Deans Honors, all semesters Fall 1996 - Spring 1999, Provost’s Scholar, 1996 – 1999, Pre-Professional Scholars Program in Medicine, 1996 - 2003, Golden Key National Honor Society, 1998, Mortar Board National Honor Society, 1998, Ralph A. Spengler, Jr Plant Science Award, 1999, Phi Beta Kappa, 1999, Summa Cum Laude Graduate Case Western Reserve University, 1999, Case Western Reserve University Office of Geriatric Medicine Research Scholarship, 2000, Allen Research Fellowship, 2004, Cleveland Orthopaedic Society Resident Essay Competition, First Place, 2006, Alvin Freehafer, MD Award, 2006