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2026 Honorees

Lifetime Achievement

Lisa Groff Reuschling
Greater Baltimore Medical Center

Elias Shaya
MedStar Health

Advancements & Innovation in Health Care

Achieve Behavioral Health Services – Partial Hospitalization Program

Baltimore Medical System – CenteringParenting & CenteringPregnancy 

Frederick Health – Lung Cancer Care

Kaiser Permanente/Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group – Robotic Surgery Program

Marathon Health

MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Mother/Baby Unit – Cribs for Kids Safe Sleep Initiative 

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore – Rehabilitation Institute at Sinai 

Community Outreach (Individual)

Zeeshan Bhimani
LHC Group: HomeCall of Rockville, MD

Joseph Gongora-Young
Ashley Addiction Treatment

Phyllis Gray
MedStar Health

Tuwanda Jackson
Baltimore Medical System

Mary J. Levy
University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center

Saray Rodriguez Lewis
Luminis Health OB-GYN

Rachel Rothwell
Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital

Jamie Stoner
Service Coordination, Inc.

Community Outreach (Organization)

Center for Hope – PAAVE Program 

Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services – Mobile Integrated Health 

Maryland Addiction Consultation Service 

University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center 

Mental Health Hero (Individual)

Heather Hartman-Hall
MedStar Health

Cindy Radovic
Luminis Health J. Kent McNew Family Medical Center

Mental Health Hero (Organization)

Greater Baltimore Medical Center – Pediatric and Adult Emergency Departments

NCIA – Community Living and Disability Support

Sheppard Pratt – Residential Treatment Services

University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center – Psychiatry Department 

Nurse of the Year

Atinuke E. Awosika
Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital

Sydney Clement
MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital

Bonita Lightner
University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center

Maria Moise
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center

Jennifer Roman
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center

Nurse Practitioner of the Year

Marilyn Berchie-Gialamas
Trinity Maternal Wellness

Ashley Golden, FNP-BC
Golden Primary Care

Physician Assistant of the Year

Mary Rose Schwarb
Northwest Hospital

Physician of the Year

Dr. Susan Aucott
Greater Baltimore Medical Center

Dr. Joseph Bennett
LifeBridge Health

Dr. Catherine Chamberlain
Baltimore Medical System

Dr. Bernadette Crowder
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital

Dr. Steven J. Czinn
University of Maryland School of Medicine/University of Maryland Golisano Children’s Hospital

Dr. Andrew Demidowich
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Dr. Monica Jones
Luminis Health

Dr. Matthew Levy
Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services

Dr. Uday Patel
CalvertHealth

Dr. Farzaneh Sabi
Kaiser Permanente/Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group

Dr. Saro Sarkisian
Frederick Health

Dr. Lisa Thomas
University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health

Volunteer of the Year

Kristina Chewning
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center

Susan R. Golden
Northwest Hospital

Workplace Wellness Program of the Year

Baltimore Medical System Wellness Program