Fifteen from Tulane School of Medicine recognized as 2023 Health Care Heroes

New Orleans City Business publishes an annual list of Health Care Heroes, honoring people who go beyond the call of duty both professionally and in their personal time. This year, 15 people from Tulane University School of Medicine are being recognized among the Health Care Heroes.

Started in 2007, the prestigious list identifies healthcare professionals in the New Orleans area from the following five categories: first responders, nursing, physicians, professionals, and volunteers. Honorees are selected based on both industry achievement and personal community involvement. The full list is available online, and you can see the honorees from the School of Medicine below:

Nurses

Chloé Davidson Villavaso, MN, APRN, ACNS-BC
Instructor of Medicine, Section of Cardiology

Physicians

L. Lee Hamm, MD
Senior Vice President and Dean; James R. Doty Distinguished Professorship & Chair; Co-Director, Tulane Institute for Physician Scientists

Julie Kaplow, PhD, ABPP
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry

Sonia Malhotra, MD, MS, FAAP
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine & Pediatrics; Director of Palliative Medicine; Associate Program Director, Internal Med-Peds Residency

Anjali Niyogi, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine & Pediatrics; Co-Director, RIGHT Program (Resident Initiative in Global Health at Tulane)

Helen E. Pope, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Faculty Advisor for Student Health Clinics

Lisa D. Settles, PsyD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry; Clinical Director of the Tulane Center for Autism and Related Disorders (TCARD)

Gregory W. Stewart, MD
Assistant Professor, Sports Medicine; Co-Director, Tulane Center for Sport

Sharven Taghavi, MD, MPH, MS, FACS, FCCP
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery; Director of Acute Care Surgery at Tulane Medical Center

Jacquelyn Turner, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Vice Chair of Surgical Education; Professor of Surgery; Section Chief, Colon and Rectal Surgery

Ashley Weiss, DO, MPH
Director of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Jose M. Wiley, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine; Chief, Section of Cardiology

Professionals

Miguel Alonso
Case Manager, New Orleans Children’s Health Project

Michael Dyer, LPC
Director, Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic (EPIC-NOLA) 

Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Engler-Chiurazzi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Research Center