Awards Committee

Charge

To nominate to the Board of Regents recipients of College awards as determined by the Board of Regents and recommend policy applicable to national College awards.

Composition (12)

Chair, who is a Regent; Vice Chair, who is a Governor; ten members, including one Regent, one Governor, and eight other members who have received Mastership or Fellowship.

Terms

Chair, Vice Chair, and members-at-large serve one year terms renewable up to three times for a total of four years, unless extended by the Chair, BOR.

2025-2026 Members

Leslie F. Algase, MD, FACP, Chair (Regent)
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Honeoye Falls, NY
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Michael LoCurcio, MD, FACP, Vice Chair (Governor)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Chair for Education
Director, Core Medicine Clerkship
Department of Medicine
New York University, Grossman School of Medicine
Tenafly, NJ
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Noel Deep, MD, MACP (Regent)
Regional Medical Director
Aspirus Medical Group
Antigo, WI
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Douglas M. DeLong, MD, MACP
Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine
Bassett Medical Center
Cherry Valley, NY
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Sonali L. Iyer, MD, FACP
Associate Clinical Professor
University of California
Diamond Bar, CA
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Xin-Nong Li, MD, FACP
Attending Physician
Mercy Court Medical Center
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Fair Oaks, CA

Judith A. Melin, MA, MD, FACP (Governor)
Division of General Internal Medicine
Beth Israel Lahey Health, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Burlington, MA
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Cristin A. Mount, MD, MACP, FCCM (Regent)
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Uniformed Services University
Lakewood, WA
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Craig D. Nielsen, MD, MACP
Vice Chair, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (east region)
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Geriatrics

Cynthia L. Peacock, MD, FACP, FAAP, Houston, TX
Associate Professor of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Ky B. Stoltzfus, MD, FACP, Kansas City, KS
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, KS
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj, MD, FACP (Governor)
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Las Vegas, NV
Specialty: Internal Medicine

 

Staff Liaison: Meghann Williams, mewilliams@acponline.org

To contact any of these individuals, please consult the Member Directory (members only) or request assistance from acpgovernance@acponline.org.