Department Awards

The Department of Radiation Oncology is proud to recognize the achievements of its dedicated and talented faculty and staff. These individuals have all worked to fulfill our mission to remain one of the best academic radiation oncology programs in the country. We are committed to superb patient care complimented by excellence in research, teaching, and leadership on the local, state, and national levels.

Gainesville Awards

UFHPTI Awards

Medical Student and Community Education Award

Recognizes any clinician who provides outstanding educational opportunities and mentoring to medical students and/or community education and outreach.

2024 Awardee: Anamaria Yeung, MD

2023 Awardee: Damilola Oladeru, MD

2022 Awardee: Robert Zlotecki, MD

2021 Awardee: Kathryn Hitchcock, MD, PhD

2020 Awardee: N/A

 

Medical Student and Community Education Award

Recognizes any clinician who provides outstanding educational opportunities and mentoring to medical students and/or community education and outreach.

2024 Awardee: Julie Bradley, MD

2023 Awardee: Julie Bradley, MD

2022 Awardee: Eric Brooks, MD

2021 Awardee: Ray Mailhot, MD, MPH

2020 Awardee: N/A

 

Medical Physics Education Award

Recognizes any physicist who provides outstanding educational opportunities to graduate and/or postdoctoral students.

2024 Awardee: Luke Maloney, PhD

2023 Awardee: Amanda Schwarz, PhD

2022 Awardee: Guanghua Yan, PhD

2021 Awardee: Chihray Liu,  PhD

2020 Awardee: N/A

Medical Physics Education Award

Recognizes any physicist who provides outstanding educational opportunities to graduate and/or postdoctoral students.

2024 Awardee: Hardev Grewal, PhD

2023 Awardee: Yawei Zhang, PhD

2022 Awardee: Perry Johnson, PhD

2021 Awardee: Wen Chien Hsi, PhD

2020 Awardee: N/A

Medical Physics Clinical Award

Recognizes medical physicists who exemplify patient-centered delivery of cancer care through their interactions with the radiation oncology team.

2025 Awardee: Amanda Schwarz, PhD

2024 Awardee: Guanghua Yan, PhD

2023 Awardee: Guanghua Yan, PhD

2021 Awardee: Bo Lu, PhD

2020 Awardee: Jian Wu, PhD

Medical Physics Clinical Award

Recognizes medical physicists who exemplify patient-centered delivery of cancer care through their interactions with the radiation oncology team.

2025 Awardee: Yawei Zhang, PhD

2024 Awardee: Twyla Willoughby, PhD

2023 Awardee: Mark Artz, PhD, MBA

2021 Awardee: Maria Mamalui, PhD

2020 Awardee: Wen Chien Hsi, PhD

Basic Research Education Award

Recognizes any research faculty member who provides outstanding educational opportunities to graduate and/or postdoctoral students.

2025 Awardee: Dietmar Siemann, PhD

2024 Awardee: Alex De Leo, MD

2023 Awardee: Walter O’Dell, PhD

2021 Awardee: Lori Rice, PhD

2020 Awardee: Dietmar Siemann, PhD

2020 Awardee: Steven Swarts, PhD

Transformative Medicine Award

Recognizes translational science investigators and clinicians epitomizing innovative and collaborative efforts to accelerate the transition of scientific discoveries into new cancer therapies. The award seeks to recognize translational researchers (team or individual) leading to improved therapies, new discoveries, and significant contributions to the body of knowledge regarding radiation oncology.

2025 Awardee: Raymond Mailhot, MD

2024 Awardee:  William M. Mendenhall, MD

2023 Awardees: Steven Bingrong Zhang, DVM, PhD and Zhenhuan Zhang, MD, PhD

2022 Awardee: Daniel J. Indelicato, MD

2021 Awardee: Sadasivan Vidyasagar, MD, PhD

2020 Awardees: Julie A. Bradley, MD

MVP Staff Award

Recognizes staff members who contribute outstanding and meritorious service, efficiency and/or economy, or to the quality of life provided to students and employees.

2019 Awardee: Brigette Coleman

2018 Awardee: Philip Bassett

2017 Awardee: Helen McGee

2016 Awardee: Bea Blake

MVP Staff Award

Recognizes staff members who contribute outstanding and meritorious service, efficiency and/or economy, or to the quality of life provided to students and employees.

2019 Awardee: Mitch Kubacki

2018 Awardee: Lauren Mynatt

2017 Awardee: Matthew Carpenter

2016 Awardee: Rozina Behrooz, MA

COM Exemplary Teacher Award

Honors faculty members who demonstrate excellence in teaching medical students, residents, fellows, and other learners, as well as mentorship of junior faculty.

2024 Awardees: Alexandra De Leo, MD; Guangha Yan, PhD; Dietmar Siemann, PhD

2023 Awardees: Julie Bradley, MD; Walter O’Dell, PhD

2022 Awardee: Jonathan Li, PhD; Maria Marmalui, PhD; Anamaria Yeung, MD

2021 Awardees: Kathryn Hitchcock, MD; Raymond Mailhot, MD; Dietmar Siemann, PhD

2020 Awardees: Kathryn Hitchcock, MD; Perry Johnson, PhD; Bo Lu, PhD

 

NATIONALLY RANKED

U.S. News and World Report

Nationally ranked in 6 adult specialties and 6 pediatric specialties and rated high performing in 4 adult specialties and 5 procedures and conditions.

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