ACPNJ Awards
Congratulations to the following ACPNJ members for being honored with ACP and chapter awards for 2023. More information about ACP awards and Masterships can be found here.
New Jersey Chapter 2024 Laureate Award
Jonathan Shammash, MD, MACP
The Laureate Award honors Fellows and Masters of the College who have demonstrated by their example and conduct an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education, or research and in service to their community, their Chapter, and the American College of Physicians.
The recipient of this award shall bear the title Laureate of the New Jersey Chapter.
It is with distinct pleasure that this year’s the New Jersey Chapter of the American College of Physicians presents the Laureate Award to Jonathan Shammash, MD, MACP.
Dr. Shammash is Director of the Medicine Resident Practice, an Associate Professor, and Clerkship Site Director at Hackensack University Medical School. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Health System after graduating from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 1992. He has authored several clinical publications in the field of internal medicine. Dr. Shammash is a former chair of the Scientific Planning Committee, a member of the Funding Task Force and the Immediate Past Governor of the ACP New Jersey.
Past Laureate Award Winners
1985 Denise Farnath, MD
1985 Luann Bruno, DO
1985 John Dalena, MD
1987 Stewart F. Alexander, MD, FACP
1988 Arthur Bernstein, MD, FACP
1993 Francis P. Chinard, MD, FACP
1995 Pedro Gascon, MD, FACP
1996 John R. Middleton, MD, FACP
1997 Francis L. Griffin, MD, FACP
1999 Richard L. Klein, MD, FACP
2000 Richard K. Kasama, MD, FACP
2001 Nayan K. Kothari, MD, FACP
2002 A. Ralph Kristeller, MD, FACP
2003 Edward D. Viner, MD, FACP
2004 Leon G. Smith, MD, MACP
2005 John A. Walker, MD, FACP
2006 James D. Brody, MD, FACP
2007 Laura H. Kahn, MD, FACP
2008 Madhu B. Goyal, MD, FACP
2009 Asif A. Hashmi, MD, FACP
2010 Nafisa Y. Bhoori, MD, FACP
2011 Sara L. Wallach, MD, FACP
2012 Beth R. Nalitt, MD, FACP
2013 Michael A. Renzi, DO, FACP
2014 William E. Farrer, MD, FACP
2015 Vijay Rajput, MD, FACP, SFHM
2016 Ranita Sharma, MD, FACP
2017 Sunil Sapru, MD, FACP
2018 David Kuo, MD, FACP
2019 Steven Peskin, MD, FACP
2020 Tamie Proscia-Lieto, MD, FACP
2021 Louis Friedman, DO, FACP
2021 Mirela Feurdean, MD, FACP
2022 Gina LaCapra, MD, FACP
2023 Saba Hasan, MD, MACP
Outstanding Service to the Chapter
Ali Harb, DO
The Outstanding Service to the Chapter is awarded to an individual member of the Chapter who has exhibited dedication to the chapter in areas such as advocacy, education, communication, membership, and/or community service, and demonstrated a desire to advance the initiatives of the Chapter.
ACPNJ is pleased to present this award to Ali Harb, DO for his outstanding work as for his leadership and dedicated efforts in promoting the interests of resident and student members.
Positive Impact New Jersey Award
Clinicians for Climate Action New Jersey
The Positive Impact New Jersey award is presented to an organization or individual who has demonstrated a commitment to improving the health of the citizens of New Jersey through education, activities, and building trust in public health.
The American College of Physicians New Jersey is pleased to present this award to Clinicians for Climate Action New Jersey.
CCANJ was founded in 2021 to engage New Jersey healthcare professionals to advocate for climate change solutions in order to support a transition to a healthy, equitable and sustainable future. The goals of the CCANJ are to:
- Motivate healthcare professionals to provide support and education regarding climate change solutions in their patient care settings
- Motivate healthcare professionals to act
- Provide forums for education
- Provide a framework for organized advocacy
- Provide accurate information to legislatures and policymakers, PTA presidents, school boards
- Create relationships with other organizations
- Reach out to clinicians from a broad base
- Motivate healthcare professionals to examine their own relationship to the environment
2022 Masterships
Jeffrey Carson, MD, MACP
Saba Hassan, MD, MACP
David Kountz, MD, MBA, MACP