Winners of the Dorsett L. Spurgeon MD Distinguished Medical Research Award have the honor of being nominated by their peers. Award winners present their research achievements during the School of Medicine annual Health Sciences Research Day. Below are prior winners of the Spurgeon Award.
- 2021 Dr. Guangfu Li, Departments of Surgery and Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
- 2020 Dr. Jonathan Mitchem, Department of Surgery
- 2019 Dr. Jonathan Bath, Department of Surgery
- 2018 Dr. Richard Ma, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
- 2017 Dr. Karla Washington, Department of Family & Community Medicine
- 2016 Dr. Timothy Domeier, Department of Medical Pharmacology & Physiology
- 2015 Dr. Emma Teixeiro-Pernas, Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
- 2014 Dr. Heather Leidy, Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
- 2013 Dr. Maike Krenz, Department of Medical Pharmacology & Physiology
- 2012 Dr. R. Scott Rector, Department of Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology
- 2011 Dr. Bumsuk Hahm, Departments of Surgery and Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
- 2010 Dr. Richelle Koopman, Department of Family & Community Medicine
- 2009 Dr. Stefan Sarafianos, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
- 2008 Dr. Paul Fadel, Department of Medical Pharmacology & Physiology; Dr. Deyu Fang, Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
- 2007 Dr. Joseph LeMaster, Department of Family & Community Medicine
- 2006 Dr. Kevin Everett, Department of Family & Community Medicine
- 2005 Dr. Michael Petris, Department of Biochemistry; Dr. Erik Lindbloom, Department of Family & Community Medicine
- 2004 Dr. Dongsheng Duan, Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
- 2003 Dr. Lixing Reneker, Department of Ophthalmology
- 2002 Dr. Lesa Beamer, Department of Biochemistry
- 2001 Dr. Kerry McDonald, Department of Medical Pharmacology & Physiology
- 2000 Dr. J. Thomas Cunningham, Department of Medical Pharmacology & Physiology
- 1999 Dr. Christopher Hardin, Department of Medical Pharmacology & Physiology
