

Awarded in recognition of overall excellence in resident education.

Selected by the Chief Residents

2026 Award Winner – Phillip Mucksavage, MD

Previous Winners

• William J. Jaffe, MD - 2025

• Trinity J. Bivalacqua, MD, PhD - 2024

• Thomas Guzzo, MD, MPH - 2023

• Douglas Canning, MD - 2022

• Phillip Mucksavage, MD - 2021

• Phillip Mucksavage, MD - 2020

Highest ISE Absolute Score and Highest ISE Rank.

2026 Award Winner – David Ostrowski, MD

Previous Winners

• Katharine F. Michel, MD, MSPH - 2025

• Katharine F. Michel, MD, MSPH - 2024

• Esther Nivasch Turner, MD - 2023

• Kiran Sury, MD - 2022

• No ISE - 2021

• Karl Godlewski, MD - 2020

• Marshall Strother, MD - 2019

• Marshall Strother, MD - 2018

• Matthew Sterling, MD - 2017 (score)

• Matthew Sterling, MD - 2017 (percentile)

• Alexander Skokan, MD - 2017 (percentile)

• Mark Hockenberry, MD - 2016 (score)

• Marshall Strother, MD - 2016 (percentile)

• Eugene Pietzak, MD - 2015

• R. Caleb Kovell, MD - 2014

• Abraham Spence, MD - 2013 (score)

• Eugene Pietzak, MD - 2013 (percentile)

Award for Excellence in Operating Room Teaching.

2026 Award Winner – Kathleen Hwang, MD

Previous Winners

• Justin B. Ziemba, MD - 2025

• Benjamin T. Schurhamer, MD - 2024

• Jennifer Lloyd-Harris, MD - 2023

• Joseph Harryhill, MD - 2022

• William Jaffe, MD - 2021

• Daniel J. Lee, MD, MS - 2020 

Awarded to the faculty member who has been the most instrumental in mentorship for residents both individually and collectively.

Select by the Chief Residents

2026 Award Winner – R. Caleb Kovell, MD

Previous Winners

• Jennifer Lloyd-Harris, MD - 2025

• Ariana L. Smith, MD - 2024

• R. Caleb Kovell, MD - 2023

• Alan J. Wein, MD, PhD (hon) - 2022

• Alan J. Wein, MD, PhD (hon) - 2021

• Daniel J. Lee, MD, MS - 2020 

It is awarded to the resident who during their training, best embodies the qualities so valued and practiced by Dr. Douglas Canning including clinical excellence, scholarship, technical mastery, grit, determination, and most of all, putting the patient and family first.

Selected by Surgical Faculty at CHOP

2026 Award Winner – Cheyenne Williams, MD

Previous Winners

• John A. Sobieski, MD - 2025
• Clare E. Mallahan, MD - 2024
• Victor Otano-Rivera, MD - 2023

Awarded to the resident that contributed the most to the medical student's education in Urology.

2026 Award Winner – Matthew J. Rabinowitz, MD

Previous Winners

• Andrea C. Yeguez, MD - 2025

• John A. Sobieski, MD - 2024

• Clare Mallahan, MD - 2023

• Brian Friel, MD - 2022

• Esther Nivasch Turner, MD - 2021

2026 Award Winner – Christopher D. Herrera, MD, MSHP

Previous Winners

• Amanda E. Jones, MD - 2025

• Clare E. Mallahan, MD - 2024

• Daniel Roberson, MD - 2023

• Ankur A. Shah, MD, MBA - 2022

• Aseem Malhotra, MD - 2021

• Ruchika Talwar, MD - 2020 

• Katherine Fischer, MD - 2019

• Jose Pulido, MD - 2018

• Dave Kurz, MD - 2017

• Jeremy Bonzo, MD - 2016

• Mark Hockenberry, MD - 2015

• Jaber Alanzi, MD - 2014

2026 Award Winner – Amanda E. Jones, MD

Previous Winners

• Hyezo Kwun, MD - 2025

• Colin D. Sperling, MD - 2024

• Kiran Sury, MD - 2023

• Anisleidy Fombona, MD - 2022

• Matthew Heavner, MD - 2021

• Lior Hirsch, MD - 2020 

• Jose Pulido, MD - 2019

• Dave Kurz, MD - 2018

• Jeremy Bonzo, MD - 2017

• Abdo (Eddie) Kabarriti, MD - 2016

• Jaber Alanzi, MD - 2015

• Scott Caesar, MD - 2014

• Lindsey Menchen, MD - 2013

2026 Award Winner – Andrea C. Yegüez, MD

Previous Winners

• Marjorie M. Johnson, MD - 2025

• Esther Nivasch Turner, MD - 2023

• Raju Chelluri, MD - 2022

• Kinnari Patel, MD - 2021

• Cara O'Brien, MD - 2020 

• Ibardo Zambrano, MD - 2019

• Eliza DeFroda, MD - 2018

• Amy Pearlman, MD - 2017

• Lisa Parrillo, MD - 2016

• Eugene Pietzak, MD - 2015

• Marty Kathrins, MD - 2014

• Yengeniy Veltman, MD - 2013

2026 Award Winner – Katharine F. Michel, MD

Previous Winners

• Zoe S. Gan, MD - 2025

• Daniel S. Roberson, MD - 2024

• Leilei Xia, MD - 2023

• Ruchika Talwar, MD - 2022

• Aseem Malhotra, MD - 2021

• Katherine M. Fischer, MD - 2020 

• Marshall Strother, MD - 2019

• Christopher Miller, MD - 2018

• Matthew Sterling, MD - 2017

• Mark Hockenberry, MD - 2016

• Justin Ziemba, MD - 2015

• R. Caleb Kovell, MD - 2014

• Abraham Spence, MD - 2013

2026 Award Winner – John A. Sobieski, MD

Previous Winners

• Clare E. Mallahan, MD - 2025

• Victor E. Otaño-Rivera, MD - 2024

• Ankur A. Shah, MD, MBA - 2023

• Brian Friel, MD - 2022

• Karl Godlewski, MD - 2021

• Katherine M. Fischer, MD - 2020 

• Alexander Skokan, MD - 2019

• Siobhan Hartigan, MD - 2018

• Benjamin Taylor, MD - 2017

• Ross Cockrell, MD - 2016

• Zachary Smith, MD - 2015

• Nasheer Sachedina, MD - 2014

• Reid Graves, MD - 2013