Awards & Honors

  • Coastal Virginia Top Doc 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019
  • Coastal Virginia Top Doc Rising Star 2021
  • Virginia Living Top Doctor 2019
  • American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) - Elected Member
  • Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) National Medical Honor Society, Epsilon Illinois
  • First in Medical School Class, Summa Cum Laude, Loyola School of Medicine
  • Mulholland Society Resident and Fellow Teaching Award, UVA
  • Administrative Chief Resident, UVA Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Virginia
  • Gold Humanism and Teaching Honor Society, UVA
  • Top Five Posters, Southern Orthopaedic Association, Palm Beach, FL
  • Junior Resident of the Year, UVA Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Highest Class Score on OITE, UVA Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Clinical Abstract Podium Winner, Virginia Orthopaedic Society
  • Research Honors with Distinction, Loyola School of Medicine
  • Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Sciences, Loyola School of Medicine
  • Top Performance in the Surgery Clerkship Award, Loyola School of Medicine
  • Top Oral Research Presentation Finalist 2009, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
  • Faculty Medallion for Excellence in Second Year Curriculum- Loyola Medicine
  • Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Accardi Scholarship
  • Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Lapacz Scholarship
  • Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Merit Scholarship

Graduate

  • 2003 - Wheaton College Graduate School Merit Scholarship Wheaton College
  • 2006 - Loyola University Chicago School of Medicine Merit Scholarship
                Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  • 2007 - Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Lapacz Scholarship
                Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  • 2007 - Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Accardi Scholarship
                Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  • 2008 - Pathology Honor Society
                Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  • 2010 - Faculty Medallion for Excellence in Second Year Curriculum
                Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  • 2010 - Top Research Presentation Finalist 2009
                Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  • 2010 - Top Performance in the Surgery Clerkship Award
                Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  • 2010 - Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Sciences
                Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  • 2010 - Research Scholar Graduating Honors with Distinction
                Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  • 2010 - Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) National Medical Honor Society, Epsilon, Illinois
                Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  • 2010 - First in Medical School Class, Summa Cum Laude
                Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Postgraduate

  • 2010 - Clinical Abstract Podium Winner
                Virginia Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting
  • 2012 - Highest Score on Orthopaedic In-Training Examination
                University of Virginia
  • 2012 - Orthopaedic Surgery Resident of the Year
                University of Virginia
  • 2013 - Finalist - Top Posters Southern Orthopaedic Association
                Obstructive Sleep Apnea as a Risk Factor in Shoulder Arthroplasty
  • 2014 - Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society
                Selected, University of Virginia Chapter
  • 2014 - Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award
                Selected, University of Virginia Medical School
  • 2015 - Administrative Chief Resident
                Selected, University of Virginia Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • 2015 - Mulholland Society Resident and Fellow Teaching Award
                Selected, University of Virginia Medical School
  • 2017 - Orthopaedic Research Education Fund (OREF) CCJR Clinical Practice Award
                Does Prior Shoulder Surgery Negatively Impact Shoulder Arhtroplasty Outcomes.
                Frank RM, Lee S, Sumner S, Griffin J, Nicholson GP, Romeo AA.
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