ESPR 2026 Award Winners
2026 Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2026 honorees, recognized for mentorship, scholarship, and rising leadership in pediatric research.
Mentor of the Year
Dr. Jill Maron
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Member of the Year
David Kaufman, MD
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Rising Investigator Faculty Award
Christopher Thom, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Rising Investigator Trainee Award
Brian Dulmovitz, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Trainee Clinical Case Presentation
Christhian Cano-Guerra, MD
Boston Children’s Hospital
Top Ten Poster Presentation Award
Bakhtawar A. Ali
SBH Health System
Sophia Currie
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine
Elissa Dunlap
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center
Sophia Shirley Edwards
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine
Evan Goodman
Northwell Health
Pearl Houghteling
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Lochana Kc
St Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Tashalee McGrath-Blagove
Hackensack University Medical Center
Theresa Murphy
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Aubri Pritchett
NYU Langone Hospital
Travel Award
Rolf Dale Bates
PhD Student, University of Pennsylvania
Adila Chamavaliyathil, MD, FAAP
Westchester Medical Center
Shravani Dhawane
Smith College
Ioanna Kotsopoulou, MD
Boston Children’s Hospital
Rupashree Mandala, DO
University of Buffalo – Golisano’s Children’s Hospital
Maide Ozen, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Rong Qiu, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Alex Ruan, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Saharnaz Talebiyan, MD
Tufts University School of Medicine
Elaine Wang, MD
Tufts University School of Medicine