William Benitz, the Philip Sunshine, MD, Professor in Neonatology, received The Alwin C. Rambar-James B.D. Mark Award for Excellence in Patient Care at Stanford Medical School’s Commencement ceremonies on June 17.

The annual award recognizes a member of the medical faculty for compassion in working with patients and their families, excellence in providing medical treatment and effectiveness and pleasantness in interactions with patient-care staff.

The Rambar award was established in 1985 to honor the late Rambar, a Chicago pediatrician long associated with Stanford medical school. It was renamed in 1997 to include Mark, a Stanford thoracic surgeon, former chief of staff and professor emeritus who was also Rambar’s son-in-law.

— Photo and text courtesy Stanford Report

Below, courtesy of Dean Philip A. Pizzo’s e-newsletter, is a list of other Medical Staff members honored for faculty teaching and mentoring. These honors were presented at Stanford’s Medical School Commencement on June 17:

• Bloomfield Award
Laura Bachrach . . . . . Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
Erika Schillinger . . . . . Family Medicine

• Ebaugh Award
Kuldev Singh . . . . . Ophthalmology

• Kaiser Clinical Teaching Award
James Baxter . . . . . Internal Medicine
Samuel LeBaron . . . . . Family & Community Medicine
Sherry Wren . . . . . Surgery

• Kaiser PreClinical Teaching Awards
Lawrence Mathers . . . . . Pediatrics Intensive Care
Robert Siegel . . . . . Microbiology & Immunology

• Kaiser Innovation Award
Peter Rudd . . . . . General Internal Medicine