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Overview

“Daniel Drake was not only the leading pioneer physician west of the Alleghenies, but also an indefatigable man of letters, a naturalist, philosopher, teacher, and humanist. He was the first author in the West and a member of the first faculty of the first medical school west of the Alleghenies.”  –Charles D. Aring, MD, Journal of the American Medical Association, October 18, 1985

In 1985, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine celebrated the 200^th anniversary of the birth of its founder, pioneering physician Daniel Drake. As part of that celebration, the college created a new award—the Daniel Drake Medal—to honor its distinguished living faculty and alumni.

Nominations for the Daniel Drake Medal are based on outstanding or unique contributions to medical education, scholarship or research. Considered the highest honor awarded by the college of medicine, the Daniel Drake Medals are awarded annually at the college’s Honors Day (graduation) ceremony in May.

Past Daniel Drake Medal Winners

J. Wesley Alexander, MD, ScD (1997)

*Charles D. Aring, MD (1985)

Arthur K. Asbury, MD (1988)

William Balistreri, MD (2006)

*Charles M. Barrett, MD (1985)

I. Leonard Bernstein, MD (1999)

Helen K. Berry, MA (1991)

Jerome Birnbaum, PhD (1996)

*David H. Blankenhorn, MD (1992)

Thomas F. Boat, MD (2005)

Peter Bosomworth, MD (1994)

Gerald D. Buckberg, MD (2000)

*Leland C. Clark Jr., PhD (1993)

Alvin Crawford, MD (2006)

Robert S. Daniels, MD (1987)

Virginia H. Donaldson, MD (1999)

*Benjamin Felson, MD (1985)

Herbert C. Flessa, MD (2004)

Thomas J. Fogarty, MD (2005)

Marilyn Hughes Gaston, MD (1997)

Jack Gluckman, MD (2008)
*Helen I. Glueck, MD (1985)

*Leon Goldman, MD (1988)

*Clifford G. Grulee Jr., MD (1985)

Evelyn V. Hess, MD (2001)

*Leo E. Hollister, MD (1998)

Cornelius L. Hopper, MD (2000)

John J. Hutton, MD (2003)

James Kereiakes, PhD (1994)

Evangelia (Litsa) Kranias, PhD (2008)
Beatrice C. Lampkin, MD (1995)

P. Reed Larsen, MD (2004)

Jerry B. Lingrel, PhD (2002)

Lester W. Martin, MD (1990)

*Clarence R. McLain Jr., MD (2002)

Myron Melamed, MD (1991)

*Lester A. Mount, MD (1995)

*Waldo E. Nelson, MD (1990)

Scott Pomeroy, MD, PhD (2007)
*Edward L. Pratt, MD (1987)

Morton F. Reiser, MD (1989)

Jeffrey Robbins, PhD (2009)
*Robert J. Ryan, MD (1990)

*Albert B. Sabin, MD (1985)

*Eugene L. Saenger, MD (1988)

Martin A. Samuels, MD (2005)

*Leon C. Schiff, MD, PhD (1993)

William K. Schubert, MD (1991)

*Frederic N. Silverman, MD (1998)

Robert Smith, MD (2007)
Paul Stein, MD (2009)
*Raymond R. Suskind, MD (1985)

John M. Tew Jr., MD (2002)

Reginald C. Tsang, MD (2003)

*Richard W. Vilter, MD (1985)

*Josef Warkany, MD (1985)

Clark D. West, MD (1996)

Jeffrey A. Whitsett, MD (2001)

Jerome F. Wiot, MD (1992)

*Deceased

 
Daniel Drake Medal Winners By Year

1985        *Charles D. Aring, MD

               *Charles M. Barrett, MD

               *Benjamin Felson, MD

               *Helen I. Glueck, MD

               *Clifford G. Grulee Jr., MD

               *Albert B. Sabin, MD

               *Raymond R. Suskind, MD

               *Richard W. Vilter, MD

               *Josef Warkany, MD

1987        Robert S. Daniels, MD

               *Edward L. Pratt, MD

1988        Arthur K. Asbury, MD

               *Leon Goldman, MD

               *Eugene L. Saenger, MD

1989        Morton F. Reiser, MD

1990        Lester W. Martin, MD

               *Waldo E. Nelson, MD

               *Robert J. Ryan, MD

1991        Helen K. Berry, MA

               Myron Melamed, MD

               William K. Schubert, MD

1992        *David H. Blankenhorn, MD

               Jerome F. Wiot, MD

1993        *Leland C. Clark Jr., PhD

               *Leon C. Schiff, MD, PhD

1994        Peter Bosomworth, MD

               James Kereiakes, PhD

1995        Beatrice C. Lampkin, MD

               *Lester A. Mount, MD

1996        Jerome Birnbaum, PhD

               Clark D. West, MD

1997        J. Wesley Alexander, MD, ScD

               Marilyn Hughes Gaston, MD

1998        *Leo E. Hollister, MD

               *Frederic N. Silverman, MD

1999        I. Leonard Bernstein, MD

               Virginia H. Donaldson, MD

2000        Gerald D. Buckberg, MD

               Cornelius L. Hopper, MD

2001        Evelyn V. Hess, MD

               Jeffrey A. Whitsett, MD

2002        Jerry B. Lingrel, PhD

               *Clarence R. McLain Jr., MD

               John M. Tew Jr., MD

2003        John J. Hutton, MD

               Reginald C. Tsang, MD

2004        Herbert C. Flessa, MD

               P. Reed Larsen, MD

2005        Thomas F. Boat, MD

               Thomas J. Fogarty, MD

               Martin A. Samuels, MD

2006        William Balistreri, MD

               Alvin Crawford, MD

2007        Scott Pomeroy, MD, PhD

               Robert Smith, MD

2008        Jack Gluckman, MD
               Evangelia (Litsa) Kranias, PhD
2009        Jeffrey Robbins, PhD 
               Paul Stein, MD

*Deceased