Department of Anesthesiology
Honors, Awards and Professional Appointments

Year Name Position Honor
2007
Dr. Rishimani Adsumelli
Faculty
Ellison Pierce Patient Safety Award
1998-2009 Dr. Carole Agin Faculty Best Doctors in Pain Management in the New York area, New York Magazine
1998-2009 Dr. Carole Agin Faculty Top Doctors: New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, Publisher
2000 Dr. Carole Agin Faculty Theodore Roosevelt Award, J.T. Mather Memorial Hospital Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council
2006 Dr. Angela Baumann Voluntary Faculty Brookhaven Town Women's Recognition Night Award Recipient
2008
Dr. Helene Benveniste
Faculty
Stony Brook Multidisciplinary Research Initiation Grant Award
2005 Ms. Linda Cimino Research Staff Editorial Board of Simulation in Healthcare
2007-2011 Dr. James Dilger Faculty Appointment to Surgery, Anesthesia, Trauma Study Section of NIGMS at NIH
2006 Dr. James Dilger Faculty Elected to Association of University Anesthesiologists
1992-present Dr. James Dilger Faculty Site Visit Panel for NIH-GMS program project grants
2005-2007 Dr. James Dilger Faculty Ad-hoc Reviewer for Surgery, Anesthesia, Trauma Study Section of NIGMS at NIH
2005-2006 Dr. James Dilger Faculty Ad-hoc Reviewer for Molecular Neuropharmacology and Signaling Study Section at NIH
2007 Dr. James Dilger Faculty Reviewer for NIH-NINDS Special Emphasis Panel, K99-R00 review
2008
Dr. Ralph Epstein
Faculty
Chairman of the Committee on Resident Education, American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists (ASDA)
2009
Dr. Christopher Gallagher Faculty
IARS Award for Achievement in Education
2006 Dr. Peter Glass Faculty Indian Science Congress Keynote Speaker

Dr. Peter Glass Faculty President of the Board of Directors for Clinical Practice Management Plan

Dr. Peter Glass Faculty Anesthesia & Analgesia, Section Editor, Ambulatory Anesthesia
2007
Dr. Maria Lagade
Faculty
Regional Education Award from ASATT
2003-present
Dr. Ursula Landman
Faculty AOBA American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology oral board examiner
2006-present Dr. Ursula Landman Faculty AOBA American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology clinical board examiner
2000
Dr. Ursula Landman Faculty Inducted into AOCA American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists
2007-2008
Dr. Ursula Landman Faculty Cambridge Who's Who of Professionals
2008-present
Dr. Ursula Landman Faculty Chair of Education Committee of The American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists
2009
Dr. Ursula Landman Faculty Program Chair for annual meeting of The American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists
2006 Dr. Long Nguyen Resident Second place award in the 2006 American Society of Anesthesiologists Resident Research Essay Competition
2007 Dr. Srinivas Pentyala Faculty The Most Influential Professor/Faculty Member, Campus Life Award, USB
2004 Dr. Srinivas Pentyala Faculty "Pride of India“ Gold Award for Science, Education and Research.
2002 Dr. Srinivas Pentyala Faculty Inducted into America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
2003 Dr. Srinivas Pentyala Faculty Inducted into Strathmore's Who's Who
2003 Dr. Srinivas Pentyala Faculty Inducted into United Who's Who
2005 Dr. Srinivas Pentyala Faculty "Excellence Award"� for contributions to the fields of research & education.
2007
Dr. Srinivas Pentyala Faculty Catacosinos Cancer Scholar Award
2008
Dr. Srinivas Pentyala Faculty USB President’s Award for Team Achievement
2004 Dr. Ira Rampil Faculty Keynote Speaker, World Congress of Anaesthesiologists
2004 Dr. Ira Rampil Faculty Recipient, Harold R. Griffith Medal
2006-present Dr. Ira Rampil Faculty Anesthesia and Analgesia, Associate Editor
2006-present Dr. Ira Rampil Faculty ASA Web site, Co-Editor
1994-present Dr. Ira Rampil Faculty Ad-hoc Reviewer for Surgery, Anesthesia, Trauma Study Section of NIGMS at NIH
2005 Dr. Ira Rampil Faculty Ad-hoc Reviewer for National Institutes of Health, NIHLB, CTR Study Section
2005 Dr. Joy Schabel Faculty Aesculapius Award for Teaching, USB
2008-2009
Dr. Joy Schabel Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award from the Stony Brook University Medical School class
2006 Dr. Ellen Steinberg
Dr. Rishimani Adsumelli
Faculty Best Instructional Scientific Exhibit at PGA2006
2005 Dr. Frank Stellaccio Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award from the Class of 2005 of the Stony Brook Paramedic Program
2005 Dr. Frank Stellaccio Faculty School of Health Technology and Management Honor Award
2007 Dr. Stephen Vitkun Faculty President's Award for Excellence in Teaching
2007 Dr. Stephen Vitkun Faculty Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
2006 Dr. Stephen Vitkun Faculty Aesculapius Award for Teaching, USB
2000-present Dr. Stephen Vitkun Faculty Oral Board Examinar for American Board of Anesthesiology
2008
Dr. Stephen Vitkun Faculty
Election to Alpha Omega Alpha
2008-2009
Dr. Paul Willoughby
Faculty President-elect of the Board of Directors of the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists
2009-2010
Dr. Paul Willoughby Faculty President of the Board of Directors of the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists

updated 11-20-09