Annual Awards & Honor Roll
Annual Awards & Honor Roll
Institutional and National Awards
| Year | Association | Award Name | Awardee |
| 2024 | UCSF | Exceptional Physician | Patricia Conroy |
| 2023 | AWS | Hilary Sanfey Outstanding Resident Award | Nichole Starr |
| 2023 | AWS | Dr Sally Abston's Attending Award | Lygia Stewart |
| 2023 | UCSF | Exceptional Physician | Hillary Braun |
| 2022 | AWS | 40 Under 40 | Lucy Kornblith |
| 2022 | UCSF | Exceptional Physician | Caitlin Collins |
| 2022 | UCSF | Chancellor's Diversity Award | Julie Ann Sosa |
| 2021 | ACS | Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Inspiring Women in Surgery Award | Peggy Knudson |
| 2019 | AWS | Nina Starr Braunwald Award | Linda Reilly |
The Muriel Steele Society Award
The Muriel Steele Society Award is given annually by the senior residents to a faculty member who embodies the spirit of Muriel Steele - a trailblazer working to identify and address the unmet needs among our surgical patients and whose research and/or clinical work is shifting the paradigms within our field in order to positively impact the experiences and outcomes of our current and future patients.
2023: Laura Esserman, MD
2022: Nancy Ascher, MD
2021: M. Margaret (Peggy) Knudson, MD
2020: Linda M. Reilly, MD
2019: Jasleen Kukreja, MD, MPH
The Muriel Steele Society Honor Roll
The annual Muriel Steele Society Honor Roll celebrates influential and inspiring faculty, fellows and residents in surgery and surgical sub-specialties. Current trainees (both residents and medical students) are invited to nominate those who have had a positive impact on their training and the nominees are recognized annually at Grand Rounds. The list of past honorees can be found here: