Fifty-three new members were inducted recently into the UT Southwestern Medical School chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.

Members are selected based upon high academic standing, leadership among peers, professionalism, a firm sense of ethics, promise of future success in medicine, and a commitment to service in the school and community.

The 2019 inductees were presented at the annual banquet of the Gamma Chapter of Texas by Dr. Kevin Klein, Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Management and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, who also serves as Gamma Chapter Councilor for UT Southwestern, along with Dr. Angela Mihalic, Dean of Medical Students and Associate Dean for Student Affairs. The event took place at the A.W. Harris Faculty and Alumni Center.

Chapter Co-Presidents for 2018-2019 were Michael John Kutschke and Bethany McKenzie Werner. Dr. Biff Palmer, Professor of Internal Medicine, presented the Lyman E. Bilhartz, M.D., AOA Lecture: “Beyond the Basecamp.”

Alpha Omega Alpha inducted six faculty or alumni members in 2019: Dr. Jaclyn Lewis Albin, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine; Dr. Brett D. Arnoldo, Professor of Surgery; Dr. David Greenberg, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Microbiology; Dr. Darin T. Okuda, Professor of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics; Dr. David Edward Rogers, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; and Dr. Heidi Kloster Roman, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics.

Alpha Omega Alpha Class of 2019 inductees are:

Madison Bailey Argo,* Ramya Sri Balijepally, Miles Brandon Batty,* Mitu Manu Bhattatiry, Shivani Bindal, Trey Christopher Bowen, Dustin Craig Buller, Elise Sylvie Burger,* Cameron Alissa Casson, Elizabeth DePrato Cochran,* Jennifer Lynn Coias,* Kylie Marie Cullinan,* Jackson Walter Deere, Taylor Leigh Dess, Katie Danielle Dolak, Sarah Elizabeth Doucette, Graham Ellington, Shivani Mangirish Gaitonde,* Gene Sean Hu,* Benjamin Kirby, Kelsey Elizabeth Kirkman, Kelly Ann Kiser, Michael John Kutschke,* Kelly Elisabeth Lawson, Christian Alberto Leal, Thomas Wesley Mitchell, Sydney Nicole Pinch, William Lloyd Prueitt, Shayna Madeline Ratner,* Danielle Rucker, Chayanit Sasiponganan, Mark Thomas Sonderman, Joseph Stegeman,* James Bryce Sutton, Clara Leigh Telford, Anna Tomkies,* Matthew Vuong Phuc Tran,* Christopher Norris Warne,* Bethany McKenzie Werner,* Eva Mei Wu,* and Kevin Weide Yan.*

*denotes Junior AOA recognition

Six residents or fellows were inducted into AOA:

Dr. Anne Marie Ambia, Dr. Danielle Nicole Brown, Dr. Bethany Cartwright, Dr. Shanica Pompey, Dr. Karen Flores Rosario, and Dr. Stephen Spurgin.

Dr. Arnoldo holds the Laurel and Gary F. Purdue, M.D. Chair in Burn Care.