​Hollis L. Albright, MD ’31 Symposium

Bernard S. Chang began serving as HMS dean for medical education in July 2023. He is a noted neurologist, a dedicated HMS faculty member and educator, and former advisory dean of the Francis Weld Peabody academic society.

A Harvard College graduate in biochemical sciences, Chang received his MD from the New York University School of Medicine and an MMSc degree in clinical investigation from HMS. He completed his residency and fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he is an HMS professor of neurology. Over the years, his clinical practice has centered on the care of patients with seizure disorders, and his research has helped uncover the mechanisms by which developmental brain malformations lead to epilepsy and learning difficulties.

Chang’s career in medical education began in 2000 as a neuroanatomy lab instructor for second-year HMS students. He has been recognized by peers and students as a gifted and creative leader and educator who has demonstrated remarkable dedication to advancing the academic mission of the School. As a society advisory dean, he wholeheartedly promoted the well-being of students, including those from historically underrepresented and marginalized backgrounds.

For 10 years, Chang directed an HMS course on the human nervous system and behavior, and in the mid-2010s he helped lead the curricular reform process that resulted in the Pathways curriculum. In recognition of his teaching and advising, Dr. Chang has been honored with the O’Hara Faculty Prize for Excellence in Teaching, the S. Robert Stone Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Faculty Award for Best Preclinical Instructor, and the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award.

George Q. Daley is the dean of Harvard Medical School. A world-renowned physician-scientist and educator, his achievements span basic science, translational research, and clinical medicine. Daley’s work is at the forefront of stem cell science and cancer biology, and his discoveries have twice been cited in Science’s Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year. His research paved the way for Gleevec, a “magic bullet” drug for chronic myeloid leukemia; generated stem cell models for more than a dozen human diseases; and advanced our understanding of tissue regeneration and bone marrow transplantation therapies. He has also been a central force in establishing international guidelines for the conduct of stem cell research. Daley earned his AB and MD degrees from Harvard and a PhD in biology from MIT, and has worked as a trainee, fellow, and staff physician at several HMS-affiliated hospitals.

2024: Adeline Boatin, AB ’04, MPH ’09, MD, and Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, SM ’05, PhD ’08
2023: Vikram Patel, MBBS, MSc, PhD
2022: Robert Gentleman, PhD, and Mark Namchuk, PhD
2021: Shelly F. Greenfield, MD ’86, MPH
2020: Postponed
2019: Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH, and Bruce A. Yankner, MD, PhD
2018: Arlene H. Sharpe, AB ’75, AM ’76, PhD ’81, MD ’82, and Steven A. Rosenberg, MD, PhD ’69
2017: David M. Altshuler, MD ’90, PhD ’90, and Laurie H. Glimcher, AB ’72, MD ’76
2016: Dennis A. Ausiello, AM ’67, MD, and Nancy E. Oriol, MD ’79
2015: Edward M. Hundert, MD ’84, and George Q. Daley, AB ’82, MD ’91, PhD
2013: Lewis C. Cantley, PhD and Peter K. Sorger, AB ’83, PhD
2012: Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD, and John A. Parrish, MD
2011: Eric S. Lander, PhD, and Vamsi K. Mootha, MD ’98
2010: Robert S. Langer Jr., PhD, ScD, and David T. Scadden, MD
2009: Edward J. Benz Jr., MD ’72, and Robert A. Weinberg, PhD
2008: Atul A. Gawande, MD ’94, MPH ’99, Tom J. Brady, MD, and John E. Abele
2007: Peter Libby, MD, and Michael B. Brenner, MD
2006: Judah M. Folkman, MD ’57, and Robert S. Langer Jr., PhD, ScD
2005: Edward M. Scolnick, MD ’65, and Todd R. Golub, MD
2004: George Q. Daley, AB ’82, MD ’91, PhD, David T. Scadden, MD, and Rudolf Jaenisch, MD
2003: Gary J. Nabel, MD ’79, PhD ’82
2002: Steven E. Hyman, MD ’80, and Carla J. Shatz, PhD ’76, MPhil
2001: Eric S. Lander, PhD, and Raju Kucherlapati, MD, PhD

2024: Tarika Srinivasan, MD Class of 2025
2023: Colby Hyland, MD ’23, and Akash Premkumar, MD ’23
2022: Moustafa Abdalla, MD ’22
2021: Troy Amen, MD ’21, MBA ’21
2020: Selena Shi-Yao Li, AB ’15, MD ’20
2019: Samantha M. Landino , MD ’19
2018: Jennifer Bido, MPH ’17, MD ’18
2017: Irene Y. Zhang, MD ’17
2016: Derek S. Stenquist, MD ’16
2015: Shakina Elmore, MD ’14
2013: Sophia K. McKinley, AB ’06, EdM ’13, MD ’13
2012: Benedict U. Nwachukwu, MBA ’13, MD ’13
2011: Dayron Rodriguez, MD ’12, MPH ’12
2010: Regan Bergmark, MD ’11
2009: Carolyn Schook, MD ’11
2008: Theodore Nyame, MD ’09
2007: Eric Feins, MD ’08
2006: Sarah Psutka, AB ’03, MD ’07
2005: Dzifa Kpodzo, MD ’05, MPH ’06
2004: Elisabeth Tomlinson Tracy, AB ’99, MD ’05
2003: Coleen Sabatini, MD ’03, MPH ’04
2002: Jeffrey Edwards, MD ’03
2001: Melody Hou, MD ’03, MPH ’08