Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and RWJBarnabas Health are pleased to announce the 2020 Rutgers Rising Star scholars.
Rising Star Scholars are selected based on academic achievement, excellence in discovery, innovation and entrepreneurship, and commitment to our community. All applicants must be a student of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School or Rutgers New Jersey Medical School who have committed to joining the Rutgers Health or RWJBarnabas Health system as an employed clinician at the completion of their Rutgers Health‐based residency or fellowship. Awardees receive $20,000 annually, for each year they remain employed by Rutgers or RWJBarnabas Health, up to ten years and a total of a $200,000 benefit to each Rising Star.
The 2020 Honorees are:
Brandy Burgos
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Pediatrics
Residency Program: Northwestern McGaw/Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL – Pediatrics
Maxine Chan
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Med/Peds
Residency Program: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC – Med/Peds
Steffany Conyers
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Ob/Gyn
Residency Program: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA – Ob/Gyn
Matthew Delbert
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: PM&R
Residency Program: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ – PM&R
Ashley Dixon
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Residency Program: NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell, NYC, NY – Internal Medicine
Angelica Gangemi
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Med/Peds
Residency Program: Christiana Care, Newark, DE – Med/Peds
Talicia Jackson
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Ob/Gyn
Residency Program: St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ – Ob/Gyn
Jessica Ludolph
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Pediatrics
Residency Program: Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ – Pediatrics
Kathryn Whitehill
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Pediatrics
Residency Program: Newark Beth Isreal Medical Center, Newark, NJ – Pediatrics
Emily Yosh
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Surgery
Residency Program: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ – Surgery
Zachary Berlant
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Pediatrics
Residency Program: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center, NYC, NY – Pediatrics
Elizabeth Ginalis
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Residency Program: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ – Neurosurgery
Daniel Haddad
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Residency Program: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick NJ – Orthopedic Surgery
Patrick Hughes
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Residency Program: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ – Ophthalmology
Samuel Kogan
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Residency Program: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, NC – Plastic Surgery
Daniel Levin
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Residency Program: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick NJ – Emergency Medicine
Brittany Martinez
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Family Medicine
Residency Program: New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center, NYC, NY – Family Medicine
Travis Quinoa
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Residency Program: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ – Neurosurgery
Yekaterina Sherman
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Residency Program: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ – Internal Medicine
Rebecca Shipkin (formerly Temkin)
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Family Medicine
Residency Program: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ – Family Medicine