The Delaware Academy of Family Physicians supports recognizing excellence in Family Medicine. We offer a number of annual awards for Members, Organizations and Friends who support Family Medicine interests in Delaware. For nomination criteria for awards where nominations are applicable, click the links above the award history.
Family Physician(s) of the Year
The Delaware Family Physician of the Year Award embodies the principles of excellence, combined with comprehensive and compassionate care, for which family physicians are known.
| 2019 | James Gill, MD, FAAFP |
| 2018 | Megan L. Werner, MD, MPH |
| 2017 | Thomas Stephens, MD |
| 2016 | Sarah Mullins, MD |
| 2014 | Joseph Lieberman, MD, MPH, FAAFP |
| 2013 | Cedric Barnes, DO |
| 2012 | Timothy Dowling, DO & Janice Nevin, MD, MPH |
| 2011 | David Simpson, MD |
| 2010 | Dene T. Walters, MD (Special Recognition Award) |
| 2009 | David M. Bercaw, MD & James M. Gill MD, MPH |
| 2008 | Daniel L. Depietropaolo, MD & Galicano Inguito, MD |
| 2007 | Dene T. Walters, MD |
| 2006 | Brian McDonough, MD |
| 2005 | Narinder Singh, MD |
| 2004 | Soma Padmalingam, MD |
| 2003 | Anne Shane Bader- Honorary Family Physician of the Year |
| 2002 | Rebecca Jaffe, MD |
| 2001 | Edward R. Sobel, DO |
| 2000 | M. Diana Metzger, MD |
| 1999 | Kirk Beebe, MD |
| 1997 | William B. Funk, MD |
| 1996 | Lemuel Herrera, MD (awarded posthumously) |
| 1995 | Thomas Scott, DO |
Teachers of the Year
| 2019 | Elizabeth M. Daly, MD (Christiana Care Family Medicine Residency Program) Margaret Anne Conte, MD, FAAFP (St. Francis Family Medicine Residency Program) |
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| 2018 | Jeffrey Guarino, MD (Christiana Care Family Medicine Residency Program) Jan Gavis, DO (St. Francis Family Medicine Residency Program) |
| 2017 | Jamie Gellock, DO (Christiana Care Family Medicine Residency Program) Jan Gavis, DO (St. Francis Family Medicine Residency Program) |
| 2016 | George N. Spyropoulos, DO (Christiana Care Family Medicine Residency Program) Khine Swe Zin Min, MD (St. Francis Family Medicine Residency Program) |
| 2015 | Stephen Kushner, DO, FAAFP (Christiana Care Family Medicine Residency Program) Robert Monteleone, MD, FAAFP (St. Francis Family Medicine Residency Program) |
| 2014 | Lisa Maxwell, MD (Christiana Care Family Medicine Residency Program) David Hack, MD (St. Francis Family Medicine Residency Program) |
| 2013 | Margot Savoy, MD, MPH (Christiana Care Family Medicine Residency Program) David Hack, MD (St. Francis Family Medicine Residency Program) |
| 2012 | Erin Kavanaugh, MD (Christiana Care Family Medicine Residency Program) Hugh Bonner III, MD (St. Francis Family Medicine Residency Program) |
| 2011 | Jeffrey Dassel, MD (Christiana Care Family Medicine Residency Program) David Hack, MD (St. Francis Family Medcine Residency Program) |
Jack Gelb, MD Award
| 2011 | Emily Abramson-Chen, MD | Perceptions of Smoking & Lung Cancer in New Castle, DE |
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| 2010 | Linsey O’Donnell, DO | JFP Clinical Inquiry #5750- What are the indicator for evaluating a patient for hypercoagulability and waht should be included in the evaluation? |
| 2008 | Sarah Mullins, MD | Ask & Act: Assessment of the AAFP Initative to Promote Tobacco Cessation Counseling by Family Physicians in Delaware |
| 2007 | Francis Char DeCross, MD | Odontogenic Orbital Cellulitis and Intraorbital Abscess |
| 2004 | Marty Player, MD | Antihypertensive Prescribing Practices and Medication Distribution Among Patients with Hypertension in teh Logician Electronic Medical Record |
| 1990 | Stephen Kushner, DO | Pertussis in Infancy: A Case Report and Review of Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention |
| 1981 | Larry Markman, MD & Harry Frankel, MD |
Choice of Sterilization Procedure Among Married Couples |
Friend of the Delaware Academy of Family Physicians
| 2019 | Kara Odom Walker, MD, MPH, MSHS – State of Delaware Department of Health and Social Services Secretary |
| 2018 | Margot Savoy, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FABC, CPE |
| 2017 | New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians |
| 2015 | Rita Landgraf (Secretary, Delaware Department of Health & Social Services) |
| 2014 | Nanticoke Health System |
| 2013 | Christiana Care Department of Family & Community Medicine |
| 2012 | Timothy Gibbs, MPH (Delaware Academy of Medicine) |
President’s Recognition
| 2019 | Margot Savoy, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FABC, CPE, CMQ |
| 2018 | Seema Dattani, MD |
| 2017 | Erin M. Kavanaugh, DO; Margot Savoy, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FABC, CPE |
| 2016 | Erin M. Kavanaugh, MD |
| 2015 | Margot Savoy, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FABC, CPE |
| 2014 | Rebecca Jaffe, MD, MPH, FAAFP |
| 2013 | John Rawlins, DO |
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