Undergraduate
1994 Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
1996 Honors thesis in Human Biology entitled “Comparison of Induced Abortion and Contraceptive Method Choice among Urban American and Japanese University Students” (Mentor Carl Djerassi)
1996 Cap and Gown Honor Society
Medical School
2002 Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society
2002 Office of Educational Affairs Service Award for outstanding service to the College of Medicine 2003 Office of the Dean Dean’s Award
2003 Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Award for outstanding scholastic achievement
2003 Office of Educational Affairs Service Award for outstanding service to the College of Medicine
Dermatology
2000 Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society Student Research Fellowship
2000 NIH Research Fellowship (GM-08630)
2002 Winner of the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine Regions I&II, Scientific Meeting Poster Competition
2002 UC Irvine General Clinical Research Center Medical Student Investigator Award
2003 Winner of the Starich Oral Presentation Award at the Western Student Medical Research Forum
2003 Meyskens Family Medical Research Award from UC Irvine School of Medicine
2003 Winner in the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine National Research Poster Competition
2005 Arnold W. Gurevitch, M.D. Resident Case Presentation Award, Pacific Dermatology Association
2005 Women’s Dermatologic Society Mentorship Award: Cutaneous Autoimmunity and Clinical Trials (Mentor David Fiorentino, Stanford University)
2005 First place in Resident Forum & Case Presentation competition, California Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery
2006 American Academy of Dermatology’s Members Making a Difference Award Recipient
2006 First place in the North American Clinical Dermatologic Society Resident Research Competition
2008 Bronze Recognition in the American Academy of Dermatology Leadership Circle of Volunteerism
2009 Selected for American Academy of Dermatology Leadership Forum
2009 The President’s Volunteer Service Award, from the US government President’s Council Service and Civic Participation
2010 Silver Recognition in the American Academy of Dermatology Leadership Circle of Volunteerism
2010 UC San Francisco Department of Dermatology Community Faculty Award of the Year (voted by UCSF residents to be the best teacher among adjunct clinical faculty in the department)
2013 Gold Recognition in the American Academy of Dermatology Leadership Circle of Volunteerism
2016 Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group Teaching Award, selected among over 1600 physicians for excellence in academic achievement and teaching
2018 San Francisco Dermatologic Society Practitioner of the Year, selected among over 550 dermatologists in the Bay Area for excellence in leadership and clinical care
2019 American Contact Dermatitis Society Presidential Citation for chairing the Contact Allergen Management Program (CAMP) Global Assessment Task Force, the CAMP Optimization Task Force, and the Business Policy Task Force
2019 Women’s Dermatologic Society Presidential Citation
2020 UC San Francisco Department of Dermatology Volunteer Faculty Award of the Year (voted by UCSF residents to be the best teacher among adjunct clinical faculty in the department)
2021 Selected for American Academy of Dermatology Advanced Leadership Forum
2023 First Place for Dermatitis Article of the Year 2022 as senior author of Characterization of Residual Facial Dermatitis on Dupilumab (RFDD): A retrospective chart review to delineate the potential role of expanded series patch testing. Dermatitis. 2022; 33(1): 51-61. DOI: 10.1097/DER.0000000000000801
2023 Nomination by the Women’s Dermatologic Society for the Dermatology Foundation Clark W. Finnerud Award
2024 Nomination for the Women’s Dermatologic Society Rose Hirschler Award for significant contributions to medicine and dermatology
2025 Recipient of the Women’s Dermatologic Society Mentor of the Year Award