Faculty & Staff
Faculty in the Department of Pediatrics continually achieve in the areas of education, research, clinical care, and advocacy. Faculty have received teaching awards on campus and at the national level from organizations such as the Association of American Medical Colleges, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Academic Pediatric Association. They hold national leadership positions in their fields of expertise while also working to improve the health of the communities they live in and serving as role model clinicians to our patients and families along with trainees and staff.
This has been an exciting year! Many of our faculty, residents and staff have been recognized for their great work. A few of our recent recognitions include:
| Molly Rideout, MD | Teaching Academy Educational Scholarship Award |
| LE Faricy, MD | Teaching Academy Curricular Innovation Award |
| Valerie Harder, PhD | Dean's Excellence in Research Awards - Mid-Career Investigator |
| Jessica Heath, MD | Dean's Excellence in Research Awards - UVMMC Junior Investigator of the Year |
| Christian Pulcini, MD | Ken Graff Young Investigator Award: AAP Section on Emergency Medicine |
| Leslie Young, MD | NIH HEAL Initiative Director's Awards: Trailblazer Honorable Mention |
| Leigh-Anne Cioffredi, MD | Northern New England Center for Translational Research Professional Development Core's Research Scholar |
| Liz Hunt, MD | Pediatric Subspecialist of the Year |
| Hillary Anderson, MD | Primary Care Pediatrician of the Year |
| Scarlett Johnson, MD | Pediatric Attending of the Year |
| Wendy Davis, MD | Founders Award, Vermont Medical Society |
| Becca Bell, MD | Breena Holmes, MD School Nurse Champion Award and Vermont Medical Society President-elect |
Deirdre O'Reilly, MD | AAP Achievement Award for her DEI and gender equity leadership |
Multiple Faculty nominated for Clinical Teacher of the Year, Gold Humanism and AOA Faculty Members of the Year |