Resident & Faculty Awards
At KU Wichita Pediatrics, our team is dedicated to making a positive impact on children and their community through education, awareness and service. Their efforts demonstrate a deep commitment to our mission: supporting organizations and developing innovative activities focused on improving the health and well-being of children and families in the Wichita area, with special consideration to those who are challenged by disadvantages or health disparities.
Our faculty and residents have received numerous honors for their exemplary service, leadership and research, as well as educational achievements:
2023
- Student Choice Award for Outstanding Resident in Pediatrics by the KU School of Medicine-Wichita Class of 2023 - Dr. Julia Kononowicz
- Outstanding Attending Award, The University of Kansas School of Medicine, A Grand Affair - Dr. Craig Webb
- Outstanding Resident Award, The University of Kansas School of Medicine, A Grand Affair - Dr. Aimee Daccache
2022
- Penny L. Vogelsang Leadership Award from the Wichita Center for Graduate Medical Education (WCGME) - Dr. Jacob Umscheid
- Outstanding Attending Award, The University of Kansas School of Medicine, A Grand Affair - Dr. Mark Harrison
- Outstanding Resident Award, The University of Kansas School of Medicine, A Grand Affair - Dr. Nick Lammoglia
- Finalist for the Excellence in Residency Award, The University of Kansas School of Medicine, A Grand Affair - Dr. Nisha Shah
2021
- Outstanding Clerk Attending, The University of Kansas School of Medicine, A Grand Affair - Dr. Mark Harrison
- Outstanding Clerkship Resident, The University of Kansas School of Medicine, A Grand Affair - Dr. Josh Umscheid
2020
- Wichita Business Journal Excellence in Health Care: Cancer Care Award - Dr. Sean Pyper
- Schwartz Rounds: KU Wichita Pediatrics Compassionate Caregiver Award - Dr. Paul Teran
- Jayhawker, M.D., Resident Award from the KU School of Medicine-Wichita Class of 2020 - Dr. Josh Umscheid
- Resident Poster Award Winner at the 28th Annual Research Forum (online) for "Trends in the Rate of Surgery and Resource Utilization for Pediatric Intussusception Hospitalizations in the United States from 2005-2014" - Dr. Pavithra Saikumar
- Wichita Student Choice Award for Teaching in Pediatrics - Dr. Mark Harrison
2019
- Pillar of Service Award from CF Foundation, 2019 - Dr. Natalie Sollo
- Hero Honors award from Wichita's Littlest Heroes, 2019 - Dr. Sid Sivamurthy
- Hero Honors award nominations from Wichita's Littlest Heroes, 2019 - Dr. Mazahir Ali and Dr. Natalie Sollo
- Induction into the Kansas Alpha Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2019 - Dr. Kari Harris
- Wichita Business Journal's 2019 Career Women class - Dr. Kari Harris
- Ruth Bohan Teaching Professorship, 2019, The University of Kansas School of Medicine - Dr. Robert Wittler
- Induction into Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2019 - Dr. Mercedes Ryan
- Induction into Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2019 - Dr. Deborah Alliston
- Faculty member for Kansas Alpha Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2019 - Dr. Kari Harris
- Community Psychology Alumni of the Year by the Wichita State University Psychology Department, 2019 - Dr. Cari Schmidt
2018
- Top poster at the resident Wesley Quality Improvement Symposium, 2018 - Drs. Kayla Johnson, Mercedes Ryan, Kirsten Bjorkman, Megan Williams and faculty mentor Dr. Natalie Sollo
- Health Care Hero Award, 2018 - Dr. Sid Sivamurthy
- Volunteer Leadership Award from National Children's Alliance, 2018 - Dr. Katherine Melhorn
- Medical Leadership Education Award from Down Syndrome Society, 2018 - Dr. Shobana Kubendran
- Kansas Infant Death & SIDS (KIDS) Network Collaborators Award, 2018 - Drs. Zak Kuhlmann, Stephanie Kuhlmann and Cari Schmidt (pictured above)