Awards and Honors

Dr. Souweidane Named Winner of Excellence in Medical Education Award

June 28, 2022

Congratulations are due to Dr. Mark Souweidane, who was honored by Augustine M.K. Choi, MD, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, and Yoon Kang, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Education, as one of the winners of this year’s Excellence in Medical Education Awards. These annual awards are given to faculty members for outstanding contributions to the education of our medical students. Dr. Souweidane was honored for his excellence in the Areas of Concentration (AOC)...

David Jones, MD, president of the Albany Medical College Alumni Association, presents the Distinguished Alumnus Award to Dr. Philip Stieg.

Dr. Stieg Named Distinguished Alumnus at Albany Medical College

June 22, 2022

Dr. Philip E. Stieg, the Margaret and Robert J. Hariri Professor of Neurological Surgery and Chairman of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and Neurosurgeon-in-Chief of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, was named by Albany Medical College as the Distinguished Alumnus of the college for 2022. This marked the first time the college honored one its PhD graduates with that award. Dr. Stieg earned his PhD at AMC in 1980 before going on to earn his MD at the Medical...

Dr. Schwarz in the operating room with Dr.Larsen

Dr. Justin Schwarz Wins Stieg Award for Resident Education

June 15, 2022

Dr. Justin Schwarz has been named winner of the 2022 Philip E. Stieg Faculty Teaching Award for Dedication and Excellence in Resident Education. The award, established in 2004, is presented annually at the neurosurgery residency graduation dinner to recognize an educator who has achieved distinction in the training of our residents. The winner is selected by the residents themselves as a show of appreciation for the efforts of a particularly dedicated teacher...