Ten recognized by Baylor for achievements in research, teaching and patient care

Baylor College of Medicine announces 10 honorees to be recognized at the 2024 Alumni Awards ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 17 at Texas Medical Center Helix Park. Presented annually to Baylor alumni and faculty for their career accomplishments in innovative research, outstanding patient care and excellence in teaching, the awards also include a Lifetime Achievement category. This year’s recipient is O.H. “Bud” Frazier, M.D. ʼ67, Res. ʼ74.

“I am honored for this recognition by Baylor College of Medicine Alumni and to be among the exemplary group of prior recipients,” Frazier said. “The contributions I have been able to make to the surgical treatment of advanced heart failure were initiated when, as a Baylor medical student, I began working with Drs. Liotta and DeBakey on the challenge of mechanical assistance and the replacement of the failing heart. To date, there have been more than 100,000 patients worldwide who have been treated with these devices that had their origin in the Baylor research laboratory.”

Other 2024 Alumni Award Winners include:

• Joseph Petrosino, Ph.D. ʼ98, Fel. ʼ02, Distinguished Alumnus Award – Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
• Benjamin Frankfort, M.D. ’05, Ph.D. ’03, Fel. ’10, Distinguished Alumnus Award – School of Medicine
• Mark M. Udden, M.D., Res. ʼ80, Fel. ʼ82, Distinguished Faculty Award
• Gioconda Gaudiano, M.D., Res. ʼ78, Fel. ’79, Humanitarian Award
• Kelli Cohen Fein, M.A., M.D., Fel. ’96, Fel. ʼ98, Fel. ’03, Ed.D., Humanitarian Award
• Jacques E. Zaneveld, Ph.D. ʼ15, and Smriti A. Agrawal, Ph.D. ʼ18, Young Alumnus Award – Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
• Aimee Langley, M.S. ’11, D.N.P. ’13, CRNA, CHSE, Young Alumnus Award – School of Health Professions
• Atul Maheshwari, M.D. ʼ06, Fel. ʼ12, Young Alumnus Award – School of Medicine

Visit the 2024 Alumni Awards page to learn more.