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2025 Honorees

Lifetime Achievement

J. Michael Brooks
CalvertHealth

Paul Gurbel
Sinai Center for Thrombosis Research and Drug Development

Dawn Jacobs
Baltimore Medical System Inc.

Sherry Perkins
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center

Advancements & Innovation in Health Care

CalvertHealth
Center for Digestive Diseases & Weight Management

Kaiser Permanente
Center for Healthy Weight and Lifestyle Medicine

LifeBridge Health
Stop The Iron Pipeline

MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
Remote Visual Monitoring and Interactive Patient Care

University of Maryland Medical System
NEST Remote Fetal Monitoring

Community Outreach (Individual)

Christina Burke-Poland
Student Health Center

Maria Darby
Dwyer Workforce Development

Jessica Lee
University of Maryland Medical Center

Teri White
University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center

Community Outreach (Organization)

HealthCare Access Maryland (HCAM)

Junior League Prince George’s County
SLK Annual Test for a Turkey

Maryland Public Television’s, Maryland State Ad Agency and the Maryland Department of Health
“Flex Your Protection” Vaccination Campaign

Sheppard Pratt
Sheppard Pratt Mental Health Training Camp

Mental Health Hero (Individual)

Scott Aaronson
Sheppard Pratt

Crimson Barocca
The Jill Fox Center for Hope

Christina Darwin
Ashley Addiction Treatment- Ashley Behavioral Health and Wellness

Sarah Gardner
Kennedy Krieger Institute

Kerry Graves
NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore

Christina Lee
Kaiser Permanente

Jacob Swartz
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center

Mental Health Hero (Organization)

Baltimore Medical System
Baltimore Medical System’s School-Based Behavioral Health Program

K&I Healthcare Services
Mental Health & SUD Treatment

Nurse of the Year

Lou Bartolo
Maryland Nurses Association

Nebiat Habtegabir
Luminis Health Doctors Community Hospital

John Lankford
CalvertHealth Medical Center

Caroline Mwangi
Tuerk House

Shellee Stine
University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center

Alma Ta’Asan
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

Nurse Practitioner of the Year

Kimberly Davis
Northwest Hospital

Ashley Fenton
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing & The Collective NP Clinic

Jennifer Fisher
LifeBridge Health Heart Failure Clinic

Kelvinda Kamara
NP On Call

Agatha Ukaegbu
Tuerk House

Physician of the Year

Ajoke Ajayi-Akintade, M.D., M.O.H., F.A.A.P.
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital

Kwame Akoto
Kaiser Permanente

Ramzi Alami
CalvertHealth

Marlene Mahipat
Mediquest, LLC

Baltej Singh
ChristianaCare Union Hospital

Maurice Smith
Frederick Health

Carolyn Thangawng
Recovery Centers of America (Capital Region and Bracebridge Hall)

Hisham Valiuddin
Rohm AI

Vincent Van Acht
Northwest Hospital

Kate Viola, M.D., M.H.S., F.A.A.D.
Dermatology Partners

Volunteer of the Year

Margaret Alexander
Luminus Health Anne Arundel Medical Center

Dawn Goldberg
Sinai Children’s Hospital

Valerie Nicholas
Luminis Health

Workplace Wellness Program of the Year

Roland Park Place
Roland Park Place Associate Wellness Program

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